2018 Moldovan "A" Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Divizia A
| matches = 132
| total goals = 509
| league topscorer = Ghenadie Orbu (21 goals)
| biggest home win = {{nobreak|Saxan 8–0 Sparta}}
{{small|(14 October 2018)}}
{{nobreak|Cahul-2005 9–1 Ungheni}}
{{small|(3 November 2018)}}
| biggest away win = {{nobreak|Real Succes 1–7 Codru}}
{{small|(21 April 2018)}}
| highest scoring = {{nobreak|Real Succes 5–8 Ungheni}}
{{small|(13 October 2018)}}
| longest wins = 5 matches
Codru
| longest unbeaten = 20 matches
Codru
| longest winless = 11 matches
Iskra
| longest losses = 5 matches
Saxan
Real Succes
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
| updated =
| season = 2018
| dates = {{nowrap|21 April 2018 – 3 November 2018}}
| winners = Codru
| promoted = Codru
| best goalkeeper = Denis Cristofovici (7 clean sheets)
| relegated =
}}
The 2018 Moldovan "A" Division ({{langx|ro|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.
Teams
{{Location map+|Moldova|width=380|float=right|caption=Location of teams in 2018 Divizia A |places=
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.016667 |long=28.866667 |label=Chișinău|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=45.905278 |long=28.196111 |label=Cahul-2005 |position=right }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.132778 |long=28.385556 |label=Codru |position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.893333 |long=28.301389 |label=Florești |position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.766667 |long=27.516667 |label=Grănicerul |position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.761111 |long=29.016667 |label=Iskra |position=left }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=46.05 |long=28.833333 |label=Saxan|position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.666667 |long=28.166667 |label=Sîngerei |position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.133611 |long=28.714167 |label=Sireți|position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.228333 |long=27.828889 |label=Ungheni |position=top }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=46.901667 |long=28.668056 |label=Victoria|position=bottom }}
{{Location map~|Moldova|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=46.7 |long=26.35
|label=Chișinău teams:
Real Succes
Sparta}}
}}
Season summary
=League table=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
| update =complete
|source=[https://fmf.md/ro/competition/divizia-a#competition-section-archive FMF], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-a/2018/regular-season/r45339/ Soccerway]
|team1=COD |team2=FLO |team3=SÎN |team4=VIC |team5=GRĂ |team6=SAX |team7=UNG |team8=CAH |team9=SIR |team10=REA |team11=SPA |team12=ISK
|result1=PRO |result6=W1
|win_CAH=7 |draw_CAH=6 |loss_CAH=9 |gf_CAH=38 |ga_CAH=31
|win_COD=14 |draw_COD=6 |loss_COD=2 |gf_COD=53 |ga_COD=20
|win_FLO=12 |draw_FLO=4 |loss_FLO=6 |gf_FLO=40 |ga_FLO=27
|win_GRĂ=10 |draw_GRĂ=4 |loss_GRĂ=8 |gf_GRĂ=43 |ga_GRĂ=35
|win_ISK=4 |draw_ISK=8 |loss_ISK=10 |gf_ISK=27 |ga_ISK=42
|win_REA=6 |draw_REA=4 |loss_REA=12 |gf_REA=49 |ga_REA=75
|win_SAX=9 |draw_SAX=3 |loss_SAX=10 |gf_SAX=41 |ga_SAX=31
|win_SÎN=10 |draw_SÎN=6 |loss_SÎN=6 |gf_SÎN=47 |ga_SÎN=42
|win_SIR=6 |draw_SIR=5 |loss_SIR=11 |gf_SIR=36 |ga_SIR=47
|win_SPA=5 |draw_SPA=6 |loss_SPA=11 |gf_SPA=34 |ga_SPA=51
|win_UNG=7 |draw_UNG=7 |loss_UNG=8 |gf_UNG=50 |ga_UNG=65
|win_VIC=10 |draw_VIC=5 |loss_VIC=7 |gf_VIC=51 |ga_VIC=43
|status_COD=C, P
|note_ISK=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.
