2016–17 Moldovan National Division

The 2016–17 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the 26th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 23 July 2016 and ended in May 2017.

Moldovan National Division
Season2016–17
Matches played165
Goals scored422 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerRicardinho (15 goals)
Biggest home winSheriff 7–0 Ungheni
(6 August 2016)
Biggest away winAcademia 0–4 Milsami
(20 August 2016)
Highest scoringSheriff 7–0 Ungheni
(6 August 2016)
Longest winning runSheriff
Zimbru (4 games)
Longest unbeaten runSheriff
Zimbru
Petrocub
Zaria (4 games)
Longest winless runAcademia (4 games)
Longest losing runUngheni (5 games)
Highest attendanceSheriff 3-0 Zimbru 2,300
Lowest attendanceAcademia 0-2 Zimbru
Dacia 2-0 Academia
Dinamo-Auto 1-3 Zaria 200
Average attendance998
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2016.

Stadia and locations
Chișinău
Tiraspol
Milsami
Chișinău teams:
Academia
Dacia
Zimbru
Tiraspol teams:
Dinamo-Auto
Sheriff
Location of teams in National Division 2016–17
Club Location Stadium Capacity
CS PetrocubSărata-Galbenă Stadionul Orășenesc Hîncești 1,500
Academia ChișinăuChișinău Ghidighici Stadium 1,500
CF UngheniUngheni Stadionul Mircea Eliade 2,500
Dacia ChișinăuChișinău Stadionul Moldova (Speia) 8,550
Dinamo-Auto TiraspolTiraspol Dinamo-Auto Stadium 1,300
Milsami OrheiOrhei CSR Orhei 2,539
Zaria BălțiBălți Stadionul Orășenesc Bălți 5,953
Sheriff TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 12,746
CSF SperanțaNisporeni Stadionul Mircea Eliade 2,500
Zimbru ChișinăuChișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,400
Saxan Gagauz YeriCeadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium 2,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Petrocub-Hîncești Iurie Osipenco Maxim Focșa Sportika MAIB
Academia Serghei Secu Eugen Celeadnic Sportika
Ungheni Igor Ursachi Roman Gușan Kelme Bricone
Dacia Viorel Frunză Simeon Bulgaru Puma OM
Dinamo-Auto Iurie Groșev Dumitru Popovici Joma
Milsami Adrian Sosnovschi Vadim Bolohan Kelme Dufremol
Zaria Vlad Goian Alexandru Onica Joma Bălți
Sheriff Roberto Bordin Josip Brezovec Adidas IDC
Speranța Cristian Efros Mihail Bolun Nike Orom-Imexpo
Zimbru Ștefan Stoica Denis Rusu Joma Favorit-Tur
Saxan Ivan Tabanov Ismaila Soro Kelme Gagauz Yeri

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Zaria Bălți Ihor Rakhayev[1] Mutual consent 9 June 2016 preseason Vlad Goian[2] 10 June 2016
FC Sheriff Zoran Vulić[3] Mutual consent 16 June 2016 preseason Bruno Irles[4] 20 June 2016
CF Ungheni Dorin Bambuleac Mutual consent 22 June 2016 preseason Constantin Arbănaș & Igor Ursachi[5] 22 June 2016
FC Sheriff Bruno Irles[6] Mutual consent 23 September 2016 preseason Roberto Bordin[7] 4 October 2016

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 30 22 3 5 71 15 +56 69[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dacia Chișinău 30 22 3 5 54 15 +39 69[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Milsami Orhei 30 22 2 6 57 20 +37 68
4 Zaria Bălți 30 20 5 5 56 21 +35 65
5 Zimbru Chișinău 30 13 7 10 32 29 +3 46
6 Petrocub Hîncești 30 8 10 12 31 38 −7 34
7 Speranța Nisporeni 30 7 8 15 24 35 −11 29
8 Academia Chișinău 30 8 3 19 21 52 −31 27 withdrew[lower-alpha 3]
9 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 30 5 8 17 31 58 −27 23
10 Saxan (R) 30 5 4 21 23 57 −34 19 Relegation to Division "A"
11 Ungheni (R) 30 4 5 21 19 79 −60 17
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) Fairplay ranking.[8][10]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. According to section 10.5 of the Moldovan Football Championship Regulations, 2016-2017 Edition, an extra match was played to determine the Moldovan champions.[8] The match was played on 30 May 2017 and was won by Sheriff Tiraspol who became league champions.[9]
  2. Since the winners of 2016–17 Moldovan Cup, Sheriff Tiraspol, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (in this case to the fourth-placed team).
  3. Academia Chișinău completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.

Gold Match

Since Dacia Chișinău and Sheriff Tiraspol finished level on points at the end of the season, a "Gold Match" was played to decide the title.[11] The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 23 May 2017.[12]

Sheriff Tiraspol1–1 (a.e.t.)Dacia Chișinău
Damașcan  37' FMF (in Romanian)
Soccerway		 Posmac  73'
Penalties
Ricardinho
Teixeira
Oancea 		3–0 Sarmov
Isa
Palavandishvili
Attendance: 6,615
Referee: Veaceslav Banari

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 20 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 30 games per team.

