2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Super Liga

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Sheriff

| continentalcup2 = Conference League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Petrocub
Zimbru
Milsami

| matches = 86

| total goals = 183

| league topscorer = Rasheed Akanbi
Alexandru Dedov
(8 goals each)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2021–22

| nextseason = 2023–24

| updated =

| season = 2022–23

| dates = {{nobreak|30 July 2022 – 20 May 2023}}

| winners = Sheriff
{{small|21st title}}

| best goalkeeper = Nikos Giannakopoulos
(10 clean sheets)

| relegated = Dinamo-Auto

}}

The 2022–23 Moldovan Super Liga was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 30 July 2022 and ended on 20 May 2023. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club earned a place in the second qualifying round and the third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Teams

A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The top 7 teams from the 2021–22 season and one promoted team from the Divizia A: Dacia Buiucani, returning to the top tier after one year absence.

{{Location map+|Moldova|float=right|width=245|caption=Locations of the 2022–23 teams|places=

{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.761667 |long=27.928889 |label=Bălți|position=left }}

{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.383333 |long=28.816667 |label=Milsami |position=top }}

{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=46.738611 |long=28.519167 |label={{nowrap|Petrocub}}|position=bottom }}

{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=46.983333 |long=28.666667 |label={{nowrap|Sf. Gheorghe}}|position=left }}

{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=47.022887 |long=28.835335 |label=Chișinău|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Moldova|lat=46.840278 |long=29.643333 |label=Tiraspol|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Moldova|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=46.4 |long=26.35

|label=Chișinău teams:
Dacia Buiucani
Zimbru}}

{{Location map~|Moldova|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=45.8 |long=26.35

|label=Tiraspol teams:
Dinamo-Auto
Sheriff}}

}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align; font-size:89%;
Team

!Place

!Ground

!Capacity

!Coach

Bălți

| Bălți

| Bălți Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 5,953

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Veaceslav Rusnac

Dacia Buiucani

| Chișinău

| Suruceni Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 350

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Andrei Martin

Dinamo-Auto

| Tiraspol

| Dinamo-Auto

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,300

| {{flagicon|AZE}} Novruz Azimov

Milsami

| Orhei

| Orhei Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,539

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Serghei Dubrovin

Petrocub

| Hîncești

| Hîncești Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,100

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Ivan Tabanov

Sfîntul Gheorghe

| Suruceni

| Zimbru-2 Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,500

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Nicolai Mandrîcenco

Sheriff

| Tiraspol

| Sheriff Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 12,798

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Bordin

Zimbru

| Chișinău

| Zimbru Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| 10,104

| {{flagicon|MDA}} Lilian Popescu

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of
departure

! Date of vacancy

! Position
in table

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

Petrocub

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Lilian Popescu

|Resigned

| 16 May 2022{{cite news|url=https://petrocub.md/lilian-popescu-antrenorul-sinonim-cu-performanta/|title=Lilian Popescu, antrenorul sinonim cu performanța|language=ro}}petrocub.md

| rowspan="5"|Pre-season

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexei Savinov

| 1 June 2022{{cite news|url=https://petrocub.md/alexei-savinov-este-noul-antrenor-al-echipei-petrocub/|title=Alexei Savinov este noul antrenor al echipei Petrocub|language=ro}}petrocub.md

Sheriff

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Yuriy Vernydub

|Resigned

| 8 June 2022{{cite news|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/en/vse/thank-you-yuri-vernidub/|title=Thank you, Yuri Vernidub|language=}}fc-sheriff.com

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Stjepan Tomas

| 21 June 2022{{cite news|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/md/vse/stjepan-tomas-noul-principal/|title=Stjepan Tomas – noul principal|language=ro}}fc-sheriff.com

Zimbru

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Bon

|Released

| 17 June 2022{{cite news|url=http://moldova.sports.md/football/articles/17-06-2022/164899/zimbru_uvolil_ital_janca_mikele_bona_s_posta_glavnogo_trenera_osnovnoj_komandy/|title=Зимбру уволил итальянца Микеле Бона с поста главного тренера основной команды|language=ru}}sports.md

