2008–09 Moldovan National Division

Moldovan National Division
Season2008–09
ChampionsSheriff Tiraspol
RelegatedPolitehnica Chișinău
Champions LeagueSheriff Tiraspol
Europa LeagueDacia Chișinău
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița
Zimbru Chișinău
Matches played165
Goals scored389 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerOleg Andronic (14 goals)

The 2008–09 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) 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 Chișinău withdrew from the competition, causing the league to play with 11 teams this year. Further, CSCA-Steaua Chișinău merged with Rapid Ghidighici. The new club play under the name CSCA-Rapid Chișinău.

Clubs

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Location of teams in Moldovan National Division 2008–09
Club Location Stadium Capacity
FC Academia UTM Chișinău Dinamo Stadium (Chișinău) 2,692
CSCA-Rapid Chișinău Ghidighici Ghidighici Stadium 2,000
FC Dacia Chișinău Stadionul Republican 8,100
FC Dinamo Bender Dinamo Stadium (Bender) 5,061
FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnița Orăşenesc Stadium 2,000
FC Nistru Otaci Călărăseuca Stadium 3,000
FC Olimpia Bălți Olimpia Bălți Stadium 5,000
Politehnica Chișinău Chișinău Dinamo Stadium (Chișinău) 2,692
FC Sheriff Tiraspol Sheriff Stadium 14,300
CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol Stadionul Municipal 3,525
FC Tiraspol Tiraspol Sheriff Stadium 14,300
FC Zimbru Chișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,500

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 Chișinău.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 30 25 3 2 61 15 +46 78 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dacia Chișinău 30 20 3 7 47 17 +30 63 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Iskra-Stal Rîbnița 30 14 10 6 28 15 +13 52
4 Zimbru Chișinău 30 13 7 10 42 30 +12 46 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
5 Dinamo Bender 30 11 9 10 42 45 −3 42
6 Olimpia Bălți 30 11 7 12 30 32 −2 40
7 Tiraspol 30 9 5 16 30 36 −6 32
8 Nistru Otaci 30 8 6 16 30 43 −13 30
9 CSCA-Rapid Chișinău 30 7 8 15 28 47 −19 29
10 Tiligul-Tiras 30 7 4 19 24 60 −36 25 Folded[c]
11 Academia Chișinău 30 6 6 18 27 49 −22 24
— Politehnica Chișinău (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Division "A"[d]
Source: Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored; 6th number of wins; 7th Fair play competition
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dacia Chișinău qualified for the second qualifying round of the Europa League through league performance and them being a finalist in the 2008–09 Moldovan Cup.
  2. ^ Zimbru Chișinău were at first denied a license for competing in Europa League next year, so their spot should have been taken by 5th placed team Dinamo Bender.[1] However, Zimbru appealed successfully and eventually were allowed to enter the Europa League.[2]
  3. ^ Tiligul-Tiras folded on 6 June 2009 due to financial problems.[3] As a consequence, Academia Chișinău were spared from relegation.
  4. ^ Withdrew from league prior to 1st round, reason unknown.

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

Home \ Away ACA CRC DAC DIN ISK NIS OLI SHE TIL TIR ZIM
Academia Chișinău 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–5
CSCA-Rapid Chișinău 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–2
Dacia Chișinău 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 1–1
Dinamo Bender 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 4–2 2–1
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0
Nistru Otaci 3–2 4–1 2–1 3–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–1
Olimpia Bălți 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 6–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1
Tiligul-Tiras 1–0 3–2 0–4 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–4 1–0 0–4
Tiraspol 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–1
Zimbru Chișinău 2–3 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1
Source: Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination:

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round
1 - bye 1 - 2 2 - bye 1 - 4 3 - bye 1 - 6
2 - 11 8 - 6 3 - 1 2 - 3 4 - 2 2 - 5
3 - 10 9 - 5 4 - 11 9 - 7 5 - 1 3 - 4
4 - 9 10 - 4 5 - 10 10 - 6 6 - 11 10 - 8
5 - 8 11 - 3 6 - 9 11 - 5 7 - 10 11 - 7
6 - 7 bye - 7 7 - 8 bye - 8 8 - 9 bye - 9
29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round
4 - bye 1 - 8 5 - bye 1 - 10 6 - bye
5 - 3 2 - 7 6 - 4 2 - 9 7 - 5
6 - 2 3 - 6 7 - 3 3 - 8 8 - 4
7 - 1 4 - 5 8 - 2 4 - 7 9 - 3
8 - 11 11 - 9 9 - 1 5 - 6 10 - 2
9 - 10 bye - 10 10 - 11 bye - 11 11 - 1
Home \ Away ACA CRC DAC DIN ISK NIS OLI SHE TIL TIR ZIM
Academia Chișinău 0–0 0–4 3–3 0–1 3–0
CSCA-Rapid Chișinău 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Dacia Chișinău 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0
Dinamo Bender 2–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–0
Iskra-Stal Rîbnița 0–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Nistru Otaci 1–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–0
Olimpia Bălți 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Tiligul-Tiras 1–0 0–1 0–5 1–2 0–1
Tiraspol 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1
Zimbru Chișinău 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 3–2
Source: Moldovan Football Federation (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Scored for Goals
1 Moldova Oleg Andronic Zimbru Chișinău 14
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References

  1. ^ Вместо «Зимбру» в Лиге Европы сыграет бендерское «Динамо» (in Russian)
  2. ^ «Зимбру» пустили в Лигу Европы (in Russian)
  3. ^ "Tiligul-Tiras has stopped existing". Moldova.Sports. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.