Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija, is an Indonesian professional

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club based in the Indonesian capital city of

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

. Persija Jakarta is one of the most successful football clubs in Indonesia with 2

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titles and 9 Perserikatan titles. It has never been in a lower league since a nationwide competition started in 1930, fifteen years before Indonesia became an independent country. Persija is one of the founders of the Indonesian football association PSSI, along with six other clubs. Persija's rivalry with fellow PSSI founder Persib Bandung has gone on for decades, occasionally marred by violence.

History

Foundation and early years

Persija has roots that predate the current Indonesian state, which declared independence in 1945. Its forerunner, the ''Voetbalbond Indonesische Jacatra'' (VIJ), was formed on 28 November 1928 as a football club for

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residents of

when the Dutch were still colonizing the country. The name Jacatra refers to a fort on the northern coast of present-day Jakarta. VIJ, along with six other Indonesian clubs, established PSSI on 19 April 1930 and won the first PSSI-authorized competition in 1931. In 1937, VIJ did not enter the competition but after that the club was always in the top division.

Post-independence

VIJ changed its name to Persija in 1950, five years after the Indonesian independence. In mid-1951, a club with ethnic

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, Dutch and Eurasian players merged with the rebranded outfit. As the Indonesia national football team in the 1950s heavily depended on Persija players, its line-ups at that time were filled by many ethnic Chinese, Dutch and Eurasian players from the Jakarta club.

Amateur years (1951–1994)

After the 1945 independence, national football competitions in Indonesia centred on region-based associations of amateur clubs that received funding from the state. These associations, including Persija, played against each other in an annual tournament known as Perserikatan, which literally means union. Almost all of these associations were seen as representatives of the main ethnic group in their respective regions, flaming primordial sentiments. Multicultural Persija was the exception. Persija won six national titles in the Perserikatan years. However, its fanbase was small and less passionate compared to ethnic-based supporter groups of Persib Bandung, Persebaya Surabaya, PSM Makassar or PSMS Medan. As the Perserikatan games became popular and televised from the 1980s, the other clubs proved to be more dominant with their stronger band of supporters.

Semi-professional years (1994–2008)

PSSI tried to combine the popular Perserikatan teams with the professional clubs from the Galatama league, which was struggling to attract a healthy-sized audience as the clubs did not attract primordial sentiments, into a league called Liga Indonesia. Persija, with a weak fanbase, continued its poor streak in the early years of Liga Indonesia until former army general Sutiyoso was appointed as

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in 1997 amid nationwide demonstrations that demanded the end of military-backed authoritarianism and the start of democratic elections at all levels. Recognizing that he must win support to secure another term, Sutiyoso used Persija as an outreach vehicle. In 1997, Sutiyoso rebranded Persija with a different colour. Orange replaced red to stress Persija's tiger symbol while national players were recruited and more professional management was introduced. The governor also wielded his powers to motivate other Jakarta clubs in Liga Indonesia, including the once-successful Pelita Jaya FC, to leave the capital city. To augment the fanbase, the Jakmania supporter group was created in December 1997. The total makeover paid off with Persija winning the 2001 national title, a fanbase developing into the biggest in the country and Sutiyoso securing a second term in 2002. The flip side of this top-down approach is constant taunts from supporters of other clubs calling Persija as "anak papa" (papa's boy), which has become louder since Persija won its next national title in 2018.

Professional years (2008–present)

The emergence of the Indonesian Super League in 2008 came amid pressure on Perserikatan teams to stop relying on the state budget and increase professional management. Persija, with the ability to attract supporters, sponsors and quality players, evolved into a well-oiled machine that performed well in different forms of competitions in Indonesia. However, it failed to win a national title in these professional years until 2018 when it championed the

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. While Jakmania turned the capital city orange after the crowning, supporters of other clubs mocked the victory as engineered so that Persija could finally end its 17-year drought. These naysayers argue that PSSI influenced several decisions during the season that unfairly benefitted Persija, including the goals scored in the 9 December 2018 game that sealed the title. Controversy aside, Persija is undeniably one of Indonesia's leading clubs with a fanbase that is now considered as the biggest in Asia, according to a December 2020 survey by the Asian Football Confederation. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Persija games could easily gather more than 50,000 people inside the stadium with thousands watching on public screens in neighbourhoods across the sprawling capital. Persija holds the record for highest attendance in a

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match when it faced with

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in 2018. In April 2022, Persija appointed former Borussia Dortmund manager,

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, as the new head coach and manager in a three-year deal. Doll brought Persija to second place in the 2022–23 season by only conceding 27 goals. Persija and Doll agreed to mutually part ways before the 2024–25 season after a disappointing eight place finish in the 2023–24 Liga 1 season. Doll was replaced by former Ratchaburi head coach, Carlos Peña in a one-year deal for the upcoming Liga 1 season.