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vlad Goian

| 26 June 2022{{cite news|url=http://moldova.sports.md/football/national_division/articles/26-06-2022/165009/zimbru_izvestno_im_a_novogo_glavnogo_trenera_i_prishedshih_futbolistov/|title=Известно имя нового главного тренера|language=ru}}sports.md

Petrocub

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexei Savinov

| No UEFA Pro Licence

| 1 July 2022

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Ivan Tabanov

| 1 July 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/clubs/2607112--petrocub/squad/|title=Squad|language=}}uefa.com

Dinamo-Auto

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Oleg Bejenar

| Released

| 1 July 2022

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Anatol Teslev (caretaker)

| 6 August 2022{{cite news|url=https://fmf.md/cdn/matches/2456/D-Auto%20-%20Zimbru%200-0.pdf|title=Match report|language=}}soccerway.com

Zimbru

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Vlad Goian

| Resigned

| 30 August 2022{{cite news|url=https://zimbru.md/zimbru-chisinau-si-vlad-goian-au-reziliat-contractul-de-comun-acord/|title=Vlad Goian a reziliat contractul|language=ro}}zimbru.md

| 7th

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Lilian Popescu

| 31 August 2022{{cite news|url=https://zimbru.md/lilian-popescu-este-noul-antrenor-al-echipei-zimbru-chisinau/|title=Lilian Popescu este noul antrenor al echipei Zimbru|language=ro}}zimbru.md

Dinamo-Auto

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Anatol Teslev

| End of caretaker period

| 9 September 2022

| 8th

|{{flagicon|AZE}} Novruz Azimov

| 9 September 2022{{cite news|url=https://dinamo-auto.com/?rid=4&pid=18&Id=1088|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909122619/http://dinamo-auto.com/?rid=4&pid=18&Id=1088|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 9, 2022|title=Главный тренер из Азербайджана|language=ru}}dinamo-auto.com

Bălți

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Serghei Cebotari

|Resigned

| 10 October 2022

| 6th

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Veaceslav Rusnac

| 11 October 2022

rowspan=2| Sheriff

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Stjepan Tomas

|Resigned

| 25 October 2022{{cite web |title=Спасибо, Степан Томас |url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/ru/vse/spasibo-stepan-tomas/ |website=fc-sheriff.com |publisher=|access-date=27 October 2022|language=Russian|date=25 October 2022}}

|1st

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Victor Mihailov (caretaker)

| 25 October 2022

{{flagicon|MDA}} Victor Mihailov

| End of caretaker period

| 9 January 2023

| 1st

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Bordin

| 9 January 2023{{cite news|url=http://www.fc-sheriff.com/en/vse/welcome-back-mister/|title=Welcome back|language=}}fc-sheriff.com

Phase I

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://fmf.md/home/competitii/masculin/super-liga-1655466311?menu=tournamentgrid FMF], [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/mda/domestic/league/1082/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/regular-season/r69983/ Soccerway]

|section=Phase I

|team1=SHE |team2=PET |team3=ZIM |team4=SFÎ |team5=MIL |team6=BĂL |team7=DAC |team8=DIN

