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| Full name | Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești | ||
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| Founded | 27 November 1999; 25 years ago (1999-11-27) | ||
| Ground | Municipal Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,633 | ||
| President | Mihail Usatîi | ||
| Head coach | Shota Makharadze | ||
| League | Liga | ||
| 2024–25 | Super Liga, 4th of 8 | ||
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Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești, commonly known asPetrocub Hîncești (PET-roe-kub hin-CHESHT), or simplyPetrocub, is a Moldovan professionalfootball club fromHîncești. They play in theLiga, the top tier ofMoldovan football.[1] Its home ground is theMunicipal Stadium inHîncești.
In January 2024, Petrocub Hîncești entered into a partnership with an unnamed investment company, which also saw formerAsante Kotoko CEO, Nana Yaw Amponsah, being named as the new President of the club.[2] On 18 May 2024, after a 4–1 victory overZimbru 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 againstThe New Saints, they advanced to the play-off round. However, they were ultimately defeated byLudogorets Razgrad, which moved them down to theleague phase of theUEFA Conference League, making them only the second Moldovan team to reach the group or league stage of a UEFA club competition.
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
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).
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Season | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Ref | |||||||||
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| 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 | 2Q PO | Marin Căruntu (4)Dan Pușcaș (4) | ||
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| 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 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 018.18 |
| Total | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 017.14 |
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 | — | — |
| 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 | 3−0 | 0–1 | 3−1 |
| 2Q |  Sabah | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–6 |
As of 7 August 2025, Petrocub Hîncești is ranked 151st in theUEFA club coefficient rankings.
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 149 |  Servette | 10.000 |
| 150 |  Víkingur Reykjavík | 9.750 |
| 151 | Petrocub Hîncești | 9.000 |
| 152 | The New Saints | 9.000 |
| 153 | Rijeka | 9.000 |
