# List of FC Zimbru Chișinău seasons

This is a list of every season played by Zimbru Chișinău in national football, from 1947 (the year the club was officially founded) to the most recently completed season.

## Former names

Throughout history, the club has been known by various names.
* Dinamo – 1947—1949
* Burevestnik – 1950—1957
* Moldova – 1958—1965
* Avântul – 1966
* Moldova – 1967—1971
* Nistru – 1972—1990
* Zimbru – 1991—present

## Key
### Soviet Union

* 1. Soviet Top League = Class A 1956–1962, Class A (First group) 1963–1964, Higher League 1974, 1983.
* 2. Soviet First League = Second group 1947–1949, Class B 1950–1955, Class A (Second group) 1965–1969, Class A (First group) 1970, First League 1971–1973, 1975–1982, 1984–1986, 1989–1991.
* 3. Soviet Second League = Second League 1987–1988.

### Moldova

* 1. Super Liga = Superliga 1992, Liga Națională 1992–1996, Divizia Națională 1996–2022, Super Liga 2022–present.

### Soviet Union
## League and Cup history

    Season Level League(s) (name) Pos./T P W D L GF GA Pts Season Cup 1947 2nd Second group, Ukrainian SSR zone 13/(13) 24 2 5 17 21 61 9 1947 Q 1948 Second group, Ukr. SSR zone, subgroup B 7/(8) 14 1 2 11 11 35 4 1948 – 1949 Second group, subgroup Union Republics 11/(14) 26 7 2 17 36 64 16 1949 Q 1950 Class B 6/(14) 26 11 6 9 41 41 28 1950 1/8 1951 Class B 10/(18) 34 12 10 12 47 37 34 1951 1/16 1952 Class B, subgroup Baku 2/(5) 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 1952 1/32 1952 (2nd stage) Class B, for 1-9 places 8/(18) 16 6 3 7 21 27 15 1953 Class B, zone 2 6/(10) 17 4 8 5 14 20 16 1953 1/32 1953 (2nd stage) Class B, for 16-18 places 16/(27) 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 1954 Class B, zone 3 12/(12) 22 2 8 12 26 40 12 1954 1/8 1955 Class B, zone 1 1/(16) 30 20 6 4 86 46 46 1955 Q 1956 1st Class A 6/(12) 22 9 5 8 38 49 23 – 1957 Class A 9/(12) 22 4 10 8 24 36 18 1957 1/16 1958 Class A 11/(12) 22 3 9 10 25 47 15 1958 1/8 1959 Class A 10/(12) 22 6 5 11 22 45 17 1959–60 1/8 1960 Class A, group 1 10/(11) 20 4 5 11 18 34 13 1960 (2nd stage) Class A, for 19-22 places 22/(22) 6 1 3 2 10 6 5 1961 Class A, group B 9/(11) 20 6 4 10 30 36 16 1961 1/32 1961 (2nd stage) Class A, for 11-22 places 16/(22) 12 6 2 4 16 18 14 1962 Class A, group A 5/(11) 20 8 5 7 27 25 21 1962 1/16 1962 (2nd stage) Class A, for 1-12 places 12/(22) 12 1 2 9 9 19 4 1963 Class A (First group) 13/(20) 38 8 16 14 27 43 32 1963 1/4 1964 Class A (First group) 17/(17) 32 6 6 20 15 44 18 1964 1/16 1965 2nd Class A (Second group), subgroup 1 5/(16) 30 12 8 10 20 18 32 1965 1/32 1965 (2nd stage) Class A (Second group), for 1-16 places 14/(32) 16 4 4 8 11 19 12 1966 Class A (Second group), subgroup 2 13/(18) 34 8 15 11 23 29 31 1965–66 1/16 1967 Class A (Second group), subgroup 2 5/(20) 38 15 15 8 30 19 45 1966–67 1/32 1968 Class A (Second group), subgroup 1 9/(21) 40 16 12 12 40 36 44 1967–68 1/16 1969 Class A (Second group), subgroup 4 6/(21) 40 14 16 10 36 23 44 1969 Q 1970 Class A (First group) 11/(22) 42 13 15 14 40 34 41 1970 1/64 1971 First League 17/(22) 42 12 14 16 35 42 38 1971 1/16 1972 First League 12/(20) 38 11 12 15 39 49 34 1972 1/32 1973 First League 2/(20) 38 25 7 6 71 35 52 1973 1/16 1974 1st Higher League 16/(16) 30 4 8 18 32 59 16 1974 1/16 1975 2nd First League 6/(20) 38 17 9 12 44 43 43 1975 1/16 1976 First League 5/(20) 38 15 14 9 51 40 44 1976 1/16 1977 First League 11/(20) 38 11 14 13 45 51 36 1977 1/16 1978 First League 10/(20) 38 13 11 14 42 40 37 1978 1/16 1979 First League 8/(24) 46 18 14 14 53 51 48 1979 Q 1980 First League 8/(24) 46 20 8 18 60 55 48 1980 1/8 1981 First League 8/(24) 46 17 12 17 54 51 46 1981 Q 1982 First League 2/(22) 42 23 10 9 67 38 56 1982 Q 1982 Final First League, Final for 1-2 places 2/(22) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1983 1st Higher League 18/(18) 34 3 4 27 19 73 10 1983 1/16 1984 2nd First League 18/(22) 42 13 12 17 45 58 38 1984 1/16 1985 First League, West zone 11/(11) 20 5 3 12 16 35 13 1984–85 1/16 1985 (2nd stage) First League, group B for 13-22 places 19/(22) 18 7 5 6 22 19 19 1985–86 1/32 1986 First League 24/(24) 46 6 9 31 31 101 21 1986–87 1/32 1987 3rd Second League, zone 5 1/(18) 34 22 8 4 52 17 52 1987–88 1/64 1987 (Final) Second League, Final C for 1-3 places 2/(3) 4 2 0 2 5 3 4 1988 Second League, zone 5 1/(18) 34 21 11 2 84 34 53 1988–89 1/16 1988 (Final) Second League, Final A for 1-3 places 1/(3) 4 3 1 0 7 3 7 1989 2nd First League 10/(22) 42 19 5 18 45 59 43 1989–90 1/64 1990 First League 7/(20) 38 14 12 12 50 44 40 1990–91 1/64 1991 First League 19/(22) 42 11 13 18 36 49 35 1991–92 1/64

