2015–16 Moldovan Cup

The 2015–16 Moldovan Cup is the 25th season of the Moldovan annual football tournament. The competition began on 22 August 2015 with the first preliminary round and will end with the final held in May 2016. The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

2015–16 Moldovan Cup
Cupa Moldovei
Tournament details
Country Moldova
Teams47
Final positions
ChampionsZaria Bălți
Runner-upMilsami Orhei
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored153 (3.4 per match)

Participating teams edit

Following teams will take part in 2015–16 2015–16 Moldovan Cup.[1]

2015–16 National Division 2015–16 "A" Division 2015–16 "B" Division

2015–16 "A" Division (II)

2015–16 "B" Division (III)

Roman number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Football in Moldova

First preliminary round edit

Entering this round are 26 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division. These matches took place on 22, 23 August 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CF Rîșcani (3) 2–0 FC Grănicerul (3)
CS Drochia (3) 2–0 FC Fălești (3)
FC Cotiujenii Mari (3) 0–2 FC Florești (3)
FC Bogzești (3) 0–2 FC Telenești (3)
FC Cruiz (3) 0–2 CS Intersport Sănătăuca (3)
FC Boldurești (3) 3–0 FC Codru Junior (3)
Anina-ȘS Anenii Noi (3) 3–4 Sinteza Căușeni (3)
FC Sireți (3) 1–0 CFR Ialoveni (3)
CS Politeh Chișinău (3) 5–3 (a.e.t.) CSF Cricova (3)
FC Trachia Taraclia (3) 1–1 (4–2 p) FC Slobozia Mare (3)
CF Sparta (3) 2–1 FC Maiak Chirsova (3)
FC Congaz (3) 0–5 FC Cahul-2005 (3)

Second preliminary round edit

Entering this round are 6 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division. These matches took place on 29, 30 August 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Grănicerul (3) 1–3 FC Sîngerei (3)
FC Boldurești (3) 1–2 Sinteza Căușeni (3)
CF Sparta (3) 0–1 FC Cahul-2005 (3)

First round edit

Entering this round are 22 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division and Moldovan "A" Division. These matches took place on 13 September 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Sîngerei (3) 1–1 (3–4 p) Victoria Bardar (2)
CS Drochia (3) 0–0 (3–4 p) FC Edineț (2)
FC Floreşti (3) 1–4 (a.e.t.) CF Ungheni (2)
FC Teleneşti (3) 1–1 (5–6 p) FC Codru Lozova (2)
CS Intersport Sănătăuca (3) 0–0 (4–2 p) FC Iskra-Stal (2)
Sinteza Căușeni (3) 1–3 Intersport-Aroma (2)
Politeh Chişinău (3) 5–1 FC Real-Succes (2)
FC Dava Soroca (3) 0–3 FC Spicul Chișcăreni (2)
FC Sireți (3) 2–1 FC Sfîntul Gheorghe (2)
FC Trachia Taraclia (3) 0–4 CF Găgăuzia (2)
FC Cahul-2005 (3) 5–2 FC Prut Leova (2)

Second round edit

Entering this round are 10 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division and Moldovan "A" Division. These matches took place on 22 and 23 September 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
FC Petrocub (1) 4–0 Victoria Bardar (2)
CF Ungheni (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) FC Edineț (2)
FC Sireți (3) 2–3 CF Găgăuzia (2)
FC Politehnica Chișinău (3) 0–6 Intersport-Aroma Cobusca Nouă (2)
Speranța Nisporeni (1) 5–0 FC Cahul-2005 (3)
22 September 2015 FC Petrocub (1) 4–0Victoria Bardar (2)Hîncești
Ambros   5'
Șumchin   21', 75'
Barcari   45'
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal
Referee: Petru Stoianov
22 September 2015 CF Ungheni (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.)FC Edineț (2)Zagarancea
C. Chirilov   ?' Stadium: Zagarancea Stadium
22 September 2015 FC Sireți (3)2–3 CF Găgăuzia (2) Sireți
Bulat   18'
Lazari   36'
Calaraș   19'
Dobrioglo   47', 66'
Stadium: Hârtop Stadium
23 September 2015 Speranța Nisporeni (1) 5–0FC Cahul-2005 (3)Nisporeni
Grosu   10'
Dima   32'
Reindorf   36'
Onicaș   39'
Jalbă   43'
Stadium: Stadionul Mircea Eliade

