2025–26 Moldovan Liga 1
Moldovan football's second-tier league
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The 2025–26 Moldovan Liga 1 was the 35th season of Moldovan football's second-tier league. The season started on 25 July 2025 and concluded on 9 May 2026, with play-off matches played between 6 and 27 May for a place in Moldovan Liga next season.[1]
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 9 May 2026
ChampionsPolitehnica UTM
PromotedPolitehnica UTM
Real Sireți
Real Sireți
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 July 2025 – 9 May 2026 |
| Champions | Politehnica UTM |
| Promoted | Politehnica UTM Real Sireți |
| Relegated | Olimp Comrat Sheriff-2 Tiraspol |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Teams
| Club | Location | Ground |
|---|---|---|
| Fălești | Fălești | Fălești Stadium |
| Florești | Florești | Dinamo Stadium (Bender) |
| Iskra | Rîbnița | Rîbnița Stadium |
| Oguz | Comrat | Victor Mumjiev |
| Olimp | Comrat | Victor Mumjiev |
| Real | Sireți | Sireți Stadium |
| Sheriff-2 | Tiraspol | Sheriff training field |
| Stăuceni | Stăuceni | Olimp Stadium |
| FCM Ungheni | Ungheni | Ungheni Stadium |
| Univer | Comrat | Victor Mumjiev |
| Victoria | Chișinău | Joma Arena |
| Zimbru-2 | Chișinău | Zimbru-2 Stadium |
| Politehnica UTM | Chișinău | Joma Arena |
| Spartanii Sportul | Selemet | Nisporeni Stadium (Nisporeni) |
Phase I
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stăuceni | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 38 | Phase II Group 1 |
| 2 | Real Sireți | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 20 | +32 | 35 | |
| 3 | Univer Comrat | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 27 | Phase II Group 2 |
| 4 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol[a] | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 15 | |
| 5 | Olimp Comrat | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 10 | |
| 6 | Fălești | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 49 | −34 | 5 |
Source: FMF, 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.[2]
Notes:
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.[2]
Notes:
- Ineligible for Phase II Group 1
Results
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florești | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 31 | Phase II Group 1 |
| 2 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău[a] | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 27[b] | Phase II Group 2 |
| 3 | Iskra Rîbnița | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27[b] | Phase II Group 1 |
| 4 | FCM Ungheni | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 24 | Phase II Group 2 |
| 5 | Oguz Comrat | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 10 | |
| 6 | Victoria Chișinău | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 49 | −32 | 7 |
Results
Phase II
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | POL | REA | SPA | FLO | ISK | STĂ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politehnica UTM (C, P) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 22 | Promotion to Liga | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 2 | Real Sireți (O, P) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 17 | Play-offs | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | ||
| 3 | Spartanii Sportul | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | |||
| 4 | Florești[a] | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10[b] | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | Iskra Rîbnița | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10[b] | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 6 | Stăuceni | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | UNG | FĂL | UNI | OGU | ZIM | VIC | OLI | SHE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FCM Ungheni | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 15 | Play-offs | — | — | — | 5–1 | 6–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Fălești | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | Univer Comrat | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 4–3 | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | Oguz Comrat | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9[a] | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 5 | Zimbru-2 Chișinău[b] | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9[a] | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | |||
| 6 | Victoria Chișinău | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8[c] | Play-offs | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Olimp Comrat (R) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 8[c] | Relegation to Liga 2 | 3–0[d] | — | — | 1–1 | — | 3–4 | — | ||
| 8 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol[e] (R) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Source: FMF, 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.[2]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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.[2]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Oguz : 3, Zimbru-2 : 0.
- Ineligible for play-offs and relegation
- Head-to-head points: Victoria : 3, Olimp : 0.
