PS Mitra Kukar

Persatuan Sepakbola Mitra Kutai Kartanegara is an Indonesian association football club based in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in the Liga 3.

Mitra Kukar
Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Mitra Kutai Kartanegara
Nickname(s)Si Naga Mekes
(The Fierce Dragon)
Founded1979 (1979) (as NIAC Mitra)
1993 (1993) (as Mitra Surabaya)
Dissolved24 September 1990 (NIAC Mitra)
GroundAji Imbut Stadium
Capacity35,000
OwnerPT Kutai Kartanegara Sport Mandiri
ChairmanEndri Erawan
CoachAsep Suryadi
LeagueLiga 3
2021Liga 2/1st round (Group D), 6th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

This club was founded in 1979 as NIAC Mitra.[1] NIAC stood for New International Amusement Center, a major casino in Surabaya during the 1970s. In 1983, the team played a friendly match against Arsenal F.C., winning by 2–0. NIAC was dissolved by its owner, Alexander Wenas, on 24 September 1990.[2][3]

The club was revived under the name of Mitra Surabaya in 1993. After relegation to the First Division, the club moved to Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan and were renamed Mitra Kalteng Putra (MKP)[4] in 1999. At the end of 2001 season, the club was relegated to the Second Division. Financial problems led the club to be loaned to Suryanto Anwar, after which they moved again, to Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, where they received its current name.[4] The new ownership had a great impact. At the end of the 2003 season, Mitra Kukar were promoted to the First Division. In the 2005 season, the new owner fully bought Mitra Kukar. By the end of 2007 season, Mitra Kukar succeeded to be promoted to the Premier Division, after finishing first in the First Division. In the 2010–11 Premier Division, Mitra Kukar was promoted to the Indonesia Super League after finishing third in the final round.

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors
  • Petrona
  • Bank Kaltim

Other sponsors
  • ABP
  • PT. Beton Kaltim
  • Kaltim Post[5]

Kit provider

Honours

As NIAC Mitra

As Mitra Kukar
  • General Sudirman Cup
    • Champions: 2015

Performance in AFC competitions

As NIAC Mitra:

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1988–89 Asian Club Championship Qualifying round Brunei Bandaran  – 1–3
Qualifying round Malaysia Pahang FA  – 0–0
Qualifying round Thailand Royal Thai Air Force  – 2–1
Qualifying round Singapore Geylang International  – 1–1

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head CoachIndonesia Asep Suryadi
Assistant coachIndonesia Hagi Permana
Fitness CoachIndonesia Jamal Abeta
Goalkeeper CoachIndonesia Joice Sorongan
Team DoctorIndonesia Radjiman
MasseurIndonesia Uthe

Management
Position Name
ChairmanIndonesia Endri Erawan
ManagerIndonesia Nor Alam
SecretaryIndonesia Trias Slamet

Notes
  1. The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

References
  1. "View Topic – Andai Ada Galatama Lagi". LigaIndonesia.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  2. Teguh, Irfan (8 April 2018). "NIAC Mitra, Klub Surabaya Penakluk Arsenal". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. Petrus Tomy Wijanarko (15 April 2020). "NIAC Mitra, Klub Era Galatama yang Bisa Jadi Role Model Red Bull Depok". Indosport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. "Profil Klub Mitra Kukar". MitraKukar.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  5. "Mitra Kukar Gandeng Kaltim Post" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. "Mitra Kukar Resmi Disponsori Joma" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  7. Tom Lewis; Neil Morrison; Novan Herfiyana; Karel Stokkermans (2003). "Aga Khan Gold Cup (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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