[1] The club was founded in 1996 as Tiras Tiraspol and was selected to participate in the Moldovan "B" Division the same year.
In April 1997 the company Sheriff became the team's general sponsor giving the club its current name.
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.
[3] FC Sheriff resumed their dominance with three more league titles and a cup win.
Of the ten Super Cups played, FC Sheriff have won seven, been runners-up twice and did not qualify for the 2011 edition.