Moldovan Liga 1

Liga 1
Organising bodyFMF
Founded1992 (1992)
CountryMoldova
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLiga
Relegation toLiga 2
Domestic cup(s)Cupa Moldovei
Supercupa Moldovei
Current championsDacia Buiucani (3rd title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsSheriff-2 Tiraspol (7 titles)
Broadcaster(s)We Sport TV
Liga TV
Websitefmf.md
Current: 2025–26 Moldovan Liga 1

Liga 1 is the second-level division of Moldovan Football league system, The championship is composed of 12 teams and the top two teams are promoted to the Moldovan Liga, while the bottom two teams are relegated to the Moldovan Liga 2.

Former name

  • Divizia A – 1992—2022

Current clubs

The following 12 clubs compete in the 2024–25 season of the Liga 1.[1]

Club Location
Fălești Fălești
Iskra Rîbnița
Olimp Comrat
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol
Saksan Ceadîr-Lunga
Speranis Nisporeni
Speranța Drochia
Stăuceni Stăuceni
Univer Comrat
Ungheni Ungheni
Victoria Chișinău
Vulturii Cutezători Sîngerei

Champions

Season Champions League Leading Goalscorers
1992 Nistru Otaci Igor Ursachi (Valeologia Chișinău) (19)
1992–93 Vilia Briceni Sergiu Varzari (Izvoraș Drăsliceni) (16)
1993–94 MHM 93 Chişinău Igor Ursachi (MHM-93 Chișinău) (29)
1994–95 Constructorul Chişinău Gabriel Rotaru (Locomotiva Basarabeasca) (31)
1995–96 Locomotiva Basarabeasca Alexandru Pocinciuc (Locomotiva Basarabeasca) (31)
1996–97 Moldova-Gaz Chişinău Dmitrii Koshakov (Moldova-Gaz Chișinău) (23)
1997–98 Sheriff Tiraspol Veaceslav Untilă (Dumbrava Cojușna) (23)
1998–99 Zimbru-2 Chişinău Veaceslav Untilă (Dumbrava Cojușna) & (Petrocub Hîncești) (23)
1999–2000 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Eduard Blănuță (Petrocub Hîncești) (17)
2000–01 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Andriy Nesteruk (Sheriff-2 Tiraspol) (21)
2001–02 Dacia Chişinău Alexandru Golban (Dacia Chişinău) (21)
2002–03 Tiligul Tiraspol Oleg Hromțov (Tiligul Tiraspol) (21)
2003–04 Steaua Chişinău Gheorghe Boghiu (Olimpia Bălți), Vladimir Șohirev (Steaua Chișinău) & Vladimir Ciubco (Iskra-Stal) (18)
2004–05 Dinamo Bender Gheorghe Boghiu (Olimpia Bălți) (34)
2005–06 Zimbru-2 Chişinău Alexandru Gheorghiev (Gagauziya) (21)
2006–07 Zimbru-2 Chişinău Alexandru Maximov (Rapid Ghidighici) (20)
2007–08 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Artur Calinin (Viitorul Orhei) (21)
2008–09 Viitorul Orhei Sergiu Baran (Podiș Inești) (30)
2009–10 Costuleni Mihai Cojusea (Lilcora) & (Gagauziya) (33)
2010–11 Locomotiva Bălţi Maxim Antoniuc (Zimbru-2) (19)
2011–12 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Evgeny Dovbyshenko (Speranța Crihana Veche) (23)
2012–13 Veris Drăgănești Viorel Frunză (Veris Drăgănești) (30)
2013–14 Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga Alexandru Răilean (Sfîntul Gheorghe Suruceni) (20)
2014–15 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Vladimir Ambros (Petrocub) (25)
2015–16 Spicul Chișcăreni Ghenadie Orbu (Codru Lozova) (22)
2016–17 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Artiom Zabun (Victoria Bardar) (21)
2017 Victoria Bardar Ghenadie Orbu (Victoria Bardar) (19)
2018 Codru Lozova Ghenadie Orbu (Victoria Bardar) (21)
2019 Florești Artiom Litviacov (Tighina) (30)
2020–21 Bălți Clement Udeh Godday (Sucleia) (25)
2021–22 Sheriff-2 Tiraspol Nicolai Porojniuc (FCM Ungheni) (12)
2022–23 Dacia Buiucani Dmitri Maneacov (Fălești), Ghenadie Orbu (Victoria Bardar), Marin Stan (Victoria Bardar) & Roman Șumchin (Spartanii Selemet) (13)
2023–24 Florești Eugen Sidorenco (FCM Ungheni) (15)
2024–25 Dacia Buiucani Bogdan Musteață (FC Saksan) (20)

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 7 2000, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2021–22
Zimbru-2 Chişinău 3 1999, 2006, 2007
Dacia Chișinău / Dacia Buiucani 3 2002, 2022–23, 2024-25
Florești 2 2019, 2023–24
Nistru Otaci 1 1992
Vilia Briceni 1 1993
MHM 93 Chişinău 1 1994
Constructorul Chişinău 1 1995
Locomotiva Basarabeasca 1 1996
Moldova-Gaz Chişinău 1 1997
Sheriff Tiraspol 1 1998
Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol 1 2003
Steaua Chişinău 1 2004
Dinamo Bender 1 2005
Viitorul Orhei 1 2009
Costuleni 1 2010
Locomotiva Bălţi 1 2011
Veris Drăgănești 1 2013
Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga 1 2014
Spicul Chișcăreni 1 2016
Victoria Bardar 1 2017
Codru Lozova 1 2018
Bălți 1 2020–21

References

  1. ^ "Стали известны все участники Лиги 1 2022/23". Divizia-A.md (in Russian). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.