 The club was founded in 1950 and The club play their home games at the Batakan Stadium, which has a capacity of 40,000.In media, the tautology is often used and to distinguish the club with another club with the same acronym, Persiba Bantul.Another nickname given is "Selicin Minyak" (slippery as oil) because Balikpapan is the center for oil and gas industry of Indonesia.