Andalas Derby

The Andalas derby (Indonesian: ''Derbi Andalas''), also known as the Super Sumatra derby (Indonesian: ''Derbi Super Sumatera''), is the name given to inter-city rivalry between Indonesian professional football clubs Semen Padang and Sriwijaya. Semen Padang was founded in 1980 in Padang, West Sumatra, while Sriwijaya is based in Palembang, South Sumatra since it was founded in 2004. The "Andalas" is another name for Sumatra, and is used to refer the island.

Origins

Both teams were formed in different decades, Semen Padang was formed on 30 November 1980 and plays its home games at the Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium in Padang – while Sriwijaya was only formed almost 25 years later, on 23 October 2004, after the South Sumatra government bought the bankrupt North Jakarta club Persijatim Solo FC and moved its home ground to the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium in Palembang.

The 2010–11 Indonesia Super League was the first competitive league season between the two after Semen Padang were promoted from the second division the previous season – while Sriwijaya were then one of the best teams in the Indonesian football, becoming the first and only club in Indonesia to ever achieve the double in 2008, and becoming first and only club to ever win the Copa Indonesia in three consecutive seasons from 2008 to 2010. The first match between the two teams in the competition took place on 2 February 2011 at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium. Sriwijaya managed to score two goals from Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs in the 24th minute and Rudi Widodo in the 32nd minute. After Sriwijaya's lead, the match became increasingly heated with Saktiawan Sinaga getting a straight red card just before halftime and forcing Semen Padang to play with 10 men. The home team managed to score 3 more goals after the incident through Budi Sudarsono's brace in the 40th and 82nd minutes and Korinus Fingkrew's goal in the 79th minute. The match ended with a 5–0 win for Sriwijaya – also becoming Semen Padang's biggest defeat that season.

Home grounds

Sriwijaya plays its home games at the 23,000-capacity Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, located in the Jakabaring Sport City complex, Palembang, South Sumatra since its establishment in 2004. They have also occasionally used Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, which is also located in Palembang since 2017. Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium is the home of Semen Padang with a capacity of 11,000 spectators, and is located in Padang, West Sumatra.

Results

Fixtures from 2011 to the present day featuring the first tier (Super League/Soccer Championship A/Liga 1), second tier (Liga 2) and minor cups ( Inter Island Cup and SCM Cup) sorted from the most recent.

Statistics

Crossing the divide

Players

List of players that played for both teams.

Note: Player names in bold are still active for one of the two clubs.

Managers

List of managers that coached the both teams.

Note: Manager names in bold are still active for one of the two clubs.

Supporters

Semen Padang has four supporter groups, ', ', ''UWS 1980'' and ''Padang Fans''. The Kmers is the oldest Semen Padang supporter group which was established on 14 November 2001 and is directly affiliated with the team management. During Semen Padang matches, they usually occupy the north stands of the Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium. Spartacs is also the largest supporter base of the club which was founded on 18 May 2010, and is an independent Semen Padang supporter group. They occupy the south stand of the stadium.

Sriwijaya has three large supporter bases with cultural differences that occupy three stands at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium wearing different colored attributes. ''Sriwijaya Mania (S-Man)'' is the oldest formed along with the club's debut in official competition in 2005 – the group controls the south stand of the stadium wearing yellow attributes. ''Singa Mania'' is a group of supporters wearing green attributes that were formed due to differences of opinion with S-Man at the end of 2005 – the group controls the north stand of the stadium. The third supporters group is ''Ultras Palembang'' which was born in 2007 following the trend of supporters from Italian culture, which takes on meaning beyond the ordinary. Ultras Palembang refers to the habits of Milan ultras supporters to introduce the phenomenon of supporters who are not just supporters, but have a solid, unwavering, and militant soul that truly involves the emotional side of the club. This group grew in an organized manner, wearing all-black attributes, and then used the East Stand to support the club.

Trophies

Sriwijaya have a more illustrious honours with eight major trophies compare to Semen Padang which only has four. Sriwijaya is also the first and only club in Indonesia to ever achieve the double in 2008, and the first and only club to ever win the Copa Indonesia in three consecutive seasons from 2008 to 2010.

See also

* List of association football club rivalries in Indonesia
*Nationalism and sport
*Liga 1 (Indonesia)
*Liga 2 (Indonesia)
*Football in Indonesia

Notes

References

{{Sriwijaya F.C.

Football rivalries in Indonesia
Indonesia Super League
Sriwijaya F.C.
Semen Padang F.C.
Sport in Sumatra