Bhayangkara F.C.
Full name | Bhayangkara Football Club | |||
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Founded |
April 2016 September 2016 , as Bhayangkara F.C. | , as Bhayangkara Surabaya United|||
Ground | Delta Stadium | |||
Capacity | 35,000 | |||
Owner |
Polri (90%) I Gede Widiade (10%) | |||
CEO | Irjen. Pol. Agung Budi Maryoto | |||
Head coach | Ibnu Grahan | |||
League | Indonesia Soccer Championship A | |||
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Bhayangkara F.C., is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. They play in Indonesia Soccer Championship A, a football competition that replaced the temporarily-suspended Indonesia Super League.[1]
History
On April 12, 2016, Surabaya United and PS Polri merged and changing the club name to Bhayangkara Surabaya United.[2] On September 1, 2016, Bhayangkara Surabaya United changed its name to Bhayangkara F.C.. The main reason is the police do not want to arise primordial view, or fanaticism regionalism, because the police belongs to the people of Indonesia. So officials need to eliminate frills Surabaya.[3]
Colours and badges
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The old Bhayangkara Surabaya United logo, used until the name change to Bhayangkara F.C. in September 2016 -
Bhayangkara F.C. logo from September 2016–present
Stadium
Bhayangkara Surabaya United plays their home matches in Delta Stadium.[4]
Players
Current squad
- As of 15 June 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ Farabi Firdausy (16 January 2016). "PT Liga Indonesia & Klub Sepakat Lepas Nama Indonesia Super League" (in Indonesian). goal.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Profil Bhayangkara Surabaya United, Buaya dengan Nama Baru" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bhayangkara Surabaya United Ganti Nama Jadi Bhayangkara FC" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ "Bhayangkara Surabaya United Adakan Launching Tim di Ajang Trofeo Kapolda Jatim" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 April 2016.