2020–21 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season

The 2020 season will be FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 24th season, and their 23rd in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football. Sheriff are defending Divizia Naţională and Moldovan Cup champions and they will also take part in the Champions League First Qualifying Round.

Sheriff Tiraspol

2020 season
Chairman	Victor Gușan
Manager	Zoran Zekić (until 21 October) Victor Mikhailov (Caretaker) (21 October - 18 December) Yuriy Vernydub (from 18 December)
Stadium	Sheriff Stadium
Divizia Naţională	1st
Moldovan Cup	Semifinal vs Petrocub Hîncești
Moldovan Cup	Last 16
Champions League	Second Qualifying Round vs Qarabağ
Europa League vs Dundalk	Third Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Castañeda (12) All: Frank Castañeda (13)
Home colours Away colours

Season events

On 10 March, the Moldovan Football Federation delayed the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic until 4 April 2020.[1] On 30 March, all football in Moldova was suspended for the foreseeable future.[2]

On 18 June, the Moldovan Football Federation announced that the 2019–20 Moldovan Cup would restart on 21 June, whilst the Divizia Națională would commence on 3 July.[3] The following day, Sheriff Tiraspol's Moldovan Cup games where confirmed for 21 & 25 June.[4]

On 14 August, the 2020–21 Moldovan National Division was postponed.[5]

On 17 August, Sheriff Tiraspol signed Shahrom Samiyev from Rubin Kazan, before immediately loaning him out to Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol until the end of the year.[6] On the same day, Sheriff Tiraspol also announced the signing of Keston Julien from AS Trenčín.[7]

On 4 September, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Dabney dos Santos.[8]

On 21 October, Zoran Zekić's contract was terminated by mutual consent, with Victor Mikhailov being placed in temporary charge.[9]

On 28 November, the Divizia Națională was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova.[10]

On 18 December, Yuriy Vernydub was announced as Sheriff Tiraspol's new manager.[11]

On 29 December, Captain Veaceslav Posmac signed a new extended contract with Sheriff Tiraspol.[12]

On 18 January, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Sébastien Thill on loan from Progrès Niederkorn.[13]

On 28 January, Vadim Paireli left the club to sign for Armenian club FC Noah,[14] whilst Lovro Bizjak joined Sheriff Tiraspol on 29 January after previously playing for Ufa.[15]

On 1 February, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Danilo Arboleda from Deportivo Pasto.[16]

On 3 February, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Nadrey Dago from Osijek.[17]

On 4 February, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Dušan Marković from Rad.[18]

On 6 February, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Gustavo Dulanto from Boavista.[19]

On 8 February, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the signing of Fernando from Botafogo.[20]

