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FC Petrocub Hîncești

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Petrocub Hîncești
Full nameFotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești
Nickname(s)
  • Alb-negrii (The White-Blacks)
  • Leii din Hîncești (The Hîncești Lions)
Founded27 November 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-27)
GroundStadionul Municipal Hîncești
Stadionul Zimbru (European fixtures)
Capacity1,100
PresidentMihail Usatîi
Head coachAndrei Martin
LeagueSuper Liga
2023–24Super Liga, 1st of 8 (champions)
Current season

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.[1] Its home ground is the Municipal Stadium in Hîncești.

History

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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

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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

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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

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Current squad

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As of 24 October 2024[3]

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 Moldova MDA Silviu Șmalenea
4 DF Moldova MDA Victor Mudrac
5 DF Ghana GHA Gilbert Djangmah Narh
6 MF Senegal SEN Boubacar Diallo
7 MF Moldova MDA Victor Buruiană
8 MF Moldova MDA Dumitru Demian
9 FW Moldova MDA Vladimir Ambros (captain)
10 FW Moldova MDA Constantin Sandu
11 MF Moldova MDA Sergiu Plătică
14 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Matheus
17 MF Moldova MDA Vsevolod Nihaev
19 MF Moldova MDA Mihai Plătică
20 MF Cameroon CMR Donalio Melachio Douanla
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Moldova MDA Maxim Potîrniche
22 FW Moldova MDA Marin Căruntu
23 MF Moldova MDA Mihai Lupan
30 DF Moldova MDA Vasile Jardan
31 GK Moldova MDA Victor Dodon
32 GK Moldova MDA Dumitru Coval
37 MF Moldova MDA Dan Pușcaș
39 MF Moldova MDA Teodor Lungu
55 DF Ghana GHA Manuel Nana Agyemang
66 DF Moldova MDA Ion Borș
71 MF Moldova MDA Dumitru Bivol
78 FW Moldova MDA Nicky Cleșcenco
90 DF Moldova MDA Ion Jardan

European record

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As of match played on 24 October 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 14 3 3 8 9 22 −13 021.43
Total 27 5 7 15 15 37 −22 018.52

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 Croatia Osijek 1−1 1–2 2–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Cyprus AEK Larnaca 0–1 0–1 0–2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Serbia TSC 0–2
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League First qualifying round North Macedonia Sileks 1−0 1−1 2–1
Second qualifying round Turkey Sivasspor 0–1 0–1 0–2
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League First qualifying round Malta Floriana 1−0 0−0 1–0
Second qualifying round Albania Laçi 0−0 4−1 4−1
Third qualifying round Hungary Fehérvár 1–2 0–5 1–7
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–2 0–3 0−5
2024–25 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Kazakhstan Ordabasy 1−0 0−0 1−0
Second qualifying round Cyprus APOEL 1−1 0–1 1−2
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Wales The New Saints 1−0 0−0 1−0
Play-off round Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2 0–4 1−6
UEFA Conference League League phase Cyprus Pafos 1–4
Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 0–2
Austria Rapid Wien
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
Spain Real Betis
Scotland Heart of Midlothian

UEFA rankings

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For the 2024/25 European season, Petrocub Hîncești is ranked 218th in the UEFA club coefficient rankings, down from 202nd the previous season.

Rank Team Points
216 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 6.000
217 Armenia Pyunik 6.000
218 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 6.000
219 Romania Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe 6.000
220 Armenia Alashkert 6.000

As of 19 August 2024. Source

Recent seasons

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Season League Cup Super Cup Europe Top scorer

(league)

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

References

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  1. ^ Groll, Daniel. "Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Ex-Asante Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah named president of Moldova top side FC Petrocub". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 28 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Liga Europa 2024/25. PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - FC Petrocub Hîncești. LIVE 21:00 la WE SPORT TV". fmf.md (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Moldova 2013/14". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Moldova 2014/15". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Moldova 2015/16". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Moldova 2016/17". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Moldova 2017". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Moldova 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Moldova 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Moldova 2020/21". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Moldova 2021/22". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Moldova 2022/23". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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