2021–22 Moldovan "A" Division
Moldovan football's second-tier league
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The 2021–22 Moldovan "A" Division (Romanian: Divizia A) was the 31st season of Moldovan football's second-tier league. The season started on 30 July 2021 and ended on 13 May 2022.[1]
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2021 – 13 May 2022 |
| Champions | Sheriff-2 |
| Promoted | Dacia Buiucani |
| Relegated | Iskra |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 424 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nicolae Porojniuc (12 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Nicolae Garanovschi (8 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Spartanii 6–0 Real Succes (22 April 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Sucleia 1–7 Dacia Buiucani (2 April 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Sucleia 1–7 Dacia Buiucani (2 April 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Victoria |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Dacia Buiucani |
| Longest winless run | 22 matches Cahul-2005 |
| Longest losing run | 18 matches Cahul-2005 |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Teams
Chișinău
Location of teams in 2021–22 Divizia A
Season summary
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 49[a] | Ineligible for promotion |
| 2 | Victoria Chișinău[b] | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 49[a] | |
| 3 | Dacia Buiucani (P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 48 | Promotion to Super Liga |
| 4 | Spartanii Selemet | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 44 | Qualification to Promotion play-off |
| 5 | Sporting Trestieni | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 36 | |
| 6 | Olimp Comrat | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | Sucleia | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 27 | |
| 8 | Iskra Rîbnița (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to Liga 2[c] |
| 9 | FCM Ungheni | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Real Succes | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 18 | |
| 11 | Speranța Drochia[d] | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 48 | −28 | 16 | |
| 12 | Cahul-2005 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 58 | −52 | 2 | withdrew[e] |
Source: FMF, 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) Less red cards; 10) Less yellow cards.[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) Less red cards; 10) Less yellow cards.[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Sheriff-2 ahead of Victoria on goal difference: Sheriff-2 : +34, Victoria : +27.
- Victoria Chișinău were refused the necessary licence to compete in the 2022–23 Super Liga season.[2]
- Iskra Rîbnița have been relegated voluntarily.
- Speranța Drochia spared relegation due to lack of teams.
- Cahul-2005 withdrew from the league after round 11. All remaining fixtures are awarded 0–3 against them.[3]
Results
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[5]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahul-2005 | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] | L[a] |
| Dacia Buiucani | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W[b] | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | W |
| Iskra Rîbnița | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W[b] | W | W | L | L | L |
| Olimp Comrat | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W[b] | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | L |
| Real Succes | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W[b] | L |
| Sheriff-2 Tiraspol | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W[b] | W | D | W |
| Spartanii Selemet | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W[b] | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L |
| Speranța Drochia | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | W[b] |
| Sporting Trestieni | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W[b] | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Sucleia | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W[b] | W | W | L |
| FCM Ungheni | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | W[b] | W | L | D | L | L | L | W |
| Victoria Chișinău | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W[b] | W | W | W | W |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nicolae Porojniuc |
FCM Ungheni | 12 |
| 2 | Ghenadie Orbu |
Victoria | 10 |
| Marin Stan |
Victoria | ||
| 4 | Sorin Chele |
Real Succes | 8 |
| Oleg Molla |
Victoria | ||
| Eugeniu Gliga |
Sheriff-2 | ||
| 7 | Vasile Bîtlan |
Dacia Buiucani | 7 |
| Constantin Iavorschi |
Sporting | ||
| Ion Mamaliga |
Spartanii | ||
| Nicu Namolovan |
Dacia Buiucani | ||
| Octavian Onofrei |
Spartanii | ||
 Abdullahi Shuaibu |
Sucleia |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolae Garanovschi |
Spartanii | 8 |
| 2 | Victor Colibă-Verde |
Sporting | 7 |
| 3 | Dumitru Coval |
Dacia Buiucani (4) & Real Succes (2) | 6 |
| Victor Dodon |
Dacia Buiucani | ||
| 5 | Ivan Marcov |
Sucleia | 5 |
| Serghei Savocica |
Sheriff-2 | ||
| 7 | Sergiu Nicolaev |
Speranța | 4 |
| 8 | Mihail Cioban |
Sheriff-2 | 3 |
| Victor Secrieru |
FCM Ungheni | ||
| 10 | Dmitri Burac |
Victoria | 2 |
| Roman Dumenco |
Sheriff-2 | ||
| Andrei Vicol |
Victoria | ||
| Dmitri Cîlcic |
Olimp | ||
| Anatolie Cebotari |
Iskra |