Squad

As of match played 28 November 2020[21]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Dumitru Celeadnic		GK	23 April 1992	Petrocub Hîncești	2019[22]		40	0
26	Dušan Marković		GK	3 April 1998	Rad	2021[18]		0	0
33	Serghei Pașcenco		GK	18 December 1982	Zaria Bălți	2018		127+	0
Defenders
2	Danilo Arboleda		DF	16 May 1995	Deportivo Pasto	2020[16]		0	0
3	Charles Petro		DF	8 February 2001	Big Bullets	2020[23]		21	1
13	Fernando		DF	29 November 1998	Botafogo	2021[20]		0	0
15	Cristiano		DF	29 August 1993	Volta Redonda	2018		118	2
16	Keston Julien		DF	26 October 1998	AS Trenčín	2020[7]		12	1
32	Valery Gau		DF	6 February 2001	Trainee	2020		18	0
55	Gustavo Dulanto		DF	5 September 1995	Boavista	2021[19]		0	0
90	Veaceslav Posmac		DF	7 November 1990	Dacia Chișinău	2017		112	7
Midfielders
7	Andriy Bliznichenko		MF	24 July 1994	Kardemir Karabükspor	2019		24	12
14	Sebastian Dahlström		MF	5 November 1996	HJK	2020[24]		16	1
17	Dimitris Kolovos		MF	27 April 1993	loan from Panathinaikos	2020[25]		9	2
19	Dabney dos Santos		MF	31 July 1996	Heracles Almelo	2020[8]		5	0
31	Sébastien Thill		MF	29 December 1993	loan from Progrès Niederkorn	2021[13]	2021[13]	0	0
88	Rifet Kapić		MF	3 July 1995	loan from SC Paderborn	2020[26]		33	6
98	Maxim Cojocaru		MF	13 January 1998	Petrocub Hîncești	2019[27]		34	4
Forwards
9	Peter Wilson		FW	9 October 1996	GIF Sundsvall	2020[28]		19	7
10	Frank Castañeda		FW	17 July 1994	Senica	2020[29]		25	14
11	Lovro Bizjak		FW	12 November 1993	Ufa	2021[15]		0	0
23	Nadrey Dago		FW	7 May 1997	Osijek	2021[17]		0	0
24	Eugene Gliga		FW	30 January 2001	Trainee	2020		7	0
43	Richard Gadze		FW	23 August 1994	Zira	2020[30]		13	4
Out on loan
	Alexandr Belousov		DF	14 May 1998	Youth Team	2018		40	4
	Mihail Ghecev		MF	5 November 1997	Petrocub Hîncești	2019[31]		10	5
	Shahrom Samiyev		FW	8 February 2001	Rubin Kazan	2020[6]		0	0
Left during the season
4	Matej Palčič		DF	21 June 1993	Wisła Kraków	2019[32]		6	0
6	Alec Mudimu		MF	8 April 1995	Cefn Druids	2020[33]		6	1
8	Max Veloso		MF	27 March 1992	Neuchâtel Xamax	2020[34]		7	2
11	Andrei Peteleu		DF	20 August 1992	CFR Cluj	2020[35]		11	0
18	William Parra		MF	1 March 1995	loan from Independiente Medellín	2020[36]		23	3
20	Zvonimir Mikulić		GK	5 February 1990	Osijek	2017		67	0
27	Liridon Latifi		MF	6 February 1994	loan from Puskás Akadémia	2019[37]	2020	19	5
44	Andrej Lukić		DF	2 April 1994	loan from Braga	2019[38]		34	5
55	Benedik Mioč		MF	6 October 1994	NK Osijek	2020[39]		16	0
70	Faith Obilor		DF	5 March 1991	HJK	2020[40]		21	0
76	Gabrijel Boban		FW	23 July 1989	NK Osijek	2019[41]		29	9
77	Anatole Abang		FW	6 July 1996	Nantong Zhiyun	2020[42]		12	6
91	Ousmane N'Diaye		DF	19 August 1991	Osmanlıspor	2019[43]		33	3
	Vadim Paireli		MF	8 November 1995	Trainee	2013		66	6

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 — DF  MDA Alexandr Belousov (at Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol until end of season) — MF  MDA Mihail Ghecev (at Sfântul Gheorghe until end of season)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  TJK Shahrom Samiyev (at Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol until 31 December 2020)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
9 December 2019	FW		Peter Wilson	GIF Sundsvall	Undisclosed	[28]
11 December 2019	MF		Alec Mudimu	Cefn Druids	Undisclosed	[33]
18 December 2019	MF		Sebastian Dahlström	HJK	Undisclosed	[24][44]
30 December 2019	FW		Frank Castañeda	Senica	Undisclosed	[29][45]
16 January 2020	MF		Max Veloso	Neuchâtel Xamax	Undisclosed	[34]
20 January 2020	DF		Faith Obilor	HJK	Free	[40]
21 January 2020	MF		Benedik Mioč	NK Osijek	Undisclosed	[39]
31 January 2020	DF		Andrei Peteleu	CFR Cluj	Undisclosed	[35]
6 February 2020	FW		Anatole Abang	Nantong Zhiyun	Undisclosed	[42]
12 February 2020	DF		Charles Petro	Big Bullets	Undisclosed	[23]
7 August 2020	FW		Richard Gadze	Zira	Undisclosed	[30]
17 August 2020	DF		Keston Julien	AS Trenčín	Undisclosed	[7]
17 August 2020	FW		Shahrom Samiyev	Rubin Kazan	Undisclosed	[6]
4 September 2020	MF		Dabney dos Santos	Heracles Almelo	Undisclosed	[8]
29 January 2021	FW		Lovro Bizjak	Ufa	Free	[15]
1 February 2021	DF		Danilo Arboleda	Deportivo Pasto	Undisclosed	[16]
3 February 2021	FW		Nadrey Dago	Osijek	Undisclosed	[17]
4 February 2021	GK		Dušan Marković	Rad	Undisclosed	[18]
6 February 2021	DF		Gustavo Dulanto	Boavista	Undisclosed	[19]
8 February 2021	DF		Fernando	Botafogo	Undisclosed	[20]

Transfers announced on the above date, but not finalised until 20 January 2020.

