Celebest F.C.

Celebest Football Club is a football club based in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia that competes in Liga 4. Nicknamed Tanduk Anoa, the club was founded as Villa 2000 Football Club based in Pamulang, South Tangerang, changed its name to Celebest in 2016 and moved to its current stadium, Gawalise Stadium, in the same year.

Celebest

Full name	Celebest Football Club
Nickname(s)	Tanduk Anoa
Founded	11 February 2016; 9 years ago (2016-02-11)
Ground	Gawalise Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Owner	PT. Celebest Indonesia Andal[1]
CEO	Abdee Negara[2]
Manager	Ahmadi HB Buraera[3]
Coach	Budiardjo Thalib[4]
League	Liga 4
2024–25	1st (Central Sulawesi zone) Third round, 4th in Group C (National phase)
Website	www.celebest.co.id
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Abdee Negara Nurdin, the frontman of Slank is an important person behind the formation of Celebest FC. Because of his love for his hometown, Abdee with PT. CELEBEST INDONESIA ANDAL as a legal entity of Celebest FC, was determined to bring back the glory of the Sulawesi football, particularly in Indonesia.^[1]

February 11, 2016 was approved as the official foundation for Celebest FC, after the acquisition of ownership of the club Villa 2000 FC.^[1]

Name Celebest FC have been selected for developing football in Sulawesi, particularly in Palu and raise Sulawesi in National and International Football.^[1]

2016 became the starting point Celebest FC competed in the competition of football Indonesia, Indonesia Soccer Championship B. The squad of players that exist in Celebest FC is a young talent that has been selected at Palu, Manado, Makassar, Majene, and some young players from Villa 2000.^[1]

Stadium

Main article: Gawalise Stadium

Celebest plays their home matches at Gawalise Stadium after moving their homebase from Pamulang to Palu.^[1]

Sponsorship

• Indofood^[5]
• Corsa Tire^[5]
• Mogu Mogu^[5]
• bareksa.com^[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2021

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 — GK  IDN Ryansani Hamam — GK  IDN Rizky Apriady — GK  IDN Rafly Aldisyahputra — DF  IDN Fafa Muhammad Zuhud — DF  IDN Zulkarnain — DF  IDN Haris Sutro Wilda — DF  IDN Khaerul Ramdani — DF  IDN Irfan Prasetya — DF  IDN Ridho Rajab — DF  IDN Mohammad Lalong — DF  IDN Muhammad Nurfajriansyah — DF  IDN Andra — MF  IDN Gunawan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IDN Aditya Rizaldi — MF  IDN Arie Kiswanto — MF  IDN Dandy Septyady — MF  IDN Imanuel Ravanesta — MF  IDN Simon Pering — MF  IDN Alghifary Ardiansyah — MF  IDN Frans Taribaba — FW  IDN Muhajirin Rasang — FW  IDN Adam Raturomon — FW  IDN Mohammad Fuad — FW  IDN Fathurrahman 21 FW  IDN Aldino Putra (Captain)

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Manager Coach : I Wayan Arsana
• Coach : Firdaus Kindo
• Coach : Rauf Haci
• Coach : Akbar N.

Official staff

• Takbir Larakeng
• Ahmadi
• Indrawan Kusuma Putra
• Thamrin Tahir
• Hikmatyar
• Imam Rizaldy
• Isrin Hasjim
• dr. Ricky Yulian

Season-by-season records

Season	League	Tier	Tms.	Pos.	Piala Indonesia
2017	Liga 2	2	61	4th, Relegation round	–
2018	Liga 3	3	32	4th, Third round	First round
2019			32	Eliminated in Pre-national round
2020			season abandoned		–
2021–22			64	Eliminated in Provincial round	–
2022–23			season abandoned		–
2023–24			80	Eliminated in Provincial round	–
2024–25	Liga 4	4	64	4th, Third round	–

Honours

• Liga 4 Central Sulawesi
  • Champions (1) : 2024–25