2025–26 Moldovan Liga
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 June 2025 – 17 May 2026 |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 108 (3.09 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Zimbru 7–0 Politehnica UTM (3 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Spartanii Sportul 0–6 Zimbru (13 July 2025) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2025. | |
The 2025–26 Moldovan Liga is the 35th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The league started on 21 June 2025 and will conclude on 17 May 2026. Milsami Orhei are the defending champions. The winners of the league this season will earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League, the second placed club will earn a place in the second qualifying round and the third placed club will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Bălți | Dacia Buiucani [n 1] | Milsami | Petrocub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bălți Stadium | Nisporeni Stadium UEFA 
|
District Complex UEFA
|
Hîncești Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 5,200 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 1,100 |
| Politehnica UTM [n 2] |   Chișinău Nisporeni Suruceni  |
Sheriff | |
| Suruceni Stadium | Sheriff Arena [n 3] UEFA
| ||
| Capacity: 350 | Capacity: 12,746 | ||
| Spartanii Sportul [n 4] | Zimbru | ||
| Suruceni Stadium | Zimbru Stadium UEFA
| ||
| Capacity: 350 | Capacity: 10,104 | ||
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit maker | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Bălți |  Veaceslav Rusnac
|
 Álvaro Bely
|
Joma | None | |
| Dacia Buiucani | Viorel Frunză
|
Maxim Focșa
|
Joma | Primăria Chișinău | List
|
| Milsami | Igor Picușceac
|
Radu Gînsari
|
Macron | None | |
| Petrocub |  Shota Makharadze
|
Vladimir Ambros
|
Puma | Ebury | List
|
| Politehnica UTM |  Vitali Rashkevich [note 1]
|
Alexandru Mardari
|
Joma | None | |
| Sheriff | Victor Mihailov
|
 Cyrille Bayala
|
Adidas | None | |
| Spartanii Sportul | Igor Ursachi
|
Petru Leuca
|
Macron | None | |
| Zimbru | Oleg Kubarev
|
Ștefan Burghiu
|
Macron | ProPay | List
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table |
Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrocub |  Andrei Prepeliță
|
Mutual consent | 22 May 2025[1] | Pre-season | Shota Makharadze
|
1 June 2025[2] |
| Zimbru |  Hikmet Karaman
|
5 June 2025[3] | Oleg Kubarev
|
8 June 2025[4] | ||
| Politehnica UTM | Ilie Pinteac
|
Change of role | 31 July 2025 | 7th | Vitali Rashkevich
|
31 July 2025[5] |
Phase I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 22 | Qualification to Phase II |
| 2 | Petrocub Hîncești | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Zimbru Chișinău | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 17 | |
| 4 | Milsami Orhei | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 16 | |
| 5 | Bălți | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Dacia Buiucani | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 10 | |
| 7 | Politehnica UTM | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 1 | Relegation to Liga 1 Phase II |
| 8 | Spartanii Sportul | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27 | −24 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: FMF, UEFA, 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.[6]
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.[6]
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 17 August 2025[7]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petru Popescu
|
Petrocub | 6 |
 Amarildo Gjoni
|
Sheriff | ||
| 3 | Marin Căruntu
|
Dacia Buiucani | 5 |
| 4 |  Guy Dahan
|
Zimbru | 4 |
 Elijah Odede
|
Sheriff | ||
| 6 | Radu Gînsari
|
Milsami | 3 |
 Oleksiy Shchebetun
|
Zimbru | ||
| Timofey Sharkovskiy
|
Zimbru | ||
| Vlad Lupașco
|
Dacia Buiucani | ||
| Andrei Cobeț
|
Milsami | ||
 Zé Flores
|
Bălți | ||
| Denis Kozlovskiy
|
Zimbru |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Căruntu4 |
Dacia Buiucani | Spartanii Sportul | 5–1 (H) | 21 June 2025 |
| Guy Dahan |
Zimbru | Spartanii Sportul | 6–0 (A) | 13 July 2025 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
- As of 17 August 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Nazarciuc
|
Bălți | 3 |
| Sebastian Agachi
|
Zimbru | ||
| Victor Străistari
|
Sheriff | ||
 Ivan Dyulgerov
|
Sheriff | ||
| 5 | Emil Tîmbur
|
Milsami | 2 |
| Roman Dumenco
|
Dacia Buiucani | ||
| Victor Dodon
|
Petrocub | ||
| 8 | Daniel Vîrlan
|
Spartanii Sportul | 1 |
| Pavel Socolov
|
Politehnica UTM | ||
| Silviu Șmalenea
|
Petrocub |
Notes
- ^ Dacia Buiucani are playing their home matches at the Nisporeni Stadium in Nisporeni, instead of their stadium, the Joma Arena in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Politehnica UTM are playing their home matches at the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni, instead of their stadium, the UTM Stadium in Chișinău, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Sheriff small Arena used as home ground in round 2 (Phase I) and in round 4 (Phase I).
- ^ Spartanii Sportul are playing their home matches at the Suruceni Stadium in Suruceni, instead of their stadium in Budești, which did not meet requirements.
- ^ Ilie Pinteac (matches 1–6)
References
- ^ "Mulțumim antrenorului Andrei Prepeliță pentru că a acceptat provocarea". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Shota Makharadze este noul antrenor al echipei Petrocub". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Petrocub. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Zimbru și Hikmet Karaman au încheiat colaborarea". zimbru.md (in Romanian). FC Zimbru. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Oleg Kubarev este noul antrenor principal". zimbru.md (in Romanian). FC Zimbru. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Vitali Rashkevich este noul antrenor principal al FC Politehnica UTM". facebook.com (in Romanian). FC Politehnica UTM. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Regulamentul campionatului R. Moldova la fotbal ediția 2025-26" [Regulations edition 2025-26 Moldova] (PDF). fmf.md (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- ^ "Goalscorers". fmf.md.