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
24 June 2019	MF		Liridon Latifi	Puskás Akadémia	12 July 2020	[37]
1 August 2019	DF		Andrej Lukić	Braga	31 December 2020	[38]
20 December 2019	MF		William Parra	Independiente Medellín	31 December 2020	[36][45]
11 August 2020	MF		Rifet Kapić	SC Paderborn	End of season	[26]
14 September 2020	MF		Dimitris Kolovos	Panathinaikos	End of season	[25]
18 January 2021	MF		Sébastien Thill	Progrès Niederkorn	End of season	[13]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
13 February 2020	MF		Ariel Borysiuk	Jagiellonia Białystok	Undisclosed	[46]
21 January 2021	MF		Alec Mudimu	Ankaraspor	Undisclosed	[47]
28 January 2021	MF		Vadim Paireli	Noah	Undisclosed	[14]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
14 February 2020	MF		Mihail Ghecev	Sfântul Gheorghe	End of Season
3 July 2020	MF		Vadim Paireli	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	28 January 2021	[14]
17 August 2020	FW		Shahrom Samiyev	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	31 December 2020	[6]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
7 July 2020	DF		Matej Palčič	Koper
10 September 2020	FW		Anatole Abang	Keşla	26 December 2020	[48]
10 September 2020	FW		Gabrijel Boban
31 December 2020	DF		Faith Obilor
31 December 2020	DF		Andrei Peteleu
31 December 2020	DF		Ousmane N'Diaye
31 December 2020	MF		Benedik Mioč
31 December 2020	MF		Max Veloso
12 January 2021	GK		Zvonimir Mikulić	Levski Sofia	12 January 2021	[49][50]

Friendlies

1 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	5 – 0	Balkany Zorya	Tiraspol
14:00 EET (UTC+2)	Boban  1st Half' Trialist  1st Half', 1st Half' Bliznichenko  2nd Half' Castañeda  2nd Half'	Report

5 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	4 – 0	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	Tiraspol
EET (UTC+2)	Wilson  1st Half' Cristiano  1st Half' Obilor  1st Half' Latifi  2nd Half'	Report

8 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	5 – 0	Cahul-2005	Tiraspol
EET (UTC+2)	Lukić  1st Half'  1st Half' Wilson  2nd Half'  2nd Half'  2nd Half'	Report

12 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	6 – 1	Tighina	Tiraspol
EET (UTC+2)	Peteleu Veloso Abang Cojocaru Wilson	Report

16 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	0 – 0	Rukh Lviv	Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2)		Report

19 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 0	Levadia Tallinn	Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	N'Diaye  13'	Report

22 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	0 – 2	Rubin Kazan	Belek, Turkey
11:00 EET (UTC+2)	60'	Report	Kvaratskhelia  11' Bakayev  47'

26 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 0	Spartaks Jūrmala	Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2)	Cristiano  8' Lukić  62'	Report

28 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	3 – 0	Volyn Lutsk	Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2)	Wilson Paireli	Report

29 February 2020	Sheriff Tiraspol	3 – 3	Altyn Asyr	Belek, Turkey
EET (UTC+2)	Latifi  8' Cristiano  (pen.) Castañeda	Report	(pen.)

Competitions

Divizia Națională

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	18	1	1	53	5	+48	55	10	1	0	39	1	+38	8	0	1	14	4	+10

Last updated: 28 November 2020.
Source: See Results

Results

3 July 2020 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 0	Speranța Nisporeni	Tiraspol
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Boban  29' Peteleu  76' Bliznichenko  90'	Report	Calugher  79' I.Tiehi  80'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Gabriel Tupichko

8 July 2020 2	Sfântul Gheorghe	0 – 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Suruceni
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bliznichenko  39' Parra  74'	Report	Volkov  33' Istrati  44'	Stadium: Suruceni Stadium Referee: Andrey Bregute

11 July 2020 3	Sheriff Tiraspol	6 – 0	Codru Lozova	Tiraspol
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Castañeda  11', 45' Parra  19' Bliznichenko  32' Mudimu  41' Wilson  47' E.Gliga  86'	Report	A.Ciuntu  24' Dhamo  88'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Referee: Alexander Stefchuk

