2011–12 Moldovan National Division

The 2011–12 Moldovan National Division (Moldovan: Divizia Națională) was the 21st season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 23 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.^[1]

The league was competed by 12 teams and won by Sheriff Tiraspol. Dacia Chișinău, Zimbru Chișinău and, as winners of the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup, Milsami Orhei gained places in the qualification rounds of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. CSCA–Rapid Chișinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds, but were both spared later after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team could be promoted from the 2011–12 A Division on the same grounds.

Teams

The number of teams in the league was decreased from 14 to 12.^[2] Placed last in the previous season, Găgăuzia Comrat and Dinamo Bender had not completed their licensing to compete in the Moldovan National Division and were relegated.^[3] Neither could the first four placed teams in the 2010–11 Moldovan "A" Division: Locomotiv Bălți,^[3] Ursidos Chișinău, Dinamo-Auto and Intersport-Aroma,^[4] therefore no teams were promoted.^[5]

Stadia and locations

Chișinău

Iskra-Stali

Nistru

Costuleni

Olimpia

Sf. Gheorghe

Sheriff
FC Tiraspol

Milsami

CSCA-Rapid

Chișinău teams:
Academia
Dacia
Zimbru

Location of teams in National Division 2011–12

League table

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
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^[6]
1Milsami Orhei won the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
²CSCA–Rapid Chișinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds, but were both spared later after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team could be promoted from the 2011–12 A Division on the same grounds.
(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.

Round by round

Last updated: 23 May 2012
Source: kicker (in 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 22 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 33 games per team.

First and second round

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012.
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 22 games):

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round
  1 – 12    12 – 7      2 – 12    12 – 8      3 – 12    12 – 9
  2 – 11     8 – 6      3 – 1      9 – 7      4 – 2     10 – 8
  3 – 10     9 – 5      4 – 11    10 – 6      5 – 1     11 – 7
  4 – 9     10 – 4      5 – 10    11 – 5      6 – 11     1 – 6
  5 – 8     11 – 3      6 – 9      1 – 4      7 – 10     2 – 5
  6 – 7      1 – 2      7 – 8      2 – 3      8 – 9      3 – 4

29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round
  4 – 12    12 – 10     5 – 12    12 – 11     6 – 12
  5 – 3     11 – 9      6 – 4      1 – 10     7 – 5
  6 – 2      1 – 8      7 – 3      2 – 9      8 – 4
  7 – 1      2 – 7      8 – 2      3 – 8      9 – 3
  8 – 11     3 – 6      9 – 1      4 – 7     10 – 2
  9 – 10     4 – 5     10 – 11     5 – 6     11 – 1

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
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 21 April 2013.^[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Benjamin Balima	Sheriff Tiraspol	18
2	Aleksandar Pešić	Sheriff Tiraspol	14
	Oleg Molla	Zimbru Chișinău	14
4	Vasili Pavlov	FC Dacia Chișinău	12
5	Maxim Mihaliov	FC Dacia Chișinău	11
	Ghenadie Orbu	FC Dacia Chișinău	11
7	Henrique Luvannor	Sheriff Tiraspol	9
	Konstantin Yavorskiy	FC Iskra-Stal	9
	Eric Sackey	Zimbru Chișinău	9
10	Miloš Krkotić	FC Dacia Chișinău	8
	Radu Catan	Zimbru Chișinău	8

Hat-tricks

Player	Home	Away	Result	Date
Balima, Wilfried BenjaminWilfried Benjamin Balima	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	FC Costuleni	4–0	000000002014-09-10-000010 September 2014
Pešić, AleksandarAleksandar Pešić	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	FC Olimpia	6–0	000000002012-04-07-00007 April 2012

Clean sheets

As of 5 May 2013

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Serghei Pașcenco	FC Olimpia	17
2	Georgi Georgiev	FC Tiraspol	12
	Eugen Matiughin	FC Dacia Chișinău	12
4	Artiom Gaiduchevici	FC Dacia Chișinău	11
5	Alexandru Zveaghințev	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	10
	Nicolae Calancea	FC Zimbru Chișinău	10
7	Vladislav Stoyanov	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	8
8	Maxim Copeliciuc	FC Academia Chișinău	7
	Mihail Păiuș	FC Zimbru Chișinău	7
	Ghenadie Moșneaga	FC Sfîntul Gheorghe	7
	Andrian Negai	FC Milsami Orhei	7

Disciplinary

Final classification.

Rank	Player	Club	Yellow Cards	Red Cards	Points
1	Ibrahima Camara	FC Olimpia	11	2	17
2	Oleksandr Feshchenko	FC Tiraspol	7	2	13
2	Ștefan Caraulan	FC Sfîntul Gheorghe	7	2	13

References

External links

• Official website