2021–22 Moldovan National Division
The 2021–22 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the 31st season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season began on 1 July 2021 and will conclude on 14 May 2022. Sheriff Tiraspol are the defending champions. The winners of the league this season will earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 July 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
| Champions League | Sheriff |
| Conference League | Petrocub Milsami Sf. Gheorghe |
| Matches played | 104 |
| Goals scored | 320 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sergiu Istrati Vladimir Ambros (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sheriff 7–0 Dinamo-Auto (28 November 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Dinamo-Auto 0–7 Sheriff (25 September 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Sheriff 7–1 Dinamo-Auto (7 August 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Sheriff |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Sheriff |
| Longest winless run | 26 matches Florești |
| Longest losing run | 26 matches Florești |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022. | |
Teams
A total of 8 teams are competing in the league. These include 7 teams from the 2020–21 season and one promoted team from the "A" Division: Bălți.
Changes
Bălți (promoted after a two-year absence) were promoted from the "A" Division. Dacia Buiucani (relegated after one year in the top flight) and Codru Lozova (relegated after two years in the top flight) were relegated to "A" Division. Additionally, Speranța Nisporeni were expelled from the league, and thus ending their six-year stay in the top flight.
| Team | Place | Ground | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți | Bălți | Bălți Stadium | 7,000 |  Serghei Cebotari |
| Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 |  Igor Dobrovolski |
| Florești | Florești | Bender Stadium | 5,000 | Iurie Groșev |
| Milsami | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Serghei Dubrovin |
| Petrocub | Hîncești | Hîncești Stadium | 1,200 | Lilian Popescu |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Zimbru-2 Stadium | 1,500 | Stanislav Luca |
| Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 |  Yuriy Vernydub |
| Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 |  Michele Bon |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Cebotari |
Resigned | 27 September 2021 | 6th | Stanislav Luca |
28 September 2021[2] |
| Zimbru | Vlad Goian |
Demoted to assistant coach | 18 November 2021 | 7th | Michele Bon |
18 November 2021[3] |
| Bălți | Ihor Rakhayev |
Resigned | 2 December 2021[4] | 6th | Serghei Cebotari |
10 January 2022[5] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C, Q) | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 7 | +65 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Petrocub Hîncești (Q) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Milsami Orhei (Q) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 49 | |
| 4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe (Q) | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 35 | |
| 5 | Dinamo-Auto | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 31 | |
| 6 | Bălți | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Zimbru Chișinău | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 27 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Florești (R) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 82 | −70 | −6[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to Division "A"[lower-alpha 2] |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[9]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[9]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Teams will play each other four times (twice at home, twice away).
Rounds 1−14
Rounds 15−28
Positions by round
Source: fmf.md
Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[10]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W[lower-alpha 1] | L | W | D | W | L | ||
| Dinamo-Auto | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | L | W[lower-alpha 1] | L | L | ||
| Florești | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L[lower-alpha 2] | L[lower-alpha 2] | L[lower-alpha 2] | L[lower-alpha 2] | L[lower-alpha 2] | L[lower-alpha 2] | L[lower-alpha 2] | ||
| Milsami Orhei | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| Petrocub-Hîncești | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | W[lower-alpha 1] | L | W | W | W | ||
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W[lower-alpha 1] | L | W | W | D | L | L | ||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W[lower-alpha 1] | W | ||
| Zimbru Chișinău | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W[lower-alpha 1] | D | L | W |
Top goalscorers
- Updated to matches played on 30 April 2022.[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergiu Istrati |
Milsami | 13 |
| Vladimir Ambros |
Petrocub | ||
| 3 | Mihai Plătică |
Petrocub | 10 |
 Momo Yansané |
Sheriff | ||
| 5 |  Adama Traoré |
Sheriff | 8 |
| 6 | Victor Stînă |
Sf. Gheorghe | 7 |
| Serhiy Molochko |
Bălți | ||
| Nichita Moțpan |
Bălți | ||
| Artem Fedorov |
Petrocub (2) & Dinamo-Auto (5) | ||
 Emmanuel Alaribe |
Bălți |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artiom Puntus | Milsami | Dinamo-Auto | 4–1 | 21 August 2021 |
| Radu Gînsari | Sf. Gheorghe | Milsami | 3–4 | 25 August 2021 |
| Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | Bălți | 3–0 | 26 September 2021 |
| Momo Yansané | Sheriff | Zimbru | 4–0 | 11 December 2021 |
Notes
- Technical win
- Technical loss
References
- "Country ranking". Bert Kassies.
- "Luca a preluat conducerea tehnică a echipei".publika.md
- "Schimbări la nivel tehnic" (in Romanian).zimbru.md
- "Игорь Рахаев покинул пост главного тренера ФК Бэлць" (in Russian).facebook.com
- "Сергей Чеботарь занял пост главного тренера ФК Бэлць" (in Russian).facebook.com
- "Comunicat" (in Romanian). FMF. 1 June 2021.
- "Excluderea din Divizia Națională" (in Romanian). FMF. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Cererea de apel" (in Romanian). FMF. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2021-22" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2021-22 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- "Results by round". Soccerway.
- "Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova". Soccerway.
External links
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