17 July 2020 4	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 0	Zimbru Chișinău	Tiraspol
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Castañeda  53' Abang  87'	Report	V.Zavalișca  40' Traoré  60'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Referee: Vyacheslav Banar

23 July 2020 5	Milsami Orhei	0 – 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Orhei
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	O.Gaye  32' I.Ghimp  38' Iurașco  77'	Report	Mudimu  21' Castañeda  42' (pen.) Boban  51' V.Gau  53' Parra  71' Abang  78' Obilor  80' Petro  90+3'	Stadium: CSR Orhei Referee: Andrei Breguta

26 July 2020 6	Sheriff Tiraspol	6 – 0	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	Tiraspol
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Wilson  23' Mudimu  34' Castañeda  44'  46' Abang  61', 76', 84' Mioč  67' N'Diaye  74'	Report	A.Fedorov  30'  70' N.Solodovnicov  89'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Igor Boshka

1 August 2020 7	Florești	0 – 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Florești
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	D.Manyakov  75'	Report	Obilor  29' Wilson  51' Abang  62' Dahlström  68'	Stadium: Stadionul Izvoare Referee: Roman Zhitar

5 August 2020 8	Sheriff Tiraspol	4 – 1	Petrocub Hîncești	Tiraspol
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Boban  27', 42' Abang  47' Castañeda  60' Petro  64' Obilor  74'	Report	Rozgoniuc  35' Taras  52' Damașcan  86' Gulceac  89'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Gabriel Tupicco

12 September 2020 11	Sheriff Tiraspol	–	Sfântul Gheorghe	Tiraspol
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)				Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena
Note: Match originally scheduled for 12 September 2020.[5]

12 September 2020 9	Dacia Buiucani	0 – 3	Sheriff Tiraspol	Chișinău
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	I.Gurulea  80' T.Lungu  84'	Report	Castañeda  1' 31' Parra  40' Wilson  70' Veloso  90'	Stadium: CSCT Buiucani Referee: Alexander Stefcuk
Note: Match originally scheduled for 15 August 2020.[5]

18 September 2020 10	Speranța Nisporeni	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Orhei
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)	M.Guyanov  18' S.Trofan  77'	Report	Castañeda  33' Gadze  89'	Stadium: CSR Orhei Referee: Veaceslav Banar
Note: Match played at the CSR Orhei in Orhei, instead of Speranța Nisporeni's regular Stadionul Mircea Eliade in Nisporeni. Match originally scheduled for 21 August 2020.[5]

28 September 2020 12	Sheriff Tiraspol	6 – 0	Codru Lozova	Tiraspol
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Wilson  28' Gadze  31' (pen.) Mudimu  52' Veloso  75' Castañeda  82', 89' Kolovos  85' V.Gau  88'	Report	Mytsyk  18' A.Nestratov  33'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Igor Bosca

3 October 2020 13	Sheriff Tiraspol	4 – 0	Zimbru Chișinău	Tiraspol
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Julien  28' Obilor  33' Castañeda  48' Gadze  50' Wilson  87' Cristiano  89'	Report	Burghiu  19' S.Yahaya  30'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Andrei Kozhocaru

17 October 2020 14	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 0	Milsami Orhei	Tiraspol
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Gadze  49' Parra  59'	Report	O.Gaye   26' Jardan  51'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Referee: Gennadiy Sidenco
Note: Match originally scheduled for 12 September 2020,[5] and then 27 September.

20 October 2020 15	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Tîrnauca
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)	O.Masalov  24'  90+1' A.Fedorov  73'	Report	Dahlström  53' Bliznichenko  89'	Stadium: Dinamo-Auto Stadium Referee: Vasile Berladian

24 October 2020 16	Sheriff Tiraspol	5 – 0	Florești	Tiraspol
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Castañeda  32' Kolovos  35'  54' Bliznichenko  66', 70', 76' Posmac  90+1'	Report	D.Semirov  17' Bugaiov  72'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Referee: Yuri Kovtun

1 November 2020 17	Petrocub Hîncești	1 – 0	Sheriff Tiraspol	Hîncești
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Bejan  10'	Report	Posmac  56'	Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Referee: Roman Zhitar

