Persatuan Sepakbola Koepang Kota or Persekota (previously known as PSKK Kupang) is an Indonesian football club based in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. They currently compete in the Liga 3 East Nusa Tenggara Zone.

Persekota
Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Koepang Kota
Nickname(s)Laskar Abu Nae
Laskar Sonbai
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996) as PSKK Kupang
2023; 1 year ago (2023) as Persekota Koepang
GroundOepoi Stadium
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara
Capacity5,000
OwnerPSSI Kupang City
ChairmanAlex Riwu Kaho[1]
ManagerWilson Liyanto[2]
CoachAdnan Mahing[3]
LeagueLiga 3
2022Quarter-final, (East Nusa Tenggara Zone)

History

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This club was previously called PSKK and officially changed its name to Persekota Koepang in 2023.[4] Apart from changing their name, they also changed their nickname from Laskar Abu Nae to Laskar Sonbai. According to Persekota management, Wilson Liyanto, the new name refers to the origin of the name Kupang which comes from the name of the king of Koen Pan who was called by the Dutch as Koepan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Seran, Paschal (12 August 2023). "Persekota Koepang Bakal Punya Julukan Baru, Begini Penjelasan Ketua Asprov PSSI Kota Kupang". Victory News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Jelang ETMC XXXII, Persekota Koepang Launching Jersey Terbaru". Rakyat NTT (in Indonesian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Siap Tampil di El Tari Memorial Cup 2023, Manager Tim Persekota Koepang: Juara Harga Mati". Pos-kupang.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ Selly, Simon (15 July 2023). "RESMI! PSKK Berganti Nama Menjadi Persekota Koepang". Berita Kemenangan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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