Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional
football
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club based in
Bogor Regency,
West Java
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,
Indonesia
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.
The club set to competes in the
Liga Nusantara
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, the third tier of
Indonesian football, following
relegation
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from the
Liga 2 in
2024–25 season.
History
This club started from an initiative to participate in the
2015 Piala Jenderal Sudirman tournament with a team that incorporated players from the professional
PSMS Medan club into the
Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Indonesian Army, Army (''TNI-AD''), Indonesian Navy, Navy (''TNI-AL''), and Indonesian Air Force, Air Force ('' ...
(TNI)'s amateur club, PS TNI. After this tournament, PS TNI parted ways with PSMS Medan but decided to become a professional club that combines soldiers with professional players. In March 2016, PS TNI appointed their first professional coach, Englishman
Judan Ali and acquired
Persiram Raja Ampat, a cash-strapped first-tier team from the impoverished
West Papua province, for a cost of 17 billion
rupiah
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.
For the
2018 Liga 1 season, PS TNI were renamed as PS TIRA to dilute the TNI association and moved to
Bantul
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. The team finished
2018 Liga 1 in 15th position and escaped relegation after securing a vital 3–1 win against
Borneo
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in the last match of the season. PS TIRA later merged with Liga 3 club
Persikabo Bogor in early 2019 to form PS TIRA-Persikabo and play at
Pakansari Stadium in
Bogor Regency.
Ahead of the
2020 Liga 1 season, PS TIRA-Persikabo changed its name to Persikabo 1973. But they used the name TIRA-Persikabo and the same logo for the
2020 Liga 1 season because these changes were not approved by the
Football Association of Indonesia
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(PSSI). During its May 2021 annual congress, PSSI said the club cancelled the plan to propose for a name change. But they used the name Persikabo 1973 as a commercial arrangement for the
2021–22 Liga 1 season.
In the
2023–24 Liga 1 season, Persikabo were relegated to the
Liga 2, with 4 matches left to spare, ending their seven-years tenure in the top division.
In the
2024–25 Liga 2 season, Persikabo were relegated to
Liga Nusantara
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after finishing at the bottom of the Relegation Round, lasted only one-year tenure in the second division. This also marks back-to-back relegations for Persikabo, following their relegation from the
2023–24 Liga 1 at the previous season.
Season to season record
Colours and badges
Image:TIRA-Persikabo logo.svg,
Stadium
When competing in 2016 Indonesian Soccer Championship as PS TNI, the club played at
Siliwangi Stadium in
Bandung
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. For the
2017 Liga 1 season, they moved to Pakansari Stadium, and moved again to
Sultan Agung Stadium in
Bantul
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for the 2018 season. As the result of their merger with Persikabo Bogor, the club in 2019 returned to Pakansari to play their home matches.
Supporters
Persikabo has a supporter group's in
Bogor Regency and spread across 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 ...
area, they have become one of the representatives of a football club in West Java with a
Sundanese identity. ''Kabomania'' is the name for the club's supporters who are all over the stands. There are other, more exclusive supporter groups, ''Ultras Persikabo Curva Sud'' is a group that only fills in the south stand at the
Pakansari Stadium.
Rivalries
Persija–Persikabo rivalry
Rivalry with
Persija Jakarta
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, also known as ''Jakarta–Bogor rivalry'', has been going on from their supporters since 2008 and has become a new rival for clubs with adjacent locations.
Pasundan derby
The match with
Persib Bandung
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, also known as ''
Pasundan derby'' or ''
West Java
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derby'', is a big match with the fight for the best in West Java.
Players
Current squad
Staff
Coaches
Notes
References
External links
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Bogor Regency
Football clubs in Indonesia
Football clubs in West Java
2015 establishments in Indonesia
Association football clubs established in 2015
Military association football clubs in Indonesia
Military association football clubs
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