Aremania are a group of supporters of the Indonesian

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club,

Arema FC Arema Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club based in Malang, East Java. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top flight of Indonesian Football. They are considered one of the best and most successful football clubs in th ...

. They are known for their fanaticism, and their rivalry against ''Bonek'',

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History

The group came to prominence in the late 1990s, and Aremania name appears as a supporting community name Arema. They do not have a structure and a leader by following a term, "No leader, just together" since its inception. Before Aremania was established, Arema (as a club) founded its own fans association named ''Arema Fans Club'', but it folded due to lack of support from the people. Since then they have been praised for their input into Indonesian football and supporter culture and in 2006, they were awarded "The Best Indonesian Football Supporters" by

Football Association of Indonesia The Football Association of Indonesia ( id, Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of Football soccer, football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930, fif ...

. Despite the Arema's dualism in 2012, the community name (Aremania) never split to every side. Every 11 August, the club's anniversary, they gather at one point to celebrate together. In the private music community, every side's bands are often found performing on the same stage. In the 35th Arema anniversary event which was held at Kayutangan,

Malang Malang (; ) is a landlocked List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Java. It has a history dating back to the age of Singhasari, Singhasari Kingdom. It is the second most popul ...

on 10 August 2022, bands that affiliated to both sides performed in front of thousand fans, being the first public collaborated music scene from both sides. In 2014 the

during a game against

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made a

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consisting of a banner 15000m² large, considered to be one of the biggest ever made.

2022 Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster

On 1 October 2022, at least 135 people, including 2 police officers, were killed from

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, trauma to the head and neck, and

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, and more than 500 others injured after tear gases deployed in to the stand and caused

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in the stadium. Following the disaster, Arema was officially banned from using

Kanjuruhan Stadium Kanjuruhan Stadium (Indonesian: ''Stadion Kanjuruhan'') was a multi-purpose stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 42,449. It was the home ground of Arema, a football team in ...

in home matches and cannot be attended by spectators until the end of 2022–23 season. Aremania has consistently staged protests since mid-October, included silence demonstration, "rally of justice", demonstration in front of the courthouse, and blocking the street, demanding for a faster decision to the investigation into the disaster.

Rivalries

Aremania have a very strong rivalry with supporters of

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...

, who are known as ''Bonek'' and the games between the two sides, known as the

Super East Java Derby Super East Java derby is the name given in football rivalries to any match between two Indonesian football clubs: Arema (Galatama) and Persebaya Surabaya (Perserikatan). The fierce competition between both teams began in 1992 when Arema and Pe ...

, often escalates into

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Songs

Aremania has been known to sing many songs before even the game begins. These songs have been recorded by the local rappers and musicians. These songs are: * "Salam Satu Jiwa" by APA Rapper * "Arema Juara" by ARRO * "Selalu Setia" by Arema Voice * "We are the Champions" by Arema Voice * "Untuk-mu Arema" by B-Qini * "Arema Milik Kita Semua" by Djanoer * "Singo Edan" by Peace Maker * "Aremania" by The Klokid * "Cinta Bola Cinta Arema" by Tropical Forest * "Sang Juara" by Vitruvian * "Tanah Kejayaan" by Corner Side

References

External links

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wearemania.net
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Ongisnade.net
Indonesian football supporters' associations Arema F.C.