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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.

Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 20 May 2023
ChampionsSheriff
21st title
RelegatedDinamo-Auto
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Super Liga
Season2022–23
Dates30 July 2022 – 20 May 2023
ChampionsSheriff
21st title
RelegatedDinamo-Auto
Champions LeagueSheriff
Conference LeaguePetrocub
Zimbru
Milsami
Matches86
Goals183 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerRasheed Akanbi
Alexandru Dedov
(8 goals each)
Best goalkeeperNikos Giannakopoulos
(10 clean sheets)
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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

More information Bălți, Dacia Buiucani ...
Bălți Dacia Buiucani [n 1] Dinamo-Auto Milsami
Bălți Stadium Suruceni Stadium [n 2] Dinamo-Auto Stadium District Complex [n 3]
UEFA StarStar
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 StarStarStar		 Zimbru Stadium [n 6]
UEFA StarStarStarStar
Capacity: 9,181 Capacity: 10,104
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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.

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Team Head coach Captain Kit maker Shirt sponsor
Sheriff Italy Roberto Bordin [note 1] Bosnia and Herzegovina Stjepan Radeljić [note 2] Adidas none
Petrocub Moldova Ivan Tabanov Moldova Vladimir Ambros [note 3] Puma none
Zimbru Moldova Lilian Popescu [note 4] Moldova Ștefan Burghiu [note 5] Macron Chateau Vartely, A.M.G, apă pură
Sfîntul Gheorghe Moldova Nicolai Mandrîcenco [note 7] Moldova Nicolae Calancea [note 8] Macron Yolo, Minatait-Studio, 57
Milsami Moldova Serghei Dubrovin [note 10] Moldova Vadim Bolohan [note 11] Macron DFM Duty Free
Bălți Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac [note 12] Moldova Andrei Rusnac [note 13] Joma Primăria Municipiului Bălți, Floris
Dacia Buiucani Moldova Andrei Martin Moldova Eugen Zasavițchi [note 14] Joma Primăria Chișinău, Art Sport, OM, BP
Dinamo-Auto Azerbaijan Novruz Azimov [note 16] Gabon Nathanael Mbourou [note 17] Pody none
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position
in table		 Replaced by Date of appointment
Petrocub Moldova Lilian Popescu Resigned 16 May 2022[1] Pre-season Moldova Alexei Savinov 1 June 2022[2]
Sheriff Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Resigned 8 June 2022[3] Croatia Stjepan Tomas 21 June 2022[4]
Zimbru Italy Michele Bon Released 17 June 2022[5] Moldova Vlad Goian 26 June 2022[6]
Petrocub Moldova Alexei Savinov No UEFA Pro Licence 1 July 2022 Moldova Ivan Tabanov 1 July 2022[7]
Dinamo-Auto Moldova Oleg Bejenar Released 1 July 2022 Moldova Anatol Teslev (caretaker) 6 August 2022[8]
Zimbru Moldova Vlad Goian Resigned 30 August 2022[9] 7th Moldova Lilian Popescu 31 August 2022[10]
Dinamo-Auto Moldova Anatol Teslev End of caretaker period 9 September 2022 8th Azerbaijan Novruz Azimov 9 September 2022[11]
Bălți Moldova Serghei Cebotari Resigned 10 October 2022 6th Moldova Veaceslav Rusnac 11 October 2022
Sheriff Croatia Stjepan Tomas Resigned 25 October 2022[12] 1st Moldova Victor Mihailov (caretaker) 25 October 2022
Moldova Victor Mihailov End of caretaker period 9 January 2023 1st Italy Roberto Bordin 9 January 2023[13]
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Phase I

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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]
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Source: FMF, UEFA, 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) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.[15]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head points: Zimbru : 4, Sfîntul Gheorghe : 1.
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head points: Milsami : 4, Bălți : 1.
  3. [c]
    Dinamo-Auto had 6 points deducted for match-fixing allegations.[14]

Results

For matches 1–14, each team plays every other team twice (once home, once away).

More information Home \ Away, BĂL ...
Home \ Away BĂL DAC DIN MIL PET SFÎ SHE ZIM
Bălți — 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–3 0–2
Dacia Buiucani 0–0 — 5–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0
Dinamo-Auto 0–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 0–0
Milsami Orhei 1–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–3 0–2 1–0
Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 — 0–2 1–0 2–2
Sfîntul Gheorghe 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–3 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 — 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău 0–3 3–4 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 —
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Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Phase II

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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
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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.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Sfîntul Gheorghe withdrew before the start of the next season.[16]

Results

For matches 1–10, each team plays every other team twice. Sheriff will play (7 at home and 3 away), Petrocub (6 at home and 4 away), Zimbru and Sfîntul Gheorghe (5 at home and 5 away), Milsami (4 at home and 6 away), Bălți (3 at home and 7 away).

More information Home \ Away, SHE ...
Home \ Away SHE PET ZIM SFÎ MIL BĂL SHE PET ZIM SFÎ MIL BĂL
Sheriff Tiraspol — 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 — — — — 4–0 1–1
Petrocub Hîncești 1–1 — 3–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 — — — — — 3–0
Zimbru Chișinău 0–2 1–2 — 0–0 0–1 1–0 — — — — — —
Sfîntul Gheorghe 0–2 0–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 — — — — — —
Milsami Orhei — 0–2 0–3 3–0 — 1–0 — — — — — —
Bălți — — 1–1 0–2 2–2 — — — — — — —
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Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[17]
1 Nigeria Rasheed Akanbi Sheriff 8
Moldova Alexandru Dedov Zimbru
3 Moldova Marius Iosipoi Petrocub 7
4 Moldova Radu Gînsari Milsami 6
5 Nigeria Jibril Ibrahim Sfîntul Gheorghe 5
Moldova Vladimir Ambros Petrocub
Moldova Victor Bogaciuc Petrocub
8 Guinea-Bissau Steve Ambri Sheriff 4
Nigeria Emmanuel Alaribe Zimbru
Moldova Eugen Sidorenco Zimbru
Senegal Mouhamed Diop Sheriff
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, Home ...
PlayerHomeAwayResultDate
Moldova Alexandru DedovZimbruSfîntul Gheorghe3–311 September 2022
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[18]
1 Greece Nikos Giannakopoulos Zimbru 10
2 Ghana Razak Abalora Sheriff 7
Moldova Cristian Avram Petrocub
4 Moldova Sebastian Agachi Zimbru (0) & Dacia Buiucani (6) 6
Moldova Victor Străistari Sfîntul Gheorghe (3) & Bălți (3)
6 Moldova Dumitru Celeadnic Sheriff 5
Moldova Nicolae Calancea Sfîntul Gheorghe
8 Moldova Emil Tîmbur Milsami 4
9 Ukraine Maksym Koval Sheriff 3
Moldova Igor Mostovei Petrocub
Moldova Victor Buga Milsami
Gabon Dallian Allogho Dinamo-Auto
Moldova Stanislav Namașco Bălți
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches in Suruceni, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
  2. [2]
    Joma Arena used as home ground in round 14 (Phase I).
  3. [3]
    CPSM Stadium used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II).
  4. [4]
    Sfîntul Gheorghe are playing their home matches in Chișinău, instead of their stadium, the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni.
  5. [5]
    CPTF Stadium used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II).
  6. [6]
    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).
  1. [1]
    Stjepan Tomas (matches 1–12), Victor Mihailov (matches 13–14), Roberto Bordin (matches 15–24).
  2. [2]
    Stjepan Radeljić started the match as captain nine times, Amine Talal eight times, Dumitru Celeadnic four times, Maksym Koval twice, and Stefanos Evangelou once.
  3. [3]
    Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain seventeen times, and Ion Jardan seven times.
  4. [4]
    Vlad Goian (matches 1–5), Lilian Popescu (matches 6–24).
  5. [5]
    Ștefan Burghiu started the match as captain nineteen times, Alexandru Dedov four times, and Nikos Giannakopoulos once.
  6. [6]
    Nicolai Mandrîcenco was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
  7. [7]
    Nicolai Mandrîcenco (matches 1–21), Stanislav Luca (match 22) [note 6], Nicolai Mandrîcenco (matches 23–24).
  8. [8]
    Nicolae Calancea started the match as captain nine times, Alexandru Suvorov seven times, Mihail Ștefan four times, Serghei Svinarenco three times, and Cedric Ngah once.
  9. [9]
    Serghei Dubrovin was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
  10. [10]
    Serghei Dubrovin (matches 1–14), Ghenadie Pușca (matches 15–16) [note 9], Serghei Dubrovin (matches 17–24).
  11. [11]
    Vadim Bolohan started the match as captain twelve times, Alexandru Antoniuc six times, Petru Racu three times, and Radu Gînsari three times.
  12. [12]
    Serghei Cebotari (matches 1–10), Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 11–24).
  13. [13]
    Andrei Rusnac started the match as captain twenty-one times, Álvaro Bely twice, and Ivan Voropai once.
  14. [14]
    Eugen Zasavițchi started the match as captain ten times, Vadim Cravcescu three times, and Maxim Focșa once.
  15. [15]
    The goalkeeping coach led the team.
  16. [16]
    Samet Aker (match 1) [note 15], Anatol Teslev (matches 2–7), Novruz Azimov (matches 8–14).
  17. [17]
    Nathanael Mbourou started the match as captain seven times, Habib Fofana five times, Dallian Allogho once, and Federico Nsue once.

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