Bhayangkara Presisi Lampung Football Club, simply known as Bhayangkara Presisi, is an Indonesian professional
football
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club based in
Bandar Lampung
Bandar Lampung ( Lampungese: ''Kutak Bandarlampung''; formerly Dutch: ''Oosthaven'', ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Lampung. Located on the southern tip of Sumatra, Bandar Lampung was originally called Tanjungka ...
,
Lampung
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. The club is linked to the
Indonesian National Police
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. The name of the club is based on a police rank. They have won the
Liga 1 title in
2017
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. They set to play in
Liga 1 from 2025–26 season following promotion in
2024–25 Liga 2.
History
Persebaya offspring (2010–2016)
Bhayangkara FC was a by-product of internal conflict in one of
Indonesia
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's oldest clubs,
Persebaya Surabaya
Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya (), is an Indonesian professional association football, football club based in Surabaya, East Java. The club currentl ...
. As the conflict was peaking in 2010, a rebel faction acquired
Persikubar West Kutai, a second-tier club based in
West Kutai
West Kutai Regency () is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan. It previously covered a much greater area, with a population of 165,091 at the 2010 Census, but on 11 January 2013 the five northernmost districts we ...
on
East Kalimantan
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, following the decision of the main faction to pull Persebaya out of the
Indonesian Super League
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(ISL) and register it for the inaugural season of the
Indonesian Premier League
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(IPL). The rebel faction renamed Persikubar into Persebaya and moved its base to
Surabaya
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, so that the latter could still have a representation in the 2011 season of ISL, albeit in its second-tier.
When the Persebaya DU team managed to win promotion into the top-tier of ISL in 2013, the naming issue became a legal battle as another Persebaya was playing in the top-tier of IPL. In a span of a year (August 2015 to September 2016), this team changed names four times in order to circumvent legal challenges from different parties, including the notorious Persebaya supporters known as Bonek. In April 2016, the team known at that time as Surabaya United, merged with PS Polri, the amateur club of the
Indonesian National Police
The Indonesian National Police (, abbreviated as POLRI) is the national law enforcement and police force of the Republic of Indonesia. Founded on 1 July 1946, it was formerly a part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, country's military si ...
, to obtain legal backing and create Bhayangkara Surabaya United.
A police team (2016–present)
On 10 September 2016, the
Indonesian National Police
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became the main operator of the club and renamed it into its current identification, Bhayangkara FC. Bhayangkara itself is a nickname for the Indonesian police, deriving from the name of the guardians of the ancient kingdom of
Majapahit
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. In November 2020, the club moved its base to
Surakarta
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after failing to win support from football fans in the national capital, already loyal to one of the most popular club in the country,
Persija Jakarta
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. They then planned to change its name to Bhayangkara Solo. However, the renaming plan was canceled.
First national trophy
In 2017, Bhayangkara FC won the
2017 Liga 1
The 2017 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 8th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its ...
championship on a head-to-head decision, which was seen as controversial by football fans nationwide who preferred the runner-up
Bali United
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, which had collected the same number of points. While the procedure was legal, fans considered Bhayangkara as an elitist creation, with no popular support, while Bali United had won the hearts of the people in
Bali
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. Despite the championship, Bhayangkara FC was unable to compete in the
2018 AFC Champions League
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Kashima Antlers won the title for t ...
, and the
AFC Champions League
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spot went to Bali United.
Decline and relegation
After winning the 2017 season, Bhayangkara had managed to finish mostly in the top five of the league table for three consecutive seasons. However, in the
2022–23 season, they only managed to finish seventh.
During the
2023–24 season, the team suffered a winless run which lasted for 16 matches, forcing them to make extensive player transfers, including the recruit of former
Belgium national football team
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player,
Radja Nainggolan
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Nicknamed ''Il Ninja'', he spent almost his entir ...
.
Unfortunately, their rescue mission went short in matchday 32, as relegation contender
Persita Tangerang
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drew 1–1 against
Persik Kediri
Persatuan sepak bola Indonesia Kediri ( ''Indonesian football association of Kediri''; abbreviated Persik Kediri) (), is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. Th ...
. Their fate was sealed further after a 1–2 loss against Bali United.
Return to Liga 1
In the
2024–25 Liga 2 regular series, Bhayangkara topped the Group 2 standings, advancing them to the promotion round. Bhayangkara then secured the Group Y top position, qualification to the Liga 2 final, and a promotion ticket back to Liga 1 after a goalless draw against Persijap in 12 February.
Following their promotion back to Liga 1. Bhayangkara reappointed
Paul Munster as their head coach for the
2025–26 season.
Colours and badges
Bhayangkara FC's main colour is gold, which is associated with the golden badge of police officers. The golden badge is also clearly included at the top section of its logo.
Kit history
Honours
Seasons
Note: Since this team established as Bhayangkara FC.
Recent history
;Notes
Season to season
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Current league:
* 7 seasons in
Liga 1
* 1 season in
Liga 2
Defunct league:
* 1 season in
ISC A
Stadium
Bhayangkara FC played their home matches at the
Greater Jakarta
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta– Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regenc ...
stadiums and trained at the
PTIK Stadium, inside the Indonesian National Police higher learning centre in
South Jakarta
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, for 2017–2020 seasons. When they won the 2017 Liga 1 season, the club used
Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in
Bekasi
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List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta. It serves as a commuter town, commuter city within the Jakarta m ...
.
For
2022–23 season, they used
Wibawa Mukti Stadium
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Sports event
The stadium was built to host the 2014 ...
as homebase. For 2025–26 season, they will use
Sumpah Pemuda Stadium
Sumpah Pemuda Stadium or Stadion Sumpah Pemuda is a football stadium which is also sometimes used for athletics in Lampung, Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000. Lampung Sakti, PSBL Bandar Lampung, Badak Lampung and Bhayangkara Pre ...
as homebase.
Supporters
Bhayangkara's supporters are called Bhara Mania, majority of them linked to the Indonesian National Police.
Sponsorship
The club is financially supported by a company owned by the police's traffic division. Sometimes, it can win external sponsorship but from state-owned enterprises, such as
Bank BNI.
Players
Current squad
Naturalized players
Staff
Head coach history
''Head coach by years (2010–present)''
References
External links
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Football clubs in Lampung
Association football clubs established in 2010
2010 establishments in Indonesia
Police association football clubs