2023–24 Moldovan Liga 1

Liga 1
Season	2023–24
Dates	18 August 2023 – 8 May 2024
Champions	Florești
Promoted	Florești; Spartanii Sportul
Relegated	Real Succes
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Moldovan Liga 1 was the 33rd season of Moldovan football's second-tier league. The season started on 18 August 2023 and concluded on 8 May 2024, with play-off matches played between 4 and 23 May for a place in Super Liga next season.

Teams

2023–24 Moldovan Liga 1 is located in Moldova

Chișinău

Comrat

Tiraspol

Chișinău teams:
Real Succes
Victoria

Comrat teams:
Olimp
Univer

Tiraspol teams:
Dinamo-Auto
Sheriff-2

Location of teams in 2023–24 Liga 1

Club	Location	Ground
Dinamo-Auto	Tiraspol	Dinamo-Auto (Tîrnauca)
Fălești	Fălești	Fălești Stadium
Iskra	Rîbnița	Rîbnița Stadium
Olimp	Comrat	Comrat Stadium
Real Succes	Chișinău	Real Succes
Saksan	Ceadîr-Lunga	Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium
Sheriff-2	Tiraspol	Sheriff training field
Speranis	Nisporeni	Mircea Eliade
Speranța	Drochia	Drochia Stadium
Univer	Comrat	Comrat Stadium
FCM Ungheni	Ungheni	Ungheni Stadium
Victoria	Chișinău	Joma Arena

Florești	Florești	Bender Stadium (Bender)
Spartanii Sportul	Selemet	Real Succes (Chișinău)

Phase I

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Victoria Chișinău	15	11	1	3	46	17	+29	34	Phase II Group 1
2	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol^[a]	15	10	2	3	38	10	+28	32	Phase II Group 2
3	Speranța Drochia	15	6	3	6	14	15	−1	21^[b]	Phase II Group 1
4	Iskra Rîbnița	15	6	3	6	24	32	−8	21^[b]	Phase II Group 2
5	FCM Ungheni	15	6	2	7	38	30	+8	20
6	Dinamo-Auto	15	0	1	14	6	62	−56	1

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.^[1]
Notes:

^ Ineligible for Phase II Group 1
^ ^a ^b Goal difference: Speranța : –1, Iskra : –8.

Results

Home \ Away	DIN	ISK	SHE	SPE	UNG	VIC	DIN	ISK	SHE	SPE	UNG	VIC
Dinamo-Auto	—	1–4	0–3	1–2	1–5	0–3	—	—	0–7	1–3	—	—
Iskra Rîbnița	1–0	—	1–1	2–1	3–2	0–2	6–1	—	—	—	3–1	—
Sheriff-2 Tiraspol	8–0	4–0	—	1–0	1–0	3–2	—	1–1	—	—	5–1	1–0
Speranța Drochia	0–0	1–0	0–2	—	2–1	1–3	—	0–0	1–0	—	—	2–1
FCM Ungheni	6–0	3–1	3–1	2–1	—	1–1	7–0	—	—	0–0	—	3–6
Victoria Chișinău	4–1	7–1	1–0	1–0	5–3	—	3–0^[a]	7–1	—	—	—	—

Source: FMF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

^ Dinamo-Auto was awarded a technical loss against Victoria due to their failure to appear at their round 14 match.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saksan	15	10	5	0	44	14	+30	35	Phase II Group 1
2	Univer Comrat	15	10	3	2	33	18	+15	33	Phase II Group 1
3	Speranis Nisporeni	15	5	4	6	26	28	−2	19	Phase II Group 2
4	Fălești	15	5	2	8	24	32	−8	17^[a]
5	Olimp Comrat	15	4	5	6	19	24	−5	17^[a]
6	Real Succes	15	1	1	13	14	44	−30	4

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.^[1]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Fălești : 6p, Olimp : 3p.

