2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga
Appearance
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 30 July 2022 – 20 May 2023 |
Champions | Sheriff 21st title |
Relegated | Dinamo-Auto |
Champions League | Sheriff |
Conference League | Petrocub Zimbru Milsami |
Matches played | 86 |
Goals scored | 183 (2.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rasheed Akanbi Alexandru Dedov (8 goals each) |
Best goalkeeper | Nikos Giannakopoulos (10 clean sheets) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 30 July 2022 and ended on 20 May 2023. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club earned a place in the second qualifying round and the third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Teams
[edit]A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The top 7 teams from the 2021–22 season and one promoted team from the Divizia A: Dacia Buiucani, returning to the top tier after one year absence.
Team | Place | Ground | Capacity | Coach |
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Bălți | Bălți | Bălți Stadium | 5,953 | Veaceslav Rusnac |
Dacia Buiucani | Chișinău | Suruceni Stadium | 350 | Andrei Martin |
Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto | 1,300 | Novruz Azimov |
Milsami | Orhei | Orhei Stadium | 2,539 | Serghei Dubrovin |
Petrocub | Hîncești | Hîncești Stadium | 1,100 | Ivan Tabanov |
Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Zimbru-2 Stadium | 1,500 | Nicolai Mandrîcenco |
Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,798 | Roberto Bordin |
Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,104 | Lilian Popescu |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Petrocub | Lilian Popescu | Resigned | 16 May 2022[1] | Pre-season | Alexei Savinov | 1 June 2022[2] |
Sheriff | Yuriy Vernydub | Resigned | 8 June 2022[3] | Stjepan Tomas | 21 June 2022[4] | |
Zimbru | Michele Bon | Released | 17 June 2022[5] | Vlad Goian | 26 June 2022[6] | |
Petrocub | Alexei Savinov | No UEFA Pro Licence | 1 July 2022 | Ivan Tabanov | 1 July 2022[7] | |
Dinamo-Auto | Oleg Bejenar | Released | 1 July 2022 | Anatol Teslev (caretaker) | 6 August 2022[8] | |
Zimbru | Vlad Goian | Resigned | 30 August 2022[9] | 7th | Lilian Popescu | 31 August 2022[10] |
Dinamo-Auto | Anatol Teslev | End of caretaker period | 9 September 2022 | 8th | Novruz Azimov | 9 September 2022[11] |
Bălți | Serghei Cebotari | Resigned | 10 October 2022 | 6th | Veaceslav Rusnac | 11 October 2022 |
Sheriff | Stjepan Tomas | Resigned | 25 October 2022[12] | 1st | Victor Mihailov (caretaker) | 25 October 2022 |
Victor Mihailov | End of caretaker period | 9 January 2023 | 1st | Roberto Bordin | 9 January 2023[13] |
Phase I
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to Phase II |
2 | Petrocub Hîncești | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 27 | |
3 | Zimbru Chișinău | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19[a] | |
4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19[a] | |
5 | Milsami Orhei | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 17[b] | |
6 | Bălți | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17[b] | |
7 | Dacia Buiucani | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 | Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II |
8 | Dinamo-Auto | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0[c] |
Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.[15]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.[15]
Notes:
Results
[edit]Phase II
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 24 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Petrocub Hîncești | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Zimbru Chișinău | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
4 | Milsami Orhei | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 11 | |
5 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 7 | Dissolved after the season[a] |
6 | Bălți | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 |
Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Sfîntul Gheorghe withdrew before the start of the next season.[16]
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rasheed Akanbi | Sheriff | 8 |
Alexandru Dedov | Zimbru | ||
3 | Marius Iosipoi | Petrocub | 7 |
4 | Radu Gînsari | Milsami | 6 |
5 | Jibril Ibrahim | Sf. Gheorghe | 5 |
Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | ||
Victor Bogaciuc | Petrocub | ||
8 | Steve Ambri | Sheriff | 4 |
Emmanuel Alaribe | Zimbru | ||
Eugen Sidorenco | Zimbru | ||
Mouhamed Diop | Sheriff |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandru Dedov | Zimbru | Sf. Gheorghe | 3–3 | 11 September 2022 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[18] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nikos Giannakopoulos | Zimbru | 10 |
2 | Razak Abalora | Sheriff | 7 |
Cristian Avram | Petrocub | ||
4 | Sebastian Agachi | Zimbru (0) & Dacia (6) | 6 |
Victor Străistari | Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Bălți (3) | ||
6 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Sheriff | 5 |
Nicolai Calancea | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
8 | Emil Tîmbur | Milsami | 4 |
9 | Maksym Koval | Sheriff | 3 |
Igor Mostovei | Petrocub | ||
Victor Buga | Milsami | ||
Dallian Allogho | Dinamo-Auto | ||
Stanislav Namașco | Bălți |
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Alexei Savinov este noul antrenor al echipei Petrocub" (in Romanian).petrocub.md
- ^ "Thank you, Yuri Vernidub".fc-sheriff.com
- ^ "Stjepan Tomas – noul principal" (in Romanian).fc-sheriff.com
- ^ "Зимбру уволил итальянца Микеле Бона с поста главного тренера основной команды" (in Russian).sports.md
- ^ "Известно имя нового главного тренера" (in Russian).sports.md
- ^ "Squad".uefa.com
- ^ "Match report" (PDF).soccerway.com
- ^ "Vlad Goian a reziliat contractul" (in Romanian).zimbru.md
- ^ "Lilian Popescu este noul antrenor al echipei Zimbru" (in Romanian).zimbru.md
- ^ "Главный тренер из Азербайджана" (in Russian).dinamo-auto.com
- ^ "Спасибо, Степан Томас". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Welcome back".fc-sheriff.com
- ^ "Echipa Dinamo-Auto a fost depunctată" (in Romanian). FMF. 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2022-23" [Regulations edition 2022-23 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- ^ "Astăzi povestea clubului a ajuns la final" (in Romanian).facebook.com
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- ^ "Clean sheets". soccerway.com.