Dewa United F.C.

For the basketball team, see Dewa United Banten.

Dewa United

Full name	Dewa United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Deity Warriors The Deluxe Unicorn [1]
Short name	DWU
Founded	11 March 2009;15 years ago (2009-03-11), as Martapura FC 22 February 2021;3 years ago (2021-02-22), as Martapura Dewa United FC 30 May 2022;23 months ago (2022-05-30), as Dewa United FC
Ground	Indomilk Arena
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Garibaldi Thohir Kevin Hardiman Tommy Hermawan Lo
CEO	Ardian Satya Negara
Manager	Judo Iswantoro
Coach	Jan Olde Riekerink
League	Liga 1
2022–23	Liga 1, 17th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Dewa United Football Club (formerly known as Martapura Football Club) ^[2] and colloquially known as Dewa United, is an Indonesian professional football club based in South Tangerang, Banten. They currently compete in the Liga 1, the top-flight of Indonesian football. They were promoted from Liga 2, after gaining a third place title in the 2021 Liga 2 season.

History

Martapura FC (2009–2021)

Martapura was founded in 2009. They became an official member of PSSI on 11 March 2009. Their first participation in Indonesian competitions was in the 2009–10 Liga Indonesia Third Division. They were promoted to the Liga Indonesia Second Division in 2011 after finishing in fifth position in the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Third Division. Because of the dualism in PSSI at the time, they started their next season in 2012. They participated in the 2012 Liga Indonesia Second Division and got promoted to the Liga Indonesia First Division. Martapura, with mostly local players, got promoted in their first season in the highest amateur division in Indonesia after finishing second in the third round of the 2013 Liga Indonesia First Division. With their promotion, they became a professional club. ^[3] They are one of team in Indonesia that have not been supported by the local government financially, even though they performed at amateur level until 2013 and are allowed to get financial support. ^[4]

Since the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, they used Demang Lehman Stadium to comply with PT Liga regulations. ^[3]

Dewa United FC (2021–present)

On 22 February 2021, Martapura officially changed ownership after being acquired by Garibaldi Thohir, Rendra Soedjono and Kevin Hardiman who subsequently rebranded the club as Martapura Dewa United F.C. and moved it to South Tangerang. ^{[5] [6]}

On 28 September 2021, Dewa United made their first league match debut in a 3–1 win against RANS Cilegon at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium. ^[7] a weeks later, they had their second match in a 2–0 win against Perserang Serang. ^[8] On 30 November 2021, they closed the match in the group stage of the 2021–22 Liga 2 in a 0–1 loss against Persekat Tegal, with this result, they qualified for the second round as winners Group B. ^[9] On 23 December 2021, they qualified for the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Liga 2 as Group Y winners after their match win 0–1 over PSMS Medan. ^[10] but the unsatisfactory result occurred during the semi-final four days later, they failed to reach the final after lose 1–2 against Persis Solo, after this, they will immediately focus on the match for the third place against PSIM Yogyakarta. ^[11] In the third place match on 30 December 2021, they became the third place after defeating PSIM Yogyakarta in a 0–1 victory, with a goal created in the last minute of the second half through Gufroni Al Maruf's goal, with the victory against PSIM, Dewa United won third place 2021–22 Liga 2 and promoted to Liga 1 next season. ^[12]

As result of PSSI Congress on 30 May 2022, Martapura Dewa United officially remove Martapura from its name. ^[2]

Honours

• Indonesia Soccer Championship B
  • Fourth place (1): 2016
• Liga 2
  • Third place (1): 2021
  • Fourth place (1): 2017

Players

Current squad

As of 6 July 2023 ^{[13] [14]}

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   IDN Muhammad Natshir 2 DF   IDN Mochammad Zaenuri 4 MF   IDN Asep Berlian 5 DF   MKD Risto Mitrevski (vice-captain) 6 MF   IDN Theo Numberi 7 MF   IDN Feby Eka Putra 8 DF   IDN Nasir 9 FW   PHI OJ Porteria 10 MF   IDN Egy Maulana Vikri 11 MF   LBN Majed Osman 13 MF   IDN Subhan Fajri 14 DF   IDN Brian Fatari 15 MF   IDN Rangga Muslim (captain) 16 MF   IDN Kafiatur Rizky (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) 17 MF   IDN Ahmad Nufiandani

