2002–03 Moldovan National Division
# 2002–03 Moldovan National Division

The 2002–03 Moldovan National Division (Romanian: Divizia Națională) was the 12th season of top-tier football in Moldova.

## Overview

It was contested by 8 teams and Sheriff Tiraspol won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sheriff Tiraspol (C) | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Zimbru Chișinău | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Nistru Otaci | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Dacia Chișinău | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 32 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Tiraspol | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Agro Chișinău | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 20 | |
| 7 | Politehnica Chișinău (R) | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 58 | −50 | 5 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| – | Hîncesti (W) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | withdrew |

* ↑ Constructorul-93 changed name to FC Tiraspol and were relocated from Cioburciu to Tiraspol.
* ↑ Hîncesti withdrew from the league in the winter break and their results were annulled; their record was: 14 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 4-36 / 0

## Results

### First and second round

| Home \ Away | AGR | DAC | NIS | POL | SHE | TIR | ZIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agro Chișinău | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Dacia Chișinău | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Nistru Otaci | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Politehnica Chișinău | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–5 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| Tiraspol | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | | 1–2 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | |

### Third and fourth round

| Home \ Away | AGR | DAC | NIS | POL | SHE | TIR | ZIM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agro Chișinău | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Dacia Chișinău | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Nistru Otaci | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Politehnica Chișinău | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Tiraspol | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–4 | | 1–1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |

## Top goalscorers

| Pos. | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sergiu Dadu | FC Tiraspol/Sheriff Tiraspol | 19 |
| 2 | Vladimir Shishelov | Zimbru Chișinău | 13 |
| 2 | Cristian Tudor | Sheriff Tiraspol | 13 |
| 4 | Andriy Nesteruk | Sheriff Tiraspol | 12 |
