F.C. Bekasi City

FC Bekasi City

Full name	Football Club Bekasi City
Nickname(s)	Kuda Hitam (The Dark Horses)
Founded	2014;10 years ago (2014), as Putra Ijen Football Club 2018;6 years ago (2018), as Putra Sinar Giri Football Club 2020;4 years ago (2020), as PSG Pati 2021;3 years ago (2021), as AHHA PS Pati 2022;2 years ago (2022), as FC Bekasi City
Ground	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium
Capacity	38,000
Owner	Atta Halilintar
Chairman	Atta Halilintar Putra Siregar
Coach	Widyantoro
League	Liga 2
2023–24	Liga 2/Championship Round (Group Y), 4th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Football Club Bekasi City or FC Bekasi City is an Indonesian football club based in Bekasi, West Java that competes in Liga 2 and play their home match at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium. ^[1]

History

East Java origin

As Putra Ijen FC

In 2014, Putra Ijen FC was established in Jember. The club was established in order to participate in Liga 3 East Java. ^{[2] [3]}

As Putra Sinar Giri FC

In 2018, Putra Sinar Giri FC began participating in the East Java League 3 competition after buying a license from the club from Jember, Putra Ijen FC. The club moved its base from Jember to Gresik. PSG Gresik then promptly joined Liga 3 East Java in 2018. ^[4] They won Liga 3 East Java for the first time in their history after beating Perseta Tulungagung 5–3 in penalty shootout. ^[5]

In 2020, PSG Pati began participating in Liga 2 after Saiful Arifin bought the club's license from Gresik, Putra Sinar Giri FC. The club then moved its base to Pati. ^{[6] [7]}

Ownership change and West Java move

First season: AHHA PS Pati

In 2021, Atta Halilintar and Putra Siregar bought the majority stake of PSG Pati and changed the club's name to AHHA PS Pati. ^[8] The club then participated in 2021–22 Liga 2 and barely avoided relegation back to Liga 3.

Move to Bekasi: FC Bekasi City

In 2022, they decided to move their homebase from Pati to Bekasi and rebranded the club as Bekasi FC. ^[9] For next season, Bekasi FC will use the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, hoping that the new homebase can make the club more successful. ^[10]

However, the name Bekasi FC has been trademarked by a man named Erick, who promptly filed a lawsuit regarding the usage of the Bekasi FC brand. ^[11] This forced the club to change their name once again into FC Bekasi City, which was ratified in the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress. ^[12]

Naming history

Putra Safin Group (PSG) Pati logo

• Putra Ijen (2014–2017)
• Putra Sinar Giri (2018–2019) ^[13]
• PSG Pati (2020–2021)
• AHHA PS Pati (2021)
• Bekasi FC (2022)
• FC Bekasi City (2022–present)

Honours

• Liga 3 East Java
  • Champions (1): 2019 ^[14]

Players

Current squad

As of 12 November 2023 ^[15]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF   IDN Alwi Fadilah 3 DF   IDN Obet Choiri 4 DF   IDN Ucok Ahya 6 DF   IDN Sunni Hizbullah 7 MF   IDN Hambali Tolib 8 FW   IDN Muhammad Yusuf Chatyawan 9 FW   IDN Ghozali Siregar 10 FW   CHA Ezechiel N'Douassel 11 MF   JPN Akihiro Suzuki 12 MF   IDN Jujun Junaidi 13 DF   IDN Muhammad Fayrushi 14 DF   IDN Ismed Sofyan 16 MF   IDN Andre Agustiar 17 DF   IDN Abdul Rachman (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) 18 FW   IDN Saldi Amiruddin 19 DF   IDN Rifky Suryawan (on loan from PSIS Semarang) 21 MF   IDN Adittia Gigis (on loan from Borneo Samarinda)

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 GK   IDN Khusnul Wahyu 24 FW   IDN Sultan Rizki 26 DF   IDN Soni Setiawan (captain) 28 MF   IDN Indra Feri Faroni 29 MF   IDN Rio Hardiawan 31 GK   IDN Nuri Agus Wibowo (on loan from Persis Solo) 33 DF   IDN Jody Kurniady (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) 44 DF   IDN Aji Joko Sutopo 47 MF   IDN Akiel Aden 62 GK   IDN Harlan Suardi (on loan from PSM Makassar) 70 MF   IDN Rafli Asrul (on loan from PSM Makassar) 74 DF   IDN Andre Putra Wibowo 78 GK   IDN Tubagus Safrudin 87 DF   IDN Yudi Khoerudin 88 DF   IDN Yulius Pamungkas 99 FW   IDN Rizky Dwi Pangestu (on loan from PSIS Semarang)

Club officials

Club Official

Position	Name
Chairman	Atta Halilintar
	Putra Siregar
Vice Chairman	Thoriq Halilintar

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Divo Sashendra
Head coach	Widyantoro
Assistant coach	Nur'alim
Assistant coach	Akbar Rasyid
Media Officer	Sri Nugroho
Kitman	Suwardi
Kitman	Agus Setiawan

References

1. "Derbi Pati Sebatas Mimpi, AHHA PS Pati Justru Ajukan Stadion Patriot Bekasi Sebagai Markas Baru". suara.com (in Indonesian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. Riyantama, Rauhanda (2022-03-21). "Lahir di Jember Lalu Hijrah ke Bekasi, Begini Perjalanan Klub Milik Atta Halilintar Bekasi FC". bolatimes.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-21.
3. "Mengenal FC Bekasi City, Tim Peserta Liga 2 Yang 5 Kali Ganti Nama Klub dan Dimiliki Atta Halilintar". Tribunpontianak.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-21.
4. "Perjalanan PSG Gresik, Tim Tarkam yang Lolos 8 Besar Liga 3". jatimnow.com (in Indonesian). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
5. "Tumbangkan Perseta, PSG Juara Liga 3 Kapal Api PSSI Jatim 2019" (in Indonesian). PSSI Jatim. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
6. "PSG Resmi Berkompetisi di Liga 2, Siap Tingkatkan Sepak Bola Pati di Kancah Nasional dan Internasional".
7. SKOR.ID. "Profil Klub Liga 2 2023-2024: FC Bekasi City". www.skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-21.
8. "Atta Halilintar Resmi Luncurkan Klub Sepakbola AHHA PS Pati | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
9. "AHHA PS Pati Resmi Ganti Nama Menjadi Bekasi FC - Bolasport.com". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
10. "Persipa Pati Promosi ke Liga 2, AHHA PS Pati Pindah ke Bekasi - Bolasport.com". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
11. "Sempat Dapat Somasi karena Nama Bekasi FC, Atta Halilintar: Sedang Dibereskan". Suara (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
12. "Kongres PSSI 2022: PS Pati Sah Ganti Nama Jadi FC Bekasi City". Detiksport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. "Cerita PSG Pati, dari Klub Tarkam hingga Jadi Profesional dan Pindah Home Base". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
14. Wibisono, Yusuf (15 November 2019). "Lewat Adu Penalti, PSG Gresik Juara Liga 3 2019 Regional Jatim". beritajatim.com. PT Beritajatim Cyber Media. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
15. Daftar pemain tim Bekasi City FC. ligaindonesiabaru.com.

External links

• F.C. Bekasi City on Instagram
• PSG Pati – Colour of Logo
• PSG Pati – Kembang Joyo Warriors
• PSG Pati – The Juwana Milkfish Archived 2021-01-14 at the Wayback Machine