2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 July 2020 – 25 May 2021 |
| Champions | Bălți |
| Promoted | Bălți |
| Relegated | Grănicerul Fălești |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 713 (3.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Clement Godday (25 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Dmitrii Burac (8 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Victoria 9–0 Sireți (5 September 2020) Real Succes 9–0 Sireți (21 May 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Sireți 0–11 Bălți (16 May 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Sireți 4–9 Fălești (25 May 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Bălți |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Cahul-2005 |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Sireți |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Sireți |
← 2019 2021–22 → | |
The 2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division (Romanian: Divizia A) was the 30th season of Moldovan football's second-tier league. The season started on 24 July 2020 and ended on 25 May 2021.
Teams
Season summary
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bălți (C, P) | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 17 | +68 | 69 | Promotion to Divizia Națională |
| 2 | Cahul-2005[a] | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 23 | +47 | 57 | |
| 3 | Sheriff-2 Tiraspol | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 54 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 4 | Spartanii Selemet | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 46[b] | |
| 5 | Sucleia | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 46[b] | |
| 6 | Speranța Drochia | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 42 | |
| 7 | Olimp Comrat | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Iskra Rîbnița | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Tighina | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 30 | withdrew[c] |
| 10 | Real Succes | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 28 | |
| 11 | Victoria Bardar | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 26 | |
| 12 | Grănicerul Glodeni[d] (R) | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 22 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 13 | Fălești (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 92 | −52 | 18 | |
| 14 | Sireți | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 121 | −95 | 9 | withdrew[e] |
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.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.[3]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Cahul-2005 had the opportunity to be promoted but the club did not apply for the National club license for the 2021–22 Divizia Națională season.[1]
- ^ a b Spartanii ahead of Sucleia on head-to-head points:Spartanii : 6p, Sucleia : 0p.
- ^ Tighina completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.
- ^ Grănicerul Glodeni have been relegated voluntarily due to financial reasons and will be taking part in the third tier league next season.[2]
- ^ As per regulations, the fourteenth placed team, Sireți was to be relegated to Divizia B, but the club withdrew before the start of the next season.
Results
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[5]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Cahul-2005 | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Fălești | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| Grănicerul Glodeni | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Iskra Rîbnița | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W |
| Olimp Comrat | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W |
| Real Succes | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L |
| Sheriff-2 Tiraspol | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Sireți | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L[a] | L | D | L | L | L |
| Spartanii Selemet | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Speranța Drochia | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Sucleia | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | W[b] | W | D | W | W | L |
| Tighina | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Victoria Bardar | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clement Godday | Sucleia | 25 |
| 2 | Serhii Molochko | Bălți | 24 |
| 3 | Roman Șumchin | Cahul-2005 | 18 |
| 4 | Mihai Țurcan | Speranța | 17 |
| 5 | Octavian Onofrei | Spartanii | 15 |
| 6 | Nichita Moțpan | Bălți | 13 |
| Vasile Noroc | Speranța | ||
| Ghenadie Orbu | Victoria | ||
| Iuri Stancev | Cahul-2005 | ||
| Evgheni Țiverenco | Tighina |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitrii Burac | Bălți | 8 |
| 2 | Kelvin Enyeribe | Bălți | 6 |
| Ruslan Istrati | Sucleia | ||
| 4 | Mihail Cioban | Sheriff-2 | 5 |
| Denis Cristofovici | Grănicerul | ||
| Nicolae Garanovschi | Real Succes | ||
| Nicolae Țurcan | Iskra (1) & Cahul-2005 (4) | ||
| 8 | Anton Coval | Tighina | 4 |
| Dan Stancov | Cahul-2005 | ||
| 10 | Vladislav Chiaburu | Speranța | 3 |
| Dmitri Cîlcic | Olimp | ||
| Pavel Galac | Spartanii | ||
| Alexei Samoilenco | Sheriff-2 |
Notes
References
- ^ "Deciziile comitetului executiv" (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Difficult financial situation in Glodeni" (in Russian).
- ^ "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2020-21" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2020-21 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- ^ Discipline Commission Decision. Moldovan Football Federation. 5 May 2021
- ^ "Results by round". Soccerway.
- ^ "Goalscorers - Divizia A - Moldova" (in Romanian). Divizia-A.md.
- ^ "Clean sheets". divizia-a.md.