Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in the Indonesian capital city of

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

. Persija Jakarta is one of the most successful football clubs in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

with 2 Indonesian League titles and 9

Perserikatan Perserikatan was the national amateur football competitions in Indonesia held between 1931 and 1994 before the formation of Liga Indonesia, organized by the PSSI, the Indonesian football federation. The competition involved hundreds clubs in Indone ...

titles. It has never been in a lower league since a nationwide competition started in 1930. Persija is one of the founders of the

Indonesian football association Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

PSSI, along with six other clubs. Persija's rivalry with fellow PSSI founder

Persib Bandung Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung (), also known in acronym as Persib (), is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bandung, West Java. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Founded in 1919 as ...

, referred to as the Derbi Indonesia, has gone on for decades, occasionally marred by violence.

History

Foundation and early years

Persija has roots that predate the current Indonesian state, which declared independence in 1945. Its forerunner, the ''Voetbalbond Indonesia Jacatra'' (VIJ), was formed on 28 November 1928 as a football club for

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

residents of

when the Dutch were still colonizing the country. The name Jacatra refers to a fort on the northern coast of present-day Jakarta. VIJ, along with six other Indonesian clubs, established PSSI on 19 April 1930 and won the first PSSI-authorized competition in 1931. In 1937, VIJ did not enter the competition but after that the club was always in the top division.

Post-independence

VIJ changed its name to Persija in 1950, five years after the Indonesian independence. In mid-1951, a club with ethnic

Chinese Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

and Eurasian players merged with the rebranded outfit. As the

Indonesia national football team The Indonesia national football team () represents Indonesia in international men's Association football, football matches since 1945. The men's national team is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), the governing body fo ...

in the 1950s heavily depended on Persija players, its line-ups at that time were filled by many ethnic Chinese, Dutch and Eurasian players from the Jakarta club.

Amateur years (1951–1994)

After the 1945 independence, national football competitions in Indonesia centred on region-based associations of amateur clubs that received funding from the state. These associations, including Persija, played against each other in an annual tournament known as Perserikatan, which literally means union. Almost all of these associations were seen as representatives of the main ethnic group in their respective regions, flaming primordial sentiments. Multicultural Persija was the exception. Persija won six national titles in the

years. However, its fanbase was small and less passionate compared to ethnic-based supporter groups of

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya (), is an Indonesian professional association football, football club based in Surabaya, East Java. The club currentl ...

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar') commonly referred to as PSM Makassar, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , ma ...

PSMS Medan Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya, commonly known as PSMS, is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in Medan, North Sumatra. It is one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. They currently compete in Liga 2 ( ...

. As the Perserikatan games became popular and televised from the 1980s, the other clubs proved to be more dominant with their stronger band of supporters.

Semi-professional years (1994–2008)

PSSI tried to combine the popular Perserikatan teams with the professional clubs from the

Galatama Liga Sepak Bola Utama ( English: ''Premier Football League''), commonly known by its acronym Galatama, was a semi professional football league in Indonesia, established in 1979 by the Indonesian Football Association, PSSI. Prior to the establishme ...

league, which was struggling to attract a healthy-sized audience as the clubs did not attract primordial sentiments, into a league called

Liga Indonesia The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top-flight foot ...

. Persija, with a weak fanbase, continued its poor streak in the early years of Liga Indonesia until former army general

Sutiyoso Sutiyoso (born 6 December 1944), nicknamed Bang Yos, is an Indonesian politician and former general. He was Head of the State Intelligence Agency from 2015 to 2016, and was previously Governor of Jakarta from 1997 to 2007. Born in Semarang, Sut ...

was appointed as

governor of Jakarta } The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elect ...

in 1997 amid nationwide demonstrations that demanded the end of military-backed authoritarianism and the start of democratic elections at all levels. Recognizing that he must win support to secure another term, Sutiyoso used Persija as an outreach vehicle. In 1997, Sutiyoso rebranded Persija with a different colour. Orange replaced red to stress Persija's tiger symbol while national players were recruited and more professional management was introduced. The governor also wielded his powers to motivate other Jakarta clubs in Liga Indonesia, including the once-successful Pelita Jaya FC, to leave the capital city. To augment the fanbase, the Jakmania supporter group was created in December 1997. The total makeover paid off with Persija winning the 2001 national title, a fanbase developing into the biggest in the country and Sutiyoso securing a second term in 2002. The flip side of this top-down approach is constant taunts from supporters of other clubs calling Persija as "anak papa" (papa's boy), which has become louder since Persija won its next national title in 2018.

