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2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga

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Super Liga
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
Matches played80
Goals scored239 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerCaio Martins
(11 goals)
Biggest home winSheriff 8–0 Florești
(9 November 2024)
Biggest away winFlorești 0–8 Zimbru
(18 August 2024)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga is the 34th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The league started on 3 August 2024 and will conclude on 18 May 2025. Petrocub Hîncești are the defending champions. The winners of the league this season will earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club will earn a place in the second qualifying round and the third placed club will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Bălți Dacia Buiucani [n 1] Florești [n 2] Milsami
Bălți Stadium Zimbru-2 Stadium Bender Stadium
UEFA
District Sport Complex
UEFA
Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 4,981 Capacity: 3,000
Petrocub Sheriff
Hîncești Stadium Sheriff small Arena [n 3]
UEFA
Capacity: 1,100 Capacity: 9,181
Spartanii Sportul [n 4] Zimbru
Nisporeni Stadium
UEFA
Zimbru Stadium
UEFA
Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 10,104

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit maker Shirt sponsor
Sheriff Moldova Victor Mihailov [note 2] Mali Moussa Kyabou [note 3] Adidas none
Zimbru Turkey Hikmet Karaman [note 6] Moldova Ștefan Burghiu [note 7] Macron ProPay, Geosport, A.M.G, apă pură
Petrocub Romania Andrei Prepeliță [note 9] Moldova Vladimir Ambros [note 10] Puma none
Bălți Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac [note 12] Argentina Álvaro Bely [note 13] Joma Primăria Municipiului Bălți
Milsami Moldova Igor Picușceac Moldova Radu Gînsari [note 14] Macron none
Spartanii Sportul Moldova Igor Ursachi [note 18] Moldova Daniel Vîrlan [note 19] Erreà Ceek, Samaritan
Dacia Buiucani Moldova Viorel Frunză Moldova Maxim Focșa [note 20] Joma Primăria Chișinău, Art Sport, OM, Creatlon
Florești Moldova Nicolai Țurcan [note 22] Moldova Alexandru Osipov [note 23] Joma none

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position
in table
Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sheriff Ukraine Yuriy Hura Mutual consent 5 August 2024[1] 2nd Bosnia and Herzegovina Mislav Karoglan 5 August 2024[2]
Florești Moldova Igor Ursachi Resigned 21 September 2024 8th Moldova Nicolai Țurcan 21 September 2024[3]
Zimbru Moldova Lilian Popescu Mutual consent 8 October 2024[4] 4th Turkey Hikmet Karaman 18 October 2024[5]
Spartanii Moldova Adrian Sosnovschi Resigned 9 November 2024[6] 6th Moldova Igor Ursachi (interim) 15 January 2025[7]
Petrocub Moldova Andrei Martin Signed by Ordabasy 22 December 2024[8] 3rd Italy Giovanni Costantino 1 January 2025[9]
Italy Giovanni Costantino Mutual consent 25 January 2025[10] Moldova Eduard Blănuță 27 January 2025[11]
Moldova Eduard Blănuță 11 April 2025 4th North Macedonia Slavche Vojneski 11 April 2025[12]
Sheriff Bosnia and Herzegovina Mislav Karoglan 15 April 2025 3rd Moldova Victor Mihailov (interim) 15 April 2025[13]
Petrocub North Macedonia Slavche Vojneski Resigned 19 April 2025 4th Romania Andrei Prepeliță 25 April 2025[14]

Phase I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol 14 11 3 0 33 6 +27 36 Qualification to Phase II
2 Zimbru Chișinău 14 8 1 5 32 16 +16 25
3 Petrocub Hîncești 14 6 5 3 20 9 +11 23[a]
4 Bălți 14 6 5 3 18 9 +9 23[a]
5 Milsami Orhei 14 6 3 5 30 18 +12 21
6 Spartanii Sportul 14 3 5 6 12 17 −5 14
7 Dacia Buiucani 14 2 5 7 8 19 −11 11 Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II
8 Florești 14 0 1 13 0 59 −59 1
Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.[15]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Petrocub ahead of Bălți on goal difference:Petrocub : +11, Bălți : +9.

