Satria Muda Bandung
Indonesian basketball team
Satria Muda Pertamina Bandung (colloquially known as SM) is an Indonesian professional basketball team currently playing in the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). 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 (ABL). Throughout their history, Satria Muda have been known as one of the most successful team's in the league, winning twelve 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 (1997–1998) champion Panasia Indosyntec Bandung in the final four and dethroned the Surakarta's Bhinneka Sritex in the grand finals.
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