2017 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season

Sheriff Tiraspol
2017 season
Chairman	Viktor Gushan
Manager	Roberto Bordin
Stadium	Sheriff Stadium
Divizia Naţională	1st
Moldovan Cup	Progress to 2018 season
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Vitalie Damașcan (13); All: Vitalie Damașcan (13)
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2017 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 21st season, and their 20th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.

Squad

As of match played 7 December 2017

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Zvonimir Mikulić	GK	(1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 27)	loan from NK Osijek	2017	25	0
12	Maxim Bardîș	GK	(1997-07-16)16 July 1997 (aged 20)	Trainee	2017	0	0
25	Sergiu Juric	GK	(1984-03-03)3 March 1984 (aged 33)	Veris Chișinău	2014
Defenders
3	Ion Jardan	DF	(1990-01-10)10 January 1990 (aged 27)	Zimbru Chișinău	2017	21	0
4	Petru Racu	DF	(1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 30)	Milsami Orhei	2017	24	3
6	Victor Oliveira	DF	(1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 23)	Joinville	2016	17	0
15	Cristiano	DF	(1993-08-29)29 August 1993 (aged 24)	loan from Volta Redonda	2017	29	1
26	Ivan Voropai	DF	(1998-04-21)21 April 1998 (aged 19)	Trainee	2017	0	0
35	Ante Kulušić	DF	(1986-06-06)6 June 1986 (aged 31)	HNK Rijeka	2017	17	2
37	Vitalie Bordian	DF	(1984-08-11)11 August 1984 (aged 33)	Dacia Chișinău	2016	32	0
55	Mateo Sušić	DF	(1990-11-18)18 November 1990 (aged 27)	Sheriff Tiraspol	2017	98	2
90	Veaceslav Posmac	DF	(1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 27)	Dacia Chișinău	2017	30	2
Midfielders
8	Jeremy de Nooijer	MF	(1992-03-15)15 March 1992 (aged 25)	Levski Sofia	2017	24	0
11	Zlatko Tripić	MF	(1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 25)	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2017	8	0
14	Wilfried Balima	MF	(1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 32)	US Ouagadougou	2005
17	Vsevolod Nihaev	MF	(1999-05-04)4 May 1999 (aged 18)	Trainee	2017	0	0
18	Gheorghe Anton	MF	(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 (aged 24)	Trainee	2017	26	0
19	Artiom Bilinschii	MF	(1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 21)	Trainee	2017	1	0
24	Jessie Guera Djou	MF	(1997-05-03)3 May 1997 (aged 20)	loan from Accra Lions	2017	3	0
30	Josip Brezovec	MF	(1986-03-12)12 March 1986 (aged 31)	HNK Rijeka	2016	55	20
32	Evgheni Oancea	MF	(1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 21)	Trainee	2016	14	2
33	Mihail Caimacov	MF	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 19)	Trainee	2016	3	0
77	Yury Kendysh	MF	(1990-06-10)10 June 1990 (aged 27)	loan from BATE Borisov	2017	14	2
Forwards
9	Stefan Mugoša	FW	(1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 25)	1860 Munich	2017	21	7
10	Jairo	FW	(1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 25)	loan from PAOK	2017	21	6
22	Marin Căruntu	FW	(1997-11-28)28 November 1997 (aged 20)	Trainee	2017	1	0
27	Andrei Cobeț	FW	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 20)	Trainee	2015	0	0
39	Ziguy Badibanga	FW	(1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 26)	Omonia Nicosia	2017	36	9
99	Vitalie Damașcan	FW	(1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 18)	Zimbru Chișinău	2017	35	19
Players away on loan
7	Jô Santos	FW	(1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 26)	Zimbru Chișinău	2016	16	4
16	Vadim Paireli	MF	(1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 22)	Trainee	2013	66	6
27	Andrei Macrițchii	DF	(1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 21)	Trainee	2013	4	1
29	Eugeniu Rebenja	FW	(1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 22)	Tiraspol	2015	38	11
Left during the season
20	Cyrille Bayala	MF	(1996-05-24)24 May 1996 (aged 21)	El Dakhleya	2016	39	11

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	BRA	Jô Santos (at Politehnica Iași)
16	MF	MDA	Vadim Paireli (at Petrocub Hîncești)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	MDA	Andrei Macrițchii (at Petrocub Hîncești)
29	FW	MDA	Eugeniu Rebenja (at Speranța Nisporeni)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 June 2017	DF	Petru Racu	Milsami Orhei	Undisclosed	^[1]
21 June 2017	MF	Jeremy de Nooijer	Levski Sofia	Undisclosed	^[2]
21 June 2017	MF	Gheorghe Anton	Zimbru Chișinău	Undisclosed	^[3]
28 June 2017	FW	Stefan Mugoša	1860 Munich	Undisclosed	^[4]
4 July 2017	DF	Veaceslav Posmac	Dacia Chișinău	Undisclosed	^[5]
20 July 2017	MF	Wilfried Balima		Free	^[6]
31 July 2017	DF	Ante Kulušić	HNK Rijeka	Undisclosed	^[7]
3 August 2017	MF	Zlatko Tripić	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Undisclosed	^[8]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 September 2017	MF		Cyrille Bayala	RC Lens	Undisclosed	^[9]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
22 June 2017	DF	Cristiano	Volta Redonda	End of Season	^[10]
28 June 2017	GK	Zvonimir Mikulić	Osijek	End of Season	^[11]
8 August 2017	FW	Jairo	PAOK	End of Season	^[12]
30 August 2017	MF	Yury Kendysh	BATE Borisov	End of Season	^[13]
24 October 2017	MF	Jessie Guera Djou	Accra Lions	End of 2018 Season	^[14]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
2 August 2017	FW	Jô Santos	CSM Politehnica Iași	End of Season	^[15]
	DF	Artur Crăciun	Milsami Orhei	End of Season
	DF	Andrei Macrițchii	Petrocub Hîncești	End of Season
	MF	Vadim Paireli	Petrocub Hîncești	End of Season
	FW	Eugeniu Rebenja	Speranța Nisporeni	End of Season

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
16 June 2017^[16]	MF	Wilfried Balima	Sheriff Tiraspol	20 July 2017^[6]
16 June 2017	MF	Ricardinho	Red Star Belgrade	16 June 2017^[17]
5 November 2017	DF	Dionatan Teixeira	His Death	^[18]
	GK	Alexei Koșelev	Politehnica Iași
	DF	Vujadin Savić	Red Star Belgrade
	DF	Maxim Potîrniche	Petrocub Hîncești
	DF	Artiom Rozgoniuc	Petrocub Hîncești
	MF	Seidu Yahaya	Dinamo Minsk
	MF	Radu Gînsari	Hapoel Haifa
	MF	Ivan Urvanțev	Petrocub Hîncești
	MF	Khalifa Jabbie	Racing Beirut
	FW	Maxim Iurcu	Speranța Nisporeni

Competitions

Divizia Națională

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	14	3	1	50	14	+36	45	6	2	1	28	10	+18	8	1	0	22	4	+18

Last updated: 26 November 2017.
Source: See Results

Results

9 July 2017 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	5 – 0	Zaria Bălți	Tiraspol
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Brezovec 21' 58' (pen.) Mugoša 43' Racu 45' Damașcan 51' Posmac 72' Bordian 89'	Report	Novicov 13' Mihaliov 71'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexandr Tean

16 July 2017 2	Dacia Chișinău	1 – 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Speia
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Anton 11' Punoševac 57' Pașcenco 84' Ilescu 90+1'	Report	Brezovec 44' Damașcan 90+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Moldova Attendance: 800 Referee: Vladislav Ivancenco

22 July 2017 3	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 2	Zimbru Chișinău	Tiraspol
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Damașcan 13' Bayala 37' Jardan 55'	Report	Monday 27' Theodoro 90'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gabriel Tupicico

29 July 2017 4	Petrocub Hîncești	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Hîncești
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Taras 28' Dima 76'	Report	Mugoša 70' Victor 80' Damașcan 82' 90+4'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 900 Referee: Alexandr Tean

5 August 2017 5	Sheriff Tiraspol	3 – 1	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	Tiraspol
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Damașcan 11', 35', 55' Mugoša 48'	Report	Gheorghiev 31' Costin 64' Popovici 66' 90+1' Roșca 71'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petru Stoianov