Stadium

Persija currently plays their home matches at

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(GBK) in

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along with the Indonesia national football team. As VIJ, Persija first played at VIJ Stadium Petojo, Gambir. Before settling at the large GBK, the club used smaller stadiums in Jakarta as their home ground. For the

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and much of the

, Persija had to relocate to nearby Bekasi and use the

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or the

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when the GBK stadium underwent renovation for the

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and was later used for the main venue of that multi-sports event. Current

governor

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in 2019 decided to build a new stadium for Persija in

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, which is called the Jakarta International Stadium. The new stadium was completed in 2022. However, there is a campaign to rename the stadium after intellectual,

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, and Jakarta native, Mohammad Husni Thamrin. Thamrin also played an important part in the founding of Persija as VIJ by contributing his own money to build VIJ's first football pitch and stadium, VIJ Stadium.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Retired numbers

* 12 – The 12th man, reserved for club supporters "The Jakmania" * 14 –

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* 20 – Bambang Pamungkas

Personnel

Coaching staff

Management

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Kit colours

Persija Jakarta's traditional colour is red, which is used for their home kit. Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso in 1997 replaced it with orange to make it in line with the tiger symbol during the rebranding of the club. After 19 years, in 2016, Persija decided to return to red after a long national title drought. The experiment worked as Persija championed the top-tier league in 2018. Frequently, the colour of their away jersey is white. But sometimes, players wear black in their away matches. Orange has been kept as the color of their third jersey.

Support

Supporters

Persija's main supporter group are called the Jakmania, simply known as ''The Jak''. Founded in 1997 by Gugun Gondrong and Ferry Indra Sjarif, the Jakmania is one of the biggest football fan groups in Indonesia and use orange as their main colour, even though the club have since switched to red. Persija's home matches could easily attract over 50,000 spectators before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jakmania often travel to away matches, except against rivals Persib Bandung and Persebaya Surabaya because of police restrictions. However, tragedy still struck. Haringga Sirla, a Jakmania member who dared to break the rule and travel to

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in September 2018, was beaten to death by a group of ''Vikings'', supporters of Persib. The anthem of Persija, "Persija Menyatukan Kita Semua", written by the Jakmania, is always sung after a match.

Rivalries

Persija typically has rivalries with former Perserikatan teams such as PSM Makassar, Persebaya Surabaya and PSMS Medan due to long history of meeting. However, its top rival are Persib Bandung from the West Java city of

, 180 km away. This derby is known as Duel Klasik or Laga Klasik. The rivalry between the two teams has become violent in the 2000s due to the growth of ultras on each side. Influenced by some media and individuals who want the rivalry to be preserved, many hostile incidents involving the two support group have occurred with seven deaths so far. In 2014, a reconciliation was held by the West Java Police to avoid future clashes, resulting in restrictions against travelling supporters. However, fans continue to break the rule and end up in violent altercations. Persija also has rivalries with other Jakarta-based football clubs, dubbed ''Derby Ibukota'' (the Capital Derby) or ''Jakarta Derby''. However, unlike its rivalries with former Perserikatan teams, Persija's rivalries with other Jakarta-based clubs are low in intensity due to fewer matches held against them. The only rivalry worth mentioning is the one the club has with

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, which has successfully promoted to the top tier for some times, hence having more matches played between them.

Honours

Persija has won many titles, including from international tournaments, making the club as the most successful in Indonesia. Its last national title comes from the

Season-by-season records

Past seasons

;Key * Tms. = Number of teams * Pos. = Position in league

AFC (Asian competitions)

* Asian Club Championship/

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** 2001-02 – First round **

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– Preliminary round 2 *

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– ASEAN Zonal semi-finals **

– Group stage

Continental record

AFC club ranking

Former coaches

After becoming professional, Persija Jakarta has been trained by a combination of foreign and local coaches. Sofyan Hadi was the first head coach who won a professional national title for Persija Jakarta in 2001 when he was also playing for the team. Brazilian Antonio Claudio also was playing in and coaching the same team, but as a fitness coach. Another Brazilian,

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, led Persija to the 2018 national title.

Notable former players

This is the list of several domestic and foreign former notable or famous players of Persija from time to time.

Indonesia

* Soetjipto Soentoro * Tan Ling Houw *

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* Rully Nere * Dede Sulaiman *

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* Francis Wewengkang *

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* Elie Aiboy *

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* Beto Gonçalves *

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* Adam Alis *

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* Muhammad Roby *

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* Amarzukih *

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* Alfin Tuasalamony *

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* Samosir Tamani *

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* Ichsan Kurniawan *

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* Iman Fathuroman *

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* Rachmad Hidayat *

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* Arthur Irawan *

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* Ambrizal Umanailo *

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* Maman Abdurrahman *

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* Rezaldi Hehanussa * Aji Kusuma

Asia

Miro Baldo Bento Miro Baldo Bento de Araújo (born 4 June 1975) is an East Timorese football player. He is a former Indonesia national football team player (1998–2000), before deciding to join the Timor-Leste national football team in 2005 after Timor-Leste's ...

