FC Petrocub Hîncești
Association football club in Moldova
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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 Moldovan Liga, the top tier of Moldovan football.[1] Its home ground is the Municipal Stadium in Hîncești.
- Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks)
- Leii din Hîncești (The Hîncești Lions)
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| Full name | Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești | ||
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| Founded | 27 November 1999 | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,633 | ||
| President | Mihail Usatîi | ||
| Head coach | Shota Makharadze | ||
| League | Moldovan Liga | ||
| 2024–25 | Super Liga, 4th of 8 | ||
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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. Shortly after winning the title, the Samaritan Investment Group led by Nana Yaw Amponsah decided to end their collaboration with the club and moved to another Moldovan team Spartanii Sportul.[3][4]
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.
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 4 March 2026[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Super Liga
- Winners: 2023–24
- Divizia B (level 3)
- Winners: 2004–05, 2013–14
- Cupa Moldovei
League history
| Season | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Top scorer
(league) |
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| Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 3rd | ↑ 1st | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 39 | — | — | [6] | |||
| 2014–15 | 2nd | ↑ 2nd | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 45 | Round of 16 | — | — |  Vladimir Ambros (25) |
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| 2015–16 | 1st | 8th | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 21 | Round of 16 | — | — | Roman Șumchin (7) |
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| 2016–17 | 6th | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 34 | Semi-finals | — | — | [9] | |||
| 2017 | 3rd | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 26 | Semi-finals | — | — | Vladimir Ambros (9) |
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| 2018 | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 45 | Quarter-finals | — | UEL | 1Q | Vladimir Ambros (12) |
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| 2019 | 3rd | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 50 | Winners | — | UEL | 1Q | Vadim Gulceac (6) Dan Taras (6) |
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| 2020–21 | 2nd | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 82 | 18 | 83 | Semi-finals | — | UEL | 1Q | Sergiu Plătică (11) |
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| 2021–22 | 2nd | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 64 | Quarter-finals | — | UECL | 2Q | Vladimir Ambros (17) |
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| 2022–23 | 2nd | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 48 | Semi-finals | — | UECL | 3Q | Marius Iosipoi (7) |
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| 2023–24 | 1st | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 52 | Winners | — | UECL | 2Q | Vladimir Ambros (10) Mihai Plătică (10) |
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| 2024–25 | 4th | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 37 | Quarter-finals | — | UCL |
2Q PO |
Marin Căruntu (4) Dan Pușcaș (4) |
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European record
- As of match played on 31 July 2025
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 11.11 |
| UEFA Conference League | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 18.18 |
| Total | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 17.14 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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 | N/a | N/a |
| 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 | N/a | 36th | |
 Jagiellonia Białystok |
N/a | 0–2 | ||||
 Rapid Wien |
0–3 | N/a | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir |
N/a | 1−1 | ||||
 Real Betis |
0–1 | N/a | ||||
 Heart of Midlothian |
N/a | 2−2 | ||||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q | Birkirkara |
3−0 | 0–1 | 3−1 |
| 2Q |  Sabah |
0–2 | 1–4 | 1–6 |