Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Raja Ampat, commonly known as Persiram Raja Ampat, or Persiram, was an Indonesian professional

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club based in

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, West Papua. They last competed in the

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before being acquired by PS TNI in 2016. Their nicknames are ''Dewa Laut'' (Sea God) and ''Laskar Bahari'' (Sea Warriors).

History

The club was founded on 11 April 2004. The team home jersey is black with blue stripes. They finished the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division in top eight position but because of dualism in

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some teams decided to participate in the

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, this gave Persiram direct promotion to the

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. On 30 March 2016, this club was officially acquired by

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. The acquisition process conducted through PT. Arka Gega Magna and the total costs incurred to take over was 17 billion

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Stadium

The club plays their home matches in Wombik Kilometer 16 Stadium in

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, West Papua. They immediately moved to

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for the

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season.

References

External links

Official website

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History

Stadium

See also

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