2015–16 Moldovan National Division

The 2015–16 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the 25th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began in July 2015 and will end in May 2016. Milsami Orhei are the defending champions.

Moldovan National Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsSheriff Tiraspol
Champions LeagueSheriff Tiraspol
Europa LeagueDacia Chișinău
Zimbru Chișinău
Zaria Bălți
Matches played135
Goals scored308 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerDanijel Subotić(12 goals)
Biggest home winMilsami 5–0 CSF Speranța
(15 August 2015)
Biggest away winCS Petrocub 0–4 CSF Speranța
(26 July 2015)
Academia 1–5 Zimbru
(18 September 2015)
Dinamo-Auto 0–4 Zimbru
(13 March 2016)
CSF Speranța 0–4 Milsami
(18 March 2016)
Highest scoringZaria 5–1 CS Petrocub
(28 August 2015)
Academia 1–5 Zimbru
(18 September 2015)
Zaria 4–2 Zimbru
(6 May 2016)
CS Petrocub 4–2 Academia
(7 May 2016)
Zaria 4–2 CS Petrocub
(15 May 2016)
Longest winning runDacia Chișinău (10 games)
Longest unbeaten runDacia Chișinău (23 games)
Longest winless runFC Saxan (24 games)
Longest losing runCSF Speranța (7 games)
Highest attendanceZaria 5,000
Lowest attendanceAcademia 50
Average attendanceZaria 2,925
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2016.

Teams

FC Petrocub Hîncești, runners-up of the 2014–15 "A" Division, promoted to the National Division for the first time since the 2002–03 season. Speranța Nisporeni, which became third in the 2014–15 "A" Division, returns to the highest level for the first time since the 1997–98 season. Both teams achieved their second consecutive promotion. The champions of the 2014–15 "A" Division, FC Sheriff-2, are not allowed to play in the same league as the first Sheriff team, and thus were not promoted.

Stadia and locations
Chișinău
Tiraspol
Milsami
Chișinău teams:
Academia
Dacia
Zimbru
Tiraspol teams:
Dinamo-Auto
Sheriff
Location of teams in National Division 2015–16
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Academia ChișinăuChișinău Stadionul CPSN 1,000
CS PetrocubSărata-Galbenă Stadionul Orășenesc Hîncești 1,500
Dacia ChișinăuChișinău Stadionul Moldova (Speia) 8,550
Dinamo-Auto TiraspolTiraspol Dinamo-Auto Stadium 1,300
Milsami OrheiOrhei CSR Orhei 2,539
Zaria BălțiBălți Olimpia Bălți Stadium 5,953
Saxan Gagauz YeriCeadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium 2,000
Sheriff TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 12,746
CSF SperanțaNisporeni Stadionul Mircea Eliade 2,500
Zimbru ChișinăuChișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,400

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Home city Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Academia Chișinău Vlad Goian Macron
CS Petrocub Sărata-Galbenă Eduard Blănuță Joma Moldova Agroindbank
Dacia Chișinău Oleg Bezhenar Puma -
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Nicolae Mandrîcenco Umbro Ipotecniy
Milsami Orhei Adrian Sosnovschi Joma Dufremol
Zaria Bălți Ihor Rakhayev Acerbis Simtravel
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga Oleg Fistican Kelme
Sheriff Tiraspol Zoran Vulić Adidas IDC
CSF Speranța Nisporeni Cristian Efros Nike Orom Imexpo
Zimbru Chișinău Flavius Stoican Puma Obolon

