Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Surakarta (commonly known as PERSIS Solo, literally translates to Indonesian Football Association of Surakarta), is an Indonesian football club based in the
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakart ...
city of
Surakarta
Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Su ...
. Founded on 8 November 1923 as ''Vorstenlandschen Voetbal Bond'' (VVB), it was officially renamed to its current brand in 1935.
PERSIS returned to top-flight football after a decade in 2022 following its success in winning the 2021
Liga 2 title. The club plays its
Liga 1 home games at
Manahan Stadium
Manahan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Manahan is the first stadium in Indonesia which hosts the biggest disabled sporting event in Southeast Asia, the 2011 ASEAN Para Games. The stadium was opened on 2 ...
, which has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The 2021 revival of the club was driven by its new, politically-connected owners -
Kaesang Pangarep
Kaesang Pangarep (born 25 December 1994) is an Indonesian entrepreneur and YouTuber. He is the third and youngest son of 7th Indonesian president Joko Widodo.
He graduated from ACS International in Singapore with an International Baccalaureate ...
, the youngest son of President
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the 7th and current president of Indonesia. Elected in July 2014, he was the first Indonesian president not to come from an elit ...
who acts as the club's chairman, and State-Owned Enterprises Minister
Erick Thohir.
History
PERSIS Solo was established on 8 November 1923, Sastrosaksono from the M.A.R.S club and Raden Ngabehi Reksohadiprojo and Sutarman from the Romeo club initiated the formation of the ''Vorstenlandsche Voetbal Bond (VVB)'' as the forerunner of a
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all ...
that is the pride of the people of
Solo
Solo or SOLO may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Comics
* ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series
* Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics
Characters
* Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character
* Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
. It is based on the belief of the three figures that the game of football can be played by anyone without any certain limitations.
On 28 October 1928, VVB reacted to the moment of the
Youth Pledge of 1928, since then VVB changed its name to Persatuan Sepakraga Indonesia Soerakarta (PERSIS). This name change is a form of appreciation for the values of struggle and unity contained in the contents of the youth oath. Informally, the name PERSIS began to be used by the club.
On 19 April 1930, they participated in the founding of the Indonesian
football federation called
PSSI
The Football Association of Indonesia ( id, Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930, fifteen years before ...
(In Indonesian: Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia) with six clubs, Bandoengsche Indonesische Voetbal Bond (
Persib Bandung
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as Persib Bandung, or simply Persib, is a professional football club based in Bandung, West Java, which competes in Liga 1, the to ...
), Indonesische Voetbal Bond Magelang (
PPSM Magelang), Madioensche Voetbal Bond (
PSM Madiun), United Sepakraga Mataram (
PSIM Yogyakarta), Soerabajasche Indonesische Voetbal Bond (
Persebaya Surabaya
Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...
), and Voetbalbond Indonesische Jacarta (
Persija Jakarta
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'; abbreviated as Persija), is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is one of the most suc ...
). The establishment of PSSI came from the spirit of the
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
n people's struggle against
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
imperialism at that time, and on 12 May 1933, PERSIS began to be inaugurated by the club through internal deliberation and began to be used officially.
PERSIS Solo began to be known by the people of Solo. Then, they began to be based at the
Manahan Stadium
Manahan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Manahan is the first stadium in Indonesia which hosts the biggest disabled sporting event in Southeast Asia, the 2011 ASEAN Para Games. The stadium was opened on 2 ...
and Sriwedari Stadium which were used as the team's training center, they also cannot be separated from their fanatical supporters, Pasoepati. With the support of Pasoepati and the residents of Solo, they have also won several PSSI
Perserikatan competitions seven times, namely in 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943. Not only did they excel in the 1990s. PERSIS Solo started appearing in national football in 2006.
The momentum for PERSIS Solo's revival was only felt that year. The
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loc ...
took them seriously and succeeded in being promoted to the highest caste at the time,
Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Liga 2 (English: ''League Two'') is the second-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by PSSI. Before 2017, this competition was named the Liga Indonesia Premier Division (from 1994 to 2007, it was the top-tier divisi ...