12 August 2017 6	Sfântul Gheorghe	0 – 3	Sheriff Tiraspol	Suruceni
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pătraș 39'	Report	Damașcan 40' Racu 47' Posmac 65' Anton 67'	Stadium: Suruceni Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Iurie Rochin

20 August 2017 7	Sheriff Tiraspol	5 – 0	Spicul Chișcăreni	Tiraspol
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Posmac 20' Mugoša 35', 41', 65' 51' Victor 48' Damașcan 53', 56' 53'	Report	Sandu 15' Ojog 71'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Attendance: 1,000

27 August 2017 8	Sheriff Tiraspol	3 – 1	Milsami Orhei	Tiraspol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Oancea 29', 90+4' Cristiano 43' Bayala 47' Anton 61' Jairo 84' Mikulić 90+4'	Report	Jardan 47' Andronic 79'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Gabriel Tupicico

10 September 2017 9	Speranța Nisporeni	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Hîncești
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Efros 42' Plătică 45+1' Pîslă 45+1' M.Bolun 54' Bugulov 71'	Report	Badibanga 9' Damașcan 24' Kendysh 70'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Attendance: 300 Referee: Vladislav Ivancenco

17 September 2017 10	Zaria Bălți	0 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Bălți
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Onica 39' Dros 75'	Report	Oancea 27' Kulušić 38'	Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Iurie Rochin

23 September 2017 11	Sheriff Tiraspol	6 – 3	Dacia Chișinău	Tiraspol
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jairo 2', 7', 27' Sušić 20' Brezovec 28', 64', 77' Anton 87'	Report	Mamah 4' Olisayev 9' 45+1' Seoane 30' Pașcenco 41' 76' Zasavițchi 57' Ilescu 73' Cojocaru 82'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Petru Stoianov

1 October 2017 12	Zimbru Chișinău	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Chișinău
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jean Theodoro 15' Evair 45' Telegin 68' Monday 76' Damașcan 85'	Report	de Nooijer 37' Anton 53' Jairo 76' (pen.) Kulušić 89' Badibanga 90+1' 90+2'	Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Gabriel Tupicico

15 October 2017 13	Sheriff Tiraspol	3 – 1	Petrocub Hîncești	Tiraspol
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mugoša 19' (pen.) Cristiano 37' Balima 53' Oancea 87'	Report	Celeadnic 19' Ambros 76'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Andrei Cojocaru

22 October 2017 14	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	0 – 4	Sheriff Tiraspol	Tîrnauca
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Yeliseyev 52' C.Ţîbuleac 83' Zveaghințev 86'	Report	Damașcan 2', 68' Balima 53' Badibanga 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Dinamo-Auto Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Dmitrii Muntean

28 October 2017 15	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 1	Sfântul Gheorghe	Tiraspol
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mugoša 38' Anton 79'	Report	Slivca 57' Suvorov 90+3'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Petru Stoianov

6 November 2017 16	Spicul Chișcăreni	0 – 4	Sheriff Tiraspol	Chișcăreni
13:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Kulušić 35' Oancea 37' 68' Racu 80' Sušić 89' Damașcan 90+1'	Stadium: Stadionul Spicul Attendance: 250 Referee: Gabriel Tupicico

18 November 2017 17	Milsami Orhei	0 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Orhei
13:00 EET (UTC+2)	Plătică 23' Mîțu 67' Bolohan 88'	Report	Kendysh 8', 14' 26' Racu 28'	Stadium: CSR Orhei Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Iurie Rochin

26 November 2017 18	Sheriff Tiraspol	0 – 1	Speranța Nisporeni	Tiraspol
13:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Plătică 30' Bugulov 59' Țurcan 88'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Veaceslav Banari

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sheriff Tiraspol (C)	18	14	3	1	50	14	+36	45	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Milsami Orhei	18	13	1	4	26	12	+14	40	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
3	Petrocub-Hîncești	18	7	5	6	25	16	+9	26^[b]
4	Dacia Chișinău	18	7	5	6	23	26	−3	26^[b]	withdrew^[c]
5	Zaria Bălți	18	7	3	8	28	20	+8	24	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]

