2011–12 Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Season 2011–12
Champions Sheriff Tiraspol
Relegated Sfîntul Gheorghe
Champions League Sheriff Tiraspol
Europa League Dacia Chișinău
Zimbru Chișinău
Milsami Orhei
Matches played 198
Goals scored 453 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Benjamin Balima (18 goals)
Biggest home win Sheriff 6–0 Olimpia
Biggest away win Sfîntul Gheorghe 0–6 Dacia
Highest scoring Academia 2–5 Milsami

The 2011–12 Moldovan National Division (Moldovan: Divizia Națională) was the 21st season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 23 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.[1]

The league was competed by 12 teams and won by Sheriff Tiraspol. Dacia Chișinău, Zimbru Chișinău and, as winners of the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup, Milsami Orhei gained places in the qualification rounds of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. CSCA–Rapid Chișinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds, but were both spared later after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team could be promoted from the 2011–12 A Division on the same grounds.

Teams

The number of teams in the league was decreased from 14 to 12.[2] Placed last in the previous season, Găgăuzia Comrat and Dinamo Bender had not completed their licensing to compete in the Moldovan National Division and were relegated.[3] Neither could the first four placed teams in the 2010–11 Moldovan "A" Division: Locomotiv Bălți,[3] Ursidos Chișinău, Dinamo-Auto and Intersport-Aroma,[4] therefore no teams were promoted.[5]

Stadia and locations

Chișinău
Chișinău teams:
Academia
Dacia
Zimbru
Location of teams in National Division 2011–12
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Academia UTM ChișinăuChișinău CST UTM 2,888
CostuleniCostuleni CSR Orhei 2,539
CSCA–Rapid ChișinăuGhidighici Ghidighici Stadium 1,500
Dacia ChișinăuChișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,600
Iskra-Stal RîbnițaRîbnița Orășenesc Stadium 4,500
Milsami OrheiOrhei CSR Orhei 2,539
Nistru OtaciOtaci Călărășăuca Stadium 2,000
Olimpia BălțBălți Olimpia Bălți Stadium 5,953
Sfîntul Gheorghe SuruceniSuruceni Suruceni Stadium 2,000
Sheriff TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 13,460
FC TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 13,460
Zimbru ChișinăuChișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,600

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 33 25 6 2 75 18+57 81 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dacia Chișinău 33 24 5 4 63 17+46 77 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Zimbru Chișinău 33 17 10 6 47 24+23 61
4 Milsami Orhei 33 14 5 14 41 37+4 47 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
5 Olimpia Bălți 33 10 15 8 26 271 45
6 Tiraspol 33 10 12 11 36 32+4 42
7 Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 33 11 7 15 41 487 40
8 Nistru Otaci 33 10 9 14 30 4111 39
9 Academia UTM Chişinău 33 6 13 14 32 4816 31
10 Sfântul Gheorghe (R) 33 7 9 17 23 5532 30 Relegation to 2012–13 Moldovan "A" Division 2
11 CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 33 6 8 19 20 5232 26
12 Costuleni 33 3 11 19 19 5435 20

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair Play competition[6]
1Milsami Orhei won the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
2CSCA–Rapid Chișinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds, but were both spared later after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team could be promoted from the 2011–12 A Division on the same grounds.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Round by round

Team ╲ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
Sheriff Tiraspol 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Dacia Chișinău 5 3 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Zimbru Chișinău 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Milsami Orhei 3 7 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Olimpia Bălți 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Tiraspol 9 11 10 11 7 5 4 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6
Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 12 10 6 6 9 10 8 8 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7
Nistru Otaci 9 5 7 7 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Academia UTM Chişinău 7 8 9 10 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 9 9 9 9
Sfântul Gheorghe 4 4 2 3 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 11 11 10 10 10
CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 11 12 12 9 11 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 11 11 11
Costuleni 8 9 11 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Leader 2nd place 3rd place Relegation

Last updated: 23 May 2012
Source: kicker (German)

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Home ╲ Away ACA CRC COSDACISKMILNISOLISFGSHETIRZIM
Academia UTM Chişinău 11 10 03 13 25 00 11 22 12 02 02
CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 32 00 12 21 11 00 00 00 12 01 12
Costuleni 11 12 01 33 13 00 00 21 02 04 00
Dacia Chișinău 31 30 10 12 20 10 31 20 00 11 20
Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 11 40 30 14 01 00 11 30 12 31 03
Milsami Orhei 32 31 51 01 01 12 00 01 02 10 11
Nistru Otaci 01 20 00 13 12 21 01 20 03 11 22
Olimpia Bălți 10 40 00 01 21 01 03 12 12 10 00
Sfântul Gheorghe 02 00 21 06 22 01 22 01 22 10 03
Sheriff Tiraspol 11 20 40 00 51 21 40 00 50 31 21
Tiraspol 00 01 31 02 01 00 20 00 11 23 00
Zimbru Chișinău 11 00 00 31 41 20 30 20 20 01 22

