2018 Persebaya Surabaya season

Persebaya Surabaya

2018 season
Owner	PT. Persebaya Indonesia
President	Azrul Ananda
Headcoach	Djajang Nurdjaman
Stadium	Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
Liga 1	5th
Indonesian Cup	First round
President's Cup	Quarter-finals (knocked out by PSMS Medan)
Top goalscorer	League: David da Silva (20) All: David da Silva (24)
Highest home attendance	55,000 vs. Arema FC
Biggest win	Bali United 2-5 Persebaya
Biggest defeat	PSMS 4-0 Persebaya
Home colours Away colours Alternate colours
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All statistics correct as of 10 December 2018.

The 2018 season was the first Liga 1 (Indonesia) for Persebaya Surabaya as from Liga 1 (Indonesia) establishment in 2017. They comeback in top-flight competition after being re-accepted as a member of PSSI. In 2017 Persebaya played in Liga 2 (Indonesia) and became champions.

Players

Current squad

As of 14 July 2018 ^[1]

No.	Name	Nat.	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
33	Miswar Saputra		(1996-04-19)April 19, 1996 (aged 21)	2017	Persiraja Banda Aceh	15	0
89	Alfonsius Kelvan		(1989-06-21)June 21, 1989 (aged 28)	2018	Bali United F.C.	0	0
92	Dimas Galih Pratama		(1992-11-23)November 23, 1992 (aged 25)	2017	Persegres Gresik United	8	0
Defenders
4	O.K. John		(1983-06-22)June 22, 1983 (aged 34)	2018	Madura United F.C. (Loan)	0	0
5	Otávio Dutra		(1983-11-22)November 22, 1983 (aged 34)	2018	Bhayangkara F.C.	0	0
13	Rachmat Irianto		(1999-09-03)September 3, 1999 (aged 18)	2018	Youth System	0	0
14	Ruben Sanadi		(1987-01-08)January 8, 1987 (aged 30)	2017	Persipura Jayapura	3	0
21	Fandry Imbiri		(1991-04-05)April 5, 1991 (aged 26)	2018	Semen Padang F.C.	0	0
22	Abu Rizal Maulana		(1994-04-27)April 27, 1994 (aged 23)	2016	Persesa Sampang	25	1
25	Irvan Febrianto		(1996-10-09)October 9, 1996 (aged 21)	2017	Youth System	15	0
29	Mokhamad Syaifuddin		(1992-08-09)August 9, 1992 (aged 25)	2017	PSS Sleman	11	0
44	Andri Muliadi		(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 24)	2017	Persiraja Banda Aceh	20	0
Midfielders
6	Misbakus Solikin		(1992-09-01)September 1, 1992 (aged 25)	2017	Persatu Tuban	22	11
10	Robertino Pugliara		(1984-02-21)February 21, 1984 (aged 33)	2018	FC Pune City	0	0
12	Rendi Irwan		(1987-04-26)April 26, 1987 (aged 30)	2017	Persija Jakarta	28	2
18	Adam Maulana		(1997-03-26)March 26, 1997 (aged 20)	2018	Youth System	0	0
17	Fandi Eko Utomo		(1991-03-02)March 2, 1991 (aged 26)	2018	Madura United F.C.	0	0
82	Izaac Wanggai		(1982-03-19)March 19, 1982 (aged 35)	2018	Persipura Jayapura	0	0
90	Nelson Alom		(1990-10-27)October 27, 1990 (aged 27)	2018	Persipura Jayapura	0	0
96	Muhammad Hidayat		(1992-04-26)April 26, 1992 (aged 25)	2017	Youth System	16	0
98	Raphael Maitimo		(1984-03-17)March 17, 1984 (aged 33)	2018	Madura United F.C. (Loan)	0	0
Forwards
8	Oktafianus Fernando		(1993-09-04)September 4, 1993 (aged 24)	2017		17	5
9	Ricky Kayame		(1993-09-21)September 21, 1993 (aged 24)	2017	Persipura Jayapura	3	2
11	Yohanes Pahabol		(1992-01-16)January 16, 1992 (aged 25)	2018	Persipura Jayapura	0	0
17	David Da Silva		(1989-11-12)November 12, 1989 (aged 28)	2018	Al-Khor	0	0
20	Osvaldo Haay		(1998-05-17)May 17, 1998 (aged 19)	2018	Persipura Jayapura	0	0
26	Rishadi Fauzi		(1990-07-04)July 4, 1990 (aged 27)	2017	Madura United F.C.	15	7
41	Irfan Jaya		(1996-04-01)April 1, 1996 (aged 21)	2017	PSM Makassar	20	11