### Notes: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.

* In the table above, in the 2nd stage of the seasons 1961, 1962, 1965, 1985, only the number of games played by Zimbru in this part of the league are shown.
* In the seasons 1961 and 1985, all the results of the 1st stage have been taken into account for the 2nd stage.
* In the season 1962, only the results with teams that finished in the top 6 (1st stage) have been taken into account for the 2nd stage.
* In the season 1965, only the results with teams that finished in the top 8 (1st stage) have been taken into account for the 2nd stage.
* The complete table for these four seasons are shown below.
    Season Level League(s) (name) Pos./T P W D L GF GA Pts 1961 1st Class A 16/(22) 32 12 6 14 46 54 30 1962 Class A 12/(22) 22 3 5 14 20 35 11 1965 2nd Class A (Second group) 14/(32) 30 7 9 14 16 29 23 1985 First League 19/(22) 38 12 8 18 38 54 32
* In 1973, a new rule was introduced that lasted only one season. According to the new regulation, in the case of draw, the winner of the match had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. The winner of the penalty shoot-out received 1 point (instead of 2 for a win in 90 minutes). The loser received no points. In the 1973 season, seven games were decided on penalties. Zimbru won twice and lost five times. The total number of points in the season was 52 (50 points earned for 25 wins in the regular time, and 2 points after penalty shoot-outs).
* In the overall season statistics, these seven games are counted as draws.
* In 1978, a draw limit rule was introduced. This restriction was abolished at the end of 1988 season. The only time Zimbru was affected by this rule was in the 1979 season. The limit for points awarded for draws earned was 12. For 2 draws that exceeded the limit, Zimbru earn no points.

## Soviet play-off

* Three times, Zimbru defended their right to play in the Soviet First League (Class B in those years) by taking part in the playoff matches. The regulation that was introduced in 1950 and abolished in 1957 stated that the team that became the champion of the Moldavian SSR would play in play-off games against the other team from Moldavian SSR which already played in Class A or B, and took the lowest place in the league. However, in the early 1950s, Zimbru was the only team that represented Moldavian SSR in the Soviet League, so the final place in the Class B table did not matter for the playoffs. These play-off matches were not always held; they were played only at the discretion of the Moldavian SSR national committee. The playoff rule was active for eight seasons, but was applied only three times. The results of the Burevestnik team (now called Zimbru) are shown below.
* 1950 Burevestnik – Krasnoe Znamya (Chișinău) – 7–2, 3–1.
* 1951 Burevestnik – Krasnaya Zvezda (Tiraspol) – 8–0, 3–2.
* 1954 Burevestnik – Institutul Agricol (Chișinău) – 1–2, 3–0, – (the opponent refused to play the decisive match).
* In the overall season statistics the play-off matches are not counted.

