The club was initially established in 1970 as Perseru Serui. In 2010, the club gained promotion to the Premier Division after finishing as the fourth-ranked Liga Indonesia First Division.
In March 2019, Perseru was bought by a businessman in Lampung, since all clubs in Lampung were only competing in third tier league. No clubs in Lampung competed in Liga 1 for decades. Therefore, the club's home base was moved to Lampung, and the club's name was changed from Perseru Serui to Badak Lampung FC. However, they only competed for a year (five years overall) in 2019 Liga 1, and were relegated to Liga 2 for 2020 season.