Professional years (2008–present)

The emergence of the

Indonesian Super League Liga 1 (), officially known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's top professional association football, football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by Liga Indonesia Baru, PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Li ...

in 2008 came amid pressure on Perserikatan teams to stop relying on the state budget and increase professional management. Persija, with the ability to attract supporters, sponsors and quality players, evolved into a well-oiled machine that performed well in different forms of competitions in Indonesia. However, it failed to win a national title in these professional years until 2018 when it championed the

2018 Liga 1 The 2018 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 2th season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 9th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment ...

. While Jakmania turned the capital city orange after the crowning, supporters of other clubs mocked the victory as engineered so that Persija could finally end its 17-year drought. These naysayers argue that PSSI influenced several decisions during the season that unfairly benefitted Persija, including the goals scored in the 9 December 2018 game that sealed the title. Controversy aside, Persija is undeniably one of Indonesia's leading clubs with a fanbase that is now considered as the biggest in Asia, according to a December 2020 survey by the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

. Before the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, Persija games could easily gather more than 50,000 people inside the stadium with thousands watching on public screens in neighbourhoods across the sprawling capital. Persija holds the record for highest attendance in a

AFC Cup The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC C ...

match when it faced with

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club, or simply JDT, is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, that competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. Founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC, the club was ...

in 2018. In April 2022, Persija appointed former

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

manager,

Thomas Doll Thomas Jens Uwe Doll (born 9 April 1966) is a German professional Association football, football manager and a former Association football, football player. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder for F.C. Hansa Rostock, BFC Dynamo, Ha ...

, as the new head coach and manager in a three-year deal. Doll brought Persija to second place in the 2022–23 season by only conceding 27 goals. Persija and Doll agreed to mutually part ways before the 2024–25 season after a disappointing eight place finish in the 2023–24 Liga 1 season. Doll was replaced by former

Ratchaburi Ratchaburi (, ) or Rajburi, Rat Buri) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in western Thailand, capital of Ratchaburi Province. Ratchaburi town covers the entire ''tambon'' Na Mueang (หน้าเมือง) of Mueang Ratchaburi District. As o ...

head coach,

Carlos Peña Carlos Felipe Peña (born May 17, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman and current broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tamp ...

in a one-year deal for the 2024–25 Liga 1 season.

Stadium

Persija currently plays their home matches at

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (; literal translation, literally "Bung Karno Sports Arena Main Stadium"), formerly Senayan Main Stadium and Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located at the center of the Gelora Bung Karno Spor ...

(GBK) in

Central Jakarta Central Jakarta (, ), abbreviated as Jakpus, is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities () and ''de facto'' Capital City of the Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 census ...

, along with the

. As VIJ, Persija first played at VIJ Stadium Petojo, Gambir. Before settling at the GBK, the club used smaller stadiums as their home ground. For the

2017 Liga 1 The 2017 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 8th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its ...

and much of the

, Persija had to relocate to nearby

Bekasi Bekasi (, ) is the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta. It serves as a commuter town, commuter city within the Jakarta m ...

and use the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium or the

Wibawa Mukti Stadium Wibawa Mukti Stadium, or officially Stadion Wibawa Mukti, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Sports event The stadium was built to host the 2014 ...

, when the GBK stadium underwent renovation for the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ...

. Jakarta governor

Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (, born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Recto ...

decided in 2019 to build a new stadium for Persija in

North Jakarta North Jakarta (; ), abbreviated as Jakut, is one of the five administrative cities (''kota administrasi'') which form Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. North Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is ...

, called the

Jakarta International Stadium Jakarta International Stadium () is a retractable roof football stadium in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is the home ground of Persija Jakarta after moving from their previous stadium, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, and the occasional home o ...

. The new stadium was completed in 2022. However, there had been a campaign to rename the stadium after intellectual, national hero and Jakarta native,

Mohammad Husni Thamrin Mohammad Husni Thamrin (16 February 1894 – 11 January 1941) was a Indo people, Eurasian-Betawi people, Betawi political thinker and Indonesian nationalist who advocated for the independence of the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colony in the Ea ...

