# FC Petrocub Hîncești

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 Super Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football. 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. 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).

## Honours

* Super Liga
** Winners: 2023–24
* Cupa Moldovei
** Winners: 2019–20, 2023–24
* Divizia B
** Winners: 2004–05, 2013–14

## Current squad

    As of 5 March 2025
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 |
| 5 | DF | MDA | Veaceslav Posmac |
| 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 | MF | MDA | Mihai Plătică |
| 20 | MF | CMR | Donalio Melachio Douanla |
| 21 | DF | MDA | Maxim Potîrniche |
| 22 | FW | MDA | Marin Căruntu |
| 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 |
| 71 | MF | MDA | Dumitru Bivol |
| 79 | MF | MDA | Victor Bogaciuc |
| 90 | DF | MDA | Ion Jardan |
| 99 | FW | RUS | Artyom Bykovsky (on loan from Spartak Moscow) |

## European record

    As of match played on 19 December 2024
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 016.67 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 016.13 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | Osijek | 1−1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | AEK Larnaca | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | TSC | 0–2 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | First qualifying round | Sileks | 1−0 | 1−1 | 2–1 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | Sivasspor | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | First qualifying round | Floriana | 1−0 | 0−0 | 1–0 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | Laçi | 0−0 | 4−1 | 4−1 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Third qualifying round | Fehérvár | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–7 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0−5 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Champions League | First qualifying round | Ordabasy | 1−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | APOEL | 1−1 | 0–1 | 1−2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | The New Saints | 1−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1−6 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | League phase | Pafos | 1–4 | — | 36th |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | League phase | Jagiellonia Białystok | — | 0–2 | 36th |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | League phase | Rapid Wien | 0–3 | — | 36th |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | League phase | İstanbul Başakşehir | — | 1−1 | 36th |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | League phase | Real Betis | 0–1 | — | 36th |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | League phase | Heart of Midlothian | — | 2−2 | 36th |

### 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

## Recent seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Ref |
| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Ref |
| 2013–14 | Divizia B (South) | ↑ 1st | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 39 | — | | — | — | | |
| 2014–15 | Divizia A | ↑ 2nd | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 45 | Round of 16 | — | — | — | Vladimir Ambros (25) | |
| 2015–16 | Divizia Națională | 8th | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 21 | Round of 16 | — | — | — | Roman Șumchin (7) | |
| 2016–17 | Divizia Națională | 6th | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 34 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | | |
| 2017 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 26 | Semi-finals | — | — | — | Vladimir Ambros (9) | |
| 2018 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 45 | Quarter-finals | — | EL | 1Q | Vladimir Ambros (12) | |
| 2019 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 50 | Winners | — | EL | 1Q | Vadim Gulceac (6) Dan Taras (6) | |
| 2020–21 | Divizia Națională | 2nd | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 82 | 18 | 83 | Semi-finals | — | EL | 1Q | Sergiu Plătică (11) | |
| 2021–22 | Divizia Națională | 2nd | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 64 | Quarter-finals | — | ECL | 2Q | Vladimir Ambros (17) | |
| 2022–23 | Super Liga | 2nd | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 48 | Semi-finals | — | ECL | 3Q | Marius Iosipoi (7) | |
| 2023–24 | Super Liga | 1st | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 52 | Winners | — | ECL | 2Q | Vladimir Ambros (10) Mihai Plătică (10) | |