PS Mitra Kukar

Persatuan Sepakbola Mitra Kutai Kartanegara (simply known as a PS Mitra Kukar) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in the Liga 4.

Mitra Kukar

Full name	Persatuan Sepakbola Mitra Kutai Kartanegara
Nickname(s)	Si Naga Mekes (The Fierce Dragon)
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979), as NIAC Mitra 1993; 32 years ago (1993), as Mitra Surabaya 1999; 26 years ago (1999), as Mitra Kalteng Putra 2003; 22 years ago (2003), as PS Mitra Kukar
Ground	Aji Imbut Stadium
Capacity	35,000
Owner	PT Kutai Kartanegara Sport Mandiri
Chairman	Endri Erawan
Head coach	Asep Suryadi
League	Liga 4
2021	Liga 2/1st round (Group D), 6th (relegated)
Website	www.mitrakukar.com
Home colours Away colours

History

This club was founded in 1979 as NIAC Mitra.^[1] NIAC stood for New International Amusement Center, a major casino in Surabaya during the 1970s. In 1983, the team played a friendly match against Arsenal F.C., winning by 2–0. NIAC was dissolved by its owner, Alexander Wenas, on 24 September 1990.^[2][3]

The club was revived under the name of Mitra Surabaya in 1993. After relegation to the First Division, the club moved to Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan and were renamed Mitra Kalteng Putra (MKP)^[4] 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 Suryanto Anwar, after which they moved again, to Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, where they received its current name.^[4] 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 First Division. In the 2010–11 Premier Division, Mitra Kukar was promoted to the Indonesia Super League after finishing third in the final round.^{[citation needed]}

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors

• Petrona
• Bank Kaltim

Other sponsors

• ABP
• PT. Beton Kaltim
• Kaltim Post^[5]

Kit provider

• 2015–present: Joma^[6]

Honours

As NIAC Mitra

• Galatama
  • Champions (3): 1980–82, 1982–83, 1987–88
  • Runners-up: 1988–89
• Aga Khan Gold Cup^{[note 1]}
  • Champions: 1979^[7]

As Mitra Kukar

• General Sudirman Cup
  • Champions: 2015

Season by season records

As Mitra Surabaya

Season	League/Division	Tms.	Pos.	Piala Indonesia	AFC competition(s)
1994–95	Premier Division	34	7th, East division	–	–	–
1995–96	Premier Division	31	Semi-final	–	–	–
1996–97	Premier Division	33	Semi-final	–	–	–
1997–98	Premier Division	31	did not finish	–	–	–
1998–99	Premier Division	28	Withdrew	–	–	–
1999–2000	First Division	21	3rd, Group 3	–	–	–

As Mitra Kalteng Putra

Season	League/Division	Tms.	Pos.	Piala Indonesia	AFC competition(s)
2001	First Division	23	5th, West group	–	–	–
2002	First Division	27	Relegated	–	–	–

As Mitra Kukar

Season	League/Division	Tms.	Pos.	Piala Indonesia	AFC competition(s)
2003	Second Division	28	3	–	–	–
2004	First Division	24	10th, East division	–	–	–
2005	First Division	27	6th, Group 2	Second round	–	–
2006	First Division	36	5th, Group 4	First round	–	–
2007	First Division	40	Semi-final	Second round	–	–
2008–09	Premier Division	29	3rd, Second round	Second round	–	–
2009–10	Premier Division	33	8th, Group 2	–	–	–
2010–11	Premier Division	39	3	–	–	–
2011–12	Indonesia Super League	18	9	–	–	–
2013	Indonesia Super League	18	3	–	–	–
2014	Indonesia Super League	22	3rd, Second round	–	–	–
2015	Indonesia Super League	18	did not finish	–	–	–
2016	Indonesia Soccer Championship A	18	10	–	–	–
2017	Liga 1	18	10	–	–	–
2018	Liga 1	18	16	Round of 32	–	–
2019	Liga 2	23	4th, Second round		–	–
2020	Liga 2	24	did not finish	–	–	–
2021–22	Liga 2	24	6th, group D	–	–	–
2022–23	Liga 3	~	Season abandoned after due Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster		–	–
2023–24	Liga 3	~	withdrew	–	–	–
2024–25	Liga 4	~	did not participated	–	–	–

Performance in AFC competitions

Performance as NIAC Mitra:

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

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Asep Suryadi
Assistant coach	Hagi Permana
Fitness coach	Jamal Abeta
Goalkeeper coach	Joice Sorongan
Team doctor	Radjiman
Masseur	Uthe

Management

Position	Name
Chairman	Endri Erawan
Manager	Nor Alam
Secretary	Trias Slamet

Notes

1. The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).