RANS Nusantara F.C.

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 currently plays in Liga 1, the top division of Indonesian football.

RANS Nusantara
Full nameRANS Nusantara Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magenta Force
The Prestige Phoenix[1]
Short nameRNS, RANS
Founded21 November 2012 (2012-11-21) (as Cilegon United)
31 March 2021 (2021-03-31) (as RANS Cilegon)
30 May 2022 (2022-05-30) (as RANS Nusantara)
StadiumPakansari Stadium
Capacity30,000
OwnerRANS Entertaintment
Prestige Image Motorcars
ChairmanRaffi Ahmad
Rudy Salim
Head coachEduardo Almeida
LeagueLiga 1
2021Liga 2, 2nd of 24 (Promoted)

History

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
Position Name
Head coachPortugal Eduardo Almeida
Assistant coachIndonesia Mohammad Nasuha
Goalkeeper coachIndonesia Yanuar Hermansyah
Fitness coachIndonesia Nurcholis Majid

Players

Current squad
As of 30 January 2023[10][11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 MF Indonesia IDN Finky Pasamba
4 DF Indonesia IDN O.K. John
6 MF Mali MLI Makan Konaté
12 MF Indonesia IDN Jujun Junaidi
15 MF Indonesia IDN Fadilla Akbar
28 DF Indonesia IDN Arif Satria (captain)
30 MF Indonesia IDN Ade Suryana
No. Pos. Nation Player
59 GK Indonesia IDN Wawan Hendrawan
66 MF Japan JPN Mitsuru Maruoka
93 MF Indonesia IDN Erwin Ramdani
97 GK Indonesia IDN Hilman Syah
98 GK Indonesia IDN Wahyudi
— MF Indonesia IDN Misbakus Solikin
— DF Indonesia IDN Meru Kimura

Naturalized players
Country Player
Nigeria Nigeria O.K. John

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Indonesia IDN Anan Lestaluhu (at Bekasi City until 1 April 2023)
— MF Indonesia IDN Bima Ragil (at Bekasi City until 1 April 2023)

Coaches
Period Name
2013 Indonesia Elie Suheili[12]
2013–2014 Indonesia Bambang Nurdiansyah[12]
2014–2017 Indonesia Kas Hartadi[13]
2017 Moldova Arcan Iurie[12]
2017–2018 Indonesia Imam Riyadi
2018 Indonesia Sasi Kirono
2019 Indonesia Bambang Nurdiansyah
2019 Indonesia Imam Riyadi
2020 Indonesia Herry Kiswanto
2021 Indonesia Bambang Nurdiansyah
2021 Indonesia Rahmad Darmawan
2022–2023 Indonesia Rahmad Darmawan
2023 Brazil Rodrigo Santana
2023– Portugal Eduardo Almedia

Honours

as Cilegon United

as RANS Cilegon

Supporters

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

Mascot

RANS' mascot is a magenta-coloured phoenix, which also appears on the club's crest.[16]

References
  1. "Hasil Dewa United vs Rans Cilegon FC: Tangsel Warriors Kalahkan The Prestige Phoenix". www.skor.id (in Indonesian).
  2. "Investasi Rp300 Miliar, Raffi Ahmad Ubah Nama Klub Rans Cilegon FC". sports.sindonews.com.
  3. "Hasil Liga 2: RANS Cilegon Takluk dari Dewa United 1-3". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. "PERSEKAT TEGAL 1–2 RANS CILEGON". ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "RANS Cilegon FC lolos ke semifinal setelah imbang dengan Sriwijaya FC". m.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. "Rans Cilegon FC Promosi ke Liga 1, Eks Real Madrid dan Barcelona Ikut Beri Selamat". www.bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. "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.
  9. "Kongres PSSI 2022: PS Pati Sah Ganti Nama Jadi FC Bekasi City". Detiksport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. "Daftar Pemain RANS Nusantara Liga 1". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  11. "Resmi Launching, Ini Daftar 30 Pemain Rans Cilegon FC". www.bolasport.com.
  12. "Bambang Nurdiansyah Tangani Cilegon United FC" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  13. "Kas Hartadi Latih Cilegon United" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  14. "Cilegon United Kampiun Divisi 1 2014" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  15. "Cilegon United FC Juara Divisi Dua, Incar Tiket Divisi Utama". Banten Raya. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  16. "Warna Magenta dalam Kehidupan yang Wajib Diketahui". 24 September 2022.
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