Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Country  Moldova
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1992
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Moldovan "A" Division
Domestic cup(s) Moldovan Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Europa League
Current champions FC Milsami Orhei
(2014–15)
Most championships Sheriff Tiraspol (13)
Website FMF.md
2015–16 Moldovan National Division

The Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the top division of association football in Moldova. There are 10 teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the "A" Division and replaced by the lower league's champion.

The competition was established in 1992, when the country became independent from the Soviet Union.

2015–16 Clubs

UEFA Ranking

UEFA League Ranking for the 2014–15 European football season. (Previous season rank in italics)

UEFA Club Ranking for the 2014–15 European football season. (Previous season rank in italics)

(see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)

Winners

Season Champions Runner-Up Third Place League Leading Goalscorer Goals Winning Coach
1992 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Bugeac Comrat Moldova Serghei Alexandrov (Bugeac Comrat), Moldova Oleg Flentea (Constructorul Chișinău) 13 Moldova Sergiu Sîrbu
1992–93 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Boroșeni Moldova Vladimir Kosse (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol) 30 Moldova Sergiu Sîrbu (2)
1993–94 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Codru Călărași Moldova Vladimir Kosse (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol) (2) 24 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon
1994–95 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Olimpia Bălți Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc (Nistru Otaci / Zimbru Chișinău) 20 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon
1995–96 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Constructorul Chișinău Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc (Zimbru Chișinău) (2) 34 Moldova Alexandru Spiridon (3)
1996–97 Constructorul Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Serghei Rogaciov (Constructorul Chișinău / Olimpia Bălți) 35 Moldova Alexandru Mațiura
1997–98 Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Constructorul Chișinău Moldova Serghei Clescenco (Zimbru Chișinău) 25 Ukraine Semen Altman
1998–99 Zimbru Chișinău Constructorul Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Serghei Rogaciov (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2) 21 Ukraine Semen Altman (2)
1999–00 Zimbru Chișinău Sheriff Tiraspol Constructorul Chișinău Moldova Serghei Rogaciov (Sheriff Tiraspol) (3) 20 Ukraine Oleksandr Skrypnyk
2000–01 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Moldova Ruslan Barburoș (Haiducul Sporting / Agro Chișinău / Sheriff Tiraspol), Georgia (country) David Mujiri (Sheriff Tiraspol) 17 Ukraine Vladimir Zemlianoi
2001–02 Sheriff Tiraspol FC Nistru Otaci Zimbru Chișinău Moldova Ruslan Barburoș (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2) 17 Romania Mihai Stoichiță
2002–03 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău FC Nistru Otaci Moldova Serghei Dadu (FC Tiraspol / Sheriff Tiraspol) 19 Romania Gavril Balint
2003–04 Sheriff Tiraspol FC Nistru Otaci Zimbru Chișinău Uzbekistan Vladimir Shishelov (Zimbru Chișinău) 15 Ukraine Ihor Nakonechny
2004–05 Sheriff Tiraspol FC Nistru Otaci Dacia Chișinău Romania Catalin Lichioiu (Nistru Otaci) 16 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk
2005–06 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău FC Tiraspol Belarus Aliaksei Kuchuk (Sheriff Tiraspol) 13 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (2)
2006–07 Sheriff Tiraspol Zimbru Chișinău FC Nistru Otaci Belarus Aliaksei Kuchuk (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2) 17 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (3)
2007–08 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău FC Nistru Otaci Moldova Igor Picușceac (FC Tiraspol / Sheriff Tiraspol) 14 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (4)
2008–09 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Iskra-Stal Rîbnița Moldova Oleg Andronic (Zimbru Chișinău) 16 Belarus Leonid Kuchuk (5)
2009–10 Sheriff Tiraspol Iskra-Stal Rîbnița Olimpia Bălți Moldova Alexandr Maximov (FC Viitorul), Brazil Jymmy França (Sheriff Tiraspol) 13 Belarus Andrei Sosnitskiy
2010–11 Dacia Chișinău Sheriff Tiraspol Milsami Orhei Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (Milsami Orhei) 26 Russia Igor Dobrovolski
2011–12 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău Burkina Faso Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol) 18 Belarus Vitali Rashkevich
2012–13 Sheriff Tiraspol Dacia Chișinău FC Tiraspol Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu (Milsami Orhei) (2) 16 Belarus Vitali Rashkevich (2)
2013–14 Sheriff Tiraspol Tiraspol FC Veris BrazilMoldova Henrique Luvannor (Sheriff Tiraspol) 26 Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac
2014–15 Milsami Orhei Dacia Chișinău Sheriff Tiraspol Brazil Ricardinho (Sheriff Tiraspol) 19 Moldova Iurie Osipenco
2015–16

