Persikota Tangerang

For other football clubs in Indonesia with the same name, see Persikota Sungai Penuh and Persikota Tidore.

Persikota Tangerang

Full name	Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Kota Tangerang
Nickname(s)	Bayi Ajaib (The Magical Baby)
Founded	1994;31 years ago (1994)
Ground	Benteng Stadium Tangerang, Indonesia
Capacity	20,000
CEO	Eko Setyawan
Head coach	Delfi Adri
League	Liga 2
2023-24	Liga 3, 2nd Group 2 big 8 (Promotion)
Home colours Away colours

Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Kota Tangerang, or Persikota Tangerang, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang, founded in 1994. The team currently plays in the second division of Indonesian football, Liga 2. Their home ground is Benteng Stadium.

History

Persikota Tangerang was established on 11 October 1994 through the PSSI congress which was held at the end of December 1995, Persikota Tangerang was legalized as a member of PSSI and allowed to participate in the Liga Indonesia competition in the 1995–1996 season. After founding of the club, Persikota Tangerang won the Liga Indonesia Second Division in the 1995–1996 season after won 2–0 over Persipal Palu and won 1–0 against Persewangi Banyuwangi. Entering Liga Indonesia First Division in the 1996–97 season, in order to prepare an adequate team in Division I, Persikota which previously had recruited a number of national players from Pelita Jaya and Persija Jakarta, has recruited several national and foreign players, Francis Yonga from Cameroon and Ali Shaha from Tanzania. ^[1]

As a result, Persikota won the group and qualified for the top 10 round. In the top 10, Persikota joined in group A and had to meet PSIM Yogyakarta, PSS Sleman, PSSB Bireuen, and Persiter Ternate which took place at the Mandala Krida Stadium, Yogyakarta. After recording pretty good results, 5-2 win against PSSB Bireuen, 3–0 against PSS Sleman, a 0–0 draw against PSIM Yogyakarta and a 4–3 defeat against Persiter Ternate, Persikota entered the next round. In the semifinals, Persikota faced the winner of group B, Perseden Denpasar. T managed to win through Nova Zaenal's goal in the 69th minute and went to the final round. Persikota had to again face PSIM who beat Persikabo Bogor 2–1 in the semifinals. Persikota was able to beat PSIM with a score of 3–1. ^[1] And they qualified for the Liga Indonesia Premier Division in 1997–1998 season, earning the nickname Bayi Ajaib (In English: The Magical Baby). The highest achievement ever achieved by Persikota Tangerang was reaching the semifinals of the 1999-2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. This team is supported by a supporter groups called Benteng Mania. ^[2]

Throughout the Liga Indonesia period in the 2000s, Persikota Tangerang was not relegated until 2013 due to the club's financial difficulties. Persikota competed in Liga 3 Banten zone from 2017. ^[3] In June 2021, the club was bought by Indonesian presenter and actor Gading Marten. ^{[4] [5] [6]} On 1 December 2021, 2021 Liga 3 Banten zone has been held and Persikota has become the champion to represent the province at the national level. ^[7] On 30 January 2022, the club was bought by Indonesian actress, host, and singer Prilly Latuconsina. ^[8]

Players

Current squad

As of January 2025 ^[9]

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. Nation Player 1 GK   IDN Imam Aldi Saputra 3 DF   IDN Yudha Febrian 4 DF   IDN Wildansyah 6 MF   IDN Lintang Satrio 8 MF   IDN Reksa Maulana 9 FW   BRA Paulo Henrique 10 FW   BRA Eduardo Andrade 11 MF   IDN Samsudin 12 DF   IDN Muhammad Rifqi 13 GK   IDN Sabda Yoga 14 MF   IDN Cakra Yudha 16 MF   IDN Hapit Ibrahim (captain) 19 MF   IDN Ilham Maulana 22 DF   IDN Denny Arwin 24 MF   IDN Iqbal Rosiqi 26 DF   IDN Aqsha Saniskara

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 DF   SRB Nikola Kovačević 29 FW   IDN Sirvi Arfani 39 FW   IDN Guy Junior Ondoua 51 MF   IDN Ridwan Tawainella 61 DF   IDN Akbar Zakaria 69 MF   IDN Andik Samsudin 70 FW   IDN Tedja Kusuma 71 MF   IDN Aji Kurniawan 77 FW   IDN Luthfi El Hakim 80 MF   IDN Resa Aditya (on loan from Persija Jakarta) 84 GK   IDN Mukhti Alhaq 87 DF   IDN Yudi Khoerudin 88 GK   IDN Adre Arido(on loan from Persija Jakarta) 97 DF   IDN Muhammad Syukron 99 MF   IDN Fandi Eko Utomo

Supporters

Persikota Tangerang has a large fanbase called Benteng Mania. Benteng Mania was founded in 1994 and its headquarters is at the Benteng Stadium, home to Persikota Tangerang. Benteng Mania now has 10,000 members in Tangerang.

