Bintang Timur Futsal Club Surabaya, commonly known as Bintang Timur Surabaya or abbreviated as BTS, is an Indonesian professional futsal club based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The club competes in the Indonesia Pro Futsal League (PFL), the top tier of Indonesian professional futsal.
BTS is widely regarded as the most successful futsal club in Indonesian history, having won five consecutive Pro Futsal League titles from 2021–22 through 2025–26, as well as the inaugural 2022 AFF Futsal Cup, becoming the first Indonesian club to claim that title. As the 2025–26 PFL champions, BTS will represent Indonesia and Asia at the 2026 Intercontinental Futsal Cup in Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil.
History Foundation Bintang Timur Surabaya was founded on 13 July 2009 in Surabaya, East Java. The club is owned and chaired by Dimas Bagus Kurniawan, who previously served as head coach from 2015 to 2017 and has since been active as a manager of the Indonesia national futsal team.
In its early years, the club competed in the lower divisions of Indonesian futsal, gradually building its identity around Bhaskara Futsal Arena in Surabaya as its home ground.
Rise to dominance (2017–2022) BTS first attracted national attention with a third-place finish in the 2016–17 Pro Futsal League, and again in 2019–20. The club began its ascent toward the top of Indonesian futsal in the 2021–22 season, finishing as champions for the first time under head coach Héctor Souto — clinching the PFL title with an unbeaten nine-match winning streak.
In 2022, BTS achieved an unprecedented double. After winning the PFL, the club represented Indonesia at the 2022 AFF Futsal Cup in Thailand and defeated Thai side Hongyen Thakam 4–2 in the final to become the first Indonesian club — and the first non-Thai club — to win the regional championship since its inaugural edition in 2015.
Five consecutive PFL titles (2022–2026) Under a succession of coaches — Héctor Souto and then Diego Ríos — BTS maintained its dominance of Indonesian futsal. Diego Ríos guided the club to three consecutive PFL titles (2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25), including an unbeaten league campaign in 2023–24 (22 matches: 17 wins, 5 draws). During this period, BTS also won the inaugural 2024 Indonesia Futsal Super Cup, defeating Black Steel Papua 3–2 in the final at GOR Bung Karno, Sukoharjo, with goalkeeper Ahmad Habiebie named MVP.
For the 2025–26 season, Diego Ríos departed after three consecutive championships and was replaced by Spanish coach Juan Francisco Fuentes Zamora, who was announced via the club's official Instagram account. Despite significant squad turnover — including the departure of Brazilian players Pepita and Gilvan and several key locals — BTS continued their remarkable run, defeating Cosmo JNE 4–2 and 4–3 in the two-legged final at GOR Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta on 12 and 14 June 2026, to claim an historic fifth consecutive PFL title.
Arena BTS plays their home matches at Bhaskara Futsal Arena in Surabaya, East Java. The facility, which holds approximately 1,200 spectators, is owned and operated by Bhaskara and serves as both the club's home ground and training base. The arena has been BTS's home since the club's foundation and has seen all of the club's major trophy-winning moments.
Players Current squad
# Position Name Nationality1GoalkeeperAhmad Habiebie2GoalkeeperAndi Tenri Juang3GoalkeeperRizky Prima Ariansyah4FlankMochamad Iqbal Iskandar5FlankFirman Adriansyah6AnchorRio Pangestu7FlankSyauqi Saud Lubis8AnchorMarcus Vinicius Gava9FlankDieguinho10PivotRian Feisoto Gomes11FlankGusti Dian Ardianto12FlankArdiansyah Runtuboy13FlankReka Cahya Puntoadi14PivotMuhammad Subhan Faidasa15AnchorAnza Rizal Restuian Mas16AnchorSeptyan Dwi Chandra17PivotSalim Hanif Sungkar18PivotSamuel Eko Putra Tampubolon
Personnel
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Juan Francisco Fuentes Zamora
Kit colours
Bintang Timur Surabaya traditionally plays in dark navy and gold. The club's colours have remained broadly consistent throughout their history, with the crest of a golden Eastern Star (Bintang Timur) featuring prominently.
Period Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor(s) 2015–2019 AZA Unknown 2020 Mizuno PT. KJS, AXA Mandiri, Bhaskara Futsal Arena, Hydro Coco, CV. Tanah Merah Nusantara, BEI, BNI 2021–2023 NOIJ Bhaskara Futsal Arena, PT. Bara Manunggal Sakti 2023–present NOIJ Bhaskara Futsal Arena, Mitra Keluarga, Pocari Sweat
Honours
Regional competitions AFF Futsal Cup: 1 2022
National competitions Indonesia Pro Futsal League: 5 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Indonesia Futsal Super Cup: 2 2024, 2026
Other achievements National Indonesia Pro Futsal League Third place (2): 2016–17, 2019–20
Season-by-season records
Season Division Teams Position AFF FC AFC FC Super Cup 2016–17 Pro Futsal League 12 3rd – – – 2019–20 Pro Futsal League 12 3rd – – – 2021–22 Pro Futsal League 12 1st – – – 2022–23 Pro Futsal League 12 1st Winners – – 2023–24 Pro Futsal League 12 1st – – – 2024–25 Pro Futsal League 12 1st – – Winners 2025–26 Pro Futsal League 12 1st – – 4th 2026–27 Pro Futsal League TBA – – Winners
Continental record
Season Competition Round Opponent Result 2022 AFF Futsal Cup Final Hongyen Thakam W 4–2 (Champions)
Former coaches
Years Name 2015–2017 Dimas Bagus Kurniawan 2017–2021 (various) 2021–2022 Héctor Souto 2022–2025 Diego Ríos 2025– Juan Francisco Fuentes Zamora
Notable players
The following is a list of notable former and current players strongly associated with Bintang Timur Surabaya.
Mochamad Iqbal Iskandar – Best Player, PFL 2022–23 & 2023–24 Sunny Rizky Suhendra – Best Player, PFL 2021–22 Ahmad Habiebie – MVP, Indonesia Futsal Super Cup 2024 Syauqi Saud Lubis Samuel Eko Putra Tampubolon Rio Pangestu Ardiansyah Runtuboy Reka Cahya Puntoadi Khalid El Hattach Karim Mossaoui Washington Luiz "Pepita" Gilvan (Washington Gilvan) Diego Rodrigo – Top scorer, PFL 2021–22 (26 goals) & 2023–24 (30 goals)
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