|name_CAH = Cahul-2005
|name_COD = Codru Lozova
|name_FLO = Florești
|name_GRĂ = Grănicerul Glodeni
|name_ISK = Iskra Rîbnița
|name_REA = Real Succes
|name_SAX = Saxan
|name_SÎN = Sîngerei
|name_SIR = Sireți
|name_SPA = Sparta Chișinău
|name_UNG = Ungheni
|name_VIC = Victoria Bardar
|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmf.md/sites/default/files/2018-04/documents/REGULAMENTUL%20CAMPIONATULUI%20R.%20MOLDOVA%20LA%20FOTBAL%2C%20EDIŢIA%202018.pdf|title=Regulamentul Campionatului R.Moldova la fotbal edția 2018|publisher=fmf.md|page=|accessdate=|language=Romanian|trans-title=Regulation of Competitions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222152123/http://fmf.md/sites/default/files/2018-04/documents/REGULAMENTUL%20CAMPIONATULUI%20R.%20MOLDOVA%20LA%20FOTBAL%2C%20EDI%C5%A2IA%202018.pdf|archive-date=2018-12-22|url-status=dead}}
|res_col_header=PR
|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to Divizia Națională
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Divizia B
|col_W1=lightgrey |text_W1=Expelled
|note_res_W1=Saxan completed the season but failed to get the license for the 2019 season and were expelled from the league.{{cite web|publisher=Moldovan Football Federation|url=https://fmf.md/ro/news/licentierea-cluburilor-12|title=Licențierea cluburilor|date=25 March 2019|language=Romanian}}
}}
=Results=
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source =[https://fmf.md/ro/competition/divizia-a#competition-section-archive FMF] {{in lang|ro}}
| update =complete
| a_note =
| matches_style = FBR
| team1= CAH | team2= COD | team3= FLO | team4= GRĂ | team5= ISK | team6= REA | team7= SAX | team8= SÎN | team9= SIR | team10= SPA | team11= UNG | team12= VIC
| name_CAH = Cahul-2005
| name_COD = Codru Lozova
| name_FLO = Florești
| name_GRĂ = {{nowrap|Grănicerul Glodeni}}
| name_ISK = Iskra Rîbnița
| name_REA = Real Succes
| name_SAX = Saxan
| name_SÎN = Sîngerei
| name_SIR = Sireți
| name_SPA = Sparta Chișinău
| name_UNG = Ungheni
| name_VIC = Victoria Bardar
| match_CAH_COD = 0–1
| match_CAH_FLO = 0–1
| match_CAH_GRĂ = 0–1
| match_CAH_ISK = 2–0
| match_CAH_REA = 2–1
| match_CAH_SAX = 0–0
| match_CAH_SÎN = 0–3
| match_CAH_SIR = 3–0
| match_CAH_SPA = 4–1
| match_CAH_UNG = 9–1
| match_CAH_VIC = 1–1
| match_COD_CAH = 2–0
| match_COD_FLO = 2–2
| match_COD_GRĂ = 3–0
| match_COD_ISK = 4–0
| match_COD_REA = 6–0
| match_COD_SAX = 1–0
| match_COD_SÎN = 4–1
| match_COD_SIR = 1–1
| match_COD_SPA = 1–0
| match_COD_UNG = 2–2
| match_COD_VIC = 3–1
| match_FLO_CAH = 3–1
| match_FLO_COD = 1–0
| match_FLO_GRĂ = 3–1
| match_FLO_ISK = 1–1
| match_FLO_REA = 5–1
| match_FLO_SAX = 2–1
| match_FLO_SÎN = 1–1
| match_FLO_SIR = 2–1
| match_FLO_SPA = 1–1
| match_FLO_UNG = 2–3
| match_FLO_VIC = 2–3
| match_GRĂ_CAH = 2–2
| match_GRĂ_COD = 2–2
| match_GRĂ_FLO = 2–0
| match_GRĂ_ISK = 2–0
| match_GRĂ_REA = 1–2
| match_GRĂ_SAX = 5–1
| match_GRĂ_SÎN = 3–0
| match_GRĂ_SIR = 1–1
| match_GRĂ_SPA = 2–0
| match_GRĂ_UNG = 6–3
| match_GRĂ_VIC = 1–2
| match_ISK_CAH = 2–1
| match_ISK_COD = 0–0
| match_ISK_FLO = 0–1
| match_ISK_GRĂ = 0–3
| match_ISK_REA = 3–3
| match_ISK_SAX = 1–3
| match_ISK_SÎN = 2–2
| match_ISK_SIR = 2–2
| match_ISK_SPA = 3–3
| match_ISK_UNG = 1–1
| match_ISK_VIC = 2–0
| match_REA_CAH = 2–2
| match_REA_COD = 1–7
| match_REA_FLO = 1–3
| match_REA_GRĂ = 3–2
| match_REA_ISK = 3–4
| match_REA_SAX = 2–1
| match_REA_SÎN = 0–3
| match_REA_SIR = 4–3
| match_REA_SPA = 1–1
| match_REA_UNG = 5–8
| match_REA_VIC = 3–5
| match_SAX_CAH = 2–2
| match_SAX_COD = 3–1
| match_SAX_FLO = 0–1
| match_SAX_GRĂ = 0–1
| match_SAX_ISK = 1–0
| match_SAX_REA = 6–3
| match_SAX_SÎN = 0–1
| match_SAX_SIR = 1–0
| match_SAX_SPA = 8–0
| match_SAX_UNG = 6–2
| match_SAX_VIC = 2–0
| match_SÎN_CAH = 1–1
| match_SÎN_COD = 3–3
| match_SÎN_FLO = 2–1
| match_SÎN_GRĂ = 1–0
| match_SÎN_ISK = 3–2
| match_SÎN_REA = 3–1
| match_SÎN_SAX = 1–1
| match_SÎN_SIR = 3–0
| match_SÎN_SPA = 5–3
| match_SÎN_UNG = 1–2
| match_SÎN_VIC = 4–3
| match_SIR_CAH = 2–1
| match_SIR_COD = 1–3
| match_SIR_FLO = 2–4
| match_SIR_GRĂ = 1–4
| match_SIR_ISK = 1–2
| match_SIR_REA = 2–2
| match_SIR_SAX = 0–4
| match_SIR_SÎN = 3–1
| match_SIR_SPA = 3–1
| match_SIR_UNG = 4–1
| match_SIR_VIC = 3–1
| match_SPA_CAH = 0–2
| match_SPA_COD = 2–3
| match_SPA_FLO = 2–1
| match_SPA_GRĂ = 5–0
| match_SPA_ISK = 3–1
| match_SPA_REA = 1–4
| match_SPA_SAX = 1–0
| match_SPA_SÎN = 3–2
