Moldovan Super Liga Explained

Pixels:150
Country:Moldova
Confed:UEFA
Teams:8
Relegation:Liga 1
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Cupa Moldovei
Supercupa Moldovei
Confed Cup:UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:Sheriff Tiraspol (21)
Current:2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga
Super Liga
Organiser:FMF
Tv:We Sport TV

The Super Liga is an association football league that is the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when Moldova became independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in place of former Soviet republican competitions that existed since 1945. Before the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940, clubs from modern Moldova competed in the Romanian football competitions, particularly Nistru Chișinău.

There are currently eight teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to Liga 1 and replaced by the lower league's champion.

Sheriff Tiraspol – located in Transnistria – is the most successful league club with 21 titles, followed by Zimbru Chișinău with eight wins. Petrocub Hîncești, Milsami Orhei, Dacia Chișinău and FC Tiraspol also won the title on one occasion each.

Clubs

2024–25 clubs

UEFA ranking

The league is ranked 31st out of 55 in the UEFA League Ranking for the 2024-25 European football season.

In the UEFA Club Ranking for the 2024-25 European football season, Super Liga clubs have the following ranks (previous season rank in italics):

Winners

[1]

SeasonChampionsRunner-UpThird PlaceLeague Leading GoalscorerGoalsWinning Coach
1992Tiligul-Tiras TiraspolBugeac Comrat Serghei Alexandrov (Bugeac Comrat),
Oleg Flentea (Constructorul Chișinău)
13 Sergiu Sîrbu
Zimbru Chișinău (2)Tiligul-Tiras TiraspolMoldova Boroseni Vladimir Cosse (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol)30 Sergiu Sîrbu (2)
1993–94Zimbru Chișinău (3)Tiligul-Tiras TiraspolCodru Călărași Vladimir Cosse (Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol) (2)24 Alexandru Spiridon
1994–95Zimbru Chișinău (4)Tiligul-Tiras TiraspolOlimpia Bălți Vladislav Gavriliuc (Nistru Otaci / Zimbru Chișinău)20 Alexandru Spiridon
1995–96Zimbru Chișinău (5)Tiligul-Tiras TiraspolConstructorul Chișinău Vladislav Gavriliuc (Zimbru Chișinău) (2)34 Alexandru Spiridon (3)
1996–97Constructorul ChișinăuZimbru ChișinăuTiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Serghei Rogaciov (Constructorul Chișinău / Olimpia Bălți)35 Alexandru Mațiura
1997–98Zimbru Chișinău (6)Tiligul-Tiras TiraspolConstructorul Chișinău Serghei Cleșcenco (Zimbru Chișinău)25 Semen Altman
1998–99Zimbru Chișinău (7)Constructorul ChișinăuTiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Serghei Rogaciov (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2)21 Semen Altman (2)
1999–00Zimbru Chișinău (8)Sheriff TiraspolConstructorul Chișinău Serghei Rogaciov (Sheriff Tiraspol) (3)20 Oleksandr Skrypnyk
2000–01Zimbru ChișinăuTiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Ruslan Barburoș (Haiduc-Sporting / Agro Chișinău / Sheriff Tiraspol),
David Mujiri (Sheriff Tiraspol)
17[2] Vladimir Zemlianoi
2001–02Sheriff Tiraspol (2)Nistru OtaciZimbru Chișinău Ruslan Barburoș (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2)17 Mihai Stoichiță