Benteng Mania has its branches all around Indonesia. Among them are: Transit, Ciledug, V-room, Hard Kids, Sepatan, Benteng Makassar, Cipondoh, Benda, Kota, Kota Bumi, C-mone, Karawaci, Benua Indah complex (ROBIN), BInong, and Tanah Tinggi.

Benteng Mania also sang its own official songs during matches.

Club rivalries

Unlike the Old Indonesia derby between Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung, the Tangerang Derby can actually be said to be young. The beginning of the rivalry between the two Tangerang clubs was due to the expansion of the Tangerang area (which at that time was still a district). When it was still called Tangerang Regency, the only football club that existed was Persita Tangerang which had been established since 1953. ^[1]

Matches between these two clubs often present a high level of rivalry, not only from the club side but also from its supporters, a number of riots between supporters often break out when these two teams compete. This led the Tangerang Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to issue a fatwa forbidden to hold a football match in this area in 2012. This is of course the implication of a number of victims who have fallen due to the riots of supporters throughout the history of the Tangerang Derby. ^[10]

Honours

• Liga Indonesia Second Division
  • Champions: 1995–96
• Liga Indonesia First Division
  • Champions: 1996–97
• Liga 3 Banten
  • Champions: 2018, ^[11] 2019, ^[12] 2021 ^[13]
  • Runners-up: 2022, ^[14] 2023

Notable former players

This is the list of several domestic and foreign former notable or famous players of Persikota Tangerang from time to time.

Indonesia

• Jendri Pitoy
• Giman Nurjaman
• I Komang Mariawan
• Maulana Hasanuddin
• Sudirman
• Yeyen Tumena
• Aliyudin Ali
• Jalwandi
• Andrian Mardiansyah
• Firmansyah
• Denny Agus
• Zainal Anwar
• Indra Kahfi Ardhiyasa
• Ishak Djober
• Muhammad Ilham
• Yudi Khoerudin
• Ritham Madubun
• Yandi Munawar
• Kahar Kalu Muzakkar
• Mohammad Nasuha
• Imran Nahumarury
• Listianto Raharjo
• Supriyono Salimin
• Ruben Sanadi
• Harry Saputra
• Leo Saputra
• Rendy Siregar
• Amin Syarifudin
• Ledi Utomo
• Francis Wewengkang

Africa (CAF)

• Ali Shaha
• Francis Yonga
• Moustapha Moctar Belbi
• Christian Lenglolo
• Epalla Jordan
• Salomon Bengondo
• Saphou Lassy
• Samuel Chebli
• Joseph Amoah ^[15]

South America (CONMEBOL)

• Esteban Guillén
• Bruno Zandonaide

Mascot

Kareo Bird is official mascot of Tangerang City.

References

1. "Mengkhidmati Kisah si Bayi Ajaib Persikota Tangerang". panditfootball.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 29, 2021.
2. "Sejarah Persikota Tangerang". amrisianturi.wordpress.com (in Indonesian). December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
3. "Nostalgia Persikota Tangerang, Tim yang Baru Saja Dipinang Gading Marten: Makna Julukan Si Bayi Ajaib sampai Rivalitas dengan Persita". bola.com (in Indonesian). December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
4. Mario, Vincentius (June 4, 2021). Andika Aditia (ed.). "Gading Marten Akuisisi Persikota Tangerang". kompas.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
5. "Gading Marten Beli Klub Sepak bola". JPNN.com. Tangerang: JPNN.com. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
6. "Persikota Tangerang Unggul 5-1 Atas Bantara SC di Liga 3 Zona Banten Stadion Krakatau Steel, Cilegon". redaksi24.com (in Indonesian). November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
7. "Juara Liga 3 Zona Banten, Persikota Tangerang Melenggang ke Liga 3 Nasional". pelitabanten.com (in Indonesian). December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
8. "Persikota Tangerang, Si Bayi Ajaib yang Kini Diakuisisi Prilly Latuconsina". kompas.com (in Indonesian). January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
9. "Persikota Tangerang Liga 2 2024-2025". Instagram. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
10. "Sepanas Derby Manchester, Ini 3 Derby Seru di Indonesia". indosport.com (in Indonesian). April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
11. "Persikota Tangerang Juara Liga 3 Banten - Kabar Banten". kabarbanten.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 1, 2021.
12. "Kembali Eksis, Persikota Tangerang Berprestasi dan Jadi Juara Liga 3 - Semua Halaman - Bolasport.com". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). August 18, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
13. "Liga 3 Banten 2021: Persikota Tangerang Juara via Adu Penalti". www.skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved December 1, 2021.
14. "Serpong City FC Berhasil Meraih Juara 1 Liga 3 Zona Banten 2022/2023". Radar Banten. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
15. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amoah, Joseph". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

External links

• Persikota Tangerang at Soccerway