Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Palu or abbreviated Persipal is an Indonesian

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club based in Palu, Central Sulawesi. In the last season, they actually played in Liga 3 but failed to be promoted after finishing 3rd in the National round Group E. But in mid-2022, they bought Muba Babel United's slot and automatically promoted themselves to Liga 2. Persipal played at Gawalise Stadium in downtown Palu, Central Sulawesi.

History

Persipal had a heyday in the 1970s and was one of the favorite clubs in

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during the

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era. Several Persipal legend players, including Jack Donald, Jaka Dewa, and Erwin Sumampow, managed to bring Persipal to the 1979

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Liga Perserikatan Big 12 Final against

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. At that time, in the 1970s, Persipal Palu was coached by

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, a world football legend from

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, they have even played matches with European clubs such as

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and

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from the

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, Votslin from

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and Asian club Ansan Hallelujah from

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. But over time, their achievements have decreased, since 1995 they are still difficult to get out of the

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zone of the

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. In the 2010-2011 season, Persipal Palu could have almost made it to the Divisi Utama if they had not lost to Persbul Buol in the Knock Out match towards the last 8 of Divisi Utama at the Gawalise Stadium,

Palu Palu, which is officially known as the City of Palu (Indonesian: ''Kota Palu''), is the capital and largest city of Central Sulawesi. Palu is located on the northwestern coast of Sulawesi and borders Donggala Regency to the north and west, Pari ...

. Prior to 2022–23 Liga 3 where Persipal initially competed, they bought Liga 2 club's license, Muba Babel United and officially merged. Persipal competed in 2022–23 Liga 2 after the merger. For the upcoming 2022-23 season, Persipal will field two teams in two different leagues. The senior team, named Persipal Palu BU (Babel United) will compete in the 2022–23 Liga 2, while the youth team, simply called Persipal Palu, will compete in the 2022–23 Liga 3. This setup is similar to that of

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and Bandung United as well as

Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...

and

PS Kota Pahlawan Persatuan Sepakbola Kota Pahlawan (simply known as PS KoPa or PS Kota Pahlawan) is an Indonesian football club based in Surabaya, East Java. They currently compete in the Liga 3. Founded in 2018 as PS Kota Pahlawan or PS KoPa, it is the reserve ...

Players

Current squad

Coaching Staff

Honours

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** Champions: 1996–97 *Liga 3 Central Sulawesi ** Champions: 2017,

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References

External links

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