2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2024 – 18 May 2025 |
| Champions | Milsami (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Florești |
| Champions League | Milsami |
| Europa League | Sheriff |
| Conference League | Zimbru Petrocub |
| Matches | 86 |
| Goals | 255 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Caio Martins (12 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Nicolae Cebotari (9 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Sheriff 8–0 Florești (9 November 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Florești 0–8 Zimbru (18 August 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga was the 34th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The league started on 3 August 2024 and ended on 18 May 2025. Petrocub Hîncești were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, the third placed club earned a spot in the second qualifying round and the fourth placed club in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Bălți | Dacia Buiucani [n 1] | Florești [n 2] | Milsami |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți Stadium | Zimbru-2 Stadium | Bender Stadium UEFA |
District Complex UEFA |
| Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 4,981 | Capacity: 3,000 |
| Petrocub | Sheriff | ||
| Hîncești Stadium | Sheriff small Arena [n 3] UEFA | ||
| Capacity: 1,100 | Capacity: 9,181 | ||
| Spartanii Sportul [n 4] | Zimbru | ||
| Nisporeni Stadium UEFA |
Zimbru Stadium UEFA | ||
| Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 10,104 | ||
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.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit maker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff | Mislav Karoglan [note 2] | Dumitru Celeadnic [note 3] | Adidas | none |
| Zimbru | Hikmet Karaman [note 6] | Ștefan Burghiu [note 7] | Macron | ProPay, Geosport, A.M.G, apă pură |
| Petrocub | Andrei Martin [note 9] | Vladimir Ambros [note 10] | Puma | none |
| Bălți | Veaceslav Rusnac [note 12] | Álvaro Bely [note 13] | Joma | Primăria Municipiului Bălți |
| Milsami | Igor Picușceac | Radu Gînsari [note 14] | Macron | none |
| Spartanii Sportul | Adrian Sosnovschi [note 18] | Alexandru Dedov [note 19] | Erreà | Ceek, Samaritan |
| Dacia Buiucani | Viorel Frunză | Maxim Focșa [note 20] | Joma | Primăria Chișinău, Art Sport, OM, Creatlon |
| Florești | Nicolai Țurcan [note 22] | Alexandru Osipov [note 23] | Joma | none |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff | Yuriy Hura | Mutual consent | 5 August 2024[1] | 2nd | Mislav Karoglan | 5 August 2024[2] |
| Florești | Igor Ursachi | Resigned | 21 September 2024 | 8th | Nicolai Țurcan | 21 September 2024[3] |
| Zimbru | Lilian Popescu | Mutual consent | 8 October 2024[4] | 4th | Hikmet Karaman | 18 October 2024[5] |
| Spartanii | Adrian Sosnovschi | Resigned | 9 November 2024[6] | 6th | Igor Ursachi (interim) | 15 January 2025[7] |
| Petrocub | Andrei Martin | Signed by Ordabasy | 22 December 2024[8] | 3rd | Giovanni Costantino | 1 January 2025[9] |
| Giovanni Costantino | Mutual consent | 25 January 2025[10] | Eduard Blănuță | 27 January 2025[11] | ||
| Eduard Blănuță | 11 April 2025 | 4th | Slavche Vojneski | 11 April 2025[12] | ||
| Sheriff | Mislav Karoglan | 15 April 2025 | 3rd | Victor Mihailov (interim) | 15 April 2025[13] | |
| Petrocub | Slavche Vojneski | Resigned | 19 April 2025 | 4th | Andrei Prepeliță | 25 April 2025[14] |
Phase I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 36 | Qualification to Phase II |
| 2 | Zimbru Chișinău | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 25 | |
| 3 | Petrocub Hîncești | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 23[a] | |
| 4 | Bălți | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 23[a] | |
| 5 | Milsami Orhei | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 21 | |
| 6 | Spartanii Sportul | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Dacia Buiucani | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 11 | Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II |
| 8 | Florești | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 59 | −59 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.[15]
Notes:
Results
For matches 1–14, each team plays every other team twice (once home, once away).
Phase II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milsami Orhei (C) | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 21 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 20[a] | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Zimbru Chișinău | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 20[a] | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Petrocub Hîncești | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 14 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Bălți | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 5 | |
| 6 | Spartanii Sportul | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.[15]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sheriff : 8p, Zimbru : 2p.
- ^ Sheriff Tiraspol qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2024–25 Moldovan Cup winners.
Results
For matches 1–10, each team plays every other team twice. Sheriff will play (7 at home and 3 away), Zimbru (6 at home and 4 away), Petrocub and Bălți (5 at home and 5 away), Milsami (4 at home and 6 away), Spartanii Sportul (3 at home and 7 away).
