Full name | RA NS Nusantara Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Phoenix [1] The Magenta Force | ||
Short name | RFC | ||
Founded | 21 November 2012 (as Cilegon United) 31 March 2021 (as RANS Cilegon) 30 May 2022 (as RANS Nusantara) | ||
Stadium | Maguwoharjo Stadium | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Owner | RANS Entertainment Prestige Image Motorcars | ||
Chairman | Raffi Ahmad Rudy Salim | ||
Head coach | Alfredo Vera | ||
League | Liga 1 | ||
2022–23 | Liga 1, 18th of 18 | ||
RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon FC) is an Indonesian football club and currently based in Sleman, Yogyakarta. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is Magenta Force and The Prestige Phoenix. The club currently plays in Liga 1, the top division of Indonesian football.
The club was established in 2012 as Cilegon United. They have won Second Division and First Division in just two years and it's the biggest achievements in club's history.
On 31 March 2021, the club were acquired by RANS Entertainment and Prestige Motorcars. They were renamed to RANS Cilegon FC. RANS is a company owned by Raffi Ahmad and Nagita Slavina, while Prestige is a supercar dealer from North Jakarta. [2] On 28 September 2021, RANS Cilegon made their Liga 2 debut in a 3–1 loss to Dewa United at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium. [3] A week later, they had their second match in a 2–1 win against Persekat Tegal. [4] On 1 December 2021, they closed the match in the group stage of the 2021–22 Liga 2 in a 3–0 win against PSKC Cimahi and with this result, they qualified for the second round as runners-up of Group B. [5] On 22 December 2021, they qualified for the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Liga 2 as Group X winners after a 0–0 draw over Sriwijaya. [6] Satisfactory results occurred in the semi-final match five days later, when they qualified for the final and won promotion to Liga 1 next season after a 3–0 win over PSIM Yogyakarta. [7] but in the final match on 30 December 2021, they suffered a 2–1 defeat to Persis Solo and eventually became the league's runners-up. [8]
On 30 May 2022, during the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress, the club changed their name to RANS Nusantara FC. This was part of club chairman Raffi's desire to have his club be supported by fans from all corners of Indonesia. [9]
Position | Name |
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Manager | Hamka Hamzah |
Head coach | Alfredo Vera |
Assistant coach | Mohammad Nasuha |
Goalkeeper coach | Felipe Martins Goncalves |
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Period | Name |
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2013 | Elie Suheili [12] |
2013–2014 | Bambang Nurdiansyah [12] |
2014–2017 | Kas Hartadi [13] |
2017 | Arcan Iurie [12] |
2017–2018 | Imam Riyadi |
2018 | Sasi Kirono |
2019 | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
2019 | Imam Riyadi |
2020 | Herry Kiswanto |
2021 | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
2021 | Rahmad Darmawan |
2022–2023 | Rahmad Darmawan |
2023 | Rodrigo Santana |
2023–2024 | Eduardo Almedia |
2024– | Francis Wewengkang |
Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).[ citation needed ]
RANS FC mascot is magenta colored phoenix, wearing a white RANS FC jersey. The color of the phoenix bird is magenta, [16] because the color magenta means emotional balance, harmony, spirituality, intuitiveness, transformation or change, uplifting, affection, joy, satisfaction, happiness, appreciation, responsibility, and inspiration. RANS FC mascot wears a white Jersey, because white means sportsmanship, fair, clean, holy, calm, and bright.
Detailed design of RANS FC Mascot is Phoenix head, phoenix body, base of phoenix wings, and base of phoenix tail are magenta. But the tip of the crest of the Phoenix's head and The tip of the phoenix's tail and the tip of the Phoenix's wings are a gradation of blue. Phoenix legs are orange color.
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