| 2018 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Rendra Kresna | |||
| Head coach | Joko Susilo (until 14 May) Milan Petrović (from 14 May) | |||
| Stadium | Kanjuruhan Stadium | |||
| Liga 1 | 6th | |||
| Piala Indonesia [i] | Advance to round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Makan Konaté (13) All: Makan Konaté (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 44,912 (vs. Persija, 5 August) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,710 (vs. Madura United, 17 September) (Matches played behind closed doors are not included) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 11,224 | |||
The 2018 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 29th competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1, Piala Indonesia and Indonesia President's Cup. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.
On 14 May 2018, with just one wins in the first 8 league games, manager Joko Susilo was sacked. [1] His last game, one days earlier, ended in a 1–1 draw to PSM Makassar. The following day, assistant coach Milan Petrović was appointed as manager until the end of the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF | | | Undisclosed | 13 December 2017 | [2] |
| 37 | DF | | | Free | 14 December 2017 | [3] |
| 96 | GK | | | Free | 26 December 2017 | [4] |
| 2 | DF | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | [5] |
| 9 | FW | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | [6] |
| 11 | FW | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | [7] |
| 14 | MF | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | |
| 18 | DF | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | [8] |
| 99 | FW | | | Free | 4 January 2018 | [9] |
| 16 | FW | | | Free | 6 January 2018 | [10] |
| 7 | MF | | | Free | 10 January 2018 | |
| 33 | GK | | | Free | 10 January 2018 | [11] |
| 21 | GK | | | Free | 16 January 2018 | [12] |
| 28 | DF | | | Free | 1 March 2018 | [13] |
| 10 | MF | | | Free | 6 March 2018 | [14] |
| 23 | DF | | | Free | 13 July 2018 | [15] |
| 39 | DF | | | Free | 13 July 2018 | [16] |
| 10 | MF | | | Free | 15 July 2018 | [17] |
| 83 | GK | | | Free | 17 July 2018 | [18] |
| 15 | FW | | | Free | 8 August 2018 | [19] |
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | DF | | | Free | 1 December 2017 | [20] |
| 11 | FW | | | Free | 4 December 2017 | [21] |
| 18 | MF | | | Free | 5 December 2017 | [22] |
| 94 | MF | | | Free | 6 December 2017 | [23] |
| 14 | FW | | | Free | 20 December 2017 | [24] |
| 17 | MF | | | Free | 20 December 2017 | [25] |
| 13 | DF | | | Free | 24 December 2017 | [26] |
| 19 | MF | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | [27] |
| 20 | FW | | Free agent | Undisclosed | 1 January 2018 | [28] |
| 33 | GK | | | Free | 1 January 2018 | |
| 10 | FW | | | Undisclosed | 18 January 2018 | [29] |
| 21 | GK | | | Free | 21 March 2018 | [30] |
| 4 | MF | | | Free | 13 July 2018 | [31] |
| 91 | GK | | | Free | 13 July 2018 | [31] |
| 33 | GK | | | Free | 18 July 2018 | [31] |
| 90 | MF | | | Free | 26 July 2018 | [31] |
| 2 | DF | | | Free | 28 July 2018 | [31] |
| 10 | MF | | | Free | 31 July 2018 | [31] |
| 31 | DF | | | Free | 1 August 2018 | [31] |
| 99 | FW | | | Free | 14 September 2018 | [31] |
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | FW | | | 9 December 2017 | 31 December 2018 | [32] |
| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF | | | 19 October 2018 | 31 December 2018 | [33] |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2018 | PSIS | H | 5–3 | Ataýew 20' (pen.), Dedik 38', Rodrigo 42', Arthur 60', Hardianto 72' | |
| 7 January 2018 | PSIS | A | 1–0 | Hendro 24' | |
| 14 January 2018 | Barito Putera | H | 2–0 | Alfarizi 62', Rafli 73' | |
| 18 March 2018 | Persib | A | 1–2 | Dendi 56' | |
| 3 June 2018 | Sumbersari | H | 0–2 | 0 | |
| 30 June 2018 | Kodam V Brawijaya | N | 12–1 | Dedik (4), Bawuo (2), Jefri, Dendi, Ridwan, Alfarizi, Hardianto | 0 |
| 1 September 2018 | Perseru | H | 4–0 | Dedik (2), Dendi, Hardianto | 0 |
| 29 September 2018 | Madura United | H | 1–1 | Dendi 50' | 42,230 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2018 | Persela | H | 2–2 | Furtuoso 2', Dendi 12' | 19,930 | 2nd |
| 25 January 2018 | PSIS | H | 3–1 | Rio 4' (o.g.), Alfarizi 8', Furtuoso 47' | 8,093 | 1st |
| 30 January 2018 | Bhayangkara | H | 0–0 | 20,879 | 1st |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arema (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Bhayangkara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | PSIS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Persela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 February 2018 | Quarter-finals | Sriwijaya | N | 1–3 | Hardianto 80' (pen.) | 18,450 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February 2018 | PSIS | N | 2–2 (3–4p) | Dedik 5', Arthur 89' | 3rd | |
