2016–17 Moldovan National Division
The 2016–17 Moldovan National Division is the 26th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 23 July 2016 and ended in May 2017.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| CS Petrocub | Sărata-Galbenă | Stadionul Orășenesc Hîncești | 1,500 |
| Academia Chișinău | Chișinău | Ghidighici Stadium | 1,500 |
| CF Ungheni | Ungheni | Stadionul Mircea Eliade | 2,500 |
| Dacia Chișinău | Chișinău | Stadionul Moldova | 8,550 |
| Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 |
| Milsami Orhei | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 2,539 |
| Zaria Bălți | Bălți | Stadionul Orășenesc Bălți | 5,953 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,746 |
| CSF Speranța | Nisporeni | Stadionul Mircea Eliade | 2,500 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 |
| Saxan Gagauz Yeri | Ceadîr-Lunga | Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium | 2,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Zaria Bălți |  Ihor Rakhayev | Mutual consent | 9 June 2016 | preseason |  Vlad Goian | 10 June 2016 |
| FC Sheriff |  Zoran Vulić | Mutual consent | 16 June 2016 | preseason |  :fr:Bruno Irles|Bruno Irles | 20 June 2016 |
| CF Ungheni | Dorin Bambuleac | Mutual consent | 22 June 2016 | preseason |  Constantin Arbănaș & Igor Ursachi | 22 June 2016 |
| FC Sheriff | :fr:Bruno Irles|Bruno Irles | Mutual consent | 23 September 2016 | preseason |  Roberto Bordin | 4 October 2016 |
League table
Gold Match
Since Dacia Chișinău and Sheriff Tiraspol finished level on points at the end of the season, a "Gold Match" was played to decide the title. The "home" team was determined by an additional draw held on 23 May 2017.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 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
Third round
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
| | Dacia | Ungheni | 3–0 | 01 10 2016 |
 Ricardinho | Sheriff | Speranța | 4–1 | 30 04 2017 |
| Ricardinho | Ungheni | Sheriff | 0–6 | 21 05 2017 |
Top assists
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Radu Mîțu | Milsami | 18 |
| 2 | Alexei Koșelev | Sheriff | 17 |
| 2 | Dorian Railean | Dacia | 17 |
| 4 | Denis Rusu | Zimbru | 11 |
| 5 | Vasile Buza | Petrocub | 9 |
| 5 | Serghei Pașcenco | Zaria | 9 |
| 7 | Vladimir Livșiț | Zaria | 6 |
| 7 | Andrei Colibaba | Saxan | 6 |
| 9 | Nicolae Țurcan | Speranța | 5 |
Disciplinary
| Rank | Player | Club | Points | |||
| 1 | Eugen Celeadnic | Academia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Michael Gnolou | Saxan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Igor Banović | Milsami | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Vasile Rusu | Petrocub | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Alexandru Vremea | Academia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Alexandru Dedov | Milsami | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Constantin Calmîș | Saxan & Speranța | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Cristin Jalbă | Academia & Dacia Chișinău | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Roman Gușan | Ungheni | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Maxim Antoniuc | Academia & Petrocub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Vladimir Rassulov | Dinamo-Auto | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Mihai Roșca | Academia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Vitalie Negru | Speranța & Ungheni | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |