Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Pekalongan, commonly known as Persip Pekalongan, or Persip, is an

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club based in

Pekalongan Pekalongan () is a city of Central Java, Indonesia. It was formerly the seat of Pekalongan Regency on the northern coast of the province, but is now an independent municipality within the province. It covers a land area of 45.25 km2 and had a p ...

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. They currently compete in Liga 4.

History

Football as a people's sport has a long history in

. This can be traced back to the colonial era around 1920 before

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was founded, football had become an activity that many people watched, at that time a European club from

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had time to compete with a local team in the town square. Pekalongan and one of the oldest clubs in Pekalongan ever recorded is THH, a club owned by Chinese residents. recorded in the book ''Voetbal 40 Jarr in the Netherlands indie, 1894-1934'' by W. Berrety. THH is one of the clubs from

that participates in a competition held by NIVU (Nederlandsche Indishe Voetbal Unie) or a football association organized by

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. It is not surprising that this historical site is now starting to be pioneered again by Laskar Kalong who are able to penetrate the

Indonesian Premier Division Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo Premier Division ( Indonesian: ''Divisi Utama Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo'') was the regionalized second level of football competition system in Indonesia, organized by the PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo an ...

level. The local teams in Pekalongan, both those that have existed since the colonial era or those that emerged after the independence era, have a myriad of talented talents. One of Pekalongan's talents who was able to penetrate the list of players Indonesia national team was Muhammad Ridho. In addition, several national players have played for Persip Pekalongan, including: Patricio Jiménez Díaz, Zulvin Zamrun, Elie Aiboy, Awan Setho Raharjo, Irkham Mila, Wahyu Wiji Astanto, Ibrahim Sanjaya, and Arif Yanggi Rahman.

Players

Current squad

Stadium

Their homeground is

Hoegeng Stadium Hoegeng Stadium is a association football, football stadium in Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, and the home of Persip Pekalongan. The stadium was built in 1986 and designed with a capacity of 20,000 spectators. On 11 June 2014, for the firs ...

, which is situated in Keraton Sports Complex in the downtown of

Season-by-season records

Honours

* Liga 3 Central Java ** Champions (2):

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References

External links

Liga-Indonesia site
* Pekalongan Football clubs in Indonesia Association football clubs established in 1934 Football clubs in Central Java {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub