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Divizia Națională
Season2020–21
Dates3 July 2020 – 22 May 2021
Matches played103
Goals scored278 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerFrank Castañeda
(13 goals)
Biggest home winPetrocub 7–0 Codru
(17 July 2020)
Dinamo-Auto 7–0 Codru
(11 September 2020)
Biggest away winFlorești 0–5 Dinamo-Auto
(18 September 2020)
Highest scoringPetrocub 7–0 Codru
(17 July 2020)
Dinamo-Auto 7–0 Codru
(11 September 2020)
Longest winning run15 matches
Sheriff
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Sheriff
Longest winless run19 matches
Codru
Longest losing run9 matches
Codru
2019
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 29 November 2020.

The 2020–21 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the 30th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 3 July 2020 and will conclude on 22 May 2021. Sheriff Tiraspol are the defending champions. The winners of the league this season will earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and the second and third placed clubs will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1]

Teams

A total of 10 teams competing in the league. These include 8 teams from the 2019 season and two promoted teams from the "A" Division: Florești and Dacia Buiucani, both making their debut in the top flight.

Team Place Ground Capacity Coach
Codru Lozova Nicolae Simatoc 1,100 Moldova Sergiu Chirilov
Dacia Buiucani Chișinău Zimbru-2 Stadium 2,000 Moldova Andrei Martin
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Dinamo-Auto Stadium 1,300 Russia Igor Dobrovolski
Florești Florești Bender Stadium 5,000 Moldova Iurie Groșev
Milsami Orhei CSR Orhei 3,000 Moldova Serghei Dubrovin
Petrocub Hîncești Hîncești Stadium 1,200 Moldova Lilian Popescu
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni Suruceni Stadium 1,500 Moldova Serghei Cebotari
Sheriff Tiraspol Sheriff Stadium 12,726 Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub
Speranța Nisporeni CSR Orhei 3,000 Moldova Iurie Osipenco
Zimbru Chișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,400 Moldova Vlad Goian

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position
in table
Replaced by Date of appointment
Zimbru Moldova Veaceslav Sofroni End of caretaker spell 11 December 2019 Pre-season Italy Sandro Pochesci 11 December 2019[2]
Codru Moldova Valeriu Andronic Signed by Moldova U15/U16 24 December 2019[3] Moldova Simeon Bulgaru 23 January 2020[4]
Milsami Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac Signed by Kyzylzhar 9 January 2020[5] Moldova Serghei Dubrovin 11 March 2020[6]
Speranța Moldova Cristian Efros Resigned 1 February 2020[7] Moldova Iurie Osipenco 4 February 2020[8]
Florești Moldova Oleg Șișchin Demoted to assistant coach 6 February 2020 Moldova Iurie Groșev 6 February 2020[9]
Zimbru Italy Sandro Pochesci Resigned 7 February 2020 Italy Giovanni Scanu 7 February 2020[10]
Zimbru Italy Giovanni Scanu Released 4 March 2020[11] Moldova Vlad Goian 10 June 2020[12]
Codru Moldova Simeon Bulgaru Resigned 2 June 2020[13] Moldova Sergiu Chirilov 4 July 2020[14]
Zimbru Moldova Vlad Goian Promoted to academy technical director 16 October 2020 9th Moldova Simeon Bulgaru (interim) 16 October 2020[15]
Sheriff Croatia Zoran Zekić Resigned 21 October 2020 1st Moldova Victor Mihailov (interim) 21 October 2020[16]
Moldova Victor Mihailov End of caretaker spell 14 January 2021 1st Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub 14 January 2021[17]
Zimbru Moldova Simeon Bulgaru Resigned 17 January 2021[18] 9th Moldova Vlad Goian 18 January 2021[19]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol 20 18 1 1 53 5 +48 55 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Petrocub Hîncești 21 15 4 2 47 12 +35 49 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Sfîntul Gheorghe 20 12 4 4 36 19 +17 40
4 Milsami Orhei 20 11 5 4 30 13 +17 38
5 Dinamo-Auto 21 7 8 6 35 30 +5 29
6 Dacia Buiucani 21 7 6 8 19 21 −2 27
7 Speranța Nisporeni 20 4 6 10 20 30 −10 18
8 Florești 21 4 3 14 11 44 −33 15
9 Zimbru Chișinău 21 2 4 15 15 37 −22 10 Qualification to Relegation play-off
10 Codru Lozova 21 1 3 17 12 67 −55 6 Relegation to Division "A"
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. 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.[20]

Results

Teams will play each other four times (twice at home, twice away).

