Bontang Football Club 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...

 team located in Bontang

Bontang

Bontang is a city on the eastern coast of the island Borneo in Indonesia. It is in the province East Kalimantan.- History :The etymology of Bontang refers to the town’s traditional status throughout history as a humble village populated mostly by immigrants. ‘Bon’ can refer in Indonesian to...

, East Kalimantan

East Kalimantan

East Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...

 in the island of Borneo

Borneo

Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....

. The homebase is Mulawarman Stadium

Mulawarman Stadium

Mulawarman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bontang, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for Bontang FC. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people....

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Bontang FC prides itself as the most successful club to come out of Kalimantan

Kalimantan

In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo....

. They were semi finalist of the 1994-95 Liga Indonesia and finalist in 1999–2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Bontang FC also build a football academy namely Diklat Mandau or PKT Junior.

History

The club is originally founded as PS Pupuk Kaltim Galatama in 18 June, 1988 and founded by PT Pupuk Kaltim. It went through several name changes (Pupuk Kaltim and PKT Bontang) and changes as PS Bontang PKT (abbreviation from Persatuan Sepakbola Bontang Pupuk Kalimantan Timur) in 2002. Bontang PKT also one team in Liga Indonesia, who never relegated from Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia

Indonesian Premier Division

Liga Indonesia Premier Division is the regionalised second level of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by the Football Association of Indonesia . The competition is usually divided geographically into three groups of "West Region", "Central Region", and "East Region"...

. It also made some appearances in Asian Winners Cup

Asian Cup Winners Cup

The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

 and it first ever and last made by a club from Kalimantan. This club changed to currently name (Bontang FC) on 12 June 2009.

Supporters

Many Bontang FC supporters called themselves Mandau Mania. Mandau is a type of sword used by the Dayaks who inhabit most parts of the Borneo island. Other supporters are called Sintuk Mania and The Valcon. Since 25 January, 2008, Sintuk Mania and The Valcon were merger into a new supporters, which name is Bontang Mania.

Current squad

Bontang FC's Starting 11 in their 4-1-3-2 Formation

Foreign Players

AFC Julius Akosah

Julius Akosah

Julius Pongla Akosah is a Cameroonian-Hongkonger professional association football player, his position is striker. He was called for Cameroon but he is eligible to play for Hong Kong in international tournaments. Hong Kong football fans commonly use Agumon as a nickname for him because of his...

 Kan Kikuchi

Kan Kikuchi

, known by his pen name Kan Kikuchi , was a Japanese author born in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. He established the publishing company Bungeishunjū, the monthly magazine of the same name, the Japan Writer's Association and both the Akutagawa and Naoki Prize for popular literature...

CAF Ernest Ebongué

Ernest Ebongué

Érnest-Lottin Ebongué is a former football midfielder. He was capped 8 times for the Cameroonian national team, scoring once and was part of the team for the 1982 World Cup, playing in all 3 matches....

 Francis Oumar Belonga

Francis Oumar Belonga

Francis Oumar Belonga is a Chadian footballer who currently plays for Renaissance FC.-Career:He has also played as Striker for Bontang PKT in the Indonesia Super League.- External links :...

 Fodé Camara

Fodé Camara

Fodé Camara is a Guinea international football player.Camara began his professional career in Belgium with Sint-Niklase. He played for several other Belgian clubs, including Waregem and Kortrijk...

 James Debbah

James Debbah

James 'Salinda' Debbah is a Liberian football striker currently Free Agent. He also play on the Liberia national football team.- Personal :...

 Josiah Seton

Josiah Seton

Josiah Seton is an Liberian footballer . He is a member of the Liberia national football team.Seton previously played for Sabah FA in Malaysia....

 Tarik El Janaby

Tarik El Janaby

Tarik El Janaby is a professional footballer from Morocco. He currently plays for the club Semen Padang in the Indonesian Super League.-References:* *...

CONMEBOL Victor da Silva Aldo Baretto

Local Players

Jumadi Abdi

Jumadi Abdi

Jumadi Abdi was an Indonesian football player as a midfielder who played for PKT Bontang in the 2008 season...

 (deceased) Ponaryo Astaman

Ponaryo Astaman

Ponaryo Astaman is a current Indonesian football player. He is also a currently Indonesia national football team players from 2003 until now. He was a captain for Indonesian football team. As a player, he already played for several clubs in Indonesia, such as PSM Makassar, Arema FC, Persija...

 Zulkifli Syukur

Zulkifli Syukur

Zulkilfi Syukur is an Indonesian footballer, he is a very temperamental player. Currently he is playing for Persib Bandung in the Indonesia Super League. He had played for Persmin Minahasa, Bontang FC, and Arema Indonesia. He plays as a Right Back....

 Fachry Husaini

Fachry Husaini

Fachry Husaini is an Indonesian football manager who currently as a manager for Indonesia Super League club Bontang FC. He is former player of Indonesia national team.-External links:...

 Djet Donald La'ala Nuralim

Management

Position	Name
Manager	Fachry Husaini Fachry Husaini Fachry Husaini is an Indonesian football manager who currently as a manager for Indonesia Super League club Bontang FC. He is former player of Indonesia national team.-External links:...
Under 21 Coach	Supriansyah Supriansyah Supriansyah is a Indonesian football manager. He is currently the Bontang under-21s coach.- References :...

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Cup Winners Cup
  Asian Cup Winners Cup
  The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
  
  : 3 appearances

1991/92: Semifinal

1992/93: Second round

2000/01: Second round

External links

Bontang PKT Official Site Bontang PKT Fan Site