Persiwa Wamena U-20 is an Indonesian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club based in
Wamena,
Papua Province
Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri. It is bordered by the ...
,
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 ...
. They play in the top division in Indonesian football,
Liga Indonesia. Their home stadium is
Pendidikan Stadium
Pendidikan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Wamena, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for Persiwa Wamena
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Wamena, commonly known as Persiwa Wamena is an I ...
. Its nickname ''"The Highlander"'' referred its home ground that located around
Jayawijaya Mountain The Jayawijaya Mountains, formerly known as the Orange Range, are the eastern mountain range of the Maoke Mountains in the central highlands region of the Indonesian part of New Guinea. The range extends for east of the Sudirman Range to the Star M ...
.
Former player
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Fred Ferdinando Mote
Fred Ferdinando Mote or Fred Mote or just called Nando (born November 15, 1989, in Wamena) is an Indonesian former footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types ...
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Alan Arthur Aronggear
Alan Arthur Aronggear or Alan Aronggear (born 10 May 1990 in Merauke, Merauke Regency, Papua) is an Indonesian footballer. He currently plays for Perseru Serui at the Indonesia Super League
Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for ...
See also
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Persiwa Wamena
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Indonesia Super League U-21
Liga 1 U-19 is a junior level league of participating clubs in the Liga 1. From 2008 to 2014, this youth league was an under-21 league known as the Indonesia Super League U-21. From the 2017 season onwards, the competition age limit decreased fro ...
External links
Fans Official Blog
Profile at liga-indonesia.co.id
Football clubs in Indonesia
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