Matches 1−18
Home \ Away COD DAC DIN FLO MIL PET SFÎ SHE SPE ZIM
Codru Lozova 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–4 1–4 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2
Dacia Buiucani 4–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–4 0–3 0–3 2–1
Dinamo-Auto 7–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–3 1–1
Florești 1–0 1–0 0–5 0–4 0–4 1–4 0–1 1–1 1–0
Milsami Orhei 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0
Petrocub Hîncești 7–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0
Sfîntul Gheorghe 5–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–1 1–0 2–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 6–0 0–0 6–0 5–0 1–0 4–1 20 Feb 2–0 2–0
Speranța Nisporeni 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–4 0–2 1–2 2–2
Zimbru Chișinău 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 24 Feb 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2020. Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 19−36
Home \ Away COD DAC DIN FLO MIL PET SFÎ SHE SPE ZIM
Codru Lozova 6 Mar 2–1 23 Feb
Dacia Buiucani 23 Feb 0–0
Dinamo-Auto 1–1 2–1 1 Mar
Florești 0–1 28 Feb
Milsami Orhei 1–3 1 Mar 20 Feb
Petrocub Hîncești 27 Feb 1–1
Sfîntul Gheorghe 2–2 8 Mar 25 Feb 0–2
Sheriff Tiraspol 6–0 6 Mar 3–0 4–0
Speranța Nisporeni 24 Feb 7 Mar 2–2
Zimbru Chișinău 28 Feb 1–3 7 Mar 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Codru Lozova101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Dacia Buiucani436554666666665556666
Dinamo-Auto244445555555556665555
Florești867788988888888888888
Milsami Orhei575666444422344333434
Petrocub Hîncești622222222233222222222
Sfîntul Gheorghe153333333344433444343
Sheriff Tiraspol311111111111111111111
Speranța Nisporeni999999877777777777777
Zimbru Chișinău788877799999999999999
Source: fmf.md

Results by round

The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[21]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Codru Lozova L L L L L L L L L D D L L L L L L L D W L
Dacia Buiucani W D L W L W L L L W L W L D W D L D W D D
Dinamo-Auto W L W W L L D L W W D L D D L D D W W D D
Florești L W L L D L L W L L D L W D L L W L L L L
Milsami Orhei D D W L L W W W W W W W D L W W D W L D
Petrocub Hîncești D W W W W W W L W L D W W D W W W W W D W
Sfîntul Gheorghe W L W W W W L W W D W D D W L W W D L W
Sheriff Tiraspol W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L D W W W
Speranța Nisporeni L D L L D L W W L L W L D D L D W L L D
Zimbru Chișinău L D L L W L D L L L L L L W L D L L L D L

Top goalscorers

Updated to matches played on 29 November 2020.[22]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Colombia Frank Castañeda Sheriff 13
2 Moldova Vladimir Ambros Petrocub 10
3 Moldova Sergiu Nazar Milsami 8
Ukraine Andriy Bliznichenko Sheriff
5 Moldova Sergiu Plătică Petrocub 7
Moldova Maxim Mihaliov Dinamo-Auto
Moldova Vadim Paireli Dinamo-Auto
Belarus Roman Volkov Sf. Gheorghe
Liberia Peter Wilson Sheriff
10 Moldova Vadim Crîcimari Buiucani 6
Moldova Ion Jardan Petrocub

Hat-tricks

Player Home Away Result Date
Moldova Vladimir Ambros Petrocub Codru 7–0 17 July 2020
Cameroon Anatole Abang Sheriff Dinamo-Auto 6–0 26 July 2020
Moldova Maxim Mihaliov Florești Dinamo-Auto 0–5 18 September 2020
Ukraine Andriy Bliznichenko Sheriff Florești 5–0 24 October 2020

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