| match_SPA_SIR = 1–2
| match_SPA_UNG = 1–1
| match_SPA_VIC = 2–2
| match_UNG_CAH = 4–1
| match_UNG_COD = 0–3
| match_UNG_FLO = 0–3
| match_UNG_GRĂ = 4–2
| match_UNG_ISK = 1–1
| match_UNG_REA = 2–5
| match_UNG_SAX = 4–1
| match_UNG_SÎN = 3–3
| match_UNG_SIR = 3–2
| match_UNG_SPA = 1–1
| match_UNG_VIC = 4–4
| match_VIC_CAH = 1–4
| match_VIC_COD = 0–1
| match_VIC_FLO = 2–0
| match_VIC_GRĂ = 2–2
| match_VIC_ISK = 2–0
| match_VIC_REA = 5–2
| match_VIC_SAX = 3–0
| match_VIC_SÎN = 6–3
| match_VIC_SIR = 2–2
| match_VIC_SPA = 4–2
| match_VIC_UNG = 2–0
}}
Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|team1 =Cahul-2005
|res1 =L/W/L/W/D/W/L/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/D/D/L/W
|team2 =Codru Lozova
|res2 =W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/D/D/W/W/W/L/L
|team3 =Florești
|res3 =L/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/D/D/L/L/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W
|team4 =Grănicerul Glodeni
|res4 =W/W/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/L/D/D/L/L/W/W
|team5 =Iskra Rîbnița
|res5 =D/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/D/L/D/D/L/L/D/L/L/D/D/W/W/L
|team6 =Real Succes
|res6 =L/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/D/D/D/L/W/D
|team7 =Saxan
|res7 =D/L/L/W/D/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/L/W
|team8 =Sîngerei
|res8 =D/L/D/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/D/L/W
|team9 =Sireți
|res9 =W/D/W/L/L/W/L/W/D/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/L
|team10=Sparta Chișinău
|res10 =L/L/D/D/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/W/D/W/W/L/D/L/W/D
|team11=Ungheni
|res11 =D/W/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/D/D/L/D/D/D/L/L/W/W/L
|team12=Victoria Bardar
|res12 =W/W/L/L/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/D/W/D/D/D/L/W/L
|color_L = red2 | text_L = Loss
|color_W = green2 | text_W = Win
|color_D = yellow2 | text_D = Draw
}}
Top goalscorers
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Club |
---|
rowspan=1 align=center|1
|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ghenadie Orbu |align=center|21 |
rowspan=1 align=center|2
|{{flagicon|MDA}} Dmitri Maneacov |Sîngerei (19) & Grănicerul (1) |align=center|20 |
rowspan=1 align=center|3
|{{flagicon|MDA}} Radu Lazar |align=center|18 |
rowspan=2 align=center|4
|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vladimir Haritov |rowspan=2 align=center|14 |
{{flagicon|MDA}} Nicolae Nemerenco |
rowspan=2 align=center|6
|{{flagicon|MDA}} Roman Șumchin |rowspan=2 align=center|13 |
{{flagicon|MDA}} Igor Bîcicov |
rowspan=2 align=center|8
|{{flagicon|NGA}} Steven Alfred |rowspan=2 align=center|11 |
{{flagicon|MDA}} Artiom Zabun |
rowspan=2 align=center|10
|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vadim Crîcimari |rowspan=2 align=center|10 |
{{flagicon|MDA}} Maxim Bucătaru |
Clean sheets
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club |
---|
rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Denis Cristofovici |align="left"|Grănicerul |7 |
rowspan="2"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ion Rîmbu |align="left"|Codru |rowspan="2"|6 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ruslan Istrati
|align="left"|Saxan |
rowspan="1"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Andrei Chilari |align="left"|Sîngerei |5 |
rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Cristian Apostolachi |align="left"|Codru |4 |
rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Evgheni Gorbunov |align="left"|Cahul-2005 |rowspan="2"|3 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Andrei Vicol
|align="left"|Victoria |
rowspan="4"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Adrian Golubciuc |align="left"|Florești |rowspan="4"|2 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Anatolie Cebotari
|align="left"|Iskra |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Andrian Gulienco
|align="left"|Sparta |
align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ghenadie Moșneaga
|align="left"|Florești |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://divizia-a.md/md/index.php Divizia A - Moldova - Results, fixtures, tables and news - divizia-a.md]
{{Moldovan "A" Division Seasons}}
{{2018–19 in Moldovan football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018 Moldovan A Division}}