The 2015–16 Moldovan National Division () is the 25th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began in July 2015 and will end in May 2016. Milsami Orhei are the defending champions.
Teams FC Petrocub Hîncești, runners-up of the 2014–15 "A" Division, promoted to the National Division for the first time since the 2002–03 season. Speranța Nisporeni, which became third in the 2014–15 "A" Division, returns to the highest level for the first time since the 1997–98 season. Both teams achieved their second consecutive promotion. The champions of the 2014–15 "A" Division, FC Sheriff-2, are not allowed to play in the same league as the first Sheriff team, and thus were not promoted.
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAcademia ChișinăuChișinău Stadionul CPSN1,000CS PetrocubSărata-GalbenăStadionul Orășenesc Hîncești1,500 Dacia ChișinăuChișinăuStadionul Moldova (Speia)8,550Dinamo-Auto TiraspolTiraspolDinamo-Auto Stadium1,300Milsami OrheiOrheiCSR Orhei2,539Zaria BălțiBălțiOlimpia Bălți Stadium5,953Saxan Gagauz YeriCeadîr-LungaCeadîr-Lunga Stadium2,000Sheriff TiraspolTiraspolSheriff Stadium12,746CSF SperanțaNisporeniStadionul Mircea Eliade2,500 Zimbru ChișinăuChișinăuZimbru Stadium10,400
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHome cityHead coachKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAcademia Chișinău Vlad Goian Macron CS Petrocub Sărata-Galbenă Eduard Blănuță Joma Moldova AgroindbankDacia Chișinău Oleg Bezhenar Puma -Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Nicolae Mandrîcenco Umbro IpotecniyMilsami Orhei Adrian Sosnovschi Joma DufremolZaria Bălți Ihor Rakhayev Acerbis SimtravelSaxan Ceadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga Oleg Fistican Kelme Sheriff Tiraspol Zoran Vulić Adidas IDCCSF Speranța Nisporeni Cristian Efros Nike Orom ImexpoZimbru Chișinău Flavius Stoican Puma Obolon
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table Incoming managerDate of appointment Sheriff Zoran Zekić Mutual consent 26 May 2015 preseason Lilian Popescu 1 June 2015 Saxan Ivan Burduniuc Mutual consent 29 May 2015 preseason Vlad Goian 29 May 2015 Zimbru Chișinău Veaceslav Rusnac Mutual consent 16 June 2015 preseason Ștefan Stoica 16 June 2015 Dinamo-Auto Igor Negrescu Mutual consent 29 June 2015 preseason Nicolae Mandrîcenco 29 June 2015 Zaria Bălți Serghei Dubrovin Mutual consent 24 July 2015 preseason Veaceslav Rogac 24 July 2015 Academia Vladimir Vusatîi Mutual consent 24 July 2015 preseason Yuriy Hroshev 24 July 2015 Dacia Chișinău Sacked 4 August 2015 8 4 August 2015 Saxan Mutual consent 16 September 2015 10 (caretaker) 16 September 2015 Sheriff Mutual consent 5 October 2015 2 7 October 2015 Academia Yuriy Hroshev Mutual consent 26 October 2015 9 Vlad Goian 26 October 2015 Milsami Orhei Mutual consent 3 November 2015 7 (caretaker) 3 November 2015 Milsami Orhei (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 16 November 2015 7 16 November 2015 Zimbru Chișinău Ștefan Stoica Mutual consent 24 November 2015 3 Simão Freitas 24 December 2015 Zaria Bălți Veaceslav Rogac Mutual consent 12 January 2016 5 Ihor Rakhayev 12 January 2016 Milsami Orhei Mutual consent 3 February 2016 7 3 February 2016 FC Saxan (caretaker) End of tenure as a caretaker 8 February 2016 10 8 February 2016 Zimbru Chișinău Simão Freitas Mutual consent 3 May 2016 3 Flavius Stoican 11 May 2016
League table
Gold Match The gold match was played on 29 May 2016 at Zimbru Stadium. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 22 May 2016.fmf.md
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 18 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 27 games per team.
First and second round
Third round
Goalscoring
Top goalscorers Updated to matches played on 30 May 2016.
Rank Player Club Goals1 Danijel SubotićSheriff Tiraspol122 Andrei BugneacDinamo-Auto113 Serhiy ZahynaylovDacia Chișinău10 Gheorghe BoghiuZaria105 Rui MiguelZimbru Chișinău96 Vadim CemîrtanDinamo-Auto & Dacia Chișinău7 (4 + 3) Sergiu IstratiFC Saxan & Academia Chișinău7 (5 + 2) Roman ȘumchinCS Petrocub79 RicardinhoSheriff Tiraspol6 Vladimir AmbrosCS Petrocub6
Hat-tricks
Key4Player scored four goals5Player scored five goals
Player Home Away Result Date Academia Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău 1–5 Academia Chișinău Dacia Chișinău 0–3
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Artiom GaiducheviciDacia Chișinău15 Alexei CoșelevSheriff Tiraspol153 VozinhaZimbru Chișinău124 Nicolae ȚurcanSperanța Nisporeni115 Cristian AvramAcademia Chișinău96 Radu MîțuMilsami7 Alexandru ZveaghințevDinamo-Auto78 Vladimir LivșițZaria Bălți5 Victor BugaCS Petrocub5
Disciplinary
Rank Player Club Points1 Andrei CojocariMilsami Orhei810102 Vadim CemîrtanDinamo-Auto Tiraspol & Dacia Chișinău9009 (7 + 2)3 Rui MiguelZimbru Chișinău5018 Alex BrunoZimbru Chișinău61085 Alexandru OnicăZaria Bălți7007 Samuel DuahFC Saxan 4017 Salif InouaFC Saxan7007 Alexandru StarîșZimbru Chișinău7007 Victor MudracDinamo-Auto Tiraspol7007 Roman ȘumchinCS Petrocub7007 Seidu YahayaSheriff Tiraspol4017 Eugen CeleadnicAcademia Chișinău5107
Attendances
Updated to matches played on 24 May 2016.
References
External links Official website uefa.com