Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Kediri or Indonesian Football Association of Kediri ''(abbreviated Persik Kediri)'' is an Indonesian professional

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club based in Kediri,

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. They currently compete in the Liga 1. The club was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in

Brawijaya Stadium Brawijaya Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Kediri (city), Kediri, East Java, Indonesia this stadium was built in 1983, and underwent renovations in 2000. ''Brawijaya Stadium'' has a capacity of 15,000 seats, as well as the headquarter ...

the city of Kediri. Persik Kediri started playing in Premier Division

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(now Liga 1) in 2003. The team with the nickname ''White Tiger'' and has a proud motto of ''Djajati'' or ''Panjalu Jayati'' which means Kediri Wins taken from Hantang inscription. The story of the victory of

Kediri Kingdom Kediri Kingdom (also known as Panjalu) Javanese script : ꧋ꦥŋꦗꦭꦸ, was a ''Hindu-Buddhist'' Javanese Kingdom based in East Java from 1042 to around 1222. This kingdom is centered in the ancient city ''Dahanapura'', despite the lack o ...

with its famous king at that time

Jayabaya Jayabhaya or Jayabaya ( Javanese spelled: Ratu Jayabaya) was the Javanese King of the Kediri Kingdom in East Java, Indonesia which ruled around 1135-1159 CE. With the title of ''abhiseka'' used is Sri Maharaja Sang Mapanji Jayabhaya Sri Warmesw ...

over

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, became a spark of enthusiasm and a hope for peach to always strive for victory in every match. Persik Kediri is identical to the majesty jersey in purple.

History

Early formed

In terms of football Kediri has quite a long history. The beginning of the emergence of the sport

in Kediri started with the opening of

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factories that employed Dutch people, it was they who brought football far into the interior like Kediri. During the

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period, the economic conditions in Kediri were controlled by the Dutch. For the economic sector, Kediri is indeed famous for its sugar production. Many sugar factories were founded by the Dutch. after the opening of a sugar factory in the Kediri area, the

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brought influence in various aspects, one of which was sports. One of the most developed sports in Kediri is football. With the construction of

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sugar PG. Meritjan in 1918, then the Dutch employees also entered in Kediri. At first, the people of Kediri were just spectators when football was being played by PG employees. Meritjan. These employees often do sparring and when their team members are lacking they often ask the audience to play along. This is the beginning of the people of Kediri know the game of football. Since the arrival of football in Kediri, local people have started to like this sport. Initially the Kediri people only played football when the Dutch held a soccer match, but over time the Kediri people began to play it alone without the presence of the Dutch. Football is a sport that is easily accepted by the people of Kediri because this sport is easy to play and this sport emphasizes teamwork. Football seems to be a culture among the people, football in Kediri began to develop with the emergence of soccer clubs in the Kediri area. Not only small clubs that appeared in several areas of Kediri, but in 1950 the association football club was established in Kediri, namely Persik. Persik players

In the archives of the management, the Indonesian Football Association of Kediri (abbreviated PERSIK) was established in 1950. As the founder was the Regent of Kediri, R. Muhammad Machin. At that time, Kediri was still a

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, there was no separation of regions, districts, and

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. With the help of Kusni and Liem Giok Djie, he first designed the team's flag which was composed of two colors. The top is red and the bottom is black with the words KEDIRI in the middle of the two colors.

Crest

The club was founded on 19 May 1950 by Raden Muchamad Machin, T.H.D. Rahmat, and M. Sanusi. Since the

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started in 1994, Persik has won (

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) and (

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) editions respectively. The club promoted to the top-tier level in (2002). In the East Java, Persik Kediri has a great name, the team was famous football club also with Arema, and

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, which used to be the best derbies in East Java. The supporters of this club are called Persik Mania of Man & Persik Nona of Woman. The Persik Kediri logo is in the shape of a pentagon with red and black background colors. Inside the pentagon there are two yellow gates. This symbolizes the glory of

in the past. It was explained that the Kediri kingdom was very broad and rich, at that time in the world the richest countries apart from