|result1=CHA |result2=CHA |result3=CHA |result4=CHA |result5=CHA |result6=CHA

|result7=REL |result8=REL

|update= complete

|win_BĂL=5 |draw_BĂL=2 |loss_BĂL=7 |gf_BĂL=13 |ga_BĂL=13

|win_DIN=1 |draw_DIN=3 |loss_DIN=10|gf_DIN=5 |ga_DIN=26

|win_DAC=4 |draw_DAC=4 |loss_DAC=6 |gf_DAC=14 |ga_DAC=14

|win_MIL=4 |draw_MIL=5 |loss_MIL=5 |gf_MIL=12 |ga_MIL=14

|win_PET=8 |draw_PET=3 |loss_PET=3 |gf_PET=20 |ga_PET=11

|win_SFÎ=6 |draw_SFÎ=1 |loss_SFÎ=7 |gf_SFÎ=18 |ga_SFÎ=22

|win_SHE=10|draw_SHE=3 |loss_SHE=1 |gf_SHE=24 |ga_SHE=6

|win_ZIM=4 |draw_ZIM=7 |loss_ZIM=3 |gf_ZIM=17 |ga_ZIM=17

| name_BĂL = Bălți

| name_DIN = Dinamo-Auto

| name_DAC = Dacia Buiucani

| name_MIL = Milsami Orhei

| name_PET = Petrocub Hîncești

| name_SFÎ = Sfîntul Gheorghe

| name_SHE = Sheriff Tiraspol

| name_ZIM = Zimbru Chișinău

|adjust_points_DIN=-6

|hth_DIN=Dinamo-Auto had 6 points deducted for match-fixing allegations.{{cite web|publisher=FMF|url=https://fmf.md/noutate/5483/comitetul-de-etica-echipa-dinamoauto-a-fost-depunctata-iar-3-jucatori-suspendati-din-fotbal-pentru-manipularea-meciurilor|title=Echipa Dinamo-Auto a fost depunctată|date=18 July 2022|language=Romanian}}

|hth_ZIM=Zimbru ahead of Sfîntul Gheorghe on head-to-head points: Zimbru : 4p, Sfîntul Gheorghe : 1p.

|hth_SFÎ=ZIM

|hth_MIL=Milsami ahead of Bălți on head-to-head points: Milsami : 4p, Bălți : 1p.

|hth_BĂL=MIL

|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) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.{{cite web|url=https://www.fmf.md/cdn/docs/REGULAMENTUL%20CAMPIONATULUI%20R.%20MOLDOVA%20LA%20FOTBAL.pdf|title=Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2022-23|trans-title=Regulations edition 2022-23 Moldova|work=fmf.md|publisher=Moldovan Football Federation|language=ro}}

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CHA=green1 |text_CHA=Qualification to Phase II

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source =[https://fmf.md/home/competitii/masculin/super-liga-1655466311?menu=teams FMF],

[https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/regular-season/r69983/ Soccerway]

| title =

| update = complete

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BĂL | team2= DAC | team3= DIN | team4= MIL | team5= PET | team6= SFÎ | team7= SHE | team8= ZIM