7 November 2020 18	Sheriff Tiraspol	0 – 0	Dacia Buiucani	Tiraspol
17:00 EET (UTC+2)	Julien  32'	Report	G.Suchu  15' T.Lungu  22'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Referee: Andrei Cheban

21 November 2020 19	Sheriff Tiraspol	3 – 0	Speranța Nisporeni	Tiraspol
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	Posmac  5' Lukić  36' Wilson  80' (pen.), 88'	Report	Nasonov  79' Starîș  79' Chirinciuc  86'	Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena Referee: Igor Boshka

25 November 2020 20	Sfântul Gheorghe	0 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Suruceni
13:00 EET (UTC+2)		Report	Castañeda  53' Bliznichenko  67'	Stadium: Suruceni Stadium Referee: Vyacheslav Banar

28 November 2020 21	Codru Lozova	1 – 2	Sheriff Tiraspol	Ghidighici
16:00 EET (UTC+2)	M.Calincov  17' E.Zaplitnîi  78'	Report	Bliznichenko  24' (pen.) Lukić  90+3'  90+4'	Stadium: Ghidighici Stadium Referee: Andrei Kozhocaru

4 December 2020 22	Zimbru Chișinău	–	Sheriff Tiraspol	Chișinău
EET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 28 November 2020[10]

9 December 2020 23	Milsami Orhei	–	Sheriff Tiraspol	Orhei
EET (UTC+2)				Stadium: CSR Orhei
Note: Match postponed on 28 November 2020[10]

4 December 2020 24	Sheriff Tiraspol	–	Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol	Tiraspol
EET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena
Note: Match postponed on 28 November 2020[10]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sheriff Tiraspol	20	18	1	1	53	5	+48	55	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Petrocub Hîncești	21	15	4	2	47	12	+35	49	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Sfîntul Gheorghe	20	12	4	4	36	19	+17	40
4	Milsami Orhei	20	11	5	4	30	13	+17	38
5	Dinamo-Auto	21	7	8	6	35	30	+5	29

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: FMF, UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion when two teams tied); 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Matches won; 8) Goal difference; 9) Goals scored; 10) Least red cards; 11) Least yellow cards.[51]

2019–20

21 June 2020 Semifinal 1st leg	Petrocub-Hîncești	1 – 0	Sheriff Tiraspol	Hîncești
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Țurcan  32'  54' V.Bogaciuc  88' Jardan  90'	Report	Parra  30'	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrei Breguets
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova. Match was suspended in the 28th minute due to heavy rain, with the game continuing on 22 June 2020 at 20:00 from the 28th minute.[52]

25 June 2020 Semifinal 2nd leg	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 1 (2 – 2 (a) agg.)	Petrocub-Hîncești	Tiraspol
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Parra  34' Petro  35' Paireli  43' Bliznichenko  45+2' (pen.) Obilor  72' Boban  75' Gliga  90+1'	Report	Melachio  4' Efros  42' S.Plătică  55'  90+3' Avram  75'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Petru Stoianov
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova.

2020–21

28 October 2020 Last 16	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 1	Iskra Rîbnița	Tiraspol
15:00 EET (UTC+2)	E.Gliga  37' Julien  52'  67'	Report	E.Tuluk  22' V.Bumbak  84'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Valeriy Minchiune

20/21 April 2021 Quarterfinal	Sheriff Tiraspol	–	Milsami Orhei	Tiraspol
EET (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sheriff Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds

19 August 2020 First qualifying round	Sheriff Tiraspol	2 – 0	Fola Esch	Tiraspol, Moldova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Abang  36' Parra  66' Lukić  80'	Report	D.Sinani  56' Sacras  78' D.Pimentel  89'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

26 August 2020 Second qualifying round	Qarabağ	2 – 1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Baku, Azerbaijan
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Matić  22' (pen.) Emreli  63' I.Ibrahimli  73'	Report	Obilor  17' Abang  37' Castañeda  78'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)
Note: Match played at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku, instead of Qarabağ's regular stadium Azersun Arena, which did not meet UEFA requirements. Match played behind closed doors.