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caio Martins | Bălți | 12 |
| 2 | Isaac Oppong | Spartanii Sportul | 9 |
| Radu Gînsari | Milsami | ||
| 4 | Justice Ohajunwa | Zimbru | 8 |
| Vlad Răileanu | Zimbru | ||
| 6 | Rasheed Akanbi | Sheriff | 7 |
| Ștefan Bîtca | Zimbru | ||
| 8 | João Paulino | Zimbru | 6 |
| Ndiaga Yade | Sheriff | ||
| Vladimer Mamuchashvili | Sheriff |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Ohajunwa4 | Zimbru | Florești | 8–0 (A) | 18 August 2024 |
| Isaac Oppong | Spartanii Sportul | Zimbru | 3–2 (A) | 14 September 2024 |
| Vladimer Mamuchashvili | Sheriff | Dacia Buiucani | 3–1 (A) | 29 September 2024 |
| Stephen Gopey | Milsami | Florești | 5–0 (A) | 26 October 2024 |
| Rasheed Akanbi | Sheriff | Florești | 8–0 (H) | 9 November 2024 |
| Caio Martins | Bălți | Spartanii Sportul | 3–3 (H) | 26 April 2025 |
| Oleksiy Shchebetun | Zimbru | Spartanii Sportul | 6–0 (H) | 4 May 2025 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[18] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolae Cebotari | Zimbru | 9 |
| 2 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Sheriff | 8 |
| Victor Străistari | Sheriff (3) & Dacia Buiucani (5) | ||
| 4 | Artur Nazarciuc | Bălți | 7 |
| 5 | Silviu Șmalenea | Petrocub | 6 |
| 6 | Emil Tîmbur | Milsami | 4 |
| Mihail Cioban | Milsami | ||
| 8 | Victor Dodon | Petrocub | 3 |
| 9 | Sebastian Agachi | Zimbru | 2 |
| Emil Velić | Sheriff | ||
| Andrews Owusu | Spartanii Sportul | ||
| Daniel Vîrlan | Spartanii Sportul |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 12
- Teodor Lungu (Petrocub)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 54
- Fewest yellow cards: 11
- Most red cards: 6
Notes
- ^ Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches at the Zimbru-2 Stadium in Chișinău, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Florești are playing their home matches in Bender, instead of their stadium in Florești, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Sheriff Arena used as home ground in round 1 (Phase I), round 5 (Phase I), round 7 (Phase I), round 11 (Phase I), round 13 (Phase I) and round 10 (Phase II).
Sheriff Indoor Arena used as home ground in round 1 (Phase II). - ^ Spartanii Sportul are playing their home matches in Nisporeni, instead of their stadium in Budești, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Mislav Karoglan was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Yuriy Hura (match 1), Mislav Karoglan (matches 2–3), Marijan Karoglan (match 4) [note 1], Mislav Karoglan (matches 5–19), Victor Mihailov (matches 20–24).
- ^ Dumitru Celeadnic started the match as captain thirteen times, Moussa Kyabou six times, Cyrille Bayala four times, and Rasheed Akanbi once.
- ^ Lilian Popescu left his position before the match and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Hikmet Karaman was serving a one match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Lilian Popescu (matches 1–9), Dumitru Arabadji (match 10) [note 4], Hikmet Karaman (matches 11–20), Ömer Karaman (match 21) [note 5], Hikmet Karaman (matches 22–24).
- ^ Ștefan Burghiu started the match as captain twenty times, and Denys Dedechko four times.
- ^ Andrei Prepeliță does not hold UEFA Pro Licence and led the team as an assistant coach.
- ^ Andrei Martin (matches 1–14), Eduard Blănuță (matches 15–18), Slavche Vojneski (matches 19–20), Andrei Prepeliță (matches 21–24). [note 8]
- ^ Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain thirteen times, Ion Jardan nine times, and Victor Mudrac twice.
- ^ Veaceslav Rusnac was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 1–18), Alexandru Patraman (matches 19–20) [note 11], Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 21–24).
- ^ Álvaro Bely started the match as captain twenty-three times, and André Silva once.
- ^ Radu Gînsari started the match as captain fifteen times, Vadim Bolohan seven times, and Danny Lupano twice.
- ^ Adrian Sosnovschi was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Adrian Sosnovschi and the assistant coach left their positions before the match and the goalkeeping coach led the team.
- ^ Igor Ursachi was absent and the assistant coach led the team.
- ^ Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 1–7), Valentin Furdui (match 8) [note 15], Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 9–12), Andrian Bogdan (matches 13–14) [note 16], Viorel Cojocaru (matches 15–19) [note 17], Igor Ursachi (matches 20–24).
- ^ Alexandru Dedov started the match as captain ten times, Daniel Vîrlan seven times, Ilie Damașcan four times, Pavel Nazari once, Jorge Ocante once, and Nicolae Rotaru once.
- ^ Maxim Focșa started the match as captain thirteen times, and Ștefan Efros once.
- ^ Nicolai Țurcan does not hold UEFA Pro Licence and led the team as an assistant coach.
- ^ Igor Ursachi (matches 1–6), Nicolai Țurcan (matches 7–14) [note 21].
- ^ Alexandru Osipov started the match as captain twelve times, and Oleg Gavriușen once.
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