Source: FMF, 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) Less yellow cards; 11) Less red cards.^[20]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winner of the 2017–18 Moldovan Cup (Milsami) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (in this case to the fifth-placed team).
^ ^a ^b Petrocub ahead of Dacia on head-to-head points: Petrocub–Dacia 3–0, Dacia–Petrocub 0–2
^ Dacia Chișinău completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.^[19]

Moldovan Cup

25 October 2017 Round of 16	Victoria Bardar	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Sheriff Tiraspol	Chișinău
13:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Orbu 87'	Report	Brezovec 14' Damașcan 90' Balima 102' Badibanga 105'	Stadium: Joma Arena Referee: Andrey Cheban

Quarterfinal to be played during the 2018 season

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

12 July 2017 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 0	Kukësi	Tiraspol, Moldova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Sušić 25' Anton 62' Badibanga 79' (pen.) 80'	Report	Serrán 78'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 5,772^[21] Referee: Christos Nicolaides (Cyprus)

19 July 2017 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Kukësi	2 – 1 (2 – 2 (a) agg.)	Sheriff Tiraspol	Elbasan,^{[note 1]} Albania
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Emini 35' Roumpoulakos 44' Pejić 45+1' Nassar 82' Shameti 83'	Report	de Nooijer 30' 77' Cristiano 36' Bayala 56' Bordian 90+2'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 1,417^[21] Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

25 July 2017 Third qualifying round 1st leg	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Sheriff Tiraspol	Baku,^{[note 2]} Azerbaijan
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 20,000^[22] Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)

1 August 2017 Third qualifying round 2nd leg	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 2 (1 – 2 agg.)	Qarabağ	Tiraspol, Moldova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Posmac 37' Damașcan 44' Brezovec 47' Badibanga 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Guerrier 28' Míchel 35' 86' Ndlovu 45+3' Šehić 57' Agolli 73' Sadygov 90+4'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 8,404^[22] Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

17 August 2017 Playoff round 1st leg	Legia Warsaw	1 – 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Warsaw, Poland
21:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Pazdan 27' Hloušek 59' Hämäläinen 76'	Report	Brezovec 49' Cristiano 70' Bayala 87'	Stadium: Polish Army Stadiumd Attendance: 17,732^[23] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

24 August 2017 Playoff round 2nd leg	Sheriff Tiraspol	0 – 0 ((a) 1 – 1 agg.)	Legia Warsaw	Tiraspol, Moldova
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Balima 80' Cristiano 85' Jairo 88'	Report	Nagy 27' Pazdan 38' 39' Dąbrowski 68' Kucharczyk 78'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 6,237^[23] Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LOM	KOB	SHE	ZLI
1	Lokomotiv Moscow	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–1	1–2	3–0
2	Copenhagen	6	2	3	1	7	3	+4	9^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	2–0	3–0
3	Sheriff Tiraspol	6	2	3	1	4	4	0	9^[a]		1–1	0–0	—	1–0
4	Fastav Zlín	6	0	2	4	1	10	−9	2		0–2	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2–0 Sheriff Tiraspol.

14 September 2017 1	Fastav Zlín	0 – 0	Sheriff Tiraspol	Olomouc,^{[note 3]} Czech Republic
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Moses 66'	Report	Sušić 37' Kulušić 40'	Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 4,499^[24] Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

28 September 2017 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	0 – 0	Copenhagen	Tiraspol, Moldova
22:05 EEST (UTC+3)	Kulušić 87'	Report		Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 5,070^[25] Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

19 October 2017 3	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 1	Lokomotiv Moscow	Tiraspol, Moldova
22:05 EEST (UTC+3)	Badibanga 31' Kendysh 39' Posmac 68' Racu 89'	Report	An.Miranchuk 17' Ignatyev 84' Guilherme 89'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 10,500^[26] Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

2 November 2017 4	Lokomotiv Moscow	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Moscow, Russia
20:00 EET (UTC+2)	Farfán 26' Ignatyev 73'	Report	Badibanga 41' 90' Brezovec 58' Kendysh 62' Balima 72' Victor 90+4'	Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 10,118^[27] Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)

