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

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

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with 2

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titles and 9

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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

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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.

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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and Eurasian players merged with the rebranded outfit. As the

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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

years. However, its fanbase was small and less passionate compared to ethnic-based supporter groups of

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PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar'; abbreviated as PSM) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , making it the oldest ...

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. 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

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league, which was struggling to attract a healthy-sized audience as the clubs did not attract primordial sentiments, into a league called

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. Persija, with a weak fanbase, continued its poor streak in the early years of Liga Indonesia until former army general

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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

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, 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-)

The emergence of the

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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

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. Before the

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, 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.

Stadium

Persija currently plays their home matches at

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(GBK) in

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along with the

. Before settling at the large GBK, the club used smaller stadiums in Jakarta as their home ground. For the 2017 Liga 1 and much of the

, Persija had to relocate to nearby

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and use the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium 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

Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022, as an Independent. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he s ...

in 2019 decided to build a new stadium for Persija in

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, which is called the

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. The new stadium was completed in 2022. However, there is also a campaign to rename the stadium after intellectual and

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Players

Current squad

Naturalised players

Out on loan

Reserves players and Academy

Retired numbers

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

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* 20 -

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Coaching staff

Management

, -

Kit colours

Persija Jakarta's traditional colour is red, which is used for their home kit. Jakarta Governor

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.

Supporters and rivalries

Supporters

Persija's supporters are called the Jakmania. 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 its main colour, even though the club have since switched to red. Persija's home matches could easily attract over 50,000 spectators before the

. They often travel to away matches, except against rivals

and

because of police restrictions. However, tragedy still strikes. 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, "Satu Jiwa" (One Soul), created by the Jakmania, is always sung after a match.

Rivalries

Persija's top rival is

from the

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

city of

, 180 km away. This derby is known as the oldest Indonesian Derby. 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 former

teams, especially

and

Honours

Persija has won many titles, including from international tournaments, making the club as the most successful in

. 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)

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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.

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Agu Casmir Agu Casmir (born 23 March 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a retired professional football player. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Singapore national team. Club career Casmir previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions and Woodlands Welli ...

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 Su ...

* Fahrudin Mustafic *

Jahongir Abdumominov Jahongir Abdumominov (born 9 February 1993), also known as Jaha, is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays for Viettel. Career Club On 19 July 2018, Abdumominov signed a one-year contract with FC Istiklol. On 11 January 2019, Abdumominov si ...

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 Hong Soon-Hak ( ko, 홍순학; born 19 September 1980) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder. He has previously played for Daegu FC, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Grazer AK, Goyang Zaicro and Persija. Club career statistics Hon ...

* Reinaldo

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 * Serge Emaleu Ngomgoue * Louis Berty Ayock *

Olinga Atangana Enoch Olinga (June 24, 1926September 16, 1979) was born to a Ugandan family of the Iteso ethnic group. He became a Baháʼí, earned the title Knight of Baháʼu'lláh and was appointed as the youngest Hand of the Cause, the highest appointed posi ...

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 *

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 * Chinedum Antoni * Sam Ayorinde *

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 Makan Konatè (born 10 November 1991) is a Malian professional football (soccer), footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder for Liga 1 (Indonesia), Liga 1 club RANS Nusantara F.C., RANS Nusantara. Club car ...

Europe

* Martin Vunk * Evgeni Kabaev * Ivan Bosnjak *

Evgheni Hmaruc Evgheni Hmaruc (russian: Евгений Хмарук; born 13 June 1977) is a Moldovan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career He was loaned to Constructorul Cioburciu in March 2002. He joined CSKA Sofia in Febr ...

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 Marco Motta (; born 14 May 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back. Motta is a former Italy international and made his senior international appearance in 2010; at youth level, he participated in the 2008 Summer ...

* Marko Šimić

America

* Addison Alves * Antônio Cláudio * Lorenzo Cabanas * Ronald Fagundez * 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 * Luciano Leandro *

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 * Pedro Velázquez * Fabiano Beltrame *

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 Ma ...

* Renan Silva * Willian Pacheco *

Jaimerson Xavier Jaimerson da Silva Xavier or simply Jaime Xavier (born 26 February 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indonesian club Persis Solo. He has previously played for Portuguesa and Joinville. Career Jaime bega ...

* Bruno Lopes * Luiz Júnior * Ivan Carlos *

Rodrigo Tosi Rodrigo Antonio Lombardo Tosi (born 6 January 1983) is a Brazilian footballer. Across his career he has played in Brazil, Malaysia, Greece, Switzerland, Iran, Singapore, Indonesia, Republic of Ireland and Brunei. Career He joined Tampines Rove ...

Bruno Matos Bruno Oliveira de Matos (born 5 June 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Saudi First Division League club Al-Jeel as an attacking midfielder or right winger. Club career Brasil Born in Barra, in the Brazilian state of ...

* 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 ...

References

External links

Official Website
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Sepakbola - The Football Travellers
on FIFA's website {{Liga Indonesia seasons 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