Super Liga
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 20 May 2023
ChampionsSheriff
21st title
RelegatedDinamo-Auto
Champions LeagueSheriff
Conference LeaguePetrocub
Zimbru
Milsami
Matches played86
Goals scored183 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerRasheed Akanbi
Alexandru Dedov
(8 goals each)
Best goalkeeperNikos Giannakopoulos
(10 clean sheets)

The 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 30 July 2022 and ended on 20 May 2023. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club earned a place in the second qualifying round and the third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The top 7 teams from the 2021–22 season and one promoted team from the Divizia A: Dacia Buiucani, returning to the top tier after one year absence.

2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga is located in Moldova
Bălți
Milsami
Petrocub
Sf. Gheorghe
Chișinău
Chișinău
Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Chișinău teams:Dacia BuiucaniZimbru
Chișinău teams:
Dacia Buiucani
Zimbru
Tiraspol teams:Dinamo-AutoSheriff
Tiraspol teams:
Dinamo-Auto
Sheriff
Locations of the 2022–23 teams
Team Place Ground Capacity Coach
Bălți Bălți Bălți Stadium 5,953 Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac
Dacia Buiucani Chișinău Suruceni Stadium 350 Moldova Andrei Martin
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Dinamo-Auto 1,300 Azerbaijan Novruz Azimov
Milsami Orhei Orhei Stadium 2,539 Moldova Serghei Dubrovin
Petrocub Hîncești Hîncești Stadium 1,100 Moldova Ivan Tabanov
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni Zimbru-2 Stadium 1,500 Moldova Nicolai Mandrîcenco
Sheriff Tiraspol Sheriff Stadium 12,798 Italy Roberto Bordin
Zimbru Chișinău Zimbru Stadium 10,104 Moldova Lilian Popescu

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position
in table		 Replaced by Date of appointment
Petrocub Moldova Lilian Popescu Resigned 16 May 2022[1] Pre-season Moldova Alexei Savinov 1 June 2022[2]
Sheriff Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Resigned 8 June 2022[3] Croatia Stjepan Tomas 21 June 2022[4]
Zimbru Italy Michele Bon Released 17 June 2022[5] Moldova Vlad Goian 26 June 2022[6]
Petrocub Moldova Alexei Savinov No UEFA Pro Licence 1 July 2022 Moldova Ivan Tabanov 1 July 2022[7]
Dinamo-Auto Moldova Oleg Bejenar Released 1 July 2022 Moldova Anatol Teslev (caretaker) 6 August 2022[8]
Zimbru Moldova Vlad Goian Resigned 30 August 2022[9] 7th Moldova Lilian Popescu 31 August 2022[10]
Dinamo-Auto Moldova Anatol Teslev End of caretaker period 9 September 2022 8th Azerbaijan Novruz Azimov 9 September 2022[11]
Bălți Moldova Serghei Cebotari Resigned 10 October 2022 6th Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac 11 October 2022
Sheriff Croatia Stjepan Tomas Resigned 25 October 2022[12] 1st Moldova Victor Mihailov (caretaker) 25 October 2022
Moldova Victor Mihailov End of caretaker period 9 January 2023 1st Italy Roberto Bordin 9 January 2023[13]

Phase I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol 14 10 3 1 24 6 +18 33 Qualification to Phase II
2 Petrocub Hîncești 14 8 3 3 20 11 +9 27
3 Zimbru Chișinău 14 4 7 3 17 17 0 19[lower-alpha 1]
4 Sfîntul Gheorghe 14 6 1 7 18 22 −4 19[lower-alpha 1]
5 Milsami Orhei 14 4 5 5 12 14 −2 17[lower-alpha 2]
6 Bălți 14 5 2 7 13 13 0 17[lower-alpha 2]
7 Dacia Buiucani 14 4 4 6 14 14 0 16 Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II
8 Dinamo-Auto 14 1 3 10 5 26 −21 0[lower-alpha 3]
Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.[15]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Zimbru ahead of Sfîntul Gheorghe on head-to-head points: Zimbru : 4p, Sfîntul Gheorghe : 1p.
  2. 1 2 Milsami ahead of Bălți on head-to-head points: Milsami : 4p, Bălți : 1p.
  3. ↑ Dinamo-Auto had 6 points deducted for match-fixing allegations.[14]