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF   IDN Ricky Kambuaya 22 MF   GRE Dimitris Kolovos 23 DF   IDN Ady Setiawan 24 MF   IDN Robi Darwis (on loan from Persib Bandung) 26 GK   IDN Ahmad Gunandi 28 MF   IDN Dennish Himawan 37 DF   IDN Altalariq Ballah 39 FW   BRA Alex Martins 47 DF   IDN Agung Mannan 60 GK   IDN Yofandani Pranata 71 DF   IDN Iqbal Al Ghuzat 78 MF   IDN Mirza Zakaria 87 DF   IDN Ahmad Rusadi 92 GK   NED Sonny Stevens 99 FW   IDN Septian Bagaskara

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   IDN Bintang Arrahim (at Rimba Star FC) — MF   IDN Ichsan Kurniawan (at Persita Tangerang) — FW   IDN Dicky Kurniawan (at PSKC Cimahi)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
CEO	Ardian Satya Negara
Manager Team	Judo Iswantoro
Technical Director	Firman Utina
Head coach	Jan Olde Riekerink
Assistant coach	Doel Khamid
Assistant coach	Widyantoro
Physical coach	Rony Azani
Goalkeeper coach	Sjoerd Woudenberg

Supporter

Anak Dewa are the supporters of Dewa United FC.

Mascot

Gold Horn Unicorn is the mascot of Dewa United FC, Dewa United FC comes from South Tangerang, Banten Province. There is a mythological animal that lives in Banten Province, namely the Unicorn. Marco Polo had stopped in Indonesia, more precisely to the islands of Sumatra and Java, on his way back to Europe. He claimed to have seen a unicorn or a mythological creature in the form of a one-horned horse. However, the researchers concluded that the animal Marco Polo saw was actually a one-horned rhino. Banten province is the only one in the world where the one-horned rhino habitat still exists. Therefore, Dewa United FC made Unicorn a mascot. The philosophy of the unicorn is that the animal represents purity, healing, joy, courage, and unmatched strength. Dewa United's nickname is Deluxe Unicorn (Luxury Unicorn), because the Dewa United club has luxurious facilities that support achievements when competing in Liga 1.

Sponsorship

• Jeep
• Gudangkripto
• Nusapay
• JHL Solitaire
• Carstensz Residence
• RS Premier Bintaro

Kit supplier

• Mills (2021–2023)
• DRX Wear (2023–present)

List of head coach

Martapura FC (2009–2021)

•  ? (2009–2014)
• Frans Sinatra Huwae  [ id ] (2014–2021)

Dewa United FC (2021–present)

• Kas Hartadi (2021–2022)
• Nil Maizar (2022)
• Jan Olde Riekerink (2023–present)

See also

• Dewa United Banten, the club's basketball division playing in the IBL.

References

1. "Profil Dewa United".
2. "Kongres PSSI 2022 – Ada Klub Berubah Nama, Termasuk Milik Atta Halilintar & Raffi Ahmad". Goal.com (in Indonesian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
3. "Bayi Ajaib Itu Bernama Martapura FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
4. Permana Sidik, Nandang. "Martapura FC klub amatir tanpa suntikan dana APBD". jaringnews.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
5. Firdausy, Farabi (22 February 2021). "RESMI: Martapura FC Jadi Dewa United, Pilih Bermarkas Di Tangerang". Goal . Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
6. "Dewa United Lahir Dari Tim Fun Football Ke Liga 2 2021". www.bolasport.com.
7. "Hasil Liga 2: RANS Cilegon Takluk dari Dewa United 1-3". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
8. "Kalahkan Perserang 0-2, Dewa United Pimpin Klasemen Grup B, Hasil Pertandingan Liga 2". muria.suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
9. "Dewa United dan RANS Cilegon Lolos ke 8 Besar Liga 2, CEO Bersuara di Media Sosial: Tetap Membumi dan Semangat". jurnalisme dan.pikiranrakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
10. "Dewa United lolos semifinal usai kalahkan PSMS". m.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 December 2021.
11. "Dewa United FC Gagal ke Final Liga 2, Kas Hartadi Tetap Apresiasi Pemainnya". bolaskor.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
12. "Dewa United Juara 3 Liga 2, Berhasil Promosi Liga 1 Kalahkan PSIM". www.ayobandung.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
13. "Daftar pemain tim Dewa United". liga-indonesia.id (in Indonesian).
14. "Daftar pemain tim Dewa United". dewaunited.com (in Indonesian).

External links

• Official website (in Indonesian)
• Dewa United F.C. on Instagram