2002–03Sheriff Tiraspol (3)Zimbru ChișinăuNistru Otaci Serghei Dadu (Tiraspol / Sheriff Tiraspol)19 Gavril Balint
2003–04Sheriff Tiraspol (4)Nistru OtaciZimbru Chișinău Vladimir Shishelov (Zimbru Chișinău)15 Ihor Nakonechny
2004–05Sheriff Tiraspol (5)Nistru OtaciDacia Chișinău Catalin Lichioiu (Nistru Otaci) 16 Leonid Kuchuk
2005–06Sheriff Tiraspol (6)Zimbru ChișinăuTiraspol Aliaksei Kuchuk (Sheriff Tiraspol) 13 Leonid Kuchuk (2)
2006–07Sheriff Tiraspol (7)Zimbru ChișinăuNistru Otaci Aliaksei Kuchuk (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2)17 Leonid Kuchuk (3)
2007–08Sheriff Tiraspol (8)Dacia ChișinăuNistru Otaci Igor Picușceac (Tiraspol / Sheriff Tiraspol)14 Leonid Kuchuk (4)
2008–09Sheriff Tiraspol (9)Dacia ChișinăuIskra-Stal Rîbnița Oleg Andronic (Zimbru Chișinău)16 Leonid Kuchuk (5)
2009–10Sheriff Tiraspol (10)Iskra-Stal RîbnițaOlimpia Bălți Alexandru Maximov (Viitorul),
Jymmy França (Sheriff Tiraspol)
13 Andrei Sosnitskiy
2010–11Sheriff TiraspolMilsami Orhei Gheorghe Boghiu (Milsami Orhei)26 Igor Dobrovolski
2011–12Sheriff Tiraspol (11)Dacia ChișinăuZimbru Chișinău Wilfried Balima (Sheriff Tiraspol)18 Vitali Rashkevich
2012–13Sheriff Tiraspol (12)Dacia ChișinăuTiraspol Gheorghe Boghiu (Milsami Orhei) (2)16 Vitali Rashkevich (2)
2013–14Sheriff Tiraspol (13)TiraspolVeris Chișinău Henrique Luvannor (Sheriff Tiraspol)26 Veaceslav Rusnac
2014–15Dacia ChișinăuSheriff Tiraspol Ricardinho (Sheriff Tiraspol)19 Iurie Osipenco
2015–16Sheriff Tiraspol (14)Dacia ChișinăuZimbru Chișinău Danijel Subotić (Sheriff Tiraspol)12 Zoran Vulić
2016–17Sheriff Tiraspol (15)Dacia ChișinăuMilsami Orhei Ricardinho (Sheriff Tiraspol) (2)15 Roberto Bordin
2017Sheriff Tiraspol (16)Milsami OrheiPetrocub-Hîncești Vitalie Damașcan (Sheriff Tiraspol) 13 Roberto Bordin (2)
2018Sheriff Tiraspol (17)Milsami OrheiPetrocub Hîncești Vladimir Ambros (Petrocub Hîncești)12 Goran Sablić
2019Sheriff Tiraspol (18)Sfântul Gheorghe SuruceniPetrocub Hîncești Yury Kendysh (Sheriff Tiraspol)12 Zoran Zekić
2020–21Sheriff Tiraspol (19)Petrocub HînceștiMilsami Orhei Frank Castañeda (Sheriff Tiraspol)28 Yuriy Vernydub
2021–22Sheriff Tiraspol (20)Petrocub HînceștiMilsami Orhei Vladimir Ambros (Petrocub Hîncești) (2)17 Yuriy Vernydub (2)
2022–23Sheriff Tiraspol (21)Petrocub HînceștiZimbru Chișinău Rasheed Akanbi (Sheriff Tiraspol),
Alexandru Dedov (Zimbru Chișinău)
8 Roberto Bordin (3)
2023–24Sheriff TiraspolZimbru Chișinău Radu Gînsari (Milsami Orhei)13

Performance by club

TeamTitlesRunner-up
Sheriff Tiraspol213
Zimbru Chișinău85
Dacia Chișinău17
Petrocub Hîncești13
Milsami Orhei12
Tiraspol12
Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol6
Nistru Otaci3
Iskra-Stal1
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni1

Clean sheets

[3]

SeasonNameClean sheetsClub
2009–1016Iskra-Stal Rîbnița
2010–11 Nicolae Calancea20Zimbru Chișinău
2011–1217Olimpia Bălți
2012–1317Tiraspol
2013–14 Dumitru Stajila17Sheriff Tiraspol
2014–15 Dorian Railean,
Serghei Pașcenco (2)
12
2015–16 Artiom Gaiduchevici (2),
Alexei Coșelev
15
2016–17 Radu Mîțu17
2017 Radu Mîțu (2)8Milsami Orhei (2)
2018 Serghei Pașcenco (3)11
2019 Dumitru Celeadnic15Sheriff Tiraspol
2020–21 Cristian Avram16Petrocub Hîncești
2021–22 Georgios Athanasiadis13Sheriff Tiraspol (6)
2022–23 Nikos Giannakopoulos10Zimbru Chișinău (2)
2023–24 Silviu Șmalenea9Petrocub Hîncești (2)

