Persenga stands for Persatuan Sepakbola Nganjuk ( en: ''Football Association of Nganjuk''). Persenga Nganjuk is an Indonesian

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club based in

Nganjuk Regency Nganjuk Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of East Java Province, Indonesia. It bordered Bojonegoro Regency in the north, Jombang Regency in the east, Kediri Regency in the south, and Madiun Regency in the west. It covers an area of 1,224.33 sq. ...

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. They currently compete in the Liga 3.

History

Persenga Nganjuk founded 1950 and under the auspices of the Regional Government of

. in 2009, Persenga Nganjuk started his career in the lowest tier of the Indonesian League,

Liga Indonesia Third Division Liga Indonesia Third Division (Indonesian: ''Divisi Tiga Liga Indonesia'') is the lowest level (5th) of nationwide football competition in Indonesia. Along with first and second division, this league is managed by the Amateur League Board of the ...

. Previously, the routine of Persenga's internal competition was always actively rolled out by

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

Nganjuk. This is of course to find the talent of local

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from the region. So the time came, under the leadership of Kenthong, with great enthusiasm and fighting spirit, they were promotion to

Liga Indonesia Second Division Liga Indonesia Second Division (Indonesian: ''Divisi Dua Liga Indonesia'') is the fourth level football league in the Indonesian football competition system. Currently, this competition, along with First Division and Third Division, is managed ...

in 2010. In the following season, Persenga Nganjuk is a team that deserves to be called the ''Black Horse'', with professional players, such as Dany Saputra, Dimas Galih Gumilang, Rossian Indira, Eko Wahyu to the native son of the Trio Agung Pambudi area, they were able to get the 5th Rank title, after beating

Persekap Pasuruan Persekap stands for Persatuan Sepakbola Kota Pasuruan ( en: ''Football Association of Pasuruan City''). Persekap Pasuruan is an Indonesian football club based in Pasuruan, East Java East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a Provinces of Indonesia, pr ...

2–1, and Persenga Nganjuk promoted to

Liga Indonesia First Division Liga Indonesia First Division (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 Football Association o ...

in the 2012 season. With the formation of supporters from Persenga Nganjuk, namely Supermania (2010) and Superultras (2012), making all management, players and club coaches more ready to provide better achievements, they have passed Division 1, as well as promotion to the 2013 Indonesian Premier Division (LPIS), they successfully entered the national round of 12, after defeating

Persisum Sumbawa Persisum Sumbawa (full name: Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Sumbawa (English: ''Football Association of Indonesia Sumbawa''). Persisum Sumbawa is an Indonesian football club based in Sumbawa Regency, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Ten ...

3–0.

Golden era

A new history for Persenga Nganjuk was born in 2013. They competed again in the First Division stage. Under the leadership of a successful entrepreneur in

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, Sutikno, Persenga Nganjuk took part in the 2013 Indonesian Premier Division (LPIS). Several star players such as

Budi Sudarsono Budi Sudarsono (born 19 September 1979 in Kediri, East Java) is a retired Indonesian footballer and currently work as football coach. He normally plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward. He played for Persik Kediri in the 2007 AFC ...

, Chairul Rifan, Sulis Budi Prasetyo, Lamarana Diallo, were deliberately brought in with fantastic contract prices to be able to raise football in Nganjuk. In addition, the facilities for the convenience of the players and the official team were also improved and all served professionally by the management, such as official buses, national standard players' messes to revamping stadium lights, which had to be funded by the CEO. until the 2013 Indonesian Premier Division competition ended, they managed to come out as fourth Place, and at that time lost to competing with big teams such as,

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is a professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1 , the top ...

(1st Place), Lampung FC (2nd place), and

Persitara Jakarta Utara Persitara Jakarta Utara or just Persitara is an Indonesian football club based in North Jakarta (Utara means North). Currently, Persitara plays in the Liga 3. The club's home base are the Tugu Stadium. History The history of the establishmen ...

(3rd place).

Honours

* 2009/10 = 9th Division II * 2010/11 = 5th Division II ''(Promotion to Division I)'' * 2011/12 = ... Division I

Supporter

Supermania (''fullname'': Supporter Persenga Mania) is supporter of Persenga Nganjuk.

References

External links

ligaprima.co.id
* Football clubs in Indonesia Football clubs in East Java Association football clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub