2020–21 Moldovan National Division
Season | 2020–21 |
---|---|
Dates | 3 July 2020 – 26 May 2021 |
Champions | Sheriff 19th title |
Relegated | Buiucani |
Champions League | Sheriff |
Conference League | Sf. Gheorghe Petrocub Milsami |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 562 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Frank Castañeda (28 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Cristian Avram (15 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Petrocub 7–0 Codru (17 July 2020) Dinamo-Auto 7–0 Codru (11 September 2020) Sheriff 7–0 Dinamo-Auto (6 March 2021) |
Biggest away win | Speranța 0–10 Sheriff (16 April 2021) |
Highest scoring | Codru 1–9 Petrocub (23 February 2021) Speranța 0–10 Sheriff (16 April 2021) |
Longest winning run | 15 matches Sheriff |
Longest unbeaten run | 24 matches Petrocub |
Longest winless run | 19 matches Codru |
Longest losing run | 14 matches Codru |
← 2019 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 30th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 3 July 2020 and ended on 26 May 2021. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of 10 teams competing in the league. These include 8 teams from the 2019 season and two promoted teams from the "A" Division: Florești and Dacia Buiucani, both making their debut in the top flight.
Team | Place | Ground | Capacity | Coach |
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Codru | Lozova | Nicolae Simatoc Stadium | 1,100 | Alexei Savinov |
Dacia Buiucani | Chișinău | Zimbru-2 Stadium | 2,000 | Andrei Martin |
Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 | Igor Dobrovolski |
Florești | Florești | Bender Stadium | 5,000 | Iurie Groșev |
Milsami | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Serghei Dubrovin |
Petrocub | Hîncești | Hîncești Stadium | 1,200 | Lilian Popescu |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Suruceni Stadium | 1,500 | Serghei Cebotari |
Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 | Yuriy Vernydub |
Speranța | Nisporeni | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Volodymyr Prokopynenko |
Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 | Vlad Goian |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Zimbru | Veaceslav Sofroni | End of caretaker spell | 11 December 2019 | Pre-season | Sandro Pochesci | 11 December 2019[2] |
Codru | Valeriu Andronic | Signed by Moldova U15/U16 | 24 December 2019[3] | Simeon Bulgaru | 23 January 2020[4] | |
Milsami | Veaceslav Rusnac | Signed by Kyzylzhar | 9 January 2020[5] | Serghei Dubrovin | 11 March 2020[6] | |
Speranța | Cristian Efros | Resigned | 1 February 2020[7] | Iurie Osipenco | 4 February 2020[8] | |
Florești | Oleg Șișchin | Demoted to assistant coach | 6 February 2020 | Iurie Groșev | 6 February 2020[9] | |
Zimbru | Sandro Pochesci | Resigned | 7 February 2020 | Giovanni Scanu | 7 February 2020[10] | |
Zimbru | Giovanni Scanu | Released | 4 March 2020[11] | Vlad Goian | 10 June 2020[12] | |
Codru | Simeon Bulgaru | Resigned | 2 June 2020[13] | Sergiu Chirilov | 4 July 2020[14] | |
Zimbru | Vlad Goian | Promoted to academy technical director | 16 October 2020 | 9th | Simeon Bulgaru (interim) | 16 October 2020[15] |
Sheriff | Zoran Zekić | Resigned | 21 October 2020 | 1st | Victor Mihailov (interim) | 21 October 2020[16] |
Victor Mihailov | End of caretaker spell | 14 January 2021 | 1st | Yuriy Vernydub | 14 January 2021[17] | |
Zimbru | Simeon Bulgaru | Resigned | 17 January 2021[18] | 9th | Vlad Goian | 18 January 2021[19] |
Codru | Sergiu Chirilov | Released | 18 January 2021 | 10th | Alexei Savinov | 18 January 2021[20] |
Speranța | Iurie Osipenco | Released | 24 February 2021 | 7th | Volodymyr Prokopynenko | 24 February 2021[21] |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 36 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 7 | +109 | 99 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Petrocub Hîncești | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 82 | 18 | +64 | 83 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Milsami Orhei | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 73 | |
4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 67 | |
5 | Dacia Buiucani (R) | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 48[b] | Relegation to Division "A"[c] |
6 | Dinamo-Auto | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 48[b] | |
7 | Florești | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 85 | −48 | 32 | |
8 | Zimbru Chișinău | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 25 | |
9 | Speranța Nisporeni | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 87 | −58 | 23 | Expelled[d] |
10 | Codru Lozova | 36 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 119 | −93 | 9 | Withdrew[e] |
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) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[25]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Sfîntul Gheorghe qualified for the Europa Conference League by winning the 2020–21 Moldovan Cup
- ^ a b Dacia Buiucani ahead of Dinamo-Auto on head-to-head points:Dacia Buiucani : 7p, Dinamo-Auto : 4p.