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sheriff Zoran Zekić Mutual consent 26 May 2015[1] preseason Lilian Popescu 1 June 2015[2]
Saxan Ivan Burduniuc Mutual consent 29 May 2015 preseason Vlad Goian 29 May 2015[3]
Zimbru Chișinău Veaceslav Rusnac Mutual consent 16 June 2015 preseason Ștefan Stoica 16 June 2015[4]
Dinamo-Auto Igor Negrescu Mutual consent 29 June 2015 preseason Nicolae Mandrîcenco 29 June 2015[5]
Zaria Bălți Serghei Dubrovin Mutual consent 24 July 2015 preseason Veaceslav Rogac 24 July 2015
Academia Vladimir Vusatîi Mutual consent 24 July 2015 preseason Yuriy Hroshev 24 July 2015[6]
Dacia Chișinău Igor Dobrovolski Sacked 4 August 2015 8 Oleg Valeriyovych Bezhenar 4 August 2015[7]
Saxan Vlad Goian Mutual consent 16 September 2015 10 Nicolae Panu (caretaker) 16 September 2015[8]
Sheriff Lilian Popescu Mutual consent 5 October 2015[9] 2 Zoran Vulić 7 October 2015[10]
Academia Yuriy Hroshev Mutual consent 26 October 2015 9 Vlad Goian 26 October 2015[11]
Milsami Orhei Iurie Osipenco Mutual consent 3 November 2015 7 Vladimir Veber (caretaker) 3 November 2015[12]
Milsami Orhei Vladimir Veber (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 16 November 2015 7 Iurie Osipenco 16 November 2015[13]
Zimbru Chișinău Ștefan Stoica Mutual consent 24 November 2015[14] 3 Simão Freitas 24 December 2015[15]
Zaria Bălți Veaceslav Rogac Mutual consent 12 January 2016 5 Ihor Rakhayev[16] 12 January 2016
Milsami Orhei Iurie Osipenco Mutual consent 3 February 2016 7 Adrian Sosnovschi 3 February 2016[17]
FC Saxan Nicolae Panu (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 8 February 2016 10 Oleg Fistican 8 February 2016[18]
Zimbru Chișinău Simão Freitas Mutual consent 3 May 2016[19] 3 Flavius Stoican 11 May 2016[20]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 27 20 5 2 50 11 +39 65[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dacia Chișinău 27 20 5 2 44 12 +32 65[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Zimbru Chișinău 27 15 4 8 42 26 +16 49
4 Zaria Bălți 27 12 6 9 36 29 +7 42
5 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 27 12 5 10 33 34 −1 41
6 Milsami Orhei 27 10 6 11 33 23 +10 36
7 Speranța Nisporeni 27 8 7 12 24 36 −12 31
8 Petrocub Hîncești 27 6 3 18 21 53 −32 21[lower-alpha 3]
9 Academia Chișinău 27 5 6 16 18 42 −24 21[lower-alpha 3]
10 Saxan 27 1 5 21 10 45 −35 8
Source: Moldovan Football Federation, 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) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking.[22]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. According to section 10.5 of the Moldovan Football Championship Regulations, 2015-2016 Edition, an extra match was played to determine the Moldovan champions.[21][22] The match was played on 29 May 2016 and was won by Sheriff Tiraspol who became league champions.[23]
  2. Zaria Bălți qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Moldovan Cup
  3. Petrocub Hîncești ahead of Academia Chișinău on head-to-head record; Petrocub–Academia 0–0, Academia–Petrocub 1–0, Petrocub–Academia 4–2.

Gold Match

The gold match was played on 29 May 2016 at Zimbru Stadium. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 22 May 2016.[24]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 Dacia Chișinău
29 May 2016 Sheriff Tiraspol1–0Dacia ChișinăuChișinău
Galešić  88' Report Stadium: Zimbru Stadium

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 18 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 27 games per team.

First and second round
Home \ Away ACA DAC DIN MIL ZAR SAX SHE SPE ZIM PET
Academia Chișinău 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–5 1–0
Dacia Chișinău 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–4 2–0
Milsami Orhei 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 0–1 5–0 0–2 2–2
Zaria Bălți 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–1
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 4–0
CSF Speranța 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Zimbru Chișinău 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 3–0
CS Petrocub 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–4 1–2
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round
Home \ Away ACA DAC DIN MIL ZAR SAX SHE SPE ZIM PET
Academia Chișinău 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–0
Dacia Chișinău 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1
Milsami Orhei 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–1
Zaria Bălți 0–1 0–2 2–0 4–2 4–2
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0
CSF Speranța 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–4
Zimbru Chișinău 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
CS Petrocub 4–2 1–4 2–0 0–1 0–2
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Goalscoring

