Persatuan Sepakbola Lamongan, commonly known as Persela, is an Indonesian professional

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club based in

Lamongan Lamongan Regency () is a regency () of the East Java Province of Indonesia. It has a total land area of approximately or + 3.78% of the area of East Java Province. With a length of along the coastline (comprising Paciran and Brondong Distric ...

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. Currently the club plays in Liga 2, the second tier of domestic football.

History

Although it has been established since 18 April 1967, Persela did not have major results at the beginning. Before 2003, Persela used to play in the lower divisions, before playing in the

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. On 15 October 2017,

Choirul Huda Choirul Huda (2 June 1979 – 15 October 2017) was an Indonesian professional footballer and civil servant. Personal life Huda began his career in Persela Lamongan since 1999 and stayed with the club until his death in 2017. A legend of the clu ...

died from the injuries sustained during a match against Semen Padang F.C. in a Liga 1 match. In the winter of 2017, Englishman Judan Ali was signed on a 2-year contract as their first foreign technical director.

Crest

Image:Persela.png, Crest until 2009 Image:Persela logo.svg, Current crest

Players

Current squad

Naturalized players

Retired number

*1 –

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, 1999–2017 As a tribute to the late goalkeeper, Persela retired Huda's number 1 shirt after his death. Huda's

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to the club is unquestionable. From 1999 to 2017, he has never played with any other club except Persela. Huda died after an incident in the match against Semen Padang at Liga 1 match week 29. He collided with a teammate, Ramon Rodrigues, while trying to collect the ball from an opponent and was struck in the chest. Paramedics immediately gave him sideline emergency treatment. A paramedic said that after the incident, he was still conscious and complained of a chest pain, but his condition soon relapsed and he later died from his injuries in a local hospital. According to a doctor in the local hospital, he suffered from collision on his chest and lower jaw, which caused hypoxia that ultimately led to his death. Moreover, due to severe injury, he might also have experienced trauma to his head, neck, and chest.

Coaching staff

Season-by-season records

Honours

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'' Second Division ** Winners:

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* Piala Gubernur Jatim ** Winners (5): 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012

Supporters

Persela Lamongan have many supporter groups, among others are ''LA Mania'' and ''Curva Boys 1967''.

Kit suppliers

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(2008–2011) *

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(2011–2016) * DJ Sport (2016) *

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(2017) * Forium (2018–2019) *

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(2019 on Indonesia President Cup) * Octagon (2020) * Ad hoc (2021) * Grygera (2022) * Etams (2023–present)

Notable players

References

Works cited

Berita Persela Lamongan : Aslilamongan

External links

* {{Portal bar, Indonesia, Association football 1967 establishments in Indonesia Football clubs in East Java Association football clubs established in 1967