Borneo F.C. Samarinda
Association football team in Indonesia

Football club
Borneo Samarinda
Full nameBorneo Football Club Samarinda
NicknamePesut Etam (Our Dolphins)
Short nameBOR
Founded7 March 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-07)
GroundSegiri Stadium
Capacity13,000
OwnerPT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia
ChairmanNabil Husein
Head coachFábio Lefundes
LeagueSuper League
2024–25Liga 1, 5th of 18
Websiteborneofc.id
Current season

Borneo Football Club Samarinda (commonly known as Borneo Samarinda or just Borneo) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The club currently competes in Super League. The club's nickname is Pesut Etam (Our Dolphins).[1]

Borneo Samarinda has won one Liga 2 league title in the club history.

History

Borneo Samarinda was formed by former Putra Samarinda supporters who were dissatisfied with their team's lack of achievements.[2] PT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia bought Perseba Super Bangkalan on 7 March 2014, which gave them direct license to compete in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, and changed the name to Pusamania Borneo Football Club.[3][4]

After beating PSGC Ciamis on penalties in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division semi-final, they were promoted to the Indonesia Super League.[5] On 27 November 2014, Borneo FC won their first title by becoming champion of the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division after beating Persiwa Wamena 2–1 in the final.[6]

Borneo Samarinda competed in the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship which is their first official participation in international tournament. The club was then drawn in a group alongside Thai club Buriram United, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors, Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City, Philippines club Kaya—Iloilo and Vietnamese club Công An Hà Nội. On 22 August 2024, Borneo Samarinda won 3–0 against Lion City Sailors at home.

Club culture

Supporters

Borneo Samarinda's supporters are called Pusamania.

Derbies

Derby Kaltim (East Borneo derby), is the match of Borneo against Persiba Balikpapan.

Derby Papadaan is the match of Borneo against Barito Putera (The Brother's Derby).

Derby Mahakam is the match of Borneo against PS Mitra Kukar. It is named after the fact that Samarinda and Tenggarong are followed by the Mahakam River.

Logo history

  • Borneo F.C. logo from its foundation until its change in their 7th anniversary.
    Borneo Samarinda logo from its foundation until change for their 7th anniversary.[7]

Sponsorship

Suzuki signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Borneo Samarinda on 22 April 2014.[8] On 2 May 2014, Bankaltim became their shirt sponsor for home and away matches.[9]

Kit suppliers

Brand Year Ref.
Indonesia Town 2014–2015 [10]
Indonesia Salvo 2015–2017 [11]
United States Nike 2018 [12]
Indonesia NH Project 2019 [13]
Indonesia RIORS 2020 [14]
Indonesia Etams 2021–2024 [15]
Indonesia SPECS 2024–present

Stadium

Borneo Samarinda plays their home matches at the Segiri Stadium.[16] In 2023, the club started using the Batakan Stadium in Balikpapan due to the renovation of the Segiri Stadium.[17] he club also used the Sempaja Stadium as their training ground.[18]

Players

Current squad

As of 15 January 2026[19]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IDN Nadeo Argawinata (captain)
6 MF  IDN Ikhsan Zikrak
7 MF  BRA Maicon Souza
8 MF  JPN Kei Hirose
9 FW  BRA Joel Vinícius
10 MF  ARG Mariano Peralta
11 MF  IDN Aan Redzuan
12 DF  IDN Rayhan Utina
16 DF  IDN Komang Teguh
19 FW  IDN Ousmane Maiket
20 MF  COL Juan Villa
22 MF  BDI Christophe Nduwarugira
23 DF  BRA Caxambu
24 DF  IDN Diego Michiels
27 GK  IDN Andhika Setiawan
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  IDN Syahrul Trisna
50 MF  IDN Rivaldo Pakpahan
52 MF  IDN Ahmad Agung
54 DF  IDN Alfharezzi Buffon
55 DF  LBN Mohamad El Housseini
57 MF  IDN Narendra Tegar
63 GK  IDN Daffa Fasya
66 MF  IDN Dwiky Hardiansyah
68 FW  IDN Habibi Jusuf
88 DF  IDN Dika Kuswardani
94 FW  IDN Dika Adi
99 MF  IDN Muhammad Sihran
— MF  ARG Marcos Astina
— DF  IDN Ardi Idrus

