Sada Sumut F.C.

Sada Sumut

Full name	Sada Sumatra Utara Football Club
Nickname(s)	Laskar Simbisa (Simbisa Warriors) Kambing Andalas (The Andalas Serow)
Short name	SSU
Founded	29 July 2019; 4 years ago (2019-07-29) as Karo United 29 May 2023; 10 months ago (2023-05-29) as Sada Sumut
Ground	Samura Stadium Kabanjahe, North Sumatra
Capacity	1,000
President	Theopilus Ginting[1]
Manager	Yosephine Sembiring[2]
Coach	Vacant
League	Liga 3
2023–24	Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group A), 4th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Sada Sumatra Utara Football Club (previously known as Karo United) is an Indonesian football club based in Kabanjahe, Karo Regency, North Sumatra. They currently compete at Liga 2.^[3] In the 2021–22 Liga 3, Karo United came out as champions after defeating Putra Delta Sidoarjo, this is their first title in the club's history.^[4]

History

Karo United was declared on 28 July 2019 in Medan City by a board led by the initiator and the club president Arya Mahendra Sinulingga. This club was founded with the aim of being a new force for football in North Sumatra.^[5]

In their debut season in the Indonesian football league, Karo United managed to win the 2019 Liga 3 North Sumatra zone after defeating PS Bhinneka with a score of 5–2 and advancing to the Regional Round.^[6] In the regional round, Karo United managed to beat PSLS Lhokseumawe with an aggregate score of 3–2. With this result, they advanced to the 2019 Liga 3 National Round.^[7] However, Karo United had to stop in the round of 16 after losing on penalties to Persidi Idi Rayeuk. That way, their dream of promotion to Liga 2 had to run aground.^[8]

On 17 June 2021, Arya Mahendra Sinulingga has resigned from his position as president club and his position was given to Theopilus Ginting who previously served as manager club. The position of manager left by Theopilus Ginting was later held by Yosephine Sembiring.^[9]

After 3 years they established and played in the Liga 3 North Sumatra zone and the national round, in the 2021–22 season, they qualified for the semifinals of the league and automatically qualified for promotion to Liga 2 next season.^[10] And in the final match, they managed to become champions in Liga 3 this season after beat Putra Delta Sidoarjo on penalties which ended with a score of 4–2.^[11]

Karo United officially changed its name to Sada Sumut. The name change was declared at the PSSI Ordinary Congress which was held on 28 May 2023 in Jakarta. The reason for the name change is related to the history of the struggle of the Karo people for Indonesian independence. The word "Sada" means "one" in Batak Karo language, the name Sada Sumut itself means that this team represents all of North Sumatra.^[12]

Honours

• Liga 3
  • Champion (1): 2021–22^[13]
• Liga 3 North Sumatra
  • Champion (1): 2019^[14]
  • Third-place (1): 2021–22^[15]

Players

Current squad

As of 19 November 2023^[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  IDN Rian Ramadan 4 MF  IDN Fajar Handika 6 MF  IDN Harberd Sokoy 7 MF  JPN Kei Sano (on loan from PSS Sleman) 8 MF  IDN Aidun Sastra Utami (captain) 10 FW  IDN Maulana Khalidi 12 DF  IDN Gusti Rustiawan 14 MF  IDN Agung Mulyadi 18 DF  IDN Rahma Nico 19 DF  IDN Vikra Seifahlepi 22 GK  IDN Yanuardi Purba 23 MF  IDN Muhammad Zulkhairi 24 MF  IDN Farel Akbar 25 MF  IDN Aldi Mulia

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 GK  IDN Satrio Azhar (on loan from Persib Bandung) 28 MF  IDN Hamzah Titofani (on loan from Arema) 36 FW  SRB Aleksandar Rakic 42 DF  IDN Ganjar Mukti 44 FW  IDN Faisal Ramadoni 63 MF  IDN Aulia Ramadhan (on loan from Persis Solo) 71 MF  IDN Syahwal Ginting (on loan from Persija Jakarta) 74 MF  IDN Jordan Zamorano (on loan from Persik Kediri) 77 MF  IDN Jackson Tiwu 78 MF  IDN Jalesh Gagarin 79 DF  IDN Didik Setyawan 88 MF  IDN Kevin Armedyah (on loan from Arema) 97 MF  IDN Taufik Rustam (on loan from Persija Jakarta) 99 GK  IDN Ilham Pratama

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Joko Susilo
Assistant coach	Hermansyah
Assistant coach	Boy Jati Asmara
Fitness coach	Inda Ramdhani
Goalkeeper coach	Sahari Gultom

Supporters

This football club with the nicknames "Simbisa Warriors" and "Andalas Goat" (Andalas serow) has a group of supporters (supporters) called Karomania. Apart from being based in Karo Regency, Karomania is also found in several areas in North Sumatra, such as Deli Serdang Regency, Langkat Regency, Binjai, and Medan. Furthermore, the presence of a Karo United FC supporter group has also been formed in Jakarta which is nicknamed Karomania Jakarta.

Mascot

The name of the Sada Sumut mascot is "Beidar". Beidar is an Andalas goat (Andalas Serow) who wears the Sada Sumut jersey.

Nicknames

• Laskar Simbisa is the nickname of Sada Sumut FC. Simbisa Warriors means knights, brave and honorable.
• Kambing Andalas originating from the forest Mount Sinabung is an icon of Sada Sumut. The Andalas goat (Andalas serow) known as the Andalas Goat, is a strong animal, capable of running fast, agile, and capable of jumping high above other animals.

References

External links

• Sada Sumut F.C. on Facebook
• Sada Sumut F.C. on Instagram

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