The 2014–15 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) is the 24th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began in July 2014 and ended in May 2015.
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Milsami |
| Matches played | 108 |
| Goals scored | 287 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ricardinho (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Tiraspol 8–1 Dinamo-Auto Dacia Chișinău 8–1 Academia Chișinău |
| Biggest away win | Dinamo-Auto 0–5 Milsami |
| Highest scoring | Tiraspol 8–1 Dinamo-Auto Dacia Chișinău 8–1 Academia Chișinău |
| Longest winning run | Milsami (7 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Milsami (16 games) |
| Longest losing run | Dinamo-Auto (13 games) |
| Highest attendance | Saxan 4.000[citation needed] |
| Lowest attendance | FC Academia Chișinău, Dinamo-Auto 50[citation needed] |
| Average attendance | Saxan 2.300[citation needed] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2015. | |
Teams edit
Stadia and locations edit
Chișinău
Tiraspol
Location of teams in National Division 2014–15
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Chișinău | Chișinău | Stadionul CPSN | 1,000 |
| FC Costuleni | Costuleni | Ghidighici Stadium | 1,500 |
| Dacia Chișinău | Chișinău | Stadionul Moldova (Speia) | 8,550 |
| Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 3,525 |
| Milsami Orhei | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 2,539 |
| Zaria Bălți | Bălți | Olimpia Bălți Stadium | 5,953 |
| Saxan Gagauz Yeri | Ceadîr-Lunga | Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium | 2,000 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 13,460 |
| FC Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 13,460 |
| Veris Chișinău | Chișinău | CSR Orhei | 2,539 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,600 |
Personnel and sponsorship edit
| Team | Home city | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia | Chișinău |  Vladimir Vusatîi
|
Macron | |
| Costuleni | Costuleni |  Laurențiu Tudor
|
Joma | Cavio |
| Dacia | Chișinău |  Igor Dobrovolski
|
Puma | - |
| Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Igor Negrescu
|
Umbro | Ipotecniy |
| Milsami | Orhei | Iurie Osipenco
|
Joma | Dufremol |
| Zaria | Bălți | Serghei Dubrovin
|
Acerbis | Simtravel |
| Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | Ceadîr-Lunga | Ivan Burduniuc
|
Kelme | |
| Sheriff | Tiraspol |  Zoran Zekić
|
Adidas | IDC |
| Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Lilian Popescu
|
Adidas | Tirotex |
| Veris | Chișinău | Lilian Popescu
|
Joma | Moldcell |
| Zimbru | Chișinău | Veaceslav Rusnac
|
Puma | Obolon |
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Chișinău | Valeriu Catană
|
End of Contract | 25 July 2014 | Pre-season | Vladimir Vusatîi
|
25 July 2014[1] |
| Sheriff | Veaceslav Rusnac
|
Sacked | 14 August 2014 | 7 | Zoran Zekić
|
14 August 2014[2] |
| Dinamo-Auto | Dumitru Arabadji
|
Sacked | 17 August 2014 | 11 | Nicolae Mandrîcenco (caretaker)
|
17 August 2014[3] |
| Dinamo-Auto | Nicolae Mandrîcenco (caretaker)
|
End of tenure as a caretaker | 3 September 2014 | 11 | Igor Negrescu
|
3 September 2014[4] |
| Zaria Bălți | Nicolae Bunea
|
Mutual agreement | 1 November 2014 | 9 | Leonid Tcaci
|
1 November 2014[5] |
| Dacia Chișinău |  Dejan Vukićević
|
Sacked | 4 November 2014 | 4 | Veaceslav Semionov (caretaker)
|
4 November 2014[6] |
| FC Tiraspol | Vlad Goian
|
Sacked | 15 December 2014 | 5 | Lilian Popescu
|
15 December 2014[7] |
| Zimbru Chișinău |  Oleg Kubarev
|
Mutual agreement | 17 December 2014 | 6 | Veaceslav Rusnac
|
17 December 2014[8] |
| Dacia Chișinău | Veaceslav Semionov (caretaker)
|
End of tenure as a caretaker | 20 January 2014 | 1 | Oleg Kubarev
|
20 January 2014[9] |
| Dacia Chișinău | Oleg Kubarev
|
Sacked | 9 March 2015 | 2 | Veaceslav Semionov (caretaker)
|
9 March 2015[10] |
| Zaria Bălți | Leonid Tcaci
|
Mutual agreement | 11 March 2015 | 8 | Serghei Dubrovin
|
11 March 2015[11] |
| Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga |  Volodymyr Lyutyi
