| Clubname: | Petrocub Hîncești |
| Fullname: | Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești |
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| Ground: | Stadionul Municipal Hîncești Zimbru Stadium (European fixtures) |
| Capacity: | 1,100 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Mihail Usatîi |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Andrei Martin |
| League: | Super Liga |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Current: | 2024–25 Moldovan Super Liga |
| Position: | Super Liga, 1st of 8 (champions) |
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Fotbal Club Petrocub Hîncești, commonly known as Petrocub Hîncești, or simply Petrocub, is a Moldovan professional football club from Hîncești. They play in the Super Liga, the top division in Moldovan football.[1] Its home ground is the Municipal Stadium in Hîncești.
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 the 18th of May 2024, after a 4–1 victory over Zimbru Chișinău, Petrocub Hîncești have been declared champions of 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 qualified for the play-off round of UEFA Europa League so they became the second ever Moldovan side to reach the group stage of a UEFA club competition.
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).
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
| 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 | 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 |  Ordabasy | 1−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 |
| QR2 | APOEL | 1−1 | 0–1 | 1−2 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | QR3 | The New Saints | 1−0 | 0−0 | 1−0 | |
| PO | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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 | Sarajevo | 6.000 | |
| 217 | Pyunik | 6.000 | |
| 218 | Petrocub Hîncești | 6.000 | |
| 219 | Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe | 6.000 | |
| 220 | Alashkert | 6.000 |
| Season | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) | ||||||||||||
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| scope=col | Division | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | ||||||||
| 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 | — | — | Vladimir Ambros (25) | [5] | |||
| 2015–16 | Divizia Națională | 8th | 27 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 53 | 21 | Round of 16 | — | — | 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 | — | — | Vladimir Ambros (9) | [8] | |||
| 2018 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 45 | Quarter-finals | — | EL | 1Q | Vladimir Ambros (12) | [9] | ||
| 2019 | Divizia Națională | 3rd | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 50 | Winners | — | EL | 1Q | Vadim Gulceac (6) Dan Taras (6) | [10] | ||
| 2020–21 | Divizia Națională | 2nd | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 82 | 18 | 83 | Semi-finals | — | EL | 1Q | Sergiu Plătică (11) | [11] | ||
| 2021–22 | Divizia Națională | 2nd | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 20 | 64 | Quarter-finals | — | ECL | 2Q | Vladimir Ambros (17) | [12] | ||
| 2022–23 | Super Liga | 2nd | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 48 | Semi-finals | — | ECL | 3Q | Marius Iosipoi (7) | [13] | ||
| 2023–24 | Super Liga | 1st | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 52 | Winners | — | ECL | 2Q | Vladimir Ambros (10) Mihai Plătică (10) | |||