## Overall season statistics in the Soviet Union

| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Soviet Top League | 11 | 312 | 69 | 84 | 159 | 312 | 534 | –222 |
| Soviet First League | 32 | 1154 | 406 | 322 | 426 | 1318 | 1416 | –98 |
| Soviet Second League | 2 | 76 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 148 | 57 | +91 |
| Total | 45 | 1542 | 523 | 426 | 593 | 1778 | 2007 | –229 |
| Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Soviet Cup/USSR Cup | 43 | 103 | 37 | 15 | 51 | 134 | 143 | –9 |

### Moldova
## League history

| Season | Div. | Pos./Teams | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | Cup | Europe | Europe | Manager(s) | League goalscorer(s) | Goals |
| 1992 | 1st | 1/(12) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 35 | 1/4 | — | — | Sergiu Sîrbu | Alexandru Spiridon Iurie Miterev | 8 |
| 1992– 93 | 1st | 1/(16) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 50 | 1/8 | — | — | Sergiu Sîrbu | Alexandru Spiridon | 12 |
| 1993– 94 | 1st | 1/(16) | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 22 | 52 | 1/2 | CL | PR | Sergiu Sîrbu Veaceslav Chiricenco Alexandru Spiridon | Serghei Cleșcenco | 14 |
| 1994– 95 | 1st | 1/(14) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 67 | RU | UC | PR | Alexandru Spiridon | Serghei Cleșcenco | 11 |
| 1995– 96 | 1st | 1/(16) | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 11 | 81 | 1/4 | UC | R2 | Alexandru Spiridon | Vladislav Gavriliuc | 34 |
| 1996– 97 | 1st | 2/(16) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 112 | 21 | 70 | W | UC | PR | Alexandru Spiridon Ion Caras | Iurie Miterev | 34 |
| 1997– 98 | 1st | 1/(14) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 69 | W | CWC | QR | Semen Altman | Serghei Cleșcenco | 25 |
| 1998– 99 | 1st | 1/(10) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 61 | 1/4 | CL | QR1 | Semen Altman | Vladislav Gavriliuc | 10 |
| 1999– 00 | 1st | 1/(10) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 82 | RU | CL UC | QR3 R1 | Semen Altman Oleksandr Skrypnyk | Victor Berco | 15 |
| 2000– 01 | 1st | 2/(8) | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 66 | 1/2 | CL UC | QR3 R1 | Alexandru Spiridon Vladimir Veber | Iurie Miterev | 8 |
| 2001– 02 | 1st | 3/(8) | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 20 | 46 | 1/2 | UC | QR | Vladimir Veber Nicolae Mandrîcenco Sergiu Sîrbu Gabriel Stan | Victor Berco | 12 |
| 2002– 03 | 1st | 2/(7) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 50 | W | UC | R1 | Gabriel Stan | Vladimir Shishelov | 13 |
| 2003– 04 | 1st | 3/(8) | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 49 | W | UC | R1 | Sergiu Sîrbu Gheorghe Niculescu | Vladimir Shishelov | 15 |
| 2004– 05 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 43 | 1/4 | — | — | Gheorghe Niculescu Ivan Tabanov | Sergiu Chirilov | 7 |
| 2005– 06 | 1st | 2/(8) | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 20 | 53 | 1/2 | — | — | Ivan Tabanov | Sergiu Chirilov | 11 |
| 2006– 07 | 1st | 2/(10) | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 23 | 71 | W | UC | QR2 | Ivan Tabanov Alexandru Curteian | Aleksei Zhdanov | 14 |
| 2007– 08 | 1st | 5/(11) | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 52 | 1/2 | UC | QR1 | Oleksandr Sevidov | Aleksei Zhdanov | 12 |
| 2008– 09 | 1st | 4/(11) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 46 | 1/2 | — | — | Ion Caras Ivan Tabanov | Oleg Andronic | 16 |
| 2009– 10 | 1st | 4/(12) | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 59 | 1/4 | EL | QR2 | Ivan Tabanov | Andrei Secrieru | 7 |
| 2010– 11 | 1st | 4/(14) | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 20 | 76 | 1/8 | — | — | Ivan Tabanov | Oleg Andronic | 9 |
| 2011– 12 | 1st | 3/(12) | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 61 | 1/4 | — | — | Serghei Stroenco Oleg Bejenari | Oleg Molla | 14 |
| 2012– 13 | 1st | 6/(12) | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 46 | 1/4 | EL | QR2 | Oleg Bejenari Sergiu Sîrbu Oleg Fistican Serghei Dubrovin Serghei Cleșcenco | Oleg Molla | 7 |
| 2013– 14 | 1st | 4/(12) | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 24 | 61 | W | — | — | Serghei Cleșcenco Oleg Kubarev | Sergey Tsyganov | 13 |
| 2014– 15 | 1st | 6/(9) | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 1/4 | EL | PO | Oleg Kubarev Veaceslav Rusnac | Alexandru Dedov | 4 |
| 2015– 16 | 1st | 3/(10) | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 49 | 1/4 | — | — | Ștefan Stoica Veaceslav Rusnac Simão Freitas Denis Romanenco Flavius Stoican | Rui Miguel | 9 |
| 2016– 17 | 1st | 5/(11) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 1/2 | EL | QR2 | Flavius Stoican Veaceslav Rusnac Ștefan Stoica | Hugo Neto | 6 |
| 2017 | 1st | 8/(10) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 19 | RU | — | — | Ștefan Stoica Iurie Osipenco | Jean Theodoro | 5 |
| 2018 | 1st | 5/(8) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 1/2 | — | — | Vladimir Aga Serghei Secu Sorin Colceag | Ilie Damașcan Ion Nicolaescu | 5 |
| 2019 | 1st | 7/(8) | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 43 | 16 | 1/4 | — | — | Sorin Colceag Vladimir Aga Veaceslav Sofroni | Dan Pîslă | 5 |
| 2020– 21 | 1st | 8/(10) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 63 | 25 | 1/8 | — | — | Simeon Bulgaru Vlad Goian | Artur Pătraș | 10 |
| 2021– 22 | 1st | 7/(8) | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 27 | 1/4 | — | — | Vlad Goian Michele Bon | Eugen Sidorenco | 5 |
| 2022– 23 | 1st | 3/(8) | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 1/4 | — | — | Vlad Goian Lilian Popescu | Alexandru Dedov | 8 |
| 2023– 24 | 1st | 3/(8) | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 42 | RU | CO | QR2 | Lilian Popescu | João Paulino Emmanuel Alaribe | 7 |
| 2024– 25 | 1st | | | | | | | | | / | CO | | | | |

