2012–13 Moldovan National Division
The 2012–13 Moldovan National Division is the 22nd season of top-tier football in Moldova. The competition began on 13 July 2012 and ended in May 2013.
The league comprises 12 teams, 11 from the 2011–12 season and one promoted site from 2011–12 A Division. Sheriff Tiraspol are the defending champions.
Teams
CSCA–Rapid Chişinău and FC Costuleni were originally relegated on competitive grounds at the end of the 2011–12 season as they finished in the bottom two places of the league table. However, both clubs were eventually spared after Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni did not obtain a National Division licence for 2012–13 and only one team, runners-up Speranţa Crihana Veche, could be promoted from the top four 2011–12 A Division sides on the same grounds.In further changes, FC Academia UTM Chişinău were renamed FC Academia Chişinău.
Personnel and sponsorship
Promoted sides Speranţa Crihana Veche play their home matches in the nearby town of Cahul.| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Academia Chişinău | Chișinău | Dinamo Stadium | 2,888 |
| Costuleni | CSR Orhei | 2,539 | |
| Ghidighici | Ghidighici Stadium | 1,500 | |
| Dacia Chişinău | Chişinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,600 |
| Iskra-Stal Rîbnița | Rîbnița | Stadionul CPSM, Vadul lui Vodă | 1,000 |
| Milsami Orhei | Orhei | CSR Orhei | 2,539 |
| Nistru Otaci | Otaci | Călărăşăuca Stadium | 2,000 |
| Olimpia Bălţi | Bălţi | Olimpia Bălţi Stadium | 5,953 |
| Speranţa Crihana Veche | Crihana Veche | Stadionul CPSM | 1,000 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 13,460 |
| Tiraspol | Sheriff Stadium | 13,460 | |
| Zimbru Chişinău | Chişinău | Zimbru Stadium | 10,600 |
League table
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.Results
The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination :| 23rd round | 24th round | 25th round | 26th round | 27th round | 28th round |
| 1 – 12 | 12 – 7 | 2 – 12 | 12 – 8 | 3 – 12 | 12 – 9 |
| 2 – 11 | 8 – 6 | 3 – 1 | 9 – 7 | 4 – 2 | 10 – 8 |
| 3 – 10 | 9 – 5 | 4 – 11 | 10 – 6 | 5 – 1 | 11 – 7 |
| 4 – 9 | 10 – 4 | 5 – 10 | 11 – 5 | 6 – 11 | 1 – 6 |
| 5 – 8 | 11 – 3 | 6 – 9 | 1 – 4 | 7 – 10 | 2 – 5 |
| 6 – 7 | 1 – 2 | 7 – 8 | 2 – 3 | 8 – 9 | 3 – 4 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Hat-tricks
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