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sequentially were;

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which ruled over

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, Panjalu which controlled the eastern part of the archipelago and

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which controlled the western part of the archipelago. Southeast Asia trade route map XIIcentury

Between the two gates in the logo there is a flower symbol taken from the PSSI logo, indicating that Persik Kediri is a member of the Indonesian Football Association. Above the image of the gate is the inscription PERSIK, as the name of the team and the inscription KEDIRI below the image of the gate, indicating the city of origin of this club. This peach logo is the fruit of a design by a Kediri artist named Harsono. He is also known as a teacher in this town. The peach logo is used until now and has not changed.

Nickname

The nickname of the

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that is pinned refers to the symbol of the Kediri city government. The White Tiger is believed to be the incarnation of King

, which until now has become a symbol of the fame of the Land of Kediri. Jayabaya was the fifth king of the Kediri Kingdoms well as the most influential king in Javanese civilization.

The era

Persik Kediri is entitled to a ticket to play in Asian Champions League 2007 after winning

. The Indonesian League champions were immediately confronted by three strong Asian teams. The three teams are

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(Japan),

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(Australia), and

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(China). Persik was able to make it difficult for the club labeled as the Asian giant by putting up a fight to beat Sydney FC (2–1) and Shanghai Shenhua (1–0) at home which was then located at

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. In the last home match against Urawa Red Diamonds, Persik Kediri were able to force the Japanese representative to draw, Persik Kediri really gave a fierce resistance by winning 2–1 in the first half through a brace Cristian Gonzales but in the end it was equalized and ended with a score of 3–3. These results had opened Persik Kediri's hopes to qualify for the next round on the condition that they must win at home to Shanghai Shenhua. Unfortunately, in the end, Persik Kediri were eliminated due to a crushing defeat in Shanghai (0–6), Meanwhile, Urawa Red Diamonds managed to win the 2007 Asian Champions League. The failure of Persik Kediri, which at that time was strengthened by Cristian Gonazales, Ronald Fagundez, and Danilo Fernando, to qualify from the group stage because they always lost away. Even so, Persik Kediri recorded an achievement by being unbeaten at home and forced to draw with the prospective

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champions.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Asian club ranking

Asian competition

2 times participation *

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: Group stage **

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: Group stage

Season to season record

Top Scorer List

Club officials

Record

Honours

* Division Two Indonesian League 2000 – Champion Division Two ( Liga 3) (promotion to Division One Indonesian League / Liga 2) * Division One Indonesian League 2002 – Champion Division One ( Liga 2) (promotion to Indonesian League Premier Division / Liga 1) * Indonesian League Premier Division 2003 – Champion Indonesian League (now Liga 1) * Indonesian League Premier Division 2006 – Champion Indonesian League (now Liga 1) * Indonesian League Main Division 2013 – Third place in Main Division (promotion to Indonesian Super League / Liga 1) 2014 * Liga 3 2018 – Champion Liga 3 (Promotion to Liga 2) 2019 * Liga 2 2019 – Champion Liga 2 (Promotion to Liga 1) 2020

Tournament

* Champion of

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I Governor's Cup 2002 * Champion of

III Governor's Cup 2004 * Champion of

V Governor's Cup 2006 * Champion of

VI Governor's Cup 2008 * Champion of

Governor's Cup 2014 * Third Place

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2010 * Runner-up Bangyos Cup 2005 * Fairplay Team, Best Player, Top Scorer Liga 3 2018 * Trofeo Ronaldhinho ** Winners :

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(Asian competitions)

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– Group stage 3rd place **

– Group stage 3rd place

Kit suppliers

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(2008–2010) * Specs (2010–2012) * Made by club (2013 & 2016) *

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(2014) *

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(2017) * Fitsee (2018) * MBB Apparel (2015, 2019–2020) * Noij Sportwear (2020–2022) * DJ Sportwear (2022–)

References

External links

* {{Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions, state=autocollapse Football clubs in Indonesia Football clubs in East Java Indonesian Premier Division winners Association football clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in Indonesia