2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2022 – 20 May 2023 |
| Champions | Sheriff 21st title |
| Relegated | Dinamo-Auto |
| Champions League | Sheriff |
| Conference League | Petrocub Zimbru Milsami |
| Matches played | 86 |
| Goals scored | 183 (2.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Rasheed Akanbi Alexandru Dedov (8 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Nikos Giannakopoulos (10 clean sheets) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
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.
Stadiums and locations
| Bălți | Dacia Buiucani [n 1] | Dinamo-Auto | Milsami |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți Stadium | Suruceni Stadium [n 2] | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | District Complex [n 3] UEFA |
| Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 350 | Capacity: 1,300 | Capacity: 3,000 |
| Petrocub | Sfîntul Gheorghe [n 4] | ||
| Hîncești Stadium | Zimbru-2 Stadium [n 5] | ||
| Capacity: 1,100 | Capacity: 2,000 | ||
| Sheriff | Zimbru | ||
| Sheriff small Arena UEFA |
Zimbru Stadium [n 6] UEFA | ||
| Capacity: 9,181 | Capacity: 10,104 | ||
Personnel and kits
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 | Adidas | none | ||
| Petrocub | Puma | none | ||
| Zimbru | Macron | Chateau Vartely, A.M.G, apă pură | ||
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Macron | Yolo, Minatait-Studio, 57 | ||
| Milsami | Macron | DFM Duty Free | ||
| Bălți | Joma | Primăria Municipiului Bălți, Floris | ||
| Dacia Buiucani | Joma | Primăria Chișinău, Art Sport, OM, BP | ||
| Dinamo-Auto | Pody | none |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrocub | Resigned | 16 May 2022[1] | Pre-season | 1 June 2022[2] | ||
| Sheriff | Resigned | 8 June 2022[3] | 21 June 2022[4] | |||
| Zimbru | Released | 17 June 2022[5] | 26 June 2022[6] | |||
| Petrocub | No UEFA Pro Licence | 1 July 2022 | 1 July 2022[7] | |||
| Dinamo-Auto | Released | 1 July 2022 | 6 August 2022[8] | |||
| Zimbru | Resigned | 30 August 2022[9] | 7th | 31 August 2022[10] | ||
| Dinamo-Auto | End of caretaker period | 9 September 2022 | 8th | 9 September 2022[11] | ||
| Bălți | Resigned | 10 October 2022 | 6th | 11 October 2022 | ||
| Sheriff | Resigned | 25 October 2022[12] | 1st | 25 October 2022 | ||
| End of caretaker period | 9 January 2023 | 1st | 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[a] | |
| 4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19[a] | |
| 5 | Milsami Orhei | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 17[b] | |
| 6 | Bălți | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17[b] | |
| 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[c] |
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:
Results
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[a] |
| 6 | Bălți | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 5 |
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:
- ^ Sfîntul Gheorghe withdrew before the start of the next season.[16]
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff | 8 | |
| Zimbru | |||
| 3 | Petrocub | 7 | |
| 4 | Milsami | 6 | |
| 5 | Sf. Gheorghe | 5 | |
| Petrocub | |||
| Petrocub | |||
| 8 | Sheriff | 4 | |
| Zimbru | |||
| Zimbru | |||
| Sheriff |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbru | Sf. Gheorghe | 3–3 | 11 September 2022 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[18] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbru | 10 | |
| 2 | Sheriff | 7 | |
| Petrocub | |||
| 4 | Zimbru (0) & Dacia (6) | 6 | |
| Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Bălți (3) | |||
| 6 | Sheriff | 5 | |
| Sf. Gheorghe | |||
| 8 | Milsami | 4 | |
| 9 | Sheriff | 3 | |
| Petrocub | |||
| Milsami | |||
| Dinamo-Auto | |||
| Bălți |
Notes
- ^ Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches in Suruceni, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Joma Arena used as home ground in round 14 (Phase I).
- ^ CPSM Stadium used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II).
- ^ Sfîntul Gheorghe are playing their home matches in Chișinău, instead of their stadium, the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni.
- ^ CPTF Stadium used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II).
- ^ Zimbru-2 Stadium used as home ground in round 7 (Phase I) and in round 7 (Phase II).
CPTF Stadium used as home ground in round 1 (Phase II).
- ^ Stjepan Tomas (matches 1–12), Victor Mihailov (matches 13–14), Roberto Bordin (matches 15–24).
- ^ Stjepan Radeljić started the match as captain nine times, Amine Talal eight times, Dumitru Celeadnic four times, Maksym Koval twice, and Stefanos Evangelou once.
- ^ Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain seventeen times, and Ion Jardan seven times.
- ^ Vlad Goian (matches 1–5), Lilian Popescu (matches 6–24).
- ^ Ștefan Burghiu started the match as captain nineteen times , Alexandru Dedov four times, and Nikos Giannakopoulos once.
- ^ Nicolai Mandrîcenco was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Nicolai Mandrîcenco (matches 1–21), Stanislav Luca (match 22) [note 6], Nicolai Mandrîcenco (matches 23–24).
- ^ Nicolai Calancea started the match as captain nine times, Alexandru Suvorov seven times, Mihail Ștefan four times, Serghei Svinarenco three times, and Cedric Ngah once.
- ^ Serghei Dubrovin was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Serghei Dubrovin (matches 1–14), Ghenadie Pușca (matches 15–16) [note 9], Serghei Dubrovin (matches 17–24).
- ^ Vadim Bolohan started the match as captain twelve times, Alexandru Antoniuc six times, Petru Racu three times, and Radu Gînsari three times.
- ^ Serghei Cebotari (matches 1–10), Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 11–24).
- ^ Andrei Rusnac started the match as captain twenty-one times, Álvaro Bely twice, and Ivan Voropai once.
- ^ Eugen Zasavițchi started the match as captain ten times, Vadim Cravcescu three times, and Maxim Focșa once.
- ^ The goalkeeping coach led the team.
- ^ Samet Aker (match 1) [note 15], Anatol Teslev (matches 2–7), Novruz Azimov (matches 8–14).
- ^ Nathanael Mbourou started the match as captain seven times, Habib Fofana five times, Dallian Allogho once, and Federico Nsue once.
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- ^ "Главный тренер из Азербайджана" (in Russian). Archived from the original on September 9, 2022.dinamo-auto.com
- ^ "Спасибо, Степан Томас". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Welcome back".fc-sheriff.com
- ^ "Echipa Dinamo-Auto a fost depunctată" (in Romanian). FMF. 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2022-23" [Regulations edition 2022-23 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
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