Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta Utara (simply known as Persitara) is an Indonesian

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club based 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 ...

Special Capital Region 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 ...

. They set to compete in

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from 2025–26 season, the third tier of Indonesian football after promotion from Liga 4 in 2024–25 season. The club's home base are the Tugu Stadium.

History

The history of the founding of Persitara itself cannot be separated from the role of Persija as the parent of Jakarta football. In the 1970s, Persija, which was still part of the

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PSSI Regional Commission, initiated the formation of its own Regional Commission in Jakarta. The reason is that the ''Macan Kemayoran'', Persija's nickname, are having difficulty accommodating the increasing number of local football clubs. The formation of the Jakarta PSSI Regional Commission coincided with the establishment of "other Persija", namely Persijatimut (North-East) and Persijaselbar (South-West). Persijatimut split and then Persitara officially stood alone with the name of the Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta Utara (Persitara) in 1985. Initially, the club nicknamed ''Laskar Si Pitung'' was founded in 1979 (some sources say 1975) using the name Persija Timur Utara (Persijatimut) and only then in 1985 did this club officially use the name Persitara North Jakarta which was considered to truly represent the people of

. Persitara was one of the contestants in the 2008–09 Indonesia Super League, the most elite competition in Indonesia at that time. In the Perserikatan era, Persitara's best achievement occurred in the 1985–86 season, when it successfully broke into the Perserikatan Premier Division. As with other football clubs from Jakarta, Persitara is run solely with the support of the Jakarta Regional Budget (APBD). However, since its founding, Persitara has not received the same amount of public funds as its 'older sibling', Persija Jakarta. The peak was when the leadership of Jakarta was held by Governor Sutiyoso for two terms, Persitara was not taken into account at all and was only considered as a complementary team. Moreover, with the emergence of the slogan "Jakarta Satu" 'One Jakarta', which is only one football club that appears to represent Jakarta. It is seen from the APBD funds obtained. Persija received APBD funds of around 22 billion IDR, while Persitara only got 3 billion IDR. Not receiving any attention from Jakarta Provincial Government, Persitara's achievements dropped drastically, to the point of being in the lowest division, Second Division in the 2002 season. Since then, Persitara, which was accepted as a member of the Football Association of Indonesia since 1980, has started to rebuild the club. In 2006, the club finally made it to the Indonesia Super League, which was its second season. The 2010s were a difficult time for Persitara, after being relegated from the highest division, the dualism of the competition at that time, Indonesia Super League (ISL) and Indonesia Premier League (IPL) in 2011 to 2013 was getting hotter, the emergence of Batavia Union in the IPL competition split the club, Batavia Union itself is a splinter club from Persitara North Jakarta which was founded in 2010. In addition, the acute financial crisis that is eating away at the club is starting to show its effects. In the 2014 Premier Division, Persitara is in arrears in player salaries. The club management was even unable to rent Tugu Stadium so they failed to hold a home match. Persitara was then relegated to Third Division. For the 2024–25 season, the formation of a new league under the PSSI Provincial Association places the club in Liga 4 Jakarta zone. This season they managed to advance to the semi-finals after losing 3–5 on penalties to Batavia after a 0–0 draw. In the fight for third place they beat Jakarta United with a score of 6–1. On 14 May 2025, Persitara secured promotion to

for the first time in their history from next season after win against PS Mojokerto Putra with narrowly 1–0 at Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul in the Liga 4 national phase third round at Group A.

Coaching staff

Season-by-season records

Notable former players

Foreign players

* Alfredo Figueroa * Armand Bassoken * Ladislas Bushiri * Javier Roca * Afshin Parsaeian * Vali Khorsandipish * Hisanori Takada * Esaiah Pello Benson * Eugene Gray * John Tarkpor * Kabir Bello * Diego Mendieta * Ernesto Brunhoso * Itimi Dickson * Kim Jong-Kyung

Local players

* Amarzukih * Ardi Idrus * Gendut Doni Christiawan * Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto * Oktavianus Maniani * Rahmat Rivai * Supra Lestusen * Tantan

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Indonesia, Association football Football clubs in Indonesia Football clubs in Jakarta Association football clubs established in 1979 1979 establishments in Indonesia