Borneo F.C. Samarinda

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

Full name	Borneo Football Club Samarinda
Nickname(s)	Pesut Etam (Our Dolphins)
Short name	BOR
Founded	7 March 2014; 11 years ago (2014-03-07)
Ground	Segiri Stadium
Capacity	18,000
Owner	PT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia
Chairman	Nabil Husein
Head coach	Fábio Lefundes
League	Super League
2024–25	Liga 1, 5th of 18
Website	borneofc.id
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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

Stadium

Borneo Samarinda played their home matches at the Segiri Stadium from 2014 until 2023, when the club started using the Batakan Stadium in Balikpapan.^[16] he club also used the Sempaja Stadium as their training ground.^[17]

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2025^[18]

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 3 DF  IDN Haykal Alhafiz 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 14 DF  IDN Fajar Fathur Rahman 15 MF  IDN Faris Adit 16 MF  IDN Komang Teguh 19 FW  IDN Ousmane Maiket 20 MF  COL Juan Villa 22 DF  BDI Christophe Nduwarugira 23 DF  BRA Caxambu 24 DF  IDN Diego Michiels (captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  IDN Rizdjar Nurviat 27 GK  IDN Andhika Setiawan 30 GK  IDN Syahrul Trisna 32 FW  BRA Douglas Coutinho 50 MF  IDN Rivaldo Pakpahan 52 MF  IDN Ahmad Agung 54 DF  IDN Alfharezzi Buffon 55 DF  LBN Mohamad El Housseini 63 GK  IDN Daffa Fasya 66 MF  IDN Dwiky Hardiansyah 68 FW  IDN Habibi Jusuf 77 MF  IDN Asgal Habib 88 DF  IDN Dika Kuswardani 99 MF  IDN Muhammad Sihran — DF  COL Aldair Simanca — FW  IDN Ari Maring — FW  IDN Fajar Akhmad

Naturalized players

Country	Player
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 — DF  IDN Gavin Kwan (at Persik Kediri) — DF  IDN Leo Guntara (at Semen Padang)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IDN Dandy Sonriza (at Adhyaksa Banten) — FW  IDN Stefano Lilipaly (at Dewa United)

Technical staff

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

Coaches

Years	Coach
2014	Nus Yadera
2014	Iwan Setiawan
2014–2015	Arcan Iurie
2015	Iwan Setiawan
2016–2017	Dragan Đukanović
2017	Ricky Nelson
2017–2018	Iwan Setiawan
2018–2019	Dejan Antonić
2019	Fabio Lopez
2019	Mario Gómez
2020	Edson Tavares
2020–2021	Mario Gómez
2021–2022	Risto Vidaković
2022	Fakhri Husaini
2022	Milomir Šešlija
2022–2023	André Gaspar
2023–2025	Pieter Huistra
2025	Joaquín Gómez
2025–	Fábio Lefundes

Honours

League(s)

• Liga 1 Regular Series
  • Winners (1): 2023–24
• Liga Indonesia Premier Division/Liga 2
  • Winners (1): 2014 (second-tier era)

Cup(s)

• Indonesia President's Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2017, 2022, 2024
• Piala Gubernur Kaltim
  • Winners (1): 2016

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	-	-	-	-	Fernando Soler 15
2015 season not finished	1st (ISL)	13/(18)	3	0	1	2	2	3	1	NH	-	-	-	-	Erick Weeks Srđan Lopičić 1
2016[a] unofficial league	1st (ISC A)	9/(18)	34	14	8	12	62	41	50	NH	-	-	-	-	Pedro Velázquez 14
2017	1st (Liga 1)	8/(18)	34	15	7	12	50	39	50	NH	-	-	-	-	Lerby Eliandry 16
2018	1st (Liga 1)	7/(18)	34	14	6	14	50	49	48	Semi-finals	-	-	-	-	Matías Conti 11
2019	1st (Liga 1)	7/(18)	34	12	15	7	55	42	51		-	-	-	-	Renan Silva 11
2020 season declared void	1st (Liga 1)	3/(18)	3	2	0	1	6	4	6	NH	-	-	-	-	Francisico Torres 2
2021–22	1st (Liga 1)	6/(18)	34	14	10	10	43	35	52	NH	-	-	-	-	Francisico Torres 15
2022–23	1st (Liga 1)	4/(18)	34	16	9	9	64	40	57	NH	-	-	-	-	Matheus Pato 25
2023–24	1st (Liga 1)	3/(18)	38	22	8	8	58	37	76	NH	-	-	-	-	Felipe Cadenazzi 15
2024–25	1st (Liga 1)	5/(18)	34	16	8	10	50	38	56	NH	-	-	-	Group stage	Mariano Peralta 10

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		Lion City Sailors	3–0
				Kuala Lumpur City		0–1
				Buriram United		0–4
				Kaya—Iloilo	2–1
				Cong An Ha Noi		2–3

Club ranking

World clubs ranking

^[19]

As of 4 August 2024.

Current Rank	Country	Team	Points
848		Crusaders F.C.	1370
849		CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu	1370
850		Borneo FC	1370
851		CA Bizertin	1370
852		Eding Sport FC	1370

AFC clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024

Current Rank	Country	Team	Points
78		Suwon FC	1373
79		Salgaocar FC	1372
80		Borneo FC	1370
81		Persija Jakarta	1367
82		Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)	1367