RANS Nusantara F.C.

RANS Nusantara

Full name	RA NS Nusantara Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Phoenix [1] The Magenta Force
Short name	RFC
Founded	21 November 2012;11 years ago (2012-11-21) (as Cilegon United) 31 March 2021;3 years ago (2021-03-31) (as RANS Cilegon) 30 May 2022;2 years ago (2022-05-30) (as RANS Nusantara)
Stadium	Untung Suropati Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	RANS Entertainment
Chairman	Raffi Ahmad
Head coach	Edi Sudiarto
League	Liga 2
2023–24	Liga 1, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon) is an Indonesian football club based in the future capital city of Nusantara ^[2] that plays their home matches in Pasuruan, East Java. RANS Nusantara's nickname is Magenta Force and The Prestige Phoenix. The club currently plays in Liga 2, the second division of Indonesian football.

History

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. ^[3] 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. ^[4] A week later, they had their second match in a 2–1 win against Persekat Tegal. ^[5] 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. ^[6] 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. ^[7] 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. ^[8] 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. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Noor Achamd Trimayuda
Assistant team manager	Mohammad Suhaimi
Head coach	Edi Sudiarto
Assistant coach	Rudi Hariantoko
Goalkeeper coach	Hendry
Fitness coach	Indra Ramdhani

Players

Current squad

As of 7 September 2024 ^{[11] [12]}

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 DF   IDN Eldiansa Maldini 4 DF   IDN Syaiful Cahya 5 DF   IDN Iqbal Hadi 7 FW   BRA Jô Santos 8 FW   IDN Dio Rizky 9 FW   IDN Agung Supriyanto 10 MF   IDN Iman Budi Hernandi 14 DF   KGZ Bektur Talgat Uulu 16 MF   IDN Ammar Attamimi 17 FW   IDN Rezky Renaldy 18 MF   IDN Saiful Ulum 19 DF   IDN Vikra Seifahlepi 20 DF   IDN Yericho Christiantoko 21 DF   IDN Akbar Haris 22 MF   IDN Fran Adi Saputra 23 FW   IDN Giofani 24 GK   IDN Sahrul Adhitya

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF   IDN Muhammad Nurchaaq 27 FW   IDN Wiga Brillian 28 DF   IDN Muhammad Zulhairi 29 MF   IDN Arthur Sena 33 DF   IDN Didik Ariyanto 45 DF   IDN Munhar 64 DF   IDN Guntur Ariyadi 67 MF   IDN Akbar Hermawan 76 MF   IDN Galih Ibrahim 77 GK   IDN Hery Prasetyo 87 MF   IDN Ilham Irhaz 91 FW   IDN Roista Reistifar Susilo 92 GK   IDN Dimas Galih Pratama 96 GK   IDN Fahmi Idris 99 FW   KEN Ismael Dunga

Coaches

Period	Name
2013	Elie Suheili [13]
2013–2014	Bambang Nurdiansyah [13]
2014–2017	Kas Hartadi [14]
2017	Arcan Iurie [13]
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	Angel Alfredo Vera

Honours

as Cilegon United

• Liga Indonesia First Division
  • Champions: 2014 ^[15]
• Liga Indonesia Second Division
  • Champions: 2013 ^[16]

as RANS Cilegon

• Liga 2
  • Runner-up: 2021

Supporters

Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).^{[ citation needed ]}

Mascot

RANS FC mascot is magenta colored phoenix, wearing a white RANS FC jersey. The color of the phoenix bird is magenta, ^[17] 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.

See also

• RANS Entertainment
• RANS Simba Bogor

References

1. "Hasil Dewa United vs Rans Cilegon FC: Tangsel Warriors Kalahkan The Phoenix". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).
2. Askara (3 August 2022). "RANS Nusantara FC Bisa Jadi Klub Ibu Kota Baru, Presiden Jokowi Beri Sinyal Melalui Ketum PSSI". Potensi Badung (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat . Retrieved 8 May 2024.
3. "Investasi Rp300 Miliar, Raffi Ahmad Ubah Nama Klub Rans Cilegon FC". sports.sindonews.com.
4. "Hasil Liga 2: RANS Cilegon Takluk dari Dewa United 1-3". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
5. "PERSEKAT TEGAL 1–2 RANS CILEGON". ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
6. "RANS Cilegon FC vs PSKC Cimahi 3-0, Hamka Hamzah Cs Lolos Delapan Besar Liga 2". bola.tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
7. "RANS Cilegon FC lolos ke semifinal setelah imbang dengan Sriwijaya FC". m.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
8. "Rans Cilegon FC Promosi ke Liga 1, Eks Real Madrid dan Barcelona Ikut Beri Selamat". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
9. "Hasil Final Liga 2 RANS Cilegon FC vs Persis Solo: Irfan Bachdim Bawa Laskar Sambernyawa Jadi Juara". www.indosport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
10. "Kongres PSSI 2022: PS Pati Sah Ganti Nama Jadi FC Bekasi City". Detiksport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
11. "Daftar Pemain RANS Nusantara Liga 1" . Retrieved 10 March 2023.
12. "Resmi Launching, Ini Daftar 30 Pemain Rans Cilegon FC". www.bolasport.com.
13. "Bambang Nurdiansyah Tangani Cilegon United FC" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2014.
14. "Kas Hartadi Latih Cilegon United" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
15. "Cilegon United Kampiun Divisi 1 2014" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
16. "Cilegon United FC Juara Divisi Dua, Incar Tiket Divisi Utama". Banten Raya. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
17. "Warna Magenta dalam Kehidupan yang Wajib Diketahui". 24 September 2022.

External links

• Official website RANS Nusantara FC
• RANS Nusantara F.C. on Instagram