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2018 Moldovan National Division
| Season |
|---|
| 1 April 2018 – 24 November 2018 |
| Sheriff17th title |
| Zaria |
| Sheriff |
| MilsamiPetrocubSperanța |
| 112 |
| 269 (2.4 per match) |
| Vladimir Ambros(12 goals) |
| Serghei Pașcenco (11 clean sheets) |
| Sheriff 4–0 Sf. Gheorghe(16 June 2018) Sheriff 5–1 Zaria(1 July 2018) Milsami 4–0 Dinamo-Auto(1 July 2018) |
| Dinamo-Auto 0–5 Sheriff(10 June 2018) |
| Sf. Gheorghe 3–6 Petrocub(14 April 2018) |
| 6 matchesSheriff |
| 11 matchesSheriff |
| 12 matchesDinamo-Auto |
| 6 matchesDinamo-Auto |
| 5,500Zimbru 0–0 Petrocub(22 September 2018) |
| 50Dinamo-Auto 0–0 Sf. Gheorghe(20 May 2018)Dinamo-Auto 1–2 Speranța(27 June 2018)Dinamo-Auto 3–0 Zimbru(1 September 2018)Dinamo-Auto 1–0 Milsami(22 September 2018)Zaria 1–1 Sf. Gheorghe(10 November 2018) |
| 91,220 |
| 814 |
| ← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 28th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 1 April 2018 and ended on 24 November 2018. Fixtures were announced on 19 March 2018. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
| Region | Number of teams | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Transnistria | 2 | Dinamo-Auto and Sheriff |
| Bălți | 1 | Zaria |
| Chișinău | Zimbru | |
| Hîncești | Petrocub-Hîncești | |
| Ialoveni | Sfîntul Gheorghe | |
| Nisporeni | Speranța | |
| Orhei | Milsami |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium, Tîrnauca | 1,300 |
| Milsami | Orhei | Complexul Sportiv Raional | 3,000 |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Sărata-Galbenă | Stadionul Municipal, Hîncești | 1,000 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Suruceni Stadium | 1,500 |
| Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 |
| Speranța | Nisporeni | Complexul Sportiv Raional, Orhei | 3,000 |
| Zaria | Bălți | Stadionul Orășenesc | 7,000 |
| Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | Igor Dobrovolski | Vitalie Bordian | Joma | OM |
| Milsami | Veaceslav Rusnac | Andrei Cojocari | Kelme | Dufremol, Avia Invest, Moldclassica |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Lilian Popescu | Vladimir Ambros | Joma | CUN Auto Rentals, MAIB |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Cebotari | Vitalie Plămădeală | Macron | Niagara fitness club, Craft Meat |
| Sheriff | Goran Sablić | Mateo Sušić | Adidas | IDC |
| Speranța | Cristian Efros | Ștefan Efros | Nike | Orom Imexpo, Mticket.md |
| Zaria | Vlad Goian | Vladimir Livșiț | Joma | Fundația Renato Usatîi, Bălți, OM |
| Zimbru | Sorin Colceag | Ion Jardan | Joma | Chateau Vartely, amg-holding.md |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | Veaceslav Semionov | End of caretaker spell | End of 2017 season | Pre-season | Viorel Frunză | 20 January 2018 |
| Zimbru | Iurie Osipenco | Sacked | End of 2017 season | Vladimir Aga | 23 February 2018 | |
| Zaria | Ștefan Stoica | Sacked | 13 December 2017 | Vlad Goian | 5 February 2018 | |
| Dinamo-Auto | Viorel Frunză | Demoted to assistant coach | 19 March 2018 | Igor Dobrovolski | 19 March 2018 | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Secu | Resigned | 15 April 2018 | 8th | Serghei Cebotari | 15 April 2018 |
| Sheriff | Roberto Bordin | Resigned | 24 April 2018 | 1st | Victor Mihailov (interim) | 24 April 2018 |
| Victor Mihailov | End of caretaker spell | 7 June 2018 | 1st | Goran Sablić | 7 June 2018 | |
| Zimbru | Vladimir Aga | Removed from position | 12 June 2018 | 7th | Serghei Secu | 12 June 2018 |
| Serghei Secu | Sacked | 1 August 2018 | 5th | Sorin Colceag | 1 August 2018 | |
| Zaria | Vlad Goian | Sacked | 25 October 2018 | 8th | Alexandru Patraman (interim) | 25 October 2018 |
Matches 1−14
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Matches 15−28
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Ambros | Petrocub | 12 | |
| Alhaji Kamara | Sheriff | 9 | |
| Ziguy Badibanga | Sheriff | 8 | |
| Gerson Rodrigues | Sheriff | ||
| Eugeniu Rebenja | Dinamo-Auto | 7 | |
| Mihai Plătică | Milsami | ||
| Alexandru Antoniuc | Milsami | ||
| Sergiu Istrati | Sf. Gheorghe | 6 | |
| Ion Nicolaescu | Zimbru | 5 | |
| Aleksandr Butenko | Milsami | ||
| Artiom Puntus | Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Petrocub (2) | ||
| Denis Janu | Dinamo-Auto | ||
| Evgheni Oancea | Sheriff | ||
| Alexandru Bejan | Petrocub (3) & Dinamo-Auto (2) | ||
| Vadim Gulceac | Zaria | ||
| Alexandru Suvorov | Sf. Gheorghe | ||
| Ilie Damașcan | Zimbru |
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alhaji Kamara | Sheriff | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 4–0 | 16 June 2018 |
| Conrado | Zaria | Milsami | 3–4 | 1 September 2018 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serghei Pașcenco | Sheriff | 11 |
| 2 | Daniil Avdyushkin | Speranța | 9 |
| Radu Mîțu | Milsami | ||
| Dumitru Celeadnic | Petrocub | ||
| 5 | Cristian Avram | Dinamo-Auto | 8 |
| 6 | Dorian Railean | Sf. Gheorghe | 6 |
| 7 | Mickaël Meira | Zimbru | 5 |
| Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | ||
| 9 | Vladimir Livșiț | Zaria | 4 |
| 10 | Victor Buga | Zimbru | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 19,420 | 3,500 | 600 | 1,387 | +3.2%† |
| 2 | Zimbru Chișinău | 18,010 | 5,500 | 350 | 1,286 | +42.9%† |
| 3 | Zaria Bălți | 16,550 | 2,500 | 50 | 1,182 | −23.4%† |
| 4 | Milsami Orhei | 14,920 | 2,000 | 120 | 1,065 | +5.3%† |
| 5 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 12,950 | 1,500 | 300 | 925 | +30.1%† |
| 6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 4,550 | 1,000 | 100 | 325 | −26.8%† |
| 7 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3,420 | 400 | 100 | 244 | −24.2%† |
| 8 | Dinamo-Auto | 1,400 | 200 | 50 | 100 | −28.1%† |
| League total | 91,220 | 5,500 | 50 | 814 | +17.0%† |
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