Knock! Raffi Ahmad And Atta Halilintar Clubs Change Names, No More Cilegon And Pati Names

Raffi Ahmad's Club, Rans Cilegon FC. (Photo: Instagram @rans.cilegonfc.official)

JAKARTA - The PSSI Congress approved the name change of a number of clubs competing in the Indonesian League. Among them are Raffi Ahmad and Atta Halilintar clubs.

PSSI General Chair Mochamad Iriawan said the change had been stated in the decree. "There are already provisions," said the man who is familiarly called Iwan Bule after the PSSI Congress in Bandung, Monday, May 30.

In total, there are 22 teams that have officially changed their names. They are from League 1, League 2 and League 3.

In detail, four League 1 clubs, namely Martapura Dewa United became Dewa United FC, Borneo FC became Borneo FC Samarinda, Tira Persikabo became Persikabo 1973, and Rans Cilegon FC became Rans Nusantara FC.

From Liga 2, the Putra Safin Group club - previously known as AHHA PS Pati - changed its name to FC Bekasi City, but the club's domicile is still in Pati.

Lastly, 17 League 3 teams changed names. They are Spektra FC to Spektra Trisula FC, Persiwaka FC to Putra Way Kanan FC, Bintang Junior FC to Internazionale Banten, Laskar Muda FC to Taruma FC, Persebam FC to Depok City FC and Carsurin Tribins FC to R2B Legend FC.

Kabomania FC became Kabomania Cimahi Putra FC, Putra Surya Magetan Connection became Safin Pati PC, Mataram Utama FC became Nusantara United FC, Cahaya Muda Pamekasan became Cahaya Madura Muda, Putra Jombang became Putra Delta Sidoarjo, Persema 1953 became AFA Syailendra, Sumbersari FC became NZR Sumbersari, Babel United, PS Bone Bolango became Bonebol FC, PS Pahuwato became PSP Pahuwato and Persitoli FC became Toli FC.

The 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress was opened by Menpora Zainudin Amali and attended by representatives of KONI, KOI, FIFA, AFC and AFF. This congress resulted in several decisions including the matter of the format of Liga 1 and Liga 2 as well as changing the names of several clubs.