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}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club

!Location

Cahul-2005Cahul
CodruLozova
FloreștiFlorești
GrănicerulGlodeni
IskraRîbnița
Real SuccesChișinău
SaxanCeadîr-Lunga
SîngereiSîngerei
SirețiSireți
SpartaChișinău
UngheniUngheni
VictoriaBardar

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

! Goals{{cite web|title=Goalscorers - Divizia A - Moldova|url=http://divizia-a.md/md/arch_calendar.php?id=Дивизия%20А%202018|publisher=Divizia-A.md|accessdate=|language=Romanian}}

rowspan=1 align=center|1

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ghenadie Orbu

|Victoria

|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

|Sireți

|align=center|18

rowspan=2 align=center|4

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vladimir Haritov

|Cahul-2005

|rowspan=2 align=center|14

{{flagicon|MDA}} Nicolae Nemerenco

|Codru

rowspan=2 align=center|6

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Roman Șumchin

|Ungheni

|rowspan=2 align=center|13

{{flagicon|MDA}} Igor Bîcicov

|Victoria (2) & Florești (11)

rowspan=2 align=center|8

|{{flagicon|NGA}} Steven Alfred

|Saxan

|rowspan=2 align=center|11

{{flagicon|MDA}} Artiom Zabun

|Victoria

rowspan=2 align=center|10

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vadim Crîcimari

|Codru

|rowspan=2 align=center|10

{{flagicon|MDA}} Maxim Bucătaru

|Ungheni

Clean sheets

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Clean sheets{{cite web|title=Clean sheets|url=http://divizia-a.md/md/arch_calendar.php?id=Дивизия%20А%202018|publisher=divizia-a.md|accessdate=}}

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}}