RANS Nusantara F.C.

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 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.

RANS Nusantara FC

Full name	RANS Nusantara Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Phoenix^[1] The Magenta Force
Short name	RFC
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; 23 months ago (2022-05-30) (as RANS Nusantara)
Stadium	Maguwoharjo Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Owner	RANS Entertainment Prestige Image Motorcars
Chairman	Raffi Ahmad Rudy Salim
Head coach	Alfredo Vera
League	Liga 2
2023–24	Liga 1, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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
Manager	Hamka Hamzah
Head coach	Alfredo Vera
Assistant coach	Mohammad Nasuha
Goalkeeper coach	Felipe Martins Goncalves

Players

Current squad

As of 17 March 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 DF   IDN Muhammad Syukron 3 DF   POR Ângelo Meneses 4 DF   IDN Nosi Setiawan 5 DF   IDN Dallen Doke 7 FW   POR Tavinho 8 MF   IDN Antoni Nugroho 9 FW   PHI Kenshiro Daniels 10 FW   ANG Evandro Brandão 11 FW   IDN Abdul Rahman 13 DF   IDN Samsul Arifin 17 MF   IDN Paulo Sitanggang 19 FW   IDN Rabbani Tasnim (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) 20 MF   IDN Andi Irfan 21 MF   IDN Aqsal Mustafa 22 DF   IDN Marckho Sandy 23 DF   IDN Hamka Hamzah

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF   IDN Valda Uzlah 25 MF   IDN Zidane Afandi 26 DF   POR Kiko 31 MF   IDN Antonius Tuna 32 DF   IDN Dandi Maulana 34 GK   IDN Try Hamdani 36 MF   IDN Ilhamsyah 45 DF   IDN Taufik Hidayat 57 GK   IDN Fiqri Ntong 64 GK   IDN Wahyudi 66 MF   JPN Mitsuru Maruoka 78 FW   IDN Muhammad Irman 91 MF   IDN Rizky Pellu (on loan from PSM Makassar) 93 MF   IDN Erwin Ramdani (captain) 97 GK   IDN Hilmansyah 99 FW   IDN Kushedya Hari Yudo

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   IDN Arif Satria (at Bhayangkara) — DF   IDN Meru Kimura (at Sriwijaya) — MF   IDN Fadilla Akbar (at PSIM Yogyakarta)

Coaches

Period	Name
2013	Elie Suheili^[12]
2013–2014	Bambang Nurdiansyah^[12]
2014–2017	Kas Hartadi^[13]
2017	Arcan Iurie^[12]
2017–2018	Imam Riyadi
2018	Sasi Kirono
2019	Bambang Nurdiansyah
2019	Imam Riyadi
2020	Herry Kiswanto
2021	Bambang Nurdiansyah
2021	Rahmad Darmawan
2022–2023	Rahmad Darmawan
2023	Rodrigo Santana
2023–2024	Eduardo Almedia
2024–	Francis Wewengkang

Honours

as Cilegon United

• Liga Indonesia First Division
  • Champions: 2014^[14]
• Liga Indonesia Second Division
  • Champions: 2013^[15]

as RANS Cilegon

• Liga 2
  • Runner-up: 2021

Supporters

Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are called Ultras RANS (UltRANS).^{[citation needed]}

Mascot

RANS FC mascot is magenta colored phoenix, wearing a white RANS FC jersey. The color of the phoenix bird is magenta,^[16] 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

1. "Hasil Dewa United vs Rans Cilegon FC: Tangsel Warriors Kalahkan The 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 2023.
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. (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
15. . 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.

External links

• Official website RANS Nusantara FC
• RANS Nusantara F.C. on Instagram