Results

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Matches 1−14
Home \ Away BĂL DAC FLO MIL PET SHE SPA ZIM
Bălți 0–0 5–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Dacia Buiucani 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–1
Florești 0–4 0–3 0–5 0–5 0–4 0–0 0–8
Milsami Orhei 0–2 7–0 6–0 0–2 0–4 3–0 3–1
Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 2–0 3–0[a] 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 2–0 8–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–2
Spartanii Sportul 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3
Zimbru Chișinău 4–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–3
Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Florești was awarded a technical loss against Petrocub due to their failure to appear at their round 2 match.[16]

Phase II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a]
1 Milsami Orhei (X) 8 6 1 1 24 7 +17 19 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Sheriff Tiraspol 8 4 4 0 16 6 +10 16 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Zimbru Chișinău 8 4 2 2 16 8 +8 14 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4 Petrocub Hîncești 8 3 2 3 14 14 0 11
5 Bălți 8 1 2 5 8 20 −12 5
6 Spartanii Sportul 8 0 1 7 8 31 −23 1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. 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 goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.[15]
(X) Assured of at least Conference League first qualifying round
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 Moldovan Cup also qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the Moldovan Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

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Matches 1−10
Home \ Away SHE ZIM PET BĂL MIL SPA
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 3–0
Zimbru Chișinău 1–1 3–2 18 May 1–2 3–1
Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 10 May 3–0 2–0 3–1
Bălți 10 May 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3
Milsami Orhei 18 May [a] 2–0 5–1 5–0 10 May
Spartanii Sportul 0–4 [a] 0–6 [b] 18 May 2–3 1–6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 4 May 2025[17]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Caio Martins Bălți 11
2 Moldova Radu Gînsari Milsami 9
Ghana Isaac Oppong Spartanii Sportul
4 Nigeria Justice Ohajunwa Zimbru 8
5 Moldova Vlad Răileanu Zimbru 7
Moldova Ștefan Bîtca Zimbru
Nigeria Rasheed Akanbi Sheriff
8 Cape Verde João Paulino Zimbru 6
Georgia (country) Vladimer Mamuchashvili Sheriff
10 Moldova Dumitru Demian Petrocub 5
Moldova Sorin Chele Milsami
Moldova Mihai Lupan Petrocub
France Nabil Khali Milsami
Norway Kabamba Kalabatama Milsami
Mauritania Papa Yade Sheriff

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Nigeria Justice Ohajunwa4 Zimbru Florești 8–0 (A) 18 August 2024
Ghana Isaac Oppong Spartanii Sportul Zimbru 3–2 (A) 14 September 2024
Georgia (country) Vladimer Mamuchashvili Sheriff Dacia Buiucani 3–1 (A) 29 September 2024
Nigeria Stephen Gopey Milsami Florești 5–0 (A) 26 October 2024
Nigeria Rasheed Akanbi Sheriff Florești 8–0 (H) 9 November 2024
Brazil Caio Martins Bălți Spartanii Sportul 3–3 (H) 26 April 2025
Ukraine Oleksiy Shchebetun Zimbru Spartanii Sportul 6–0 (H) 4 May 2025
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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As of 4 May 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Moldova Dumitru Celeadnic Sheriff 8
Moldova Nicolae Cebotari Zimbru
3 Moldova Artur Nazarciuc Bălți 7
4 Moldova Victor Străistari Sheriff (1) & Dacia Buiucani (5) 6
Moldova Silviu Șmalenea Petrocub
6 Moldova Mihail Cioban Milsami 4
7 Moldova Emil Tîmbur Milsami 3
8 Moldova Daniel Vîrlan Spartanii Sportul 2
Moldova Victor Dodon Petrocub
Moldova Sebastian Agachi Zimbru
Ghana Andrews Owusu Spartanii Sportul
Slovenia Emil Velić Sheriff

