FC Petrocub Hîncești

Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești, commonly known as Petrocub Hîncești, or simply Petrocub, is a Moldovan football club from Hîncești. They play in the Moldovan Super Liga, the top division in Moldovan football.^[1] Its home ground is the Municipal Stadium in Hîncești.

Petrocub Hîncești

Full name	Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești
Nickname(s)	Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks) Leii din Hîncești (The Hîncești Lions)
Founded	27 November 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-27)
Ground	Stadionul Municipal Hîncești
Capacity	1,100
President	Nana Yaw Amponsah
Head Coach	Andrei Martin
League	Super Liga
2023–24	Super Liga, 1st of 8 (champions)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

1994 – foundation 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

Honours

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

Current squad

As of 26 March 2024^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   MDA Silviu Șmalenea 4 DF   MDA Victor Mudrac 5 DF   MDA Cristian Axenti 8 FW   MDA Dumitru Demian 9 FW   MDA Vladimir Ambros (captain) 11 DF   MDA Sergiu Platica 16 GK   GHA Razak Abalora (on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol) 17 MF   GHA David Abagna 19 MF   MDA Mihai Platica 20 MF   CMR Donalio Melachio Douanla 21 DF   MDA Maxim Potîrniche

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF   MDA Mihai Lupan 32 GK   MDA Dumitru Covali 37 MF   MDA Dan Pușcaș 39 MF   MDA Teodor Lungu 46 DF   MDA Danil Andreiciu 66 DF   MDA Ion Borș 70 FW   GHA Basit Seidu (on loan from Al-Hilal Club) 78 FW   MDA Nicky Cleșcenco 90 DF   MDA Ion Jardan 94 MF   MDA Corneliu Cotogoi 97 FW   MDA Marius Iosipoi

European record

As of match played 3 August 2023

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
UEFA Champions League	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Europa League	5	0	1	4	2	5	−3	000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	12	3	3	6	8	16	−8	025.00
Total	17	3	4	10	10	21	−11	017.65

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

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	QR1	Osijek	1−1	1–2	2–3
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	QR1	AEK Larnaca	0–1	0–1	0–2
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	QR1	TSC Bačka Topola	0–2	—	—
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	QR1	Sileks	1−0	1−1	2–1
		QR2	Sivasspor	0–1	0–1	0–2
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	QR1	Floriana	1−0	0−0	1–0
		QR2	Laçi	0−0	4−1	4−1
		QR3	Fehérvár	1–2	0–5	1–7
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	QR2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	0–2	0–3	0−5
2024–25	UEFA Champions League	QR1

Recent seasons

Season	League									Cup	Ref
	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
2013–14	Divizia B (South)	↑ 1st	16	13	0	3	45	12	39	—	^[3]
2014–15	Divizia A	↑ 2nd	22	13	6	3	55	21	45	Round of 16	^[4]
2015–16	Divizia Națională	8th	27	6	3	18	21	53	21	Round of 16	^[5]
2016–17	Divizia Națională	6th	30	8	10	12	31	38	34	Semi-finals	^[6]
2017	Divizia Națională	3rd	18	7	5	6	25	16	26	Semi-finals	^[7]
2018	Divizia Națională	3rd	28	12	9	7	38	28	45	Quarter-finals	^[8]
2019	Divizia Națională	3rd	28	14	8	6	34	21	50	Winners	^[9]
2020–21	Divizia Națională	2nd	36	25	8	3	82	18	83	Semi-finals	^[10]
2021–22	Divizia Națională	2nd	28	20	4	4	62	20	64	Quarter-finals	^[11]
2022–23	Super Liga	2nd	24	14	6	4	36	17	48	Semi-finals	^[12]

References

1. Groll, Daniel. . www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
2. "Squad". petrocub.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. "Moldova 2013/14". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. "Moldova 2014/15". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
5. "Moldova 2015/16". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
6. "Moldova 2016/17". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
7. "Moldova 2017". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
8. "Moldova 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
9. "Moldova 2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
10. "Moldova 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
11. "Moldova 2021/22". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
12. "Moldova 2022/23". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

External links

• Official website
• FC Petrocub Sărata-Galbenă at Soccerway