2008–09 Moldovan National Division

The 2008–09 Moldovan National Division was the 18th season of top-tier football in Moldova. The season started on 2 July 2008 and ended on 17 May 2009.
Just prior to the start of the season, FC Politehnica Chișinău withdrew from the competition, causing the league to play with 11 teams this year. Further, CSCA-Steaua Chișinău merged with Rapid Ghidighici. The new club play under the name CSCA-Rapid Chișinău.

Clubs

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
FC Academia UTM	Chișinău	Dinamo Stadium (Chișinău)	2,692
CSCA-Rapid Chișinău	Ghidighici	Ghidighici Stadium	2,000
FC Dacia	Chișinău	Stadionul Republican	8,100
FC Dinamo	Bender	Dinamo Stadium (Bender)	5,061
FC Iskra-Stal	Rîbnița	Orăşenesc Stadium	2,000
FC Nistru	Otaci	Călărăseuca Stadium	3,000
FC Olimpia	Bălți	Olimpia Bălți Stadium	5,000
Politehnica Chișinău	Chișinău	Dinamo Stadium (Chișinău)	2,692
FC Sheriff	Tiraspol	Sheriff Stadium	14,300
CS Tiligul-Tiras	Tiraspol	Stadionul Municipal	3,525
FC Tiraspol	Tiraspol	Sheriff Stadium	14,300
FC Zimbru	Chișinău	Zimbru Stadium	10,500

Promotion and relegation

Due to the withdrawal of FC Rapid Ghidighici in mid-November 2007, no teams were relegated to Moldovan "A" Division. Promoted to Moldova's top-tier football were FC Academia UTM Chișinău.

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 20 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 30 games per team.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination:

23rd round	24th round	25th round	26th round	27th round	28th round
1 - bye	1 - 2	2 - bye	1 - 4	3 - bye	1 - 6
2 - 11	8 - 6	3 - 1	2 - 3	4 - 2	2 - 5
3 - 10	9 - 5	4 - 11	9 - 7	5 - 1	3 - 4
4 - 9	10 - 4	5 - 10	10 - 6	6 - 11	10 - 8
5 - 8	11 - 3	6 - 9	11 - 5	7 - 10	11 - 7
6 - 7	bye - 7	7 - 8	bye - 8	8 - 9	bye - 9