Performance by club

Team Titles Last title
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 13 2013–14
FC Zimbru Chișinău 8 1999–2000
Milsami Orhei 1 2014–15
FC Dacia Chișinău 1 2010–11
FC Constructorul Chișinău 1 1996–97

Clean sheets

Season Name Clean Sheet's Club
2009–10 Moldova Artiom Gaiduchevici 16 Iskra-Stal Râbnița
2010–11 Moldova Nicolae Calancea 20 Zimbru Chișinău
2011–12 Moldova Serghei Pașcenco 17 Olimpia Bălți
2012–13 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev 17 FC Tiraspol
2013–14 Moldova Dumitru Stajila 17 Sheriff Tiraspol
2014–15 Moldova Dorian Railean , Moldova Serghei Pașcenco (2) 12 Dacia Chișinău , Sheriff Tiraspol (2)
2015–16

Disciplinary

Season Name Point's Club
2009–10 Moldova Dumitru Bogdan 15 Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni
2010–11 Moldova Andrei Tcaciuc, Ukraine Oleksandr Feshchenko, Moldova Alexandru Cheltuială 16 Olimpia Bălți, Iskra-Stal Rîbnița, Olimpia Bălți (2)
2011–12 Guinea Ibrahima Camara 17 Olimpia Bălți (3)
2012–13 Moldova Dumitru Bogdan (2) 15 Academia Chișinău
2013–14 Moldova Vadim Cemirtan,Morocco Adil Rhaili 11 Costuleni, Milsami Orhei
2014–15 Moldova Eugen Celeadnic 9 Academia Chișinău (2)
2015–16

Fair Play Award

Season First Place Second Place Third Place
2013–14 FC Tiraspol (37 pts.) FC Sheriff Tiraspol (49 pts.) FC Veris (62 pts.)
2014–15 FC Sheriff Tiraspol (34 pts.) FC Zaria Bălți (36 pts.) FC Milsami Orhei (41 pts.)
2015–16

Attendances

Season First Place Second Place Third Place Total
2013–14 Zimbru Chișinău (16,350 people) Olimpia Bălți (13,500 people) Sheriff Tiraspol (11,561 people) 84,851
2014–15 FC Saxan (23,600 people) Sheriff Tiraspol (14,980 people) FC Milsami Orhei (13,650 people) 82,600
2015–16

All Time Divizia Nationala Table

The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons. Teams in bold are currently playing in Moldovan National Division.

RankClubSeasons2PlayedWonDrawnLostGoals1Points3GoldSilverBronze
1Zimbru Chișinău247114251621241370-4741373853
2Sheriff Tiraspol1751738390441051-25912391321
3FC Tiraspol21625290160175904-5771024125
4Nistru Otaci21619242144233802-746858033
5Zaria Bălți19575218130227681-721852002
6Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol17492225126141763-502743063
7Dacia Chișinău1339921010188605-325731151
8Tighina1339010785198417-697378000
9FC Agro-Goliador Chișinău1234010170169378-516355000
10Iskra-Stal Rîbnița7234906579263-246335011
11Milsami Orhei6195993363296-182330101
12Rapid Ghidighici103157964172272-529299000
13Unisport-Auto Chișinău102748753134304-406280000
14Academia Chișinău72255952114238-358229000
15Codru Călărași5146612857209-210181001
16Gagauziya6177602493204-352161001
17FC Costuleni4138353271123-203137000
18Speranța Nisporeni6168394089159-262135000
18Politehnica Chișinău6174294897126-266135000
20Moldova Gaz Chișinău38633153897-109114000
21Torentul Chișinău5138353271155-240113000
22MHM 93 Chișinău386291938103-109106000
23Roma Bălți38624184485-12590000
24Nistru Cioburciu4121292666114-22582000
25Sf. Gheorghe Suruceni310519226482-20579000
26Moldova Boroșeni38228183685-12074001
27Veris Chișinău133218474-2571001
28Locomotiva Basarabească25618122665-10166000
29Cristalul Fălești410821186999-22762000
30Progresul Briceni38620115568-21362000
31Spumante Cricova26016123277-7560000
32Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol2571363860-13545000
33FC Petrocub Sǎrata Galbenǎ1287111030-4032000
34FC Speranța Crihana Veche266894955-16130000
34Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga124861020-3030000
36Ciuhur Ocnița130661820-9724000
37Sinteza Căușeni130791422-5123000
38Tricon Cahul130491725-5317000
39Happy End Camenca128361923-6915000
40Stimold MIF Chișinău126271719-6013000
41Universul Ciuciuleni130442221-5912000
42Energhetic Dubăsari136223213-1008000
43Constructurul Leova122231711-638000
44Attila Ungheni130112810-1414000
  1. For clubs that have been renamed, their name at the time of their most recent season in the Divizia Nationala is given. The current members are listed in bold.
  2. Includes championship play-offs, don't includes relegation play-offs.
  3. For the purposes of this table, each win is worth 3 points. The three-point system was adopted in 1995.

