 It was traditionally the city's only team, but in 2002 the team formerly known as "Constructorul Chişinău" moved to Tiraspol and changed its name to FC Tiraspol, and the same year FC Sheriff was founded as well, thus bringing the number of home teams to three.If the USSR had not dissolved, they would have played in the USSR Top League in 1992, because they were runners-up of the USSR First League in 1991.Since the establishment of the National championship, the club along with Zimbru Chişinău were main contenders for the top titles.