The 2012–13 Moldovan National Division () is the 22nd season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 13 July 2012 and ended in May 2013.
The league comprises 12 teams, 11 from the 2011–12 season and one promoted site from 2011–12 A Division. Sheriff Tiraspol are the defending champions.
Teams CSCA–Rapid Chişinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds at the end of the 2011–12 season as they finished in the bottom two places of the league table. However, both clubs were eventually spared after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team, runners-up Speranţa Crihana Veche, could be promoted from the top four 2011–12 A Division sides on the same grounds.
In further changes, FC Academia UTM Chişinău were renamed FC Academia Chişinău.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHome cityHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAcademia Chișinău Volodymyr Knysh Radu Gînsari Macron -Costuleni Costuleni Marcel Reşitca Andrei Solodchi Joma CavioRapid Ghidighici Sergiu Secu Andrei Bugneac Legea -Dacia Chișinău Igor Dobrovolski Eugen Matiughin Puma -Iskra-Stal Rîbnița Iurie Blonari Andrei Porfireanu Puma AOMMZMilsami Orhei Ştefan Stoica Valentin Furdui Joma DufremolNistru Otaci Oleksandr Holokolosov Alphonse Sopho Legea -Olimpia Bălţi Albert Solomonov Nicolae Orlovschi Acerbis SimtravelSheriff Tiraspol Mihai Stoichiță Miral Samardžić Adidas IDCSperanţa Crihana Veche Igor Ursachi Ghenadie Ochincă Jako -Tiraspol Tiraspol Vlad Goian Vitalie Bulat Adidas TirotexZimbru Chișinău Oleg Fistican Oleg Şişchin Puma CFM
Promoted sides Speranţa Crihana Veche play their home matches in the nearby town of Cahul. ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAcademia ChişinăuChișinău Dinamo Stadium2,888CostuleniCSR Orhei2,539GhidighiciGhidighici Stadium1,500Dacia ChişinăuChişinăuZimbru Stadium10,600Iskra-Stal RîbnițaRîbnițaStadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă1,000Milsami OrheiOrheiCSR Orhei2,539Nistru OtaciOtaciCălărăşăuca Stadium2,000Olimpia BălţiBălţiOlimpia Bălţi Stadium5,953Speranţa Crihana VecheCrihana VecheStadionul CPSM1,000Sheriff TiraspolTiraspolSheriff Stadium13,460TiraspolSheriff Stadium13,460Zimbru ChişinăuChişinăuZimbru Stadium10,600
League table
Positions by round The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Results The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.
First and second round
Third round Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games): 23rd round24th round25th round26th round27th round28th round1 – 1212 – 72 – 1212 – 83 – 1212 – 92 – 118 – 63 – 19 – 74 – 210 – 83 – 109 – 54 – 1110 – 65 – 111 – 74 – 910 – 45 – 1011 – 56 – 111 – 65 – 811 – 36 – 91 – 47 – 102 – 56 – 71 – 27 – 82 – 38 – 93 – 4 29th round30th round31st round32nd round33rd round4 – 1212 – 105 – 1212 – 116 – 125 – 311 – 96 – 41 – 107 – 56 – 21 – 87 – 32 – 98 – 47 – 12 – 78 – 23 – 89 – 38 – 113 – 69 – 14 – 710 – 29 – 104 – 510 – 115 – 611 – 1
Top goalscorers Updated to matches played on 1 June 2013. Rank Player Club Goals1 Gheorghe BoghiuMilsami162 Vadim CrîcimariFC Speranţa Crihana Veche143 Radu GînsariFC Academia Chişinău12 Vadim CemîrtanFC Nistru Otaci (5) & FC Costuleni (7)125 Anatolie DoroşRapid Ghidighici10 Guilherme de Paula LucrécioFC Milsami107 Alexandru PașcencoSheriff Tiraspol9 Ghenadie OrbuFC Dacia Chişinău9 Volodymyr KilikevychFC Iskra-Stal9 Oleg MollaZimbru Chișinău (8) & FC Dacia Chișinău (1)9 Alexandru Sergiu GrosuFC Tiraspol9
Hat-tricks Key4Player scored four goals5Player scored five goals
Player Home Away Result Date 4 FC Academia Chişinău Rapid Ghidighici 5–0 FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnița FC Speranța Crihana Veche 4–3 FC Tiraspol FC Speranța Crihana Veche 5–0 FC Speranța Crihana Veche FC Zimbru Chişinău 1–8
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Georgi GeorgievFC Tiraspol172 Andrian NegaiFC Milsami153 Eugen MatiughinFC Dacia Chișinău10 Artiom GaiducheviciFC Dacia Chișinău10 Nicolae CalanceaFC Zimbru Chișinău106 Alexandru ZveaghințevFC Sheriff Tiraspol97 Vladislav StoyanovFC Sheriff Tiraspol88 Denis CristofoviciFC Olimpia79 Serghei JuricFC Iskra-Stal6 Vladimir LivşiţCSCA–Rapid Chișinău6 Gheorghe TonuFC Costuleni6
Disciplinary Final classification.
Rank Player Club Yellow Cards Red Cards Points1 Dumitru BogdanFC Academia Chișinău121152 Alexandru VremeaFC Academia Chișinău82142 Valerian GârlăFC Milsami8214
References
External links Official website