The club was founded as
PS Pupuk Kaltim Galatama on 18 June 1988
Match-fixing scandal In 2013 the club was involved in the
match fixing scandal in the event the
Indonesian Premier League play-off during a game against
PSLS Lhokseumawe club who were also involved in the scandal. It was revealed after
FIFA suspicion over the outcome of the game was not fair, an indication of match fixing is known by FIFA through the
Early Warning System (EWS) which owned them. Therefore, after doing a thorough investigation over the last two months, the discipline committee of the
Indonesia FA finally sentenced to ban all club players from playing in
Indonesia football competition for two years and their coach
Fodé Camara from
Guinea was punished by not permitting their involvement in Indonesian football lifetime life, as well as an official team also receiving a five-year sentence. While the club was barred from the league for two years and relegated to the lowest caste competition in Indonesia
Third Division and a fine of
IDR 100 million. == Crest ==