AFC Chindia Târgoviște
Asociația Fotbal Club Chindia Târgoviște (Romanian pronunciation: [kinˈdi.a tɨrˈɡoviʃte]), commonly known as Chindia Târgoviște or simply Chindia, is a Romanian professional football club based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, that competes in the Liga II.
| Full name | Asociația Fotbal Club Chindia Târgoviște | ||
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| Short name | Chindia | ||
| Founded | 11 August 2010 | ||
| Ground | Eugen Popescu | ||
| Capacity | 8,400 | ||
| Owners | Dâmbovița County Council Târgoviște Municipality | ||
| Chairman | Gabriel Boriga | ||
| Head coach | Diego Longo | ||
| League | Liga II | ||
| 2022–23 | Liga I, 15th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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In 2010, as a result of quarrels between the owner of the original team of the city—last known as FCM Târgoviște—and the Târgoviște Municipality, the latter chose to found a new entity in association with former international Gheorghe Popescu and former referee Ion Crăciunescu. The club retains some elements from the now-dissolved FCM, such as the red and blue colour scheme and the "Chindia" name and crest used between 1996 and 2003. Micul Ajax participated for the first time in the Romanian top flight in the 2019–20 season, and the next year equalled FCM's best result in the competition by finishing seventh.
Chindia Târgoviște mainly inherited the local fanbase of the disbanded side, and continued the football history of the city by playing its home matches at the Eugen Popescu Stadium, which was reconstructed and opened in 2023.