2016–17 Moldovan Cup

2016–17 Moldovan Cup
The Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău hosted the final
Country  Moldova
Dates 20 August 2016 – 25 May 2017
Teams 51
Champions Sheriff Tiraspol
Runners-up Zaria Bălți
Matches played 50
Goals scored 198 (3.96 per match)

The 2016–17 Moldovan Cup (Romanian: Cupa Moldovei) was the 26th season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. Zaria Bălți entered as the defending champions after winning the 2015–16 edition. The competition started on 20 August 2016 with the first preliminary round and concluded with the final at the Zimbru Stadium on 25 May 2017. Sheriff won a record 9th title following a 5–0 win over Zaria in the final. As winners, Sheriff would have been assured a place for the 2017–2018 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round; however, since they already qualified for the 2017–2018 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round by winning the title in the Divizia Națională, the Europa League entry went to Zaria Bălți, the highest team in the Divizia Națională table which had not already qualified for European competitions.

Format and Schedule

51 clubs entered this season's competition, an increase of four clubs compared with the 2015–16 total of 47 clubs. Both preliminary rounds and the first two rounds proper were regionalised to reduce teams travel costs. All ties level after 90 minutes used extra time to determine the winner, with a penalty shoot-out to follow if necessary.[1][2]

Round Match dates Fixtures Clubs
First Preliminary Round 20 August 2016 14 51 → 37
Second Preliminary Round 23 August 2016 2 37 → 35
First Round 3 September 2016 12 35 → 23
Second Round 20–21 September 2016 7 23 → 16
Round of 16 25–26 October 2016 8 16 → 8
Quarter-Finals 26 April 2017 4 8 → 4
Semi-Finals 16 May 2017 2 4 → 2
Final 25 May 2017 1 2 → 1

Participating teams

The following teams are qualified for the competition. Reserve teams are excluded.[3]

Divizia Națională
the 11 teams of the 2016–17 season		 Divizia A
the 12 non-reserve teams of the 2016–17 season		 Divizia B
the 28 non-reserve teams of the 2016–17 season

Number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Football in Moldova

First Preliminary Round

28 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. All matches were played on 20 August 2016. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rîșcani (3) 4–2 (a.e.t.) Speranța Drochia (3)
Intersport Sănătăuca (3) 1–0 Florești (3)
Maiac Cioropcani (3) 2–0 Codru Juniori Călărași (3)
Fălești (3) 0–5 Grănicerul Glodeni (3)
Nistru Otaci (3) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Dava Soroca (3)
Orhei Star (3) 1–0 Bogzești (3)
Cotiujenii Mari (3) 1–2 Cruiz Camenca (3)
Politeh Chișinău (3) 1–8 Sinteza Căușeni (3)
Cricova (3) 1–2 Anina Anenii Noi (3)
Sparta Chișinău (3) 1–0 Boldurești (3)
Slobozia Mare (3) 2–1 Cahul-2005 (3)
Ceadîr-Lunga (3) 4–0 Trachia Taraclia (3)
Sireți (3) 3–0 CFR Ialoveni (3)
Maiak Chirsova (3) 0–2 (a.e.t.) Congaz (3)

Second Preliminary Round

4 clubs from the Divizia B entered this round. Teams that finished higher on the league in the previous season played their ties away. Matches were played on 23 August 2016. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.
Rîșcani, Intersport Sănătăuca, Maiac Cioropcani, Grănicerul Glodeni, Cruiz Camenca, Sinteza Căușeni, Anina Anenii Noi, Sparta Chișinău, Sireți and Congaz received a bye for the second preliminary round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Nistru Otaci (3) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Orhei Star (3)
Ceadîr-Lunga (3) 7–2 Slobozia Mare (3)

First round

The 12 winners from the preliminary rounds joined the 12 Divizia A teams. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. All matches were played on 3 September 2016. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rîșcani (3) 1–4 Edineț (2)
Intersport Sănătăuca (3) 1–0 Sîngerei (2)
Maiac Cioropcani (3) 3–5 Codru Lozova (2)
Grănicerul Glodeni (3) 0–2 Spicul Chișcăreni (2)
Orhei Star (3) 1–2 Victoria Bardar (2)
Cruiz Camenca (3) 1–1 (1–3 p) Iskra Rîbnița (2)
Sinteza Căușeni (3) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Intersport-Aroma (2)
Anina Anenii Noi (3) 3–0 Real Succes Chișinău (2)
Sparta Chișinău (3) 2–4 Sfântul Gheorghe (2)
Ceadîr-Lunga (3) 2–2 (2–4 p) Prut Leova (2)
Sireți (3) 2–10 Sparta Selemet (2)
Congaz (3) 2–4 Gagauziya-Oguzsport (2)

