Bontang FC

Bontang FC
Full name Bontang Football Club
Nickname(s)
  • Kuntul Perak Khatulistiwa
    (en: Egret Silver Equator)
  • Laskar Bukit Tursina
    (en: Tursina Hill Army)
Founded June 18, 1988[1]
Ground Mulawarman Stadium
Bontang, Indonesia
(Capacity: 12,000)
Chairman Sofyan Hasdam
Manager Andi Satya Adi Saputra
Coach Fachry Husaini
League Indonesia Super League
2010-11 Super League, 15(relegated)
Home colours
Away colours

Bontang Football Club is an Indonesian football team located in Bontang, East Kalimantan in the island of Borneo. The homebase is Mulawarman Stadium. Bontang FC prides itself as the most successful club to come out of Kalimantan. They were semi finalist of the 1994-95 Liga Indonesia and finalist in 1999–2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Bontang FC also build a football academy namely Diklat Mandau or PKT Junior.

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History

The club is originally founded as PS Pupuk Kaltim Galatama in 18 June, 1988[1] and founded by PT Pupuk Kaltim. It went through several name changes (Pupuk Kaltim and PKT Bontang) and changes as PS Bontang PKT (abbreviation from Persatuan Sepakbola Bontang Pupuk Kalimantan Timur) in 2002[1]. Bontang PKT also one team in Liga Indonesia, who never relegated from Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia. It also made some appearances in Asian Winners Cup and it first ever and last made by a club from Kalimantan. This club changed to currently name (Bontang FC) on 12 June 2009.[2]

Crest

Nickname

Silver Egret of Equator

Silver Egret is fauna of identity at one blow mascot of Town Bontang, hence Bontang Fc in nicknaming "Silver Egret of Equator".

Tursina Hill Army

In Bontang of there are so called hill [of] Hill Tursina, hence Bontang FC in nicknaming "Tursina Hill Army".

Sponsors

Supporters

Many Bontang FC supporters called themselves Mandau Mania. Mandau is a type of sword used by the Dayaks who inhabit most parts of the Borneo island. Other supporters are called Sintuk Mania and The Valcon. Since 25 January, 2008, Sintuk Mania and The Valcon were merger into a new supporters, which name is Bontang Mania.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ade Mukhtar
3 MF Abdul Rahman
4 MF Irdan
6 MF Aidin Elmi
7 MF Jumpei Takaki
9 FW Nicholas Fitzgerald
11 MF Arbadin
15 DF Joko Sidik
5 DF Fernando Ricksen
18 FW Iwan Setiawan
10 FW Kengo Ishii
22 MF Sardianata
No. Position Player
23 MF Al Mutawakil
25 FW Cornelis Sergius Geddy
27 MF Yoga
28 FW Aswar Arif
32 MF Iswadi Syukur
45 DF Marchilano Mandagi
77 GK Lendy Kemas
86 GK Eddy Kurnia
99 FW Dani Marfelous Damangge
MF Jusmadi
FW Rafael Ohee
Ade Mukhtar
Nyeck
Iqbal
Joko Sidik
Ali Khadaffi
Marchilano
Arifki Eka
Satoshi Otomo
Faidil Sausu
Kenji Adachihara
Émile Mbamba
Bontang FC's Starting 11 in their 4-1-3-2 Formation

Notable former players

Foreign Players[1]

AFC

CAF

CONMEBOL

Local Players

Non-playing staff

Management

Position Name
Manager Fachry Husaini
Under 21 Coach Supriansyah

Performance in AFC competitions

1991/92: Semifinal
1992/93: Second round
2000/01: Second round

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Pt. Pupuk Kaltim
  2. ^ http://pspkt.pupukkaltim.com/berita/berita.html?newsID=1002

External links

2011–12 clubs
Former clubs