Aceh United F.C.

Indonesian football club

Football club

Aceh United

Full name

Aceh United Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Aceh Lion
(Singa Aceh)
Iskandar Muda Warrior
(Laskar Iskandar Muda)

Founded

10 October 2010^[1]

Dissolved

2019 (merged with PS Timah Babel)

Ground

Cot Gapu Stadium

Capacity

15,000

2018

Liga 2/2nd round, 4th in Group A

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Aceh United Football Club was an Indonesian football club based in Bireuen, Aceh, on the island of Sumatra.

History

Aceh United was first formed in the city of Banda Aceh in 2010. At first, Aceh United followed the competition Liga Primer Indonesia. But because of the league dualism, the club was disbanded and in 2017 they started to rise again.^[2]

With Ansyari Lubis as the coach, they reached 3rd place in the 2017 Liga 3, and thus, won the promotion to Liga 2. They won the 3rd place after a 2–0 win over PSAD Balikpapan on 17 December 2017 at the Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium, Jepara.^[3]

In 2019, the club merged with PS Timah BaBel to form BaBel United.^[4]

Jersey and Sponsorships

Aceh United home jersey is orange with green end-strip, whilst the away jersey is white with orange end-strip.^[5] The kit supplier for 2018 season is Calci.^[6] Other sponsors for 2018 season are: The Light of Aceh and Bank Aceh.^[7]

Supporters

Aceh United have a supporter community called the Poemeurah.^[8] The name is an Acehnese word means Sumatran elephant.^[9] Members of the Poemeurah get free entry ticket at the north tribune of Harapan Bangsa Stadium for Aceh United home matches.^[10]

Honours

Liga 3
- Third-place: 2017^[11]^[12]
Cawan Aceh Cup
- Winner: 2018^[13]

Past Seasons

Season	Div.	Tie.	Pos.
2011	Liga Primer Indonesia^a	-	Competition was suspended
2012–2016	-^b	-	-
2017	Liga 3	3	3rd place (promoted* to Liga 2)*

Key

Div. = Name of Division Played
Tie. = Tier level in Indonesian league pyramid at the time of competition
Pos. = Position in league

Notes

^a Liga Primer Indonesia was an Indonesian independent football league held only in 2011.
^b The club did not compete in any league after Liga Primer Indonesia was suspended in 2011. Until in 2017 they started to compete again from Liga 3 as the lowest-tier league.

References

^ "Official & Contact" (in Indonesian). Aceh United F.C. official website. Retrieved 23 May 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Aceh United Dilaunching". klikkabar.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ "Hore.. Aceh United Promosi Ke Liga 2 2018". m.goaceh.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ Nugroho, Nungki (15 May 2019). "Merger dengan Aceh United, Babel United Siap Hadapi Liga 2 2019". Bolasport. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Jersey". www.acehunited.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "Calci sponsori Aceh United". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "Aceh United". www.acehunited.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
^ "Launching Aceh United Meriah". trubunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "Suporter Aceh United itu bernama The Poemeurah". kampiun.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "Harga Tiket Aceh United Lawan Persis Solo". www.ajnn.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "Aceh United Promosi ke Liga 2". aceh.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ "Tumbangkan PSAD Balikpapan Aceh United ke Liga 2". breakingnews.co.id. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ "Tekuk Semen Padang, Aceh United Juara Cawan Aceh 2018". goaceh.co. Retrieved 15 May 2018.