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 Rumbai Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Pancoran Soccer Field Group
President	Effendi Syahputra [3]
Head coach	Aji Santoso
League	Liga 2
2023–24	Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group B), 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Persatuan Sepakbola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya (commonly known as PSPS) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Pekanbaru, Riau. They currently play in the Liga 2. 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 15 January 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 Rian Ramadan 4 DF   IDN Iman Fathuroman 6 MF   IDN Faris Adit Saputra 7 DF   IDN Ilham Syafri 8 MF   IDN Ichlasul Qadri(on loan from Malut United) 9 MF   IDN Yudhi Adytia Pratama 10 FW   COL Jhon Mena 11 DF   IDN Ahmad Birrul Walidain 12 DF   IDN Fava Sheva(on loan from Persija Jakarta) 15 FW   IDN Lerby Eliandry 17 FW   IDN Asir Asiz 20 DF   BRA Douglas Cruz(captain) 27 MF   IDN Fitra Ridwan 28 MF   IDN Muhammad Sadewa

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 MF   IDN Arsan Makarin 46 MF   IDN Pramudya Trenady 47 DF   IDN Donny Monim 55 GK   IDN Erlangga Setyo (on loan from Persis Solo) 56 DF   IDN Maman Abdurahman 61 GK   IDN Rudi Nurdin Rajak 63 MF   IDN Aulia Ramadhan 71 GK   IDN Fajar Setya 73 MF   JPN Noriki Akada 77 DF   IDN Fardan Harahap 78 GK   IDN Ismail Hanafi 81 MF   IDN Dwiki Arya 88 FW   IDN Kushedya Hari Yudo 97 FW   IDN Ilham Fathoni 99 FW   IDN Athallah Araihan

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Aji Santoso
Assistant coach	Miskardi
Goalkeeper coach	Yanuar Hermansyah
Fitness coach	Abda Alief

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	–	–	–
2010–11	SL	11th [b]	28	10	3	15	38	47	30	First round	–	–
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 1999 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 no data 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 –

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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)
• 3 seasons in First Division (as second 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". www.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 PSPS Pekanbaru" . Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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