# 2014–15 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season

The 2014–15 season is FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 18th season, and their 17th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.

## Squad

    As of match played 24 May 2015
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Serghei Pașcenco | GK | (1982-12-18)18 December 1982 (aged 32) | Malavan | 2014 | | |
| 25 | Sergiu Juric | GK | (1984-03-03)3 March 1984 (aged 31) | Veris Chișinău | 2014 | | |
| 32 | Matías Degra | GK | (1983-06-18)18 June 1983 (aged 31) | Paços de Ferreira | 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 15 | Marcel Metoua | DF | (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 26) | Banat Zrenjanin | 2011 | 133 | 10 |
| 17 | Artiom Rozgoniuc | DF | (1995-10-01)1 October 1995 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Serghei Svinarenco | DF | (1996-09-18)18 September 1996 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Maxim Potîrniche | DF | (1989-06-13)13 June 1989 (aged 25) | Zimbru Chișinău | 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Amer Dupovac | DF | (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 (aged 23) | Sarajevo | 2015 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | Andrei Mureşan | DF | (1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 29) | Astra Giurgiu | 2015 | 25 | 2 |
| 33 | Valeriu Macrițchii | DF | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2013 | 35 | 2 |
| 55 | Mateo Sušić | DF | (1990-11-18)18 November 1990 (aged 24) | CFR Cluj | 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Radu Gînsari | MF | (1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 23) | Zimbru Chișinău | 2014 | 23 | 7 |
| 10 | Thiago Galvão | MF | (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 25) | Sloboda Užice | 2014 | 31 | 1 |
| 11 | Ricardinho | MF | (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 25) | Lechia Gdańsk | 2013 | 76 | 33 |
| 14 | Wilfried Balima | MF | (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 30) | US Ouagadougou | 2005 | | |
| 16 | Vadim Paireli | MF | (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2013 | 61 | 6 |
| 18 | Leonel Olímpio | MF | (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 32) | Vitória de Guimarães | 2014 | 26 | 3 |
| 20 | Cadú | MF | (1986-08-31)31 August 1986 (aged 28) | Red Star Belgrade | 2013 | 66 | 12 |
| 23 | Ernandes | MF | (1987-11-11)11 November 1987 (aged 27) | Atlético Goianiense | 2014 | 35 | 1 |
| 24 | Dmitri Semirov | MF | (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2012 | 9 | 1 |
| 26 | Aitor Monroy | MF | (1987-10-18)18 October 1987 (aged 27) | CFR Cluj | 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Maxim Antoniuc | FW | (1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (aged 24) | Veris Chișinău | 2014 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Juninho Potiguar | FW | (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 (aged 25) | Icasa | 2014 | 44 | 23 |
| 29 | Ismail Isa | FW | (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 25) | Litex Lovech | 2013 | 71 | 21 |
| 88 | Eugeniu Rebenja | FW | (1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 20) | loan from Tiraspol | 2014 | 8 | 1 |
| 89 | Maxim Iurcu | FW | (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 22) | Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol | 2014 | 11 | 3 |
| Players away on loan ||||||||||
| 12 | Dmitri Stajila | GK | (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2007 | | |
| 73 | Andrei Macrițchii | FW | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 19) | Trainee | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Serghei Gheorghiev | MF | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2014 | | |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 17 | Joãozinho | DF | (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 25) | loan from Braga | 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Fred Benson | FW | (1984-04-10)10 April 1984 (aged 31) | PEC Zwolle | 2014 | 12 | 4 |
| 21 | Elkin Blanco | MF | (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 25) | loan from Millonarios | 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Djibril Paye | DF | (1990-02-26)26 February 1990 (aged 25) | | 2008 | | |
| 22 | Igor Bondarenco | DF | | Trainee | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Miral Samardžić | DF | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 28) | Maribor | 2010 | | |
| 88 | Ligger | DF | (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 27) | loan from Oeste | 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | Luvannor | FW | (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 25) | Morrinhos | 2011 | 109 | 47 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | MDA | Dmitri Stajila (at Kukësi) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 91 | MF | MDA | Serghei Gheorghiev (at Navbahor Namangan) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 17 June 2014 | MF | Radu Gînsari | Zimbru Chișinău | Undisclosed |
| 20 June 2014 | FW | Fred Benson | PEC Zwolle | Undisclosed |
| 24 June 2014 | MF | Andrei Mureșan | Astra Giurgiu | Undisclosed |
| 24 June 2014 | FW | Maxim Iurcu | Dinamo-Auto | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2014 | MF | Serghei Gheorghiev | Tiraspol | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2014 | GK | Serghei Pașcenco | Malavan | Undisclosed |
| 27 June 2014 | MF | Maxim Antoniuc | Veris Chișinău | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | Leonel Olímpio | Vitória | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2014 | GK | Matías Degra | Paços de Ferreira | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2014 | FW | Tiago Galvão | Sloboda Užice | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2015 | DF | Mateo Sušić | Cluj | Undisclosed |
| 7 February 2015 | MF | Aitor Monroy | Cluj | Undisclosed |
| 12 February 2015 | DF | Amer Dupovac | Sarajevo | Undisclosed |
| 5 March 2015 | DF | Maxim Potîrniche | Zimbru Chișinău | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 16 June 2014 | DF | Tomislav Pajović | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2014 | DF | Djibril Paye | Zulte Waregem | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2014 | MF | Miral Samardžić | Rijeka | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2014 | FW | Luvannor | Al Shabab | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 24 June 2014 | DF | Ligger | Oeste | 17 December 2014 |
| 2 July 2014 | MF | Elkin Blanco | Millonarios | 21 January 2015 |
| 22 July 2014 | DF | Joãozinho | Braga | 2 September 2014 |
| 15 January 2015 | FW | Eugeniu Rebenja | Tiraspol | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| Summer 2014 | MF | Igor Dima | Saxan | |
| 9 August 2014 | MF | Marko Stanojević | Simurq | 31 May 2015 |
| 29 August 2014 | GK | Dmitri Stajila | Dinamo-Auto | 31 December 2014 |
| 25 December 2014 | GK | Georgi Georgiev | Naft Masjed Soleyman | End of Season |
| 17 February 2015 | GK | Dmitri Stajila | Kukësi | 17 August 2015 |
| 19 February 2015 | FW | Artiom Puntus | Tiraspol | End of Season |
| 18 March 2015 | MF | Serghei Gheorghiev | Navbahor Namangan | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| Summer 2014 | MF | Valentin Bîrdan | Tiraspol | |
| Summer 2014 | MF | Veaceslav Lisa | Saxan | |
| Summer 2014 | FW | Jhulliam | Indy Eleven | 26 August 2014 |
| 11 June 2014 | DF | Melli | Ergotelis | |
| 18 June 2014 | MF | Valentin Furdui | Kaisar | |
| 21 January 2015 | DF | Petar Lela | Slaven Belupo | |
| 23 January 2015 | FW | Fred Benson | Rapid București | |
| 17 February 2015 | FW | Klysman | Santa Cruz | |