. Thamrin also played an important part in the founding of Persija as VIJ by contributing his own money to build VIJ's first football pitch and stadium, VIJ Stadium.

Players

Current squad

Descent Player

Out on loan

Retired numbers

* 12 – The 12th man, reserved for club supporters "The Jakmania" * 14 – Ismed Sofyan * 20 –

Bambang Pamungkas Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980) is an Indonesian football manager and former player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national football team. His natural position is striker. Pamungkas made his ...

Personnel

Coaching staff

Management

, -

Kit colours

Persija Jakarta's traditional colour is red, which is used for their home kit. Jakarta Governor

in 1997 replaced it with orange to make it in line with the tiger symbol during the rebranding of the club. After 19 years, in 2016, Persija decided to return to red after a long national title drought. The experiment worked as Persija championed the top-tier league in 2018. Frequently, the colour of their away jersey is white. But sometimes, players wear black in their away matches. Orange has been kept as the color of their third jersey.

Supporters

Persija's main supporter group is called the ''Jakmania'' or simply ''the Jak''. Founded in 1997 by Gugun Gondrong and Ferry Indra Sjarif, the Jakmania is one of the biggest football fan groups in Indonesia and uses orange as their main colour. The anthem of Persija, ''Persija Menyatukan Kita Semua'', written by the Jakmania, is always sung after the match.

Rivalries

Persija typically has rivalries with former

teams such as

and

due to long history of meetings. However, its top rival are

from the

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

city of

Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...

, 180 km away. This derby is known as Duel Klasik or Laga Klasik. The rivalry between the two teams has become violent in the 2000s due to the growth of ultras on each side. Influenced by mass media and individuals who want the rivalry to be preserved, many hostile incidents involving the teams' supporter groups have occurred with seven deaths so far. Most notable was that of the Jakmania's Haringga Sirla, who was beaten to death by a group of ''Vikings'', supporters of Persib, at

Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium (, literally Bandung Sea of Fire Sports Center Stadium with a double entendre meaning " the Spirit of Bandung Sea of Fire Stadium") is a stadium in Gedebage subdistrict, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The local f ...

in September 2018. In 2014, a reconciliation was held by the West Java Police to avoid future clashes, resulting in restrictions against travelling supporters. However, fans continue to break the rule and end up in violent altercations. Persija also has rivalries with other Jakarta-based football clubs, dubbed ''Derby Ibukota'' (the Capital Derby) or ''Jakarta Derby''. However, unlike its rivalries with former Perserikatan teams, Persija's rivalries with other Jakarta-based clubs are low in intensity due to fewer matches held against them. The only rivalry worth mentioning between Persija and said clubs is with

Persitara Jakarta Utara Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta Utara (simply known as Persitara) is an Indonesian football club based in North Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta. They set to compete in Liga Nusantara from 2025–26 season, the third tier of Indon ...

Honours

Persija Jakarta has won many titles, including International Tournaments, making the club as the most successful football club in

. Persija last domestic title comes from the

2001 Liga Indonesia Premier Division The 2001 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (also known as the Liga Bank Mandiri for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top Indonesian professional league for association football clubs, since its form ...

Other Achievements

;Domestic League Top Tier Division * ''

Liga Indonesia Premier Division Liga Indonesia Premier Division (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia'') was the second-tier of the Indonesian football league system, football competition system in Indonesia, organized by PSSI. The competition starte ...

Indonesia Soccer Championship A Indonesia Soccer Championship A, also known as Torabika Soccer Championship presented by IM3 Ooredoo for sponsorship reasons, was a football competition that replaced the temporarily-suspended Indonesia Super League. This football competition w ...

Super League Super League (also known as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, and legally Super League Europe Ltd.) is a professional rugby league competition, and the highest level of the British rugby league system, which consists of twelve t ...

'' ** Runners-up (6):

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

, 1975–78, 1987–88,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

Domestic Cup Competitions * Piala Presiden Soeharto/

Piala Indonesia Piala Indonesia () is the professional annual cup competition for football clubs in Indonesia. Its origins date back to the start of the semi-professional football era in 1985 as Piala Liga, which ran until 1989 under Galatama competition. The Fo ...

** Runners-up (5): 1972, 1974, 1976,

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

;AFC (Asian competitions) *

AFC Champions League Elite The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs i ...

