2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga

Football league season

Super LigaSeason| 2024–25

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Dates| 3 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
Matches played| 62
Goals scored| 173 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer| Justice Ohajunwa
Isaac Oppong
(8 goals each)
Biggest home win| Sheriff 8–0 Florești
(9 November 2024)
Biggest away win| Florești 0–8 Zimbru
(18 August 2024)

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

All statistics correct as of 16 March 2025.

The 2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga is the 34th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The league started on 3 August 2024 and will conclude on 18 May 2025. Petrocub Hîncești are the defending champions. The winners of the league this season will earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club will earn a place in the second qualifying round and the third placed club will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.

## Teams

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### Stadiums and locations

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Bălți | Dacia Buiucani [n 1] | Florești [n 2] | Milsami

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Bălți Stadium | Zimbru-2 Stadium | Bender Stadium
UEFA | District Sport Complex
UEFA
Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 2,000 | Capacity: 4,981 | Capacity: 3,000

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Petrocub |

Bălți

Dacia

Florești

Milsami

Petrocub

Sheriff

Spartanii

Zimbru

Nisporeni

Bender

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Hîncești Stadium | Sheriff Arena [n 3]
UEFA
Capacity: 1,100 | Capacity: 12,746

Spartanii Sportul [n 4] | Zimbru
Nisporeni Stadium
UEFA | Zimbru Stadium
UEFA
Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 10,104

### Personnel and kits

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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

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Sheriff |  Mislav Karoglan [note 1] |  Moussa Kyabou [note 2] | Adidas | none
Zimbru |  Hikmet Karaman [note 3] |  Ștefan Burghiu [note 4] | Macron | ProPay, Geosport, A.M.G, apă pură
Petrocub |  Eduard Blănuță [note 5] |  Vladimir Ambros [note 6] | Puma | none
Bălți |  Veaceslav Rusnac |  Álvaro Bely [note 7] | Joma | Primăria Municipiului Bălți
Milsami |  Igor Picușceac |  Radu Gînsari [note 8] | Macron | none
Spartanii Sportul |  Igor Ursachi [note 9] |  Daniel Vîrlan [note 10] | Erreà | Ceek, Samaritan
Dacia Buiucani |  Viorel Frunză |  Maxim Focșa [note 11] | Joma | Primăria Chișinău, Art Sport, OM, Creatlon
Florești |  Nicolai Țurcan [note 12] |  Alexandru Osipov [note 13] | Joma | none

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position
in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment

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Sheriff |  Yuriy Hura | Mutual consent  | 5 August 2024[1] | 2nd  |  Mislav Karoglan | 5 August 2024[2]
Zimbru |  Lilian Popescu | 8 October 2024[3] | 4th  |  Hikmet Karaman | 18 October 2024[4]
Spartanii |  Adrian Sosnovschi | Resigned  | 9 November 2024[5] | 6th  |  Igor Ursachi (interim) | 15 January 2025[6]
Petrocub |  Andrei Martin | Signed by Ordabasy | 22 December 2024[7] | 3rd  |  Giovanni Costantino | 1 January 2025[8]
Giovanni Costantino | Mutual consent  | 25 January 2025[9] |  Eduard Blănuță | 27 January 2025[10]

## Phase I

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
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.[11]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Petrocub ahead of Bălți on goal difference:Petrocub : +11, Bălți : +9.

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BĂL | DAC | FLO | MIL | PET | SHE | SPA | ZIM

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Bălți | -- | 0–0  | 5–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0
Dacia Buiucani | 1–1  | -- | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–1
Florești | 0–4  | 0–3  | -- | 0–5  | 0–5  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 0–8
Milsami Orhei | 0–2  | 7–0  | 6–0  | -- | 0–2  | 0–4  | 3–0  | 3–1
Petrocub Hîncești | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–0[a] | 2–1  | -- | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0
Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0  | 2–0  | 8–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | -- | 1–0  | 4–2
Spartanii Sportul | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | -- | 1–3
Zimbru Chișinău | 4–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | --

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. ^ Florești was awarded a technical loss against Petrocub due to their failure to appear at their round 2 match.[12]

## Phase II

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification[a]

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1  | Milsami Orhei | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 6  | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2  | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 4  | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3  | Petrocub Hîncești | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 3  | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4  | Bălți | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 3  |
5  | Zimbru Chișinău | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | −1  | 1
6  | Spartanii Sportul | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2025. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
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.[11]
Notes:

1. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 Moldovan Cup also qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the Moldovan Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

### Results

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Home \ Away  | SHE | ZIM | PET | BĂL | MIL | SPA

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Sheriff Tiraspol | -- | 0–0  |  | 5 Apr | 13 Apr | 3–0
Zimbru Chișinău | 26 Apr | -- | 6 Apr |  | 1–2  | 30 Mar
Petrocub Hîncești | 29 Mar |  | -- | 3–0  | 26 Apr | 12 Apr
Bălți |  | 12 Apr | 19 Apr | -- | 29 Mar | 26 Apr
Milsami Orhei | [a] | 19 Apr | 5–1  |  | -- |
Spartanii Sportul | 19 Apr [a] | [b] |  | 2–3  | 6 Apr | --

Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2025. Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

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### Top goalscorers

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As of 16 March 2025[13]
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Justice Ohajunwa  | Zimbru | 8
Isaac Oppong  | Spartanii Sportul
3  |  Vlad Răileanu  | Zimbru | 7
4  |  Radu Gînsari | Milsami | 6
João Paulino  | Zimbru
Vladimer Mamuchashvili | Sheriff
Caio Martins  | Bălți
8  |  Rasheed Akanbi | Sheriff | 5
9  |  Eugeniu Rebenja | Bălți | 4
Marin Căruntu  | Petrocub
Dumitru Demian  | Petrocub
Sorin Chele  | Milsami
Denys Dedechko | Zimbru
Ayyoub Allach | Sheriff
Marius Obekop | Bălți
Stephen Gopey | Milsami

### Hat-tricks

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Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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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

* 4 Player scored 4 goals

### Clean sheets

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As of 16 March 2025
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean sheets

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1  |  Dumitru Celeadnic | Sheriff | 8
2  |  Artur Nazarciuc  | Bălți | 7
3  |  Nicolae Cebotari | Zimbru | 6
4  |  Victor Străistari | Dacia Buiucani | 5
Silviu Șmalenea  | Petrocub
6  |  Mihail Cioban  | Milsami | 4
7  |  Daniel Vîrlan  | Spartanii Sportul | 2
Victor Dodon  | Petrocub
Sebastian Agachi  | Zimbru
Andrews Owusu  | Spartanii Sportul
Emil Velić | Sheriff

## Notes

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Florești are playing their home matches in Bender, instead of their stadium in Florești, which did not meet requirements.
3. ^ Sheriff small Arena used as home ground in round 2 (Phase I), round 3 (Phase I) and round 2 (Phase II).
Sheriff Indoor Arena used as home ground in round 1 (Phase II).
4. ^ Spartanii Sportul are playing their home matches in Nisporeni, instead of their stadium in Budești, which did not meet requirements.

1. ^ Yuriy Hura (match 1), Mislav Karoglan (matches 2–3), Marijan Karoglan (match 4), Mislav Karoglan (matches 5–)
2. ^ Dumitru Celeadnic started the match as captain thirteen times, Moussa Kyabou twice , and Rasheed Akanbi once.
3. ^ Lilian Popescu (matches 1–9), Dumitru Arabadji (match 10), Hikmet Karaman (matches 11–
4. ^ Ștefan Burghiu started the match as captain twelve times, and Denys Dedechko four times.
5. ^ Andrei Martin (matches 1–14), Eduard Blănuță (matches 15–
6. ^ Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain eleven times, Ion Jardan three times, and Victor Mudrac once.
7. ^ Álvaro Bely started the match as captain fifteen times, and André Silva once.
8. ^ Radu Gînsari started the match as captain eight times, Vadim Bolohan seven times, and Danny Lupano once.
9. ^ Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 1–7), Valentin Furdui (match 8), Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 9–12), Andrian Bogdan (matches 13–14), Viorel Cojocaru (matches 15–
10. ^ Alexandru Dedov started the match as captain ten times, Ilie Damașcan four times, Daniel Vîrlan once, and Pavel Nazari once.
11. ^ Maxim Focșa started the match as captain thirteen times, and Ștefan Efros once.
12. ^ Igor Ursachi (matches 1–6), Nicolai Țurcan (matches 7–14).
13. ^ Alexandru Osipov started the match as captain twelve times, and Oleg Gavriușen once.

1. ^ a b Sheriff will host
2. ^ Zimbru will host

## References

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1. ^ "Thank you, Yuiri Hura". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
2. ^ "Mislav Karoglan is the new head coach". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
3. ^ "Mulțumim, Lilian Popescu". zimbru.md (in Romanian). FC Zimbru. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
4. ^ "Hikmet Karaman, Noul antrenor al F.C. Zimbru Chișinău". zimbru.md (in Romanian). FC Zimbru. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
5. ^ "Главный тренер и его ассистент подали в отставку". scor.md (in Russian). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
6. ^ "Antrenorul interimar al echipei la moment este specialistul Igor Ursachi". moldfootball.com (in Romanian). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
7. ^ "Андрей Мартин - новый главный тренер Ордабасы". fcordabasy.kz (in Russian). FC Ordabasy. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
8. ^ "Giovanni Costantino este noul antrenor al echipei Petrocub". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. ^ "Petrocub s-a despărțit de antrenorul italian Giovanni Costantino". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
10. ^ "Staff-ul tehnic al echipei Petrocub". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
11. ^ a b "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2024-25" [Regulations edition 2024-25 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
12. ^ Discipline Commission Decision. Moldovan Football Federation. 14 August 2024
13. ^ "Goalscorers". Soccerway.

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