Borneo Football Club Samarinda, commonly referred to as Borneo Samarinda or Borneo, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The club currently competes in Super League. The club's logo contains rage profile of Mahakam dolphin hence the nickname Pesut Etam, literally meaning "Our Dolphins" in local language.
Borneo has won one Liga 2 league title in the club history.
History Borneo was formed by former Putra Samarinda supporters who were dissatisfied with their team's lack of achievements. PT Nahusam Pratama Indonesia bought Perseba Super Bangkalan on 7 March 2014, which gave them direct license to compete in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, and changed their name to Pusamania Borneo Football Club.
After beating PSGC Ciamis on penalties in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division semi-final, they were promoted to the Indonesia Super League. On 27 November 2014, Borneo won their first title by becoming champion of the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division after beating Persiwa Wamena 2–1 in the final.
Borneo went on the become the 2023–24 Liga 1 league champions.
Borneo competed in the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship which is their first official participation in international tournament. The club was then drawn in a group alongside Thai club Buriram United, Singaporean club Lion City Sailors, Malaysian club Kuala Lumpur City, Philippines club Kaya—Iloilo and Vietnamese club Công An Hà Nội. On 22 August 2024, Borneo won 3–0 against Lion City Sailors at home.
Borneo then finished the 2025–26 Indonesia Super League as runners-up which saw the club qualified to the 2026–27 AFC Challenge League group stage.
Team image Supporters Borneo's supporters are called Pusamania.
Derbies East Kalimantan derby is a match between Borneo and Persiba Balikpapan. Papadaan derby is a match between Borneo and Barito Putera. Mahakam derby is a match between Borneo and Mitra Kukar. The name of the match comes from the fact that Samarinda and Tenggarong are followed by the Mahakam River.
Logo history
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors BrandYearRef. Town2014–2015 Salvo2015–2017 Nike2018 NH Project2019 RIORS2020 Etams2021–2024 SPECS2024–2026 Etams2026–present
Sponsorship Suzuki signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Borneo on 22 April 2014. On 2 May 2014, Bankaltim became their shirt sponsor for home and away matches.
Stadium Borneo plays their home matches at the Segiri Stadium. In 2023, the club started using the Batakan Stadium in Balikpapan due to the renovation of the Segiri Stadium. he club also used the Sempaja Stadium as their training ground.
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Naturalized players Country Player NetherlandsDiego Michiels
Technical and staff PositionNamePresident Nabil HuseinCEO Ponaryo AstamanTeam manager Dandri DauriHead coach Mauro Jerónimo Assistant coaches Vinicius Xavier Pedro Velázquez Sultan SammaGoalkeeper coach Joao GabrielPhysical coach Joao Pedro RayolAnalyst Gilang Ramadhan Physiotherapists Danilo Lima Fajar Ramdhan PratamaDoctor Hilda Khoirun NisaInterpreterVacant
Managerial history CoachSeason Nus Yadera2014 Iwan Setiawan2014 Iurie Arcan2014–2015 Iwan Setiawan2015 Dragan Đukanović2016–2017 Ricky Nelson2017 Iwan Setiawan2017–2018 Dejan Antonić2018–2019 Fabio Lopez2019 Mario Gómez2019 Edson Tavares2020 Mario Gómez2020–2021 Risto Vidaković2021–2022 Fakhri Husaini2022 Milomir Šešlija2022 André Gaspar2022–2023 Pieter Huistra2023–2025 Joaquín Gómez2025 Fábio Lefundes2025–2026 Mauro Jerónimo2026–
Honours
Leagues Liga 1 Regular Series Winners (1): 2023–24 Liga Indonesia Premier Division/Liga 2 Winners (1): 2014 (second-tier era)
Cups Indonesia President's Cup Runners-up (3): 2017, 2022, 2024 Piala Gubernur Kaltim Winners (1): 2016
Season by season record Indonesian league only (2008–present): {|class="wikitable" ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| Season ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| Division (Name) ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| Pos./Teams ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| Pl. ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| W ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| D ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| L ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| GS ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| GA ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| P ! style="color:black; background:orange;"|Piala Indonesia ! style="color:black; background:orange;"|ACLE ! style="color:black; background:orange;"| ! style="color:black; background:orange;"|ACGL ! style="color:black; background:orange;"|ACC ! style="color:black; background:orange;"|Top Scorer (Goals) |- |align=center|2014 |align=center| |align=center bgcolor=yellow|1/(60) |align=center|28 |align=center|14 |align=center|5 |align=center|5 |align=center|41 |align=center|19 |align=center|56 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Fernando Soler15 |- |align=center|2015season not finished |align=center|1st (ISL) |align=center|13/(18) |align=center|3 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |align=center|3 |align=center|1 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Erick Weeks Srđan Lopičić1 |- |align=center|2016 unofficial league |align=center|1st (ISC A) |align=center|9/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|14 |align=center|8 |align=center|12 |align=center|62 |align=center|41 |align=center|50 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Pedro Velázquez14 |- |align=center|2017 |align=center| |align=center|8/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|15 |align=center|7 |align=center|12 |align=center|50 |align=center|39 |align=center|52 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Lerby Eliandry 16 |- |align=center|2018 |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|7/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|14 |align=center|6 |align=center|14 |align=center|50 |align=center|49 |align=center|48 | rowspan="2"|Semi-finals |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Matías Conti11 |- |align=center|2019 |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|7/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|12 |align=center|15 |align=center|7 |align=center|55 |align=center|42 |align=center|51 |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Renan Silva11 |- |align=center|2020season declared void |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|3/(18) |align=center|3 |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|6 |align=center|4 |align=center|6 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Francisico Torres2 |- |align=center|2021–22 |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|6/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|14 |align=center|10 |align=center|10 |align=center|43 |align=center|35 |align=center|52 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Francisico Torres15 |- |align=center|2022–23 |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|4/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|16 |align=center|9 |align=center|9 |align=center|64 |align=center|40 |align=center|57 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Matheus Pato25 |- |align=center|2023–24 |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|3/(18) |align=center|38 |align=center|22 |align=center|8 |align=center|8 |align=center|58 |align=center|37 |align=center|76 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Felipe Cadenazzi15 |- |align=center|2024–25 |align=center|1st (Liga 1) |align=center|5/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|16 |align=center|8 |align=center|10 |align=center|50 |align=center|38 |align=center|56 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|Group stage |align=center| Mariano Peralta10 |- |align=center|2025–26 |align=center|1st (Super League) |align=center|2/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center|25 |align=center|4 |align=center|5 |align=center|74 |align=center|31 |align=center|79 |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center| Mariano Peralta20 |- |align=center|2026–27 |align=center|1st (Super League) |align=center|/(18) |align=center|34 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|NH |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|TBD |align=center|TBD |align=center|TBD |} Notes
Performance in AFC competitions Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away2026–27AFC Challenge LeagueGroup D Yangon United Tainan City One Taguig
Performance in AFF competitions Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away2024–25ASEAN Club ChampionshipGroup BLion City Sailors 3–0Kuala Lumpur City 0–1Buriram United0–4Kaya—Iloilo2–1Cong An Ha Noi2–32026–27Group A Buriram United Manila Digger Kuching City Ratchaburi Cong An Ho Chi Minh City Tampines Rovers
Club ranking World clubs ranking
Current Rank Country Team Points 848 Crusaders F.C. 1370 849 CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu 1370 850 Borneo FC 1370 851 CA Bizertin 1370 852 Eding Sport FC 1370
AFC clubs ranking
Current Rank Country Team Points 78 Suwon FC 1373 79 Salgaocar FC 1372 80 Borneo FC 1370 81 Persija Jakarta 1367 82 Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) 1367
References
External links
Pusamania Borneo F.C. at Liga Indonesia Pusamania Borneo F.C. Profile on Eyesoccer club Football Database