Divizia Națională

Divizia Națională
Association	Federația Moldovenească de Fotbal
First edition	1992
Teams	10
master	Sheriff Tiraspol (2019)
Record champions	Sheriff Tiraspol (18 ×)
Current season	2020/21
Website	fmf.md
Qualification for	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Conference League
↓ Divizia A

The Divizia Națională is the top division in Moldovan football . It is operated by the Moldovan Football Association.

history

During the Soviet era , a regional champion was played in the Moldovan republic . Since the country became independent in 1992, an independent national champion has been determined.

In the spring of 1992 Zimbru Chișinău won the first Moldovan championship in a twelve-team league. The club dominated the championship until 2000 and was only overtaken by Constructorul Chișinău in 1997 . Sheriff Tiraspol has dominated the championship since 2001 .

The number of teams in the first division varies. Initially twelve teams were first class, from the second season 16 clubs played for the title. In 1994/95 there were only 14, in the following season again 16. From 1997 there was a reduction: initially to 14 clubs, from 1998 to ten teams. From 2000/01 there were only eight teams in the first division, for the 2006/07 season it was increased to ten clubs. In 2009/10 there were 14 teams for a short time. Since then, between eight and eleven teams have been played with a number that changes almost every year.

Current mode

In the 2020/21 season, ten teams will play for the title of Moldovan champion in the Divizia Națională. They play against each other four times in one season, two at home and two away games. A team receives three points for a win, one point is awarded for a draw.

The first in the table after 36 games will be crowned national champion and will qualify for the UEFA Champions League . The second and third in the table represent Moldova in qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League with the cup winners . The bottom of the table is automatically relegated and will be replaced by the best-ranked club in Divizia A in the following season . The penultimate plays in the relegation against relegation.

In the event of a tie, the direct comparison counts first . When determining the champion, an additional game will be played in the event of a tie in accordance with Article 10.5.1 of the Regulation of the Moldovan Football Championship.

Participating teams

The following teams took part in the 2020/21 season:

Sheriff Tiraspol (Master) Codru Lozova Dinamo car Tiraspol Milsami Orhei Petrocub Hînceşti Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni Speranța Nisporeni Zimbru Chișinău Dacia Buiucani (climber) FC Floreşti (promoted)

Previous title holder

1992 : Zimbru Chișinău00 1992/93 : Zimbru Chișinău 1993/94 : Zimbru Chișinău 1994/95 : Zimbru Chișinău 1995/96 : Zimbru Chișinău 1996/97 : Constructorul Chișinău 1997/98 : Zimbru Chișinău 1998/99 : Zimbru Chișinău

1999/00 : Zimbru Chișinău 2000/01 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2001/02 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2002/03 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2003/04 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2004/05 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2005/06 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2006/07 : Sheriff Tiraspol

2007/08 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2008/09 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2009/10 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2010/11 : FC Dacia Chișinău 2011/12 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2012/13 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2013/14 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2014/15 : FC Milsami

2015/16 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2016/17 : Sheriff Tiraspol 2017 : 00Sheriff Tiraspol 2018 : 00Sheriff Tiraspol 2019 : 00Sheriff Tiraspol 2020/21 :

Eternal table

→ Main article : Eternal table of the Divizia Națională

All games since independence in 1992 are recorded in the perpetual table. Zimbru Chișinău , the only club to have participated in all seasons, leads the table in front of record champions Sheriff Tiraspol . Clubs with a bluish background will play in the Divizia Națională in the 2020/21 season .

Pl.	society	Years	Sp.	S.	U	N	T +	T-	Diff.	Points	Ø pt.	title
1.	Zimbru Chișinău	29	842	470	193	179	1505	631	+874	1603	1.9	8th
2.	Sheriff Tiraspol	22nd	650	482	111	57	1401	324	+1077	1557	2.4	18th
3.	FC Tiraspol 1	20th	603	282	153	168	858	545	+313	999	1.66	1
4th	FC Zaria Bălți 2	23	678	261	154	263	827	837	−10	937	1.38	-
5.	FC Dacia Chișinău	16	476	259	114	103	727	380	+347	891	1.87	1
6th	FC Nistru Otaci 3	20th	588	231	133	224	749	718	+31	825	1.4	-
7th	CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 4	17th	492	225	126	141	761	502	+259	801	1.63	-
8th.	FC Milsami	11	326	167	57	102	478	289	+189	558	1.71	1
9.	FC Dinamo Bender	14th	423	116	89	218	453	769	−316	437	1.03	-
10.	FC Agro Chișinău	13	356	109	74	173	422	541	−119	401	1.13	-
11.	FC Iskra-Stali Rîbnița	7th	234	90	65	79	263	246	+17	335	1.43	-
Status: end of season 2019

¹until 2002 as Constructorul Chișinău and in the 2002/03 season as Constructorul-93 Cioburciu .

²until 2014 as FC Olimpia Bălți .

UEFA five-year ranking

Placement in the UEFA five-year ranking ( previous year's ranking in brackets ). The abbreviations CL and EL after the country coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2019/20 season of the Champions League and the Europa League .

• 32. ( 31 ) Liechtenstein ( Cup ) - coefficient: 13,500 - CL: 0, EL: 1 
• 33. ( 36 ) Hungary ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 10,500 - CL: 1, EL: 3 
• 34. ( 37 ) Moldova ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 8,000 - CL: 1, EL: 3 
• 35. ( 33 ) North Macedonia ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 7,750 - CL: 1, EL: 3 
• 36. ( 34 ) Albania ( league , cup ) - coefficient: 7,500 - CL: 1, EL: 3 

Status: end of the European Cup season 2018/19

See also

• List of the highest national soccer divisions

Web links

• Football lineups (English)
• Official website (Romanian)
• Statistics of the Moldovan championship at rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive of the seasons
2. ↑ Draw for the first pairings of the 2018 season, website of the football association
3. ↑ Clas Glenning: MOLDOVA 1st level alltimetable. Retrieved August 22, 2020 . 
4. ↑ UEFA rankings for club competitions. In: UEFA. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .