| Competition: | Moldovan National Division |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Winners: | Sheriff |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Sheriff |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Milsami Petrocub Hîncești Zaria Bălți |
| Biggest Home Win: | Zaria 6–0 Dinamo-Auto |
| Highest Scoring: | Sheriff 6–3 Dacia |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 230 |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Moldovan National Division (ro|Divizia Națională) was the 27th season of top-tier football in Moldova. It was played as a double round-robin tournament. This transitional season was a result of the Moldovan Football Federation's decision to change the Divizia Națională season from an Autumn–Spring schedule to a Spring–Autumn one. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The competition began on 8 July 2017.[1]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacia | Chișinău | Stadionul Moldova (Speia) | 8,550 | |
| Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 | |
| Milsami | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 2,539 | |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Sărata-Galbenă | Stadionul Orășenesc Hîncești | 1,500 | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Suruceni Stadium | 1,500 | |
| Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,746 | |
| Speranța | Nisporeni | Stadionul Orășenesc Hîncești[2] | 1,500 | |
| Spicul | Chișcăreni | CSR Orhei[3] | 2,539 | |
| Zaria | Bălți | Stadionul Orășenesc Bălți | 5,953 | |
| Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacia | Viorel Frunză | Alexandru Pașcenco | Joma | OM | |
| Dinamo-Auto | Iurie Groșev | Dumitru Popovici | Joma | - | |
| Milsami | Veaceslav Rusnac | Andrei Cojocari | Kelme | Dufremol | |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Lilian Popescu | Vladimir Ambros | Joma | MAIB | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Secu | n/a | Macron | - | |
| Sheriff | Roberto Bordin | Mateo Sušić | Adidas | IDC | |
| Speranța | Cristian Efros | Stefan Efros | Nike | Orom-Imexpo | |
| Spicul | Denis Calincov | Petru Ojog | Joma | Salamander | |
| Zaria | Stefan Stoica | Alexandru Onica | Joma | Bălți | |
| Zimbru | Iurie Osipenco | Denis Rusu | Joma | - |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Position | Incoming manager | Appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milsami |  Adrian Sosnovschi | Mutual consent | 5 June 2016 | preseason | Veaceslav Rusnac[4] | 5 June 2017 | |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Iurie Osipenco | Mutual consent | 6 June 2017 | preseason | Lilian Popescu[5] | 6 June 2017 | |
| Zimbru |  Ștefan Stoica | Sacked | 11 July 2017 | 8th | Iurie Osipenco[6] | 16 July 2017 | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Vadim Boreț[7] | Sacked | 24 July 2017 | 10th | Serghei Secu[8] | 24 July 2017 | |
| Zaria | Vlad Goian[9] | Sacked | 26 August 2017 | 9th | Ștefan Stoica[10] | 28 August 2017 |
The schedule consists of two rounds, each team plays each other once home-and-away for a total of 18 matches per team.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitalie Damașcan | Sheriff | 13 |
| 2 | Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub-Hîncești | 9 |
| 3 |  Stefan Mugoša | Sheriff | 7 |
| 4 | Josip Brezovec | Sheriff | 5 |
 Serhiy Zahynaylov | Zaria | ||
 Jairo | Sheriff | ||
| Vadim Paireli | Petrocub-Hîncești | ||
| Viorel Primac | Speranța | ||
| Jean Theodoro | Zimbru | ||
| 10 |  Marius Obekop | Zaria | 4 |
| Douglas | Zimbru | ||
| Evgheni Oancea | Sheriff | ||
| Maxim Mihaliov | Zaria | ||
| Veaceslav Sofroni | Spicul | ||
 Bratislav Punoševac | Dacia | ||
| Sergiu Plătică | Speranța | ||
| Alexandru Dedov | Milsami | ||
| Alexandru Pașcenco | Dacia | ||
| Constantin Bogdan | Milsami |
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Zimbru | 4–0 | |||
| | Sheriff | 3–1 | |||
| | Sheriff | 5–0 | |||
| Sheriff | 6–3 | ||||
| Sheriff | 6–3 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[12] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radu Mîțu | Milsami | 8 | |
| 2 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Petrocub-Hîncești | 7 | |
| 3 | Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | 6 | |
| Serghei Pașcenco | Zaria | |||
| 5 | Nicolae Țurcan | Speranța | 5 | |
| 6 | Dorian Railean | Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Dacia (1) | 4 | |
| 7 | Georgi Georgiev | Dacia | 3 | |
| Ilie Cebanu | Zimbru | |||
| Ion Rîmbu | Spicul | |||
| 10 | Ghenadie Moșneaga | Dinamo-Auto | 2 |
| Pos | Team[13] | Total | High | Low | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaria Bălți | 9 | 13,900 | 3,000 | 500 | 1,544 | |
| 2 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 9 | 12,100 | 2,000 | 700 | 1,344 | |
| 3 | Milsami Orhei | 9 | 9,100 | 1,500 | 700 | 1,011 | |
| 4 | Zimbru Chișinău | 9 | 8,100 | 2,000 | 300 | 900 | |
| 5 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 9 | 6,400 | 1,000 | 300 | 711 | |
| 6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 9 | 4,000 | 800 | 200 | 444 | |
| 7 | Spicul Chișcăreni | 9 | 2,950 | 500 | 200 | 328 | |
| 8 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 9 | 2,900 | 700 | 100 | 322 | |
| 9 | Dacia Chișinău | 9 | 1,930 | 800 | 50 | 214 | |
| 10 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 9 | 1,250 | 200 | 100 | 139 | |
| League total | 90 | 62,630 | 3,000 | 50 | 696 |