2011–12 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season explained

Club:	Sheriff Tiraspol
Season:	2011-12
Manager:	Vitali Rashkevich
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stadium:	Sheriff Stadium
League:	Divizia Naţională
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Moldovan Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semi-final
Cup2:	Europa League
Cup2 Result:	Second qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Wilfried Balima (18)
Season Topscorer:	Wilfried Balima (18)
Prevseason:	2010–11
Nextseason:	2012–13
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The 2011–12 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 15th season, and their 14th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Alexandru Zveaghințev		GK	2012 5, df=yes	Tiraspol	2011		16	0
12	Dmitri Stajila		GK	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2007
25	Vladislav Stoyanov		GK	2012 5, df=yes	Chernomorets Burgas	2010
Defenders
3	João Pereira		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Beira-Mar	2012		9	0
4	Vadim Costandachi		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2009
5	Vazha Tarkhnishvili		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Locomotive Tbilisi	1999
15	Marcel Metoua		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Banat Zrenjanin	2011		36	3
16	Leonel Morales		DF	2012 5, df=yes	loan from Universitario de Sucre	2012		12	0
18	Artyom Khachaturov	^[1]	DF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2009
26	Miral Samardžić		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Maribor	2010
Midfielders
7	Vitalie Bulat		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2003
8	Serghei Gheorghiev		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2008
14	Wilfried Balima		MF	2012 5, df=yes	US Ouagadougou	2005
17	Florent Rouamba		MF	2012 5, df=yes	ASFA Yennenga	2006
20	José Coelho		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Benfica	2012		13	0
22	Abu Tommy		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Mighty Blackpool	2011		30	3
28	Vadim Rață		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2010		40	1
33	Nail Zamaliyev		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Dynamo Moscow	2010		47	7
77	Anatol Cheptine		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Tiraspol	2011		50	10
	Alexandru Dedov		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Dacia Chișinău	2011		15	1
	Veaceslav Lisa		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2011		5	0
	Alexandru Onica		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Vorskla Poltava	2012		15	0
	Igor Poiarcov		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2011		3	0
Forwards
9	Darwin Ríos		FW	2012 5, df=yes	Guabirá	2012		13	3
10	Aleksandar Pešić		FW	2012 5, df=yes	OFI Crete	2010		37	19
23	Jhonatan		FW	2012 5, df=yes	Paranaense	2011		20	4
90	Luvannor		FW	2012 5, df=yes	Morrinhos	2011		30	12
	Igor Dima		FW	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2010		4	0
Players away on loan
13	Serghei Diulgher		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Trainee	2008
19	Dalibor Volaš		FW	2012 5, df=yes	Maribor	2011		12	4
	Djibril Paye		DF	2012 5, df=yes		2008
Left during the season
9	Jymmy		FW	2012 5, df=yes	Spartak Trnava	2009
19	David Cortés		FW	2012 5, df=yes	loan from Jelgava	2011	2011	3	2
20	Ghandi Kassenu		DF	2012 5, df=yes	Liberty Professionals	2011		39	1
27	Rafael Sosa		MF	2012 5, df=yes	Skënderbeu Korçë	2011		13	2

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 2011	GK		Alexandru Zveaghințev	Tiraspol	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	DF		Marcel Metoua	Banat Zrenjanin	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	MF		Rafael Sosa	Skënderbeu Korçë	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	MF		Alexandru Dedov	Dacia Chișinău	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	FW		Jhonatan	Atlético Paranaense	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	FW		Luvannor	Morrinhos	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	FW		Fuseini Nuhu	New Edubiase United	Undisclosed
Winter 2012	DF		João Pereira	Beira-Mar	Undisclosed
Winter 2012	MF		José Coelho	Benfica	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Summer 2011	DF		Jasmin Mecinović	Tiraspol	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	DF		Vladimir Branković	Vojvodina	Undisclosed
Summer 2011	FW		Amath Diedhiou	JA Drancy	Undisclosed
Winter 2012	DF		Ghandi Kassenu	Degerfors	Undisclosed
Winter 2012	FW		Jymmy	Shimizu S-Pulse	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
Summer 2011	FW		David Cortés	Jelgava	Winter 2012
Winter 2012	DF		Leonel Morales	Universitario de Sucre	Winter 2013
Winter 2012	FW		Darwin Ríos	Guabirá	Winter 2013

