# Persikabo 1973

Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The club set to competes in the Liga Nusantara, the third tier of Indonesian football, following relegation from the Liga 2 in 2024-25.

## 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 (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.
For the 2018 Liga 1 season, PS TNI were renamed as PS TIRA to dilute the TNI association and moved to Bantul. The team finished 2018 Liga 1 in 15th position and escaped relegation after securing a vital 3–1 win against Borneo 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 (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 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

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Indonesian Cup | Continental competition | Team topscorer |
| Season | Comp. | App. | W | D | L | GF | GA | Point | Pos. | Indonesian Cup | Continental competition | Team topscorer |
| 2016 | ISC A | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 75 | 26 | 18 | Not held | Not participating | Unknown |
| 2017 | Liga 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 58 | 42 | 12 | Not held | Not participating | Élio Martins (11) |
| 2018 | Liga 1 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 57 | 42 | 15 | Round of 16 | Not participating | Aleksandar Rakić (21) |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 57 | 42 | 15 | Not held | Not participating | Ciro Alves (14) |
| 2020 | Liga 1 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 | Competition suspended due to pandemic COVID-19 |
| 2021–2022 | Liga 1 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 10 | Not held | Not participating | Ciro Alves (20) |
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 48 | 41 | 14 | Not held | Not participating | Pedro Henrique (9) |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 70 | 20 | 18 | Not held | Not participating | Yandi Sofyan (9) |
| 2024–25 | Liga 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 64 | 6 | 4th | Not held | Not participating | Fareed Sadat (6) |
| Champion | Runner-up | Promotion | Relegation |

## Colours and badges

* Crest of PS TIRA-Persikabo, used during 2019 and 2020 seasons

## Stadium

When competing in 2016 Indonesian Soccer Championship as PS TNI, the club played at Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung. For the 2017 Liga 1 season, they moved to Pakansari Stadium, and moved again to Sultan Agung Stadium in Bantul 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 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, 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, also known as Pasundan derby or West Java derby, is a big match with the fight for the best in West Java.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | BLR | Artyom Sokol |
| 4 | DF | IDN | Ahmad Wahyudi |
| 6 | DF | IDN | Syukran Arabia |
| 7 | FW | GEO | Nugzar Spanderashvili |
| 9 | FW | IDN | Irman Toberru |
| 10 | FW | RUS | Nikita Melnikov |
| 11 | FW | IDN | Aan Redzuan |
| 12 | FW | IDN | Abdullatif Adi |
| 14 | FW | IDN | Fillah Rohmatuloh |
| 17 | DF | IDN | Abdul Rahman (captain) |
| 20 | GK | IDN | Farel Putra |
| 21 | DF | IDN | Dwiyanto Susilo |
| 22 | GK | IDN | Zahid Amel |
| 24 | MF | IDN | Dalmiansyah Matutu |
| 25 | DF | IDN | Fadhil Aksah |
| 26 | MF | IDN | Syamsul Rifai |
| 28 | DF | IDN | Brama Siwi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | MF | IDN | Dhaffa Putra |
| 30 | MF | IDN | Isfandyar Abdillah |
| 37 | FW | IDN | Bagas Umar |
| 38 | GK | IDN | Zul Azhar |
| 44 | DF | IDN | Nursyam |
| 45 | MF | IDN | Ridho Surya |
| 47 | DF | IDN | Muhammad Fikram |
| 57 | GK | IDN | Junaidi Bakhtiar |
| 67 | MF | IDN | Akbar Hermawan |
| 71 | DF | IDN | Wahyu Saputro |
| 74 | MF | IDN | Apriyanto Nurdin |
| 75 | MF | IDN | Nugroho Fatchur Rochman |
| 77 | FW | IDN | Delan Selang |
| 78 | MF | IDN | Yogi Novrian |
| 83 | DF | IDN | Basroh Alamsah |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Ahmad Rifal |
| 96 | MF | IDN | Al Wino Zacqy |

### Staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Gilang Ginarsa |
| Assistant Manager | Zainul Arifin |
| Technical Director | Salvador Rodriguez |
| Head Coach | Budiardjo Thalib |
| Assistant Coach | Oleg Kuzmianok |
| Assistant Coach | Ricky Riskiandi |
| Physical Coach | Asep Ardiansyah |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Hermansyah |
| Assistant Goalkeeper Coach | Budi Setiawan |
| Team Doctor | Ihsan Muhammad |
| Team Doctor | Renol Rahman |
| Team Physiotherapist | Irfan Surya Nugroho |
| Team Physiotherapist | Muhammad Sidik |
| Masseur | Indar Istiqnan |
| Kit & equipment manager | Agus Solihin |
| Kit & Equipment Assistant | Randi Ompong |
| Head of Media Officer | Nandang Permana Sidik |
| Media Officer Assistant | Nandang Rusmawan |

## Coaches

| Name | Season |
| Suharto A.D. | 2015 |
| Judan Ali | 2016 |
| Eduard Tjong | 2016 |
| Suharto A.D. | 2016 |
| Laurent Hatton | 2017 |
| Ivan Kolev | 2017 |
| Rudy Eka Priyambada | 2018 |
| Nil Maizar | 2018 |
| Rahmad Darmawan | 2019 |
| Igor Kriushenko | 2019–2021 |
| Liestiadi | 2021–2022 |
| Djadjang Nurdjaman | 2022–2023 |
| Aidil Sharin Sahak | 2023 |
| Aji Santoso | 2023–2024 |
| Djadjang Nurdjaman | 2024– |