** First round (1): 2001-02 *

AFC Champions League Two The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC Ch ...

** ASEAN Zonal semi-finals (1):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

;Friendly Tournament * South Vietnam Independence Cup ** Winners (1):

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

* Brunei Invitational Cup ** Winners (1):

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

* Boost Sports Super Fix Cup ** Winners (1): 2018

Season-by-season records

Continental record

AFC ranking

Coaches

After becoming professional, Persija Jakarta has been trained by a combination of foreign and local coaches. Sofyan Hadi was the first head coach who won a professional national title for Persija Jakarta in 2001 when he was also playing for the team. Brazilian Antonio Claudio also was playing in and coaching the same team, but as a fitness coach. Another Brazilian,

Stefano Cugurra Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues (born 25 July 1974), also known as Stefano Cugurra and nicknamed as Teco, is a Brazilian-born Indonesian association football, football coach who currently serves as the head coach of Liga 2 (Indonesia), Lig ...

, led Persija to the 2018 national title.

Notable former players

This is the list of several domestic and foreign former notable or famous players of Persija from time to time.

Indonesia

Soetjipto Soentoro Soetjipto Soentoro (16 June 1941 – 12 November 1994), commonly known as "Gareng", was an Indonesian footballer who captained Indonesia's national team. Early life Born in Bandung, Jawa Barat, he was raised in a family of football enthusiasts ...

* Tan Ling Houw * Sutan Harhara * Rully Nere *

Dede Sulaiman Dede Sulaiman (born 3 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Honours Club ;Sriwijaya * Liga Indonesia Premier Division: 2007–08 * Copa Indonesia: 2007–08, 2008–09 ;Persipura Jayapura * Indon ...

* Rahmad Darmawan *

Widodo Cahyono Putro Widodo Cahyono Putro (born 8 November 1970) is an Indonesian former football player and head coach for Liga 2 club Deltras. Putro gained fame for scoring a goal with a bicycle kick in a match against Kuwait in the 1996 Asian Cup. Club career ...

Anang Ma'ruf Anang Ma'ruf (born 28 May 1976) is an Indonesian former footballer. Career He was born in Surabaya, Indonesia. Anang Ma'ruf started his career with Persebaya in early 1990s. Then he joined PSSI Primavera Program in Italy in middle 1990s. Anang h ...

* Budiman Yunus *

Imran Nahumarury Imran Nahumarury (born 12 November 1978) is an Indonesian former football player and manager who previously played as midfielder for PSB Bogor, Persikota Tangerang, Persija Jakarta, Persib Bandung, Persita Tangerang, Persikabo Bogor, PSSB Bireue ...

Francis Wewengkang Francis Reynald Wewengkang (born 10 January 1971 in Manado) usually called Francis Wewengkang or Enal, is an Indonesian former footballer who played for the Indonesia national team. He last played for Pro Titan. Nowadays he is an assistant coa ...

Hendro Kartiko Hendro Kartiko (born 24 April 1973 in Banyuwangi, East Java) is an Indonesian former footballer who last played with Mitra Kukar. He normally played as a goalkeeper. He also played for the Indonesia national football team. International career H ...

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (born 13 July 1976) is an Indonesian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Kurniawan is the fourth most capped players and goalscorer for the Indonesia national team with 33 goals in 59 appearances. Ku ...

Charis Yulianto Charis Yulianto (born 11 July 1978) is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a centre-back. He made his debut in the Indonesia national team in October 2004 during Peter White's coaching period. Throughout his career he has collected 36 ...

Elie Aiboy Elie Aiboy (born 20 April 1979) is an Indonesian former football player who last played for Persip Pekalongan. He has 54 caps and 8 goals for Indonesia national football team. He played for Arema Malang in the 2007 AFC Champions League group s ...

Budi Sudarsono Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is an Indonesian former footballer and he is currently coach Dejan. He normally plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 AFC Champ ...

* Aples Tecuari *

Hamka Hamzah Hamka Hamzah (born 29 January 1984) is an Indonesian former professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. In the past, he once played as a forward. Hamka also has one appearance as a goalkeeper in Persik Kediri. Biography Hamka Hamzah p ...

* Ortizan Solossa * Atep Rizal *

Muhammad Ilham Muhammad Ilham (born 22 January 1981 in Majene), usually called M. Ilham is an Indonesian former professional football player. He is famous for his stepovers and dribbling skills. He can play with both feet, and he currently plays the position o ...