|
Sacked | 19 April 2015 | 6 | Ivan Burduniuc (caretaker)
|
19 April 2015[12] |
| Dacia Chișinău | Veaceslav Semionov (caretaker)
|
End of tenure as a caretaker | 26 April 2015 | 1 | Igor Dobrovolski
|
26 April 2015[13] |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milsami Orhei (C) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dacia Chișinău | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 13 | +35 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 55 | |
| 4 | Tiraspol | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 44 | Team was dissolved after the season[a] |
| 5 | Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Zimbru Chișinău | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
| 7 | Academia Chișinău | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 17 | |
| 8 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 14 | |
| 9 | Zaria Bălți | 24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 66 | −56 | 12 | |
| 10 | Veris Chișinău | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrawn[b] |
| 11 | Costuleni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team withdrawn[c] |
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair Play competition[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair Play competition[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Tiraspol, the fourth-placed team, would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but were dissolved at the end of the 2014–15 season.[14] As a result, the berth was given to Saxan, the fifth-placed team of the league.[15]
- ^ FC Veris were officially withdrawn from the league on 5 December 2014.[16]
- ^ FC Costuleni were officially withdrawn from the league on 20 November 2014.[17]
Positions by round edit
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
| Leader | |
| 2nd place | |
| 3rd place |
Source: Kicker.de (in German)
Results edit
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be 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 edit
Third round edit
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 36 games):
Top goalscorers edit
- Updated to matches played on 21 May 2015.[19]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ricardinho
|
Sheriff Tiraspol | 19 |
| 2 | Gheorghe Boghiu
|
Tiraspol | 13 |
| 3 | Romeo Surdu
|
Milsami Orhei | 12 |
| 4 | Petru Leucă
|
Dacia Chișinău | 11 |
| 5 | Cristian Bud
|
Milsami Orhei | 9 |
| 6 | Juninho Potiguar
|
Sheriff Tiraspol | 8 |
| 7 | Vadim Cemîrtan
|
Dinamo-Auto | 7 |
| 8 | Gheorghe Ovseanicov
|
Tiraspol | 5 |
| Radu Gînsari
|
Sheriff Tiraspol | 5 | |
| Maxim Mihaliov
|
Dinamo-Auto | 5 | |
| Serhiy Shapoval
|
FC Tiraspol | 5 |
Hat-tricks edit
| Key | |
|---|---|
| 4 | Player scored four goals |
| 5 | Player scored five goals |
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Surdu |
Milsami Orhei | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 6–0 | 29 August 2014 |
| Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes |
FC Tiraspol | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–4 | 25 October 2014 |
| 4 Ricardo Cavalcante Mendes |
Sheriff Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 7–2 | 13 December 2014 |
| Vadim Cemîrtan |
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | Zaria Bălți | 4–0 | 4 March 2015 |
| Viorel Frunză |
Dacia Chișinău | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 6–2 | 20 March 2015 |
| Gheorghe Boghiu |
FC Tiraspol | Academia Chișinău | 5–0 | 20 March 2015 |
| Petru Leucă |
Dacia Chișinău | Academia Chișinău | 8–1 | 15 May 2015 |
 Irakli Goginashvili |
Academia Chișinău | Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 1–4 | 20 May 2015 |
Clean sheets edit
- As of 21 May 2015
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorian Railean
|
Dacia Chișinău | 12 |
| Serghei Pașcenco
|
Sheriff Tiraspol | 12 | |
| 3 | Radu Mîțu
|
Milsami Orhei | 11 |
| Alexei Coșelev
|
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga (6) & FC Tiraspol (5) | 11 | |
| 5 | Denis Rusu
|
Zimbru Chișinău | 8 |