Results

Home \ Away	FĂL	OLI	REA	SAK	SPE	UNI	FĂL	OLI	REA	SAK	SPE	UNI
Fălești	—	2–1	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	—	0–1	2–5	4–7	—	—
Olimp Comrat	2–3	—	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	—	—	—	0–3	3–1	—
Real Succes	0–3	1–1	—	0–5	0–3	0–3	—	1–2	—	—	1–5	1–2
Saksan	2–0	1–1	4–2	—	0–0	1–1	—	—	6–0	—	5–0	—
Speranis Nisporeni	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	—	3–2	4–4	—	—	—	—	2–4
Univer Comrat	3–0	0–0	2–1	3–3	2–1	—	3–2	4–2	—	0–1	—	—

Source: FMF (in Romanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Phase II

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification	FLO	VIC	SAK	SPA	UNI	SPE
1	Florești (C, P)	10	7	2	1	21	6	+15	23	Promotion to Super Liga		4–0	2–2	3–0	1–1	3–0
2	Victoria Chișinău^[a] (O)	10	7	1	2	21	12	+9	22	Play-offs	1–0		1–2	4–1	4–1	5–1
3	Saksan^[a]	10	5	1	4	14	14	0	16		0–1	0–1		1–3	0–3	1–0
4	Spartanii Sportul (P)	10	4	1	5	14	19	−5	13		1–2	0–1	2–4		2–1	2–1
5	Univer Comrat^[a]	10	3	2	5	21	15	+6	11		1–2	2–3	1–2	1–1		7–0
6	Speranța Drochia	10	0	1	9	4	29	−25	1		0–3	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–3

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Victoria and subsequently Saksan, Univer and Iskra failed to obtain the necessary license to compete in the 2024–25 Super Liga season. As a consequence, Spartanii Sportul were promoted instead.^[2]

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	SHE	OLI	SPE	UNG	FĂL	ISK	REA	DIN
1	Sheriff-2 Tiraspol^[a]	7	6	1	0	28	5	+23	19			3–1	—	6–1	9–0	3–0	—	—
2	Olimp Comrat	7	5	0	2	17	8	+9	15	Play-offs	—		2–1	3–0	—	3–1	4–1	—
3	Speranis Nisporeni	7	4	1	2	10	6	+4	13		0–1	—		—	1–0	—	—	3–0^[b]
4	FCM Ungheni	7	3	2	2	12	15	−3	11		—	—	2–2		—	2–1	2–1	3–0^[b]
5	Fălești	7	3	1	3	11	17	−6	10		—	2–1	—	2–2		—	3–2	—
6	Iskra Rîbnița	7	3	0	4	10	10	0	9		—	—	0–1	—	2–1		3–0	—
7	Real Succes (R)	7	1	1	5	11	17	−6	4	Liga 2	3–3	—	1–2	—	—	—		3–0^[b]
8	Dinamo-Auto	7	0	0	7	0	21	−21	0	withdrew^[c]	0–3^[b]	0–3^[b]	—	—	0–3^[b]	0–3^[b]	—

Source: FMF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Least red cards; 9) Least yellow cards.^[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Ineligible for play-offs
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Technical wins/losses
^ Dinamo-Auto withdrew from the league after winter break. All remaining matches are awarded 0–3 against them.^[3]

Promotion play-offs

Bracket

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

11 May 2024

Spartanii Sportul

1

Iskra Rîbnița

2

17 May 2024

Saksan

4

Iskra Rîbnița

0

11 May 2024

Saksan (p)

0(5)

4 May 2024

Olimp Comrat

0(4)

Olimp Comrat

3

23 May 2024

Fălești

0

Victoria Chișinău

1

Saksan

0

11 May 2024

Victoria Chișinău

3

4 May 2024

Speranis Nisporeni

0

Speranis Nisporeni

3

17 May 2024

FCM Ungheni

2

Victoria Chișinău

3

Univer Comrat

0

11 May 2024

Univer Comrat

2

Speranța Drochia

1

First round

4 May 2024	Olimp Comrat	3–0	Fălești	Comrat
16:00 EEST	Popovici 42' Chirciu 60' Decev 87'	Report		Stadium: Victor Mumjiev Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrei Ceban

4 May 2024	Speranis Nisporeni	3–2	FCM Ungheni	Nisporeni
16:00 EEST	Crîcimari 22' (pen.) Danilov 69', 89'	Report	Șobraneschi 49' Cojocaru 67'	Stadium: Mircea Eliade Attendance: 150 Referee: Oleg Stoianov

Second round

11 May 2024	Spartanii Sportul	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Iskra Rîbnița	Chișinău
16:00 EEST	Țurcan 75'	Report	Gorodețchi 12' Tuluc 92'	Stadium: Real Succes Attendance: 50 Referee: Alexandru Stefciuc

11 May 2024	Saksan	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Olimp Comrat	Ceadîr-Lunga
16:00 EEST		Report		Stadium: Ceadîr-Lunga Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrei Breguța
	Penalties
	Abba David Mocanu Umar Leu		Decev Popovici Diacenco Castro Ojog

