RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon FC) is an Indonesian football club based in the future capital city of Nusantara that plays their home matches in Sleman, Yogyakarta. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is Magenta Force and The Prestige Phoenix. The club currently plays in Liga 2, the second division of Indonesian football.
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| Full name | RANS 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 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga 1, 16th of 18 (relegated) | ||
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History edit
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]
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Hamka Hamzah
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| Head coach |  Alfredo Vera
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| Assistant coach | Mohammad Nasuha
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| Goalkeeper coach |  Felipe Martins Goncalves
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Players edit
Current squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
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Coaches edit
| Period | Name |
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| 2013 | Elie Suheili[12]
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| 2013–2014 | Bambang Nurdiansyah[12]
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| 2014–2017 | Kas Hartadi[13]
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| 2017 |  Arcan Iurie[12]
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| 2017–2018 | Imam Riyadi
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| 2018 | Sasi Kirono
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| 2019 | Bambang Nurdiansyah
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| 2019 | Imam Riyadi
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| 2020 | Herry Kiswanto
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| 2021 | Bambang Nurdiansyah
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| 2021 | Rahmad Darmawan
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| 2022–2023 | Rahmad Darmawan
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| 2023 | Rodrigo Santana
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| 2023–2024 |  Eduardo Almedia
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| 2024– | Francis Wewengkang
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Honours edit
as Cilegon United edit
as RANS Cilegon edit
Supporters edit
Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).[citation needed]
Mascot edit
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.
References edit
- ^ "Hasil Dewa United vs Rans Cilegon FC: Tangsel Warriors Kalahkan The Phoenix". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).
- ^ "Investasi Rp300 Miliar, Raffi Ahmad Ubah Nama Klub Rans Cilegon FC". sports.sindonews.com.
- ^ "Hasil Liga 2: RANS Cilegon Takluk dari Dewa United 1-3". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "PERSEKAT TEGAL 1–2 RANS CILEGON". ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "RANS Cilegon FC lolos ke semifinal setelah imbang dengan Sriwijaya FC". m.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Rans Cilegon FC Promosi ke Liga 1, Eks Real Madrid dan Barcelona Ikut Beri Selamat". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kongres PSSI 2022: PS Pati Sah Ganti Nama Jadi FC Bekasi City". Detiksport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Daftar Pemain RANS Nusantara Liga 1". Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Resmi Launching, Ini Daftar 30 Pemain Rans Cilegon FC". www.bolasport.com.
- ^ a b c "Bambang Nurdiansyah Tangani Cilegon United FC" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Kas Hartadi Latih Cilegon United" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Cilegon United Kampiun Divisi 1 2014" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Cilegon United FC Juara Divisi Dua, Incar Tiket Divisi Utama". Banten Raya. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Warna Magenta dalam Kehidupan yang Wajib Diketahui". 24 September 2022.
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