Fotbal Club Sheriff, commonly known as FC Sheriff Tiraspol, is an association football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. The club was founded in 1996 as Tiras Tiraspol and was selected to participate in the Moldovan "B" Division the same year. In their debut season they were champions of the "B" Division's South group achieving promotion to the "A" Division. In April 1997 the company Sheriff became the team's general sponsor giving the club its current name. FC Sheriff were champions of the "A" Division at the first attempt, achieving successive titles and promotion to the Moldovan National Division. They were not as successful in the Moldovan Cup as they were eliminated in the first round.
FC Sheriff finished fourth in their first National Division season which is currently their lowest top-flight finish. They won the 1999 cup final, by doing so Sheriff qualified for the 1999–2000 qualifying round for the UEFA Cup. FC Sheriff's first European opponents were Czech side SK Sigma Olomouc, a 1–1 draw at home and 0–0 away meant Sigma Olomouc progressed on the away goals rule. Sheriff finished the 1999–2000 season as runners-up in the league and quarter-finalist in the cup. The 2000–01 season was the beginning of FC Sheriff's dominance of the National Division, they won both the league and the cup to achieve their first double. FC Sheriff won the National Division championship in the next nine seasons, winning the 2006–07 season undefeated. During the nine seasons they also won the cup five times and qualified for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League each season.
The 2010–11 Moldovan National Division was won by FC Dacia Chișinău with Sheriff finishing in second place and qualifying for the Europa League qualifying phase. FC Sheriff won the next three league titles with no cup wins. FC Sheriff finished the 2014–15 Moldovan National Division in third place behind Milsami Orhei and Dacia Chișinău but won the cup thus still qualifying for the Europa League qualifying rounds. FC Sheriff resumed their dominance with three more league titles and a cup win.
The Moldovan Super Cup, a match between the winners of the National Division and the winners of the Moldovan Cup, was introduced in the 2003–04 season and is played at the beginning of each season. If one team has won both competitions it is not played, this has happened in four seasons and each time it is FC Sheriff who has won the double. Of the ten Super Cups played, FC Sheriff have won seven, been runners-up twice and did not qualify for the 2011 edition.
Key
Key to competitions National = Moldovan National Division/Super Liga "A" = Moldovan "A" Division "B" (South) = Moldovan "B" Division (South group) UCL = UEFA Champions League UEL = UEFA Europa League UECL = UEFA Conference League UC = UEFA Cup
Key to positions and symbols = Champions = Runners-up = Third place = Promoted
Key to rounds (Europe) QR = Qualifying round QR1 = First qualifying round, etc. PO = Play-off round GS = Group stage LP = League phase
Seasons SeasonLeague recordMoldovan CupSuper CupEuropeTop scorer(s)DivisionCompetitionResultLeagueGoalsTotalGoals1996–973022449319701st———1997–982623129212701st———1998–992691073924374thWinners———Serghei Rogaciov211999–20003625657725812nd—UCQRSerghei Rogaciov202000–012821435818671stWinners—UCQRDavit Mujiri172001–022820716218671stWinners—UCL2QRuslan Barburoș172002–032419326415601st—UCL2QCristian Tudor132003–042820535016651stRunners-upWinnersUCL2QAndriy Nesteruk102004–052822425412701stWinnersUCL2QRăzvan Cociș122005–062822515711711stWinnersWinnersUCL2QAliaksei Kuchuk132006–07362880707921stNot heldUCL2QAliaksei Kuchuk172007–08302631688811stWinnersWinnersUCL2QAliaksei Kuchuk132008–093025326115781stWinnersNot heldUCL2QAleksandr Yerokhin11Aleksandr Yerokhin122009–10332733758841stWinnersNot heldUCLUELPOGSJymmy13Jymmy182010–1139241148116832ndNot heldUCLUELPOGSAmath Diedhiou13Amath Diedhiou142011–123325627518811stDid not qualifyUEL2QWilfried Balima18Wilfried Balima182012–133325536616801stRunners-upUCLUEL3QPOAlexandru Pașcenco9Alexandru Pașcenco92013–143328329816871stRunners-upWinnersUCLUEL3QGSHenrique Luvannor26Henrique Luvannor282014–152417435616553rdWinnersRunners-upUCLUEL3QPORicardinho19Ricardinho222015–162720525011651stWinnersUEL1QDanijel Subotić12Danijel Subotić122016–173022357115691stWinnersWinnersUCL2QRicardinho15Ricardinho1620171814315014451stNot heldUCLUEL3QGSVitalie Damașcan13Vitalie Damașcan1320182819635814631stWinnersNot heldUCLUEL2QPOAlhaji Kamara9Ziguy Badibanga132019282242609701stRunners-upUCLUEL1Q3QYury Kendysh13Yury Kendysh202020–213632311167991stRunners-upNot heldUCLUEL2Q3QFrank Castañeda28Frank Castañeda332021–22282242758701stWinnersRunners-upUCLUELGSKPOMomo Yansané11Adama Traoré152022–23241761399571stWinnersNot heldUCLUELUECL3QGSR16Rasheed Akanbi8Rasheed Akanbi132023–242416445116522ndNot heldUCLUEL2QGSAmine Talal8Amine Talal112024–25 24 16 8 0 50 12 562ndWinnersNot heldUEL UECL2Q3QRasheed Akanbi7Rasheed Akanbi142025–26 31 20 4 7 57 22 642ndWinnersNot heldUEL UECL2Q3QAmarildo Gjoni8Amarildo Gjoni9
See also Moldovan football clubs in European competitions
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