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Bontang F.C.

"Pupuk Kaltim" redirects here. For the company, see Pupuk Kalimantan Timur.

Bontang Football Club (formerly known as PKT Bontang or Pupuk Kaltim) is an Indonesian professional football team located in Bontang, East Kalimantan in the island of Borneo. The homebase is Mulawarman Stadium. Bontang FC prides itself as the most successful club to come out of Kalimantan. They were semi-finalist of the 1994–95 Liga Indonesia and finalist in 1999–2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Bontang FC also build a football academy namely Diklat Mandau or PKT Junior.

Bontang FC
Full nameBontang Football Club
Nickname(s)
  • Laskar Khatulistiwa
    (Equator Warriors)
  • Laskar Bukit Tursina
    (Tursina Hill Warriors)
Founded18 June 1988; 36 years ago (1988-06-18)[1]
GroundMulawarman Stadium
Bontang, Indonesia
Capacity12,000
OwnerPT Pupuk Kaltim
PresidentNurkhalid
ManagerAlvin Rausan Fikry[2]
LeagueLiga 3

History

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The club was founded as PS Pupuk Kaltim Galatama on 18 June 1988[1] and founded by PT Pupuk Kaltim. It went through several name changes (Pupuk Kaltim and PKT Bontang) and changes as PS Bontang PKT (abbreviation from Persatuan Sepakbola Bontang Pupuk Kalimantan Timur) in 2002.[1] Bontang PKT was also one team in Liga Indonesia, who were never relegated from Liga Indonesia Premier Division. It also made some appearances in Asian Winners Cup and it was the first ever and last made by a club from Kalimantan. This club changed name to (Bontang FC) on 12 June 2009.[3]

Match-fixing scandal

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In 2013 the club was involved in the match fixing scandal in the event the Indonesian Premier League play-off during a game against PSLS Lhokseumawe club who were also involved in the scandal. It was revealed after FIFA suspicion over the outcome of the game was not fair, an indication of match fixing is known by FIFA through the Early warning system (EWS) which owned them. Therefore, after doing a thorough investigation over the last two months, the discipline committee of the Indonesia FA finally sentenced to ban all club players from playing in Indonesia football competition for two years and their coach Fodé Camara from Guinea was punished by not permitting their involvement in Indonesian football lifetime life,[4] as well as an official team also receiving a five-year sentence. While the club was barred from the league for two years and relegated to the lowest caste competition in Indonesia Third Division and a fine of IDR 100 million.[5]

Crest

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  • First crest (1988–2009) 
    First crest (1988–2009)
  • Second crest (2009–present) 
    Second crest (2009–present)

Performance in AFC competitions

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Pakistan  Karachi Port Trust 6–0 3–0 9–0
Quarter final Philippines  Sinugba w/o
Semi final Japan  Nissan 0–0 0–2 0–2
1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Hong Kong  Sing Tao w/o
Second round Japan  Yokohama Marinos 1–1 1–3 2–4
2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round Thailand  BEC Tero Sasana 0–1 1–4 1–5

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pt. Pupuk Kaltim
  2. ^ "Dikabarkan Terpuruk dan 'Hilang', Bontang FC Kembali Menggelora dengan Nahkoda dari Alvin Rausan Fikry". suara.com (in Indonesian). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ "PS BONTANG PKT | Home". Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  4. ^ Gibran, Ridwan. "Komdis PSSI Hukum Camara Fode Tak Boleh Terlibat Sepakbola Seumur Hidup". goal.com. Indonesia FA. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ^ Gibran, Ridwan. "Bontang FC dan PSLS Lhokseumawe Tak Bisa Ikut Kompetisi Dua Tahun". goal.com. Indonesia FA. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
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