* Aliyudin * Agus Indra Kurniawan *

Rochy Putiray Rochy Melkiano Putiray (born 26 June 1970) is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a striker for Indonesia national football team. He was likely the most recognizable player on the Indonesia national football team due to his brightly co ...

* Nur'alim * Anjas Asmara *

Anindito Wahyu Anindito Wahyu Erminarno (born 13 April 1988) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder. Personal life Anindito was born in Surakarta, and growing up his favorite sport was actually badminton. He joined a youth ...

* Beto Gonçalves *

Osas Saha Osas Marvelous Ikpefua (born 23 October 1986), better known as Osas Saha, is a footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persibo Bojonegoro. Born in Nigeria, he represented Indonesia at international level. With his partner, Osas launc ...

* Adam Alis *

Gendut Doni Christiawan Gendut Doni Christiawan (born 7 December 1978) is an Indonesian former professional Association football, footballer. He played as a Striker (association football), striker for the club Persikota Tangerang until he was cut from their squad in Se ...

* Alexander Pulalo *

Muhammad Roby Muhammad Roby (born, 12 September 1985) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga Nusantara club PSCS Cilacap. He competed in the 2007 Sea Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. In 2010, he played for the Indones ...

* Leo Saputra *

Greg Nwokolo Gregory Junior Nwokolo (born 3 January 1986) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Nigeria, he represents the Indonesia national team. Club career Greg began his career in Asia with Tampines Rovers. After that, in 2004 h ...

* Firman Utina * Ponaryo Astaman * Amarzukih *

Stefano Lilipaly Stefano Jantje Lilipaly (born 10 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Dewa United on loan from Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia na ...

Raphael Maitimo Raphael Guillermo Eduardo Maitimo (born 17 March 1984) is a former professional footballer. Born in the Netherlands, and a one-time Dutch youth international, he represented the Indonesia national team. Club career Early career Maitimo started ...

* Farri Agri * O.K. John *

* Gunawan Dwi Cahyo *

Fitra Ridwan Fitra Ridwan Salam (born 16 March 1994, in Banda Aceh) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 2 club PSPS Pekanbaru. Club career Bhayangkara Fitra Ridwan made his debut against PS TNI, although replacing E ...

* Valentino Telaubun *

Michael Orah Michael Yansen Orah (born July 3, 1985) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left back. Honours Mitra Kukar * Piala Jenderal Sudirman: 2015 Persija Jakarta * Liga 1: 2018 Bali United * Liga 1: 2019 This was the year ...

* Talaohu Musafri * Leonard Tupamahu * Alfin Tuasalamony *

Dany Saputra Dany Saputra (born 1 January 1991) is an Indonesian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (football)#Full-back, left back for Liga 2 (Indonesia), Liga 2 club Persiku Kudus. Club career Persija Jakarta At the end o ...

Nol van der Vin Arnold Wouter van der Vin, nicknamed Nol, is an Indonesian former association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who represented the Indonesia national football team, Indonesia national team. Care ...

* Samosir Tamani *

Fahreza Agamal Fahreza Agamal (born 11 March 1992) is an Indonesian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football ...

* Defri Rizki * Fariz Nur Hisyam * Mulky Alifa Hakim *

Marc Klok Marc Anthony Klok (born 20 April 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Indonesia national team. Klok began his career with Utrecht, then joined ...

Evan Dimas Evan Dimas Darmono (born 13 March 1995) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Personal life Evan Dimas was born in the city of Surabaya in East Java province to a low-income family that once depended on his father ...

* Osvaldo Haay * Novri Setiawan * Ichsan Kurniawan *

Ahmad Bustomi Ahmad Bustomi (born 13 July 1985) is an Indonesian former footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is one of the 2007 Sea Games team member Ivan Kolev upbringing. His favourite players are Bima Sakti and Andrea Pirlo. He made his national team d ...

* Adixi Lenzivio * Rinto Ali * Salman Alfarid * Iman Fathuroman * Ikhwan Ciptady *

Yoewanto Setya Beny Yoewanto Setya Beny (born 3 April 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga 2 club PSKC Cimahi. International career In 2008, Beny represented the Indonesia U-16, in the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship. ...

