Pekanbaru F.C.
Indonesian football club
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Pekanbaru Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Pekanbaru, Riau. They currently compete in the Liga Nusantara, the third tier of Indonesian football after promotion from Liga 4 in 2024–25.[3] Their homebase is Garuda Sakti (Buluh Cina) Field.
Cempaka Kuning[1]
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| Full name | Pekanbaru Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Laskar Hang Tuah Cempaka Kuning[1] | ||
| Short name | PFC | ||
| Founded | August 2024 | ||
| Ground | Garuda Sakti (Buluh Cina) Field Pekanbaru | ||
| Owner | PSSI Pekanbaru City | ||
| Manager | Firman Fitra Abdi | ||
| Coach | Miskardi[2] | ||
| League | Liga Nusantara | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga Nusantara, Quarter-finals | ||
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History
Pekanbaru Football Club was founded in August 2024 with the nickname Cempaka Kuning (The Yellow Champaca) and homebase in Garuda Sakti Field.
Pekanbaru FC will start competing inaugural season in Liga 4 starting from 2024–25. Despite finishing in third place, Pekanbaru advanced to the national phase with Wahana, who were the champions of the Liga 4 Riau after Persemai withdrew for financial reasons.[4]
On 15 May 2025, Pekanbaru secured promotion to Liga Nusantara for the first time in their history from next season after draw against Persikoba Kota Batu 0–0 in UMS Stadium, Surakarta on National phase Third round Liga 4 and advanced to Fourth round.
Players
Current squad
- As of November 2025[5]
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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Performance by season
Records
| Season | League | Indonesian Cup | |||||||||
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| Comp. | App. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts. | Pos. | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga 4 | Provincial phase | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 24 | 3rd | Not held |
| First round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2nd, Group N | |||
| Second round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2nd, Group W | |||
| Third round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1st, Group D[a] | |||
| Fourth round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2nd, Group B | |||
| Final | Not advanced | ||||||||||
| 2025–26 | Liga Nusantara | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 22 | Quarter-finalist | – | |
| 2026–27 | Liga Nusantara | TBD | – | ||||||||
| Champion | Runner-up | Promotion | Relegation |
- Notes
- Each winners and runners-up from 4 groups, namely 8 clubs from 16 clubs playing in the third round will get a promotion quota to the Liga Nusantara and advance to the fourth phase.[6]
Season by season
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- 1 season in Liga Nusantara
- 1 season in Liga 4
