2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga

The 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 30 July 2022 and ended on 20 May 2023. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club earned a place in the second qualifying round and the third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The top 7 teams from the 2021–22 season and one promoted team from the Divizia A: Dacia Buiucani, returning to the top tier after one year absence.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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, -
! Team
! Head coach
! Captain
! Kit maker
!Shirt sponsor
, -
,
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, ITA Roberto Bordin {{refn, group=note, Stjepan Tomas (matches 1–12), Victor Mihailov (matches 13–14), Roberto Bordin (matches 15–24).
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, BIH Stjepan Radeljić {{refn, group=note, Stjepan Radeljić started the match as captain nine times, Amine Talal eight times, Dumitru Celeadnic four times, Maksym Koval twice, and Stefanos Evangelou once.
, {{nobreak, Adidas
, none
, -
, {{nobreak, Petrocub
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Ivan Tabanov
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Vladimir Ambros {{refn, group=note, Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain seventeen times, and Ion Jardan seven times.
, {{nobreak, Puma
, none
, -
, {{nobreak, Zimbru
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Lilian Popescu {{refn, group=note, Vlad Goian (matches 1–5), Lilian Popescu (matches 6–24).
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Ștefan Burghiu {{refn, group=note, Ștefan Burghiu started the match as captain nineteen times , Alexandru Dedov four times, and Nikos Giannakopoulos once.
, {{nobreak, Macron
, {{nobreak, Chateau Vartely, A.M.G, apă pură
, -
, {{nobreak, Sfîntul Gheorghe
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Nicolai Mandrîcenco {{refn, group=note, Nicolai Mandrîcenco (matches 1–21), Stanislav Luca (match 22) {{refn, group=note, Nicolai Mandrîcenco was absent and the assistant coach led the team., Nicolai Mandrîcenco (matches 23–24).
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Nicolai Calancea {{refn, group=note, Nicolai Calancea started the match as captain nine times, Alexandru Suvorov seven times, Mihail Ștefan four times, Serghei Svinarenco three times, and Cedric Ngah once.
, {{nobreak, Macron
, {{nobreak, Yolo, Minatait-Studio, 57
, -
, {{nobreak, Milsami
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Serghei Dubrovin {{refn, group=note, Serghei Dubrovin (matches 1–14), Ghenadie Pușca (matches 15–16) {{refn, group=note, Serghei Dubrovin was absent and the assistant coach led the team., Serghei Dubrovin (matches 17–24).
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Vadim Bolohan {{refn, group=note, Vadim Bolohan started the match as captain twelve times, Alexandru Antoniuc six times, Petru Racu three times, and Radu Gînsari three times.
, {{nobreak, Macron
, {{nobreak, DFM Duty Free
, -
, {{nobreak, Bălți
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Veaceslav Rusnac {{refn, group=note, Serghei Cebotari (matches 1–10), Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 11–24).
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Andrei Rusnac {{refn, group=note, Andrei Rusnac started the match as captain twenty-one times, Álvaro Bely twice, and Ivan Voropai once.
, {{nobreak, Joma
, {{nobreak, Primăria Municipiului Bălți, Floris
, -
, {{nobreak, Dacia Buiucani
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Andrei Martin
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, MDA Eugen Zasavițchi {{refn, group=note, Eugen Zasavițchi started the match as captain ten times, Vadim Cravcescu three times, and Maxim Focșa once.
, {{nobreak, Joma
, {{nobreak, Primăria Chișinău, Art Sport, OM, BP
, -
, {{nobreak, Dinamo-Auto
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, AZE Novruz Azimov {{refn, group=note, Samet Aker (match 1) {{refn, group=note, The goalkeeping coach led the team., Anatol Teslev (matches 2–7), Novruz Azimov (matches 8–14).
, {{nobreak, {{flagicon, GAB Nathanael Mbourou {{refn, group=note, Nathanael Mbourou started the match as captain seven times, Habib Fofana five times, Dallian Allogho once, and Federico Nsue once.
, {{nobreak, Pody
, none

