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.Pietro Belardelli nu o va mai finanta pe Rapid Ghidighici, dar a preluat o alta echipa din Divizia Nationala Lovitura de teatru la Rapid Ghidighici. Omul de afaceri italian Pietro Belardelli a renunțat la echipa si sustine ca va prelua o alta formatie However, after few months Belardelli wasn't anymore interested in managing FC CostuleniPreședintele echipei FC Costuleni nu-l mai așteaptă pe omul de afaceri italian care a preluat echipa în iunie 2013 and Iurie Chirinciuc re-took the ownership over the club.FC Costuleni nu a luat Licența Națională. Află motivul
At the end November 2014, FC Costuleni has been withdrawn from the championship after 12 matches played,Bombă în fotbalul din Moldova: FC Costuleni s-a retras din Divizia Națională Comitetul de Competiții al FMF the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.Bombă în fotbalul moldovenesc 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has stated that the team has financial problems, and added that "FC Costuleni doesn't disappear, but just has been withdrawn from the championship".Iurie Chirinciuc: "Costuleni nu dispare, ci doar se retrage din campionat"
Achievements Divizia A Winners (1): 2009–10 Divizia B Winners (1): 2008–09
League results Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PCupEuropeTop Scorer (League)Head Coach2008–093rd"North"122202086662Second round— Ilie Vieru2009–102nd1302424902774First round—2010–111st10397626236827Round of 16— Eduard Tomașcov (7) Ilie Vieru Igor Ursachi (Oct 24, 2010 – Feb 22, 2011) Serghei Botnaraș2011–12123331119195420Second round— Yakup Sertkaya (2) Serghei Botnaraș Velizar Popov (July 1, 2011 – April 3, 2012) Marcel Reșitca2012–1383391113384838Round of 16— Vadim Cemîrtan (12) Vitalie Mostovoi (July 1, 2012 – Jan 19, 2013) Lilian Popescu (Jan 22, 2013 – July 30, 2013) Marian Pană (July 25, 2013 – Aug 13, 2013) Lilian Popescu (Aug 13, 2013–)
References
External links
FC Costuleni at DiviziaNationala.com (archived)