### Starting with the 1994–95 season: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.

* Players in bold were Top league scorers that season.
* In the 1992 season, both Tiligul Tiraspol and Zimbru finished the league with an equal number of points (35). The Moldovan Football Federation decided that an additional match would be played at a neutral venue, in the city of Bălți, on June 28. However, Tiligul refused to participate in the match, so Zimbru were crowned champions of Moldova.

## Relegation play-off

* 2022 Spartanii (Selemet) – Zimbru – 0–1.

## Overall seasons table in Super Liga

Including 2023–2024 season
| Seasons in Super Liga | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | 7th place | 8th place |
| 33 | 954 | 502 | 220 | 232 | 1636 | 789 | +847 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

## Honours
### Moldova

* Divizia Națională / Liga Națională / Superliga
       Champion (8): 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00
       Runner-up (5): 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07
       Third place (6): 2001–02, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Cupa Moldovei
       Winner (6): 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2013–14
       Runner-up (4): 1994–95, 1999–00, 2017–18, 2023–24
* Supercupa Moldovei
       Winner (1): 2014
       Runner-up (3): 2003, 2004, 2007

### Soviet Union

* Soviet First League
       Winner (1): 1955.
       Runner-up (2): 1973, 1982.
* Soviet Second League
       Winner (1): 1988.
       Runner-up (1): 1987

## Records
### Soviet Union

* Most overall league appearances: Gheorghe Tegleațov (453)
* Most overall league goals: Ihor Nadein (80)
Soviet Top League
* Most league appearances: Vladimir Țincler (182)
* Most league goals: Yuri Korotkov (27)
* Most league goals in one season: Dmitri Dubrovski –13 (1961 season)
* Biggest league win: Moldova – Kalev Tallinn 6–0 (1960)
* Biggest league defeat: Spartak Moscow – Burevestnik 9–2 (1956), Lokomotiv Moscow – Moldova 8–1 (1958) CSK MO Moscow – Moldova 7–0 (1959)
Soviet First League
* Most league appearances: Gheorghe Tegleațov (396)
* Most league goals: Ihor Nadein (77)
* Most league goals in one season: Yuri Korotkov – 31 (1955 season)
* Biggest league win: Burevestnik – Dinamo Tallinn 7–0 (1955)
* Biggest league defeat: Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don – Nistru 7–0 (1986)
Soviet Second League
* Most league appearances: Anatoli Chistov, Sergiu Sîrbu (75)
* Most league goals: Nikolai Vasilyev (44)
* Most league goals in one season: Nikolai Vasilyev – 30 (1988 season)
* Biggest league win: Nistru – Gomselmash Gomel 5–0 (1988)
* Biggest league defeat: Vityaz Vitebsk – Nistru 2–0 (1987), Kuban Krasnodar – Nistru 2–0 (1987) Dnepr Mogilev – Nistru 2–0 (1988), Khimik Grodno – Nistru 4–2 (1988)
Soviet Cup
* Biggest cup win: Burevestnik – Institutul Agricol (Chișinău) 8–0 (1955)
* Biggest cup defeat: Spartak Moscow – Burevestnik 7–0 (1950)