Notes

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  1. ^ Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches at the Zimbru-2 Stadium in Chișinău, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
  2. ^ Florești are playing their home matches in Bender, instead of their stadium in Florești, which did not meet requirements.
  3. ^ Sheriff Arena used as home ground in round 1 (Phase I), round 5 (Phase I), round 7 (Phase I), round 11 (Phase I) and round 13 (Phase I).
    Sheriff Indoor Arena used as home ground in round 1 (Phase II).
  4. ^ Spartanii Sportul are playing their home matches in Nisporeni, instead of their stadium in Budești, which did not meet requirements.
  1. ^ Mislav Karoglan was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
  2. ^ Yuriy Hura (match 1), Mislav Karoglan (matches 2–3), Marijan Karoglan (match 4) [note 1], Mislav Karoglan (matches 5–19), Victor Mihailov (matches 20–
  3. ^ Dumitru Celeadnic started the match as captain thirteen times, Cyrille Bayala four times, Moussa Kyabou four times, and Rasheed Akanbi once.
  4. ^ Lilian Popescu left his position before the match and the assistant coach led the team.
  5. ^ Hikmet Karaman was serving a one match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
  6. ^ Lilian Popescu (matches 1–9), Dumitru Arabadji (match 10) [note 4], Hikmet Karaman (matches 11–20), Ömer Karaman (match 21) [note 5], Hikmet Karaman (matches 22–
  7. ^ Ștefan Burghiu started the match as captain eighteen times, and Denys Dedechko four times.
  8. ^ Andrei Prepeliță does not hold UEFA Pro Licence and led the team as an assistant coach.
  9. ^ Andrei Martin (matches 1–14), Eduard Blănuță (matches 15–18), Slavche Vojneski (matches 19–20), Andrei Prepeliță (matches 21–) [note 8]
  10. ^ Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain thirteen times, Ion Jardan seven times, and Victor Mudrac twice.
  11. ^ Veaceslav Rusnac was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
  12. ^ Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 1–18), Alexandru Patraman (matches 19–20) [note 11], Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 21–
  13. ^ Álvaro Bely started the match as captain twenty-one times, and André Silva once.
  14. ^ Radu Gînsari started the match as captain thirteen times, Vadim Bolohan seven times, and Danny Lupano twice.
  15. ^ Adrian Sosnovschi was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
  16. ^ Adrian Sosnovschi and the assistant coach left their positions before the match and the goalkeeping coach led the team.
  17. ^ Igor Ursachi was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
  18. ^ Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 1–7), Valentin Furdui (match 8) [note 15], Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 9–12), Andrian Bogdan (matches 13–14) [note 16], Viorel Cojocaru (matches 15–19) [note 17], Igor Ursachi (matches 20–
  19. ^ Alexandru Dedov started the match as captain ten times, Daniel Vîrlan six times, Ilie Damașcan four times, Pavel Nazari once, and Jorge Ocante once.
  20. ^ Maxim Focșa started the match as captain thirteen times, and Ștefan Efros once.
  21. ^ Nicolai Țurcan does not hold UEFA Pro Licence and led the team as an assistant coach.
  22. ^ Igor Ursachi (matches 1–6), Nicolai Țurcan (matches 7–14) [note 21].
  23. ^ Alexandru Osipov started the match as captain twelve times, and Oleg Gavriușen once.
  1. ^ a b Sheriff will host
  2. ^ Zimbru hosted

References

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  1. ^ "Thank you, Yuiri Hura". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Mislav Karoglan is the new head coach". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Igor Ursachi left the club about 2 weeks ago". facebook.com (in Russian). Media Sport. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Mulțumim, Lilian Popescu". zimbru.md (in Romanian). FC Zimbru. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Hikmet Karaman, Noul antrenor al F.C. Zimbru Chișinău". zimbru.md (in Romanian). FC Zimbru. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Главный тренер и его ассистент подали в отставку". scor.md (in Russian). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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  8. ^ "Андрей Мартин - новый главный тренер Ордабасы". fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Giovanni Costantino este noul antrenor al echipei Petrocub". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Petrocub s-a despărțit de antrenorul italian Giovanni Costantino". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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  12. ^ "Slavche Vojneski a debutat cu victorie la Petrocub". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Alterations". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Antrenorul Andrei Prepelițǎ s-a alăturat echipei Petrocub". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2024-25" [Regulations edition 2024-25 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
  16. ^ Discipline Commission Decision. Moldovan Football Federation. 14 August 2024
  17. ^ "Goalscorers". Soccerway.
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