RANS Nusantara F.C.
Indonesian football club
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RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon) is an Indonesian football club based in Batu, East Java. RANS Nusantara's nickname is The Magenta Force and The Prestige Phoenix. The club will be playing in the Championship, the second tier division of Indonesia football, following a promotion from the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara as the champion.
The Magenta Force
RAN
31 March 2021 (as RANS Cilegon)
30 May 2022 (as RANS Nusantara)
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| Full name | RANS Nusantara Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | The Prestige Phoenix[1] The Magenta Force | ||
| Short name | RFC RAN | ||
| Founded | 21 November 2012 (as Cilegon United) 31 March 2021 (as RANS Cilegon) 30 May 2022 (as RANS Nusantara) | ||
| Stadium | Brantas Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | RANS Entertainment | ||
| Chairman | Raffi Ahmad | ||
| Head coach | Kas Hartadi | ||
| League | Championship | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga Nusantara, Champions (promoted) | ||
| Website | rans-nusantara-fc | ||
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History
The club was established in 2012 as Cilegon United Football Club. They won Second Division and First Division in just two years making it a notable occasion in the club's history.
On 31 March 2021, the club were acquired by RANS Entertainment and Prestige Motorcars. They were renamed to RANS Cilegon Football Club. RANS is a company owned by Raffi Ahmad and Nagita Slavina, while Prestige is a supercar dealer from North Jakarta.[2] On 28 September 2021, RANS Cilegon made their Liga 2 debut in a 3–1 loss to Dewa United at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium.[3] A week later, they had their second match in a 2–1 win against Persekat Tegal.[4] On 1 December 2021, they closed the match in the group stage of the 2021–22 Liga 2 in a 3–0 win against PSKC Cimahi and with this result, they qualified for the second round as runners-up of Group B.[5] On 22 December 2021, they qualified for the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Liga 2 as Group X winners after a 0–0 draw over Sriwijaya.[6] Satisfactory results occurred in the semi-final match five days later, when they qualified for the final and won promotion to Liga 1 next season after a 3–0 win over PSIM Yogyakarta.[7] but in the final match on 30 December 2021, they suffered a 2–1 defeat to Persis Solo and eventually became the league's runners-up.[8]
On 30 May 2022, during the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress, the club changed their name to RANS Nusantara Football Club. This was part of club chairman Raffi's desire to have his club be supported by fans from all corners of Indonesia.[9]
In their first season in Liga 1, RANS Nusantara finished at bottom 18th, but were spare from relegation due to the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster. The next season in the 2023–24 season, despite a promising start until the mid season by constantly stays in the top 4, RANS Nusantara were eventually relegated to the Liga 2 after finished in 16th place, ending their two-years tenure in the top division.[10]
In the 2024–25 Liga 2 season, RANS Nusantara were relegated again, this time to Liga Nusantara after finishing at the bottom of the relegation round, lasted only one-year tenure in the second division. This also marks back-to-back relegations for RANS Nusantara, following their relegation from the Liga 1 at the previous season.[11]
In the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara season, RANS Nusantara were promoted to the Championship after beating Persiba Bantul 2–1 in the semi-finals, later they became champions after beating Dejan 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final.[12]
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Team manager |  Hifrery Laksana Ugama |
| Assistant team manager | Mohammad Suhaimi |
| Head coach | Kas Hartadi |
| Assistant coach | Sunardi |
| Assistant coach | Juan Revi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Hendry |
| Fitness coach | Indra Ramdhani |
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
| Period | Name |
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| 2013 | Elie Suheili[15] |
| 2013–2014 | Bambang Nurdiansyah[15] |
| 2014–2017 | Kas Hartadi[16] |
| 2017 |  Arcan Iurie[15] |
| 2017–2018 | Imam Riyadi |
| 2018 | Sasi Kirono |
| 2019 | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
| 2019 | Imam Riyadi |
| 2020 | Herry Kiswanto |
| 2021 | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
| 2021 | Rahmad Darmawan |
| 2022–2023 | Rahmad Darmawan |
| 2023 |  Rodrigo Santana |
| 2023–2024 |  Eduardo Almeida |
| 2024 |  Ángel Alfredo Vera |
| 2024–2025 | Edi Sudiarto |
| 2025–2026 | Joko Susilo |
| 2026– | Kas Hartadi |
Season-by-season records
As Cilegon United
| Season | League/Division | Teams | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | |
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| 2012 | Second Division (LPIS) | 100 | Withdrew | – | – | |
| 2013 | Second Division | 73 | 1 | – | – | |
| 2014 | First Division | 73 | 1 | – | – | |
| 2015 | Premier Division | 55 | did not finish | – | – | |
| 2016 | Indonesia Soccer Championship B | 53 | 3rd, First round | – | – | |
| 2017 | Liga 2 | 61 | 4th, Second round | – | – | |
| 2018 | Liga 2 | 24 | 8th, West division | Round of 32 | – | |
| 2019 | Liga 2 | 23 | 7th, West division | – | ||
| 2020 | Liga 2 | 24 | did not finish | – | – | |
As RANS Cilegon
| Season | League/Division | Teams | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | |
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| 2021–22 | Liga 2 | 24 | 2 | – | – | |
As RANS Nusantara
| Season | League/Division | Teams | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | League Cup | AFC competition(s) | |
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| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 18 | 18 | – | – | – | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 18 | 16 | – | – | – | |
| 2024–25 | Liga 2 | 26 | 5th, Relegation round | – | – | – | |
| 2025–26 | Liga Nusantara | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2026–27 | Championship | 20 | TBD | – | TBD | – | |
Honours
as Cilegon United
as RANS Cilegon/RANS Nusantara
- Liga Nusantara
- Champions: 2025–26
Supporters
Supporters of RANS Nusantara FC are call BOYS OF RANS.[citation needed]
Mascot
RANS Nusantara mascot is magenta colored phoenix, wearing a white RANS Nusantara jersey. The color of the phoenix bird is magenta,[19] because the color magenta means emotional balance, harmony, spirituality, intuitiveness, transformation or change, uplifting, affection, joy, satisfaction, happiness, appreciation, responsibility, and inspiration. RANS Nusantara mascot wears a white Jersey, because white means sportsmanship, fair, clean, holy, calm, and bright.
Detailed design of RANS Nusantara mascot is phoenix head, phoenix body, base of phoenix wings, and base of phoenix tail are magenta. But the tip of the crest of the phoenix's head and The tip of the phoenix's tail and the tip of the Phoenix's wings are a gradation of blue. Phoenix legs are orange color.