| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 April 2018 – 24 November 2018 |
| Champions | Sheriff 17th title |
| Relegated | Zaria |
| Champions League | Sheriff |
| Europa League | Milsami Petrocub Speranța |
| Matches | 112 |
| Goals | 269 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vladimir Ambros (12 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Serghei Pașcenco (11 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Sheriff 4–0Sf. Gheorghe (16 June 2018) Sheriff 5–1Zaria (1 July 2018) Milsami 4–0Dinamo-Auto (1 July 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Dinamo-Auto 0–5Sheriff (10 June 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Sf. Gheorghe 3–6Petrocub (14 April 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Sheriff |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Sheriff |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Dinamo-Auto |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Dinamo-Auto |
| Highest attendance | 5,500 Zimbru 0–0Petrocub (22 September 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 50 Dinamo-Auto 0–0Sf. Gheorghe (20 May 2018) Dinamo-Auto 1–2Speranța (27 June 2018) Dinamo-Auto 3–0Zimbru (1 September 2018) Dinamo-Auto 1–0Milsami (22 September 2018) Zaria 1–1Sf. Gheorghe (10 November 2018) |
| Total attendance | 91,220 |
| Average attendance | 814 |
←2017 2019 → | |
The2018Moldovan National Division (Romanian:Divizia Națională) was the 28th season of top-tierfootball inMoldova. The season started on 1 April 2018 and ended on 24 November 2018. Fixtures were announced on 19 March 2018.Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in thefirst qualifying round of the2019–20 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in thefirst qualifying round of the2019–20 UEFA Europa League.[1]
| Region | Number of teams | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Transnistria | 2 | Dinamo-Auto andSheriff |
 Bălți | 1 | Zaria |
 Chișinău | Zimbru | |
 Hîncești | Petrocub-Hîncești | |
 Ialoveni | Sfîntul Gheorghe | |
 Nisporeni | Speranța | |
 Orhei | Milsami |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto |  Igor Dobrovolski |  Vitalie Bordian | Joma | OM |
| Milsami | Veaceslav Rusnac | Andrei Cojocari | Kelme | Dufremol, Avia Invest, Moldclassica |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | Lilian Popescu | Vladimir Ambros | Joma | CUN Auto Rentals,MAIB |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Cebotari | Vitalie Plămădeală | Macron | Niagara fitness club, Craft Meat |
| Sheriff |  Goran Sablić |  Mateo Sušić | Adidas | IDC |
| Speranța | Cristian Efros | Ștefan Efros | Nike | Orom Imexpo, Mticket.md |
| Zaria | Vlad Goian | Vladimir Livșiț | Joma | FundațiaRenato Usatîi,Bălți, OM |
| Zimbru |  Sorin Colceag | Ion Jardan | Joma | Chateau Vartely, amg-holding.md |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | Veaceslav Semionov | End of caretaker spell | End of2017 season[2] | Pre-season | Viorel Frunză | 20 January 2018[3] |
| Zimbru | Iurie Osipenco | Sacked | End of2017 season[4] | Vladimir Aga | 23 February 2018[5] | |
| Zaria | Ștefan Stoica | Sacked | 13 December 2017[6] | Vlad Goian | 5 February 2018[7] | |
| Dinamo-Auto | Viorel Frunză | Demoted to assistant coach | 19 March 2018[8] | Igor Dobrovolski | 19 March 2018[9] | |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Secu | Resigned | 15 April 2018 | 8th | Serghei Cebotari | 15 April 2018[10] |
| Sheriff |  Roberto Bordin | Resigned | 24 April 2018[11] | 1st | Victor Mihailov (interim) | 24 April 2018[12] |
| Victor Mihailov | End of caretaker spell | 7 June 2018 | 1st | Goran Sablić | 7 June 2018[13] | |
| Zimbru | Vladimir Aga | Removed from position | 12 June 2018 | 7th | Serghei Secu | 12 June 2018[14] |
| Serghei Secu | Sacked | 1 August 2018 | 5th | Sorin Colceag | 1 August 2018[15] | |
| Zaria | Vlad Goian | Sacked | 25 October 2018 | 8th | Alexandru Patraman (interim) | 25 October 2018[16] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol(C) | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 14 | +44 | 63 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Milsami Orhei | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 45[a] | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 3 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 45[a] | |
| 4 | Speranța Nisporeni | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 38 | |
| 5 | Zimbru Chișinău | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 36 | |
| 6 | Dinamo-Auto | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 28 | |
| 7 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 26 | |
| 8 | Zaria Bălți(R) | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 22 | Relegation toDivision "A" |
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
| Home \ Away | DIN | MIL | PET | SFÎ | SHE | SPE | ZAR | ZIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Milsami Orhei | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0[a] |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–6 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Speranța Nisporeni | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Zaria Bălți | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3[b] | — |
Teams will play each other twice (once home, once away).
| Home \ Away | DIN | MIL | PET | SFÎ | SHE | SPE | ZAR | ZIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0[a] |
| Milsami Orhei | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0[b] |
| Speranța Nisporeni | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Zaria Bălți | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3[c] | 3–1 | — |
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.
| 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 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo-Auto | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W[a] | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W |
| Milsami Orhei | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L |
| Petrocub-Hîncești | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W[a] | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | L |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W[a] | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | W |
| Speranța Nisporeni | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W[a] | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | W |
| Zaria Bălți | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W[a] | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L |
| Zimbru Chișinău | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | L[b] | L[b] | D | W | W | L[b] | L[b] | L[b] | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Player | Home | Away | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alhaji Kamara | Sheriff | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 4–0 | 16 June 2018 |
 Conrado | Zaria | Milsami | 3–4 | 1 September 2018 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 19,420 | 3,500 | 600 | 1,387 | +3.2%† |
| 2 | Zimbru Chișinău | 18,010 | 5,500 | 350 | 1,286 | +42.9%† |
| 3 | Zaria Bălți | 16,550 | 2,500 | 50 | 1,182 | −23.4%† |
| 4 | Milsami Orhei | 14,920 | 2,000 | 120 | 1,065 | +5.3%† |
| 5 | Petrocub-Hîncești | 12,950 | 1,500 | 300 | 925 | +30.1%† |
| 6 | Speranța Nisporeni | 4,550 | 1,000 | 100 | 325 | −26.8%† |
| 7 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 3,420 | 400 | 100 | 244 | −24.2%† |
| 8 | Dinamo-Auto | 1,400 | 200 | 50 | 100 | −28.1%† |
| League total | 91,220 | 5,500 | 50 | 814 | +17.0%† |
Source:fmf(in Romanian)
