2014–15 Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Season 2014–15
Matches played 92
Goals scored 229 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer Ricardinho
(16 goals)
Biggest home win Tiraspol 8–1 Dinamo-Auto
Biggest away win Dinamo-Auto 0–5 Milsami
Highest scoring Tiraspol 8–1 Dinamo-Auto
Longest winning run Milsami
(7 games)
Longest unbeaten run Milsami
(16 games)
Longest losing run Dinamo-Auto
(13 games)
Highest attendance Saxan 4.000
Lowest attendance FC Academia Chișinău,
Dinamo-Auto 50
Average attendance Saxan 2.300

All statistics correct as of 28 April 2015.

The 2014–15 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Naţională) is the 24th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began in July 2014 and will end in May 2015.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Chișinău
Tiraspol
Milsami
Chișinău teams:
Academia
Dacia
Veris
Zimbru
Location of teams in National Division 2014–15
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Academia ChișinăuChișinău Stadionul CPSN 1,000
FC CostuleniCostuleni Ghidighici Stadium 1,500
Dacia ChișinăuChișinău Stadionul Moldova (Speia) 8,550
Dinamo-Auto TiraspolTiraspol Dinamo-Auto Stadium 3,525
Milsami OrheiOrhei CSR Orhei 2,539
Zaria BălțiBălți Olimpia Bălți Stadium 5,953
Saxan Gagauz YeriCeadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium 2,000
Sheriff TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 13,460
FC TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 13,460
Veris ChișinăuChișinău CSR Orhei 2,539
Zimbru ChișinăuChișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,600

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Home city Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Academia Chişinău Moldova Vladimir Vusatîi Macron
Costuleni Costuleni Romania Laurențiu Tudor Joma Cavio
Dacia Chişinău Russia Igor Dobrovolski Puma -
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Moldova Igor Negrescu Umbro Ipotecniy
Milsami Orhei Moldova Iurie Osipenco Joma Dufremol
Zaria Bălţi Moldova Serghei Dubrovin Acerbis Simtravel
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga Moldova Ivan Burduniuc Kelme
Sheriff Tiraspol Croatia Zoran Zekić Adidas IDC
Tiraspol Tiraspol Moldova Lilian Popescu Adidas Tirotex
Veris Chişinău Moldova Lilian Popescu Joma Moldcell
Zimbru Chişinău Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac Puma Obolon

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Academia Chișinău Moldova Catană, ValeriuValeriu Catană End of Contract 25 July 2014 Pre-season Moldova Vusatîi, VladimirVladimir Vusatîi 25 July 2014[1]
Sheriff Moldova Rusnac, VeaceslavVeaceslav Rusnac Sacked 14 August 2014 7 Croatia Zekić, ZoranZoran Zekić 14 August 2014[2]
Dinamo-Auto Moldova Arabadji, DumitruDumitru Arabadji Sacked 17 August 2014 11 Moldova Mandrîcenco, NicolaeNicolae Mandrîcenco (caretaker) 17 August 2014[3]
Dinamo-Auto Moldova Mandrîcenco, NicolaeNicolae Mandrîcenco (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 3 September 2014 11 Moldova Negrescu, IgorIgor Negrescu 3 September 2014[4]
Zaria Bălți Moldova Bunea, NicolaeNicolae Bunea Mutual agreement 1 November 2014 9 Moldova Tcaci, LeonidLeonid Tcaci 1 November 2014[5]
Dacia Chișinău Montenegro Vukićević, DejanDejan Vukićević Sacked 4 November 2014 4 Moldova Semionov, VeaceslavVeaceslav Semionov (caretaker) 4 November 2014[6]
FC Tiraspol Moldova Goian, VladVlad Goian Sacked 15 December 2014 5 Moldova Popescu, LilianLilian Popescu 15 December 2014[7]
Zimbru Chișinău Belarus Kubarev, OlegOleg Kubarev Mutual agreement 17 December 2014 6 Moldova Rusnac, VeaceslavVeaceslav Rusnac 17 December 2014[8]
Dacia Chișinău Moldova Semionov, VeaceslavVeaceslav Semionov (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 20 January 2014 1 Belarus Kubarev, OlegOleg Kubarev 20 January 2014[9]
Dacia Chișinău Belarus Kubarev, OlegOleg Kubarev Sacked 9 March 2015 2 Moldova Semionov, VeaceslavVeaceslav Semionov (caretaker) 9 March 2015[10]
Zaria Bălți Moldova Tcaci, LeonidLeonid Tcaci Mutual agreement 11 March 2015 8 Moldova Dubrovin, SergheiSerghei Dubrovin 11 March 2015[11]
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga Ukraine Lyutyi, VolodymyrVolodymyr Lyutyi Sacked 19 April 2015 6 Moldova Burduniuc, IvanIvan Burduniuc (caretaker) 19 April 2015[12]
Dacia Chișinău Moldova Semionov, VeaceslavVeaceslav Semionov (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 26 April 2015 1 Russia Dobrovolski, IgorIgor Dobrovolski 26 April 2015[13]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dacia Chișinău 20 14 4 2 35 10+25 46 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Milsami Orhei 20 13 4 3 38 12+26 43 2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Sheriff Tiraspol 20 13 4 3 48 15+33 43
4 Tiraspol 21 12 2 7 42 23+19 38
5 Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 20 7 6 7 15 22−7 27
6 Zimbru Chișinău 21 7 6 8 21 14+7 27
7 Academia UTM Chişinău 20 5 1 14 14 31−17 16
8 FC Zaria Bălți 21 4 0 17 9 52−43 12
9 Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol 21 3 1 17 17 60−43 10
10 Veris Chișinău 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Team withdrawn 1
11 Costuleni 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Team withdrawn 2

