Persatuan Sepakbola Lamongan, or commonly known as Persela, is an

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club based in

Lamongan Lamongan Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of East Java, Indonesia. It has a total land area of approximately or + 3.78% of the area of East Java Province. With a length of along the coastline, the sea area of Lamongan Regency is about , if ...

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. Currently the club plays in Liga 2, the second tier of football in the country.

History

Although it has been established since 18 April 1967, Persela just started to show its existence in 2003, nine years after the national football competition entered the professional era in 1994. Before 2003, Persela used to play in the lower divisions (first or second division in

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) but now plays in the

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. On 15 October 2017, the main goalkeeper of Persela,

Choirul Huda Choirul Huda (2 June 1979 – 15 October 2017) was an Indonesian professional footballer and civil servant. Personal life Huda began his career in Persela Lamongan since 1999 and stayed with the club until his death in 2017. A legend of the club ...

, died from the injuries sustained during a match against

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in a Liga 1 match, the highest tier of football league in Indonesia. In the Winter of 2017, Englishman

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was signed on a 2 year contract as their first Technical Director

Crest

Image:Persela.png, Crest until 2009 Image:Persela logo.svg, Current crest

Players

Current squad

Retired numbers

*1 –

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, 1999–2017 As a tribute to the late goalkeeper, Persela retired Huda's number 1 shirt after his death. Huda's

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to the club is unquestionable. From 1999 to 2017, he has never played with any other club except Persela. Huda died after an incident in the match against

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at Liga 1 match week 29. He collided with a teammate, Ramon Rodrigues, while trying to collect the ball from an opponent and was struck in the chest. Paramedics immediately gave him sideline emergency treatment. A paramedic said that after the incident, he was still conscious and complained of a chest pain, but his condition soon relapsed and he later died from his injuries in a local hospital. According to a doctor in the local hospital, he suffered from collision on his chest and lower jaw, which caused

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that ultimately led to his death. Moreover, due to severe injury, he might also have experienced trauma to his head, neck, and chest.

Coaching Staff

Honours

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** Winners:

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* Piala Gubernur Jatim ** Winners (5): 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012

Supporters

Persela Lamongan have many supporter groups, among others are ''LA Mania''and ''Curva Boys 1967''.

Kit suppliers

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(2008–2011) *

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(2011–2016) * DJ Sport (2016) *

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(2017) * Forium (2018–2019) * Warrix Sports (2019 on Indonesia President Cup) * Octagon (2020) * Adhoc (2021) * Grygera (2022–present)

References

Works cited

Berita Persela Lamongan : Aslilamongan

External links

* * Football clubs in Indonesia 1967 establishments in Indonesia Football clubs in East Java Association football clubs established in 1967 {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub