Persema Malang

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Persema Malang
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Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Malang
Nickname(s)Bledeg Biru (Blue Lightning)
Founded8 October 1934;90 years ago (8 October 1934) as PST Tumapel
20 June 1953;72 years ago (20 June 1953) as Persema Malang
Ground Gajayana Stadium
Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Capacity25,000
ManagerChristian Ariando [1]
Coach Ahmad Bustomi [2]
League Liga 4
2024–25 4th (East Java zone)
Third round, 4th in Group D (National phase)
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Persema, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Malang is an Indonesian football club based in Malang, East Java. They currently compete in the Liga 4. [3]

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History

The club was officially established in 1953, with primary funding from Malang's municipal budget. It was part of the Indonesian Super League until January 2011 when they hosted LPI's inaugural match and stopped relying on public funds. The other local team, Arema FC, is one of the most successful clubs in ISL. The team's nickname is "Bledeg Biru" while its home stadium is Gajayana Stadium. [4]

Persema has yet to secure a trophy throughout its tenure in the Indonesian Super League, consistently occupying mid to lower positions in the standings. The team faced relegation to Indonesia's Division One (third-tier) in 2003. However, within two seasons, Persema successfully returned to the second-tier league. Subsequently, Persema earned promotion to the ISL in 2009 and remained in the league until shifting to the LPI in 2011.

Persema is now popular as the club that first hired European-born naturalized players Irfan Bachdim and Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan whose nominations to the Indonesia national under-23 football team in 2011 were cancelled by the Football Association of Indonesia because they chose to play in the breakaway league. Its coach Timo Scheunemann is a German who was born and bred in Indonesia and has become a father figure in Indonesia for Bachdim and Kurniawan. His ability to speak Indonesian and Javanese makes him popular among local journalists.

Honours

Domestic leagues

Domestic Cups

Season by season records

SeasonLeague/DivisionTms.Pos. Piala Indonesia AFC competition(s)
1994–95 Premier Division 3412th, East division
1995–96 Premier Division 3113th, East division
1996–97 Premier Division 328th, East division
1997–98 Premier Division 31did not finish
1998–99 Premier Division 284th, Group D
1999–2000 Premier Division 288th, East division
2001 Premier Division 287th, East division
2002 Premier Division 2410th, East division
2003First Division263rd, Group B
2004First Division243rd, Second round
2005 Premier Division 287th, East DivisionSecond round
2006 Premier Division 287th, East DivisionSecond round
2007–08 Premier Division 3613th, West DivisionFirst round
2008–09 Premier Division 282Round of 16
2009–10 Indonesia Super League 1810First round
2011 Liga Primer Indonesia 192
2011–12 Indonesian Premier League 128Round of 16
2013 Indonesian Premier League 16Disqualified
2014
2015
2016
2017 Liga 3 32Eliminated in provincial round
2018
2019 Liga 3 32Eliminated in provincial round
2020 Liga 3 season abandoned
2021–22 Liga 3 64Eliminated in provincial round
2023–24 Liga 3 80Eliminated in provincial round
2024–25 Liga 4 644th, Third round

Notable former players

References

  1. "Dugaan Pengaturan Skor, Persema Minta Ngalamania Tak Terprovokasi". beritajatim.com (in Indonesian). 17 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. "Persema Malang dan Persikoba Batu, 2 Tim asal Malang Raya Lolos ke Babak 8 Besar Liga 4 Jatim". Suryamalang.com (in Indonesian).
  3. "Profil Klub: Persema Malang". pssijatim.com (in Indonesian). 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. "Stadion Gajayana Malang". 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.