2020–21 Moldovan "A" Division

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.

Divizia A
Season2020–21
Dates24 July 2020 – 25 May 2021
ChampionsBălți
PromotedBălți
RelegatedGrănicerul
Fălești
Matches played182
Goals scored713 (3.92 per match)
Top goalscorerClement Godday (25 goals)
Best goalkeeperDmitrii Burac (8 clean sheets)
Biggest home winVictoria 9–0 Sireți
(5 September 2020)
Real Succes 9–0 Sireți
(21 May 2021)
Biggest away winSireți 0–11 Bălți
(16 May 2021)
Highest scoringSireți 4–9 Fălești
(25 May 2021)
Longest winning run9 matches
Bălți
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Cahul-2005
Longest winless run12 matches
Sireți
Longest losing run9 matches
Sireți
← 2019

Teams
Club Location
BălțiBălți
Cahul-2005Cahul
FăleștiFălești
GrănicerulGlodeni
IskraRîbnița
OlimpComrat
Real SuccesChișinău
Sheriff-2Tiraspol
SirețiSireți
SpartaniiSelemet
SperanțaDrochia
SucleiaSucleia
TighinaBender
VictoriaBardar

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2]
5 Sucleia 26 14 4 8 64 38 +26 46[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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[lower-alpha 4] (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[lower-alpha 5]
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:
  1. 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]
  2. Spartanii ahead of Sucleia on head-to-head points:Spartanii : 6p, Sucleia : 0p.
  3. Tighina completed the season but withdrew from the league prior to the start of the next season.
  4. Grănicerul Glodeni have been relegated voluntarily due to financial reasons and will be taking part in the third tier league next season.[2]
  5. 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).

Home \ Away BĂL CAH FĂL GRĂ ISK OLI REA SHE SIR SPA SPE SUC TIG VIC
Bălți — 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 1–0 5–0 4–0 3–0 7–0 4–0 4–1
Cahul-2005 1–2 — 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 6–0
Fălești 0–6 1–10 — 1–2 1–5 3–5 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–4 0–7 2–0 4–1 3–2
Grănicerul Glodeni 0–3 1–3 2–0 — 1–5 4–3 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–4 0–4
Iskra Rîbnița 1–2 2–4 3–1 3–1 — 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–1
Olimp Comrat 0–2 0–1 4–0 4–1 1–1 — 0–0 2–3 5–0 2–3 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–1
Real Succes 0–3 1–3 1–2 7–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 9–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–3
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol 0–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 — 8–0 0–0 4–0 0–3 4–0 2–0
Sireți 0–11 2–9 4–9 0–2 4–4 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 0–4 2–3 0–9 1–6 3–7
Spartanii Selemet 4–2 0–5 8–2 0–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 3–1 1–4 1–0
Speranța Drochia 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 3–2 6–1 1–0 1–1 5–2 5–1 — 0–3 1–3 1–0
Sucleia 1–3 1–0 4–2 5–0 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2 1–1 — 2–2 1–1
Tighina 0–3 1–3 6–1 3–3 0–2 1–0 0–6 0–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–6 — 3–1
Victoria Bardar 2–4 4–3 4–1 0–1 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–2 9–0 1–7 2–2 4–6 8–0 —
Source: FMF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Sireți received a 0–3 technical loss in a away game against Sucleia for fielding an ineligible player. The original match ended in a 5–2 victory for Sucleia.[4]

Results by round

The following table represents the teams game results in each round.[5]

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Bălți WW WW WW WL WW WL WW WW WW WW WL WW WW
Cahul-2005 LW WL WW DW WW WW WW DW LD WW WW WL WL
Fălești LW LL LL LW WL LL LL LL LW LL LL LL WW
Grănicerul Glodeni LL WW LW LW WL LL LL LW LD WL LL LL LL
Iskra Rîbnița LW LD LD WL WD DD WL LL DL WW WW DL DW
Olimp Comrat LL WD LL WD LW LL LW DW DW LW DW WL WW
Real Succes DW LL LD LD LL WL DL WL DD LL DW WW WL
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol WL WW DW WD WW WL LW LW WD WL WW WW LW
Sireți LL LL LL LL LD LL WD LL LL LW L[lower-alpha 1]L DL LL
Spartanii Selemet WW WL DW DW LW WW LD WL WD WL LW LW LW
Speranța Drochia WL LW WW WD DL DW DW DW WL DW LL LW LW
Sucleia WL LW WL DW DW WW WL WL DL LW W[lower-alpha 2]W DW WL
Tighina WW WW WL DL LL WW WL WD LD LL LL LL LL
Victoria Bardar DL LL WL LL LL LD LW WL WW DL WL DW DL

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Nigeria Clement Godday Sucleia 25
2 Ukraine Serhii Molochko Bălți 24
3 Moldova Roman Șumchin Cahul-2005 18
4 Moldova Mihai Țurcan Speranța 17
5 Moldova Octavian Onofrei Spartanii 15
6 Moldova Nichita Moțpan Bălți 13
Moldova Vasile Noroc Speranța
Moldova Ghenadie Orbu Victoria
Moldova Iuri Stancev Cahul-2005
Moldova Evgheni Țiverenco Tighina

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[7]
1 Moldova Dmitrii Burac Bălți 8
2 Nigeria Kelvin Enyeribe Bălți 6
Moldova Ruslan Istrati Sucleia
4 Moldova Mihail Cioban Sheriff-2 5
Moldova Denis Cristofovici Grănicerul
Moldova Nicolae Garanovschi Real Succes
Moldova Nicolae Țurcan Iskra (1) & Cahul-2005 (4)
8 Moldova Anton Coval Tighina 4
Moldova Dan Stancov Cahul-2005
10 Moldova Vladislav Chiaburu Speranța 3
Moldova Dmitri Cîlcic Olimp
Moldova Pavel Galac Spartanii
Moldova Alexei Samoilenco Sheriff-2

Notes
  1. Technical loss
  2. Technical win

References
  1. "Deciziile comitetului executiv" (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation. 11 June 2021.
  2. "Difficult financial situation in Glodeni" (in Russian).
  3. "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2020-21" [Rules Football Championship Edition 2020-21 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
  4. Discipline Commission Decision. Moldovan Football Federation. 5 May 2021
  5. "Results by round". Soccerway.
  6. "Goalscorers - Divizia A - Moldova" (in Romanian). Divizia-A.md.
  7. "Clean sheets". divizia-a.md.
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