Updated to games played on 25 Apr 2015.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair Play competition[14]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
 1. FC Costuleni were officially withdrawn from the league on 20 November 2014.[15]
2. FC Veris were officially withdrawn from the league on 5 December 2014.[16]

Positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Team \ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Academia UTM Chişinău 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7        
Dacia Chișinău 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1        
Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9        
Milsami Orhei 4 9 6 7 7 5 4 3 5 6 4 4 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2        
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 5 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5        
Sheriff Tiraspol 2 3 7 5 5 7 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3        
Tiraspol 9 4 3 3 2 2 2 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4        
FC Zaria Bălți 3 6 8 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8        
Zimbru Chișinău 8 5 2 6 6 6 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6        
Leader 2nd place 3rd place Relegation

Last updated: 25 Apr 2015
Source: Kicker.de (German)

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 games per team.

First and second round

Home ╲ Away[1] ACA DAC DIAMILZARSAXSHETIRZIM
Academia Chişinău 0–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–2
Dacia Chişinău 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–0
Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol 1–0 0–2 0–5 4–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–3
Milsami Orhei 1–0 3–0 6–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
FC Zaria Bălți 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 1–2 7–2 0–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 3–0
Tiraspol 3–1 0–0 8–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 2–4 2–1
Zimbru Chişinău 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 6–0 0–0 0–1 3–1

Updated to games played on 13 March 2015.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 36 games):

Home ╲ Away[1] ACA DAC DIAMILZARSAXSHETIRZIM
Academia Chişinău 3–0 0–2
Dacia Chişinău 6–2 0–0
Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol 1–2 4–1
Milsami Orhei 1–2
FC Zaria Bălți 0–4 0–2
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 1–0 0–1 1–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 2–3 6–0
Tiraspol 5–0 0–4 2–2
Zimbru Chişinău 0–1 0–0 0–0

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated to matches played on 25 April 2015.[17]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Ricardinho Sheriff Tiraspol 16
2 Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu Tiraspol 13
3 Romania Romeo Surdu Milsami Orhei 9
4 Brazil Juninho Potiguar Sheriff Tiraspol 8
5 Romania Cristian Bud Milsami Orhei 7
Moldova Petru Leucă Dacia Chișinău 7
7 Moldova Gheorghe Ovseanicov Tiraspol 5
Moldova Radu Gînsari Sheriff Tiraspol 5
Moldova Vadim Cemîrtan Dinamo-Auto 5
10 Montenegro Miloš Krkotić Dacia Chișinău 4
Ivory Coast Senin Sebai Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 4
Moldova Mihai Ţurcan Academia Chișinău 4
Moldova Oleg Molla Tiraspol 4
Moldova Alexandru Dedov Zimbru Chișinău 4
Moldova Maxim Mihaliov Dinamo-Auto 4
Moldova Veaceslav Posmac Dacia Chișinău 4
Moldova Mihai Roșca Dacia Chișinău 4