Third round edit

Entering this round are 16 clubs from the Moldovan National Division and Moldovan "A" Division. These matches took place on 27 and 28 October 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Zaria Bălți (1) 3–0 CF Găgăuzia (2)
Intersport Sănătăuca (3) 1–6 FC Milsami Orhei (1)
Spicul Chișcăreni (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) Academia Chișinău (1)
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (1) 8–1 Intersport-Aroma Cobusca Nouă (2)
FC Saxan (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) Speranța Nisporeni (1)
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1) 5–1 FC Codru Lozova (2)
CF Ungheni (2) 0–3 Dacia Chișinău (1)
Zimbru Chișinău (1) 3–0 Petrocub Hîncești (1)
27 October 2015 Zaria Bălți (1) 3–0CF Găgăuzia (2)Bălți
Dao   23'
Oshchypko   70'
Yakovlyev   79'
Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc
27 October 2015 Intersport Sănătăuca (3)1–6 FC Milsami Orhei (1) Rîbnița
Luzan   47' Suvorov   14'
Dulghier   16'
Cojocari   34'
Andronic   51'
Ovye Monday   72'
Zarichnyuk   88'
Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc
27 October 2015 Spicul Chișcăreni (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Academia Chișinău (1) Sîngerei
Molla   12'
S. Luca   16'
Pașcenco   pen.'
Popovici   65'
Stadium: Sîngerei Stadium
27 October 2015 FC Sheriff Tiraspol (1) 8–1Intersport-Aroma Cobusca Nouă (2)Tiraspol
Juninho Potiguar   3', 21', 28', 58'
Rebenja   32', 63'
Iurcu   37'
Cobeț   83'
Guja   38' Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Referee: Ruslan Muntean
28 October 2015 CF Ungheni (2)0–3 Dacia Chișinău (1) Ungheni
Onofrei   22'
Bursuc   76'
Pavlov   83'
Stadium: Ungheni Stadium
Referee: Ion Arnaut
28 October 2015 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1) 5–1Codru Lozova (2)Tîrnauca
V. Ivanov   8', 45'
Cemîrtan   22', 58' (pen.)
Pîslă   79'
I. Cebotari   71' Stadium: Dinamo-Auto Stadium
Referee: V. Banari

Quarterfinals edit

Entering this round are 8 clubs from the Moldovan National Division. These matches took place on 19 and 20 April 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Dacia Chișinău (1) 1–0 Zimbru Chișinău (1)
Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1) 0–3 Milsami Orhei (1)
Sheriff Tiraspol (1) 1–0 Academia Chișinău (1)
Zaria Bălți (1) 5–1 FC Saxan (1)
19 April 2016 Zaria Bălți (1) 5–1FC Saxan (1)Bălți
16:30 Boychuk   2'
Onica   27'
Boghiu   73', 79'
Yakovlyev   77'
Report (in Russian) Sandu   85' Stadium: Stadionul Orășenesc
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Piotr Stoianov (Taraclia)
19 April 2016 Dacia Chișinău (1) 1–0Zimbru Chișinău (1)Speia
16:30 Onofrei   22' Report (in Russian) Stadium: Stadionul Moldova
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Bălți)
19 April 2016 Sheriff Tiraspol (1) 1–0Academia Chișinău (1)Tiraspol
17:00 Ivančić   5' Report (in Russian) Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Andrei Cojocaru (Chișinău)
20 April 2016 Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol (1)0–3 Milsami Orhei (1) Tîrnauca
14:30 Report (in Russian) Cojocari   12'
Antoniuc   64'
Dulghier   69'
Stadium: Dinamo-Auto Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Gheorghe Malinovschi (Chișinău)

Semifinals edit

These matches took place on 10 May 2016.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Milsami Orhei (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Dacia Chișinău (1)
Sheriff Tiraspol (1) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Zaria Bălți (1)
10 May 2016 Milsami Orhei (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Dacia Chișinău (1)Orhei
16:30 Sidorenco   92' Report (in Russian) Stadium: CSR Orhei
Attendance: 2.000
Referee: Gheorghe Malinovschi (Chișinău)
10 May 2016 Sheriff Tiraspol (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Zaria Bălți (1) Tiraspol
Gînsari   90+5' Report (in Russian) Slinkin   63'
Boghiu   108'
Stadium: Sheriff Stadium
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Viorel Gaina (Chișinău)

Final edit

The final was scheduled to be played on 25 May 2016 at Zimbru Stadium. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 12 May 2016.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Milsami Orhei (1) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Zaria Bălți (1)
25 May 2016 Milsami Orhei (1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Zaria Bălți (1) Chișinău
Report (in Russian) Gheorghe Boghiu   99' Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)[3]

Top goalscorers edit

Updated to matches played on 26 May 2016.[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Juninho Potiguar FC Sheriff Tiraspol 4
  Gheorghe Boghiu Zaria Bălți 4
3   Eugeniu Rebenja FC Sheriff Tiraspol 2
  Vladislav Ivanov Dinamo-Auto 2
  Vadim Cemîrtan Dinamo-Auto 2
  Alex Bruno Zimbru Chișinău 2
  Andriy Yakovlyev Zaria Bălți 2
  Octavian Onofrei Dacia Chișinău 2
  Andrei Cojocari Milsami Orhei 2
  Alexandru Dulghier Milsami Orhei 2

Hat-tricks edit

Player Home Away Result Date
  Juninho Potiguar4 Sheriff Tiraspol Intersport-Aroma 8–1 28 October 2015
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

References edit

  1. ^ "Cupa Moldovei". fmf.md. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Finala Cupei Moldovei" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-24.fmf.md
  3. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Moldova : 2016 Moldovan Cup Final". 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Players - Divizia Națională - Moldova". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

External links edit