2008–09 Moldovan National Division


The Moldovan National Division 2008-09 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

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
FC Academia UTMChişinăuDinamo Stadium 2,692
CSCA-Rapid ChişinăuGhidighiciStadionul Ghidighici2,000
FC DaciaChişinăuStadionul Republican8,100
FC DinamoBenderDinamo Stadium 1,000
FC Iskra-StaliRîbniţaOrăşenesc Stadium2,000
FC NistruOtaciCălărăseuca Stadium3,000
FC OlimpiaBălţiOlimpia Bălţi Stadium5,000
Politehnica ChişinăuChişinăuDinamo Stadium 2,692
FC SheriffTiraspolSheriff Stadium14,300
CS Tiligul-TirasTiraspolStadionul Municipal3,525
FC TiraspolTiraspolSheriff Stadium14,300
FC ZimbruChişinăuZimbru Stadium10,500

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

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

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination:
23rd round24th round25th round26th round27th round28th round
1 - bye1 - 22 - bye1 - 43 - bye1 - 6
2 - 118 - 63 - 12 - 34 - 22 - 5
3 - 109 - 54 - 119 - 75 - 13 - 4
4 - 910 - 45 - 1010 - 66 - 1110 - 8
5 - 811 - 36 - 911 - 57 - 1011 - 7
6 - 7bye - 77 - 8bye - 88 - 9bye - 9

Top goalscorers