2016–17 Moldovan "A" Division

Divizia A
Season2016–17
ChampionsSheriff-2 Tiraspol
PromotedSfîntul Gheorghe
Spicul Chișcăreni
RelegatedPrut Leova
Matches played210
Goals scored777 (3.7 per match)
Top goalscorerArtiom Zabun (21 goals)
2017 →

The 2016–17 Moldovan "A" Division (Romanian: Divizia A) was the 26th season of Moldovan football's second-tier league. Fifteen teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Divizia Națională teams. The season began on 5 August 2016 and ended on 31 May 2017.

Spicul Chișcăreni were the defending champions, after winning their first title in the competition in the previous season.

Teams

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Location of teams in Moldovan "A" Division 2016–17
Club Location
Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni
Spicul Chișcăreni
Dacia-2 Buiucani Chișinău
Victoria Bardar
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
Intersport-Aroma Cobusca Nouă
Zimbru-2 Chișinău
Edineț Edineț
Sîngerei Sîngerei
Gagauziya-Oguzsport Comrat
Iskra Rîbnița
Sparta Selemet
Codru Lozova
Real Succes Chișinău
Prut Leova

Season summary

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol (C) 28 22 2 4 94 19 +75 68 Ineligible for promotion
2 Sfîntul Gheorghe (P) 28 21 3 4 79 23 +56 66[a] Promotion to Divizia Națională
3 Spicul Chișcăreni (P) 28 21 3 4 62 22 +40 66[a]
4 Victoria Bardar 28 20 4 4 78 26 +52 64
5 Zimbru-2 Chișinău 28 13 5 10 57 38 +19 44 Ineligible for promotion
6 Sparta Selemet 28 13 2 13 51 61 −10 41
7 Sîngerei 28 13 1 14 48 53 −5 40
8 Edineț 28 11 3 14 55 57 −2 36
9 Iskra Rîbnița 28 10 5 13 39 50 −11 35
10 Dacia-2 Buiucani 28 10 4 14 39 45 −6 34 withdrew[b]
11 Real Succes Chișinău 28 9 2 17 37 54 −17 29[c]
12 Gagauziya-Oguzsport 28 9 2 17 51 74 −23 29[c] withdrew[d]
13 Codru Lozova 28 8 3 17 48 81 −33 27
14 Intersport-Aroma 28 6 4 18 20 50 −30 22 withdrew[e]
15 Prut Leova (R) 28 2 1 25 19 124 −105 7 Relegation to Divizia B
Source: 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) Fairplay ranking.[1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sf. Gheorghe ahead of Spicul on head-to-head points: Spicul–Sf. Gheorghe 0–1, Sf. Gheorghe–Spicul 3–0
  2. ^ Dacia-2 Buiucani completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.
  3. ^ a b Real Succes ahead of Gagauziya-Oguzsport on head-to-head goal difference: Gagauziya-Oguzsport–Real Succes 4–0, Real Succes–Gagauziya-Oguzsport 6–0
  4. ^ Gagauziya-Oguzsport completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.
  5. ^ As per regulations, the fourteenth placed team, Intersport-Aroma was to be relegated to Divizia B, but the club withdrew before the start of the next season.

Results

Home \ Away SFÎ VIC ZIM SHE DAC EDI GAG INT REA PRU SÎN COD SPA SPI ISK
Sfîntul Gheorghe 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–4 4–1 3–0 8–0 4–0 2–3 3–1 3–0 4–0
Victoria Bardar 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 6–1 2–3 7–1 5–0 5–2 4–1 3–2 4–1
Zimbru-2 Chișinău 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 3–0 6–0 0–0 4–0 4–3 1–4 4–0
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 1–0 3–2 2–1 4–0 5–0 9–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 9–0 15–0 2–0 4–1
Dacia-2 Buiucani 0–6 1–5 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 9–1 4–3 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1
Edineț 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 4–1 6–0 2–0 3–0 5–1 1–3 3–0 1–2 1–4 1–1
Gagauziya-Oguzsport 0–7 1–2 2–4 3–6 0–2 1–1 3–0 4–0 5–0 0–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–0
Intersport-Aroma 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0
Real Succes Chișinău 0–3 0–4 1–0 0–3 1–3 2–3 6–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 2–3 2–3 0–1 1–3
Prut Leova 1–5 0–5 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–5 0–8 2–0 1–2 1–7 2–3 0–3 1–2 0–0
Sîngerei 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 6–1 5–2 1–4 0–3 3–1
Codru Lozova 3–5 0–1 2–6 0–6 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 3–6 8–1 3–1 3–2 1–4 2–3
Sparta Selemet 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–4 4–1 5–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–5 2–1
Spicul Chișcăreni 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 9–1 2–1 0–0 3–3 3–0
Iskra Rîbnița 2–1 2–3 4–3 2–1 1–0 4–2 0–4 1–1 0–1 5–0 4–1 2–1 0–1 0–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Moldova Artiom Zabun Victoria 21
2 Moldova Oleg Molla Spicul 18
3 Moldova Sergiu Popovici Edineț 17
4 Moldova Alexandru Maxim Sfîntul Gheorghe 16
Moldova Marin Căruntu Sheriff-2
6 Moldova Roman Șumchin Gagauziya-Oguzsport 15
7 Moldova Veaceslav Sofroni Spicul 14
Moldova Vitalie Greciuhin Edineț
9 Moldova Artiom Puntus Sheriff-2 13
10 Moldova Nicolae Nemerenco Sfîntul Gheorghe (4) & Codru (8) 12
Moldova Alexandru Bezimov Victoria
Moldova Andrian Apostol Dacia-2 Buiucani
Moldova Ghenadie Orbu Victoria

References

  1. ^ "Regulamentul Campionatului R.Moldova la fotbal edția 2016-17" [Regulation of Competitions] (PDF) (in Romanian). fmf.md. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-05.
  2. ^ "Goalscorers - Divizia A - Moldova" (in Romanian). Divizia-A.md.