First and second round
Home \ Away ACA DAC DIN MIL PET SAX SHE SPE UNG ZAR ZIM
Academia Chișinău — 0–1 1–2 0–4 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 0–2
Dacia Chișinău 2–0 — 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–1
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol 3–1 0–3 — 0–4 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
Milsami Orhei 2–0 1–0 4–1 — 5–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 1–2 1–0
Petrocub Hîncești 0–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 2–2 1–2
Saxan 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–0 — 1–5 2–2 2–2 1–4 3–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 — 2–0 7–0 1–2 3–0
Speranța Nisporeni 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 — 3–0 0–1 0–1
Ungheni 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 — 0–3 1–1
Zaria Bălți 6–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 — 3–0
Zimbru Chișinău 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–4 2–0 4–0 0–1 —
Source: Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round
Home \ Away ACA DAC DIN MIL PET SAX SHE SPE UNG ZAR ZIM
Academia Chișinău — 0–4 1–1 — 0–0 — — — 0–1 0–4 —
Dacia Chișinău — — 4–1 — 1–0 — — — 3–0 1–0 3–1
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol — — — 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 — — — 1–1
Milsami Orhei 3–2 0–0 — — — 3–1 — 1–0 — 2–0 —
Petrocub Hîncești — — — 3–1 — 1–0 0–2 0–0 — — 1–1
Saxan 1–0 2–3 — — — — — 0–1 3–0 1–1 —
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–2 0–1 — 5–0 — 7–1 — 4–1 — — —
Speranța Nisporeni 0–0 0–1 4–1 — — — — — 0–1 0–0 —
Ungheni — — 2–2 0–2 0–4 — 0–6 — — — 1–2
Zaria Bălți — — 3–2 — 2–1 — 0–2 — 5–0 — 2–0
Zimbru Chișinău 4–0 — — 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 — — —
Source: Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1 Ricardinho Sheriff 15
2 Josip Brezovec Sheriff 12
3 Cheikh-Alan Diarra Dacia (5) & Dinamo-Auto (4) 9
Sergiu Plătică Speranța
5 Octavian Onofrei Dinamo-Auto 8
Igor Bugaiov Zaria
7 Maksym Feshchuk Dacia 7
Ilya Belous Milsami
Viorel Primac Ungheni
Georgi Sarmov Dacia
Maxim Mihaliov Zaria
Igor Banović Milsami

Hat-tricks


PlayerHomeAwayResultDate
Maksym FeshchukDaciaUngheni3–01 October 2016
RicardinhoSheriffSperanța4–130 April 2017
RicardinhoUngheniSheriff0–621 May 2017

Top assists
Rank Player Club Assists[14]
1 Ricardinho Sheriff 14
2 Josip Brezovec Sheriff 13
3 Zoran Kvržić Sheriff 10
Maxim Mihaliov Zaria
5 Ismail Isa Dacia 7
Artur Pătraș Petrocub
Alexandru Dedov Milsami
8 Alexandru Antoniuc Milsami 5
Gheorghe Ovseanicov Zaria
Eugen Sidorenco Milsami
Igor Țîgîrlaș Zaria

Clean sheets
As of 13 June 2017
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Radu Mîțu Milsami 18
2 Alexei Koșelev Sheriff 17
Dorian Railean Dacia 17
4 Denis Rusu Zimbru 11
5 Vasile Buza Petrocub 9
Serghei Pașcenco Zaria 9
7 Vladimir Livșiț Zaria 6
Andrei Colibaba Saxan 6
9 Nicolae Țurcan Speranța 5

Disciplinary
Updated to matches played on 13 June 2017.[13]
Rank Player Club Points
1 Eugen Celeadnic Academia 10 1 0 12
2 Michael Gnolou Saxan 6 1 1 11
3 Igor Banović Milsami 7 1 0 9
Vasile Rusu Petrocub 6 0 1 9
Alexandru Vremea Academia 9 0 0 9
Alexandru Dedov Milsami 9 0 0 9
Constantin Calmîș Saxan (4) & Speranța (5) 9 0 0 9
8 Cristin Jalbă Academia (7) & Dacia Chișinău (1) 5 0 1 8
Roman Gușan Ungheni 5 0 1 8
Maxim Antoniuc Academia (3) & Petrocub (5) 5 0 1 8
Vladimir Rassulov Dinamo-Auto 8 0 0 8
Mihai Roșca Academia 8 0 0 8
Vitalie Negru Speranța (4) & Ungheni (4) 8 0 0 8

References
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  5. "FC Ungheni în DN va fi antrenat de Constantin Arbănaș și Igor Ursachi - Moldfootball.com". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. "Bruno Irles lefft fc Sheriff". fc-sheriff.com. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. "Roberto Bordin as a new head coach". fc-sheriff.com. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. "REGULAMENTUL CAMPIONATULUI R. MOLDOVA LA FOTBAL EDIŢIA 2016-2017" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2016-2017 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. "Sheriff - campioana Moldovei!" [Sheriff - Moldavian Champion!]. Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian). 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. "Divizia Națională 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. "DIVIZIA NAȚIONALĂ / MECI DE AUR". Moldovan Football Federation. 21 May 2017.
  12. "Golden match draw". fmf.md.
  13. "Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  14. "TOP Assist". moldfootball.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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