23 November 2017 5	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 0	Fastav Zlín	Tiraspol, Moldova
22:05 EET (UTC+2)	Jairo 11'	Report	Bačo 19'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 5,485^[28] Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway)

7 December 2017 6	Copenhagen	2 – 0	Sheriff Tiraspol	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:00 EET (UTC+2)	Zeca 48' Sotiriou 56' Lüftner 59'	Report	Cristiano 37' Kulušić 44' Racu 45+1' Jairo 69' Sušić 71' Badibanga 78'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 7 December 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Divizia Națională		Moldovan Cup		Moldovan Super Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CRO	Zvonimir Mikulić	25	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
3	DF	MDA	Ion Jardan	10	0	5+2	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
4	DF	MDA	Petru Racu	24	3	12+2	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	5+1	0
6	DF	BRA	Victor Oliveira	10	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2+1	0	0+2	0
8	MF	CUW	Jeremy de Nooijer	24	0	8+5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3+4	0
9	FW	MNE	Stefan Mugoša	21	7	6+7	7	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	3+1	0
10	FW	BRA	Jairo	21	6	9+3	5	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	6+2	1
11	MF	NOR	Zlatko Tripić	8	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
14	DF	BFA	Wilfried Balima	17	3	6+3	2	1	1	0	0	0+2	0	0+5	0
15	DF	BRA	Cristiano	29	1	15+2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
18	MF	MDA	Gheorghe Anton	26	0	14+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	0
19	MF	MDA	Artiom Bilinschii	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	MDA	Marin Căruntu	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	CMR	Jessie Guera Djou	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	MDA	Sergiu Juric	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	CRO	Josip Brezovec	22	7	6+3	5	1	1	0	0	4	0	8	1
32	MF	MDA	Evgheni Oancea	16	4	11+5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	MDA	Mihail Caimacov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	CRO	Ante Kulušić	17	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
37	DF	MDA	Vitalie Bordian	10	0	4+2	0	1	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0
39	FW	BEL	Ziguy Badibanga	24	8	10+2	3	0+1	1	0	0	3+1	2	6+1	2
55	DF	BIH	Mateo Sušić	28	0	15+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
77	MF	BLR	Yury Kendysh	14	2	5+2	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	5+1	0
90	DF	MDA	Veaceslav Posmac	30	2	16+1	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
99	FW	MDA	Vitalie Damașcan	27	13	14+3	13	1	0	0	0	1+2	0	0+6	0
Players away on loan :
7	MF	BRA	Jô Santos	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left Sheriff Tiraspol during the season:
20	MF	BFA	Cyrille Bayala	12	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	1

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Divizia Națională	Moldovan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	99	Vitalie Damașcan	13	0	0	0	13
2	FW	39	Ziguy Badibanga	3	1	2	2	8
3	FW	9	Stefan Mugoša	7	0	0	0	7
3	MF	30	Josip Brezovec	5	1	0	1	7
5	FW	10	Jairo	5	0	0	1	6
6	MF	32	Evgheni Oancea	4	0	0	0	4
7	DF	4	Petru Racu	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	14	Wilfried Balima	2	1	0	0	3
	MF	20	Cyrille Bayala	1	0	1	1	3
10	DF	90	Veaceslav Posmac	2	0	0	0	2
	DF	35	Ante Kulušić	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	77	Yury Kendysh	2	0	0	0	2
13	DF	15	Cristiano	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	50	3	3	5	61

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Divizia Națională		Moldovan Cup		Moldovan Super Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Zvonimir Mikulić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Ion Jardan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Petru Racu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
6		DF	Victor Oliveira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8		MF	Jeremy de Nooijer	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	1
9		FW	Stefan Mugoša	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Jairo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
14		DF	Wilfried Balima	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
15		DF	Cristiano	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	0
18		MF	Gheorghe Anton	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
30		MF	Josip Brezovec	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
32		MF	Evgheni Oancea	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
35		DF	Ante Kulušić	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
37		DF	Vitalie Bordian	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
39		FW	Ziguy Badibanga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
55		DF	Mateo Sušić	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	0
77		MF	Yury Kendysh	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
90		DF	Veaceslav Posmac	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
99		FW	Vitalie Damașcan	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
			TOTALS	28	0	1	0	0	0	10	1	19	1	58	2

Notes

^ Kukësi will play their home match at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës.
^ Qarabağ will play their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.
^ Fastav Zlín play their home matches at Andrův stadion, Olomouc, instead of their regular stadium Letná Stadion, Zlín.