Top assists

[4]

SeasonNameAssistsClub
2015–16 Eugeniu Cociuc,
Radu Gînsari
7Dacia Chișinău,
Sheriff Tiraspol
2016–17 Ricardinho14
2017 Cristiano da Silva14
2018 Ziguy Badibanga8Sheriff Tiraspol
2019 Maxim Mihaliov10
2020–21 Alexandru Antoniuc21
2021–22 Vladimir Ambros17Petrocub Hîncești
2022–23 Vladimir Ambros (2)5Petrocub Hîncești
2023–24 Vladimir Ambros (3),
Ricardinho (2)
10Petrocub Hîncești (3),
Sheriff Tiraspol (5)

Disciplinary

[5]

SeasonNamePointsClub
2009–1015Sfântul Gheorghe
2010–11 Andrei Tcaciuc,
Oleksandr Feshchenko,
Alexandru Cheltuială
16Olimpia Bălți,
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița,
Olimpia Bălți (2)
2011–1217Olimpia Bălți (3)
2012–13 Dumitru Bogdan (2)15Academia Chișinău
2013–14 Vadim Cemirtan,
Adil Rhaili
11Costuleni,
Milsami Orhei
2014–15 Eugen Celeadnic9Academia Chișinău (2)
2015–16 Andrei Cojocari10
2016–17 Eugen Celeadnic (2)12Academia Chișinău (3)
2017 Georgi Bugulov9Speranța Nisporeni
2018 Alexandru Onica17Zimbru Chișinău
2019 Vasile Jardan12Milsami Orhei
2020–21 Bohdan Mytsyk,
Alexandru Starîș
13Codru Lozova,
Speranța Nisporeni (2)
2021–22 Nichita Moțpan10Bălți (4)
2022–23 Ion Borș10Sfântul Gheorghe (2)
2023–24 Igor Lambarschi10Milsami Orhei (4)

All-time table

[6]

The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons. Teams in bold are currently playing in Moldovan National Division (2023-24 season).

RankClubSeasons2PlayedWonDrawnLostGoals1Points3GoldSilverBronze
1Sheriff Tiraspol26761567129651622-36318302131
2Zimbru Chișinău339545032192321604-7591664856
3Bălți / Zaria Bălți26754286167301917-9461071002
4Tiraspol21625290160175904-5771024125
5Dacia Buiucani / Dacia Chișinău19549279135135805-496972171
6Nistru Otaci21619242144233802-746858033
7Milsami Orhei1543822282134652-413748124
8Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol17492225126141763-502743063
9Petrocub Hîncești102711287172418-263455133
10Tighina1339010785198417-697378000
11Agro Chișinău1234010170169378-516355000
12Iskra-Stal Rîbnița7234906579263-246335011
13Speranța Nisporeni123358191163310-501312000
14Sfântul Gheorghe92678457126292-427309010
15Rapid Ghidighici103157964172272-529299000
16Unisport-Auto Chișinău102748753134304-406280000
17Academia Chișinău92827261149277-452277000
18Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol102667554137294-501273000
19Codru Călărași5146612857209-210181001
20Gagauzia6177602493204-352161001
21Costuleni4138353271123-203137000
22Politehnica Chișinău6174294897126-266135000
23Moldova-Gaz Chișinău38633153897-109114000
24Torentul Chișinău5138353271155-240113000
25MHM-93 Chișinău386291938103-109106000
26Roma Bălți38624184485-12590000
27Nistru Cioburciu4121292666114-22582000
28Moldova Boroseni38228183685-12074001
29Veris Chișinău133218474-2571001
30Locomotiva Basarabeasca25618122665-10166000
31Cristalul Fălești410821186999-22762000
32Progresul Briceni38620115568-21362000
33Spumante Cricova26016123277-7560000
34Saksan38114155253-13257000
35Florești3781266067-20642000
36Speranța Crihana Veche266894955-16130000
37Ciuhur Ocnița130661820-9724000
38Sinteza Căușeni130791422-5123000
39Ungheni130452119-7917000
40Tricon Cahul130491725-5317000
41Happy End Camenca128361923-6915000
42Spicul Chișcăreni118351014-3514000
42Codru Lozova264285434-17414000
44Stimold-MIF Chișinău126271719-6013000
45Universul Ciuciuleni130442221-5912000
46Energhetic Dubăsari136223213-1008000
47Constructurul Leova122231711-638000
48Attila Ungheni130112810-1414000
49Spartanii Sportul11402129-422000
  1. For clubs that have been renamed, their name at the time of their most recent season in the Divizia Nationala is given. The current members are listed in bold.
  2. Includes championship play-offs, doesn't include relegation play-offs.
  3. For the purposes of this table, each win is worth 3 points. The three-point system was adopted in 1995.

