Nusantara United F.C.
Nusantara United Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in the planned new capital of the country, Nusantara. They currently compete in Liga 2.[1]
| Full name | Nusantara United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Macan Dahan (Borneo clouded leopard) | ||
| Short name | NUS NUFC | ||
| Founded | 30 May 2022 | ||
| Ground | Moch. Soebroto Stadium Magelang, Central Java | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Owner | Gamma Abdurrahman Thohir | ||
| Coach | Slamet Riadi | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2021โ22 | Liga 3, Semi-finals (promoted, as Mataram Utama) | ||
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History
Nusantara United was established following the conclusion of the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress on May 30th, 2022. They were formed after the Mataram Utama management handed over control of their senior team to a group of investors, who subsequently rebranded the club as Nusantara United.[2] Mataram Utama themselves still exist as a club, however they seem to refrain from fielding another senior team for the 2022-23 campaign, deciding to focus on youth development and their football academy.[3]
On July 5, in an Instagram post unveiling their new logo, Nusantara United announced that they will represent Nusantara, the future new capital of Indonesia, within the country's footballing pyramid.[4]
While the new Capital City of Nusantara is still in the development stage, Nusantara United has determined to choose Salatiga as a temporary homebase and training camp to prepare the team ahead of the 2022โ23 season.[5] However, as the Kridanggo Stadium in Salatiga does not fulfil the necessary requirements to hold Liga 2 matches, Nusantara United will play their league games at the Moch. Soebroto Stadium in nearby Magelang whilst still holding their training sessions and operating their day-to-day activities in Salatiga.[6]
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 August 2022[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Naturalized players
| Country | Player |
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 Germany |
Kevin Scheunemann |
References
- "Hari ini, dengan bangga kami perkenalkan logo resmi Nusantara United FC. Kami datang untuk mewarnai kancah persepakbolaan Indonesia. ๐ฎ๐ฉ Liga 2, here we go!" (in Indonesian). instagram.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "Kongres PSSI Sahkan Mataram Utama Menjadi Nusantara United FC" (in Indonesian). harianjogja.com. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- "Nusantara United FC Dikelola Investor, Mataram Utama Fokus Pembinaan" (in Indonesian). harianjogja.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Hari ini, dengan bangga kami perkenalkan logo resmi Nusantara United FC. Kami datang untuk mewarnai kancah persepakbolaan Indonesia. ๐ฎ๐ฉ Liga 2, here we go!" (in Indonesian). instagram.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "Alasan Tim Promosi Liga 2 Nusantara United FC Berkandang di Salatiga". Harianjogja.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฐ Simak jadwal lengkap Nusantara United di Grup Tengah Liga 2 musim 2022/23 ๐ข๐ก Laga mana yang paling kalian nantikan, NUtizen? ๐ค ๐ท ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ: @harytv & @gudangdigital.indonesia #nusantaraunited #nusantaraunitedfc #satuNUsasatubangsa" (in Indonesian). Instagram.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- "Squad Nusantara United Liga 2". ligaindonesiabaru. Retrieved 2 August 2022.