Football league season
The 2021–22 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 31st season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 1 July 2021 and ended on 14 May 2022. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1]
Teams
A total of 8 teams are competing in the league. These include 7 teams from the 2020–21 season and one promoted team from the "A" Division: Bălți.
Changes
Bălți (promoted after a two-year absence) were promoted from the "A" Division. Dacia Buiucani (relegated after one year in the top flight) and Codru Lozova (relegated after two years in the top flight) were relegated to "A" Division. Additionally, Speranța Nisporeni were expelled from the league, and thus ending their six-year stay in the top flight.
Managerial changes
League table
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.[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Florești had 6 points deducted for alleged match-fixing.[9]
- ^ On 17 January 2022, Florești were excluded from competition for match-fixing allegations and relegated to the second tier league for next season. All remaining 9 matches were awarded 0–3 against them.[10][11]
Results
Teams played each other four times (twice at home, twice away).
Rounds 1−14
Source: FMF,
Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rounds 15−28
Source: FMF,
Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Technical wins/losses
Positions by round
Source: fmf.md
Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[13]
Relegation play-off
A play-off match was played between the seventh-placed team from Divizia Națională and the fourth-placed team from Divizia A for one place in the next season. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined in a draw held on 19 May 2022.[14]
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Technical win
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Technical loss
References
- ^ "Country ranking". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "Luca a preluat conducerea tehnică a echipei".publika.md
- ^ "Schimbări la nivel tehnic" (in Romanian).zimbru.md
- ^ "Игорь Рахаев покинул пост главного тренера ФК Бэлць" (in Russian).facebook.com
- ^ "Сергей Чеботарь занял пост главного тренера ФК Бэлць" (in Russian).facebook.com
- ^ "Vernydub joined Ukrainian Army".goal.com
- ^ "Match report".soccerway.com
- ^ "Match report".soccerway.com
- ^ "Comunicat" (in Romanian). FMF. 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Excluderea din Divizia Națională" (in Romanian). FMF. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Cererea de apel" (in Romanian). FMF. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2021-22" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2021-22 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- ^ "Results by round". Soccerway.
- ^ "Play-off draw". fmf.md.
- ^ "Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova". Soccerway.
- ^ "Clean sheets". soccerway.com.
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