FC Petrocub Hîncești

Petrocub Hîncești
Full nameFotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks)
  • Leii din Hîncești (The Hîncești Lions)
Founded27 November 1999 (1999-11-27)
GroundMunicipal Stadium
Capacity1,100
PresidentMihail Usatîi
Head coachShota Makharadze
LeagueLiga
2024–25Super Liga, 4th of 8

Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești, commonly known as Petrocub Hîncești (PET-roe-kub hin-CHESHT), or simply Petrocub, is a Moldovan professional football club from Hîncești. They play in the Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football.[1] Its home ground is the Municipal Stadium in Hîncești.

History

In January 2024, Petrocub Hîncești entered into a partnership with an unnamed investment company, which also saw former Asante Kotoko CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah, being named as the new President of the club.[2] On 18 May 2024, after a 4–1 victory over Zimbru Chișinău, Petrocub Hîncești have been declared champions of the Super Liga for the first time in their history.

On 13 August 2024, after winning their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie against The New Saints, they advanced to the play-off round. However, they were ultimately defeated by Ludogorets Razgrad, which moved them down to the league phase of the UEFA Conference League, making them only the second Moldovan team to reach the group or league stage of a UEFA club competition.

Club names

1994 – founded as Petroclub-Condor Sărata-Galbenă
1995 – renamed Spicul Sărata-Galbenă
1998 – renamed Petrocub-Spicul Sărata-Galbenă
2000 – renamed Petrocub-Condor Sărata-Galbenă
2001 – renamed FC Hîncești
2005 – renamed Petrocub Sărata-Galbenă
2013 – renamed Rapid-2 Petrocub
2015 – renamed FC Petrocub Hîncești

Emblem

Since, their symbol used to always looks like the Black-White logo, as their 2nd emblem is Salty-Yellow (Noble Knight (Cool shade of blue), Red, and Green. Same as the Black and White logo).

Players

As of 23 June 2025[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MDA Silviu Șmalenea
6 MF  SEN Boubacar Diallo
7 FW  MDA Dan Spătaru
8 MF  MDA Dumitru Demian
9 FW  MDA Vladimir Ambros (captain)
11 MF  MDA Sergiu Plătică
15 FW  MDA Petru Popescu
17 MF  MDA Cristian Păscăluță
19 FW  MDA Nicolae Rotaru
20 MF  CMR Donalio Melachio Douanla
21 DF  MDA Maxim Potîrniche
23 MF  MDA Mihai Lupan
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  CMR Cedric Ngah
29 DF  MDA Alexandru Gutium
31 GK  MDA Victor Dodon
32 GK  MDA Dumitru Coval
37 MF  MDA Dan Pușcaș
39 MF  MDA Teodor Lungu
44 MF  CMR Jessie Guera Djou
55 DF  GHA Manuel Nana Agyemang
66 DF  MDA Ion Borș
77 FW  MDA Serghei Decev
79 MF  MDA Victor Bogaciuc
90 DF  MDA Ion Jardan

Honours

League history

Season League Cup Super Cup Europe Top scorer

(league)

Ref
Division Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts
2013–14 3rd ↑ 1st 16 13 0 3 45 12 39 — — [4]
2014–15 2nd ↑ 2nd 22 13 6 3 55 21 45 Round of 16 — — Vladimir Ambros (25) [5]
2015–16 1st 8th 27 6 3 18 21 53 21 Round of 16 — — Roman Șumchin (7) [6]
2016–17 6th 30 8 10 12 31 38 34 Semi-finals — — [7]
2017 3rd 18 7 5 6 25 16 26 Semi-finals — — Vladimir Ambros (9) [8]
2018 3rd 28 12 9 7 38 28 45 Quarter-finals — UEL 1Q Vladimir Ambros (12) [9]
2019 3rd 28 14 8 6 34 21 50 Winners — UEL 1Q Vadim Gulceac (6)
Dan Taras (6) 		[10]
2020–21 2nd 36 25 8 3 82 18 83 Semi-finals — UEL 1Q Sergiu Plătică (11) [11]
2021–22 2nd 28 20 4 4 62 20 64 Quarter-finals — UECL 2Q Vladimir Ambros (17) [12]
2022–23 2nd 24 14 6 4 36 17 48 Semi-finals — UECL 3Q Marius Iosipoi (7) [13]
2023–24 1st 24 15 7 2 59 12 52 Winners — UECL 2Q Vladimir Ambros (10)
Mihai Plătică (10)
2024–25 4th 24 10 7 7 40 26 37 Quarter-finals — UCL

UEL
UECL

2Q

PO
LP

Marin Căruntu (4)
Dan Pușcaș (4)

European record

As of match played on 10 July 2025
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 4 1 2 1 2 2 +0 025.00
UEFA Europa League 9 1 2 6 4 13 −9 011.11
UEFA Conference League 19 3 5 11 12 30 −18 015.79
Total 32 5 9 18 18 45 −27 015.63

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Osijek 1−1 1–2 2–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q AEK Larnaca 0–1 0–1 0–2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q TSC 0–2 — —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Sileks 1−0 1−1 2–1
2Q Sivasspor 0–1 0–1 0–2
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Floriana 1−0 0−0 1–0
2Q Laçi 0−0 4−1 4−1
3Q Fehérvár 1–2 0–5 1–7
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 0–3 0−5
2024–25 UEFA Champions League 1Q Ordabasy 1−0 0−0 1−0
2Q APOEL 1−1 0–1 1−2
UEFA Europa League 3Q The New Saints 1−0 0−0 1−0
PO Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2 0–4 1−6
UEFA Conference League LP Pafos 1–4 — 36th
Jagiellonia Białystok — 0–2
Rapid Wien 0–3 —
İstanbul Başakşehir — 1−1
Real Betis 0–1 —
Heart of Midlothian — 2−2
2025–26 UEFA Conference League 1Q Birkirkara 0–1

UEFA rankings

As of 17 February 2025, Petrocub Hîncești is ranked 177th in the UEFA club coefficient rankings.

Rank Team Points
175 Alanyaspor 8.580
176 Pyunik 8.500
177 Petrocub Hîncești 8.500
178 Spartak Trnava 8.500
179 Linfield 8.500

Source

References

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