Christopher Nwaeze

Liga
Season	2025–26
Dates	21 June 2025 – 17 May 2026
Champions	Petrocub; 2nd title
Relegated	Spartanii Sportul
Champions League	Petrocub
Europa League	Sheriff
Conference League	Zimbru; Milsami
Matches	114
Goals	336 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dzianis Kazlouski; (20 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Silviu Șmalenea; Emil Tîmbur; (10 clean sheets each)
Biggest home win	Zimbru 7–0 Politehnica UTM; (3 August 2025)
Biggest away win	Spartanii Sportul 0–8 Petrocub; (30 November 2025)
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The 2025–26 Moldovan Liga was the 35th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The league started on 21 June 2025 and ended on 17 May 2026. Milsami Orhei were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League, the third placed club earned a spot in the second qualifying round and the fourth placed club in the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Bălți	Dacia Buiucani	Milsami	Petrocub
Bălți Stadium	Nisporeni Stadium UEFA	District Complex UEFA	Hîncești Stadium
Capacity: 5,200	Capacity: 5,200	Capacity: 3,000	Capacity: 1,633

Politehnica UTM	Bălți Milsami Petrocub Sheriff Spartanii Sportul Chișinău Nisporeni Suruceni Chișinău teams: Dacia Buiucani Politehnica UTM Zimbru		Sheriff
Suruceni Stadium			Sheriff small Arena UEFA
Capacity: 350			Capacity: 9,181

Spartanii Sportul			Zimbru
Suruceni Stadium			Zimbru Stadium UEFA
Capacity: 350			Capacity: 10,104

Personnel and kits


Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit maker	Kit sponsors
Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit maker	Main	Other(s)
Bălți	Veaceslav Rusnac	Álvaro Bely	Joma	None
Dacia Buiucani	Viorel Frunză	Maxim Focșa	Joma	Primăria Chișinău	List Back: Art Sport, BYD Horizon Auto Sleeves: OM, Intact Asigurări Shorts: Creatlon
Milsami	Igor Picușceac	Filip Dujmović	Macron	None
Petrocub	Shota Makharadze	Vladimir Ambros	Puma	Ebury	List Back: None Sleeve: CUN Auto Rentals Shorts: None
Sheriff	Victor Mihailov	Cyrille Bayala	Adidas	None
Zimbru	Oleg Kubarev	Mihail Ștefan	Macron	Nova Post, ProPay	List Back: Geosport Sleeves: A.M.G, apă pură Shorts: Vadalex agro
Politehnica UTM	Vitali Rashkevich	Alexandru Mardari	Joma	None
Spartanii Sportul	Igor Ursachi	Dan Spătaru	Macron	None

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Petrocub	Andrei Prepeliță	Mutual consent	22 May 2025	Pre-season	Shota Makharadze	1 June 2025
Zimbru	Hikmet Karaman	Mutual consent	5 June 2025	Pre-season	Oleg Kubarev	8 June 2025
Politehnica UTM	Ilie Pinteac	Change of role	31 July 2025	7th	Vitali Rashkevich	31 July 2025
Spartanii Sportul	Igor Ursachi		29 August 2025	7th	Adrian Sosnovschi	29 August 2025
Sheriff	Victor Mihailov		3 September 2025	1st	Vadim Skripchenko	3 September 2025
Sheriff	Vadim Skripchenko	Mutual consent	5 November 2025	2nd	Victor Mihailov	5 November 2025
Dacia Buiucani	Viorel Frunză		5 December 2025	6th	Igor Negrescu	12 January 2026
Milsami	Igor Picușceac		21 January 2026	4th	Vladimir Gudev	29 January 2026
Milsami	Vladimir Gudev	Resigned	18 April 2026	4th	Alexei Savinov	24 April 2026

Phase I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Petrocub Hîncești	21	14	6	1	44	14	+30	48	Qualification to Phase II
2	Zimbru Chișinău	21	13	5	3	52	21	+31	44
3	Sheriff Tiraspol	21	13	2	6	43	17	+26	41
4	Milsami Orhei	21	11	4	6	42	25	+17	37
5	Bălți	21	8	5	8	27	29	−2	29
6	Dacia Buiucani	21	4	3	14	24	39	−15	15
7	Politehnica UTM	21	4	1	16	24	61	−37	13	Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II
8	Spartanii Sportul	21	3	2	16	13	63	−50	11	Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II

Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.

