2015–16 Moldovan National Division


The 2015–16 Moldovan National Division is the 25th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began in July 2015 and will end in May 2016. Milsami Orhei are the defending champions.

Teams

, runners-up of the 2014–15 "A" Division, promoted to the National Division for the first time since the 2002–03 season. Speranța Nisporeni, which became third in the 2014–15 "A" Division, returns to the highest level for the first time since the 1997–98 season. Both teams achieved their second consecutive promotion. The champions of the 2014–15 "A" Division, FC Sheriff-2, are not allowed to play in the same league as the first Sheriff team, and thus were not promoted.

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Academia ChișinăuChișinăuStadionul CPSN1,000
CS PetrocubSărata-GalbenăStadionul Orășenesc Hîncești1,500
Dacia ChișinăuChișinăuStadionul Moldova 8,550
Dinamo-Auto TiraspolTiraspolDinamo-Auto Stadium1,300
Milsami OrheiOrheiCSR Orhei2,539
Zaria BălțiBălțiOlimpia Bălți Stadium5,953
Saxan Gagauz YeriCeadîr-LungaCeadîr-Lunga Stadium2,000
Sheriff TiraspolTiraspolSheriff Stadium12,746
CSF SperanțaNisporeniStadionul Mircea Eliade2,500
Zimbru ChișinăuChișinăuZimbru Stadium10,400

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Gold Match

The gold match was played on 29 May 2016 at Zimbru Stadium. The "home" team was determined by an additional draw held on 22 May 2016.

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 18 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 27 games per team.

First and second round

Third round

Goalscoring

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Danijel SubotićSheriff Tiraspol12
2 Andrei BugneacDinamo-Auto11
3 Serhiy ZahynaylovDacia Chișinău10
3 Gheorghe BoghiuZaria10
5 Rui MiguelZimbru Chișinău9
6 Vadim CemîrtanDinamo-Auto & Dacia Chișinău7
6 Sergiu IstratiFC Saxan & Academia Chișinău7
6 Roman ȘumchinCS Petrocub7
9 RicardinhoSheriff Tiraspol6
9 Vladimir AmbrosCS Petrocub6

Hat-tricks

PlayerHomeAwayResultDate
Academia ChișinăuZimbru Chișinău1–518 09 2015
Academia ChișinăuDacia Chișinău0–304 02 2016

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssist
1 Eugeniu CociucDacia Chișinău7
1 Radu GînsariSheriff Tiraspol7
3 Alexandru PașcencoAcademia Chișinău & Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol6
3 Mateo SušićSheriff Tiraspol6
5 Jean-Marie AmaniZimbru Chișinău5
5 Benjamin BalimaSheriff Tiraspol5
5 Vladislav IvanovDinamo-Auto Tiraspol5
5 Danijel SubotićSheriff Tiraspol5
9 Cristian BudMilsami Orhei4
9 Gheorghe AndronicMilsami Orhei4
9 Andrei CojocariMilsami Orhei4
9 RicardinhoSheriff Tiraspol4
9 Volodymyr ZastavnyiDacia Chișinău4
9 Alexandru TofanDinamo-Auto Tiraspol4
9 Alexandru VremeaZimbru Chișinău & Academia Chișinău4
9 Alexandru GrosuZaria Bălți4

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Artiom GaiducheviciDacia Chișinău15
1 Alexei CoșelevSheriff Tiraspol15
3 VozinhaZimbru Chișinău12
4 Nicolae ȚurcanSperanța Nisporeni11
5 Cristian AvramAcademia Chișinău9
6 Radu MîțuMilsami7
6 Alexandru ZveaghințevDinamo-Auto7
8 Vladimir LivșițZaria Bălți5
8 Victor BugaCS Petrocub5

Disciplinary

RankPlayerClub Points
1 Andrei CojocariMilsami Orhei81010
2 Vadim CemîrtanDinamo-Auto Tiraspol & Dacia Chișinău9009
3 Rui MiguelZimbru Chișinău5018
3 Alex BrunoZimbru Chișinău6108
5 Alexandru OnicăZaria Bălți7007
5 Samuel DuahFC Saxan4017
5 Salif InouaFC Saxan7007
5 Alexandru StarîșZimbru Chișinău7007
5 Victor MudracDinamo-Auto Tiraspol7007
5 Roman ȘumchinCS Petrocub7007
5 Seidu YahayaSheriff Tiraspol4017
5 Eugen CeleadnicAcademia Chișinău5107

Attendances