João Bosco Cabral João Bosco Cabral (born 7 July 1975) is a Timorese retired professional footballer who previously line up for Bali Devata and the East Timor national football team The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of East Timor ...

Rohit Chand Rohit Chand Thakuri (born 1 March 1992) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persik Kediri and the Nepal national team. During his teenage years, Chand was heavily linked to clubs such as Arsenal, Tot ...

Precious Emuejeraye Precious Emuejeraye (born 21 March 1983) is a professional footballer who last played for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Singapore national team. Now, he coaches in the Liverpool International Academy in S ...

* Agu Casmir *

Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a former Singaporean professional footballer who played as a centre back for the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Khairul Amri, Shahril Ishak and Hassan Sunny ...

Fahrudin Mustafic Fahrudin is a Bosnian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Fahrudin Aličković (born 1979), Serbian retired footballer * Fahrudin Durak (born 1966), Yugoslav retired football player * Fahrudin Gjurgjevikj (born 1992), Bos ...

Aleks Vrteski Aleksandar "Aleks" Vrteski ( mk, Александар Вртески) (born 28 September 1988 in Karratha, Western Australia) is a football goalkeeper who plays for Stirling Lions. Born in Australia, Vrteski represented Australia international ...

(Only In Indonesian Premier League) (Unofficial) * Jahongir Abdumominov *

Lam Hok Hei Lam Hok Hei (, born 18 September 1991 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong professional association football, footballer who currently plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Hong Kong Ran ...

* Park Kyung-min *

Jeong Kwang-sik Jeong Kwang-Sik (born July 12, 1985) is a South Korean former footballer who plays as a midfielder. In 2016 he played for Madura United Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pame ...

* Hong Soon-hak * Reinaldo * Yusuf Helal * Oliver Bias

Africa

Roger Batoum Urbain Roger Batoum ( ''Roger''; born 19 December 1978 in Cameroon) is a Cameroonian Association football, footballer. Honours Club ; With Happy Valley AA, Happy Valley * Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2003–04 * Hong Kong FA Cup: 2003–04 ...

Abanda Herman Ahmad Herman Abanda (born 20 February 1984 in Yaoundé) is a former Cameroonian footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majoirty of his career playing in Indonesia for PSM Makassar, Persija Jakarta, Persema Malang, Persib Bandung an ...

Serge Emaleu Ngomgoue Serge Emaleu Ngomgoue or Emaleu Serge (born 21 February 1985 in Bafoussam, West Region) is Cameroonian footballer who last played for Bontang FC. Career in Indonesia He debuted in Liga Indonesia in the 2005 season along with Arema Malang. He ...

Louis Berty Ayock Ayock Louis Berty (born November 21, 1981 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. He played for Rangers in the Hong Kong First Division League in 2006–07, for Kitchee in 2007–08, and for Pegasus Pega ...

Julius Pongla Akosah Julius Pongla Akosah ( ''Akosah'', born ) is a former Cameroon-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur for Hong Kong Second Division club Fu Moon. His position was striker. He was once called up by Cameroon ...

* Olinga Atangana *

Pierre Njanka Pierre Djaka Njanka-Beyaka (born 15 March 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Njanka played for Cameroon national football team, Cameroon at the 1 ...

* Eric Bayemi * Emmanuel Kenmogne * Mbeng Jean Mambalou *

Boakay Foday Boakay Eddie Foday (born 25 May 1986)Boakay Eddie Foday
at soccerway.com. Retrieved o ...

Oliver Makor Oliver Makor (born 9 October 1973) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Over his career, he played for Persik Kediri, Proodeftiki FC, Egaleo FC and Ionikos FC, among others. Makor was also a member of the Lib ...

Frank Seator Frank Jean Seator (24 October 1975 – 12 February 2013) was a Liberian striker who spent most of his football career in Asia. He died on 12 February 2013 at the Firestone Medical Hospital in Harbel, Liberia. Club career Seator played with Espér ...

* Chinedum Antoni *

Sam Ayorinde Samuel Ayorinde (born 20 October 1974) is a Nigerian former footballer who played at both professional and international levels. A striker, he played professionally for a number clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and he represented Nige ...

Vata Matanu Garcia Vata Matanu Garcia (born 19 March 1961), known simply as Vata, is a retired Angolan footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, most notably at Benfica. Club career Born in Damba, Uíge Province, V ...

