Borneo F.C. Samarinda

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Borneo Samarinda
Borneo FC logo (2021).svg
Full nameBorneo Football Club Samarinda
Nickname(s)Pesut Etam (Our Dolphins)
Short nameBOR
Founded7 March 2014;11 years ago (2014-03-07)
Ground Segiri Stadium
Capacity13,000
OwnerPT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia
ChairmanNabil Husein
Head coach Fábio Lefundes
League Super League
2024–25 Liga 1, 5th of 18
Website borneofc.id
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Borneo Football Club Samarinda (commonly known as Borneo Samarinda or just Borneo) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The club currently competes in Super League. The club's nickname is Pesut Etam (Our Dolphins). [1]

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Borneo Samarinda has won one Liga 2 league title in the club history.

History

Borneo Samarinda was formed by former Putra Samarinda supporters who were dissatisfied with their team's lack of achievements. [2] PT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia bought Perseba Super Bangkalan on 7 March 2014, which gave them direct license to compete in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, and changed the name to Pusamania Borneo Football Club. [3] [4]

After beating PSGC Ciamis on penalties in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division semi-final, they were promoted to the Indonesia Super League. [5] On 27 November 2014, Borneo FC won their first title by becoming champion of the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division after beating Persiwa Wamena 2–1 in the final. [6]

Borneo Samarinda competed in the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship which is their first official participation in international tournament. The club was then drawn in a group alongside Thai club Buriram United, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors, Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City, Philippines club Kaya—Iloilo and Vietnamese club Công An Hà Nội. On 22 August 2024, Borneo Samarinda won 3–0 against Lion City Sailors at home.

Club culture

Supporters

Borneo Samarinda's supporters are called Pusamania.

Derbies

Derby Kaltim (East Borneo derby), is the match of Borneo against Persiba Balikpapan.

Derby Papadaan is the match of Borneo against Barito Putera (The Brother's Derby).

Derby Mahakam is the match of Borneo against PS Mitra Kukar. It is named after the fact that Samarinda and Tenggarong are followed by the Mahakam River.

Logo history

Sponsorship

Suzuki signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Borneo Samarinda on 22 April 2014. [8] On 2 May 2014, Bankaltim became their shirt sponsor for home and away matches. [9]

Kit suppliers

BrandYearRef.
Flag of Indonesia.svg Town2014–2015 [10]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Salvo2015–2017 [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Nike 2018 [12]
Flag of Indonesia.svg NH Project2019 [13]
Flag of Indonesia.svg RIORS2020 [14]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Etams2021–2024 [15]
Flag of Indonesia.svg SPECS 2024–present

Stadium

Borneo Samarinda played their home matches at the Segiri Stadium from 2014 until 2023, when the club started using the Batakan Stadium in Balikpapan. [16] he club also used the Sempaja Stadium as their training ground. [17]

Players

Current squad

As of 18 August 2025 [18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Nadeo Argawinata (captain)
3 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Haykal Alhafiz
4 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Aldair Simanca
6 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Ikhsan Zikrak
7 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Maicon Souza
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Hirose
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joel Vinícius
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Mariano Peralta
11 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Aan Redzuan
12 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Rayhan Utina
14 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Fajar Fathur Rahman
15 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Faris Adit
16 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Komang Teguh
19 FW Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Ousmane Maiket
20 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Juan Villa
22 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Christophe Nduwarugira
23 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Caxambu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Diego Michiels
27 GK Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Andhika Setiawan
30 GK Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Syahrul Trisna
32 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Douglas Coutinho
50 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Rivaldo Pakpahan
52 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Ahmad Agung
54 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Alfharezzi Buffon
55 DF Flag of Lebanon.svg  LBN Mohamad El Housseini
57 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Narendra Tegar
59 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Rangga Sumarna
63 GK Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Daffa Fasya
66 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Dwiky Hardiansyah
68 FW Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Habibi Jusuf
77 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Asgal Habib
88 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Dika Kuswardani
94 FW Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Dika Adi
99 MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Muhammad Sihran

Naturalized players

CountryPlayer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Diego Michiels

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Rizdjar Nurviat (at Dewa United)
DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Gavin Kwan (at Persik Kediri)
DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Leo Guntara (at Semen Padang)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Jody Kurniady (at PSMS Medan)
MF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Dandy Sonriza (at Adhyaksa Banten)
FW Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Stefano Lilipaly (at Dewa United)

Technical staff

PositionName
President Flag of Indonesia.svg Nabil Husein
CEO Flag of Indonesia.svg Ponaryo Astaman
Team manager Flag of Indonesia.svg Dandri Dauri
Head coach Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Lefundes
Assistant coaches Flag of Brazil.svg Vinicius Xavier
Flag of Paraguay.svg Pedro Javier
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sultan Samma
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Brazil.svg Joao Gabriel
Physical coach Flag of Brazil.svg Joao Pedro Rayol
Analyst Flag of Indonesia.svg Gilang Ramadhan
Physiotherapists Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Lima
Flag of Indonesia.svg Fajar
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ramdhan Pratama
Doctor Flag of Indonesia.svg Hilda Khoirun Nisa
InterpreterVacant

