The 2017 Moldovan National Division () was the 27th season of top-tier football in Moldova. It was played as a double round-robin tournament. This transitional season was a result of the Moldovan Football Federation's decision to change the Divizia Națională season from an Autumn–Spring schedule to a Spring–Autumn one. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The competition began on 8 July 2017.
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityDaciaChișinăuStadionul Moldova (Speia)8,550Dinamo-AutoTiraspolDinamo-Auto Stadium1,300MilsamiOrheiCSR Orhei2,539Petrocub-HînceștiSărata-GalbenăStadionul Orășenesc Hîncești1,500Sfîntul GheorgheSuruceniSuruceni Stadium1,500SheriffTiraspolSheriff Stadium12,746SperanțaNisporeniStadionul Orășenesc Hîncești1,500 SpiculChișcăreniCSR Orhei2,539ZariaBălțiStadionul Orășenesc Bălți5,953ZimbruChișinăuZimbru Stadium10,400
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorDacia Viorel Frunză Alexandru Pașcenco Joma OMDinamo-Auto Iurie Groșev Dumitru Popovici Joma -Milsami Veaceslav Rusnac Andrei Cojocari Kelme DufremolPetrocub-Hîncești Lilian Popescu Vladimir Ambros Joma MAIBSfîntul Gheorghe Serghei Secu n/a Macron -Sheriff Roberto Bordin Mateo Sušić Adidas IDCSperanța Cristian Efros Stefan Efros Nike Orom-ImexpoSpicul Denis Calincov Petru Ojog Joma SalamanderZaria Stefan Stoica Alexandru Onica Joma BălțiZimbru Iurie Osipenco Denis Rusu Joma -
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureVacancyPositionIncoming managerAppointment Milsami Adrian Sosnovschi Mutual consent 5 June 2016 preseason Veaceslav Rusnac 5 June 2017 Petrocub-Hîncești Iurie Osipenco Mutual consent 6 June 2017 preseason Lilian Popescu 6 June 2017 Zimbru Ștefan Stoica Sacked 11 July 2017 8th Iurie Osipenco 16 July 2017 Sfîntul Gheorghe Vadim Boreț Sacked 24 July 2017 10th Serghei Secu 24 July 2017 Zaria Vlad Goian Sacked 26 August 2017 9th Ștefan Stoica 28 August 2017
League table
Results The schedule consists of two rounds, each team plays each other once home-and-away for a total of 18 matches per team.
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Vitalie DamașcanSheriff132 Vladimir AmbrosPetrocub-Hîncești93 Stefan MugošaSheriff74 Josip BrezovecSheriff5 Serhiy ZahynaylovZaria JairoSheriff Vadim PaireliPetrocub-Hîncești Viorel PrimacSperanța Jean TheodoroZimbru10 Marius ObekopZaria4 DouglasZimbru Evgheni OanceaSheriff Maxim MihaliovZaria Veaceslav SofroniSpicul Bratislav PunoševacDacia Sergiu PlăticăSperanța Alexandru DedovMilsami Alexandru PașcencoDacia Constantin BogdanMilsami
Hat-tricks
Player Home Away Result Date Zimbru Sfîntul Gheorghe 4–0 Sheriff Dinamo-Auto 3–1 Sheriff Spicul 5–0 Jairo Sheriff Dacia 6–3 Sheriff Dacia 6–3
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Radu MîțuMilsami82 Dumitru CeleadnicPetrocub-Hîncești73 Zvonimir MikulićSheriff6 Serghei PașcencoZaria5 Nicolae ȚurcanSperanța56 Dorian RaileanSf. Gheorghe (3) & Dacia (1)47 Georgi GeorgievDacia3 Ilie CebanuZimbru Ion RîmbuSpicul10 Ghenadie MoșneagaDinamo-Auto2
Attendance PosTeamTotalHighLowAverage1Zaria Bălți913,9003,0005001,5442Sheriff Tiraspol912,1002,0007001,3443Milsami Orhei99,1001,5007001,0114Zimbru Chișinău98,1002,0003009005Petrocub-Hîncești96,4001,0003007116Speranța Nisporeni94,0008002004447Spicul Chișcăreni92,9505002003288Sfîntul Gheorghe92,9007001003229Dacia Chișinău91,9308005021410Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol91,250200100139League total9062,6303,00050696
References
External links Official website uefa.com