Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional

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club. The club is based in

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. They currently play in the Liga 1. The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lineage began as Pelita Jaya in 1986, under which it won three

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titles in 1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94 before changing names, homebases, and ownership several times.

History

The club was formed as Pelita Jaya Football Club in 1986, based in

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. During that time, the team won three

titles (1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94). Starting from 2000, the team moved home grounds several times, first to

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in 2000,

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in 2002,

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in 2006,

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in 2008, and

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in 2009, before moving back to Bandung in 2012 after

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sold off the club in favor of purchasing Arema F.C., which also cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs. Throughout those years, the team retained the "Pelita" name until it was rebranded as Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR, which also the abbreviation for the final iteration of the club under the "Pelita" name, Pelita Bandung Raya) for the ultimately abandoned

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; despite the name, Persipasi's home base was actually in

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. On 10 January 2016, an agreement was reached with the previous owner of Persipasi Bandung Raya, Ari Dewanto Sutedi, and Husodo Angkosubroto, witnessed by the founder of Pelita Jaya, Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie, that the ownership of Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR) was to be taken over and moved to

. The club was rebranded as Madura United. After the purchase, Madura United replaced PBR to compete in the

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. In 2024, fresh off their 2023–24 Liga 1 runner-up finish, Madura United participated in the inaugural

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tournament being placed in Group E alongside Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Mongolian club SP Falcons where the club played both of their match in

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. On 27 October 2024, Madura United faced SP Falcons in a goalless contest at the

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with both team sharing the points. In the next match, Madura United defeated Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–1 and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group leaders, facing off against Taiwanese club

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where Madura United was caught with a goalless draw in the first leg at the

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. In the second leg, Madura United went on to win the match 3–0 thus qualifying to the semi-finals.

Name changes

* Pelita Jaya (1986–1999); home base in Lebak Bulus Stadium,

; known as Pelita Mastrans in 1997 and Pelita Bakrie between 1998 and 1999 * Pelita Solo (2000–02); home base in

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* Pelita Krakatau Steel (2002–06); home base in Krakatau Steel Stadium,

* Pelita Jaya Purwakarta (2006–08); home base in Purnawarman Stadium, Purwakarta * Pelita Jabar (2008–09); home base in

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* Pelita Jaya Karawang (2009–12); home base in

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* Pelita Bandung Raya (2012–2015); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung * Persipasi Bandung Raya (2015); home base in Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium,

* Madura United (2016–present); home base in

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Kit manufacturers

Stadium

Madura United mostly play their home matches at Gelora Bangkalan Stadium and

Supporters

Their supporters groups are called "Taretan Dhibi", "Peccot Mania", "Trunojoyo Mania", and "K-Conk Mania".

Players

Current squad

Team officials

Source:

Season-by-season records

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya ;Key * Tms. = Number of teams * Pos. = Position in league As Madura United ;Key * Tms. = Number of teams * Pos. = Position in league ''Notes''

List of former managers

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya As Madura United

Performance in AFC club competitions

As Pelita Jaya As Madura United

Invitational tournament record

As ''Pelita Jaya''

Honours

Domestic

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

League *

** Champions (3): 1988–89, 1990, 1993–94 ** Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1987–88 National cups * Piala Utama ** Champions: 1992 ** Runners-up: 1990 * Piala Liga ** Runners-up (3): 1987, 1988, 1989

As Madura United

League * Liga 1 ** Runners-up: 2023-24

U-21 team

''All records under the Pelita name'' League * Indonesia Super League U-21 ** Champions: 2008–09 ** Runners-up: 2009–10 ** Third-place:

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Continental

As Pelita Jaya

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** Third-place: 1990–91

As Madura United

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** Semi-finals: 2024–25

References

External links

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