FC Costuleni was a

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnist ...

n football club based in Costuleni,

Ungheni Ungheni () is a municipality in Moldova. With a population of 35,157, it is the seventh largest town in Moldova and the seat of Ungheni District. There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border ...

. They played in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.

History

The club participated for the first time in the "B" Division (North) in the 2008–09 season and won it. In 2009–10, FC Costuleni won the "A" Division and promoted to the highest tier of

n football

Moldovan National Division The Moldovan Super Liga is an association football league that is currently the top division of Moldovan football league system. The competition was established in 1992, when the country became independent from the Soviet Union. It was formed in ...

. After few months spent at Rapid Ghidighici, on 24 June 2013 Italian businessman Pietro Belardelli acquired FC Costuleni from

Iurie Chirinciuc Iurie Chirinciuc (born 29 May 1961) is a Moldovan businessman turned politician, who has served as Minister of Transport and Roads Infrastructure of Moldova since 30 July 2015 until 30 May 2017. Prior to this, between 31 December 2014 and August ...

at a symbolic price of one

Moldovan leu The leu (sign: L; ISO 4217 code: MDL) is the currency of Moldova. Like the Romanian leu, the Moldovan leu ( lei) is subdivided into 100 bani ( ban). The name of the currency originates from a Romanian word which means "lion". Etymology The name ...

. Former owner Iurie Chirinciuc had to be the club's honorary president, and Pietro Belardelli to manage and finance the club. However, after few months Belardelli wasn't anymore interested in managing FC Costuleni and Iurie Chirinciuc re-took the ownership over the club. At the end November 2014, FC Costuleni has been withdrawn from the

championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system ...

after 12 matches played, the newly appointed club's president, Andrei Grigor, reasoning the decision by the fact that the team will not succeed to achieve its objectives to accede in European competitions by the end of the season. The club's honorary president,

, has stated that the team has financial problems, and added that "FC Costuleni doesn't disappear, but just has been withdrawn from the championship".Iurie Chirinciuc: "Costuleni nu dispare, ci doar se retrage din campionat"

Achievements

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: Winners (1): 2009–10 *

Divizia B The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting ...

: Winners (1): 2008–09

League results

References

External links

*
FC Costuleni at DiviziaNationala.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Costuleni, FC Football clubs in Moldova Association football clubs established in 2008 FC Costuleni FC Costuleni Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 Defunct football clubs in Moldova