 Entering the 2014 season, Harbiansyah Hanafiah rename the club back to Putra Samarinda which aims to revive the glory of Putra Samarinda which was replaced by Persisam.Unfortunately, the club was like being abandoned by fans because there was an issue stating that Pusam was then used as political land.The discourse was also opposed by internal club members so that there was a split in club management.