11 May 2024	Victoria Chișinău	3–0	Speranis Nisporeni	Chișinău
16:00 EEST	Molla 35' Rusu 79' Sandu 88'	Report		Stadium: Joma Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrei Diordiev

11 May 2024	Univer Comrat	2–1	Speranța Drochia	Comrat
16:00 EEST	Borovschi 43' Covali 78'	Report	Gavriliță 49'	Stadium: Victor Mumjiev Attendance: 100 Referee: Petru Stoianov

Third round

17 May 2024	Saksan	4–0	Iskra Rîbnița	Ceadîr-Lunga
17:00 EEST	Bamba 52', 87' (pen.) Abba 84' (pen.) Sprinsean 85'	Report		Stadium: Ceadîr-Lunga Attendance: 200 Referee: Roman Jitari

17 May 2024	Victoria Chișinău	3–0	Univer Comrat	Chișinău
17:00 EEST	Blajchin 41' Gurgurov 49' Sofronovici 64'	Report		Stadium: Joma Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Alexandru Gîrneț

Fourth round

23 May 2024	Victoria Chișinău	1–0	Saksan	Chișinău
17:00 EEST	Bînzaru 19'	Report		Stadium: Joma Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrei Cojocaru

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[4]
1	Eugen Sidorenco	FCM Ungheni	15
2	Florin Cojocaru	FCM Ungheni	13
	Lamah Bamba	Saksan
	Veaceslav Cozma	Univer
5	Alexandru Popovici	Olimp (4) & Iskra (8)	12
6	Serghei Decev	Olimp	11
6	Oleg Molla	Victoria	11
8	Rayan Guibero	Saksan	10
	Nicolai Spatar	Sheriff-2
	Ghenadie Orbu	Victoria
	Adrian Rusu	Victoria (5) & Speranța (5)

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets^[5]
1	Cristian Leu	Saksan	11
2	Roman Dumenco	Sheriff-2	8
3	Artiom Cubani	Speranis	6
3	Victor Buga	Victoria	6
5	Ivan Marcov	Olimp	5
5	Maxim Bardîș	Florești	5
7	Anton Coval	Univer	4
7	Oleg Malac	Victoria	4
9	Victor Secrieru	FCM Ungheni	3
	Dumitru Burac	Fălești
	Anatolie Cebotari	Iskra
	Serghei Obîscalov	Sheriff-2
	Sergiu Nicolaev	Speranța

Discipline

Club

Most yellow cards: 59
- Univer

Fewest yellow cards: 7
- Florești

Most red cards: 6
- Saksan

Fewest red cards: 0^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2023-24" [Regulations edition 2023-24 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
^ "Licențierea echipelor". fmf.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
^ "Deciziile din 7 martie 2024". fmf.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ "Goalscorers - Liga 1 - Moldova" (in Romanian). fmf.md.
^ "Clean sheets". divizia-a.md.
^ "Discipline - Liga 1". fmf.md.

External links

Divizia A - Moldova - Results, fixtures, tables and news - divizia-a.md

[table_note_SHE0.76851372503141-1] Ineligible for Phase II Group 1

[table_hth_SPE0.76851372503141-2] Goal difference: Speranța : –1, Iskra : –8.

[table_note_2_VIC_DIN0.46951944449428-4] Dinamo-Auto was awarded a technical loss against Victoria due to their failure to appear at their round 14 match.

[table_hth_FĂL0.52399596130661-5] Head-to-head points: Fălești : 6p, Olimp : 3p.

[table_note_VIC0.7535133127838-7] Victoria and subsequently Saksan, Univer and Iskra failed to obtain the necessary license to compete in the 2024–25 Super Liga season. As a consequence, Spartanii Sportul were promoted instead.^[2]

[table_note_SHE0.51795331599096-8] Ineligible for play-offs

[table_note_DIN_FĂL0.51795331599096-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Technical wins/losses

[table_note_res_W0.51795331599096-11] Dinamo-Auto withdrew from the league after winter break. All remaining matches are awarded 0–3 against them.^[3]

[MoldovaRules-3] "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2023-24" [Regulations edition 2023-24 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.

[6] "Licențierea echipelor". fmf.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-06-07.

[10] "Deciziile din 7 martie 2024". fmf.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[12] "Goalscorers - Liga 1 - Moldova" (in Romanian). fmf.md.

[13] "Clean sheets". divizia-a.md.

[Discipline-14] "Discipline - Liga 1". fmf.md.

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