Bali FC is an Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Gianyar Regency

Gianyar Regency

Gianyar is a regency in the Indonesian province and island of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368 km2 and population of 416,728 , making it the second most densely populated district in Bali...

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History

Bali FC, formed in 2006 is a merger of football clubs from Bali, such as Persegi Gianyar

Persegi Gianyar

Persegi Gianyar is a defunct Indonesian football club based in Gianyar, Bali. They used to play in the top division in Indonesian football, the Liga Indonesia. Their home stadium is Kapten i Wayan Dipta Stadium . The club hit financial difficulties in 2005 and has decided to discontinue its run...

, Perseden Denpasar, Persekaba Kabupaten Badung and Perst Tabanan. The club joined the Liga Indonesia

Liga Indonesia

The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...

 using Persegi Gianyar

Persegi Gianyar

Persegi Gianyar is a defunct Indonesian football club based in Gianyar, Bali. They used to play in the top division in Indonesian football, the Liga Indonesia. Their home stadium is Kapten i Wayan Dipta Stadium . The club hit financial difficulties in 2005 and has decided to discontinue its run...

's license as Persegi Gianyar could not continue its participation in the Liga Indonesia due to financial difficulties.