- ^ Dacia Buiucani have been relegated voluntarily due to financial reasons and will be taking part in the second tier league next season.[22]
- ^ Speranța Nisporeni failed to arrive for their 33rd and 34th Round games and subsequently were expelled from the competition. All remaining fixtures are awarded 0–3 against them.[23]
- ^ As per regulations, the tenth placed team Codru Lozova was to be relegated to Divizia A, but the club withdrew before the start of the next season.[24]
Results
[edit]Teams will play each other four times (twice at home, twice away).
Rounds 1−18
[edit]Rounds 19−36
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Results by round
[edit]The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[26]
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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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Codru Lozova | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W[a] | L |
Dacia Buiucani | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W[a] | W | D |
Dinamo-Auto | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W |
Florești | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L |
Milsami Orhei | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W |
Petrocub Hîncești | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W[a] | W | L | D |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W[a] |
Sheriff Tiraspol | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
Speranța Nisporeni | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L[b] | L[b] | L[b] | L[b] |
Zimbru Chișinău | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[27] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Castañeda | Sheriff | 28 |
2 | Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | 16 |
3 | Alexandru Antoniuc | Milsami | 15 |
4 | Roman Volkov | Sf. Gheorghe | 12 |
Maxim Mihaliov | Dinamo-Auto | ||
6 | Andrei Cobeț | Florești | 11 |
Sergiu Plătică | Petrocub | ||
8 | Artiom Puntus | Milsami | 10 |
Dimitris Kolovos | Sheriff | ||
Vadim Crîcimari | Buiucani | ||
Artur Pătraș | Zimbru |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[28] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cristian Avram | Petrocub | 15 |
2 | Emil Tîmbur | Milsami | 14 |
3 | Dumitru Coval | Buiucani | 12 |
4 | Dušan Marković | Sheriff | 10 |
Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | ||
6 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Sheriff | 9 |
7 | Victor Străistari | Dinamo-Auto | 6 |
Nicolai Calancea | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
9 | Vladislav Liharev | Florești | 5 |
10 | Mickaël Meira | Petrocub | 4 |
Anatol Chirinciuc | Speranța |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | Codru | 7–0 | 17 July 2020 |
Anatole Abang | Sheriff | Dinamo-Auto | 6–0 | 26 July 2020 |
Maxim Mihaliov | Florești | Dinamo-Auto | 0–5 | 18 September 2020 |
Andriy Bliznichenko | Sheriff | Florești | 5–0 | 24 October 2020 |
Vladimir Ambros | Codru | Petrocub | 1–9 | 23 February 2021 |
Alexandru Dedov | Milsami | Codru | 7–2 | 12 March 2021 |
Shahrom Samiev | Dinamo-Auto | Zimbru | 3–0 | 12 March 2021 |
Lovro Bizjak | Speranța | Sheriff | 0–10 | 16 April 2021 |
Peter Banda | Codru | Sheriff | 0–6 | 29 April 2021 |
Frank Castañeda | Dinamo-Auto | Sheriff | 0–7 | 15 May 2021 |
Roman Volkov | Florești | Sf. Gheorghe | 0–4 | 16 May 2021 |
Notes
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