Mitra Kukar F.C.

Mitra Kukar

Full name	Mitra Kutai Kartanegara Football Club
Nickname(s)	Si Naga Mekes (The Fierce Dragon)
Founded	1979
Ground	Aji Imbut Stadium
Capacity	35,000
Owner	PT. Kutai Kartanegara Sport Mandiri
Chairman	Endri Erawan
League	Indonesia Super League
2014	3rd in Second Round
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Mitra Kukar Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in the Indonesia Super League.

History

This club was founded in 1979.^[1] They were renamed Niac Mitra or Mitra Surabaya in the 1990s. After relegation to the First Division, the club moved to Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan and were renamed Mitra Kalteng Putra (MKP)^[2] in 1999. At the end of 2001 season, the club was relegated to the Second Division. Financial problems led the club to be loaned to H Suryanto Anwar, after which they moved again, to Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, where they were finally renamed Mitra Kukar.^[2] The new ownership had a great impact. At the end of the 2003 season, Mitra Kukar were promoted to the First Division. In the 2005 season, the new owner fully bought Mitra Kukar. By the end of 2007 season, Mitra Kukar succeeded to be promoted to the Premier Division, after finishing first in the The First Division. In the 2010–11 Premier Division, Mitra Kukar was promoted to the Indonesia Super League after finishing third in the final round.

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors

• Petrona
• Bank Kaltim

Other sponsors

• ABP
• PT. Beton Kaltim
• Kaltim Post^[3]

Kit provider

• 2015: Joma^[4]

Honours

• Galatama
  • Champions (3): 1980–82, 1982–83, 1987–88
  • Runners-up: 1988–89
• Aga Khan Gold Cup
  • Champions: 1979

Performance in AFC competitions

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
1988–89	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying round		Bandaran	–	1–3
		Qualifying round		Pahang FA	–	0–0
		Qualifying round		Royal Thai Air Force	–	2–1
		Qualifying round		Geylang International	–	1–1

Players

NOTE: Starting 2015 season, PT Liga Indonesia has reduced the number of foreign players allowed to be used by clubs to only three players.^[5] As of 7 April 2015.^[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Rivky Mokodompit 3 DF Zulkifli Syukur 4 DF Mahdi Fahri Albaar 5 MF Hendra Ridwan 7 FW Rachmat Afandi 8 MF Gavin Kwan Adsit 10 FW Jajang Mulyana 13 DF Rudolf Yanto Basna 14 DF Lopenda 15 FW Dibyo Previan Caesario 17 FW Dinan Yahdian Javier 18 MF Anindito Wahyu 22 DF Michael Orah 23 DF Ryuji Utomo Prabowo

No. Position Player 24 DF Diego Michiels 26 MF Muhammad Bahtiar 27 DF Dedi Gusmawan 29 FW Septian David Maulana 32 FW Ishak Djober 33 DF Syahrizal Syahbuddin 59 GK Wawan Hendrawan 77 MF Defri Rizky 81 GK Ravi Murdianto 88 MF Rizky Pellu 89 MF Fajar Handika 99 FW Yogi Rahadian DF Jorge Gotor

Team Officials

Coaching Staff

Role	Name
Head Coach
Assistant Coach	Sukardi
Assistant Coach	Rudy Eka Priyambada
Goalkeeper Coach	Joice Sorongan
Team Doctor	Radjiman
Masseur	Uthe

Management

Role	Name
Chairman	Endri Erawan
Manager	Rony Fauzan
Secretary	Trias Slamet

References

1. "View Topic – Andai Ada Galatama Lagi". LigaIndonesia.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
2. "Profil Klub Mitra Kukar". MitraKukar.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
3. "Mitra Kukar Gandeng Kaltim Post" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 April 2015.
4. "Mitra Kukar Resmi Disponsori Joma" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 November 2014.
5. "ISL 3, DU Tanpa Ekspatriat" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 December 2014.
6. http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/klub/MITRA-KUKAR-44/pemain

External links

• Official site