References

^ "Первое приобретение лета". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Зарубежное пополнение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Георге Антон – в ФК Шериф". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Добро пожаловать, Стефан". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Добро пожаловать , Вячеслав Посмак". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Возвращение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Добро пожаловать, Анте Кулушич". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Добро пожаловать, Златко". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ "Спасибо, Сирилл Байала". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
^ "Бразильское пополнение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Пополнение с Балкан". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "Добро пожаловать,Жайро". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Добро Пожаловать, Юрий Кендыш". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
^ "Welcome, Jessie!". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^ "Transfer cu greutate pentru o echipă din Liga 1" (in Romanian). ProSport. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "Спасибо, Бенжамин". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Представљен Рикардињо!". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
^ "Former Stoke defender Dionatan Teixeira dies aged 25". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
^ "Dacia nu va participa la ediția 2018 a DN" (in Romanian). 13 March 2018.fcdacia.md
^ "REGULAMENTUL CAMPIONATULUI R. MOLDOVA LA FOTBAL EDIŢIA 2017" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2017 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Champions League Qual. 2017/2018 » 3. Runde". Weltfussball. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
^ "Zlín vs. Sheriff". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ "Sheriff vs. København". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Sheriff vs. Lokomotiv Moskva". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
^ "Lokomotiv Moskva vs. Sheriff". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
^ "Sheriff vs. Zlín". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.41258097366084-19] Since the winner of the 2017–18 Moldovan Cup (Milsami) qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (in this case to the fifth-placed team).

[table_hth_PET0.41258097366084-20] Petrocub ahead of Dacia on head-to-head points: Petrocub–Dacia 3–0, Dacia–Petrocub 0–2

[table_note_res_W10.41258097366084-22] Dacia Chișinău completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.^[19]

[table_hth_KOB0.61050870158268-29] Head-to-head results: Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2–0 Sheriff Tiraspol.

[Kukësi-25] Kukësi will play their home match at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës.

[Qarabağ-26] Qarabağ will play their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Azersun Arena, Baku.

[Fastav_Zlín-30] Fastav Zlín play their home matches at Andrův stadion, Olomouc, instead of their regular stadium Letná Stadion, Zlín.

[1] "Первое приобретение лета". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[2] "Зарубежное пополнение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[3] "Георге Антон – в ФК Шериф". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[4] "Добро пожаловать, Стефан". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[5] "Добро пожаловать , Вячеслав Посмак". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[Balima_Returns-6] "Возвращение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[7] "Добро пожаловать, Анте Кулушич". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[8] "Добро пожаловать, Златко". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[9] "Спасибо, Сирилл Байала". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[10] "Бразильское пополнение". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[Sheriff_Tiraspol_Sign_2-11] "Пополнение с Балкан". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[12] "Добро пожаловать,Жайро". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[13] "Добро Пожаловать, Юрий Кендыш". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[14] "Welcome, Jessie!". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

[15] "Transfer cu greutate pentru o echipă din Liga 1" (in Romanian). ProSport. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[16] "Спасибо, Бенжамин". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[17] "Представљен Рикардињо!". Red Star Belgrade official website (in Serbian). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[18] "Former Stoke defender Dionatan Teixeira dies aged 25". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

[21] "Dacia nu va participa la ediția 2018 a DN" (in Romanian). 13 March 2018.fcdacia.md

[MoldovaRules-23] "REGULAMENTUL CAMPIONATULUI R. MOLDOVA LA FOTBAL EDIŢIA 2017" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2017 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[AttendanceQR2-24] "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[AttendanceQR3-27] "Champions League Qual. 2017/2018 » 3. Runde". Weltfussball. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[AttendancePO-28] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

[31] "Zlín vs. Sheriff". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

[32] "Sheriff vs. København". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

[33] "Sheriff vs. Lokomotiv Moskva". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.

[34] "Lokomotiv Moskva vs. Sheriff". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

[35] "Sheriff vs. Zlín". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

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