Persikabo 1973

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Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia.[3] The club set to competes in the Liga 4, the fourth tier of Indonesian football, following withdrawal from the Liga Nusantara in the 2025/26 season.

Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973
NicknamesLaskar Padjajaran
(Pajajaran's Army)
Short namePBO
Founded2004; 22 years ago (2004), as Persiram Raja Ampat
2015; 11 years ago (2015), as PS TNI
2018; 8 years ago (2018), as PS TIRA
2019; 7 years ago (2019), as PS TIRA–Persikabo (merged with Persikabo Bogor)
2020; 6 years ago (2020), as Persikabo 1973
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Persikabo 1973
Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973
NicknamesLaskar Padjajaran
(Pajajaran's Army)
Short namePBO
Founded2004; 22 years ago (2004), as Persiram Raja Ampat
2015; 11 years ago (2015), as PS TNI
2018; 8 years ago (2018), as PS TIRA
2019; 7 years ago (2019), as PS TIRA–Persikabo (merged with Persikabo Bogor)
2020; 6 years ago (2020), as Persikabo 1973
GroundPakansari Stadium[1]
Capacity30,000
OwnerPT Cilangkap TNI Jaya[2]
PresidentBimo Wirjasoekarta
ManagerGilang Ginarsa
CoachVacant
LeagueLiga 4
2025–26Liga Nusantara, 6th of 6 (Group A) (withdrew and relegated)
Current season
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History

This club started from an initiative to participate in the 2015 Piala Jenderal Sudirman tournament with a team that incorporated players from the professional PSMS Medan club into the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)'s amateur club, PS TNI. After this tournament, PS TNI parted ways with PSMS Medan but decided to become a professional club that combines soldiers with professional players. In March 2016, PS TNI appointed their first professional coach, Englishman Judan Ali and acquired Persiram Raja Ampat, a cash-strapped first-tier team from the impoverished West Papua province, for a cost of 17 billion rupiah.[4][5][6]

For the 2018 Liga 1 season, PS TNI were renamed as PS TIRA to dilute the TNI association and moved to Bantul. The team finished 2018 Liga 1 in 15th position and escaped relegation after securing a vital 3–1 win against Borneo in the last match of the season. PS TIRA later merged with Liga 3 club Persikabo Bogor in early 2019 to form PS TIRA-Persikabo and play at Pakansari Stadium in Bogor Regency.[7][8][9][10]

Ahead of the 2020 Liga 1 season, PS TIRA-Persikabo changed its name to Persikabo 1973.[11] But they used the name TIRA-Persikabo and the same logo for the 2020 Liga 1 season because these changes were not approved by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). During its May 2021 annual congress, PSSI said the club cancelled the plan to propose for a name change.[12][13] But they used the name Persikabo 1973 as a commercial arrangement for the 2021–22 Liga 1 season.[14]

In the 2023–24 Liga 1 season, Persikabo were relegated to the Liga 2, with 4 matches left to spare, ending their seven-years tenure in the top division.[15]

In the 2024–25 Liga 2 season, Persikabo were relegated 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 Persikabo, following their relegation from the 2023–24 Liga 1 at the previous season.[16]

Persikabo withdrew before the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara season and were relegated to Liga 4.[17]

Season to season record

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Season League Indonesian Cup Continental competition Team topscorer
Comp. App. W D L GF GA Point Pos.
2016 ISC A 34 7 5 22 37 75 26 18 Not held Not participating Unknown
2017 Liga 1 34 12 6 16 46 58 42 12 Not held Not participating Portugal Élio Martins (11)
2018 Liga 1 34 12 6 16 48 57 42 15 Round of 16 Not participating Serbia Aleksandar Rakić (21)
2019 Liga 1 34 10 12 12 51 57 42 15 Not held Not participating Brazil Ciro Alves (14)
2020 Liga 1 Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19
2021–22 Liga 1 34 10 10 14 49 48 40 10 Not held Not participating Brazil Ciro Alves (20)
2022–23 Liga 1 34 11 8 15 43 48 41 14 Not held Not participating Timor-Leste Pedro Henrique (9)
2023–24 Liga 1 34 4 8 22 44 70 20 18 Not held Not participating Indonesia Yandi Sofyan (9)
2024–25 Liga 2 22 1 3 18 23 64 6 4th[a] Not held Not participating Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Fareed Sadat (6)[b]
2025–26 Liga Nusantara Withdrew from the competition
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Champion Runner-up Promotion Relegation

Colours and badges

Stadium

When competing in 2016 Indonesian Soccer Championship as PS TNI, the club played at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung.[18] For the 2017 Liga 1 season, they moved to Pakansari Stadium, and moved again to Sultan Agung Stadium in Bantul for the 2018 season. As the result of their merger with Persikabo Bogor, the club in 2019 returned to Pakansari to play their home matches.[19]

Supporters

Persikabo has a supporter group's in Bogor Regency and spread across the Greater Jakarta area, they have become one of the representatives of a football club in West Java with a Sundanese identity. Kabomania is the name for the club's supporters who are all over the stands. There are other, more exclusive supporter groups, Ultras Persikabo Curva Sud is a group that only fills in the south stand at the Pakansari Stadium.[20]

Rivalries

Persija–Persikabo rivalry

Rivalry with Persija Jakarta, also known as Jakarta–Bogor rivalry, has been going on from their supporters since 2008 and has become a new rival for clubs with adjacent locations.[21]

Pasundan derby

The match with Persib Bandung, also known as Pasundan derby or West Java derby, is a match in West Java.[22]

Players

Current squad

As of March 2025[23]

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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Staff

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Position Name
Manager Vacant
Assistant Manager Vacant
Technical Director Vacant
Head Coach Vacant
Assistant Coach Indonesia Fahmi Amiruddin
Vacant
Physical Coach Vacant
Goalkeeper Coach Indonesia Nanang Hidayat
Assistant Goalkeeper Coach Vacant
Team Doctor Indonesia Ihsan Muhammad
Indonesia Renol Rahman
Team Physiotherapist Indonesia Irfan Surya Nugroho
Indonesia Muhammad Sidik
Masseur Indonesia Indar Istiqnan
Kit & equipment manager Indonesia Agus Solihin
Kit & Equipment Assistant Indonesia Randi Ompong
Head of Media Officer Indonesia Nandang Permana Sidik
Media Officer Assistant Indonesia Nandang Rusmawan
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Coaches

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Name Nat. Season
Suharto A.D. Indonesia 2015
Judan Ali[24] England 2016
Eduard Tjong[25] Indonesia 2016
Suharto A.D.[26] Indonesia 2016
Laurent Hatton France 2017
Ivan Kolev Bulgaria 2017
Rudy Eka Priyambada Indonesia 2018
Nil Maizar Indonesia 2018
Rahmad Darmawan Indonesia 2019
Igor Kriushenko Belarus 2019–2021
Liestiadi[27] Indonesia 2021–2022
Djadjang Nurdjaman[28] Indonesia 2022–2023
Aidil Sharin Sahak Singapore 2023
Aji Santoso Indonesia 2023–2024
Djadjang Nurdjaman Indonesia 2024–
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Notes

  1. Group I in Relegation round
  2. in winter transfer, moved to PSKC Cimahi

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