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds

24 September 2020 Third qualifying round	Sheriff Tiraspol	1 – 1 (3 – 5 p)	Dundalk	Tiraspol, Moldova
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Posmac  8'  38' Peteleu  61' N'Diaye  90' Veloso  100'	Report	Murray  45'  68' Shields  70'	Stadium: Sheriff Stadium Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
	Penalties
	Kapić Obilor Veloso Parra		Čolović Hoban Hoare McEleney Shields
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

Squad Statistics

As of Match played 28 November 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Divizia Națională		2019–20 Moldovan Cup		2020–21 Moldovan Cup		Champions League		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Dumitru Celeadnic	11	0	6	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF		Charles Petro	22	1	10+6	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	2	0	0+1	0
7	MF		Andriy Bliznichenko	20	9	9+7	8	1	1	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
9	FW		Peter Wilson	20	7	7+10	7	0+2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Frank Castañeda	26	14	18+2	13	0+2	0	0+1	0	2	1	1	0
14	MF		Sebastian Dahlström	17	1	6+10	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Cristiano	19	0	13+1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
16	DF		Keston Julien	13	2	8+3	1	0	0	0+1	1	0+1	0	0	0
17	MF		Dimitris Kolovos	10	2	7+1	2	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF		Dabney dos Santos	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
24	FW		Eugene Gliga	8	1	1+4	0	0+2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
32	DF		Valery Gau	18	0	12+4	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW		Richard Gadze	13	4	10+2	4	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
88	MF		Rifet Kapić	10	0	2+6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
90	DF		Veaceslav Posmac	17	2	13+1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
98	MF		Maxim Cojocaru	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away on loan :
Players who left Sheriff Tiraspol during the season:
6	MF		Alec Mudimu	7	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Max Veloso	8	2	2+4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
11	DF		Andrei Peteleu	12	0	4+4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
16	MF		Vadim Paireli	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		William Parra	23	3	18	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
20	GK		Zvonimir Mikulić	15	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF		Andrej Lukić	20	2	9+6	1	1+1	0	1	0	1+1	1	0	0
55	MF		Benedik Mioč	17	0	9+3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
70	DF		Faith Obilor	22	0	15+2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
76	FW		Gabrijel Boban	12	3	7+1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
77	FW		Anatole Abang	12	6	6+2	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
91	DF		Ousmane N'Diaye	13	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Divizia Națională	2019–20 Moldovan Cup	2020–21 Moldovan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW		10	Frank Castañeda	13	0	0	1	0	14
2	MF		7	Andriy Bliznichenko	8	1	0	0	0	9
3	FW		9	Peter Wilson	7	0	0	0	0	7
4	FW		77	Anatole Abang	5	0	0	1	0	6
5	FW		43	Richard Gadze	4	0	0	0	0	4
6	FW		76	Gabrijel Boban	3	0	0	0	0	3
	MF		18	William Parra	2	1	0	0	0	3
8	MF		8	Max Veloso	2	0	0	0	0	2
	MF		17	Dimitris Kolovos	2	0	0	0	0	2
	DF		16	Keston Julien	1	0	1	0	0	2
	DF		90	Veaceslav Posmac	1	0	0	1	0	2
	DF		44	Andrej Lukić	1	0	0	1	0	2
13	MF		6	Alec Mudimu	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		91	Ousmane N'Diaye	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		3	Charles Petro	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		14	Sebastian Dahlström	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW		24	Eugene Gliga	0	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	53	2	2	2	1	60

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Divizia Națională	2019–20 Moldovan Cup	2020–21 Moldovan Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	GK		20	Zvonimir Mikulić	10	0	0	0	0	10
2	GK		1	Dumitru Celeadnic	5	0	0	1	0	6
				TOTALS	15	0	0	1	0	16

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Divizia Națională		2019–20 Cup		2020–21 Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
3		DF	Charles Petro	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		MF	Andriy Bliznichenko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Peter Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Frank Castañeda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Sebastian Dahlström	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Cristiano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		DF	Keston Julien	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17		MF	Dimitris Kolovos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		FW	Eugene Gliga	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
32		DF	Valery Gau	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
90		DF	Veaceslav Posmac	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Sheriff Tiraspol during the season:
6		MF	Alec Mudimu	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Max Veloso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11		DF	Andrei Peteleu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
16		MF	Vadim Paireli	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	William Parra	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
44		DF	Andrej Lukić	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
55		MF	Benedik Mioč	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
70		DF	Faith Obilor	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
76		FW	Gabrijel Boban	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1
77		FW	Anatole Abang	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
91		DF	Ousmane N'Diaye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	30	0	6	0	1	0	2	1	4	0	43	1

Notes

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External links

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