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round
  1 – 12    12 – 7      2 – 12    12 – 8      3 – 12    12 – 9
  2 – 11     8 – 6      3 – 1      9 – 7      4 – 2     10 – 8
  3 – 10     9 – 5      4 – 11    10 – 6      5 – 1     11 – 7
  4 – 9     10 – 4      5 – 10    11 – 5      6 – 11     1 – 6
  5 – 8     11 – 3      6 – 9      1 – 4      7 – 10     2 – 5
  6 – 7      1 – 2      7 – 8      2 – 3      8 – 9      3 – 4

29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round
  4 – 12    12 – 10     5 – 12    12 – 11     6 – 12
  5 – 3     11 – 9      6 – 4      1 – 10     7 – 5
  6 – 2      1 – 8      7 – 3      2 – 9      8 – 4
  7 – 1      2 – 7      8 – 2      3 – 8      9 – 3
  8 – 11     3 – 6      9 – 1      4 – 7     10 – 2
  9 – 10     4 – 5     10 – 11     5 – 6     11 – 1
Home ╲ Away ACA CRC COSDACISKMILNISOLISFGSHETIRZIM
Academia UTM Chişinău 31 10 20 11 12
CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 01 10 02 02 23
Costuleni 22 10 01 10 12
Dacia Chișinău 30 20 30 21 00 40
Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 11 12 11 02 02 02
Milsami Orhei 21 02 22 30 01 10
Nistru Otaci 00 30 13 10 11
Olimpia Bălţi 10 30 20 10 00 00
Sfântul Gheorghe 20 31 01 10 00
Sheriff Tiraspol 41 00 21 30 60 50
Tiraspol 41 23 11 03 10
Zimbru Chișinău 10 10 30 11 20 10

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated to matches played on 21 April 2013.[7]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Burkina Faso Benjamin Balima Sheriff Tiraspol 18
2 Serbia Aleksandar Pešić Sheriff Tiraspol 14
Moldova Oleg Molla Zimbru Chișinău 14
4 Russia Vasili Pavlov FC Dacia Chișinău 12
5 Moldova Maxim Mihaliov FC Dacia Chișinău 11
Moldova Ghenadie Orbu FC Dacia Chișinău 11
7 Brazil Henrique Luvannor Sheriff Tiraspol 9
Moldova Konstantin Yavorskiy FC Iskra-Stal 9
Ghana Eric Sackey Zimbru Chișinău 9
10 Montenegro Miloš Krkotić FC Dacia Chișinău 8
Moldova Radu Catan Zimbru Chișinău 8


Hat-tricks

Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
Player Home Away Result Date
Burkina Faso Balima, Wilfried BenjaminWilfried Benjamin Balima FC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Costuleni 4–0 10 September 2014
Serbia Pešić, AleksandarAleksandar Pešić FC Sheriff Tiraspol FC Olimpia 6–0 7 April 2012

Clean sheets

As of 5 May 2013
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Moldova Serghei Pașcenco FC Olimpia 17
2 Bulgaria Georgi Georgiev FC Tiraspol 12
Moldova Eugen Matiughin FC Dacia Chișinău 12
4 Moldova Artiom Gaiduchevici FC Dacia Chișinău 11
5 Moldova Alexandru Zveaghințev FC Sheriff Tiraspol 10
Moldova Nicolae Calancea FC Zimbru Chișinău 10
7 Bulgaria Vladislav Stoyanov FC Sheriff Tiraspol 8
8 Moldova Maxim Copeliciuc FC Academia Chișinău 7
Moldova Mihail Păiuș FC Zimbru Chișinău 7
Moldova Ghenadie Moșneaga FC Sfîntul Gheorghe 7
Moldova Andrian Negai FC Milsami Orhei 7

Disciplinary

Final classification.

Rank Player Club Yellow Cards Red Cards Points
1 Guinea Ibrahima Camara FC Olimpia 11 2 17
2 Ukraine Oleksandr Feshchenko FC Tiraspol 7 2 13
2 Moldova Ștefan Caraulan FC Sfîntul Gheorghe 7 2 13

References

  1. "Summary - Divizia Națională 2011/2012". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. "A fost întocmit calendarul DN 2011/2012" (in Romanian). Moldfootball.com. 6 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 ""Gagauzia" va începe sezonul în Divizia A" (in Romanian). Moldfootball.com. 2011-06-15.
  4. "FC Ursidos, FC Dinamo-Auto, CF Intersport-Aroma nu au primit licența națională" (in Romanian). Moldfootball.com. 2011-06-22.
  5. "Astazi se decide calendarul" (in Romanian). DiviziaNationala.com. 6 July 2011.
  6. "Regulamentul Campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediţia 2011-2012" (PDF) (in Romanian). FMF.md. 18 July 2011.
  7. "Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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