Sulawesi Utara United Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Manado, North Sulawesi. The club was rebranded in May 2019 from Bogor Football Club to Sulut United F.C. and headquartered at Klabat Stadium which became their home venue. The club currently plays in Liga 3 or more specifically Liga Nusantara. However, the club withdrew this season. And automatically relegated to Liga 4 indonesia
History The club's roots go back to 1990, formed as Persikad Depok played in Depok, West Java. In 2009, Persikad experienced a severe financial crisis that left the management team owing 11 months' wages to the players. A businessman named Edy Djoekardi rescued the team by buying a majority stake in PT. Persikad Depok. Djoekardi planned to invest millions of dollars to build a team capable of performing up to the international scene, and to build infrastructure, such as stadiums. The club briefly moved to Purwakarta and played as Persikad Purwakarta in 2015 but returned again to Depok a year later. Persikad Depok finally was sold and move to Bogor and rebranded as Bogor Football Club in 2017 similar story to Milton Keynes Dons, but later the supporters formed a phoenix club called Persikad 1999 in 2018 with purchasing other club's linsence in Liga 3 from Purwakarta, Mars Gelatik.
In 2018, they played in Liga 3 from National Zone Route as continuation of Persikad Depok under Bogor Football Club name.
The club had a promising start in 2019 with signing some great players and hiring Vladimir Vujovic as head coach but later it turned into shambles after the chairman suddenly left club before the Liga 2 2019 season starts.
In May 2019, the club moved to Manado and once again changed their identity from Bogor Football Club to Sulut United.
Coaching staff PositionStaffManager Team Muhammad Ridho AliHead coach Jaya HartonoAssistant coach Dian OktoveryFitness coach Andar SuhendarGoalkeeper coach Jendri PitoyKitman KardiansyahKitman Arly ReiMedia Officer Oktavianus Rondonuwu
Season-by-season records As Persikad Depok Season(s)League/DivisionTierTms.Pos.Piala IndonesiaAFC/AFF competition(s)2002Second Division32–––2003First Division2264th, Group A–––20042410th, West division–––2005274th, Group 1–––2006364th, Group 2–––2007402–––2008–09Premier Division2910th, Group 1–––2009–1033Disqualified–––2010First Division3575th, Group 5–––2012First Division (BLAI)565th, Third round–––2013Premier Division2399th, Group 2–––2014636th, Group 2–––201555did not finish–––2016Indonesia Soccer Championship B534th, Group 2–––2017Liga 2615th, Group 2––– As Bogor FC Season(s)League/DivisionTierTms.Pos.Piala IndonesiaAFC/AFF competition(s)2018Liga 33323rd, Third round––– As Sulut United Season(s)League/DivisionTierTms.Pos.Piala IndonesiaAFC/AFF competition(s)2019Liga 22236th, East division–––202024did not finish–––2021–22243rd, Second round–––2022–2328did not finish–––2023–24283rd, Relegation round–––2024–25Liga Nusantara316Withdrew–––
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