A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 July 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
| Champions | Sheriff 20th title |
| Relegated | Florești |
| Champions League | Sheriff |
| Conference League | Petrocub Milsami Sf. Gheorghe |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 343 (3.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vladimir Ambros (17 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Georgios Athanasiadis (13 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Sheriff 7–0 Dinamo-Auto (28 November 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Dinamo-Auto 0–7 Sheriff (25 September 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Sheriff 7–1 Dinamo-Auto (7 August 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Sheriff |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Sheriff |
| Longest winless run | 28 matches Florești |
| Longest losing run | 28 matches Florești |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 31st season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 1 July 2021 and ended on 14 May 2022. Sheriff Tiraspol were the defending champions. The winners of the league this season earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, and the second, third and fourth placed clubs earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1]
Teams
A total of 8 teams are competing in the league. These include 7 teams from the 2020–21 season and one promoted team from the "A" Division: Bălți.
Changes
Bălți (promoted after a two-year absence) were promoted from the "A" Division. Dacia Buiucani (relegated after one year in the top flight) and Codru Lozova (relegated after two years in the top flight) were relegated to "A" Division. Additionally, Speranța Nisporeni were expelled from the league, and thus ending their six-year stay in the top flight.
| Team | Place | Ground | Capacity | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți | Bălți | Bălți Stadium | 7,000 |  Serghei Cebotari
|
| Dinamo-Auto | Tiraspol | Dinamo-Auto Stadium | 1,300 | Oleg Bejenar
|
| Florești | Florești | Bender Stadium | 5,000 | Iurie Groșev
|
| Milsami | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 3,000 | Serghei Dubrovin
|
| Petrocub | Hîncești | Hîncești Stadium | 1,200 | Lilian Popescu
|
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Suruceni | Zimbru-2 Stadium | 1,500 | Nicolai Mandrîcenco
|
| Sheriff | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 12,726 | Victor Mihailov
|
| Zimbru | Chișinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,400 |  Michele Bon
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Serghei Cebotari
|
Resigned | 27 September 2021 | 6th | Stanislav Luca
|
28 September 2021[2] |
| Zimbru | Vlad Goian
|
Demoted to assistant coach | 18 November 2021 | 7th | Michele Bon
|
18 November 2021[3] |
| Bălți |  Ihor Rakhayev
|
Resigned | 2 December 2021[4] | 6th | Serghei Cebotari
|
10 January 2022[5] |
| Sheriff | Yuriy Vernydub
|
Temporary leave to join Ukrainian Army | 28 February 2022[6] | 1st | Victor Mihailov (caretaker)
|
1 March 2022 |
| Dinamo-Auto |  Igor Dobrovolski
|
UEFA Pro Licence expired on 31.12.2021 | 13 March 2022 | 5th | Oleg Bejenar
|
13 March 2022[7] |
| Sfîntul Gheorghe | Stanislav Luca
|
No UEFA Pro Licence | 19 March 2022 | 4th | Nicolai Mandrîcenco
|
19 March 2022[8] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 8 | +67 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Petrocub Hîncești | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Milsami Orhei | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 51 | |
| 4 | Sfîntul Gheorghe | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 38 | |
| 5 | Bălți | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 36 | |
| 6 | Dinamo-Auto | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 32 | |
| 7 | Zimbru Chișinău (O) | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 27 | Qualification to Relegation play-off |
| 8 | Florești (R) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 88 | −76 | −6[a] | Relegation to Liga 1[b] |
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 away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Teams played each other four times (twice at home, twice away).