| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Sheriff Tiraspol |
| League Topscorer: | Oleg Andronic (14 goals) |
| Matches: | 165 |
| Total Goals: | 389 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 Moldovan National Division (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Divizia Națională) was the 18th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 2 July 2008 and ended on 17 May 2009.
Just prior to the start of the season, FC Politehnica Chișinău withdrew from the competition, causing the league to play with 11 teams this year. Further, CSCA-Steaua Chișinău merged with Rapid Ghidighici. The new club play under the name CSCA-Rapid Chișinău.
Due to the withdrawal of FC Rapid Ghidighici in mid-November 2007, no teams were relegated to Moldovan "A" Division. Promoted to Moldova's top-tier football were FC Academia UTM Chișinău.
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round were then 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.
Key numbers for pairing determination:
| 23rd round | 24th round | 25th round | 26th round | 27th round | 28th round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - bye | 1 - 2 | 2 - bye | 1 - 4 | 3 - bye | 1 - 6 | |
| 2 - 11 | 8 - 6 | 3 - 1 | 2 - 3 | 4 - 2 | 2 - 5 | |
| 3 - 10 | 9 - 5 | 4 - 11 | 9 - 7 | 5 - 1 | 3 - 4 | |
| 4 - 9 | 10 - 4 | 5 - 10 | 10 - 6 | 6 - 11 | 10 - 8 | |
| 5 - 8 | 11 - 3 | 6 - 9 | 11 - 5 | 7 - 10 | 11 - 7 | |
| 6 - 7 | bye - 7 | 7 - 8 | bye - 8 | 8 - 9 | bye - 9 |
| 29th round | 30th round | 31st round | 32nd round | 33rd round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 - bye | 1 - 8 | 5 - bye | 1 - 10 | 6 - bye | |
| 5 - 3 | 2 - 7 | 6 - 4 | 2 - 9 | 7 - 5 | |
| 6 - 2 | 3 - 6 | 7 - 3 | 3 - 8 | 8 - 4 | |
| 7 - 1 | 4 - 5 | 8 - 2 | 4 - 7 | 9 - 3 | |
| 8 - 11 | 11 - 9 | 9 - 1 | 5 - 6 | 10 - 2 | |
| 9 - 10 | bye - 10 | 10 - 11 | bye - 11 | 11 - 1 |
| Pos | Player | Scored for | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleg Andronic | Zimbru Chișinău | 14 | |
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