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Season | 2018 |
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Dates | 1 April 2018 – 24 November 2018 |
Champions | Sheriff 17th title |
Relegated | Zaria |
Champions League | Sheriff |
Europa League | Milsami Petrocub Speranța |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 269 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vladimir Ambros (12 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Serghei Pașcenco (11 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Sheriff 4–0 Sf. Gheorghe (16 June 2018) Sheriff 5–1 Zaria (1 July 2018) Milsami 4–0 Dinamo-Auto (1 July 2018) |
Biggest away win | Dinamo-Auto 0–5 Sheriff (10 June 2018) |
Highest scoring | Sf. Gheorghe 3–6 Petrocub (14 April 2018) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Sheriff |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Sheriff |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Dinamo-Auto |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Dinamo-Auto |
Highest attendance | 5,500 Zimbru 0–0 Petrocub (22 September 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 50 Dinamo-Auto 0–0 Sf. Gheorghe (20 May 2018) Dinamo-Auto 1–2 Speranța (27 June 2018) Dinamo-Auto 3–0 Zimbru (1 September 2018) Dinamo-Auto 1–0 Milsami (22 September 2018) Zaria 1–1 Sf. Gheorghe (10 November 2018) |
Total attendance | 91,220 |
Average attendance | 814 |
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The 2018 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 28th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 1 April 2018 and ended on 24 November 2018. Fixtures were announced on 19 March 2018. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[1]
Region | Number of teams | Club(s) |
---|---|---|
Transnistria | 2 | Dinamo-Auto and Sheriff |
Bălți | 1 | Zaria |
Chișinău | Zimbru | |
Hîncești | Petrocub-Hîncești | |
Ialoveni | Sfîntul Gheorghe | |
Nisporeni | Speranța | |
Orhei | Milsami |
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium, Tîrnauca | 1,300 |
Milsami | Orhei | Complexul Sportiv Raional | 3,000 |
Petrocub-Hîncești | Sărata-Galbenă | Stadionul Municipal, Hîncești | 1,000 |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Suruceni Stadium | 1,500 |
Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 |
Speranța | Nisporeni | Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei | 3,000 |
Zaria | Bălți | Stadionul Orășenesc | 7,000 |
Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dinamo-Auto | Igor Dobrovolski | Vitalie Bordian | Joma | OM |
Milsami | Veaceslav Rusnac | Andrei Cojocari | Kelme | Dufremol, Avia Invest, Moldclassica |
Petrocub-Hîncești | Lilian Popescu | Vladimir Ambros | Joma | CUN Auto Rentals, MAIB |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Cebotari | Vitalie Plămădeală | Macron | Niagara fitness club, Craft Meat |
Sheriff | Goran Sablić | Mateo Sušić | Adidas | IDC |
Speranța | Cristian Efros | Ștefan Efros | Nike | Orom Imexpo, Mticket.md |
Zaria | Alexandru Patraman | Vladimir Livșiț | Joma | Fundația Renato Usatîi, Bălți, OM |
Zimbru | Sorin Colceag | Ion Jardan | Joma | Chateau Vartely, amg-holding.md |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Dinamo-Auto | Veaceslav Semionov | End of caretaker spell | End of 2017 season[2] | Pre-season | Viorel Frunză | 20 January 2018[3] |
Zimbru | Iurie Osipenco | Sacked | End of 2017 season[4] | Vladimir Aga | 23 February 2018[5] | |
Zaria | Ștefan Stoica | Sacked | 13 December 2017[6] | Vlad Goian | 5 February 2018[7] | |
Dinamo-Auto | Viorel Frunză | Demoted to assistant coach | 19 March 2018[8] | Igor Dobrovolski | 19 March 2018[9] | |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Secu | Resigned | 15 April 2018 | 8th | Serghei Cebotari | 15 April 2018[10] |
Sheriff | Roberto Bordin | Resigned | 24 April 2018[11] | 1st | Victor Mihailov (interim) | 24 April 2018[12] |
Victor Mihailov | End of caretaker spell | 7 June 2018 | 1st | Goran Sablić | 7 June 2018[13] | |
Zimbru | Vladimir Aga | Removed from position | 12 June 2018 | 7th | Serghei Secu | 12 June 2018[14] |
Serghei Secu | Sacked | 1 August 2018 | 5th | Sorin Colceag | 1 August 2018[15] | |
Zaria | Vlad Goian | Sacked | 25 October 2018 | 8th | Alexandru Patraman (interim) | 25 October 2018[16] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 14 | +44 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Milsami Orhei | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 45[a] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
3 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 45[a] | |
4 | Speranța Nisporeni | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 38 | |
5 | Zimbru Chișinău | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 36 | |
6 | Dinamo-Auto | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 28 | |
7 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 26 | |
8 | Zaria Bălți (R) | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 22 | Relegation to Division "A" |
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.
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 |
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Dinamo-Auto | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W[a] | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W |
Milsami Orhei | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L |
Petrocub-Hîncești | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W[a] | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | L |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L |
Sheriff Tiraspol | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W[a] | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W |
Speranța Nisporeni | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W[a] | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W |
Zaria Bălți | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W[a] | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L |
Zimbru Chișinău | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L[b] | L[b] | D | W | W | L[b] | L[b] | L[b] | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | 12 |
2 | Alhaji Kamara | Sheriff | 9 |
3 | Ziguy Badibanga | Sheriff | 8 |
Gerson Rodrigues | Sheriff | ||
5 | Eugeniu Rebenja | Dinamo-Auto | 7 |
Mihai Plătică | Milsami | ||
Alexandru Antoniuc | Milsami | ||
8 | Sergiu Istrati | Sf. Gheorghe | 6 |
9 | Ion Nicolaescu | Zimbru | 5 |
Aleksandr Butenko | Milsami | ||
Artiom Puntus | Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Petrocub (2) | ||
Denis Janu | Dinamo-Auto | ||
Evgheni Oancea | Sheriff | ||
Alexandru Bejan | Petrocub (3) & Dinamo-Auto (2) | ||
Vadim Gulceac | Zaria | ||
Alexandru Suvorov | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
Ilie Damașcan | Zimbru |
Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alhaji Kamara | Sheriff | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 4–0 | 16 June 2018 |
Conrado | Zaria | Milsami | 3–4 | 1 September 2018 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[20] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Serghei Pașcenco | Sheriff | 11 |
2 | Daniil Avdyushkin | Speranța | 9 |
Radu Mîțu | Milsami | ||
Dumitru Celeadnic | Petrocub | ||
5 | Cristian Avram | Dinamo-Auto | 8 |
6 | Dorian Railean | Sf. Gheorghe | 6 |
7 | Mickaël Meira | Zimbru | 5 |
Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | ||
9 | Vladimir Livșiț | Zaria | 4 |
10 | Victor Buga | Zimbru | 3 |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 19,420 | 3,500 | 600 | 1,387 | +3.2% |
2 | Zimbru Chișinău | 18,010 | 5,500 | 350 | 1,286 | +42.9% |
3 | Zaria Bălți | 16,550 | 2,500 | 50 | 1,182 | −23.4% |
4 | Milsami Orhei | 14,920 | 2,000 | 120 | 1,065 | +5.3% |
5 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 12,950 | 1,500 | 300 | 925 | +30.1% |
6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 4,550 | 1,000 | 100 | 325 | −26.8% |
7 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3,420 | 400 | 100 | 244 | −24.2% |
8 | Dinamo-Auto | 1,400 | 200 | 50 | 100 | −28.1% |
League total | 91,220 | 5,500 | 50 | 814 | +17.0% |
Source: fmf (in Romanian)