Naturalized players

Country Player
Netherlands Netherlands Diego Michiels

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  COL Aldair Simanca (at PSIS Semarang)
26 DF  IDN Rizdjar Nurviat (at Dewa United)
— DF  IDN Gavin Kwan (at Persik Kediri)
— DF  IDN Leo Guntara (at Semen Padang)
— DF  IDN Jody Kurniady (at PSMS Medan)
— FW  IDN Stefano Lilipaly (at Dewa United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  IDN Haykal Alhafiz (at Kendal Tornado)
— MF  IDN Rangga Sumarna (at PSIS Semarang)
— MF  IDN Asgal Habib (at Persiraja Banda Aceh)
— MF  IDN Faris Adit (at Persiraja Banda Aceh)
— FW  BRA Douglas Coutinho (at Penang)

Technical staff

Position Name
President Indonesia Nabil Husein
CEO Indonesia Ponaryo Astaman
Team manager Indonesia Dandri Dauri
Head coach Brazil Fábio Lefundes
Assistant coaches Brazil Vinicius Xavier
Paraguay Pedro Velázquez
Indonesia Sultan Samma
Goalkeeper coach Brazil Joao Gabriel
Physical coach Brazil Joao Pedro Rayol
Analyst Indonesia Gilang Ramadhan
Physiotherapists Brazil Danilo Lima
Indonesia Fajar
Indonesia Ramdhan Pratama
Doctor Indonesia Hilda Khoirun Nisa
Interpreter Vacant

Coaches

Years Coach
2014 Indonesia Nus Yadera
2014 Indonesia Iwan Setiawan
2014–2015 Moldova Iurie Arcan
2015 Indonesia Iwan Setiawan
2016–2017 Montenegro Dragan Đukanović
2017 Indonesia Ricky Nelson
2017–2018 Indonesia Iwan Setiawan
2018–2019 Serbia Dejan Antonić
2019 Italy Fabio Lopez
2019 Argentina Mario Gómez
2020 Brazil Edson Tavares
2020–2021 Argentina Mario Gómez
2021–2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Risto Vidaković
2022 Indonesia Fakhri Husaini
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina Milomir Šešlija
2022–2023 Brazil André Gaspar
2023–2025 Netherlands Pieter Huistra
2025 Spain Joaquín Gómez
2025– Brazil Fábio Lefundes

Honours

Leagues
Cups

League and cup results

Indonesian league only (2008–present):

Season Division (Name) Pos./Teams Pl. W D L GS GA P Piala Indonesia ACLE ACL 2 ACGL ACC Top Scorer (Goals)
2014 2nd (Divisi Utama) 1/(60) 28 14 5 5 41 19 56 NH - - - - Argentina Fernando Soler
15
2015
season not finished 		1st (ISL) 13/(18) 3 0 1 2 2 3 1 NH - - - - Liberia Erick Weeks
Montenegro Srđan Lopičić
1
2016[a]
unofficial league 		1st (ISC A) 9/(18) 34 14 8 12 62 41 50 NH - - - - Paraguay Pedro Velázquez
14
2017 1st (Liga 1) 8/(18) 34 15 7 12 50 39 52 NH - - - - Indonesia Lerby Eliandry
16
2018
 1st (Liga 1) 7/(18) 34 14 6 14 50 49 48 Semi-finals - - - - Argentina Matías Conti
11
2019 1st (Liga 1) 7/(18) 34 12 15 7 55 42 51 - - - - Brazil Renan Silva
11
2020
season declared void 		1st (Liga 1) 3/(18) 3 2 0 1 6 4 6 NH - - - - Brazil Francisico Torres
2
2021–22 1st (Liga 1) 6/(18) 34 14 10 10 43 35 52 NH - - - - Brazil Francisico Torres
15
2022–23
 1st (Liga 1) 4/(18) 34 16 9 9 64 40 57 NH - - - - Brazil Matheus Pato
25
2023–24
 1st (Liga 1) 3/(18) 38 22 8 8 58 37 76 NH - - - - Argentina Felipe Cadenazzi
15
2024–25 1st (Liga 1) 5/(18) 34 16 8 10 50 38 56 NH - - - Group stage Argentina Mariano Peralta
10
2025–26 1st (Super League) /(18) 34 NH - - - - TBD