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
Summer 2009	DF		Djibril Paye	Tiraspol	End of Season
Summer 2011	DF		Serghei Diulgher	Tiraspol	End of Season
Summer 2011	FW		Jymmy	Chornomorets Odesa	Winter 2012
Summer 2011	FW		Fuseini Nuhu	Tiraspol	Winter 2012
Summer 2011	FW		Dalibor Volaš	Maribor	End of Season

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
1 January 2012	FW		Rafael Sosa	Flamurtari Vlorë	1 July 2012
1 January 2012	FW		Fuseini Nuhu	New Edubiase United	1 July 2012
29 May 2012	DF		Vazha Tarkhnishvili	Retired	29 May 2012^[2]

Competitions

Divizia Națională

See main article: 2011–12 Moldovan National Division.

Results

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League table

Moldovan Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Moldovan Cup.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1	MF		14	Wilfried Balima	18	0	0	18
2	FW		10	Aleksandar Pešić	14	0	0	14
3	FW		90	Luvannor	9	3	0	12
4	MF		77	Anatol Cheptine	7	0	0	7
5	DF		26	Miral Samardžić	3	3	0	6
6	FW		23	Jhonatan	2	2	0	4
7	DF		5	Vazha Tarkhnishvili	3	0	0	3
	MF		8	Serghei Gheorghiev	3	0	0	3
	MF		33	Nail Zamaliyev	3	0	0	3
	DF		15	Marcel Metoua	3	0	0	3
	FW		9	Darwin Ríos	3	0	0	3
				Own goal	2	1	0	3
13	FW		27	Rafael Sosa	2	0	0	2
	FW		22	Abu Tommy	1	1	0	2
	FW		19	David Cortes	0	2	0	2
16	MF			Alexandru Dedov	1	0	0	1
	MF		28	Vadim Rață	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	75	12	0	87

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Divizia Națională		Moldovan Cup		Europa League		Total
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1		GK	Alexandru Zveaghințev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Vazha Tarkhnishvili	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7		MF	Vitalie Bulat	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
8		MF	Serghei Gheorghiev	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		FW	Aleksandar Pešić	4	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
14		MF	Wilfried Balima	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		DF	Marcel Metoua	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16		DF	Leonel Morales	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		MF	Florent Rouamba	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
20		MF	José Coelho	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Abu Tommy	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23		FW	Jhonatan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25		GK	Vladislav Stoyanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		DF	Miral Samardžić	6	1	0	1	0	0	6	2
28		MF	Vadim Rață	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Nail Zamaliyev	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
77		MF	Anatol Cheptine	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
90		FW	Luvannor	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
		MF	Alexandru Dedov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		MF	Alexandru Onica	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
		FW	Igor Dima	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Players away from Sheriff Tiraspol on loan:
Players who left Sheriff Tiraspol during the season:
20		DF	Ghandi Kassenu	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Rafael Sosa	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
			TOTALS	52	2	2	1	7	0	61	3

Notes

Note 1: Željezničar played their home match at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo as it has a greater capacity than their own Stadion Grbavica.Note 2: Sheriff Tiraspol played their home match at Malaya Sportivnaya Arena (Small Arena), Tiraspol as it is located in the same complex as Sheriff Stadium, the club's main stadium.

Notes and References

1. Khachaturov was born in Bender, Moldova, but qualified to represent both Armenia and Moldova. Representing first Moldova at youth team level, before switching to Armenia in 2013.
2. Web site: Важа Тархнишвили заканчивает карьеру футболиста. . fc-sheriff.com . FC Sheriff Tiraspol . 22 January 2019 . Russian . 29 May 2012.