Madura United F.C.

"Pelita Jaya" redirects here. For the basketball club, see Pelita Jaya Basketball Club.

Madura United

Full name	Madura United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Sape Kerrab (The Racing Bull)
Short name	MDR
Founded	1986;39 years ago (1986), as Pelita Jaya 2016;9 years ago (2016), as Madura United
Ground	Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium
Capacity	13,500 25,000
Owner	PT Polana Bola Madura Bersatu [1]
President	Achsanul Qosasi
Head coach	Alfredo Vera
League	Liga 1
2023–24	Liga 1, 2nd of 18
Website	http://maduraunitedfc.com/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Active departments of Madura United
Football	Football (Women's)	Football U-20 (Men's)
Football U-18 (Men's)	Football U-16 (Men's)

Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java. They currently play in the Liga 1.

The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lineage began as Pelita Jaya in 1986, under which it won three Galatama titles in 1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94 before changing names, homebases, and ownership several times. ^[2]

History

The club was formed as Pelita Jaya Football Club. in 1986, based in Jakarta. During that time, the team won three Galatama titles (1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94). Starting from 2000, the team moved home grounds several times, first to Solo in 2000, Cilegon in 2002, Purwakarta in 2006, Bandung in 2008, and Karawang in 2009, before moving back to Bandung in 2012 after Bakrie Group sold off the club in favor of purchasing Arema F.C., which also cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs. ^{[3] [4]} Throughout those years, the team retained the "Pelita" name until it was rebranded as Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR, which also the abbreviation for the final iteration of the club under the "Pelita" name, Pelita Bandung Raya) for the ultimately abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League; despite the name, Persipasi's home base was actually in Bekasi. ^[2]

On 10 January 2016, an agreement was reached with the previous owner of Persipasi Bandung Raya, Ari Dewanto Sutedi, and Husodo Angkosubroto, witnessed by the founder of Pelita Jaya, Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie, that the ownership of Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR) was to be taken over and moved to Madura. The club was rebranded as Madura United. After the purchase, Madura United replaced PBR to compete in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A. ^[5]

In 2024, fresh off their 2023–24 Liga 1 runner-up finish, Madura United participated in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League tournament being placed in Group E alongside Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Mongolian club SP Falcons where the club played both of their match in Ulaanbaatar. On 27 October 2024, Madura United faced SP Falcons in a goalless contest at the MFF Football Centre with both team sharing the points. In the next match, Madura United defeated Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–1 and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group leaders, facing off against Taiwanese club Tainan City.

Name changes

• Pelita Jaya (1986–1999); home base in Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta; known as Pelita Mastrans in 1997 and Pelita Bakrie between 1998 and 1999
• Pelita Solo (2000–02); home base in Manahan Stadium, Solo
• Pelita Krakatau Steel (2002–06); home base in Krakatau Steel Stadium, Cilegon
• Pelita Jaya Purwakarta (2006–08); home base in Purnawarman Stadium, Purwakarta
• Pelita Jabar (2008–09); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
• Pelita Jaya Karawang (2009–12); home base in Singaperbangsa Stadium, Karawang
• Pelita Bandung Raya (2012–2015); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
• Persipasi Bandung Raya (2015); home base in Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi
• Madura United (2016–present); home base in Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Pamekasan ^[6]

Gelora Madura Ratu Pamelingan Stadium

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
2010–2011	Lotto
2011–2012	Umbro
2012–2014	Mitre
2015–2016	MBB
2017	Mizuno
2018–2021	MBB
2021–2024	XTen
2024–present	DRX Wear

Stadium

Gelora Bangkalan Stadium

Madura United mostly play their home matches at Gelora Bangkalan Stadium and Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium. ^[7]

Supporters

Their supporters groups are called "Taretan Dhibi", "Peccot Mania", "Trunojoyo Mania", and "K-Conk Mania". ^[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 13 January 2025 ^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   IDN Fawaid Ansory 2 DF   IDN Miftah Anwar Sani 3 DF   POR Pedro Monteiro 4 MF   NED Jordy Wehrmann 5 MF   BIH Kerim Palić 10 MF   BRA Iran Júnior 11 MF   BRA Lulinha (captain) 17 MF   IDN Andi Irfan 18 MF   IDN Muhammad Kemaluddin 19 FW   IDN Hanis Sagara 22 DF   IDN Ibrahim Sanjaya 24 MF   IDN Taufany Muslihuddin (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) 25 MF   IDN Riski Afrisal 26 GK   IDN Aditya Harlan 28 DF   IDN Kartika Vedhayanto 30 GK   IDN Miswar Saputra

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 FW   IDN Yuda Editya 33 DF   IDN Koko Ari Araya 35 DF   IDN Haudi Abdillah 36 MF   IDN Ilhamsyah 41 MF   IDN Febrian Triyanto 42 MF   IDN Feby Ramzy 44 DF   IDN Nur Diansyah 45 DF   IDN Taufik Hidayat 61 GK   IDN Nuri Agus Wibowo 68 DF   IDN Ahmad Rusadi 69 FW   IDN Make Aldo 70 MF   COL Brayan Angulo 77 FW   IDN Sandi Samosir (on loan from Persija Jakarta) 91 FW   IDN Arsa Ahmad 95 FW   SRB Miljan Škrbić 99 FW   ESP Youssef Ezzejjari (on loan from Barito Putera)

Team officials

Position	Staff
Head coach	Alfredo Vera
Assistant coach	Rakhmad Basuki
Goalkeeper coach	Miftahul Hadi
Fitness coach	Roni Azani
Physiotherapist	Dimas Bagus

Source: ^[9]

Season-by-season records

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

Season	League tier	League	League position	Piala Indonesia	Asian competition(s)
1994–95	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1995–96	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1996–97	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1997–98	1	Premier Division	Season abandoned	–	–
1998–99	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1999–00	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
2001	1	Premier Division	11th, East Div.	–	–
2002	1	Premier Division	7th, West Div	–	–
2003	1	Premier Division	14th	–	–
2004	1	Premier Division	17th	–	–
2005	1	Premier Division	13th, East Div.	First round	–
2006  [ id ]	2	First Division	Second round, Gr. A	Second round	–
2007–08	1	Premier Division	8th, West Div.	4th	–
2008–09	1	Indonesia Super League	9th	Third round	–
2009–10	1	Indonesia Super League	15th	Quarter Final	–
2010–11	1	Indonesia Super League	12th	–	–
2011–12	1	Indonesia Super League	6th	Did not participated	–
2013	1	Indonesia Super League	15th	–	–
2014	1	Indonesia Super League	Semifinal	–	–
2015	1	Indonesia Super League	Season not finished	–	–

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

As Madura United

Season	League tier	League	League position	Piala Indonesia	Asian competition(s)
2016	1	Indonesia Soccer Championship A	3rd	–	–
2017	1	Liga 1	6th	–	–
2018	1	Liga 1	8th	–	–
2019	1	Liga 1	5th	Semifinal	–
2020	1	Liga 1	Season declared void	–	–
2021–22	1	Liga 1	9th	–	–
2022–23	1	Liga 1	8th	–	–
2023–24	1	Liga 1	2nd	–	–

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

List of former managers

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

Period	Coach
1994–1995	Mundari Karya
1995–1996	Mario Kempes
1996–1997	Slm Milosevic
1997	Henk Wullems
1997–1998	Rob Jacobs
1998–2004	Danurwindo
2005	Mundari Karya
2006	Bambang Nurdiansyah
2006	Syafrudin Fabanyo
2007–2010	Fandi Ahmad
2010–2011	Misha Radovic
2011–2012	Rahmad Darmawan
2012–2013	Simon McMenemy [10]
2013	Darko Janacković [11]
2013–2015	Dejan Antonić [12]
2015	Pieter Huistra [13]

As Madura United

Period	Coach
2016–2018	Gomes de Oliveira [7]
2018	Milomir Šešlija [7]
2018	Gomes de Oliveira
2019	Dejan Antonić
2019	Rasiman
2020–2021	Rahmad Darmawan
2021–2023	Fábio Lefundes
2023–2024	Maurício Souza
2024	Widodo Cahyono Putro
2024	Paulo Menezes
2025–	Alfredo Vera

Performance in AFC club competitions

As Pelita Jaya

Season	Competition	Round	Nat	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1990–91	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying tournament group 6		Bangkok Bank FC	2–1	1st
				Geylang International	0–0
		Group A		Al-Nasr	3–0	2nd
				Liaoning FC	0–1
		Semi-finals		Esteghlal	0–2
		Third place playoff		25 April	2–2 (7–6 p)

As Madura United

Season	Competition	Round	Nat	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2024–25	AFC Challenge League	Group E		SP Falcons	0–0	1st
				Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2–1
		Quarter-finals		Tainan City	13 Mar	0–0

Invitational tournament record

Season	Competition	Round	Nat	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2009	Singapore Cup	Preliminary Round		DPMM FC	0–1

Honours

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

League

• Galatama ^[14]
  • Champions (3): 1988–89, 1990, 1993–94
  • Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1987–88

National cups

• Piala Utama ^[15]
  • Champions: 1992
  • Runners-up: 1990
• Piala Liga ^[16]
  • Runners-up (3): 1987, 1988, 1989

As Madura United

League

• Liga 1 ^[17]
  • Runners-up: 2023-24

U-21 team

All records under the Pelita nameLeague

• Indonesia Super League U-21
  • Champions: 2008–09 ^[18]
  • Runners-up: 2009–10 ^[19]
  • Third-place: 2012 ^[20]

As Pelita Jaya

• Asian Club Championship
  • Third-place: 1990–91

References

1. "Data Kapasitas Markas Madura United Sudah Dipalsukan?". liputan6.com. Pamekasan. 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. Wany, Aditya (24 May 2024). "Sejarah Perjalanan Madura United di Sepak Bola Indonesia: Bermula dari Pelita Jaya, Peluang Juara BRI Liga 1" (in Indonesian). Bola.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
3. "Batal Merger, Pelita Dilepas ke Bandung Raya". jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 27 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. Setiawan, Kukuh (25 October 2012). "Merger Arema FC dan Pelita Jaya gugur". sports.sindonews.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. "Ini Alasan Achsanul Qosasi Ambil Alih Persipasi Bandung Raya". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
6. "Setelah 28 Tahun, Nama Pelita Jaya Terhapus Dari Kompetisi - Goal.com". 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017.
7. "Madura United – Indonesia Soccer Championship" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
8. "Squad Madura United Liga 1". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
9. "Lengkap Sudah, Pelatih dan 5 Staf Madura United" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
10. "Simon McMenemy percaya nasibnya di PBR" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
11. "Daniel Darko Janackovic:Senang Kembali ke Bandung" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
12. "Mantap pilih PBR, ini alasan Dejan Antonic" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
13. "Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR) Kini Dilatih Pieter Huistra" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
14. "Indonesia – List of (Semi-)Professional Champions". Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
15. "Piala Utama 1990 & 1992" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
16. "Indonesia – List of Cup Winners" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
17. Virantika, Djanti (31 May 2024). "Breaking News: Persib Bandung Resmi Juara Liga 1 2023-2024, Usai Bantai Madura United 3-1 di Leg II Final Championship Series!". Okezone Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
18. "Daftar Juara ISL U-21" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
19. "BOLARETRO: Maung Muda Tuntaskan Dahaga" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
20. "Pelita Jaya U-21 raih peringkat ketiga ISL" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Indonesian)
• Madura United F.C. at Liga Indonesia