Daryono Daryono (5 March 1994 – 9 November 2020) was an Indonesian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. On 9 November 2020, Daryono died due to dengue fever. Career statistics ...

* Shahar Ginanjar *

Sandi Sute Sandi Darman Sute (born 21 September 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 2 club PSMS Medan. Club career Bali United In 2015, Sandi signed with Bali United, he joined the club because of f ...

Ramdani Lestaluhu Rizky Ramdani Lestaluhu (born 5 November 1991 in Tulehu) is an Indonesian former professional footballer who currently played an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta. Personal life Lestaluhu was born to Abdul La ...

Feby Eka Putra Feby Eka Putra (born 12 February 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Dewa United. Club career Bali United On 4 December 2017, Feby signed a four-year contract with Liga 1 club Bali United on ...

* Rachmad Hidayat * Septinus Alua *

Rudi Widodo Rudi Widodo (born 13 July 1983, in Pati Regency, Pati) is an Indonesian former Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Honours Country honors ;Indonesia * Indonesian Independence Cup: 2008 Indon ...

Heri Susanto Heri Susanto (born 15 July 1994) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 2 club Adhyaksa. Club career Persiba Balikpapan Heri made his debut against Arema FC in the first week 2016 Indonesia Soccer Champions ...

Alfath Fathier Alfath Fathier (born 28 May 1996) is an Indonesian professional football (soccer), footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger or Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back. International career He made his debut with Indones ...

Asri Akbar Asri Akbar (born 29 January 1984) is an Indonesian former footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Liga 4 club Kartanegara. Club career On August 26, 2012, he signed with Persib Bandung. On October 26, 2013, he moved to Sriwijaya ...

* Sutanto Tan *

Arthur Irawan Arthur Daniel Irawan (born 3 March 1993) is an Indonesian former footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder or right-back for Persik Kediri. Early career Arthur started playing football in Jakarta since he was seven years old. He pla ...

Rizky Darmawan Muhammad Rizky Darmawan (born 5 February 1994) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club PSIS Semarang. Career statistics Club Honours Club ;Persija Jakarta * Liga 1: 2018 * Indonesia Presi ...

Ambrizal Umanailo Ambrizal Umanailo (born 12 June 1996) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Persita Tangerang. Club career Villa 2000 In 2012, Umanailo moved to Jakarta to join Villa 2000. He strengthened Villa 2000 ...

* Vava Mario Yagalo * Muhammad Hargianto *

Andik Rendika Rama Andik Rendika Rama (born 16 March 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga 2 club Persela Lamongan. Club career Early career When 16 years old, Andik already far apart the family, he joined to the Perseb ...

Syahroni Syahroni (born 10 August 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Mitra Kukar In 2019, Syahroni signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 2 club Mitra Kukar. Persis Solo He was signed for Persis Solo ...

* Samuel Christianson Simanjuntak *

Rafli Mursalim Muhammad Rafli Mursalim (born 5 March 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club Persiku Kudus. Club career Mitra Kukar Was born in Tangerang, Rafli started his professional career with Mitra Kukar i ...

* Adrianus Purnomo * Ismed Sofyan *

Tony Sucipto Tony Sucipto (born 12 February 1986 in Surabaya, East Java), nicknamed Toncip, is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 2 club Persela Lamongan. he can also play as a left-back or a central defender. ...

Maman Abdurrahman Maman Abdurahman (born 12 May 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club PSPS Pekanbaru. Club career Youth career He made his debut at PS PAM Jaya in the 1996–1998 season. ...

Hasyim Kipuw Hasyim Kipuw (born 9 May 1988) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 2 club Persela Lamongan. Although primarily a centre-back, he has also been used as a right-back or defensive midfielder. Club career Arema Cronus On 2 ...

Harry Salisbury Henry Houston Salisbury (May 15, 1855 – March 29, 1933) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. Salisbury was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and attended Brown University. He played in MLB for two seasons. In 1879, he had a record ...

Rizky Ridho Rizky Ridho Ramadhani (born 21 November 2001) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia national team. Club career Persebaya Surabaya Since 2018 to 201 ...

* Rezaldi Hehanussa * Hamra Hehanussa * Aji Kusuma *

Riko Simanjuntak Riko Simanjuntak (born 26 January 1992) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club PSS Sleman, on loan from Persija Jakarta. Before he joined Persija, he had changed clubs four times. He is sometimes called ...