Starting XI

4-3-3

M. Saputra

O. Dutra

F. Imbiri

M. Syaifuddin

R. Sanadi

M. Solikin

F. Utomo

R. Irwan

I. Jaya

O. Haay

D. Silva

Transfer

Out

• Samuel Reimas
• Rangga Muslim
• Taufan Hidayat
• Mei Handoko
• Nerius Alom
• Abdul Azis
• Said Mardjan
• Rahmat Juliandri
• Kurniawan Karman
• Yogi Novrian
• Sidik Saimima
• Arthur Irawan
• Reky Rahayu

Pre-season and friendlies

At the beginning of the 2018 season Persebaya preceded by following the pre-season event that is President Cup and a friendly match against Sarawak FA from Malaysia.

President's Cup

Main article: 2018 Indonesia President's Cup

In this President's Cup 2018 group stages, Persebaya was in group (C) using home match system and Persebaya was chosen as the host. ^[2]

Group Stage

• All matches played in Surabaya, East Java
• Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Persebaya (H)	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Madura United	3	2	0	1	8	2	+6	6
3	PS TNI	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	Perseru	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: Piala Presiden 2018 ^{[ usurped ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored 4) Head-to-head 5) Drawing. ^[3]
(H) Hosts

Matches

Persebaya v PS TNI

18 January 20181	Persebaya	1-1	PS TNI	Surabaya
15.30 WIB (Group C)	Y. Pahabol76' Miswar S. 15'	Report	M. Lestusen68'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 26.000

Perseru v Persebaya

21 January 20182	Perseru	0-2	Persebaya	Surabaya
19.30 WIB (Group C)		Report	R. Fauzi41' I. Jaya90+2'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 26.000

Persebaya v Madura United

28 January 20183	Persebaya	1-0	Madura United	Surabaya
15.30 WIB (Group C)	Y. Pahabol30'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 30.000

Knockout Stage

Persebaya stalled in the knockout stage because lost against PSMS Medan through a penalty kicks. ^[4]

Persebaya v PSMS

3 February 2018Quarterfinals	Persebaya	3-3 (3-4 p)	PSMS	Surakarta
15.30 WIB	Y. Pahabol 13' I. Jaya 32' (pen.) N. Alom 69'	Report	W. Yessoh 5' S. Urikhob 42' F. Butuan 46'	Stadium: Manahan Attendance: 40.000
	Penalties
	M. Solikin F. Imbiri F. Pahabol A.R. Maulana O. Dutra O. Fernando Osvaldo H.		R. Lobo L. Raharjo N'Guessan S. Urikhob F. Butuan Suhandi A. Azis

Blessing Game

Persebaya invite Sarawak FA, Malaysia for friendlies titled Blessing game, this friendly match aims to be grateful because Persebaya successfully become Liga 2 champion and promotion to Liga 1. ^[5]

Persebaya v Sarawak

18 March 2018Blessing game	Persebaya	2-2	Sarawak	Surabaya
15.30 WIB	O. Fernando 60' O. Dutra 90+2'	Report	M. Roskan 54' M. Roskan 59'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 22.000

Liga 1

Main article: 2018 Liga 1

League table

Arema

Bali United

Barito Putera

Borneo

Bhayangkara

Madura United

Mitra Kukar

Persebaya

Persela

Perseru

Persib

Persija

Persipura

PS TIRA

PSIS

PSM

PSMS

Sriwijaya

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Locations of the 2018 Liga 1 teams