## Competitions
### Divizia Națională
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2015. Source: Soccerway

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Milsami Orhei (C) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dacia Chișinău | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 13 | +35 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Tiraspol | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 44 | Team was dissolved after the season |
| 5 | Saxan Ceadîr-Lunga | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
* 1 2 Tiraspol, the fourth-placed team, would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round, but were dissolved at the end of the 2014–15 season. As a result, the berth was given to Saxan, the fifth-placed team of the league.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 24 May 2015

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Divizia Națională | Divizia Națională | Moldovan Cup | Moldovan Cup | Moldovan Super Cup | Moldovan Super Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | MDA | Serghei Pașcenco | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | MDA | Maxim Antoniuc | 15 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MDA | Radu Gînsari | 23 | 7 | 9+6 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Juninho Potiguar | 30 | 9 | 14+6 | 8 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Tiago Galvão | 31 | 1 | 9+13 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Ricardinho | 34 | 22 | 21+2 | 19 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | BFA | Wilfried Balima | 21 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CIV | Marcel Metoua | 16 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | MDA | Vadim Paireli | 26 | 4 | 14+7 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | MDA | Artiom Rozgoniuc | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Leonel Olímpio | 26 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | MDA | Serghei Svinarenco | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Cadú | 28 | 3 | 13+4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | MDA | Maxim Potîrniche | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BIH | Amer Dupovac | 11 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | BRA | Ernandes | 22 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MDA | Dmitri Semirov | 8 | 1 | 0+6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | MDA | Sergiu Juric | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Aitor Monroy | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BUL | Ismail Isa | 29 | 5 | 9+9 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ROU | Andrei Mureșan | 25 | 2 | 13+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ARG | Matías Degra | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | MDA | Valeriu Macrițchii | 23 | 1 | 19+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | BIH | Mateo Sušić | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | MDA | Eugeniu Rebenja | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | FW | MDA | Maxim Iurcu | 11 | 3 | 7+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Sheriff Tiraspol during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 91 | MF | MDA | Serghei Gheorghiev | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Sheriff Tiraspol no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||
| 17 | DF | POR | Joãozinho | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NED | Fred Benson | 12 | 4 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | COL | Elkin Blanco | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GUI | Djibril Paye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | MDA | Igor Bondarenco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SVN | Miral Samardžić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | BRA | Ligger | 14 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | MDA | Henrique Luvannor | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Divizia Națională | Moldovan Cup | Moldovan Super Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Ricardinho | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Juninho Potiguar | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 8 | Radu Gînsari | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | FW | 29 | Ismail Isa | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Vadim Paireli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Fred Benson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 20 | Cadú | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 18 | Leonel Olímpio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 89 | Maxim Iurcu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 14 | Wilfried Balima | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 7 | Maxim Antoniuc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 30 | Andrei Mureșan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 23 | Ernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 88 | Eugeniu Rebenja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 10 | Thiago Galvão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 15 | Marcel Metoua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 22 | Amer Dupovac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 90 | Henrique Luvannor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 24 | Dmitri Semirov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 56 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 74 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Divizia Națională | Divizia Națională | Moldovan Cup | Moldovan Cup | Moldovan Super Cup | Moldovan Super Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Serghei Pașcenco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Radu Gînsari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Juninho Potiguar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Tiago Galvão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Ricardinho | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Wilfried Balima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Marcel Metoua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Vadim Paireli | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Leonel Olímpio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Serghei Svinarenco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Cadú | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Amer Dupovac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Ismail Isa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Valeriu Macrițchii | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players away from Sheriff Tiraspol on loan: ||||||||||||||||
| 91 | MF | Serghei Gheorghiev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left Sheriff Tiraspol during the season: ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | Elkin Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | FW | Eugeniu Rebenja | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | Luvannor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 4 |