Martapura F.C.

Martapura Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Martapura, South Kalimantan. Martapura FC currently plays in Liga 2. Their nickname is Laskar Sultan Adam (Sultan Adam Warriors).

Martapura
Full nameMartapura Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ghost Tiger
Sultan Adam Warriors
Founded2009 (2009)
GroundDemang Lehman Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerH. Mahmud Mochtar
ChairmanH. Mokhamad Hilman, ST.MT
ManagerMuhammad
CoachFrans Sinatra Huwae
LeagueLiga 2
2019Liga 2/2nd round (Group Y), 4th

History

Foundation and amateur years (2009–2013)

Martapura FC was founded in 2009. They become an official member of PSSI on March 11, 2009. Their first participation in the Indonesian competitions was in the 2009–10 Liga Indonesia Third Division. They were promoted to the Liga Indonesia Second Division in 2011 after finishing in fifth position in the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Third Division. Because of dualism in PSSI they started their next season in 2012. They participated in the 2012 Liga Indonesia Second Division and got promoted to the Liga Indonesia First Division. Martapura FC, with mostly local players, got promoted in their first season in the highest amateur division in Indonesia after finishing second in the third round of the 2013 Liga Indonesia First Division. With their promotion, they became a professional club.[1] They are one of team in Indonesia that have not been supported by the local government financially, even though they performed in amateur level until 2013 and are allowed to get financial support.[2]

Recent history (2014–present)

Since the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, they used Demang Lehman Stadium to comply with PT. Liga regulations.[1]

Stadium

Starting 2014, Martapura FC play their home matches at Demang Lehman Stadium.[3]

Honours
Fourth place (1): 2016
Fourth place (1): 2017

Players

Current squad
As of 16 March 2020.[4][5][6][7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IDN Nurdy Hamsah
4 MF  IDN Catur Pamungkas
5 MF  IDN Jaya Hartono
6 DF  IDN Agus Prasetyo
7 FW  IDN M. Aidil Bogel
9 MF  IDN Fadlan Gufran
10 MF  IDN Feri Aman Saragih
11 MF  IDN Rifky Suryawan
13 MF  IDN Samsul Pelu
17 DF  IDN Wahyu Saputro
20 FW  IDN Joko Prayitno
21 FW  IDN Dominggus Kerewai
22 MF  IDN Aulia Adli
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  IDN Ayub Antoh
25 GK  IDN Putut Wijiarto
27 MF  IDN Andy Dwi Kurniawan
28 DF  IDN Ade Christian Pratama
29 MF  IDN Muhammad Rizki
30 DF  IDN Mari Siswanto
31 DF  IDN Bagus Nugraha
41 DF  IDN Achmad Machali
50 GK  IDN Amirul Kurniawan
77 DF  IDN Kaharuddin Salam
87 MF  IDN Eka Hera
89 MF  IDN Agus Setya Wibowo
— FW  IDN Yance Wenda

Supporters

The Martapura FC's fans called them self is MONSTER abbreviation of Martapura FC Diamond Supporter.

References
  1. "Bayi Ajaib Itu Bernama Martapura FC" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. Permana Sidik, Nandang. "Martapura FC klub amatir tanpa suntikan dana APBD". jaringnews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. "Mengenal Demang Lehman dan Stadion Demang Lehman" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. "Goal Keeper" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. "defender" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  6. "midfielder" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. "Striker" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.


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