Coaches

YearsCoach
2014 Flag of Indonesia.svg Nus Yadera
2014 Flag of Indonesia.svg Iwan Setiawan
2014–2015 Flag of Moldova.svg Arcan Iurie
2015 Flag of Indonesia.svg Iwan Setiawan
2016–2017 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dragan Đukanović
2017 Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Nelson
2017–2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Iwan Setiawan
2018–2019 Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Antonić
2019 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Lopez
2019 Flag of Argentina.svg Mario Gómez
2020 Flag of Brazil.svg Edson Tavares
2020–2021 Flag of Argentina.svg Mario Gómez
2021–2022 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Risto Vidaković
2022 Flag of Indonesia.svg Fakhri Husaini
2022 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Milomir Šešlija
2022–2023 Flag of Brazil.svg André Gaspar
2023–2025 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pieter Huistra
2025 Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín Gómez
2025– Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Lefundes

Honours

League(s)

Cup(s)

League and cup results

Indonesian league only (2008–present):

SeasonDivision (Name)Pos./TeamsPl.WDLGSGAP Piala Indonesia ACLE ACL 2 ACGL ACC Top Scorer (Goals)
2014 2nd (Divisi Utama)1/(60)281455411956NH---- Flag of Argentina.svg Fernando Soler
15
2015
season not finished
1st (ISL)13/(18)3012231NH---- Flag of Liberia.svg Erick Weeks
Flag of Montenegro.svg Srđan Lopičić
1
2016 [a]
unofficial league
1st (ISC A)9/(18)3414812624150NH---- Flag of Paraguay.svg Pedro Velázquez
14
2017 1st (Liga 1)8/(18)3415712503950NH---- Flag of Indonesia.svg Lerby Eliandry
16
2018
1st (Liga 1)7/(18)3414614504948 Semi-finals ---- Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Conti
11
2019 1st (Liga 1)7/(18)3412157554251---- Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Silva
11
2020
season declared void
1st (Liga 1)3/(18)3201646NH---- Flag of Brazil.svg Francisico Torres
2
2021–22 1st (Liga 1)6/(18)34141010433552NH---- Flag of Brazil.svg Francisico Torres
15
2022–23
1st (Liga 1)4/(18)341699644057NH---- Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Pato
25
2023–24
1st (Liga 1)3/(18)382288583776NH---- Flag of Argentina.svg Felipe Cadenazzi
15
2024–25 1st (Liga 1)5/(18)3416810503856NH--- Group stage Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Peralta
10

Notes

  1. Not an official competition affiliated with PSSI, AFC & FIFA

Performance in AFF competitions

Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away
2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship Group B Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors 3–0
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur City 0–1
Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United 0–4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Kaya—Iloilo 2–1
Flag of Vietnam.svg Cong An Ha Noi 2–3

Club ranking

World clubs ranking

[19]

As of 4 August 2024.
Current Rank Country Team Points
848 Ulster Banner.svg Crusaders F.C. 1370
849 Flag of Romania.svg CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1370
850 Flag of Indonesia.svg Borneo FC1370
851 Flag of Tunisia.svg CA Bizertin 1370
852 Flag of Cameroon.svg Eding Sport FC 1370

AFC clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024
Current Rank Country Team Points
78 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon FC 1373
79 Flag of India.svg Salgaocar FC 1372
80 Flag of Indonesia.svg Borneo FC1370
81 Flag of Indonesia.svg Persija Jakarta 1367
82 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) 1367

References

  1. "Pesut Etam Incar Kemenangan Kedua" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. "FOKUS: Minim Prestasi, Putra Samarinda Ditinggal Pusamania". 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "Pusamania Borneo FC Akuisisi Perseba Super Bangkalan". 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. "Perseba Super Berganti Nama Menjadi Pusamania Borneo FC". 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. "Menang Adu Penalti, Borneo FC Samarinda Lolos ke ISL 2015" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. "Bungkam Persiwa 2–1, Borneo FC Juara Divisi Utama 2014" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. Husein, Zulfikar (7 March 2021). "Ulang Tahun ke-7, Borneo FC Umumkan Logo Baru". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- VIVA. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. "Suzuki Resmi Jadi Sponsor Pusamania Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. "Bankaltim Sponsori Pusamania Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. "Apparel ISL 2015, Pesut Etam Gandeng Salvo" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  11. "Salvo resmi Sponsori Pusamania Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  12. "Nike Sponsori Borneo FC Untuk Liga 1 2018" (in Indonesian). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. "Jersey Baru Sudah Diperkenalkan, Borneo FC Tetap Pakai yang Lama". jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. "Riors Jadi Official Apparel Borneo FC Samarinda Musim Ini". borneofc.id (in Indonesian). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. "Borneo FC Bakal Pakai ETAMS, Apparel Lokal Samarinda" (in Indonesian). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  16. "AYO LIBURAN KE SAMARINDA" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  17. "Stadion Sempaja Jadi Tempat Latihan Pesut Etam" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  18. "Squad Borneo Samarinda Liga 1". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  19. "Ranking Borneo FC, Ranking and Statistics". footballdatabase.com.