Hat-tricks

Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
Player Home Away Result Date
Romania Surdu, RomeoRomeo Surdu Milsami Orhei Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 6–0 29 August 2014
Brazil Cavalcante Mendes, RicardoRicardo Cavalcante Mendes FC Tiraspol Sheriff Tiraspol 2–4 25 October 2014
Brazil4 Cavalcante Mendes, RicardoRicardo Cavalcante Mendes Sheriff Tiraspol Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 7–2 13 December 2014
Moldova Cemîrtan, VadimVadim Cemîrtan Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Zaria Bălți 4–0 4 March 2015
Moldova Frunză, ViorelViorel Frunză Dacia Chișinău Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 6–2 20 March 2015
Moldova Boghiu, GheorgheGheorghe Boghiu FC Tiraspol Academia Chișinău 5–0 20 March 2015

Clean sheets

As of 25 April 2015
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Moldova Dorian Railean Dacia Chișinău 12
2 Moldova Radu Mîţu Milsami Orhei 11
Moldova Serghei Pașcenco Sheriff Tiraspol 11
4 Moldova Alexei Coșelev Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga (6) & FC Tiraspol (4) 10
5 Moldova Denis Rusu Zimbru Chișinău 8
6 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev FC Tiraspol 6
7 Moldova Ghenadie Moșneaga Zaria Bălți 3
Moldova Anatolii Chirinciuc Zimbru Chișinău 3
Moldova Artiom Gaiduchevici Dacia Chișinău 3
Moldova Dumitru Radu Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 3

Disciplinary

As of 28 April 2015
Rank Player Club Points
1 Moldova Victor Mudrac Dinamo-Auto 7 0 0 7
2 Ivory Coast Kouassi Kouadja FC Saxan 3 0 1 6
Moldova Andrei Novicov FC Tiraspol 6 0 0 6
Moldova Vladimir Cheptenari Zaria Bălți 6 0 0 6
5 Ukraine Yevhen Smyrnov FC Tiraspol 3 1 0 5
Ukraine Kyrylo Sydorenko FC Tiraspol 5 0 0 5
Moldova Eugeniu Celeadnic Academia Chișinău 3 1 0 5
Moldova Alexandru Cheltuială Academia Chișinău 2 0 1 5
Russia Akhmet Barakhoyev Dacia Chișinău 5 0 0 5
Ukraine Volodymyr Zastavnyi Dacia Chișinău 5 0 0 5
Ivory Coast Yacouba Bamba FC Saxan 5 0 0 5
Moldova Vitalie Grijuc Zaria Bălți 5 0 0 5

Fair-Play Award

As of 28 April 2015
Rank Club Point's Worst Disciplinary Player
1 Sheriff Tiraspol 24 1 0 26 Brazil Ricardinho, Brazil Kadú (4 point's)
2 Zaria Bălți 32 0 0 32 Moldova Vladimir Cheptenari (6 point's)
3 Milsami Orhei 33 0 0 33 Moldova Gheorghe Andronic, Morocco Adil Rhaili (4 point's)
Dacia Chișinău 33 0 0 33 Russia Akhmet Barakhoyev, Ukraine Volodymyr Zastavnyi (5 point's)
5 Saxan 29 1 2 37 Ivory Coast Kouassi Kouadja (6 point's)
6 Tiraspol 37 1 0 39 Moldova Andrei Novicov (6 point's)
Zimbru Chișinău 37 1 0 39 Belarus Kirill Pavlyuchek (4 point's)
8 Academia Chișinău 38 3 1 47 Moldova Alexandru Cheltuială, Moldova Eugeniu Celeadnic (5 point's)
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 44 2 0 48 Moldova Victor Mudrac (7 point's)

We have allocated points to each yellow (1 point), two yellow (2 points) and red card (3 points) for ranking purposes. Please note that this does not represent any official rankings.

Attendances

As of 28 April 2015
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 21,100 4,000 600 2,300
n/a
2 Sheriff Tiraspol 10,980 2,800 480 1,640+86.1%
3 Zimbru Chișinău 10,900 3,800 200 2,000−14.8%
4 Milsami Orhei 7,650 1,450 300 875+2.9%
5 FC Zaria Bălți 5,400 1,500 100 800−38.4%
6 Tiraspol 3,320 850 100 475+26.6%
7 Dacia Chișinău 2,900 600 100 350−30.0%
8 Academia Chișinău 2,550 600 50 325+18.1%
9 Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol 1,450 300 50 175−30.0%
League total 66,250 4,000 50 2,025−9.9%

Source:

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