Persatuan Sepakbola Waropen (commonly known as Persewar) is an Indonesian
football
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club based in
Waropen Regency
Waropen Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in Papua Province, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 10,847.97 km2, and it had a population of 24,639 at the 2010 Census and 33,943 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid ...
,
Papua,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. Persewar Waropen has several nickname, namely ''The Mangrove Pearl''. On 22 December 2018, they secured a promotion to
Liga 2 from
Liga 3.
History
Persewar Waropen was established in 2005, from the year the club was founded until 2009, Persewar Waropen played in the
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 ...
. Persewar won the Liga Indonesia Third Division in the 2009–2010 season.
In the 2018 season, Persewar Waropen managed to get promoted to
Liga 2 after being runner-up in the
2018 Liga 3 Papua zone and qualifying for the National Round of Liga 3. In the national round of Top 8 will be held at the
Brawijaya Stadium
Brawijaya Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Kediri (city), Kediri, East Java, Indonesia this stadium was built in 1983, and underwent renovations in 2000. ''Brawijaya Stadium'' has a capacity of 15,000 seats, as well as the headquarter ...
. Persewar Waropen successfully finished third in the East Group and promoted to Liga 2 next season.
In the 2019 season, Persewar Waropen officially appointed former
Indonesia national team player,
Elie Aiboy
Elie Aiboy (born 20 April 1979) is a former Indonesian football player who last played for Persip Pekalongan. Aiboy is a right winger known for his acceleration and dribbling skills. He has been capped 48 times and scored 8 goals for Indonesia n ...
as head coach of the club, previously he was assistant coach last season.
Players
Current squad
Naturalized players
Coaching staff
Achievements and honours
References
External links
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Sport in Papua (province)
Football clubs in Indonesia
Football clubs in Papua (province)
Association football clubs established in 2005
2005 establishments in Indonesia
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