Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura, or Persipura, is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in the Liga 2. Persipura used to always use the Mandala Stadium as their home and to compete in Liga 2 for the 2022-2023 season, Persipura use Lukas Enembe Stadium. Persipura Papua is one of the giants of modern football in Indonesia with various league and tournament titles. Persipura is also known as the producer of great footballers from the land of Papua such as Rully Nere, Jack Komboy, Eduard Ivakdalam, Boaz Solossa, Ian Louis Kabes and Imanuel Wanggai. They are known for playing style relying on the abilities of individual players.
Ricardo Salampessy is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura.
John Scarlet was an Indonesian footballer who played as a defender for Liga Indonesia club Persipura Jayapura.
Tolikara Football Club or Toli FC is an Indonesian football club based in Tolikara Regency, Highland Papua. Club played in Liga 3.
Persatuan Sepakbola Kaimana is an Indonesian football club based in Kaimana Regency, West Papua. They currently compete in the Liga 3.
Persemi Mimika is an Indonesian amateur football club based in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua. The name Persemi is an abbreviation of Persatuan Sepakbola Mimika. The club plays in the Liga 3.
Engelberd Sani is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or right-back for Liga 2 club PSPS Riau. He was entered in the Indonesia national U-23 team in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. He also entered Indonesia national U-21 team in the 2012 Pre-Olympic Tournament. He studied Civil Engineering at Yogyakarta National Institute of Technology.
Mario Alberto Aibekob is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Kalteng Putra.
The 2014 Liga Nusantara Papua season is the first edition of Liga Nusantara Papua is a qualifying round of the 2014 Liga Nusantara.
RANS Nusantara Football Club is an Indonesian football club and currently based in Bogor, West Java. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is Magenta Force and The Prestige Phoenix. The club currently plays in Liga 1, the top division of Indonesian football.
Terens Owang Priska Puhiri is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Borneo and the Indonesia national team. Sometimes referred to as the next Boaz Solossa, he attained minor stardom after footage of him sprinting in a football game went viral, hailed by several news outlets as a candidate for the fastest football player in the world.
Ryuji Utomo Prabowo is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team. He plays mainly at centre-back but can also operate as a defensive midfielder.
The 2018 Liga 3 was the second season of the Liga 3 under its current name, the third season under its current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia.
The 2018 Papua gubernatorial election took place in Papua, Indonesia on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of Papua along with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council will be re-elected in 2019.
The Arfai incident was a skirmish between Indonesian Army soldiers and Free Papua Movement fighters backed by local sympathizers on 28 July 1965, where the fighters launched a raid against an Indonesian barracks in an attempt to capture firearms.
Yakob Sayuri is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club PSM Makassar and the Indonesia national team. He is the twin brother of Yance Sayuri, who is also a footballer.
On Monday, 26 July 2021, a deaf Papuan man named Steven Yadohamang was assaulted by two Indonesian Air Force Military Police from Johanes Abraham Dimara Air Base, Merauke Regency, Papua. A video recording the incident went viral and sparked substantial national concern. There are several versions circulating on the internet of how the incident began. The incident caused public outrage both in Indonesia and overseas, as well as leading to some high-ranking officials being fired.
The 2021–22 Liga 3 is the sixth season of the Liga 3 under its current name, the seventh season under its current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia.
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Sarmi is an Indonesian football club based in Sarmi, Sarmi Regency, Papua. They currently compete in the Liga 3.
The Marori is an of the ethnic group who inhabit the southern coastal area of Merauke Regency precisely in Kampung Wasur, Merauke District. This ethnic group bears many similarities to the larger Marind and is sometimes considered a sub-ethnic of the Marind.