| name_BĂL = Bălți

| name_DAC = Dacia Buiucani

| name_DIN = Dinamo-Auto

| name_MIL = Milsami Orhei

| name_PET = {{nowrap|Petrocub Hîncești}}

| name_SFÎ = Sfîntul Gheorghe

| name_SHE = Sheriff Tiraspol

| name_ZIM = Zimbru Chișinău

| match_BĂL_DAC = 0–1

| match_BĂL_DIN = 1–0

| match_BĂL_MIL = 1–1

| match_BĂL_PET = 0–1

| match_BĂL_SFÎ = 4–0

| match_BĂL_SHE = 0–3

| match_BĂL_ZIM = 0–2

| match_DAC_BĂL = 0–0

| match_DAC_DIN = 5–0

| match_DAC_MIL = 0–2

| match_DAC_PET = 0–0

| match_DAC_SFÎ = 2–0

| match_DAC_SHE = 0–2

| match_DAC_ZIM = 0–0

| match_DIN_BĂL = 0–1

| match_DIN_DAC = 2–0

| match_DIN_MIL = 1–1

| match_DIN_PET = 1–4

| match_DIN_SFÎ = 0–2

| match_DIN_SHE = 0–1

| match_DIN_ZIM = 0–0

| match_MIL_BĂL = 1–0

| match_MIL_DAC = 1–1

| match_MIL_DIN = 0–0

| match_MIL_PET = 1–0

| match_MIL_SFÎ = 2–3

| match_MIL_SHE = 0–2

| match_MIL_ZIM = 1–0

| match_PET_BĂL = 1–0

| match_PET_DAC = 1–0

| match_PET_DIN = 4–0

| match_PET_MIL = 2–1

| match_PET_SFÎ = 0–2

| match_PET_SHE = 1–0

| match_PET_ZIM = 2–2

| match_SFÎ_BĂL = 1–2

| match_SFÎ_DAC = 1–0

| match_SFÎ_DIN = 3–0

| match_SFÎ_MIL = 1–0

| match_SFÎ_PET = 1–2

| match_SFÎ_SHE = 1–3

| match_SFÎ_ZIM = 0–1

| match_SHE_BĂL = 2–1

| match_SHE_DAC = 2–1

| match_SHE_DIN = 2–0

| match_SHE_MIL = 2–0

| match_SHE_PET = 1–1

| match_SHE_SFÎ = 3–0

| match_SHE_ZIM = 0–0

| match_ZIM_BĂL = 0–3

| match_ZIM_DAC = 3–4

| match_ZIM_DIN = 2–1

| match_ZIM_MIL = 1–1

| match_ZIM_PET = 2–1

| match_ZIM_SFÎ = 3–3

| match_ZIM_SHE = 1–1

}}

Phase II

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://fmf.md/home/competitii/masculin/super-liga-faza-2-1674774840?menu=tournamentgrid FMF], [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/mda/domestic/league/1082/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/championship-round/r71276/ Soccerway]

|section=Phase II

|team1=SHE |team2=PET |team3=ZIM |team4=MIL |team5=SFÎ |team6=BĂL

|result1=CL1Q |result2=ECL2Q |result3=ECL1Q |result4=ECL1Q |result5=W

|update= complete

|win_BĂL=0 |draw_BĂL=5 |loss_BĂL=5 |gf_BĂL=5 |ga_BĂL=13

|win_MIL=3 |draw_MIL=2 |loss_MIL=5 |gf_MIL=10 |ga_MIL=16

|win_PET=6 |draw_PET=3 |loss_PET=1 |gf_PET=16 |ga_PET=6

|win_SFÎ=1 |draw_SFÎ=4 |loss_SFÎ=5 |gf_SFÎ=4 |ga_SFÎ=13

|win_SHE=7 |draw_SHE=3 |loss_SHE=0 |gf_SHE=15 |ga_SHE=3

|win_ZIM=3 |draw_ZIM=3 |loss_ZIM=4 |gf_ZIM=10 |ga_ZIM=9

|status_SHE=C

| name_BĂL = Bălți

| name_MIL = Milsami Orhei

| name_PET = Petrocub Hîncești

| name_SFÎ = Sfîntul Gheorghe

| name_SHE = Sheriff Tiraspol

| name_ZIM = Zimbru Chișinău

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=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 away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.{{cite web|url=https://www.fmf.md/cdn/docs/REGULAMENTUL%20CAMPIONATULUI%20R.%20MOLDOVA%20LA%20FOTBAL.pdf|title=Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2022-23|trans-title=Regulations edition 2022-23 Moldova|work=fmf.md|publisher=Moldovan Football Federation|language=ro}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_CL1Q=green1 |text_CL1Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round

|col_ECL2Q=yellow1 |text_ECL2Q=Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round

|col_ECL1Q=yellow2 |text_ECL1Q=Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round

|col_W=lightgrey |text_W=Dissolved after the season

|note_res_W=Sfîntul Gheorghe withdrew before the start of the next season.{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/FCSGS/posts/604312591685187?ref=embed_post|title=Astăzi povestea clubului a ajuns la final|language=ro}}facebook.com

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source =[https://fmf.md/home/printeaza-detalii-competitii?competiton=235 FMF],

[https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/championship-round/r71276/ Soccerway]

| title =

| update = complete

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= SHE | team2= PET | team3= ZIM | team4= SFÎ | team5= MIL | team6= BĂL

| name_SHE = Sheriff Tiraspol

| name_PET = {{nowrap|Petrocub Hîncești}}

| name_ZIM = Zimbru Chișinău

| name_SFÎ = Sfîntul Gheorghe

| name_MIL = Milsami Orhei

| name_BĂL = Bălți

| match_SHE_PET = 1–0

| match_SHE_ZIM = 0–0

| match_SHE_SFÎ = 1–0

| match_SHE_MIL = 2–1

| match_SHE_BĂL = 1–0

| match_PET_SHE = 1–1

| match_PET_ZIM = 3–2

| match_PET_SFÎ = 3–0

| match_PET_MIL = 2–1

| match_PET_BĂL = 0–0

| match_ZIM_SHE = 0–2

| match_ZIM_PET = 1–2

| match_ZIM_SFÎ = 0–0

| match_ZIM_MIL = 0–1

| match_ZIM_BĂL = 1–0

| match_SFÎ_SHE = 0–2

| match_SFÎ_PET = 0–0

| match_SFÎ_ZIM = 0–2

| match_SFÎ_MIL = 1–1

| match_SFÎ_BĂL = 1–1

| match_MIL_SHE = 0–4 {{efn|name=Sheriff hosted}}

| match_MIL_PET = 0–2

| match_MIL_ZIM = 0–3

| match_MIL_SFÎ = 3–0

| match_MIL_BĂL = 1–0

| match_BĂL_SHE = 1–1 {{efn|name=Sheriff hosted|Sheriff hosted}}

| match_BĂL_PET = 0–3 {{efn|name=Petrocub hosted|Petrocub hosted}}

| match_BĂL_ZIM = 1–1

| match_BĂL_SFÎ = 0–2

| match_BĂL_MIL = 2–2

}}

Season statistics

=Top goalscorers=

class="wikitable
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals{{cite web|title=Players - Super Liga|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/regular-season/r69983/|publisher=Soccerway}}

rowspan=2 align=center|1

|{{flagicon|NGA}} Rasheed Akanbi

|Sheriff

| rowspan=2 align=center|8

{{flagicon|MDA}} Alexandru Dedov

|Zimbru

rowspan=1 align=center|3

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Marius Iosipoi

|Petrocub

| rowspan=1 align=center|7

rowspan=1 align=center|4

|{{flagicon|MDA}} Radu Gînsari

|Milsami

| rowspan=1 align=center|6

rowspan=3 align=center|5

|{{flagicon|NGA}} Jibril Ibrahim

|Sf. Gheorghe

| rowspan=3 align=center|5

{{flagicon|MDA}} Vladimir Ambros

|Petrocub

{{flagicon|MDA}} Victor Bogaciuc

|Petrocub

rowspan=4 align=center|8

|{{flagicon|GNB}} Steve Ambri

|Sheriff

| rowspan=4 align=center|4

{{flagicon|NGA}} Emmanuel Alaribe

|Zimbru

{{flagicon|MDA}} Eugen Sidorenco

|Zimbru

{{flagicon|SEN}} Mouhamed Diop

|Sheriff

==Hat-tricks==

class="wikitable sortable"
PlayerHomeAwaystyle="text-align:center"| ResultDate
{{flagicon|MDA}} {{sortname|Alexandru|Dedov}}ZimbruSf. Gheorghestyle="text-align:center;"| 3–3{{dts|format=dmy|2022|09|11}}

=Clean sheets=

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

!Player

!Club

!Clean sheets{{cite web|title=Clean sheets|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/moldova/divizia-naional/20222023/championship-round/r71276/|publisher=soccerway.com}}

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Giannakopoulos

|align="left"|Zimbru

|10

rowspan="2"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Razak Abalora

|align="left"|Sheriff

|rowspan="2"|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Cristian Avram

|align="left"|Petrocub

rowspan="2"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Sebastian Agachi

|align="left"| Zimbru (0) & Dacia (6)

|rowspan="2"|6

align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Victor Străistari

|align="left"|Sf. Gheorghe (3) & Bălți (3)

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Dumitru Celeadnic

|align="left"|Sheriff

|rowspan="2"|5

align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Nicolai Calancea

|align="left"|Sf. Gheorghe

rowspan="1"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Emil Tîmbur

|align="left"|Milsami

|4

rowspan="5"|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} Maksym Koval

|align="left"|Sheriff

|rowspan="5"|3

align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Igor Mostovei

|align="left"|Petrocub

align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Victor Buga

|align="left"|Milsami

align="left"|{{flagicon|GAB}} Dallian Allogho

|align="left"|Dinamo-Auto

align="left"|{{flagicon|MDA}} Stanislav Namașco

|align="left"|Bălți

Notes

{{noteslist}}

References

{{Reflist}}