2011–12 Moldovan National Division

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Season 2011–12 Relegated Sfîntul Gheorghe Matches played 198		Champions Sheriff Tiraspol Champions League Sheriff Tiraspol

Europa League Dacia Chișinău Zimbru Chișinău Milsami Orhei

The 2011–12 Moldovan National Division (Moldovan: Divizia Națională) was the 21st season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 23 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.

The league was competed by 12 teams and won by Sheriff Tiraspol. Dacia Chișinău, Zimbru Chișinău and, as winners of the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup, Milsami Orhei gained places in the qualification rounds of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. CSCA–Rapid Chișinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds, but were both spared later after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team could be promoted from the 2011–12 A Division on the same grounds.

Teams

The number of teams in the league was decreased from 14 to 12. Placed last in the previous season, Găgăuzia Comrat and Dinamo Bender had not completed their licensing to compete in the Moldovan National Division and were relegated. Neither could the first four placed teams in the 2010–11 Moldovan "A" Division: Locomotiv Bălți, Ursidos Chișinău, Dinamo-Auto and Intersport-Aroma, therefore no teams were promoted.

League table

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair Play competition
¹Milsami Orhei won the 2011–12 Moldovan Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League.
²CSCA–Rapid Chișinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds, but were both spared later after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team could be promoted from the 2011–12 A Division on the same grounds.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Round by round

Last updated: 23 May 2012
Source: kicker (German)

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Updated to games played on 25 March 2012.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round 1 – 12 12 – 7 2 – 12 12 – 8 3 – 12 12 – 9 2 – 11 8 – 6 3 – 1 9 – 7 4 – 2 10 – 8 3 – 10 9 – 5 4 – 11 10 – 6 5 – 1 11 – 7 4 – 9 10 – 4 5 – 10 11 – 5 6 – 11 1 – 6 5 – 8 11 – 3 6 – 9 1 – 4 7 – 10 2 – 5 6 – 7 1 – 2 7 – 8 2 – 3 8 – 9 3 – 4 29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round 4 – 12 12 – 10 5 – 12 12 – 11 6 – 12 5 – 3 11 – 9 6 – 4 1 – 10 7 – 5 6 – 2 1 – 8 7 – 3 2 – 9 8 – 4 7 – 1 2 – 7 8 – 2 3 – 8 9 – 3 8 – 11 3 – 6 9 – 1 4 – 7 10 – 2 9 – 10 4 – 5 10 – 11 5 – 6 11 – 1

Updated to games played on 23 May 2012.
Source: Moldovan Football Federation
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.