Results

Home \ Away BĂL DAC DIN MIL PET SFÎ SHE ZIM
Bălți — 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–3 0–2
Dacia Buiucani 0–0 — 5–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0
Dinamo-Auto 0–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–0
Milsami Orhei 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–0
Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 — 0–2 1–0 2–2
Sfîntul Gheorghe 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–3 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 — 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău 0–3 3–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 —
Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Phase II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 10 7 3 0 15 3 +12 24 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Petrocub Hîncești 10 6 3 1 16 6 +10 21 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Zimbru Chișinău 10 3 3 4 10 9 +1 12 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
4 Milsami Orhei 10 3 2 5 10 16 −6 11
5 Sfîntul Gheorghe 10 1 4 5 4 13 −9 7 Dissolved after the season[lower-alpha 1]
6 Bălți 10 0 5 5 5 13 −8 5
Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sfîntul Gheorghe withdrew before the start of the next season.[16]

Results

Home \ Away SHE PET ZIM SFÎ MIL BĂL
Sheriff Tiraspol — 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 — 3–2 3–0 2–1 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău 0–2 1–2 — 0–0 0–1 1–0
Sfîntul Gheorghe 0–2 0–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1
Milsami Orhei 0–4 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–3 3–0 — 1–0
Bălți 1–1 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 2] 1–1 0–2 2–2 —
Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[17]
1 Nigeria Rasheed Akanbi Sheriff 8
Moldova Alexandru Dedov Zimbru
3 Moldova Marius Iosipoi Petrocub 7
4 Moldova Radu Gînsari Milsami 6
5 Nigeria Jibril Ibrahim Sf. Gheorghe 5
Moldova Vladimir Ambros Petrocub
Moldova Victor Bogaciuc Petrocub
8 Guinea-Bissau Steve Ambri Sheriff 4
Nigeria Emmanuel Alaribe Zimbru
Moldova Eugen Sidorenco Zimbru
Senegal Mouhamed Diop Sheriff

Hat-tricks

PlayerHomeAwayResultDate
Moldova Alexandru DedovZimbruSf. Gheorghe3–311 September 2022

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists[18]
1 Moldova Vladimir Ambros Petrocub 5
2 Senegal Mouhamed Diop Sheriff 4
Moldova Daniel Danu Bălți
Moldova Maxim Cojocaru Petrocub
Moldova Marius Iosipoi Petrocub
Moldova Ioan-Călin Revenco Petrocub
Moldova Alexandru Dedov Zimbru
Madagascar Zotsara Randriambololona Bălți

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets[19]
1 Greece Nikos Giannakopoulos Zimbru 10
2 Ghana Razak Abalora Sheriff 7
Moldova Cristian Avram Petrocub
4 Moldova Sebastian Agachi Zimbru (0) & Dacia (6) 6
Moldova Victor Străistari Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Bălți (3)
6 Moldova Dumitru Celeadnic Sheriff 5
Moldova Nicolai Calancea Sf. Gheorghe
8 Moldova Emil Tîmbur Milsami 4
9 Ukraine Maksym Koval Sheriff 3
Moldova Igor Mostovei Petrocub
Moldova Victor Buga Milsami
Gabon Dallian Allogho Dinamo-Auto
Moldova Stanislav Namașco Bălți

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sheriff hosted
  2. ↑ Petrocub hosted

References

  1. ↑ "Lilian Popescu, antrenorul sinonim cu performanța" (in Romanian).petrocub.md
  2. ↑ "Alexei Savinov este noul antrenor al echipei Petrocub" (in Romanian).petrocub.md
  3. ↑ "Thank you, Yuri Vernidub".fc-sheriff.com
  4. ↑ "Stjepan Tomas – noul principal" (in Romanian).fc-sheriff.com
  5. ↑ "Зимбру уволил итальянца Микеле Бона с поста главного тренера основной команды" (in Russian).sports.md
  6. ↑ "Известно имя нового главного тренера" (in Russian).sports.md
  7. ↑ "Squad".uefa.com
  8. ↑ "Match report" (PDF).soccerway.com
  9. ↑ "Vlad Goian a reziliat contractul" (in Romanian).zimbru.md
  10. ↑ "Lilian Popescu este noul antrenor al echipei Zimbru" (in Romanian).zimbru.md
  11. ↑ "Главный тренер из Азербайджана" (in Russian).dinamo-auto.com
  12. ↑ "Спасибо, Степан Томас". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Welcome back".fc-sheriff.com
  14. ↑ "Echipa Dinamo-Auto a fost depunctată" (in Romanian). FMF. 18 July 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2022-23" [Regulations edition 2022-23 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
  16. ↑ "Astăzi povestea clubului a ajuns la final" (in Romanian).facebook.com
  17. ↑ "Players - Super Liga". Soccerway.
  18. ↑ "Top Assist". moldfootball.com.
  19. ↑ "Clean sheets". soccerway.com.
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