Indonesian football club
Football club
RANS Nusantara FC
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Full name
| RA
NS
Nusantara Football Club
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Nickname(s)
| The Phoenix
[1]
The Magenta Force
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Short name
| RFC
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Founded
| 21 November 2012
; 11 years ago
(
2012-11-21
)
(as Cilegon United)
31 March 2021
; 3 years ago
(
2021-03-31
)
(as RANS Cilegon)
30 May 2022
; 2 years ago
(
2022-05-30
)
(as RANS Nusantara)
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Stadium
| Maguwoharjo Stadium
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Capacity
| 15,000
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Owner
| RANS Entertainment
Prestige Image Motorcars
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Chairman
| Raffi Ahmad
Rudy Salim
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Head coach
| Alfredo Vera
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League
| Liga 2
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2023?24
| Liga 1
, 16th of 18 (relegated)
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Current season
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RANS Nusantara Football Club
(formerly known as
Cilegon United
and
RANS Cilegon FC
) is an Indonesian
football
club based in the future capital city of
Nusantara
[2]
that plays their home matches in
Sleman
,
Yogyakarta
. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is
Magenta Force
and
The Prestige Phoenix
. The club currently plays in
Liga 2
, the second division of Indonesian football.
History
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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
.
[3]
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
.
[4]
A week later, they had their second match in a 2?1 win against
Persekat Tegal
.
[5]
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.
[6]
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
.
[7]
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
.
[8]
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.
[9]
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.
[10]
Coaching staff
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Players
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Current squad
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- As of 17 March 2023
[11]
[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaches
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Honours
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as Cilegon United
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as RANS Cilegon
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Supporters
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Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).
[
citation needed
]
Mascot
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RANS FC mascot is
magenta
colored
phoenix
, wearing a white RANS FC jersey. The color of the phoenix bird is magenta,
[17]
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.
References
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