PSPS Pekanbaru

PSPS

Full name	Persatuan Sepakbola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya
Nickname(s)	Askar Bertuah (Lucky Warriors) Tapir Sumatera (The Sumatran Tapir) [1]
Short name	PSPS PKU
Founded	1 January 1955;70 years ago (1955-01-01) [2]
Ground	Kaharudin Nasution Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Pancoran Soccer Field Group
President	Effendi Syahputra [3]
Head coach	Ilham Romadhona
League	Championship
2024–25	Promotion play-off loser
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Persatuan Sepakbola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya (commonly known as PSPS) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Pekanbaru, Riau. They currently play in the Championship. Their home ground is the Riau Main Stadium. ^{[4] [5]}

History

PSPS was formed on 1 January 1955. This team took 43 years to reach the Divisi Utama PSSI in 1999. It was originally formed when PSPS was a small football association consisting of five member clubs, namely PS IPP (Ikatan Pemuda Pekanbaru), PS Pelayaran, PS Caltex, PS PU (Pekerjaan Umum), and PS Elektra (PLN). ^[6]

Players

Current squad

As of September 2025 ^[7]

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 3 DF   IDN Yudha Febrian 6 DF   IDN Zidan Khairullah 7 FW   BRA Cristian Alex 8 MF   IDN Raditya Agustin 9 MF   IDN Yudhi Adytia Pratama 10 MF   UZB Jakhongir Kurbonboev 12 FW   IDN Andy Harjito 15 MF   IDN Reyhan Firdaus 16 DF   BRA Jeferson Sousa 17 FW   IDN Asir Asiz 18 MF   IDN Nugroho Santoso 19 DF   IDN Ilham Zusril Mahendra 20 GK   IDN Davian Rayan

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 GK   IDN Aditya Arya 22 FW   IDN Hari Nur Yulianto 24 DF   IDN Jimmy Aronggear 25 DF   IDN Alfin Tuasalamony 26 MF   IDN Syamsul Rifai 29 MF   IDN Rafly Selang 44 DF   IDN Rio Saputro (captain) 48 DF   IDN Achmad Faris 55 GK   IDN Erlangga Setyo 78 GK   IDN Muhammad Darmawan 93 DF   IDN Irsan Lestaluhu 96 MF   IDN Bramdani 97 MF   IDN Ilham Fathoni

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Technical director	Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Head coach	Ilham Romadhona
Assistant coach	Ambrizal
Assistant coach	Miskardi
Goalkeeper coach	Kurnia Sandy
Physical coach	Rici Vauzi

Honours

• Liga Indonesia First Division
  • Winners (1): 1999

Seasons

Note: Only displaying from 2008-09 season

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

Season	Division	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Cup	AFC competition(s)
2008–09	PD	3rd [a]	33	19	7	7	58	32	64	Second round	–	–
2009–10	SL	7th	34	14	7	13	43	37	49	First round	–	–
2010–11	SL	11th [b]	28	10	3	15	38	47	30	–	–	–
2011–12	SL	13th	34	11	5	18	40	54	38	–	–	–
2013	SL	18th	34	4	5	23	26	107	17	–	–	–
2014	PD	4th [c]	20	8	3	9	29	31	27	–	–	–
2015	PD	season not finished									–	–
2016	ISC-B	QF [d]	18	8	5	5	31	20	29	–	–	–
2017	L2	3rd [e]	21	10	7	4	34	17	37	–	–	–
2018	L2	6th [f]	22	8	7	7	30	38	31	First round	–	–
2019	L2	9th [g]	22	7	5	10	25	33	26	–	–	–
2020	L2	season declared void									–	–
2021–22	L2	3rd [h]	10	4	3	3	8	9	15	–	–	–
2022–23	L2	season not finished									–	–
2023–24	L2	2nd [i]	18	4	9	5	19	22	21	–	–	–
2024–25	L2		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–

Notes

1. Overall.
2. Docked 3 points.
3. Group K in Second Round.
4. Overall.
5. Group Y in Third Round.
6. West Region in First Round.
7. West Region in First Round.
8. Group A in First Round.
9. Group B in Relegation Round.

