The competition began on 14 September 2011 with the First Preliminary Round and will end with the final held in May 2012.
Entering this round are 30 clubs from the Moldovan "B" Division.
The 15 winners from the previous round and 1 club from the Moldovan "B" Division entered this stage of the competition.
They will play against 8 winner teams from the second preliminary round.
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