2002–03 Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Season	2002–03
Champions	Sheriff Tiraspol
Relegated	Politehnica Chișinău
Champions League	Sheriff Tiraspol
UEFA Cup	Zimbru Chișinău; Nistru Otaci;
Intertoto Cup	Dacia Chișinău
Top goalscorer	Sergiu Dadu; (19 goals)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 12th season of top-tier football in Moldova.

Overview edit

It was contested by 8 teams and Sheriff Tiraspol won the championship.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sheriff Tiraspol (C)	24	19	3	2	64	15	+49	60	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Zimbru Chișinău	24	15	5	4	47	20	+27	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3	Nistru Otaci	24	13	3	8	33	24	+9	42	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
4	Dacia Chișinău	24	8	8	8	24	28	−4	32	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
5	Tiraspol^[a]	24	7	5	12	27	38	−11	26
6	Agro Chișinău	24	4	8	12	13	33	−20	20
7	Politehnica Chișinău (R)	24	1	2	21	8	58	−50	5	Qualification for the relegation play-off
–	Hîncesti (W)	0	–	–	–	–	–	—	0^[b]	withdrew

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew
Notes:

^ Constructorul-93 changed name to FC Tiraspol and were relocated from Cioburciu to Tiraspol.
^ Hîncesti withdrew from the league in the winter break and their results were annulled; their record was: 14 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 4-36 / 0

Home \ Away	AGR	DAC	NIS	POL	SHE	TIR	ZIM
Agro Chișinău		0–0	0–0	1–0	0–2	3–0	0–0
Dacia Chișinău	0–0		1–0	3–0	1–2	1–0	1–3
Nistru Otaci	1–1	3–2		6–1	1–0	2–1	0–1
Politehnica Chișinău	0–1	0–1	0–3		0–4	2–1	0–5
Sheriff Tiraspol	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–0		4–1	3–2
Tiraspol	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–4		1–2
Zimbru Chișinău	3–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	5–2

Source: [1] EU-Football.info
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Home \ Away	AGR	DAC	NIS	POL	SHE	TIR	ZIM
Agro Chișinău		1–2	1–4	1–0	0–3	1–1	0–2
Dacia Chișinău	0–0		0–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–2
Nistru Otaci	3–1	2–1		2–0	1–0	1–0	1–0
Politehnica Chișinău	1–1	1–2	0–2		0–0	1–2	0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol	4–0	3–0	4–0	6–0		2–0	3–0
Tiraspol	2–0	0–3	1–0	2–0	4–4		1–1
Zimbru Chișinău	2–1	5–0	3–0	4–1	1–3	1–0