Managerial changes

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, -
! Team
! Outgoing manager
! Manner of
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! Date of vacancy
! Position
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! Replaced by
! Date of appointment
, -
, Petrocub
, {{flagicon, MDA Lilian Popescu
, Resigned
, 16 May 2022
, rowspan="5", Pre-season
, {{flagicon, MDA Alexei Savinov
, 1 June 2022
, -
, Sheriff
, {{flagicon, UKR Yuriy Vernydub
, Resigned
, 8 June 2022
, {{flagicon, CRO Stjepan Tomas
, 21 June 2022
, -
, Zimbru
, {{flagicon, ITA Michele Bon
, Released
, 17 June 2022
, {{flagicon, MDA Vlad Goian
, 26 June 2022
, -
, Petrocub
, {{flagicon, MDA Alexei Savinov
, No UEFA Pro Licence
, 1 July 2022
, {{flagicon, MDA Ivan Tabanov
, 1 July 2022
, -
, {{nowrap, Dinamo-Auto
, {{flagicon, MDA Oleg Bejenar
, Released
, 1 July 2022
, {{flagicon, MDA Anatol Teslev (caretaker)
, 6 August 2022
, -
, Zimbru
, {{flagicon, MDA Vlad Goian
, Resigned
, 30 August 2022
, 7th
, {{flagicon, MDA Lilian Popescu
, 31 August 2022
, -
, Dinamo-Auto
, {{flagicon, MDA Anatol Teslev
, End of caretaker period
, 9 September 2022
, 8th
, {{flagicon, AZE Novruz Azimov
, 9 September 2022
, -
, Bălți
, {{flagicon, MDA Serghei Cebotari
, Resigned
, 10 October 2022
, 6th
, {{flagicon, MDA Veaceslav Rusnac
, 11 October 2022
, -
, rowspan=2, Sheriff
, {{flagicon, CRO Stjepan Tomas
, Resigned
, 25 October 2022
, 1st
, {{flagicon, MDA Victor Mihailov (caretaker)
, 25 October 2022
, -
, {{flagicon, MDA Victor Mihailov
, End of caretaker period
, 9 January 2023
, 1st
, {{flagicon, ITA Roberto Bordin
, 9 January 2023

Phase I

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Results

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, match_SFÎ_DAC = 1–0
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, match_SFÎ_SHE = 1–3
, match_SFÎ_ZIM = 0–1

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, match_ZIM_SFÎ = 3–3
, match_ZIM_SHE = 1–1

Phase II

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Results

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

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! Player
! Club
! Goals{{cite web, title=Players - Super Liga, url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/regular-season/r69983/, publisher=Soccerway
, -
, rowspan=2 align=center, 1
, {{flagicon, NGA Rasheed Akanbi
, Sheriff
, rowspan=2 align=center, 8
, -
, {{flagicon, MDA Alexandru Dedov
, Zimbru
, -
, rowspan=1 align=center, 3
, {{flagicon, MDA Marius Iosipoi
, Petrocub
, rowspan=1 align=center, 7
, -
, rowspan=1 align=center, 4
, {{flagicon, MDA Radu Gînsari
, Milsami
, rowspan=1 align=center, 6
, -
, rowspan=3 align=center, 5
, {{flagicon, NGA Jibril Ibrahim
, Sf. Gheorghe
, rowspan=3 align=center, 5
, -
, {{flagicon, MDA Vladimir Ambros
, Petrocub
, -
, {{flagicon, MDA Victor Bogaciuc
, Petrocub
, -
, rowspan=4 align=center, 8
, {{flagicon, GNB Steve Ambri
, Sheriff
, rowspan=4 align=center, 4
, -
, {{flagicon, NGA Emmanuel Alaribe
, Zimbru
, -
, {{flagicon, MDA Eugen Sidorenco
, Zimbru
, -
, {{flagicon, SEN Mouhamed Diop
, Sheriff

Hat-tricks

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, -
! Player !! Home !! Away !! style="text-align:center", Result !! Date
, -
, {{flagicon, MDA {{sortname, Alexandru, Dedov , , Zimbru , , Sf. Gheorghe , , style="text-align:center;", 3–3 , , {{dts, format=dmy, 2022, 09, 11

Clean sheets

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!Player
!Club
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, -
, rowspan="1", 1
, align="left", {{flagicon, GRE Nikos Giannakopoulos
, align="left", Zimbru
, 10
, -
, rowspan="2", 2
, align="left", {{flagicon, GHA Razak Abalora
, align="left", Sheriff
, rowspan="2", 7
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Cristian Avram
, align="left", Petrocub
, -
, rowspan="2", 4
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Sebastian Agachi
, align="left", Zimbru (0) & Dacia (6)
, rowspan="2", 6
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Victor Străistari
, align="left", Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Bălți (3)
, -
, rowspan="2", 6
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Dumitru Celeadnic
, align="left", Sheriff
, rowspan="2", 5
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Nicolai Calancea
, align="left", Sf. Gheorghe
, -
, rowspan="1", 8
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Emil Tîmbur
, align="left", Milsami
, 4
, -
, rowspan="5", 9
, align="left", {{flagicon, UKR Maksym Koval
, align="left", Sheriff
, rowspan="5", 3
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Igor Mostovei
, align="left", Petrocub
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Victor Buga
, align="left", Milsami
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, GAB Dallian Allogho
, align="left", Dinamo-Auto
, -
, align="left", {{flagicon, MDA Stanislav Namașco
, align="left", Bălți

Notes

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References

{{Reflist

External links

Official website

uefa.com

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