The Moldovan Super Liga is an

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league that is currently the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when the country became

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from the

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. It was formed in place of former Soviet republican competitions that existed since 1945. Before the

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in 1940, clubs from modern Moldova competed in the Romanian football competitions, particularly Nistru Chișinău. There are currently eight teams in the competition. At the end of the season, the bottom club is relegated to the

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and replaced by the lower league's champion.

Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnist ...

—located in

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—is the most successful league club with 20 titles, and is followed by

Zimbru Chișinău Zimbru is the Romanian word for the European bison. Zimbru may also refer to: * FC Zimbru Chișinău, a football club from Moldova * FC Zimbru-2 Chișinău, the second team of the club mentioned above * Zimbru Stadium, the official stadium of the ...

with eight wins.

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FC Tiraspol FC Tiraspol was a Moldovan football (soccer), football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They played in the Moldovan National Division, Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. Founded in 1992 as ''Constructorul Chișinău'', it ...

and

Milsami Orhei Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei, or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Moldovan Super Liga. Previously known as ''FC Viitorul Orhei'', it won its first leagu ...

also conquered the title on one occasion.

Former names

* Superliga – 1992 * Liga Națională – 1992—1996 * Divizia Națională – 1996—2022 * Super Liga – 2022—present

Clubs

;2022–23 clubs *

CSF Bălți CSF Bălți is a Moldovan professional football club based in Bălți, founded in 1984 as ''FC Zaria Bălți'' and refounded in 2020 as ''CSF Bălți''. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, the top division of Moldovan football. Between 1992 and ...

FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol Fotbal Club Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, commonly known as FC Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol, or simply Dinamo-Auto, is a Moldovan football club from Tiraspol, Moldova, playing in the village of Tîrnauca, Slobozia. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, the highe ...

Dacia Buiucani Dacia Buiucani is a Moldovan football club from the Buiucani sector of Chișinău. The club competes in the Moldovan Super Liga, the first tier of Moldovan football. The academy of the club is called CSCT Buiucani. CSCT is an abbreviation for Sp ...

FC Milsami Orhei Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei, or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Moldovan Super Liga. Previously known as ''FC Viitorul Orhei'', it won its first league ...

FC Petrocub Hîncești Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești, commonly known as Petrocub Hîncești, or simply Petrocub, is a Moldovan football club from Hîncești. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, the top division in Moldovan football. Its home ground is Municipal St ...

FC Sfîntul Gheorghe FC Sfîntul Gheorghe is a Moldovan professional football club based in Suruceni, Moldova. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, the top division in Moldovan football. History The club was formed in 2003. Until 2007, it was represented by se ...

FC Sheriff Tiraspol Fotbal Club Sheriff (russian: ФК Шериф Тирасполь), commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Tiraspol, a city located in the unrecognised breakaway state of Transnist ...

FC Zimbru Chișinău Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional Association football, football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Moldovan Super Liga, the highest tier of Football in Mo ...

UEFA ranking

UEFA League Ranking for the 2015–16 European football season. (Previous season rank in ''italics'') *31 Disc Plain yellow dark

''(30)''

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*32 ''(38)''

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*33 ''(31)''

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*34 ''(33)'' Moldovan National Division *35 ''(36)'' Úrvalsdeild *36 ''(34)''

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*37 ''(35)''

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UEFA Club Ranking for the 2015–16 European football season. (Previous season rank in ''italics'') *159 ''(128)''

*260 ''(313)''

*291 ''(286)''

*310 ''(303)''

*368 ''(350)'' Iskra-Stal Rîbnița *368 ''(374)''

Tiraspol Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the th ...

*383 ''(387)'' Veris Chișinău *383 Disc Plain yellow dark

''(-)'' Saxan Gagauz Yeri (see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)

Winners

Performance by club

* bold clubs playing in the first league * ''italic'' clubs are dissolved

Clean sheets

Top assist

Disciplinary

All-time table

The table lists the place each team took in each of the seasons. Teams in bold are currently playing in Moldovan National Division (2022-23 season). #For clubs that have been renamed, their name at the time of their most recent season in the Divizia Nationala is given. The current members are listed in bold. #Includes championship play-offs, don't includes relegation play-offs. #For the purposes of this table, each win is worth 3 points. The three-point system was adopted in 1995.