Results

For matches 1–14, each team plays every other team twice (home and away). For matches 15–21, each team plays every other team for the third time (either at home or away).

Home \ Away	BĂL	DAC	MIL	PET	POL	SHE	SPA	ZIM	BĂL	DAC	MIL	PET	POL	SHE	SPA	ZIM
Bălți	—	0–0	3–3	0–1	3–2	0–3	4–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–1	—	—	—	—	1–3
Dacia Buiucani	2–3	—	1–2	0–2	4–1	0–2	5–1	0–3	—	—	0–2	—	—	0–4	0–1	2–2
Milsami Orhei	2–1	3–2	—	1–1	4–1	1–2	3–1	3–0	—	—	—	1–2	—	1–0	0–0	0–3
Petrocub Hîncești	1–1	2–1	2–1	—	2–1	0–0	2–0	2–1	0–0	3–1	—	—	4–1	4–2	—	—
Politehnica UTM	0–1	2–3	0–3	0–5	—	0–4	4–1	2–3	3–1	2–1	0–5	—	—	1–2	—	—
Sheriff Tiraspol	1–0	1–0	1–1	2–0	3–0	—	5–1	2–3	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	5–0	0–1
Spartanii Sportul	0–2	0–1	1–4	0–2	0–0	0–3	—	0–6	2–0	—	—	0–8	1–2	—	—	—
Zimbru Chișinău	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	7–0	2–0	5–0	—	—	—	—	0–0	4–2	—	2–3	—

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Phase II

Points gained between the top 6 teams in Phase I are halved, rounded downwards, and no other records are carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Petrocub Hîncești (C)	10	8	1	1	20	3	+17	40	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Sheriff Tiraspol	10	7	2	1	14	5	+9	34	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Zimbru Chișinău	10	5	3	2	18	11	+7	32	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Milsami Orhei	10	2	3	5	5	13	−8	19	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
5	Bălți	10	2	2	6	4	15	−11	16
6	Dacia Buiucani	10	0	1	9	6	20	−14	2

Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 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 goals scored; 6) Matches won; 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Least red cards; 10) Least yellow cards.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Petrocub started with 15 points, Zimbru with 14, Sheriff with 11, Milsami with 10, Bălți with 8, Dacia Buiucani with 1.
^ Sheriff Tiraspol qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2025–26 Moldovan Cup winners.

Results

For matches 1–10, each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away	PET	ZIM	SHE	MIL	BĂL	DAC
Petrocub Hîncești	—	3–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	3–0
Zimbru Chișinău	1–1	—	2–2	3–1	4–1	3–2
Sheriff Tiraspol	1–0	1–0	—	3–1	2–0	2–0
Milsami Orhei	0–3	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	1–0
Bălți	0–2	0–2	0–1	1–0	—	0–0
Dacia Buiucani	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2	—

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Dzianis Kazlouski	Zimbru	20
2	Petru Popescu	Petrocub	15
3	Andrei Cobeț	Milsami	9
	Zé Flores	Sheriff (2) & Bălți (7)
	Ion Jardan	Petrocub
6	Amarildo Gjoni	Sheriff	8
6	Vladimir Fratea	Zimbru	8
8	Vladimir Ambros	Petrocub	7
8	Marin Căruntu	Bălți (1) & Dacia Buiucani (6)	7
10	Ndiaga Yade	Sheriff	6
	Jayder Asprilla	Sheriff
	Mihai Lupan	Petrocub
	Sibiry Keita	Milsami
	Samuel Gandi	Politehnica UTM
	Vlad Lupașco	Dacia Buiucani
	Victor Bogaciuc	Petrocub

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Marin Căruntu⁴	Dacia Buiucani	Spartanii Sportul	5–1 (H)	21 June 2025
Guy Dahan	Zimbru	Spartanii Sportul	6–0 (A)	13 July 2025
Ndiaga Yade	Sheriff	Spartanii Sportul	5–0 (H)	19 October 2025
Dzianis Kazlouski	Zimbru	Bălți	3–1 (A)	9 November 2025
Ion Jardan	Petrocub	Spartanii Sportul	8–0 (A)	30 November 2025
Jayder Asprilla	Sheriff	Milsami	3–1 (H)	11 April 2026