Top goalscorers
Updated to matches played on 30 May 2016.[25]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Danijel Subotić Sheriff Tiraspol 12
2 Andrei Bugneac Dinamo-Auto 11
3 Serhiy Zahynaylov Dacia Chișinău 10
Gheorghe Boghiu Zaria 10
5 Rui Miguel Zimbru Chișinău 9
6 Vadim Cemîrtan Dinamo-Auto & Dacia Chișinău 7 (4 + 3)
Sergiu Istrati FC Saxan & Academia Chișinău 7 (5 + 2)
Roman Șumchin CS Petrocub 7
9 Ricardinho Sheriff Tiraspol 6
Vladimir Ambros CS Petrocub 6

Hat-tricks
Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
PlayerHomeAwayResultDate
Rui Miguel RodriguesAcademia ChișinăuZimbru Chișinău1–518 September 2015
Serhiy ZahynaylovAcademia ChișinăuDacia Chișinău0–34 February 2016

Top assists
Updated to matches played on 30 May 2016.[25]
Rank Player Club Assist
1 Eugeniu Cociuc Dacia Chișinău 7
Radu Gînsari Sheriff Tiraspol 7
3 Alexandru Pașcenco Academia Chișinău & Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 6 (3 + 3)
Mateo Sušić Sheriff Tiraspol 6
5 Jean-Marie Amani Zimbru Chișinău 5
Benjamin Balima Sheriff Tiraspol 5
Vladislav Ivanov Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 5
Danijel Subotić Sheriff Tiraspol 5
9 Cristian Bud Milsami Orhei 4
Gheorghe Andronic Milsami Orhei 4
Andrei Cojocari Milsami Orhei 4
Ricardinho Sheriff Tiraspol 4
Volodymyr Zastavnyi Dacia Chișinău 4
Alexandru Tofan Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 4
Alexandru Vremea Zimbru Chișinău & Academia Chișinău 4 (3 + 1)
Alexandru Grosu Zaria Bălți 4

Clean sheets
As of 30 May 2016
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Artiom Gaiduchevici Dacia Chișinău 15
Alexei Coșelev Sheriff Tiraspol 15
3 Vozinha Zimbru Chișinău 12
4 Nicolae Țurcan Speranța Nisporeni 11
5 Cristian Avram Academia Chișinău 9
6 Radu Mîțu Milsami 7
Alexandru Zveaghințev Dinamo-Auto 7
8 Vladimir Livșiț Zaria Bălți 5
Victor Buga CS Petrocub 5

Disciplinary
Rank Player Club Points
1 Andrei Cojocari Milsami Orhei 8 1 0 10
2 Vadim Cemîrtan Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol & Dacia Chișinău 9 0 0 9 (7 + 2)
3 Rui Miguel Zimbru Chișinău 5 0 1 8
Alex Bruno Zimbru Chișinău 6 1 0 8
5 Alexandru Onică Zaria Bălți 7 0 0 7
Samuel Duah FC Saxan 4 0 1 7
Salif Inoua FC Saxan 7 0 0 7
Alexandru Starîș Zimbru Chișinău 7 0 0 7
Victor Mudrac Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 7 0 0 7
Roman Șumchin CS Petrocub 7 0 0 7
Seidu Yahaya Sheriff Tiraspol 4 0 1 7
Eugen Celeadnic Academia Chișinău 5 1 0 7

Attendances
Updated to matches played on 24 May 2016.[26]
As of 24 May 2016
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Zaria Bălți 30,850 5,000 850 2,925 +265.6%†
2 Sheriff Tiraspol 30,260 4,500 1,100 2,800 +70.7%†
3 Milsami Orhei 22,500 3,000 600 1,800 +9.1%†
4 Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 17,600 2,500 900 1,700 −26.1%†
5 Zimbru Chișinău 14,895 4,000 395 2,198 +9.9%†
6 CS Petrocub 11,550 1,000 400 700 n/a†
7 CSF Speranța 8,700 2,000 300 1,150 n/a†
8 Dacia Chișinău 8,280 3,000 150 1,575 +350.0%†
9 Academia Chișinău 3,350 500 50 275 −15.4%†
10 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 3,230 1,000 80 540 +208.6%†
League total 150,215 5,000 50 2,525 +24.7%†

Source:

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