Kartanegara F.C.


Kartanegara Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in the Liga 4 East Kalimantan zone.
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History

The club was originally established in 2021 as Mesra FC, based in Samarinda. During its early years, it functioned as an amateur side competing in the lower divisions of the East Kalimantan regional league.
On 15 December 2023, the club underwent a major transformation after being acquired and relocated to Kutai Kartanegara. It was officially rebranded as Kartanegara FC during a launch ceremony attended by the Regent of Kutai Kartanegara, Edi Damansyah. The rebranding included a change of colors to red and black, and the adoption of the nickname Singa Habang.
To strengthen the squad for the 2023–24 Liga 3 season, the management recruited veteran professional players with experience in Liga 1, including former players from Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung. The club saw immediate success by winning the Liga 3 East Kalimantan zone in early 2024. However, in the National Phase, they were eliminated in the first round after finishing 4th in Group K. Following the 2024 PSSI restructuring, the club was placed in the fourth-tier Liga 4.

Honours

Liga 3 East Kalimantan