Nusantara United F.C.
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| Full name | Nusantara United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Macan Dahan (Borneo clouded leopard) | ||
| Short name | NUS | ||
| Founded | 30 May 2022 | ||
| Ground | Moch. Soebroto Stadium Magelang, Central Java | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Owner | Gamma Abdurrahman Thohir | ||
| Coach | Slamet Riadi | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga 3, Semi-finals (promoted, as Mataram Utama) | ||
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Nusantara United Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in the planned new capital of the country, Capital City of Nusantara, located between Kutai Kartanegara and North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in Liga 2.[1]
History[]
Nusantara United was established following the conclusion of the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress on May 30th, 2022. They were formed after the Mataram Utama management handed over control of their senior team to a group of investors, who subsequently rebranded the club as Nusantara United.[2] Mataram Utama themselves still exist as a club, however they seem to refrain from fielding another senior team for the 2022-23 campaign, deciding to focus on youth development and their football academy.[3]
On July 5, in an Instagram post unveiling their new logo, Nusantara United announced that they will represent Nusantara, the future new capital of Indonesia, within the country's footballing pyramid.[4]
While the new Capital City of Nusantara is still in the development stage, Nusantara United has determined to choose Salatiga as a temporary homebase and training camp to prepare the team ahead of the 2022–23 season.[5] However, as the in Salatiga does not fulfil the necessary requirements to hold Liga 2 matches, Nusantara United will play their league games at the Moch. Soebroto Stadium in nearby Magelang whilst still holding their training sessions and operating their day-to-day activities in Salatiga.[6]
Players[]
Current squad[]
- As of 1 August 2022[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Naturalized players[]
| Country | Player |
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 Germany
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Coaching Staff[]
| Position | Name |
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| Technical Director |  Timo Scheunemann
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| Head Coach | Slamet Riadi
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| Assistant Coach | Jordi Kartiko
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| Physical Coach | Heri
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Abdul Rohman
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| Head Physio | Joseph Ronald
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