| 25 February 2018 | Borneo | A | 1–2 | Dendi 73' | 4th | |
| 27 February 2018 | Mitra Kukar | N | 3–1 | Božović 26', Dendi 56', Dedik 86' | 2nd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borneo [a] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Arema | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mitra Kukar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | PSIS [b] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 March 2018 | Semi-finals | Persebaya | N | 2–0 | Furtuoso 65', Hanif 85' | |
| 4 March 2018 | Final | Sriwijaya | N | 2–3 | Božović 23', Furtuoso 81' (pen.) |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2018 | Mitra Kukar | H | 2–2 | Božović 8', Syaiful 19' | 12,400 | 6th |
| 31 March 2018 | Persija | A | 1–3 | Ataýew 35' | 62,273 | 13th |
| 9 April 2018 | Borneo | A | 1–2 | Furtuoso 35' | 10,329 | 17th |
| 15 April 2018 | Persib | H | 2–2 | Furtuoso 19', Božović 87' | 31,000 | 18th |
| 21 April 2018 | Madura United | A | 2–3 | Dendi 45', Furtuoso 66' (pen.) | 9,825 | 18th |
| 27 April 2018 | Persipura | H | 3–1 | Rivaldi 45', Dedik (2) 47', 71' | 3,025 | 17th |
| 6 May 2018 | Persebaya | A | 0–1 | 50,000 | 18th | |
| 13 May 2018 | PSM | H | 1–1 | Furtuoso 77' | 6,154 | 18th |
| 18 May 2018 | Bali United | A | 0–1 | 16,095 | 18th | |
| 22 May 2018 | Bhayangkara | H | 4–0 | Rivaldi (2) 9', 47', Dedik (2) 24', 62' | 3,394 | 17th |
| 26 May 2018 | PSMS | A | 0–2 | 13,042 | 18th | |
| 1 June 2018 | PSIS | H | 1–0 | Dedik 37' | 8,588 | 17th |
| 6 June 2018 | Perseru | A | 1–0 | Furtuoso 55' (pen.) | 8,203 | 15th |
| 7 July 2018 | Persela | H | 1–0 | Dedik 74' | 17,232 | 12th |
| 11 July 2018 | Barito Putera | A | 0–0 | 6,827 | 13th | |
| 15 July 2018 | PS TIRA | H | 2–2 | Rivaldi 40', Alfarizi 70' | 10,639 | 13th |
| 21 July 2018 | Sriwijaya | A | 3–0 | Ridwan 51', Rivaldi 65', Hardianto 77' | 5,157 | 10th |
| 27 July 2018 | Mitra Kukar | A | 3–4 | Konaté 33' (pen.), Dedik 40', Arthur 82' | 2,853 | 13th |
| 5 August 2018 | Persija | H | 1–1 | Konaté 90' | 44,912 | 13th |
| 11 August 2018 | Borneo | H | 2–2 | Konaté (2) 53' (pen.), 70' | 23,157 | 14th |
| 13 September 2018 | Persib | A | 0–2 | 33,719 | 14th | |
| 17 September 2018 | Madura United | H | 2–0 | Konaté 45+5' (pen.), Dedik 90' | 2,710 | 12th |
| 22 September 2018 | Persipura | A | 0–1 | 10,036 | 13th | |
| 6 October 2018 | Persebaya | H | 1–0 | Hardianto 70' | 26,293 | 11th |
| 14 October 2018 | PSM | A | 1–2 | Hardianto 61' | 14,112 | 11th |
| 20 October 2018 | Bali United | H | 3–1 | Hanif (2) 13', 43', Konaté 67' | 0 [ii] | 10th |
| 24 October 2018 | Bhayangkara | A | 0–0 | 1,623 | 12th | |
| 28 October 2018 | PSMS | H | 5–0 | Dedik 8', Konaté (2) 12', 39', Dendi 23', Hardianto 80' | 0 | 8th |
| 4 November 2018 | PSIS | A | 1–2 | Dendi 72' | 19,825 | 11th |
| 11 November 2018 | Perseru | H | 4–1 | Konaté (2) 13', 56', Dendi 28', Sunarto 49' | 0 | 9th |
| 16 November 2018 | Persela | A | 0–4 | 14,346 | 12th | |
| 24 November 2018 | Barito Putera | H | 3–1 | Sunarto 29', Konaté 41', Hardianto 89' (pen.) | 0 | 9th |
| 2 December 2018 | PS TIRA | A | 1–0 | Konaté 72' | 1,217 | 7th |
| 9 December 2018 | Sriwijaya | H | 2–1 | Konaté 63' (pen.), Dedik 83' | 0 | 6th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Persib | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 52 |
| 5 | Persebaya | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 50 [a] |
| 6 | Arema | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 50 [a] |
| 7 | Borneo | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 48 [b] |
| 8 | Madura United | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 48 [b] |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 2018 | First Round | PSBK | A | 2–0 | Dedik (2) 29', 40' | |
| 20 November 2018 | Second Round | Persekam Metro | A | 5–1 | Sunarto 9', Nasir 14', Konaté (2) 29', 88', Alfarizi 32' |
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Piala Indonesia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 10 | | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | 27 | | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | 11 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | 99 | | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | FW | 41 | | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | 15 | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 19 | | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 87 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 10 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | FW | 8 | | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | 16 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 44 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 4 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 90 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 7 | 58 | |||