{{short description|Association football club in Moldova}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Costuleni | image = FC Costuleni.png | fullname = Fotbal Club Costuleni | founded = 1 June 2008 | dissolved = 20 November 2014 | ground = Complexul Sportiv Raional Orhei <br /> Orhei, Moldova | capacity = 2,539 | chairman = | manager = | league = | season = 2013–14 | position = Divizia Naţională, 7th of 12 | website = | pattern_la1 = _ecsa0910a | pattern_b1 = _whitecollar | pattern_ra1 = _ecsa0910a | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = 0000FF | socks1 = 0000FF| | pattern_la2 = _almeria1011h | pattern_b2 = _4redstripes_collar | pattern_ra2 = _almeria1011h | pattern_so2 = | pattern_sh2 = _anapolina12h | leftarm2 = 0000FF | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = FF0000 }}
'''FC Costuleni''' was a Moldovan football club based in Costuleni, Ungheni, Moldova. 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 Moldovan football Moldovan National Division.
After few months spent at Rapid Ghidighici, on 24 June 2013 Italian businessman Pietro Belardelli acquired FC Costuleni from Iurie Chirinciuc at a symbolic price of one Moldovan leu. Former owner Iurie Chirinciuc had to be the club's honorary president, and Pietro Belardelli to manage and finance the club.<ref>[http://protv.md/stiri/sport/pietro-belardelli-nu-o-va-mai-finanta-pe-rapid-ghidighici-dar---143151.html Pietro Belardelli nu o va mai finanta pe Rapid Ghidighici, dar a preluat o alta echipa din Divizia Nationala] {{in lang|ro}}</ref><ref>[http://www.prime.md/rom/news/sport/item1112/ Lovitura de teatru la Rapid Ghidighici. Omul de afaceri italian Pietro Belardelli a renunțat la echipa si sustine ca va prelua o alta formatie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190139/http://www.prime.md/rom/news/sport/item1112/ |date=2016-03-04 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> However, after few months Belardelli wasn't anymore interested in managing FC Costuleni<ref>[http://moldova.sports.md/football/tv/25-02-2014/52949/presedintele_echipei_fc_costuleni_nu_l_mai_asteapta_pe_omul_de_afaceri_italian_care_a_preluat_echipa_in_iunie_2013/ Președintele echipei FC Costuleni nu-l mai așteaptă pe omul de afaceri italian care a preluat echipa în iunie 2013] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> and Iurie Chirinciuc re-took the ownership over the club.<ref>[http://www.publika.md/fc-costuleni-nu-a-luat-licenta-nationala-afla-motivul_1908081.html FC Costuleni nu a luat Licența Națională. Află motivul] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>
At the end November 2014, FC Costuleni has been withdrawn from the championship after 12 matches played,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141208232930/http://www.publika.md/bomba-in-fotbalul-din-moldova--fc-costuleni-s-a-retras-din-divizia-nationala_2162271.html Bombă în fotbalul din Moldova: FC Costuleni s-a retras din Divizia Națională] {{in lang|ro}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fmf.md/ro/news/read/cc_20noi14 Comitetul de Competiții al FMF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409150937/http://fmf.md/ro/news/read/cc_20noi14 |date=2016-04-09 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://canal3.md/ro/news/bomba-in-fotbalul-moldovenesc Bombă în fotbalul moldovenesc] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220204124/http://canal3.md/ro/news/bomba-in-fotbalul-moldovenesc |date=2014-12-20 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> The club's honorary president, Iurie Chirinciuc, has stated that the team has financial problems, and added that "FC Costuleni doesn't disappear, but just has been withdrawn from the championship".<ref>[http://www.moldfootball.com/ro/ru/?index=news&news=20225 Iurie Chirinciuc: "Costuleni nu dispare, ci doar se retrage din campionat"] {{in lang|ro}}</ref>
==Achievements== *'''Divizia A''' **Winners (1): 2009–10 *'''Divizia B''' **Winners (1): 2008–09
==League results== {|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Cup !colspan=2|Europe !Top Scorer <br />(League) !Head Coach |- |align=center|2008–09 |align=center|3rd<br>"North" |align=center bgcolor=lightgreen|'''1''' |align=center|22 |align=center|20 |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |align=center|86 |align=center|6 |align=center|'''62''' |align=center|Second round |align=center colspan=2|— |align=left| |align=left rowspan = 2|{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Ilie Vieru |- |align=center|2009–10 |align=center|2nd |align=center bgcolor=lightgreen|'''1''' |align=center|30 |align=center|24 |align=center|2 |align=center|4 |align=center|90 |align=center|27 |align=center|'''74''' |align=center|First round |align=center colspan=2|— |align=left| |- |align=center|2010–11 |align=center rowspan=3|'''1st''' |align=center|'''10''' |align=center|39 |align=center|7 |align=center|6 |align=center|26 |align=center|23 |align=center|68 |align=center|'''27''' |align=center|Round of 16 |align=center colspan=2|— |align=left|{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Eduard Tomașcov (7) |align=left|{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Ilie Vieru<br>{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Igor Ursachi (Oct 24, 2010 – Feb 22, 2011)<br>{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Serghei Botnaraș |- |align=center|2011–12 |align=center|'''12''' |align=center|33 |align=center|3 |align=center|11 |align=center|19 |align=center|19 |align=center|54 |align=center|'''20''' |align=center|Second round |align=center colspan=2|— |align=left|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} Yakup Sertkaya (2) |align=left|{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Serghei Botnaraș<br>{{Flag icon|Bulgaria}} Velizar Popov (July 1, 2011 – April 3, 2012)<br>{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Marcel Reșitca |- |align=center|2012–13 |align=center|'''8''' |align=center|33 |align=center|9 |align=center|11 |align=center|13 |align=center|38 |align=center|48 |align=center|'''38''' |align=center|Round of 16 |align=center colspan=2|— |align=left|{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Vadim Cemîrtan (12) |align=left|{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Vitalie Mostovoi (July 1, 2012 – Jan 19, 2013)<br>{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Lilian Popescu (Jan 22, 2013 – July 30, 2013)<br>{{Flag icon|Romania}} Marian Pană (July 25, 2013 – Aug 13, 2013)<br>{{Flag icon|Moldova}} Lilian Popescu (Aug 13, 2013–) |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.fccostuleni.md FC Costuleni}} {{in lang|ro}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100718203021/http://www.divizianationala.com/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showTeamInfo&p=16&tid=40&Itemid=1&action=description FC Costuleni] at DiviziaNationala.com {{in lang|ro}} (archived)
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