Dewa United Banten Football Club or Dewa United Banten, formerly known as Martapura Football Club, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Serang Regency, Banten. They currently compete in the Super League, the top-flight of Indonesian football. They were promoted from Liga 2 after placing third in the 2021 season.
History Martapura (2009–2021) Martapura was founded in 2009. They became an official member of the PSSI on 11 March of the same year. Their first participation in Indonesian competitions was in the 2009–10 Liga Indonesia Third Division. They were promoted to the Liga Indonesia Second Division in 2011 after finishing in fifth place in the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Third Division. Because of the dualism at the time, they started next season in 2012. They contested in the 2012 Liga Indonesia Second Division and were promoted to the Liga Indonesia First Division. Martapura, with mostly local players, was promoted in their first season after finishing second in the final round of the 2013 Liga Indonesia First Division.
Since the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, they used Demang Lehman Stadium to comply with PT Liga regulations.
Dewa United (2021–present) On 22 February 2021, Martapura officially changed ownership after being acquired by Garibaldi Thohir, Rendra Soedjono and Kevin Hardiman who subsequently rebranded the club as Martapura Dewa United, moving it to South Tangerang.
On 28 September 2021, Dewa United made their debut league match in a 3–1 win against RANS Cilegon at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium. a weeks later, they had their second match in a 2–0 win against Perserang Serang. On 30 November 2021, they closed the match in the group stage of the 2021–22 Liga 2 in a 0–1 loss to Persekat Tegal, and qualified for the second round as Group B winner. On 23 December 2021, they qualified for the semi-finals of the 2021–22 Liga 2 as Group Y winners after their 0–1 win over PSMS Medan. Four days later in the semi final they lost 1–2 to Persis Solo. In the third place match on 30 December 2021, they defeated PSIM Yogyakarta 0–1, with a goal created in the last minute of the second half by Gufroni Al Maruf's goal. They promoted to Liga 1 in 2022 season.
As result of action at PSSI Congress on 30 May 2022, Martapura Dewa United officially remove Martapura from its name thus known as Dewa United. Dewa United officially declared itself as the representative of Banten in the highest caste competition of Indonesian football. This was marked by an event titled Banten Warriors Declaration at Banten International Stadium on Sunday, 23 February 2025 afternoon. The event was attended by hundreds of football fans in Serang who welcomed the presence of Dewa United to play at the Banten International Stadium.
Dewa United finished as runners-up in the 2024–25 Liga 1 season, thus qualifying to the 2025–26 AFC Challenge League.
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Coaching staff PositionNamePresident Tommy Hermawan LoCEO Ardian Satya NegaraTeam manager Judo IswantoroHead coach Osmar LossAssistant head coach Rafael Goncalves Assistant coach Bayu Eka Sari Firman UtinaGoalkeeper coach Frank KooimanPhysical coach Marcio Faria CorreaAssistant physical coach Hendra Pratama Video Analyst Uendell Macedo Silva Arya Luthfy
Season-by-season records Martapura FC SeasonLeague/DivisionTms.Pos.Piala Indonesia ACLE ACGL ACC 2009–10 Third Division ––––– Third Division 2 in Group C (Fourth round) ––––– 2012 Second Division 100 ––––– 2013 First Division 77––––– 2014 Premier Division 60 Semi-finalist––––– 2015 Premier Division 55 did not finish––––– 2016 50 4––––– 2017 Liga 2 61 4––––– 2018 Liga 2 24 5 in East region Second round–––– 2019 Liga 2 23 4 in Group Y (Second round)–––– 2020 Liga 2 24 did not finish–––––
Dewa United FC SeasonLeague/DivisionTms.Pos.Piala IndonesiaLeague CupACLEACL 2ACGLACC 2021–22 Liga 2 24 3 –––––– 2022–23 Liga 1 18 17–––––– 2023–24 Liga 1 18 5–––––– 2024–25 Liga 1 18 2–––––– 2025–26 Super League 18 7––––Quarter-finals– 2026–27 Super League 18TBD–TBD––––
Performance in AFC competitions Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away Aggregate 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group stage Phnom Penh Crown1–1 Tainan City4–0 Shan United4–1 Quarter-finals Manila Digger2–20–12–3
Honours Liga 1 Runners-up (1): 2024–25 Indonesia Soccer Championship B/Liga 2 Third place (1): 2021 Fourth place (2): 2016, 2017
Mascot and supporters Golden horn unicorn is the mascot of Dewa United, a mythological animal that lives in Banten. Marco Polo had stopped to the islands of Sumatra and Java. He claimed to have seen a unicorn or a mythological creature in the form of a one-horned horse. The philosophy of the unicorn is that the animal represents purity, healing, joy, courage, and unmatched strength. Dewa United's nickname is Deluxe Unicorn. Anak Dewa are the club's main supporters.
Kit suppliers Mills (2021–2023) DRX Wear (2023–present)
Coaches Martapura FC (until 2021) Name Period (2014–2021)
Dewa United (2021–present) Name Period Kas Hartadi(2021–2022) Nil Maizar (2022) Jan Olde Riekerink (2023–2026) Osmar Loss (2026–present)
See also Dewa United Banten BC, the club's basketball division
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