Bandung Football Club was an Indonesian
football
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club based in
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
,
West Java
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. The team played in
Liga Primer Indonesia until the competition finally became defunct in 2011.
When they signed midfielder
Lee Hendrie
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As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Aston Villa where he spent fourteen years. He also play ...
on a free transfer on 27 January 2011, Bandung became the first Indonesian club to obtain an Englishman or a player with experience of the
Premier League
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. Despite being on a two-year contract, his spell was brief and by October 2011 he was playing for English non-league side
Daventry Town.
References
External links
Bandung FCBandung FC
at ligaprimerindonesia.co.id
{{Liga Primer Indonesia
Defunct football clubs in Indonesia
Football clubs in Indonesia
Association football clubs established in 2010
2010 establishments in Indonesia
Association football clubs disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in Indonesia