Notes

  1. ^ Not an official competition affiliated with PSSI, AFC & FIFA

Performance in AFF competitions

Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away
2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship Group B Singapore Lion City Sailors 3–0
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur City 0–1
Thailand Buriram United 0–4
Philippines Kaya—Iloilo 2–1
Vietnam Cong An Ha Noi 2–3

Club ranking

World clubs ranking

[20]

As of 4 August 2024.
Current Rank Country Team Points
848 Northern Ireland Crusaders F.C. 1370
849 Romania CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1370
850 Indonesia Borneo FC 1370
851 Tunisia CA Bizertin 1370
852 Cameroon Eding Sport FC 1370

AFC clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024
Current Rank Country Team Points
78 South Korea Suwon FC 1373
79 India Salgaocar FC 1372
80 Indonesia Borneo FC 1370
81 Indonesia Persija Jakarta 1367
82 Qatar Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) 1367

References

  1. ^ "Pesut Etam Incar Kemenangan Kedua" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. ^ "FOKUS: Minim Prestasi, Putra Samarinda Ditinggal Pusamania". 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Pusamania Borneo FC Akuisisi Perseba Super Bangkalan". 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Perseba Super Berganti Nama Menjadi Pusamania Borneo FC". 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Menang Adu Penalti, Borneo FC Samarinda Lolos ke ISL 2015" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Bungkam Persiwa 2–1, Borneo FC Juara Divisi Utama 2014" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  7. ^ Husein, Zulfikar (7 March 2021). "Ulang Tahun ke-7, Borneo FC Umumkan Logo Baru". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- VIVA. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Suzuki Resmi Jadi Sponsor Pusamania Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Bankaltim Sponsori Pusamania Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Apparel ISL 2015, Pesut Etam Gandeng Salvo" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Salvo resmi Sponsori Pusamania Borneo FC" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Nike Sponsori Borneo FC Untuk Liga 1 2018" (in Indonesian). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Jersey Baru Sudah Diperkenalkan, Borneo FC Tetap Pakai yang Lama". jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Riors Jadi Official Apparel Borneo FC Samarinda Musim Ini". borneofc.id (in Indonesian). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Borneo FC Bakal Pakai ETAMS, Apparel Lokal Samarinda" (in Indonesian). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  16. ^ "AYO LIBURAN KE SAMARINDA" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  17. ^ Pratama, Rahmat (18 December 2023). Paturusi, Samir (ed.). "Renovasi Stadion Segiri Samarinda Disiapkan Rp80 Miliar, Borneo FC Pindah di Stadion Batakan". Tribun Kaltim (in Indonesian).
  18. ^ "Stadion Sempaja Jadi Tempat Latihan Pesut Etam" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Squad Borneo Samarinda Liga 1". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Ranking Borneo FC, Ranking and Statistics". footballdatabase.com.
  • Official website (in Indonesian)
  • Pusamania Borneo F.C. at Liga Indonesia (in Indonesian)
  • Pusamania Borneo F.C. Profile on Eyesoccer club Football Database Archived 10 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian)
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