RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon FC) is an Indonesian

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club and currently based in

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. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is ''Magenta Force'' and ''The Prestige Phoenix''. The club currently plays in Liga 1, the top division of Indonesian football.

History

The club was established in 2012 and does not have much history in

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. Previously, they were named

Cilegon United RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon FC) is an Indonesian football club and currently based in Bogor, West Java. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is ''Magenta Force'' and ''The Prestige Phoenix''. The club ...

. On 31 March 2021, the club were acquired by RANS Entertainment and Prestige Motorcars. They were renamed RANS Cilegon F.C. RANS is a company owned by

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and

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, while Prestige is a supercar dealer from

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. On 28 September 2021, RANS Cilegon made their Liga 2 debut in a 3–1 loss to Dewa United at the

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. A week later, they had their second match in a 2–1 win against

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and with this result, they qualified for the second round as runners-up of Group B. 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

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. 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

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. but in the final match on 30 December 2021, they suffered a 2–1 defeat to

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and eventually became the league's runners-up. 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.

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Naturalized players

Out on loan

Coaches

Honours

* Liga 2 ** Runner-up:

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Liga Indonesia First Division Liga Indonesia First Division (Indonesian: ''Divisi Satu Liga Indonesia'') was the third level football competition in Indonesian football league system (often called as ''Liga Indonesia''). This competition is managed by the Football Association o ...

** Champions:

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Liga Indonesia Second Division Liga Indonesia Second Division (Indonesian: ''Divisi Dua Liga Indonesia'') is the fourth level football league in the Indonesian football competition system. Currently, this competition, along with First Division and Third Division, is managed ...

** Champions:

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Supporters

Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).

Mascot

RANS' mascot is a magenta-coloured

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, which also appears on the club's crest.

References

External links

* RANS Nusantara F.C. Bogor Football clubs in West Java Football clubs in Indonesia Association football clubs established in 2012 2012 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub