Persikabo Bogor

Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor or Persikabo was a football club based in Cibinong, Bogor Regency. They competed for the last time in 2018 Liga 3, the third tier of Indonesian football. Their home stadium was Pakansari Stadium and also used Persikabo Stadium for training facilities. Persikabo Bogor had their nicknames Laskar Pajajaran and The Pajajaran Panther. Persikabo merged with PS TIRA (Previously known as Persiram Raja Ampat) in 2019 so they can compete instantly in Liga 1 without promotion as PS TIRA-Persikabo.^[1]

This article is about the club that existed 1973–2019. For the current club, see Persikabo 1973.

Persikabo

Full name	Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor
Nickname(s)	Laskar Pajajaran The Pajajaran Panther
Founded	23 December 1973
Dissolved	2019; 6 years ago (2019), merged with PS TIRA
Ground	Pakansari Stadium Bogor, West Java
Capacity	30,000
Owner	PT. Laskar Padjajaran Bogor
2018	Liga 3, 4th in Group 2 (National Zone Route)
Website	www.persikabo-bogor.com
Home colours Away colours

History

Persikabo was founded on 23 December 1973, a football club from Bogor Regency or known by the nickname Laskar Pajajaran, officially founded by several Muspida and football practitioners in Bogor Regency, such as, Caca Samita who at that time served as the Regent of Bogor, Lieutenant Colonel Djuari (Chairman of the Bogor Regency DPRD), Didi Suwardi (General Chairperson of the Bogor Regency KONI), Abdullah Alwahdi (member of the Bogor Regency DPRD), and Armen Syafii (General Secretary of KONI).

After being officially established and registered with PSSI, the founder of Persikabo appointed or chose Abdulah Alwahdi as the first General Chairman of Persikabo. Armen Syafii was appointed as the first General Secretary, Meanwhile, Bogor football legend Roni Toisuta became the first captain of the Persikabo Bogor in the official national football scene. Meanwhile, Budi Riyadi is the first referee belonging to Persikabo whose status is recognized as a national referee.

Although it has been around for quite a long time, this team only started to be known when Indonesian football entered the professional league era, to be precise, in the 1994–95 season. It is understandable because in the first season of the competition labeled the Indonesian League, Persikabo emerged as the champion of Division II and was promoted to Division I.

After only two seasons in the second tier of the national football competition, this club successfully broke through to the highest stage of national football at that time, the Premier Division. Unfortunately, after only two seasons in the top division, the team was relegated back to Division I.

Interestingly, after just one season of relegation, the team returned to the Premier Division, precisely in the 1999–00 competition season. But once again, the team on the outskirts of Jakarta was not strong enough to survive in the Premier Division, and only appeared for one season before being relegated back to Division I. After that, the club's achievements continued to decline until they returned to Division II. It was only in the 2004 season that they returned to Division I and the following two seasons to the Premier Division. But in the fight for tickets to the Super League, this team failed because it only ranked 11th in the West Region.

Season by season records

Season	League/Division	Tms.	Pos.	Piala Indonesia
1994–95	Second Division		1	–
1995–96	First Division	24	3rd, Central Group 1	–
1996–97	First Division	20	3	–
1997–98	Premier Division	31	did not finish	–
1998–99	Premier Division	28	Relegation play-off loser	–
1999–2000	First round	21	3	–
2001	Premier Division	28	14th, West division	–
2002	First Division	27	6th, Group 2	–
2003	Second Division	28	3rd, Second round	–
2004	Second Division	41	2	–
2005	First Division	27	6th, Group 1	–
2006	First Division	36	4th, Second round	–
2007–08	Premier Division	36	11th, West division	–
2008–09	Premier Division	29	4th, Second round	–
2009–10	Premier Division	33	4th, Group 1	–
2010–11	Premier Division	39	8th, Group 1	–
2011–12	Premier Division (LPIS)	28	3rd, Group 1	–
2013	Premier Division (LI)	38	4	–
2014	Premier Division	63	4th, Second round	–
2015	Premier Division	55	did not finish	–
2016	Indonesia Soccer Championship B	53	6th, Group 2	–
2017	Liga 2	61	8th, Group 2	–
2018	Liga 3	32	Eliminated in National zone route	–

Honours

• Liga Indonesia Second Division
  • Champion (1): 1995

Stadium

Persikabo initially played at Pajajaran Stadium in Bogor City shared with PSB Bogor, and they later moved to the newly built Persikabo Stadium (known as Stadion Mini Cibinong) located at Bogor Regency Government Building Complex, Cibinong. Persikabo Stadium was later used as training ground when they moved to Pakansari Stadium in 2014. Pakansari, a bigger stadium that is only 2 km away from their old ground or their current training ground, is now in use even after the club merged with PS TIRA.

Supporters and rivalries

Persikabo is supported by Kabomania, short for Kabupaten Bogor Mania, then the ultras sub-culture called Ultras Persikabo Curva Sud. Some other small groups such as Militan 1973 and others. His supporters are mainly based in Bogor Regency, as well as some in border areas such as Depok City and Bogor City.

Persikabo initially had a heated rivalry with Persija Jakarta. This is marked by clashes that occur between supporters of both clubs even when they are not competing. But the two clubs rarely meet because Persikabo often plays in the lower division.