Arseto F.C.
| Full name | Arseto Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) |
The Cannon Sky Blue Team The White Buffalo | ||
| Founded | 1978 as PS Arseto | ||
| Dissolved | 1998 | ||
| Ground |
Sriwedari Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | PT. Arseto Petrokimia | ||
| President | Sigid Harjoyudanto | ||
| Manager | Brodjo Sudjono | ||
| Coach | Sartono Anwar | ||
| League | Galatama | ||
| 1992 | 1 | ||
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Arseto Football Club, which is commonly referred to simply as Arseto, was an Indonesian football club based in Solo, Province of Central Java, Indonesia. They played in Galatama.
Arseto FC was a Galatama association football club from Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. The club was established in 1978, founded by Sigid Harjoyudanto, who was the son of former President Suharto. Managed by owner of Universitas Surakarta Law Professor Brodjo Sudjono.
At first, the club was based in Jakarta. However, since 1983, after Suharto declared 9 September as National Sports Day during the inauguration of Sriwedari Stadium, Solo, Arseto began playing home games in Solo. The team home costumes are blue, so they dubbed as Sky Blue Team and The White Buffalo. Arseto declared the dissolution of its team in 1998, after the mass riots that year.
Honours
Arseto had won some honours during their existence, namely :
- Piala Galatama 1985, champions
- Galatama-Perserikatan Invitational Championship 1987, champions
- Galatama 1987, champions
Famous player
Some Arseto players had competed for Indonesia national football team. Some public figures, namely :
- Ricky Yakobi
- Eddy Harto, goalkeeper
- Nasrul Koto
- Edward Tjong
- Tonggo Tambunan
- Edu Hombert
- Yunus Mukhtar
- Benny VB
- Rocky Putiray