Soviet time winners

Source RSSSF

All-time Top Scorers

After season 2012-13
RankPlayerGoals
1Moldova Vladimir Kosse131
2Moldova Iurie Miterev129
3Moldova Serghei Rogaciov127
4Moldova Vladislav Gavriliuc116
5Moldova Ruslan Barburoș94
6Moldova Ghenadie Orbu82
7Moldova Serghei Clescenco64
8Moldova Vladimir Dovghii61
9Moldova Lilian Popescu61
10Moldova Victor Berco61

Most capped players

After season 2012-13
RankPlayerGoals
1Moldova Serghei Stroenco445
2Moldova Serghei Cuznețov371
3Georgia (country) Vazha Tarkhnishvili368
4Moldova Lilian Popescu344
5Moldova Iurie Osipenco332
6Moldova Ghenadie Orbu328
7Moldova Oleg Belan315
8Moldova Iurie Groșev315
9Moldova Valentin Lupașcu309
10Moldova Boris Cebotari295

Number of participating clubs of the Divizia Nationala era

Nation # Clubs Years
Chișinău (15)
25
FC Zimbru Chișinău 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03,
2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15,
2015–16
14
FC Dacia Chișinău 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15, 2015–16
12
FC Agro-Goliador Chișinău 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
10
FC Unisport-Auto Chișinău 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2004–05
8
FC Rapid Ghidighici 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
8
FC Academia Chișinău 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
7
Constructorul Chișinău 1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
5
Torentul Chișinău 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
4
FC Politehnica Chișinău 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
3
MHM-93 Chișinău 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
3
Moldova Gaz Chișinău 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
2
Spumante Cricova 1995–96, 1996–97
1
Stimold MIF Chișinău 1997–98
1
FC Veris 2013–14
Tiraspol (4)
18
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
17
CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04,
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
13
FC Tiraspol 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15
3
FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Hîncești (4)
1
Universul Ciuciuleni 1992–93
1
FC Haiducul Sporting Hîncești 2000–01
1
FC Hîncesti 2001–02
1
FC Petrocub Sărata-Galbenă 2015–16
Cahul (3)
2
Victoria Cahul 1996–97, 1997–98
2
FC Speranța Crihana Veche 2012–13, 2013–14
1
Tricon Cahul 1992–93
Bălți (2)
20
FC Zaria Bălți 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08,
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
3
Roma Bălți 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
Ocnița (2)
21
FC Nistru Otaci 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04,
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
1
Ciuhur Ocnița 1996–97
Ungheni (2)
4
FC Costuleni 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
1
Attila Ungheni 1996–97
Gagauzia (2)
6
CF Găgăuzia 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2010–11
2
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 2014–15, 2015–16
Tighina (1)
13
FC Tighina 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98,2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2010–11
Rîbnița (1)
7
FC Iskra-Stal 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Nisporeni (1)
7
Speranța Nisporeni 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16
Orhei (1)
7
FC Milsami 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Strășeni (1)
5
Codru Călărași 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
Ștefan Vodă (1)
4
Nistru Cioburciu 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Fălești (1)
4
Cristalul Fălești 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Râșcani (1)
3
Moldova Boroșeni 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94
Briceni (1)
3
Progresul Briceni 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Ialoveni (1)
3
FC Sfîntul Gheorghe 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
Basarabeasca (1)
2
Locomotiva Basarabească 1996–97, 1997–98
Leova (1)
1
Constructorul Leova 1992
Căușeni (1)
1
Sinteza Căușeni 1993–94
Dubăsari (1)
1
Energhetic Dubăsari 1999–00
Slobozia (1)
1
Constructorul Cioburciu 2001–02
Camenca (1)
1
Happy End Camenca 2001–02

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