. PERSIS Solo was able to produce talented young players at that time, two of whom were goalkeeper
Wahyu Tri Nugroho and defender
Wahyu Wijiastanto. Both managed to enter the
Indonesia national team.
PERSIS Solo became its own strength in
2007–08 Liga Djarum. They brought in big-name players,
Greg Nwokolo
Gregory Junior Nwokolo (born 3 January 1986) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Madura United. Born in Nigeria, he represented Indonesia at international level.
Club career
Greg began his career in Asia with Tampi ...
,
Harry Saputra,
Rudi Widodo
Rudi Widodo (born 13 July 1983, in Pati) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipa Pati.
Honours
Country honors
;Indonesia
* Indonesian Independence Cup: 2008
Club
;Persija Jakarta
* Liga 1: ...
,
Alvin Kie, and
Frank Seator. Unfortunately, being in the highest caste only lasted a short time. In the following season, PSSI compiled the highest level competition under the name
Indonesia Super League
Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, is the men's top professional football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by the PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Liga 1 ...
in
2008
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. PERSIS Solo was only able to finish in 10th place in the western group and failed to survive at the main level.
Grounds
Stadium
PERSIS Solo plays their home matches at Manahan Stadium. Manahan Stadiums design adheres to the international standards for stadium design, which is completed with 20,000 individual seats. The grass used is Grass Dactylon Cynodon, which is of
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
standard class. The stadium is equipped with: a football pitch, international-standard athletics, a dressing room, a heating room, a health room, a secretariat, a journalist and a press conference room, and some offices.
Training ground
For the primary training ground, PERSIS uses the Sriwedari Stadium at Slamet Riyadi Road, Kotabarat football field, or Banyuanyar football field.
Sponsorship
The complete sponsors are as follow.
;Main sponsors
*
Garena Free Fire
''Garena Free Fire'', also known as ''Free Fire (FF)'', is a Battle Royale game developed and published by Garena for Android and iOS. It became the most downloaded mobile game globally in 2019. , ''Free Fire'' had surpassed 150 million daily ...
* Aladin Bank
;Other sponsors
* Gurih
*
Vidio
* ID Express
*
Gojek
Supporters and Rivalrires
Supporters
PERSIS Solo's supporters are called
Pasoepati. Founded in 2000 with red color as their identity. Pasoepati is one of the biggest football club supporters in Central Java.
Surakartans is one of PERSIS Solo loyal and biggest supporter, with casual culture as their identity.
Indonesia's first and only
Formula One
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driver
Rio Haryanto is a biggest fan of PERSIS Solo.
Rivalries
PERSIS Solo has a rivalry with
PSIM Yogyakarta this derby is called Mataram Derby, the beginning of this rivalry is the animosity between club supporters, PERSIS's Pasoepati and PSIM's Brajamusti.
PERSIS has a rivalry with
PSIS Semarang this derby is called Central Java Derby taken from
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakart ...
the province where both clubs located.
PERSIS Solo has a rivalry with
PSCS Cilacap
Persatuan Sepakbola Cilacap dan Sekitarnya (simply known as PSCS Cilacap) is an Indonesian football club based in Cilacap Regency, Central Java. They currently compete in the Liga 2. In 2018, the club was promoted to the Liga 2 after became ...
this derby is called South Central Java Derby which situated from the south of
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakart ...
where Surakarta and Cilacap were located.
Personnel
Technical staff
Players
Current squad
Naturalized players
Out on loan
Retired numbers
* 17 –
Ferry Anto (''posthumous'')
[ ]
* 12 –
Supporters’number (''the 12th player'')
Honours
References
External links
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PasoepatiNetSambernyawaCom
Football clubs in Indonesia
Football clubs in Central Java
Association football clubs established in 1923
1923 establishments in the Dutch East Indies
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