* Alex Brown * Makan Konaté

Europe

* Jaime Braganca (Only In Indonesian Premier League) (Unofficial) *

Martin Vunk Martin Vunk (born 21 August 1984) is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Vunk was named the Meistriliiga Player of the Year for his performances for Flora in 2008. On 21 November 2009, he signed a ...

Evgeni Kabaev Evgeni Gennadyevich Kabaev (russian: Евгений Геннадьевич Кабаев; born 28 February 1988) is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Samutsongkhram in the Thai League 3 as a forward. Kabaev has been the top score ...

Ivan Bosnjak Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulga ...

* Evgheni Hmaruc *

Želimir Terkeš Želimir Terkeš (born 8 January 1981) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired football striker who last played for Zadar. He previously played for NK Zadar, NK Zagreb, HNK Čapljina, HŠK Zrinjski Mostar, NK Inter Zaprešić, Chongqing Lifan and P ...

Steven Paulle Steven Paulle (born 10 February 1986 in Cannes) is a French former footballer who plays as a centre-back. Career Paulle has previously played for hometown club Cannes amassing over 100 league appearances with the club before departing for Dijon. ...

* Joan Tomàs * Marco Motta * Marko Šimić *

Michael Krmenčík Michael Krmenčík (born 15 March 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol and the Czech Republic national team. Club career Krmenčík was born in Kraslice, Czech Republic ...

* Hanno Behrens

Americas

Addison Alves Addison Alves de OliveiraAddison
at Soccerway (born March 20, 1981) is a retired Brazilian

Antônio Cláudio Antônio Cláudio de Jesus Oliveira (born 16 April 1973), known as just Antonio Claudio, is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant coach of the Bali United. Honours Club Persija Jakarta * Liga ...

* Lorenzo Cabanas *

Ronald Fagundez Ronald Daian Fagundez Olivera (born May 12, 1979) is a Uruguayan former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ameri ...

* Emanuel de Porras *

Gustavo Ortiz Gustavo Hernan Ortiz (born October 10, 1977 in Almirante Brown Partido, Buenos Aires) is an Argentina, Argentine Association football, footballer that currently plays for Persibo Bojonegoro in the Indonesia Premier League. References External l ...

Robertino Pugliara Robertino Gabriel Pugliara (born 21 February 1984 in Buenos AiresRobertino Pugliara
on Socc ...

* Fabio Vigo *

Luciano Leandro Luciano Gomes Leandro (born 1 February 1966 in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million peo ...

* Aldo Mores *

Javier Roca Javier Leopoldo Roca Sepúlveda (born 9 August 1977) is a Chilean professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of Liga 1 club Arema. Career As a football player, Roca is a product of Colo-Colo youth system and had ...

Gustavo Chena Gustavo Roberto Chena (born 16 August 1982) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder. A graduate of the Boca Juniors academy, he spent the majority of his career in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indones ...

Pedro Velázquez Pedro Velázquez (born 13 May 1983) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward. He participated in 2003 South American Youth Championship with the Paraguay U20 national team. Career In January 2015, he signed with ...

Fabiano Beltrame Fabiano da Rosa Beltrame (born 29 August 1982), simply known as Fabiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 2 club PSBS Biak. Personal life Born in Brazil, he obtained Indonesian citizenship through natur ...

Sílvio Escobar Sílvio Escobar Benitez (born 18 July 1986) is a Paraguayan-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persela Lamongan. Club career Persepam Madura United In January 2014, he made his debut with Persepam Mad ...

Renan Silva Renan da Silva (born 2 January 1989), more commonly known as Renan Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indonesian club Persik Kediri. Honours Clubs ;A.C Olaria * Cup Washington Rodrigues: 201 ...

Willian Pacheco Willian Silva Costa Pacheco (born 28 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Persija Jakarta In 2016, Willian signed for Indonesian club, Persija Jakarta, and on 29 April 2016, Willian made hi ...

* Jaimerson Xavier * Bruno Lopes * Vinicius Lopes Laurindo * Luiz Júnior * Ivan Carlos * Rodrigo Tosi * Bruno Matos * Xandão *

Adolfo Fatecha Adolfo Fatecha (born 24 November 1972) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for clubs in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, China and Indonesia. Clubs * Olimpia 1992–1996 * Shanghai Shenhua 1997 * Olimp ...

* Diego Caneza *

Yann Motta Yann Motta Pinto (born 24 November 1999) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back for Brazilian club Tupi Football Club, Tupi. Career Tanjong Pagar U ...

* Alan Aciar *

Gustavo Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, a ...

References

External links

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Sepakbola – The Football Travellers
on FIFA's website {{Authority control Persija Jakarta Football clubs in Indonesia Football clubs in Jakarta Indonesian Premier Division winners Association football clubs established in 1928 1928 establishments in the Dutch East Indies