RANS Nusantara F.C.
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| Full name | RANS Nusantara Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | 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 | Brantas Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | RANS Entertainment | ||
| Chairman | Raffi Ahmad | ||
| Head coach | Joko Susilo | ||
| League | Liga Nusantara | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group K), 5th (relegated) | ||
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RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon) is an Indonesian football club based in Batu, East Java. RANS Nusantara's nickname is Magenta Force and The Prestige Phoenix. The club currently plays in Liga Nusantara, the third division of Indonesian football.
History
[edit | edit source]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]
In their first season in Liga 1, RANS Nusantara finished at bottom 18th, but were spare from relegation due to the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster. The next season in the 2023–24 season , despite a promising start until the mid season by constantly stays in the top 4, RANS Nusantara were eventually relegated to the Liga 2 after finished in 16th place, ending their two-years tenure in the top division.[10]
In the 2024–25 Liga 2 season, RANS Nusantara were relegated again, this time to Liga Nusantara after finishing at the bottom of the Relegation Round, lasted only one-year tenure in the second division. This also marks back-to-back relegations for RANS Nusantara, following their relegation from the Liga 1 at the previous season.[11]
Coaching staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Indonesia Hifrery Laksana Ugama |
| Assistant team manager | Indonesia Mohammad Suhaimi |
| Head coach | Indonesia Joko Susilo |
| Assistant coach | Indonesia Sunardi |
| Assistant coach | Indonesia Juan Revi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Indonesia Hendry |
| Fitness coach | Indonesia Indra Ramdhani |
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaches
[edit | edit source]| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Indonesia Elie Suheili[14] |
| 2013–2014 | Indonesia Bambang Nurdiansyah[14] |
| 2014–2017 | Indonesia Kas Hartadi[15] |
| 2017 | Moldova Arcan Iurie[14] |
| 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 |
| 2023–2024 | Portugal Eduardo Almedia |
| 2024 | Indonesia Angel Alfredo Vera |
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Season-by-season records
[edit | edit source]As Cilegon United
[edit | edit source]| Season | League/Division | Teams | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Second Division (LPIS) | 100 | Withdrew | – | – | |
| 2013 | Second Division | 73 | 1 | – | – | |
| 2014 | First Division | 73 | 1 | – | – | |
| 2015 | Premier Division | 55 | did not finish | – | – | |
| 2016 | Indonesia Soccer Championship B | 53 | 3rd, First round | – | – | |
| 2017 | Liga 2 | 61 | 4th, Second round | – | – | |
| 2018 | Liga 2 | 24 | 8th, West division | Round of 32 | – | |
| 2019 | Liga 2 | 23 | 7th, West division | – | ||
| 2020 | Liga 2 | 24 | did not finish | – | – | |
As RANS Cilegon
[edit | edit source]| Season | League/Division | Teams | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | |
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| 2021–22 | Liga 2 | 24 | 2 | – | – | |
As RANS Nusantara
[edit | edit source]| Season | League/Division | Teams | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | |
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| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 18 | 18 | – | – | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 18 | 16 | – | – | |
| 2024–25 | Liga 2 | 26 | 5th, Relegation round | – | – | |
| 2025–26 | Liga Nusantara | 24 | TBD | – | – | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]as Cilegon United
[edit | edit source]as RANS Cilegon/RANS Nusantara
[edit | edit source]Supporters
[edit | edit source]Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).[citation needed]
Mascot
[edit | edit source]RANS FC mascot is magenta colored phoenix, wearing a white RANS FC jersey. The color of the phoenix bird is magenta,[18] 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.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
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