⁴ Player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Silviu Șmalenea	Petrocub	10
1	Emil Tîmbur	Sheriff (6) & Milsami (4)	10
3	Artur Nazarciuc	Bălți	8
4	Ivan Dokić	Zimbru	7
5	Victor Străistari	Sheriff	6
	Victor Dodon	Petrocub
	Filip Dujmović	Milsami
8	Ivan Dyulgerov	Sheriff	5
9	Daniel Vîrlan	Spartanii Sportul	4
10	Sebastian Agachi	Zimbru	3

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 12
- Vladislav Boico (Bălți)

Most red cards: 2
- Christopher Nwaeze (Milsami)
- Vladislav Boico (Bălți)

Club

Most yellow cards: 82
- Milsami
- Bălți

Fewest yellow cards: 48
- Spartanii Sportul

Most red cards: 6
- Politehnica UTM
- Bălți

Fewest red cards: 1
- Spartanii Sportul
- Sheriff

Awards

Phase I

Round	Player of the Round
Round 1	Emil Tîmbur	Milsami
Round 2	Bruno Paz	Zimbru
Round 3	Dan Boțan	Bălți
Round 4	Guy Dahan	Zimbru
Round 5	Diogo Rodrigues	Zimbru
Round 6	Victor Stînă	Zimbru
Round 7	Undetermined
Round 8	Emil Tîmbur	Milsami
Round 9	Zé Flores	Bălți
Round 10	Vladislav Costin	Bălți
Round 11	Vladimir Fratea	Zimbru
Round 12	Daniel Cucer	Politehnica UTM
Round 13	Ivan Dokić	Zimbru
Round 14	Matteo Amoroso	Zimbru
Round 15	Caio Dantas	Zimbru
Round 16	Filip Dujmović	Milsami
Round 17	Emil Tîmbur	Milsami
Round 18	Artur Sprinsean	Politehnica UTM
Round 19	Vladimir Ambros	Petrocub
Round 20	Dehninio Muringen	Milsami
Round 21	Danila Forov	Sheriff

Phase II

Round	Player of the Round
Round 1	Baye Assane Ciss	Sheriff
Round 2	Welington Taira	Bălți
Round 3	Baye Assane Ciss	Sheriff
Round 4	Dzianis Kazlouski	Zimbru
Round 5	Jayder Asprilla	Sheriff
Round 6	Dzianis Kazlouski	Zimbru
Round 7	Cătălin Cucoș	Petrocub
Round 8	Cătălin Cucoș	Petrocub
Round 9	Dan Pușcaș	Petrocub
Round 10	Ciprian Tuhar	Dacia Buiucani

Notes

^ Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches at the Nisporeni Stadium in Nisporeni, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
^ Politehnica UTM are playing their home matches at the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni, instead of their stadium, the UTM Stadium in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
^ Spartanii Sportul based in Selemet, between round 1 and 10 represented Chișinău.
^ Sheriff Arena used as home ground in round 6 (Phase I), round 8 (Phase I) and round 10 (Phase I).
Sheriff Indoor Arena used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II) and round 3 (Phase II).
^ Spartanii Sportul are playing their home matches at the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni, instead of their stadium in Selemet, and until round 10 in Budești, which did not meet requirements.
^ CPTF Stadium used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II).
^ Joma (match 11).

^ Veaceslav Rusnac was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
^ Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 1–21), Alexandr Patraman (matches 22–23) , Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 24–31).
^ Álvaro Bely started the match as captain twenty-eight times, and Andrei Rusnac three times.
^ Viorel Frunză was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
^ Viorel Frunză (matches 1–17), Cristian Cîrlan (matches 18–19) , Viorel Frunză (matches 20–21), Igor Negrescu (matches 22–31).
^ Maxim Focșa started the match as captain twenty-one times, Ștefan Efros nine times, and Igor Lambarschi once.
^ Igor Picușceac (matches 1–21), Vladimir Gudev (matches 22–27), Alexei Savinov (matches 28–31).
^ Filip Dujmović started the match as captain ten times, Emil Tîmbur nine times, Vasile Jardan six times, Radu Gînsari four times, Danny Lupano once, and Abdoul Yoda once.
^ Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain sixteen times, Ion Jardan thirteen times, Maxim Potîrniche once, and Sergiu Plătică once.
^ Victor Mihailov (matches 1–11), Vadim Skripchenko (matches 12–18), Victor Mihailov (matches 19–31).
^ Cyrille Bayala started the match as captain seventeen times, and Peter Ademo fourteen times.
^ Mihail Ștefan started the match as captain twenty-two times, Ștefan Burghiu six times, and Nicolae Cebotari three times.
^ Ilie Pinteac (matches 1–6), Vitali Rashkevich (matches 7–21).
^ Alexandru Mardari started the match as captain eighteen times, Ovidiu David once, Artiom Dijinari once, and Cristian Gonța once.
^ Adrian Sosnovschi was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.
^ Igor Ursachi (matches 1–10), Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 11–16), Igor Ursachi (matches 17–18) , Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 19–21).
^ Dan Spătaru started the match as captain seven times, Petru Leuca five times, Daniel Vîrlan four times, Leonardo Bulmaga three times, and Pavel Nazari twice.

