2007–08 Moldovan National Division

The 2007–08 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 17th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 4 July 2007.

Moldovan National Division
Season2007–08
ChampionsSheriff Tiraspol
RelegatedRapid Ghidighici
Champions LeagueSheriff Tiraspol
UEFA CupDacia Chișinău
Nistru Otaci
Intertoto CupFC Tiraspol
Matches played165
Goals scored367 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerIgor Picușceac (14 goals)
Biggest home winZimbru Chișinău 7–0 Olimpia Bălți
Biggest away winTiligul-Tiras 0–4 Sheriff Tiraspol
Highest scoringDinamo Bender 3–7 Dacia Chișinău

Overview

FC Sheriff Tiraspol won the league for the eighth consecutive season. The champions also qualified for the 2009 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup.

Rapid Ghidighici withdrew from the league in November after the conclusion of round 16.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheriff Tiraspol (C) 30 26 3 1 68 8 +60 81 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dacia Chișinău 30 19 5 6 60 28 +32 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Nistru Otaci 30 17 8 5 34 17 +17 59
4 Tiraspol 30 16 7 7 36 21 +15 55 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
5 Zimbru Chișinău 30 13 13 4 43 21 +22 52
6 Iskra-Stal Rîbnița 30 9 8 13 23 34 −11 35
7 Tiligul-Tiras 30 7 8 15 16 36 −20 29
8 Olimpia Bălți 30 7 6 17 24 46 −22 27
9 Dinamo Bender 30 7 5 18 30 57 −27 26
10 CSCA-Steaua Chișinău 30 5 3 22 21 55 −34 18
11 Politehnica Chișinău 30 3 6 21 7 39 −32 15
— Rapid Ghidighici (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Division "A"[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Withdrew from league in November 2007. All results were annulled.

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 games per team.

First and second round
Home \ Away CSC DAC DIN ISK NIS OLI POL SHE TIL TIR ZIM
CSCA-Steaua Chișinău 0–3 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–1 0–3
Dacia Chișinău 1–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–5
Dinamo Bender 1–2 3–7 0–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2
Iskra-Stal 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0
Nistru Otaci 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
Olimpia Bălți 4–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1
Politehnica Chișinău 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1
Tiligul-Tiras 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1
Tiraspol 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 0–0
Zimbru Chișinău 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 7–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Source: EU-Football.info
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round
Home \ Away CSC DAC DIN ISK NIS OLI POL SHE TIL TIR ZIM
CSCA-Steaua Chișinău 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–3
Dacia Chișinău 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0
Dinamo Bender 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–2
Iskra-Stal 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0
Nistru Otaci 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0
Olimpia Bălți 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–1
Politehnica Chișinău 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–3
Sheriff Tiraspol 7–1 2–1 6–0 1–0 4–2
Tiligul-Tiras 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–4 1–1
Tiraspol 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
Zimbru Chișinău 3–2 3–3 0–0 3–0 0–0
Source: EU-Football.info
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Pos Player Scored for Goals
1 Moldova Igor Picușceac Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Tiraspol 14
2 Belarus Aliaksei Kuchuk Sheriff Tiraspol 13
Cameroon Colins Ngaha Poungoue Nistru Otaci
Georgia (country) Djaba Dvali Dacia Chișinău
5 Moldova Alexei Zhdanov Zimbru Chișinău 12
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