Republican winners (being a part the USSR)

Source RSSSFSource lena-dvorkina

Participating clubs

CityClubsYears
Chișinău (15)Zimbru Chișinău1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15,
2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Dacia Chișinău2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
Agro Chișinău1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
Unisport Chişinău1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2004–05
Academia Chișinău2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Rapid Ghidighici2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Constructorul Chișinău1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Torentul Chișinău1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Politehnica Chișinău2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
MHM-93 Chișinău1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
Moldova-Gaz Chișinău1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
Spumante Cricova1995–96, 1996–97
Stimold-MIF Chișinău1997–98
Veris Chișinău2013–14
Tiraspol (4)Sheriff Tiraspol1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04,
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
Tiraspol2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14,
2014–15
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Hîncești (4)Petrocub Hîncești2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Universul Ciuciuleni1992–93
Haiducul Sporting Hîncești2000–01
Hîncesti2001–02
Cahul (3)Victoria Cahul1996–97, 1997–98
Speranța Crihana Veche2012–13, 2013–14
Tricon Cahul1992–93
Ungheni (3)Costuleni2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Attila Ungheni1996–97
Ungheni2016–17
Bălți (2)Bălți1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2006–07, 2007–08,
2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Roma Bălți1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
Ocnița (2)Nistru Otaci1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04,
2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Ciuhur Ocnița1996–97
Gagauzia (2)Găgăuzia1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2010–11
Saksan2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Strășeni (2)Codru Călărași1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
Codru Lozova2019, 2020–21
Tighina (1)Tighina1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98,2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,
2010–11
Orhei (1)Milsami Orhei2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Nisporeni (1)Speranța Nisporeni1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21
Ialoveni (1)Sfântul Gheorghe2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Rîbnița (1)Iskra-Stal Rîbnița2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Ștefan Vodă (1)Nistru Cioburciu1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Fălești (1)Cristalul Fălești1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
Râșcani (1)Moldova Boroseni1992, 1992–93, 1993–94
Briceni (1)Progresul Briceni1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Florești (1)Florești2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
Basarabeasca (1)Locomotiva Basarabeasca1996–97, 1997–98
Leova (1)Constructorul Leova1992
Căușeni (1)Sinteza Căușeni1993–94
Dubăsari (1)Energhetic Dubăsari1999–00
Slobozia (1)Constructorul Cioburciu2001–02
Camenca (1)Happy End Camenca2001–02
Sîngerei (1)Spicul Chișcăreni2017
Cimișlia (1)Spartanii Sportul2023–24

Notes and References

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  4. Web site: Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova - Disciplinary. Soccerway.com. 29 July 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142428/http://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20132014/regular-season/r21678/players/. live.
  5. Web site: Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova - Disciplinary. Soccerway.com. 29 July 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142428/http://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20132014/regular-season/r21678/players/. live.
  6. Web site: All time divizia nationala table. divizianationala.com. 10 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20100306003219/http://www.divizianationala.com/. 6 March 2010. dead.
  7. Web site: Moldova Sport History. 2019-01-02. 2019-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190102143250/http://andron-prodan.blogspot.com/2016/11/normal-0-false-false-false_16.html. live.