Persatuan Sepakbola Petrokimia Putra was an Indonesian

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club based in

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. They last played in the

Liga Indonesia First Division Liga Indonesia First Division (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Divisi Satu Liga Indonesia'') was the third level football competition in Indonesian football league system (often called as ''Liga Indonesia''). This competition is managed by the F ...

. They merged with Persegres Gresik and became Gresik United in 2005.

History

Petrokimia Putra Gresik was established on May 20, 1988. Since its establishment, the club is funded by the fertilizer factory,

Petrokimia Gresik Petrokimia Gresik is a fertilizer company located in Gresik Regency, Gresik, East Java, Indonesia, which was initially established under the name 'Project of Petrokimia Surabaya'. The construction agreement was mutually signed on August 10, 1964 ...

, has been active in the

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 ...

for more than 15 years. Petrokimia Putra was at 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 ...

club, which is professional football clubs in Indonesia. Many big clubs from Galatama that were once in the same class with Petrokimia Putra are now already defunct, such as

Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian or KTB Palembang was an Indonesian semi-professional association football club from Palembang, South Sumatra. The club was owned by the Palembang branch of Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Motors, the local distributor of Mitsubi ...

, Bandung Raya,

Warna Agung PS Warna Agung was an Indonesian football (soccer), football club based in Jakarta. The team played in The Indonesian Liga Sepakbola Utama - Galatama. Former players Former coach * Endang Witarsa Season by season records Referen ...

, Pardedetex Medan,

Assyabaab Surabaya Assyabaab Salim Group Surabaya, commonly known as Assyabaab Surabaya or ASGS, was a professional association football, football club from Surabaya, Indonesia. History The club founded in 1930 in Ampel, Surabaya as Al-Nasher and joined NIVB co ...

, Perkesa 1978, BPD Jateng,

Yanita Utama Yanita Utama football club was an Indonesian semi-professional association football club based in Bogor, West Java. History The club was founded in 1979 under the name Jaka Utama, headquartered in Lampung. It was involved in a bribery case in L ...

, Makassar Utama, and Indonesia Muda. Perhaps, the clubs who are still surviving until now are Arema, Barito Putera, and Semen Padang and some of them now changing their name, Niac Mitra now known as

Mitra Kukar Persatuan Sepakbola Mitra Kutai Kartanegara (simply known as a PS Mitra Kukar) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. They currently compete in the Liga 4. History This club was f ...

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changing their name so many times until they using the current name,

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, PKT Bontang now become Bontang FC and Petrokimia Putra merged with Persegres United and became Gresik United. When they first entered to

, actually in Gresik there was a local club that was playing in

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 ...

First Division, namely Persegres Gresik. In fact, some of the first batch of Petrokimia Putra players are Persegres alumni. At that time, the enthusiasm of the people of Gresik was more inclined to Persegres than to Petrokimia Putra. Some of Petrokimia Putra's first batch of players who graduated from Persegres, including Sasono Handito, Ferril Hattu, Rubianto, Reno Latupeirissa, Karyanto, Abdul Muis, Masrukan, Lutfi, Hasan Maghrobi, Derry Krisyanto, and many others. When the first edition of

was held in 1994–95, Petrokimia Putra was given with title "Champion without trophy". Because, in the final at the

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 ...

, they lost to

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 ...

with a score of 0–1. In fact, in that match, Petrokimia scored the first goal through Jacksen F. Tiago. However, the referee annulled for no apparent reason. Petrokimia Putra become the champion of 2002 Liga Indonesia Premier Division after beating

Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The club currently competes in the ...

at the final with score 2–1. This achievement broke the hegemony of big city clubs in the main row of national football. Usually the league champions are won by teams from big cities. Unfortunately in the next season, Petrokimia relegated to

Season by season records

Honours

Domestic

** Champions (1):

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Invitational

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** Third place (1):

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Continental record

AFC Competitions

AFF Competitions

References

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