Persatuan Sepakbola Serui, commonly known as Perseru Serui, or Perseru, was an Indonesian

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club based in

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, Papua. Their nickname is ''The Orange Cendrawasih''. The traditional team home kit is black and orange striped shirt, similar to

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. They last play in the Liga 1 in the Indonesian Football League. Their home stadium is

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History

In 2010, the club gained promotion to the Premier Division after finishing as the fourth-ranked

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. In 2013, Perseru achieved his dream to compete at the highest football competition in Indonesia,

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after successfully stepped into the Premier Division Final 2013 season. As of March 2019, Perseru was bought by a businessman in

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. Their home base will be moved to Lampung. There is a plan brewing that their name will be changed from Perseru to Badak Lampung F.C.

Honours

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: ** Runners-up:

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References

External links

Perseru Serui
on Liga 1
Perseru Serui
on

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