- Ineligible for play-offs
Promotion play-offs
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||
| 16 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Real Sireți | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 6 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Oguz Comrat | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Univer Comrat | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 20 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Oguz Comrat | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Real Sireți | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Iskra Rîbnița | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 16 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Iskra Rîbnița | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Stăuceni | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Real Sireți (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Florești | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 16 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Spartanii Sportul | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Fălești | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 20 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Spartanii Sportul | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Florești | 4 | |||||||||||||
| FCM Ungheni (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 16 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Victoria Chișinău | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Florești | 5 | |||||||||||||
| FCM Ungheni | 4 | |||||||||||||
First round
| 6 May 2026 | Univer Comrat | 2–3 | Oguz Comrat | Comrat |
| 16:00 EEST | Botnarenco  80'Cara 90+3' |
Report | Gheorghiev 5' Platovschi 48'Cedîrean 73' |
Stadium: Victor Mumjiev Attendance: 150 Referee: Gheorghe Dandeș |
| 6 May 2026 | FCM Ungheni | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Victoria Chișinău | Ungheni |
| 16:00 EEST | Gurulea 30', 113' Maneacov 106'Stratan 120' |
Report | Pavlov 17' (pen.), 116' |
Stadium: Ungheni Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Grigore Ciugui |
Second round
| 16 May 2026 | Real Sireți | 5–2 | Oguz Comrat | Sireți |
| 16:00 EEST | Molla 23' Stan 37'Gulceac 42'Borovschi 44'Orbu 89' |
Report | Cedîrean 18' Rebeja  75' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Sireți Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ivan Tudos |
| 16 May 2026 | Iskra Rîbnița | 3–1 | Stăuceni | Rîbnița |
| 16:00 EEST | Lacerda 20' Gliga 29'Muntean 85' |
Report | Țelic 46' |
Stadium: Rîbnița Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrei Breguța |
| 16 May 2026 | Florești | 5–4 | FCM Ungheni | Bender |
| 16:00 EEST | Solodovnicov 50', 55', 57', 65', 90' |
Report | Lebădă 20' Cojocaru 25', 45+1', 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Bender Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Vladimir Mortean |
| 16 May 2026 | Spartanii Sportul | 3–0 | Fălești | Nisporeni |
| 20:00 EEST | Păscăluță 39', 89' Muntean 69' |
Report | Stadium: Nisporeni Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrei Diordiev |
Third round
| 20 May 2026 | Real Sireți | 1–0 | Iskra Rîbnița | Sireți |
| 17:00 EEST | Dodon 7' |
Report | Stadium: Sireți Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrei Cojocaru |
| 20 May 2026 | Spartanii Sportul | 1–4 | Florești | Nisporeni |
| 17:00 EEST | Păscăluță 59' (pen.) |
Report | Ignatov 9' Litveacov 47', 76'Blajchin 82' |
Stadium: Nisporeni Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Oleg Stoianov |
Fourth round
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andrei Stratan |
FCM Ungheni | 17 |
| Nicolae Țelic |
Stăuceni | ||
| 3 | Eugen Sidorenco |
FCM Ungheni (6) & Florești (10) | 16 |
| Eugeniu Borovschi |
Real Sireți | ||
| 5 | Oleg Molla |
Real Sireți | 13 |
| 6 | Florin Cojocaru |
FCM Ungheni | 12 |
| 7 | Ion Pavlov |
Victoria | 11 |
| Ghenadie Orbu |
Real Sireți | ||
| Daniel Dosca |
Stăuceni | ||
| 10 | Nicolai Solodovnicov |
Florești | 10 |
| Denis Gușpit |
Florești |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladislav Butuc |
Stăuceni | 9 |
| 2 | Maxim Bardîș |
Florești | 7 |
| 3 | Anton Coval |
Univer | 5 |
| 4 | Ivan Marcov |
Victoria (1) & Olimp (3) | 4 |
| Roman Grygoryan |
Iskra | ||
| Sebastian Agachi |
Real Sireți | ||
| 7 | Serghei Obîscalov |
Sheriff-2 | 3 |
| Alexandros Targon |
Iskra | ||
| Victor Buga |
Fălești | ||
| Dan Rusu |
Zimbru-2 | ||
| Alexei Samoilenco |
Oguz | ||
| Pavel Socolov |
Politehnica UTM | ||
| Adrian Munteanu |
Real Sireți |