Arseto Football Club, which is commonly referred to simply as Arseto, was an Indonesian

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club based in

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. They last played in the

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. The club was established in 1978 by , who was the son of former President

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. At first, the club was based in

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. However, the club moved to Solo in 1983 after Suharto declared 9 September as National Sports Day during the inauguration of . During its existence the club won the 1990–92

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title, as well as the 1985 Piala Galatama and 1985 Galatama-Perserikatan Invitational Championship. The team's home colours were blue, so they were dubbed the ''Sky Blue Team'' and ''The White Buffalo''. Arseto was dissolved in 1998 due to the political crisis and riots that year.

Honours

AFC (Asian competitions)

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** 1992–93 – Group stage

Season by season records

Continental record

Notable former players

Some Arseto players had competed for

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* Eddy Harto *

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References

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