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Bhayangkara [a]	34	15	8	11	41	39	+2	53
4	Persib	34	14	10	10	49	41	+8	52
5	Persebaya	34	14	8	12	60	48	+12	50 [b]
6	Arema	34	14	8	12	53	42	+11	50 [b]
7	Borneo	34	14	6	14	50	49	+1	48 [c]

Source: Go-Jek Liga 1 ^{[ usurped ]}, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.
Notes:

1. Bhayangkara would have qualified for the AFC Cup group stage had Persija qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage. As Persija failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, Bhayangkara's qualification in the AFC Cup was annulled.
2. Head-to-head results: Persebaya 1–0 Arema; Arema 1–0 Persebaya
3. Head-to-head results: Madura United 1–2 Borneo, Borneo 2–2 Madura United

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	4	6	3	17	15	+2	18	3	2	1	6	4	+2	1	4	2	11	11	0

Last updated: 26 June 2018.
Source: http://liga-indonesia.id/

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	D	P	D	D	D	L
Position	2	1	2	4	6	9	3	4	6	11	9	12	14

Updated to match(es) played on 26 June 2018. Source: Liga 1 ^{[ usurped ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Match listing: ^[6]

Persebaya v Perseru

25 March 20181	Persebaya	1–0	Perseru	Surabaya
18.30 WIB	Pugliara 70' O. Fernando  86'	Report	Boman Irie 24'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 25.000

Persela v Persebaya

30 March 20182	Persela	1–1	Persebaya	Lamongan
15.30 WIB	A. Ayyubi  12' S. Arifin  50' D. Assis 57' Kustiawan  59'	Report	Misbakus  34' Da Silva 70' Oktavianus  86'	Stadium: Surajaya Attendance: 15.000

Persebaya v Barito Putera

8 April 20183	Persebaya	1–2	Barito Putera	Surabaya
18.30 WIB	Abu Rizal 17' O. Dutra 20'	Report	D. Packer 27' Paulo  66' Sitanggang 70' A. Evans  90+1'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 27.000

PS TIRA v Persebaya

13 April 20184	PS TIRA	1–4	Persebaya	Bantul
15.30 WIB	D. Drajad 82'	Report	Da Silva 4', 31', 70' Osvaldo 45' Pugliara  52'	Stadium: Sultan Agung Attendance: 20.000

Persebaya v Sriwijaya

22 April 20185	Persebaya	1–1	Sriwijaya	Surabaya
18.30 WIB	Da Silva 11'	Report	Gonzalves 45+2' H. Yoo  58' M. N'diaye  81' A. Alis  84'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 30.000

Mitra Kukar v Persebaya

29 April 20186	Mitra Kukar	3–1	Persebaya	Tenggarong
15.30 WIB	D. Guthrie  21' Rodriguez 35', 55' A. Suyono  67' R. Siregar  75' D. Hartono 90'	Report	S. Saimima  19', 47' I. Febrianto  28' Pahabol  59' A. Maulana  69'	Stadium: Aji Imbut

Persebaya v Arema

6 May 2018 East Java Derby 7	Persebaya	1–0	Arema	Surabaya
15.30 WIB	M. Solikin 82' N. Alom  78' Oktavianus  90+4'	Report	A. Rocha  74' Hendro  90+4'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 55.000 Referee: Novari Ikhsan

Borneo v Persebaya

11 May 20188	Borneo	2–2	Persebaya	Samarinda
15.30 WIB	L. Eliandry 66' (pen.), 86' A. Rachman  43' T. Bonai  40' Al Hadji  77'	Report	Irfan J. 47' F. Pahabol 78' R. Sanadi  64'	Stadium: Segiri Attendance: 15.000

Persebaya v Persib

19 May 2018 (Postponed)9	Persebaya	v	Persib	Surabaya
18.30 WIB		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo

Madura United v Persebaya

25 May 2018 Derby Suramadu 10	Madura United	2–2	Persebaya	Pamekasan
20.30 WIB	A. Antonio 4' F. Beltrame 45+3' Z. Krangar  40' B. Sanggiawan  58' F. Aryanto  89'	Report	D. da Silva 7' I. Jaya 42' F. Imbiri  5' A.R. Maulana  68'	Stadium: Ratu Pamelingan Attendance: 15.000

Persebaya v Persipura

29 May 201811	Persebaya	1–1	Persipura	Surabaya
20.30 WIB	F. Imbiri  43', 65' O. Fernando  71'	Report	D. Suleiman  30' M. Tahir  33' H. Moreira 60' A. Ibo  85'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Toriq Alkatiri

Persija v Persebaya

26 June 201812	Persija	v	Persebaya	Jakarta
20.30 WIB				Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno

PSM v Persebaya

9 June 201813	PSM	1–0	Persebaya	Makassar
20.30 WIB	W. Pluim  45+2' R. Pellu 72'	Report	R. Sanadi  60'	Stadium: Andi Mattalatta Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Oky Dwi Putra

Persija v Persebaya

26 June 2018 (Postponed match)12	Persija	1–1	Persebaya	Jakarta
20.30 WIB	N. Setiawan 51'	Report	R. Fauzi 20' Y. Pahabol  56' M. Saputra  65' F. Imbiri  84'	Stadium: PTIK Attendance: 2500

Persebaya v Bali United

7 July 201813	Persebaya	1–0	Bali United	Surabaya
18.30 WIB	R. Sanadi  26' I. Jaya 82'	Report	A. Wiantara  90'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Tomo Attendance: 30.000

Bhayangkara v Persebaya

11 July 201814	Bhayangkara	3–3	Persebaya	Jakarta
15.30 WIB	Rishadi 17' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: PTIK Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Adi Riyanto

Indonesian Cup

Main article: 2018 Piala Indonesia

Matches

PSBI v Persebaya

1 July 20181	PSBI	v	Persebaya	Blitar
15.00 WIB (Postponed)		Report		Stadium: Gelora Bumi Penataran

Squad statistics

Squad & Appearances

No.	Pos.	Name	Liga 1		Piala Indonesia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
33	GK	Miswar Saputra	31	0	1	0	32	0
89	GK	Alfonsius Kelvan	1	0	1	0	2	0
92	GK	Dimas Galih Pratama	3	0	0	0	3	0
Defenders
4	DF	O.K. John	12	1	1	0	13	1
5	DF	Otávio Dutra	23	2	1	2	24	4
13	DF	Rachmat Irianto	4	0	1	0	5	0
14	DF	Ruben Sanadi	28	0	1	1	29	1
21	DF	Fandry Imbiri	22	2	1	0	23	2
22	DF	Abu Rizal Maulana	28	1	2	1	30	2
25	DF	Irvan Febrianto	5	0	1	0	6	0
29	DF	Mokhamad Syaifuddin	16	0	1	0	17	0
44	DF	Andri Muliadi	13	0	0	0	13	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Misbakus Solikin	28	2	2	1	30	3
10	MF	Robertino Pugliara	22	1	1	0	23	1
12	MF	Rendi Irwan	29	2	2	2	31	4
18	MF	Adam Maulana	3	0	1	0	4	0
17	MF	Fandi Eko Utomo	18	4	1	1	19	5
82	MF	Izaac Wanggai	5	0	0	0	5	0
90	MF	Nelson Alom	7	0	0	0	7	0
96	MF	Muhammad Hidayat	16	0	0	0	16	0
98	MF	Raphael Maitimo	2	0	0	0	2	0
Forwards
8	FW	Oktafianus Fernando	26	1	2	1	28	2
9	FW	Ricky Kayame	16	1	1	1	17	2
11	FW	Yohanes Pahabol	25	3	0	0	25	3
17	FW	David Da Silva	23	20	1	4	24	24
20	FW	Osvaldo Haay	21	10	1	2	22	12
26	FW	Rishadi Fauzi	18	3	2	1	20	4
94	FW	Irfan Jaya	21	6	1	1	22	7

Last updated: 10 December 2018.
Source:

References

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