2018 Moldovan "A" Division

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Divizia A
Season2018
Dates21 April 2018 – 3 November 2018
Champions Codru
Promoted Codru
Matches played132
Goals scored509 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorer Ghenadie Orbu (21 goals)
Best goalkeeper Denis Cristofovici (7 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Saxan 8–0 Sparta
(14 October 2018)
Cahul-2005 9–1 Ungheni
(3 November 2018)
Biggest away win Real Succes 1–7 Codru
(21 April 2018)
Highest scoring Real Succes 5–8 Ungheni
(13 October 2018)
Longest winning run5 matches
Codru
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Codru
Longest winless run11 matches
Iskra
Longest losing run5 matches
Saxan
Real Succes
2017
2019

The 2018 Moldovan "A" Division (Romanian : Divizia A) was the 28th season of Moldovan football's second-tier league. The season started on 21 April 2018 and ended on 3 November 2018. Victoria Bardar were the defending champions, after winning their first title in the competition in the previous season.

Contents

Teams

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Chișinău
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Chișinău teams:
Real Succes
Sparta
Location of teams in 2018 Divizia A
ClubLocation
Cahul-2005 Cahul
Codru Lozova
Florești Florești
Grănicerul Glodeni
Iskra Rîbnița
Real Succes Chișinău
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga
Sîngerei Sîngerei
Sireți Sireți
Sparta Chișinău
Ungheni Ungheni
Victoria Bardar

Season summary

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Codru Lozova (C, P)2214625320+3348Promotion to Divizia Națională
2 Florești 2212464027+1340
3 Sîngerei 2210664742+536
4 Victoria Bardar 2210575143+835
5 Grănicerul Glodeni 2210484335+834
6 Saxan 2293104131+1030Expelled [lower-alpha 1]
7 Ungheni 2277850651528
8 Cahul-2005 227693831+727
9 Sireți 22651136471123
10 Real Succes 22641249752622
11 Sparta Chișinău 22561134511721
12 Iskra Rîbnița [lower-alpha 2] 22481027421520
Source: FMF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Less red cards; 10) Less yellow cards. [2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Saxan completed the season but failed to get the license for the 2019 season and were expelled from the league. [1]
  2. As per regulations, the twelfth placed team, Iskra Rîbnița was to be relegated to Divizia B, but the club spared relegation due to lack of teams.

Results

Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).

Home \ Away CAH COD FLO GRĂ ISK REA SAX SÎN SIR SPA UNG VIC
Cahul-2005 0–10–10–12–02–10–00–33–04–19–11–1
Codru Lozova 2–02–23–04–06–01–04–11–11–02–23–1
Florești 3–11–03–11–15–12–11–12–11–12–32–3
Grănicerul Glodeni 2–22–22–02–01–25–13–01–12–06–31–2
Iskra Rîbnița 2–10–00–10–33–31–32–22–23–31–12–0
Real Succes 2–21–71–33–23–42–10–34–31–15–83–5
Saxan 2–23–10–10–11–06–30–11–08–06–22–0
Sîngerei 1–13–32–11–03–23–11–13–05–31–24–3
Sireți 2–11–32–41–41–22–20–43–13–14–13–1
Sparta Chișinău 0–22–32–15–03–11–41–03–21–21–12–2
Ungheni 4–10–30–34–21–12–54–13–33–21–14–4
Victoria Bardar 1–40–12–02–22–05–23–06–32–24–22–0
Source: FMF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by round

The following table represents the teams game results in each round.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Cahul-2005 LWLWDWLLLWLDWLDLDWDDLW
Codru Lozova WDWWWWWDWWDWWWDDDWWWLL
Florești LWDWWWWLLDDLLWWWDWWWLW
Grănicerul Glodeni WWLLWLLWWLDDWWWLDDLLWW
Iskra Rîbnița DLDLWLLWDLDDLLDLLDDWWL
Real Succes LLWLLLWLWWWLLLLLDDDLWD
Saxan DLLWDLWLLLLLWWWWLWDWLW
Sîngerei DLDWWLWDWWDWDWLWLWLDLW
Sireți WDWLLWLWDWDWLDLLLLDLLL
Sparta Chișinău LLDDLLLLWDLLLWDWWLDLWD
Ungheni DWWDLWLWLLWDDLDDDLLWWL
Victoria Bardar WWLLLWWWLLWWWDDWDDDLWL
Source: [ citation needed ]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [3]
1 Flag of Moldova.svg Ghenadie Orbu Victoria 21
2 Flag of Moldova.svg Dmitri Maneacov Sîngerei (19) & Grănicerul (1)20
3 Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Lazar Sireți 18
4 Flag of Moldova.svg Vladimir Haritov Cahul-2005 14
Flag of Moldova.svg Nicolae Nemerenco Codru
6 Flag of Moldova.svg Roman Șumchin Ungheni 13
Flag of Moldova.svg Igor Bîcicov Victoria (2) & Florești (11)
8 Flag of Nigeria.svg Steven Alfred Saxan 11
Flag of Moldova.svg Artiom Zabun Victoria
10 Flag of Moldova.svg Vadim Crîcimari Codru 10
Flag of Moldova.svg Maxim Bucătaru Ungheni

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets [4]
1 Flag of Moldova.svg Denis Cristofovici Grănicerul 7
2 Flag of Moldova.svg Ion Rîmbu Codru 6
Flag of Moldova.svg Ruslan Istrati Saxan
4 Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Chilari Sîngerei 5
5 Flag of Moldova.svg Cristian Apostolachi Codru 4
6 Flag of Moldova.svg Evgheni Gorbunov Cahul-2005 3
Flag of Moldova.svg Andrei Vicol Victoria
8 Flag of Moldova.svg Adrian Golubciuc Florești 2
Flag of Moldova.svg Anatolie Cebotari Iskra
Flag of Moldova.svg Andrian Gulienco Sparta
Flag of Moldova.svg Ghenadie Moșneaga Florești

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References

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