Firza Andika Firza Andika (born 11 May 1999) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and midfielder for Liga 1 club Bhayangkara Presisi. Early career Firza started his football training at the age of nine at the Tasbi soccer sc ...

* Syahrian Abimanyu *

Muhammad Ferarri Muhammad Ferarri (born 21 June 2003) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indonesian Super League club Bhayangkara Presisi and the Indonesia national team. Club career Persija Jakarta Ferarri made his first-t ...

* Resky Fandi * Raka Cahyana * Akbar Arjunsyah * Frengky Missa * Frengky Kogoya * Dandi Maulana

Asia

Miro Baldo Bento Miro Baldo Bento de Araújo (born 4 June 1975) is a former football player. Born in Portuguese Timor, he represented the Indonesia national team. He is now a coach in Boavista Futebol Clube Timor-Leste. Career statistics Honours PSM M ...

* João Bosco Cabral *

Rohit Chand Rohit Chand Thakuri (; born 1 March 1992) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri and the Nepal national team. During his teenage years, Chand was heavily linked to clubs such as A ...

Precious Emuejeraye Precious Emuejeraye (born 21 March 1983) is a professional footballer who last played for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Singapore national team. Now, he coaches in the Liverpool International Academy in S ...

Agu Casmir Agu Casmir (born 23 March 1984) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker or attacking midfielder. Born in Nigeria, he played for the Singapore national football team, Sin ...

Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a Singaporean retired footballer who last played as a Defender (association football), centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers FC, Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national ...

Fahrudin Mustafić Fahrudin Mustafić (born 17 April 1981) is a retired footballer who spent most of his playing career as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and retired at the end of the 2018 season. Born in Serbia, he represented t ...

Aleks Vrteski Aleksandar "Aleks" Vrteski (; born 28 September 1988) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Stirling Lions. Born in Australia, he represented Australia internationally before switching to represent Macedonia. Club career Havin ...

* Jahongir Abdumominov *

Lam Hok Hei Lam Hok Hei (, born 18 September 1991) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kowloon City. Club career Rangers Lam started his professional football career in Hong Kong 09. ...

* Park Kyung-min * Jeong Kwang-sik * Hong Soon-hak *

Reinaldo Reinaldo is a Spanish and Portuguese language given name for males (the English form is Reynold). It may refer to: Football *Reinaldo Merlo (born 1950), Argentine former footballer and manager *Reinaldo Gomes (born 1954), Portuguese football strike ...

Abdulla Yusuf Helal Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal (; born 12 June 1993) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 and the Bahrain national team. Personal life Abdulla Yusuf Helal was born on 12 ...

Oliver Bias Oliver Saludares Bias (; born 15 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Philippines Football League side One Taguig. Born in Germany, and a former German youth international, he plays for the Philippines national t ...

Ryo Matsumura Ryo Matsumura (松村亮, born 15 June 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Indonesian Super League club Persija Jakarta. Honours ;BG Pathum United * Thailand Champions Cup (1): 2021 ...

Africa

Roger Batoum Urbain Roger Batoum ( ''Roger''; born 19 December 1978 in Cameroon) is a Cameroonian footballer. Honours Club ; With Happy Valley * Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2003–04 * Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competiti ...

* Abanda Herman *

Serge Emaleu Ngomgoue Serge Emaleu Ngomgoue or Emaleu Serge (born 21 February 1985 in Bafoussam, West Region) is a Cameroonian footballer who last played for Persibangga Purbalingga. Career in Indonesia He debuted in Liga Indonesia in the 2005 season along with Are ...

* Louis Berty Ayock * Julius Pongla Akosah * Olinga Atangana *

Pierre Njanka Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Njanka played for Cameroon at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and the 2004 African Nations Cup. He was capped 47 times for ...

* Eric Bayemi * Emmanuel Kenmogne * Mbeng Jean Mambalou * Boakay Foday * Oliver Makor *

Frank Seator Frank Jean Seator (24 October 1975 – 12 February 2013) was a Liberian professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his football career in Asia. Club career Seator joined Tunisian club Espérance in 2002. He also played f ...

* Chinedum Antoni * Sam Ayorinde *

Vata Matanu Garcia Vata Matanu Garcia (born 19 March 1961), known simply as Vata, is a retired Angolan footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, most notably at Benfica. Club career Born in Damba, Uíge Province, ...

