Satria Muda Bandung


Satria Muda Pertamina Bandung is an Indonesian professional basketball team currently playing in the Indonesian Basketball League. Based in the capital city Jakarta from 1993 till 2025, they are now based in the West Javanian capital of Bandung after merging with Prawira Bandung in 2025. Satria Muda was Indonesia's representative team to the inaugural Asean Basketball League. Throughout their history, Satria Muda have been known as one of the most successfull team's in the league, winning 11 IBL and Kobatama championships, and one SEABA Champions Cup back in 2008.

History

KOBATAMA era

Founded by Doedi Gambiro on October 28, 1993, initially known as Satria Muda, they began play in the KOBATAMA in 1996 and advanced to the final four, but lost to Aspac Jakarta and only got the fourth place after losing to Bima Sakti Nikko Steel Malang. They got "the best newcomers" tribute award in 1996. In 1997, Satria Muda endorsed by The Coca-Cola Company's AdeS mineral waters, and the team identity was changed to AdeS Satria Muda. The loss of the 1996 final four sparked the "Indonesian basketball el-clasico" between Satria Muda and Aspac Jakarta, especially in the grand finals since 2002.
According to Dwui "Iboy" Eriano, they never won in the 1998 season. But, in 1999, when Erick Thohir's PT Abdi Bangsa Tbk began as the team's major sponsor, and changed the team's identity to Mahaka Satria Muda, they recovered and defeated 2-times champion Panasia Indosyntec Bandung in the final four and dethroned the Surakarta's Bhinneka Sritex in the grand finals.

IBL era

Satria Muda then made the jump to the Indonesian Basketball League upon its foundation in 2003. A year later, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, through its BritAma savings account, became the team's major sponsor, and the team identity became Satria Muda BritAma. In 2015, Pertamina became the team's major sponsor, and the team name became Satria Muda Pertamina.
It has won ten domestic titles and has also won the SEABA Champions Cup in 2008 by dethroning Philippines' Harbour Centre Batang Pier.
Satria Muda is one of the six founding teams of the first pan-Asean pro basketball league, the ASEAN Basketball League, which began play on 11 October 2009, but remained in the Indonesian Basketball League. In the ABL, it allows them to add two foreign reinforcements and up to three players from Asean countries. They finished third overall in the regular season standings and became the runners-up in the inaugural season of the ABL, losing to the Philippine Patriots 0–3 in the championship.
For the 2010–11 season, Satria Muda fielded two teams, for the ABL and the domestic NBL Indonesia respectively. The team competing in the NBL was composed of the 2009–10 ABL team, while the new ABL team was a mixture of new local players, Filipino imports, and American imports.

Honours

Achievements (2009–10)

Personnel


Management

PositionName
CommisionerUmara Andra Rustomo
Power ExecutorAdhitia Putra Hermawan
Club PresidentBaim Wong
Club DirectorChristian Ronaldo Sitepu
Sport DirectorYoubel Sondakh

Players in National Teams

Accomplishments and awards

Individual awards

IBL Rookie of the Year
IBL Most Valuable Player
  • Arki Dikania Wisnu – 2017
IBL Sixthman of the Year
  • Rony Gunawan – 2015
IBL Defensive Player of the Year
IBL Finals MVP
IBL Sportmanship Award
  • Youbel Sondakh – 2011
IBL Most Improved Player

Notable players

– Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Foreigners