Second round

The 11 winners from the previous round joined the 3 Divizia Națională sides seeded 9-11, Academia, Saxan and Ungheni.
Gagauziya-Oguzsport received a bye for the second round. The home teams and the pairs for 3 Divizia Națională sides were determined in a draw held on 7 September 2016.[4] Matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Final stage

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Milsami Orhei 4
Academia Chișinău 0
Milsami Orhei 0
Sheriff Tiraspol 1
Sheriff Tiraspol 13
Codru Lozova 0
Petrocub-Hîncești 1 (4)
Sheriff Tiraspol (p) 1 (5)
Spicul Chișcăreni 0
Petrocub-Hîncești 3
Petrocub-Hîncești 3
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 0
Speranța Nisporeni 0
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 1
Sheriff Tiraspol 5
Zaria Bălți 0
Zimbru Chișinău 10
Anina Anenii Noi 0
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 0
Zimbru Chișinău 4
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 3
Sfântul Gheorghe 2
Zaria Bălți 1
Zimbru Chișinău 0
Sparta Selemet 1
Dacia Chișinău 4
Dacia Chișinău 1 (2)
Zaria Bălți (p) 1 (4)
Gagauziya-Oguzsport 1
Zaria Bălți 8

Round of 16

The 7 winners from the previous round and Gagauziya-Oguzsport joined the remaining 8 Divizia Națională sides seeded 1-8. The home teams and the pairs were determined in a draw held on 23 September 2016.[5] Matches were played on 25 and 26 October 2016. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Quarter-Finals

The 8 winners from the previous round entered the quarter-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 28 October 2016.[6] Matches were played on 26 April 2017. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Semi-Finals

The 4 winners from the previous round entered the semi-finals. The home teams were determined in a draw held on 28 April 2017.[7] Matches were played on 16 May 2017. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.

Final

The final was played on Thursday 25 May 2017 at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 17 May 2017.[8]

Sheriff Tiraspol 5–0 Zaria Bălți
V. Damașcan  48', 59'
Bayala  54', 56'
Jô Santos  89'		 Report
Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
Sheriff
Zaria
GK25Moldova Sergiu Juric
DF14Burkina Faso Benjamin Balima 52'
DF21Moldova Maxim Potîrniche
DF55Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Sušić (c)
DF90Serbia Vujadin Savić
MF8Moldova Radu Gînsari
MF20Burkina Faso Cyrille BayalaYellow card 55' 78'
MF24Ghana Seidu Yahaya
FW11Brazil Ricardinho
FW39Belgium Ziguy Badibanga 69'
FW99Moldova Vitalie Damașcan 60'
Substitutes:
GK28Moldova Alexei Koșelev
DF3Moldova Ion Jardan 52'
DF6Brazil Victor Oliveira
DF17Moldova Artiom Rozgoniuc
DF23Slovakia Dionatan Teixeira 69'
DF37Moldova Vitalie Bordian
MF4Sierra Leone Khalifa Jabbie 60'
MF7Brazil Jô Santos 78'
MF30Croatia Josip Brezovec
MF32Moldova Evgheni Oancea
MF88Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Kvržić
Head Coach:
Italy Roberto Bordin
GK33Moldova Serghei Pașcenco
DF2Moldova Victor GolovatencoYellow card 77'
DF5Moldova Andrei Novicov
DF14Ukraine Andriy Slinkin
DF20Ukraine Oleh Yermak 51'
MF4Moldova Alexandru Onica (c)
MF8Moldova Vadim RațăYellow card 64'
MF10Moldova Igor Țîgîrlaș
MF16Moldova Alexandru Suvorov 65'
MF19Moldova Maxim MihaliovYellow card 12' 79'
FW9Moldova Gheorghe Ovseanicov
Substitutes:
GK1Moldova Vladimir Livșiț
DF6Moldova Iulian Erhan
DF26Bulgaria Tihomir Trifonov
DF27Moldova Denis Rassulov
MF3Moldova Ion Cărăruș
MF22Argentina Rubén Gómez 65'Yellow card 68'
FW7Mexico Alvarado Morín
FW11Moldova Gheorghe Boghiu 51'
FW18Moldova Vadim Gulceac 79'
FW21Moldova Igor Bugaiov
Head Coach:
Moldova Vlad Goian

Assistant referees:
Serkan Olguncan (Turkey)
Ceyhun Sesigüzel (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if score is still level.
  • Eleven named substitutes, of which up to four may be used.

References

  1. ↑ "Calendar" (PDF). fmf.md.
  2. ↑ "Regulations" (PDF). fmf.md.
  3. ↑ "Fixtures". fmf.md.
  4. ↑ "Draw for the second round". fmf.md.
  5. ↑ "Round of 16 draw". fmf.md.
  6. ↑ "Quarter-finals draw". fmf.md.
  7. ↑ "Semi-finals draw". fmf.md.
  8. ↑ "Final draw". fmf.md.
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