 Owned by Târgoviște Municipality and Dâmbovița County Council, Chindia returned in the second tier after only two seasons, led from the bench by Nicolae Croitoru.After the second promotion to Liga II Chindia has become a robust and homogeneous team, consisting mostly of local players, as in the previous times of success (late 1970s, early 1980s and mid 1990s), "the little Ajax" achieved a 3rd place than a 5th place, before missing the promotion after a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against FC Voluntari, at the end of the 2017–18 season.Finally, Chindia secured its promotion to Liga I at the end of the 2018–19 season, after winning the second division.