| 6 |  Georgi Georgiev
|
FC Tiraspol | 6 |
| 7 | Artiom Gaiduchevici
|
Dacia Chișinău | 5 |
| 8 | Ghenadie Moșneaga
|
Zaria Bălți | 3 |
| Anatolii Chirinciuc
|
Zimbru Chișinău | 3 | |
| Dmitri Radu
|
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 3 | |
 Matías Omar Degra
|
Sheriff Tiraspol | 3 |
Disciplinary edit
- As of 22 May 2015
| Rank | Player | Club | 
|
|
|
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugen Celeadnic
|
Academia Chișinău | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Yacouba Hamba
|
FC Saxan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Victor Mudrac
|
Dinamo-Auto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Kouassi Kouadja
|
FC Saxan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Andrei Novicov
|
FC Tiraspol | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Vladimir Cheptenari
|
Zaria Bălți | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Akhmet Barakhoyev
|
Dacia Chișinău | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Maxim Boghiu
|
Academia Chișinău | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Yevhen Smyrnov
|
FC Tiraspol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kyrylo Sydorenko
|
FC Tiraspol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Alexandru Cheltuială
|
Academia Chișinău | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Volodymyr Zastavnyi
|
Dacia Chișinău | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Maksym Havrylenko
|
Dacia Chișinău | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Vitalie Grijuc
|
Zaria Bălți | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Adil Rhaili
|
Milsami Orhei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Gheorghe Andronic
|
Milsami Orhei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ricardinho
|
Sheriff Tiraspol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Alexandru Onică
|
Zimbru Chișinău | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Victor Truhanov
|
FC Saxan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Denis Iliescu
|
Dinamo-Auto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Maxim Focşa
|
Dinamo-Auto(3) & Academia Chișinău (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Fair-Play Award edit
- As of 20 May 2015
| Rank | Club |
|
|
|
Points | Worst Disciplinary Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 29 | 1 | 1 | 34 | Ricardinho (5 point's)
|
| 2 | Zaria Bălți | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Vladimir Cheptenari (6 point's)
|
| 3 | Milsami Orhei | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | Adil Rhaili, Gheorghe Andronic (5 point's)
|
| 4 | Dacia Chișinău | 41 | 0 | 1 | 44 | Akhmet Barakhoyev (6 point's)
|
| 5 | Tiraspol | 43 | 1 | 0 | 45 | Andrei Novicov (6 point's)
|
| 6 | Zimbru Chișinău | 44 | 1 | 0 | 46 | Alexandru Onică (6 point's)
|
| 7 | Saxan | 37 | 2 | 3 | 50 | Yacouba Hamba (8 point's)
|
| 8 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 49 | 2 | 0 | 53 | Victor Mudrac (7 point's)
|
| 9 | Academia Chișinău | 43 | 4 | 2 | 57 | Eugen Celeadnic (9 point's)
|
Points are allocated points to each yellow (1 point), two yellow (2 points) and red card (3 points) for ranking purposes. This does not represent any official rankings.[20]
Attendance edit
- As of 22 May 2015
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 23,600 | 4,000 | 600 | 2,300 | n/a |
| 2 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 14,980 | 2,800 | 480 | 1,640 | +86.2% |
| 3 | Milsami Orhei | 13,650 | 3,000 | 300 | 1,650 | +94.1% |
| 4 | Zimbru Chișinău | 11,900 | 3,800 | 200 | 2,000 | −14.9% |
| 5 | Zaria Bălți | 6,600 | 1,500 | 100 | 800 | −38.5% |
| 6 | Tiraspol | 3,520 | 850 | 100 | 475 | +26.7% |
| 7 | Dacia Chișinău | 3,400 | 600 | 100 | 350 | −30.0% |
| 8 | Academia Chișinău | 3,250 | 600 | 50 | 325 | +18.2% |
| 9 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 1,700 | 300 | 50 | 175 | −30.0% |
| League total | 82,600 | 4,000 | 50 | 2,025 | −10.0% |
Source: [citation needed]
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