### Moldova

Divizia Națională
* Most league appearances: Iurie Miterev (248)
* Most league goals: Iurie Miterev (129)
* Most league goals in one season: Vladislav Gavriliuc (1995–96 season) and Iurie Miterev (1996–97 season) – 34
* Biggest league win: Ciuhur Ocnița – Zimbru 1–15 (19 June 1997)
* Biggest league defeat: Sheriff Tiraspol – Zimbru 6–0 (6 November 2021)
* Most straight wins: 12 games (started in 1993–94 season, ended in 1994–95 season)
* Most games without loss: 29 (started in 1998–99 season, ended in 1999–2000 season)
* Most consecutive matches scored in by player: 10 games (1995–96) – Vladislav Gavriliuc
* Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 12 games (1153 minutes) – Denis Romanenco, 1998–99 season
Cupa Moldovei
* Biggest cup win: Zimbru – Vierul Sîngerei 16–0 (1995)
* Biggest cup defeat: Zimbru – Milsami Orhei 0–3 (13 April 2022)

## Statistics

Statistics are correct as of 18 May 2024.

### Most league appearances

| Place | Name | Apps |
| 1 | Gheorghe Tegleațov | 453 |
| 2 | Ion Caras | 376 |
| 3 | Valeriy Volostnyh | 354 |
| 4 | Pavel Cebanu | 343 |
| 5 | Anatol Rîbac | 319 |
| 6 | Ihor Nadein | 311 |
| 7 | Alexandru Mațiura | 309 |
| 8 | Sergiu Sîrbu | 262 |
| 9 | Vladimir Țincler Nicolae Cebotari | 258 |
| Place | Name | Apps |
| 1 | Iurie Miterev | 248 |
| 2 | Boris Cebotari | 243 |
| 3 | Denis Romanenco | 203 |
| 4 | Ion Testemițanu | 201 |
| 5 | Nicolae Calancea | 197 |
| 6 | Radu Rebeja | 190 |
| 7 | Ștefan Burghiu | 175 |
| 8 | Eugen Sidorenco | 166 |
| 9 | Vadim Boreț | 159 |
| 10 | Daniel Bălașa | 153 |

### Most league goals

| Place | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Ihor Nadein | 80 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Protsenko | 61 |
| 3 | Yuri Korotkov | 58 |
| 4 | Nikolai Vasilyev | 52 |
| 5 | Evgeniy Piunovski | 50 |
| 6 | Yuri Hlopotnov | 48 |
| 7 | Pavel Cebanu | 46 |
| 8 | Mihail Muhortov | 45 |
| 9 | Alexandru Mațiura Anatol Teslev Nikolai Mikhailov | 43 |
| Place | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Iurie Miterev | 129 |
| 2 | Vladislav Gavriliuc | 79 |
| 3 | Serghei Cleșcenco | 65 |
| 4 | Boris Cebotari Radu Rebeja | 43 |
| 6 | Alexandru Spiridon | 42 |
| 7 | Sergiu Chirilov | 36 |
| 8 | Victor Berco Oleg Andronic | 33 |
| 10 | Ion Testemițanu | 32 |

### All-time top scorers

| Place | Name | Goals |
| 1 | Iurie Miterev | 129 |
| 2 | Ihor Nadein | 80 |
| 3 | Vladislav Gavriliuc | 79 |
| 4 | Serghei Cleșcenco | 66 |
| 5 | Vyacheslav Protsenko | 61 |
| 6 | Yuri Korotkov | 58 |
| 7 | Alexandru Spiridon | 56 |
| 8 | Nikolai Vasilyev | 52 |
| 9 | Evgeniy Piunovski | 50 |
| 10 | Yuri Hlopotnov | 48 |