Borneo Football Club Samarinda (commonly known as Borneo Samarinda) is an Indonesian football club based in

Samarinda Samarinda is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River with a land area of . Samarinda ranks first on East Kalimantan Human Development Index and it ...

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan ( Indonesian: ) is a province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the current boundary), 3.42 million at the 2015 census, and 3 ...

, Indonesia. They currently compete in Liga 1. Their nickname is ''Pesut Etam'' (Our Dolphin).

History

Borneo F.C. Samarinda was formed by former Putra Samarinda supporters who were dissatisfied with their team's lack of achievements. PT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia bought Perseba Super Bangkalan on 7 March 2014, which gave them direct license to compete in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, and changed the name to Pusamania Borneo F.C. After beating PSGC Ciamis on penalties in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division semi-final, they were promoted to the Indonesia Super League. On 27 November 2014, Borneo FC won their first title by becoming champion of the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division after beating

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2–1 in the final.

Colours and badges

Image:Borneo FC logo.svg,

Sponsorship

Suzuki signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Borneo F.C. Samarinda on 22 April 2014. On 2 May 2014, Bankaltim became their shirt sponsor for home and away matches.

Kit suppliers

Stadium

Borneo F.C. Samarinda play their home matches at Segiri Samarinda Stadium and

Palaran Stadium Palaran Stadium is the main sports venue of Samarinda, the capital city of East Kalimantan province. It is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the East Kalimantan Main Stadium Sports Complex. It was opened in 2008 and has a seating ...

. They use Sempaja Stadium for training.

Players

Current squad

Naturalized players

Out on loan

Technical staff

Club culture

Supporters

Borneo's supporters are called ''Curva Sud Samarinda''.

Derbies

Derby Kaltim (East Borneo derby)
The match of Borneo F.C. against

Persiba Balikpapan Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Balikpapan, commonly known as Persiba Balikpapan, is an professional football club based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The club plays in Liga 2, after relegation from Liga 1 in 2017 season. The club ...

is called "''Derby Kaltim''", because

(city home of Borneo FC) and Balikpapan (city home of Persiba Balikpapan) are the same as cities in

Province. Derby Papadaan
The match of Borneo F.C. against Barito Putera is called "''Derby Papadaan''" or The Brother's Derby. Derby Mahakam
The match of Borneo F.C. against

Mitra Kukar F.C. Persatuan Sepakbola Mitra Kutai Kartanegara is an Indonesian association football club based in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in the Liga 3. History This club was founded in 1979 as NIAC Mitra. NIAC stoo ...

is called "''Derby Mahakam''", because

city home of Borneo F.C, and

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city home of Mitra Kukar, are same followed by the Mahakam river.

Coaches

Honours

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 footba ...

'' Premier Division'' ** Winners:

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(second-tier era) *

Indonesia President's Cup The Piala Presiden (English: President's Cup) is an annual pre-season association football tournament held in Indonesia and organized by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). It is participated by Liga 1 clubs. The inaugural tournament w ...

** Runners-up:

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* Piala Gubernur Kaltim ** Winners: 2016

References

External links

Pusamania Borneo F.C.
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Pusamania Borneo F.C. Profile on Eyesoccer club Football Database
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