Season by season

Note: Since Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1) launch in 2008–09 season, Liga Indonesia Premer Division (now Liga 2) dropped down to second tier. However, there is no data available for this team in its participation in the Indonesian League First Division from the 1995 to 1998 season as well as the 2006 season.

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia 1994–95 3 SD 3rd – 1995–96 2 FD 3rd (West Division) – 1996–97 2 FD 3rd (Second round) – 1997–98 2 FD declared void – 1998–99 2 FD 1st – 1999–2000 1 PD 5th (West Division) – 2001 1 PD 6th (West Division) – 2002 1 PD 5th (West Division) – 2003 1 PD 9th – 2004 1 PD 16th – 2005 1 PD 3rd (Relegation Play-off) Second Round 2006 2 FD 4th (1R: Region I) Second Round 2007 2 FD 4th (1R: Region I) –

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia 2008–09 2 PD 3rd Second Round 2009–10 1 SL 7th First Round 2010–11 1 SL 11th – 2011–12 1 SL 13th – 2013 1 SL 18th – 2014 2 PD 4th (2R: Group K) – 2015 2 PD not finished – 2016 2 ISC-B Quarter Final – 2017 2 L2 3rd (3R: Group Y) – 2018 2 L2 6th (1R: West Region) First round 2019 2 L2 9th (1R: West Region) – 2020 2 L2 declared void – 2021–22 2 L2 3rd (1R: Group A) – 2022–23 2 L2 not finished – 2023–24 2 L2 2nd (Rel-RD: Group B) – 2024–25 2 L2 4th –

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Current league

• 11 seasons in Liga 2
• 4 seasons in Liga 1

Defunct league

• 6 seasons in Premier Division (as first tier)
• 6 seasons in First Division (as second tier)
• 1 seasons in Second Division (as third tier)
• 1 season in ISC-B

Kit manufacturer

• Lotto (2009–2011)
• Pluso (2012)
• Joma (2012–2014)
• Calcetto (2015–2017)
• Classico (2017–2018)
• Kelme (2018–2019) ^[8]
• Curva (2019–2021) ^{[9] [10]}
• 93 Sports (2021–2023) ^[11]
• Curva (2023–) ^[12]

References

1. "PSPS Riau".
2. "PSPS News & Transfers – Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
3. "Pemilik Saham PSPS Pekanbaru Ternyata Dibeli Effendi Syahputra dan Gede Widiade". www.suara.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. "Stadion Utama Riau Disewa Jadi Markas PSPS selama 15 Tahun ke Depan". riau.suara.com (in Indonesian). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "Media Officer PSPS Riau, PSPS Riau". goriau.com.
6. Dewi, Alieza Nurulita (22 December 2023). "Lika-liku Perjalanan Sejarah Klub PSPS Riau, Penantian 43 Tahun Bermain di Kancah Divisi Utama" [The Twists and Turns of the History of the Riau PSPS Club, 43 Years of Waiting to Play in the Main Division Stage]. www.merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
7. Daftar pemain tim PSPS Pekanbaru.ileague.id.
8. "PSPS Riau on Instagram: "PSPS RIAU KITS 2018! Tahun ini PSPS menggandeng apparel asal Spanyol, Kelme sebagai penyedia jersey tanding. Dengan desain yang dikonsep…"". Instagram. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
9. "Jersey Indonesia on Instagram: "@pspsriau resmi bekerja sama dengan apparel lokal Riau, @curvasportapparel. Kerja sama ini harusnya bisa direalisasikan sejak musim lalu,…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
10. "PSPS Riau on Instagram: "OFFICIAL APPAREL 2020 Dengan bangga kami mengumumkan kembali bekerjasama dengan apparel kebanggaan Riau yang akan mensupport PSPS Riau…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
11. "PSPS Riau on Instagram: 93 Sports Apparel!". Instagram. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
12. "PSPS Riau on Instagram: Curva Sport Apparel!". Instagram. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

External links

• PSPS Pekanbaru on Instagram
• (in Indonesian) Facebook fanpage
• (in Indonesian) Facebook