Bali United F.C.

Bali United

Full name	Bali United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Serdadu Tridatu (Tridatu Warriors)
Founded	1989, as Putra Samarinda 15 February 2015, as Bali United
Ground	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Owner	PT Bali Bintang Sejahtera
CEO	Yabes Tanuri
Head coach	Indra Sjafri
League	QNB League
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Bali United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Gianyar, Bali. They currently play in the Indonesia Super League. Their nickname is Serdadu Tridatu (Tridatu Warriors).^[1]

History

The club was founded in 1989.^[2] The club was previously known as Putra Samarinda before moving their home base to Bali and changing their name to Bali United Pusam in 2014.^[3] They were playing from 2001 to 2006 in the First Division before promoting to ISL in 2008.^[4]

Bali United era (2014–)

To improve the marketability and achievements, Putra Samarinda (Pusam) changed its name to Bali United Pusam. Therefore, the team moved from Samarinda, East Kalimantan to Gianyar, Bali. Harbiansyah Hanafiah, the main commissioner of Bali United explained that he was willing to change the name and base to Bali because on the island there was no professional football team that competed in the highest competition in Indonesia.^[5]

Stadium & Supporters

Bali United plays their home matches at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium and their supporter is called Semeton Dewata.^[6]

Crest

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  2015–present

Shirt Sponsors

• Indofood^[7]
• Corsa^[7]
• Datsun^[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 3 May 2016.^{[8][9][10][11]}

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 Rully Desrian 5 DF Indra Permana 6 DF Junius R. Bate 7 FW Miftahul Hamdi 8 DF Ricky Fajrin 9 FW Alsan Sanda 10 MF Loudry Meilana Setiawan 11 FW Yabes Roni 13 DF Bobby Satria (vice-captain) 14 MF Fadil Sausu (captain) 15 FW Yulius Mauloko 17 FW I Nyoman Sukarja 18 FW I Made Wirahadi 19 MF Hendra Sandi Gunawan

No. Position Player 20 GK Ngurah Komang Arya 27 DF Agus Nova Wiantara 39 GK Putu Pager Wirajaya 44 MF I Gede Sukadana 59 DF Hasyim Kipuw 69 MF Lucas Patinho 87 DF Kiko Insa 88 DF I Nyoman Adi Parwa 92 MF Syakir Sulaiman 95 FW Martinus Novianto 97 GK Dicky Indrayana 99 FW Nemanja Vidaković DF Mahdi Fahri Albaar DF Ahn Byung-keon

Kit suppliers

• Lotto (2009)^[12]
• Bold Sports Wear (2013)^[13]
• Joma (2014)^[14]

References

1. "Julukan Pasukan Tridatu untuk Bali United Mencuat dari Suporter" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 February 2016.
2. "Sepakbola Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 December 2014.
3. "Pindah Kandang ke Bali, Pusam Ganti Nama" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 December 2014.
4. "profil tim isl 2015 bali united" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 March 2015.
5. "Putra Samarinda Berubah Jadi Bali United Pusam". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
6. "Launching Bali United, Semeton Dewata merahkan Stadion Dipta" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
7. "Ini Seluruh Sponsor Bali United Pusam untuk ISL 2015" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2015.
8. "Bali United Perkenalkan Pemain dan Jersey Terbaru untuk TSC 2016". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
9. "Hasim Kipuw Senang Bisa Reuni dengan Sukadana". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
10. "Mahdi Fahri Albaar Senang Kembali Dilatih Indra Sjafri". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
11. "Pemain Asing Bali United Lengkap, Ahn Byung-keon Resmi Dikontrak". Retrieved 4 May 2016.
12. "Persisam Putra Lepas 27 Pemain" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 December 2014.
13. "Pusam Perkenalkan Jersey Khusus Inter Island Cup" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 December 2014.
14. "Kostum Keren Klub ISL 2014" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 December 2014.

External links

• Official Website