2016–17 Moldovan "A" Division

Divizia A
Season 2016–17
Champions Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
Matches played 210
Goals scored 777 (3.7 per match)
Top goalscorer Artiom Zabun (21 goals)
2017

The 2016–17 Moldovan "A" Division (Romanian: Divizia A) was the 26th season of Moldovan football's second-tier league.A total of 15 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Divizia Națională teams. The season began on 5 August 2016 and ended on 31 May 2017.

Spicul Chișcăreni were the defending champions, after winning their first title in the competition in the previous season.

Teams

Location of teams in Moldovan "A" Division 2016–17
Club Location
Sfântul GheorgheSuruceni
SpiculChișcăreni
Dacia-2 BuiucaniChișinău
VictoriaBardar
Sheriff-2Tiraspol
Intersport-AromaCobusca Nouă
Zimbru-2Chișinău
EdinețEdineț
SîngereiSîngerei
Gagauziya-OguzsportComrat
IskraRîbnița
SpartaSelemet
CodruLozova
Real SuccesChișinău
PrutLeova

Season summary

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol (C) 28 22 2 4 94 19 +75 68 Ineligible for promotion
2 Sfântul Gheorghe (P) 28 21 3 4 79 23 +56 66[lower-alpha 1] Promotion to Divizia Națională
3 Spicul Chișcăreni (P) 28 21 3 4 62 22 +40 66[lower-alpha 1]
4 Victoria Bardar 28 20 4 4 78 26 +52 64
5 Zimbru-2 Chișinău 28 13 5 10 57 38 +19 44 Ineligible for promotion
6 Sparta Selemet 28 13 2 13 51 61 10 41
7 Sîngerei 28 13 1 14 48 53 5 40
8 Edineț 28 11 3 14 55 57 2 36
9 Iskra Rîbnița 28 10 5 13 39 50 11 35
10 Dacia-2 Buiucani 28 10 4 14 39 45 6 34 withdrew[lower-alpha 2]
11 Real Succes Chișinău 28 9 2 17 37 54 17 29[lower-alpha 3]
12 Gagauziya-Oguzsport 28 9 2 17 51 74 23 29[lower-alpha 3] withdrew[lower-alpha 4]
13 Codru Lozova 28 8 3 17 48 81 33 27
14 Intersport-Aroma 28 6 4 18 20 50 30 22 withdrew[lower-alpha 5]
15 Prut Leova (R) 28 2 1 25 19 124 105 7 Relegation to Divizia B
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking.[1]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Sf. Gheorghe ahead of Spicul on head-to-head points: Spicul–Sf. Gheorghe 0–1, Sf. Gheorghe–Spicul 3–0
  2. Dacia-2 Buiucani completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.
  3. 1 2 Real Succes ahead of Gagauziya-Oguzsport on head-to-head goal difference: Gagauziya-Oguzsport–Real Succes 4–0, Real Succes–Gagauziya-Oguzsport 6–0
  4. Gagauziya-Oguzsport completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.
  5. As per regulations, the fourteenth placed team, Intersport-Aroma was to be relegated to Divizia B, but the club withdrew before the start of the next season.

Results

Home \ Away[1] SFÎ VIC ZIMSHEDACEDIGAGINTREAPRUSÎNCODSPASPIISK
Sfântul Gheorghe 10 20 00 21 40 14 41 30 80 40 23 31 30 40
Victoria Bardar 22 11 20 11 21 40 61 23 71 50 52 41 32 41
Zimbru-2 Chișinău 22 02 03 00 32 41 20 30 60 00 40 43 14 40
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 10 32 21 40 50 91 10 01 31 40 90 150 20 41
Dacia-2 Buiucani 06 15 12 12 42 21 30 00 91 43 20 01 02 11
Edineț 12 11 21 14 41 60 20 30 51 13 30 12 14 11
Gagauziya-Oguzsport 07 12 24 36 02 11 30 40 50 01 20 13 12 10
Intersport-Aroma 01 01 03 00 10 12 13 10 31 10 11 21 02 00
Real Succes Chișinău 03 04 10 03 13 23 60 13 31 30 23 23 01 13
Prut Leova 15 05 02 01 10 15 08 20 12 17 23 03 12 00
Sîngerei 12 02 21 12 20 20 32 20 21 61 52 14 03 31
Codru Lozova 35 01 26 06 12 41 22 10 36 81 31 32 14 23
Sparta Selemet 01 02 20 03 01 24 41 52 11 40 01 20 15 21
Spicul Chișcăreni 01 10 00 21 10 20 40 21 10 91 21 00 33 30
Iskra Rîbnița 21 23 43 21 10 42 04 11 01 50 41 21 01 01

Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Moldova Artiom Zabun Victoria 21
2 Moldova Oleg Molla Spicul 18
3 Moldova Sergiu Popovici Edineț 17
4 Moldova Alexandru Maxim Sfântul Gheorghe 16
Moldova Marin Căruntu Sheriff-2
6 Moldova Roman Șumchin Gagauziya-Oguzsport 15
7 Moldova Veaceslav Sofroni Spicul 14
Moldova Vitalie Greciuhin Edineț
9 Moldova Artiom Puntus Sheriff-2 13
10 Moldova Nicolae Nemerenco Sfântul Gheorghe (4) & Codru (8) 12
Moldova Alexandru Bezimov Victoria
Moldova Andrian Apostol Dacia-2 Buiucani
Moldova Ghenadie Orbu Victoria

References

  1. "Regulamentul Campionatului R.Moldova la fotbal edția 2016-17" [Regulation of Competitions] (pdf) (in Romanian). fmf.md.
  2. "Goalscorers - Divizia A - Moldova" (in Romanian). Divizia-A.md.
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