* Alex Brown * Makan Konaté

Europe

* Jaime Braganca *

Martin Vunk Martin Vunk (born 21 August 1984) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Vunk was named the Meistriliiga Player of the Year for his performances for Flora in 2008. On 21 November 2009, he signed a ...

* Evgeni Kabaev *

Ivan Bošnjak Ivan Bošnjak (; born 6 February 1979) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career playing for boyhood club HNK Cibalia, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split in his native Croatia, as well as G ...

Evgheni Hmaruc Evgheni Hmaruc (; born 13 June 1977) is a Moldovan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career He was loaned to Constructorul Cioburciu in March 2002. He joined CSKA Sofia in February 2004, signing a -year deal. Al ...

Želimir Terkeš Želimir Terkeš (born 8 January 1981) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football striker who last played for Zadar. He previously played for NK Zadar, NK Zagreb, HNK Čapljina, HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, NK Inter Zaprešić, Chongqing Lifan ...

* Steven Paulle * Joan Tomàs * Ramon Bueno *

Marco Motta Marco Motta (; born 14 May 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who plays as a right back. Motta is a former Italy international and made his senior international appearance in 2010; at youth level, he participated in the 2008 Su ...

* Marko Šimić *

Michael Krmenčík Michael Krmenčík (born 15 March 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Slovácko and the Czech Republic national team. Club career Early club career In 2011, Krmenčík was promoted to the ...

Ondrej Kudela Ondrej is a Slovak male given name, equivalent to Andrew. Notable people with the name include: * Ondrej Duda (born 1994), Slovak football player * Ondrej Otčenáš (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player * Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), Slovak figure ...

Hanno Behrens Hanno Behrens (; born 26 March 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Behrens began his career with Hamburger SV, breaking into the reserve team in 2008. The following year, he was promoted to the fi ...

Maciej Gajos Maciej Gajos (born 19 March 1991) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. International career Gajos received his first call up to the Poland national team in November 2014, for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Georgi ...

Americas

* Addison Alves *

Antônio Cláudio Antônio Cláudio de Jesus Oliveira (born 16 April 1973), known as just Antonio Claudio, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant coach of the Bali United. Honours Club Persija Jakarta * Li ...

* Lorenzo Cabanas * Ronald Fagundez * Emanuel de Porras * Gustavo Ortiz * Robertino Pugliara * Fabio Vigo *

Luciano Leandro Luciano Gomes Leandro (born 1 February 1966 in Brazil) is a Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest ...

* Aldo Mores *

Javier Roca Javier Leopoldo Roca Sepúlveda (born 9 August 1977) is a Chilean professional association football, football coach and former player. He is currently in charge of Australian club Gungahlin United FC, Gungahlin United. Club career As a football ...

* Gustavo Chena * Pedro Velázquez *

Fabiano Beltrame Fabiano da Rosa Beltrame (born 29 August 1982), simply known as Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club PSBS Biak. Personal life Born in Brazil, he obtained Indonesian citizenship through nat ...

Sílvio Escobar Sílvio Escobar Benitez (born 18 July 1986) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipa Pati. Club career Persepam Madura United In January 2014, he made his debut with Persepam Madura United again ...

* Renan Silva *

Willian Pacheco Willian Silva Costa Pacheco (born 28 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Persija Jakarta In 2016, Willian signed for Indonesian club, Persija Jakarta, and on 29 April 2016, Willian made hi ...

* Jaimerson Xavier * Bruno Lopes * Neguete (footballer, born 1990), Vinicius Lopes Laurindo * Luiz Júnior (footballer, born 1990), Luiz Júnior * Ivan Carlos (footballer), Ivan Carlos * Rodrigo Tosi * Bruno Matos * Xandão (footballer, born 1988), Xandão * Adolfo Fatecha * Diego Caneza * Yann Motta * Alan Aciar * Gustavo (footballer, born July 1996), Gustavo * Pedro Dias (footballer, born 1992), Pedro Dias * Pablo Andrade

References

External links

*
Sepakbola – The Football Travellers
on FIFA's website {{Authority control Persija Jakarta, Football clubs in Jakarta Indonesian Premier Division winners Association football clubs established in 1928 1928 establishments in the Dutch East Indies