Republican winners (being a part
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*1945 : Dinamo Chișinău *1946 : Dinamo Chișinău *1947 : Dinamo Chișinău *1948 : Dinamo Chișinău *1949 : Burevestnik Bender *1950 : Krasnoe Znamia Chișinău *1951 : Krasnoe Znamia Chișinău *1952 : Dinamo Chișinău *1953 : Dinamo Chișinău *1954 : KSKhI Chișinău *1955 : Burevestnik Bender *1956 : Spartak Tiraspol *1957 : KSKhI Chișinău *1958 : Moldavkabel' Bender *1959 : NIISVIV Chișinău *1960 : Tiraspol *1961 : KSKhI Chișinău *1962 : Universitet Chișinău *1963 : Temp Tiraspol *1964 : Temp Tiraspol' *1965 : Energhia Tiraspol *1966 : Stroindustria Bălți *1967 : Nistrul Bender *1968 : Temp Tiraspol *1969 : Politehnik Chișinău *1970 : Politehnik Chișinău *1971 : Pișcevik Bender *1972 : Kolhoz im. Lenina Edineț *1973 : Pișcevik Bender *1974 : Dinamo Chișinău *1975 : Dinamo Chișinău *1976 : Stroitel Tiraspol *1977 : Stroitel Tiraspol *1978 : Nistru Tiraspol *1979 : Nistru Ciobruciu *1980 : Nistru Ciobruciu *1981 : Grănicerul Glodeni *1982 : Grănicerul Glodeni *1983 : Grănicerul Glodeni *1984 : Grănicerul Glodeni *1985 :

Iskra-Stal FC Iskra-Stal Rîbnița is a Moldovan football club based in Rîbnița, Moldova (Transnistria). History FC Iskra-Stal (Rybnitsa) was founded in 2005 by merging an amateur team ''Stal'' that was owned by the metallurgical plant in Rîbnița, with ...

*1986 : Avangard Lazovsk *1987 : Tekstilshchik Tiraspol *1988 : Tighina Bender *1989 : Tekstilshchik Tiraspol *1990 : Moldovgidromaș Chișinău *1991 :

Speranța Nisporeni Speranța Nisporeni is a Moldovan football club based in Nisporeni, Moldova. The club was founded in 1991 and played 6 seasons in the Moldovan National Division between 1992 and 1998, before being relegated to the Moldovan "A" Division. They were ...

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Participating clubs

*District's who not participate in Divizia Nationala:

Anenii Noi Anenii Noi () is a city in east-central Moldova, the seat of Anenii Noi District. It is located SE of the capital, Chișinău. According to the 2004 census, the city administers an area inhabited by 11,463 people. This area consists of the cit ...

, Cantemir,

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Cimișlia Cimișlia () is a town located in the southern part of Moldova situated on the banks of the Cogâlnic River, between the capital of Chișinău and the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia ( ro, Găgăuzia). Cimişlia had a population of 11 ...

Criuleni Criuleni () is a city in Moldova, seat of the Criuleni District. The city administers two villages, Ohrincea and Zolonceni. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Ungheni is twinned with: * Orăștie, Romania Roma ...

Dondușeni Dondușeni () is a city in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Dondușeni District. Its postal code is MD-5102. The population at the 2004 census was 9,801. Demographics At the 1930 census, the lo ...

Drochia Drochia () is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located north of the national capital, Chișinău, and north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevat ...

Edineț Edineț (, uk, Є́динці, yi, יעדינעץ, Yedinets, pl, Jedeńcy) is a town and municipality in northern Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capit ...

Glodeni Glodeni (; russian: Глодяны; pl, Głodziany; uk, Глодяни) is a city in the northwest of Moldova; it is the seat of Glodeni District. Its population as of 2012 was 11,600. One village, Stîrcea, is administered by the city. Media ...

Rezina Rezina is a city in Moldova and the capital of Rezina District. Three villages are administered by the city: Boşerniţa, Ciorna and Stohnaia. Geography In the northeastern part of Moldova, as far as 98 km from Chișinău, the town of Rezin ...

Soroca Soroca (russian: link=no, Сороки, Soroki, uk, Сороки, Soroky, pl, Soroki, yi, סאָראָקע ''Soroke'') is a city and municipality in Moldova, situated on the Dniester River about north of Chișinău. It is the administrative ...

Șoldănești Șoldănești () is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Șoldănești District. Known as Chernenko during the communist era, the town regained its historical name in the early 1980s. Media * Jurnal FM Jurnal FM ( ro, Jurnal FM) is a Mol ...

Taraclia Taraclia (, russian: Тараклия, bg, Тараклия) is a city located in the south of Moldova. It is the capital of Taraclia District, bordered by the autonomous region of Gagauzia, by the Cahul District and the Odessa Oblast of Ukrai ...

Telenești Telenești () is a city in Moldova, located 91 kilometres to the north of the capital city, Chișinău. Telenești is the administrative center of the eponymous district. Three villages are administered by the city: Mihălașa, Mihălașa Nouă ...

*Transinstrian districts who not participate in Divizia Nationala:

Grigoriopol Grigoriopol (, Moldovan Cyrillic: Григориопол, russian: Григорио́поль, Grigoriopol, uk, Григоріо́поль, Hryhoriopol) is a town in the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester, Moldova. ...

References

External links

Official website
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