^ Voting on Instagram among the highest-rated players from each match based on Sofascore was not conducted. Roman Grygoryan, Tsimafei Sharkouski, Nabil Khali and Ilie Botnari received the best Sofascore ratings.

References

External links

[40] Petrocub started with 15 points, Zimbru with 14, Sheriff with 11, Milsami with 10, Bălți with 8, Dacia Buiucani with 1.

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.93073323226102-41] Sheriff Tiraspol qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2025–26 Moldovan Cup winners.

[Dacia_Buiucani-1] Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches at the Nisporeni Stadium in Nisporeni, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.

[Politehnica_UTM-2] Politehnica UTM are playing their home matches at the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni, instead of their stadium, the UTM Stadium in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.

[Spartanii-3] Spartanii Sportul based in Selemet, between round 1 and 10 represented Chișinău.

[Sheriff-4] Sheriff Arena used as home ground in round 6 (Phase I), round 8 (Phase I) and round 10 (Phase I).
Sheriff Indoor Arena used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II) and round 3 (Phase II).

[Spartanii_Sportul-5] Spartanii Sportul are playing their home matches at the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni, instead of their stadium in Selemet, and until round 10 in Budești, which did not meet requirements.

[Zimbru-6] CPTF Stadium used as home ground in round 2 (Phase II).

[Joma-24] Joma (match 11).

[7] Veaceslav Rusnac was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.

[8] Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 1–21), Alexandr Patraman (matches 22–23) , Veaceslav Rusnac (matches 24–31).

[9] Álvaro Bely started the match as captain twenty-eight times, and Andrei Rusnac three times.

[10] Viorel Frunză was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.

[11] Viorel Frunză (matches 1–17), Cristian Cîrlan (matches 18–19) , Viorel Frunză (matches 20–21), Igor Negrescu (matches 22–31).

[12] Maxim Focșa started the match as captain twenty-one times, Ștefan Efros nine times, and Igor Lambarschi once.

[13] Igor Picușceac (matches 1–21), Vladimir Gudev (matches 22–27), Alexei Savinov (matches 28–31).

[14] Filip Dujmović started the match as captain ten times, Emil Tîmbur nine times, Vasile Jardan six times, Radu Gînsari four times, Danny Lupano once, and Abdoul Yoda once.

[15] Vladimir Ambros started the match as captain sixteen times, Ion Jardan thirteen times, Maxim Potîrniche once, and Sergiu Plătică once.

[16] Victor Mihailov (matches 1–11), Vadim Skripchenko (matches 12–18), Victor Mihailov (matches 19–31).

[17] Cyrille Bayala started the match as captain seventeen times, and Peter Ademo fourteen times.

[18] Mihail Ștefan started the match as captain twenty-two times, Ștefan Burghiu six times, and Nicolae Cebotari three times.

[19] Ilie Pinteac (matches 1–6), Vitali Rashkevich (matches 7–21).

[20] Alexandru Mardari started the match as captain eighteen times, Ovidiu David once, Artiom Dijinari once, and Cristian Gonța once.

[21] Adrian Sosnovschi was serving a two match suspension and the assistant coach led the team.

[22] Igor Ursachi (matches 1–10), Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 11–16), Igor Ursachi (matches 17–18) , Adrian Sosnovschi (matches 19–21).

[23] Dan Spătaru started the match as captain seven times, Petru Leuca five times, Daniel Vîrlan four times, Leonardo Bulmaga three times, and Pavel Nazari twice.

[51] Voting on Instagram among the highest-rated players from each match based on Sofascore was not conducted. Roman Grygoryan, Tsimafei Sharkouski, Nabil Khali and Ilie Botnari received the best Sofascore ratings.

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FC Milsami

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Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Phase I

Results

Phase II

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Phase I

Phase II

Notes

References

External links

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FC Milsami

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Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Phase I

Results

Phase II

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Phase I

Phase II

Notes

References

External links

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