Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Garut (simply known as Persigar) is an

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football club based in

Garut Garut is a district and town in West Java of Indonesia, and the former capital of Garut Regency. It is located about 75 km to the southeast of the major city of Bandung. History The modern history of Garut started on 2 March 1811 when the B ...

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. They currently compete in the Liga 4.

History

Persigar was founded on 28 September 1949, originating from Garut and headquartered at Jayaraga Stadium and has the nickname ''Maung Sancang''. From the past until now, players from Garut have always been the target of foreign clubs. Starting from the era of players in the 1960s, continuing into the era of the 1980s, such as Adeng Hudaya, Uut Kuswendi who played in the Indonesia national team and

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, or current players in the era of

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, Johan Juansyah, Rudi Geovani, and other players. In the 1960s, Persigar's achievements made West Java proud. One of them was thanks to encouragement from H. Daim Kusnadi, who was one of the driving forces behind the success of Persigar at that time. At that time, Persigar was just one step away from entering the

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. Unfortunately luck has not been on Persigar side. In 1968, Persigar which was strengthened by Dadeng Sukardi, Anton, Syamsi, Toto Rachmat, Dindin, Masdar, was defeated by

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with a narrow score of 1–2. Persigar almost experienced a similar achievement in 2002 when Garut was led by the charismatic regent, H. Dede Satibi. In that year, Persigar was coached by Dede Irawan, who was strengthened by Agus Kurnia (former Persigar coach), Edi Hafid Murtado (former

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player), and several other players. In the preliminary round, Persigar also beat the

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and

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. In 1998, Persigar qualified for promotion to Division I Indonesian League in representing West Java.

Players

Coaching staff

Notable players

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* Edi Hafid *

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* Aang Suparman * Ana Supriatna * Asep Budi *

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* Fitrul Dwi Rustapa * Ripal Wahyudi

Supporter

Garut Mania (''Garman'') is a supporter of Persigar Garut. This supporter group has the colors blue and white.

Sponsorship

* Bank Jawa Barat dan Banten (BJB) * Perumda Air Minum Tirta Intan

Kit suppliers

* Slemn24 (2023–)

Honours

*Group Winners Division III 2009–10 *Champions in Soeratin Cup 1998 *Champions in Soeratin Cup 1990 *Runners-up in Group C Liga 3 West Java Series 1 2023–24

References

External links

Liga-Indonesia.co.id
* Football clubs in Indonesia Football clubs in West Java Association football clubs established in 1949 1949 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub