2008–09 Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Season 2008–09
Champions FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Relegated Politehnica Chişinău
Champions League FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Europa League FC Zimbru Chişinău, FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa, FC Dacia Chişinău
Matches played 165
Goals scored 389 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorer Oleg Andronic, FC Zimbru Chisinau (14)

The Moldovan National Division 2008-09 (Moldovan: Divizia Naţională) 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 Chişinău withdrew from the competition, causing the league to play with 11 teams this year. Further, CSCA-Steaua Chişinău merged with FC Rapid Ghidighici. The new club play under the name CSCA-Rapid Chişinău.

Clubs

Chisinau
Tiraspol
Location of teams in Moldovan National Division 2008–09
Club Location Stadium Capacity
FC Academia UTMChişinău Dinamo Stadium (Chişinău) 2,692
CSCA-Rapid ChişinăuGhidighici Stadionul Ghidighici 2,000
FC DaciaChişinău Stadionul Republican 8,100
FC DinamoBender Dinamo Stadium (Bender) 1,000
FC Iskra-StaliRîbniţa Orăşenesc Stadium 2,000
FC NistruOtaci Călărăseuca Stadium 3,000
FC OlimpiaBălţi Olimpia Bălţi Stadium 5,000
Politehnica ChişinăuChişinău Dinamo Stadium (Chişinău) 2,692
FC SheriffTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 14,300
CS Tiligul-TirasTiraspol Stadionul Municipal 3,525
FC TiraspolTiraspol Sheriff Stadium 14,300
FC ZimbruChişinău Zimbru Stadium 10,500

Promotion and relegation

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 Chişinău.

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 30 25 3 2 61 15+46 78 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Dacia Chişinău 30 20 3 7 47 17+30 63 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
3 Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 30 14 10 6 28 15+13 52 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
4 Zimbru Chişinău 30 13 7 10 42 30+12 46 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
5 Dinamo Bendery 30 11 9 10 42 453 42
6 Olimpia Bălţi 30 11 7 12 30 322 40
7 Tiraspol 30 9 5 16 30 366 32
8 Nistru Otaci 30 8 6 16 30 4313 30
9 CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 30 7 8 15 28 4719 29
10 Tiligul-Tiras 30 7 4 19 24 6036 25 Folded 3
11 Academia UTM Chişinău 30 6 6 18 27 4922 24
Politehnica Chişinău (R) 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Relegation to Moldovan "A" Division 4

Source: Moldovan Football Federation (Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th number of wins; 7th Fair play competition
1Dacia have qualified for the second qualifying round of Europa League through league performance and their being a finalist in the domestic cup competition.
2Zimbru were at first denied a license for competing in Europa League next year, so their spot should have been taken by 5th placed team Dinamo Bender.[1] However, Zimbru appealed successfully and eventually were allowed to enter the Europa League.[2]
3Tiligul-Tiras folded on 6 June 2009 due to financial problems.[3] As a consequence, Academia Chişinău were spared from relegation.4Withdrew from league prior to 1st round, reason unknown.
(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.

Results

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.

First and second round

Home ╲ Away ACA CRC DACDINISKNISOLISHETILTIRZIM
Academia UTM Chişinău 02 02 22 00 10 02 01 21 23 15
CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 01 13 00 01 10 40 02 12 21 02
Dacia Chişinău 10 31 30 10 10 20 02 41 20 11
Dinamo Bendery 11 20 13 22 21 12 02 22 42 21
Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 20 00 01 10 01 20 10 40 11 00
Nistru Otaci 32 41 21 33 00 01 13 13 32 01
Olimpia Bălţi 31 11 00 12 11 00 12 20 00 10
Sheriff Tiraspol 10 62 20 12 20 20 10 30 21 11
Tiligul-Tiras 10 32 04 00 02 13 12 14 10 04
Tiraspol 30 32 01 20 01 20 12 12 12 01
Zimbru Chişinău 23 40 21 20 20 11 30 02 20 11

Source: Moldovan Football Federation (Romanian)
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:

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
Home ╲ Away ACA CRC DACDINISKNISOLISHETILTIRZIM
Academia UTM Chişinău 00 04 33 01 30
CSCA  Rapid Chişinău 10 00 11 00 00
Dacia Chişinău 20 30 20 10 30
Dinamo Bendery 22 21 03 21 10
Iskra - Stal Rîbniţa 03 10 20 00 10
Nistru Otaci 12 13 03 20 20
Olimpia Bălţi 12 12 01 11 10
Sheriff Tiraspol 41 10 20 00 20
Tiligul-Tiras 10 01 05 12 01
Tiraspol 21 00 10 02 11
Zimbru Chişinău 00 31 01 02 32

Source: Moldovan Football Federation (Romanian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Scored for Goals
1 Moldova Oleg Andronic FC Zimbru Chisinau 14
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References

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