Bontang Football Club (formerly known as PKT Bontang or Pupuk Kaltim) is an Indonesian professional football team located in Bontang, East Kalimantan in the island of Borneo. The homebase is Mulawarman Stadium. Bontang FC prides itself as the most successful club to come out of Kalimantan. They were semi-finalist of the 1994–95 Liga Indonesia and finalist in 1999–2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Bontang FC also build a football academy namely Diklat Mandau or PKT Junior.
History The club was founded as PS Pupuk Kaltim Galatama on 18 June 1988 and founded by PT Pupuk Kaltim. It went through several name changes (Pupuk Kaltim and PKT Bontang) and changes as PS Bontang PKT (abbreviation from Persatuan Sepakbola Bontang Pupuk Kalimantan Timur) in 2002. Bontang PKT was also one team in Liga Indonesia, who were never relegated from Liga Indonesia Premier Division. It also made some appearances in Asian Winners Cup and it was the first ever and last made by a club from Kalimantan. This is quite a striking achievement compared to its city rival, Persibon Bontang, which only plays in the lower tiers (Second Division and Third Division) and even without good results. This club changed name to Bontang Football Club on 12 June 2009. Bontang FC disbanded after having to stumble in the 2018 Liga 3 season.
Match-fixing scandal In 2013 the club was involved in the match fixing scandal in the event the Indonesian Premier League play-off during a game against PSLS Lhokseumawe club who were also involved in the scandal. It was revealed after FIFA suspicion over the outcome of the game was not fair, an indication of match fixing is known by FIFA through the Early Warning System (EWS) which owned them. Therefore, after doing a thorough investigation over the last two months, the discipline committee of the Indonesia FA finally sentenced to ban all club players from playing in Indonesia football competition for two years and their coach Fodé Camara from Guinea was punished by not permitting their involvement in Indonesian football lifetime life, as well as an official team also receiving a five-year sentence. While the club was barred from the league for two years and relegated to the lowest caste competition in Indonesia Third Division and a fine of IDR 100 million.
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Season-by-season records Season League/Division Tms. Pos.Piala IndonesiaAFC/AFF competition(s)1994–95Premier Division34Semifinals–––1995–96Premier Division31Second round–––1996–97Premier Division337th, East division–––1997–98Premier Division31did not finish–––1998–99Premier Division28Second round–––1999–2000Premier Division282–––2001Premier Division28 5th, East division–Asian Cup Winners' CupSecond round2002Premier Division246th, East division–––2003Premier Division2010–––2004Premier Division1811–––2005Premier Division286th, East divisionSecond round––2006Premier Division2810th, East divisionRound of 16––2007–08Premier Division3613th, East divisionRound of 16––2008–09Indonesia Super League1813First round––2009–10Indonesia Super League1811Second round––2010–11Indonesia Super League1515–––2011–12Indonesian Premier League1211Second round––2013Indonesian Premier League164th, Play-off round–––2014First Division73First round–––201520162017Liga 332Eliminated in provincial round–––2018Liga 332Eliminated in provincial round–––
Performance in AFC competitions Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1991–92Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Karachi Port Trust6–03–09–0Quarter final Sinugba w/oSemi final Nissan0–00–20–21992–93Asian Cup Winners' CupFirst round Sing Tao w/oSecond round Yokohama Marinos1–11–32–42000–01Asian Cup Winners' CupSecond round BEC Tero Sasana0–11–41–5
References
External links Bontang PKT official site (archived) Goal.com Profile