| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheriff |
| Champions League | Sheriff |
| Europa League | Milsami Petrocub Hîncești Zaria Bălți |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 230 (2.56 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Zaria 6–0Dinamo-Auto |
| Biggest away win | |
| Highest scoring | Sheriff 6–3Dacia |
2018 → | |
The2017Moldovan National Division (Romanian:Divizia Națională) was the 27th season of top-tierfootball inMoldova. It was played as a doubleround-robin tournament. This transitional season was a result of theMoldovan Football Federation's decision to change the Divizia Națională season from an Autumn–Spring schedule to a Spring–Autumn one.Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The competition began on 8 July 2017.[1]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Position | Incoming manager | Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milsami |  Adrian Sosnovschi | Mutual consent | 5 June 2016 | preseason | Veaceslav Rusnac[4] | 5 June 2017 |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Iurie Osipenco | Mutual consent | 6 June 2017 | preseason | Lilian Popescu[5] | 6 June 2017 |
| Zimbru |  Ștefan Stoica | Sacked | 11 July 2017 | 8th | Iurie Osipenco[6] | 16 July 2017 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Vadim Boreț[7] | Sacked | 24 July 2017 | 10th | Serghei Secu[8] | 24 July 2017 |
| Zaria | Vlad Goian[9] | Sacked | 26 August 2017 | 9th | Ștefan Stoica[10] | 28 August 2017 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol(C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 45 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Milsami Orhei | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 40 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 26[b] | |
| 4 | Dacia Chișinău | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 26[b] | withdrew[c] |
| 5 | Zaria Bălți | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 20 | |
| 8 | Zimbru Chișinău | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 15 | |
| 10 | Spicul Chișcăreni | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 14 | withdrew[d] |
The schedule consists of two rounds, each team plays each other once home-and-away for a total of 18 matches per team.
| Home \ Away | DAC | DIN | MIL | PET | SFÎ | SHE | SPE | SPI | ZAR | ZIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacia Chișinău | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 3–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Milsami Orhei | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 6–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| Speranța Nisporeni | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Spicul Chișcăreni | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Zaria Bălți | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Stînă | Zimbru | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 4–0 | 15 July 2017 |
| Vitalie Damașcan | Sheriff | Dinamo-Auto | 3–1 | 5 August 2017 |
 Stefan Mugoša | Sheriff | Spicul | 5–0 | 20 August 2017 |
 Jairo | Sheriff | Dacia | 6–3 | 23 September 2017 |
 Josip Brezovec | Sheriff | Dacia | 6–3 | 23 September 2017 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radu Mîțu | Milsami | 8 |
| 2 | Dumitru Celeadnic | Petrocub-Hîncești | 7 |
| 3 | Zvonimir Mikulić | Sheriff | 6 |
| Serghei Pașcenco | Zaria | ||
| 5 | Nicolae Țurcan | Speranța | 5 |
| 6 | Dorian Railean | Sf. Gheorghe (3) &Dacia (1) | 4 |
| 7 |  Georgi Georgiev | Dacia | 3 |
| Ilie Cebanu | Zimbru | ||
| Ion Rîmbu | Spicul | ||
| 10 | Ghenadie Moșneaga | Dinamo-Auto | 2 |
| Pos | Team[16] | Played | Total | High | Low | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaria Bălți | 9 | 13,900 | 3,000 | 500 | 1,544 |
| 2 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 9 | 12,100 | 2,000 | 700 | 1,344 |
| 3 | Milsami Orhei | 9 | 9,100 | 1,500 | 700 | 1,011 |
| 4 | Zimbru Chișinău | 9 | 8,100 | 2,000 | 300 | 900 |
| 5 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 9 | 6,400 | 1,000 | 300 | 711 |
| 6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 9 | 4,000 | 800 | 200 | 444 |
| 7 | Spicul Chișcăreni | 9 | 2,950 | 500 | 200 | 328 |
| 8 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 9 | 2,900 | 700 | 100 | 322 |
| 9 | Dacia Chișinău | 9 | 1,930 | 800 | 50 | 214 |
| 10 | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 9 | 1,250 | 200 | 100 | 139 |
| League total | 90 | 62,630 | 3,000 | 50 | 696 |
