Sriwijaya Football Club, commonly known as Sriwijaya riwiˈdʒajaor SFC, is an Indonesian professional football club based in

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, that competes in the Liga 2, the second tier of Indonesian football. The club was founded on 23 October 2004 after the South Sumatra government bought ''Persijatim Solo FC'', which was based in

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. Their current home stadium is

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium ( id, Stadion Gelora Sriwijaya; literally "Sriwijaya Sports Arena Stadium"), is a multi-purpose stadium located in Jakabaring Sport City complex in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. ...

in Jakabaring, southern section of

. The club is widely known by their nickname, ''Laskar Wong Kito'' (Our Warriors). Sriwijaya is the first club in Indonesia which achieves double titles achievement in the same season.

History

The club was founded in 1976 as Persijatim Jakarta Timur with home base in

East Jakarta ) in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jatinegara railway station and Museum of Transportation at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. , image_seal = Lambang Kota Jakarta Timur.png , motto = , image_map ...

. Due to a financial crisis, the club was sold and moved to

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in 2002, changed their club name to Persijatim Solo FC. In 2004,

Government bought the debt-ridden Persijatim as they wanted to manage a Palembang-based football team to compete in the top tier of Indonesian football system since the province did not have any football clubs competing in the top tier of Indonesian football league, after the dissolution of Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian in 1992. The government also did not want the

to go wasted after the 2004 National Games. The club then changed its name to Sriwijaya FC and moved its home base to

, South Sumatra. The name ''Sriwijaya'' is thought to come from the ancient

Srivijaya Empire Srivijaya ( id, Sriwijaya) was a Buddhist thalassocratic empire based on the island of Sumatra (in modern-day Indonesia), which influenced much of Southeast Asia. Srivijaya was an important centre for the expansion of Buddhism from the ...

, an empire that used to rule the land in the old days. The club is owned by PT Sriwijaya Optimis Mandiri. It is the first team to have done a double in Indonesia by winning both 2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division and 2008 Piala Indonesia in the same season. This double winner achievement was also its first titles since the foundation of the club. The following years saw Sriwijaya again winning the Piala Indonesia in 2009 and 2010, setting up a record as the first team to have won the Piala Indonesia three years in a row. Sriwijaya also managed to win the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League, as well as the 2010 and 2012 Indonesian Inter Island Cup.

Relegation to Indonesian Liga 2 in 2018

The team failed to build on their success after winning the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League and the club was relegated (six years later after the triumph) to the Indonesian second division, Liga 2 in 2018. This happened after they finished second from bottom in the 2018 season Liga 1.

Key

Key to league record: * Pos = Final position * P = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * GF = Goals for * GA = Goals against * GD = Goal difference * Pts = Points Key to rounds: * W = Winner * F = Final * SF = Semi-finals * QF = Quarter-finals * R16 = Round of 16 * R32 = Round of 32 * R64 = Round of 64 * R5 = Fifth round * R4 = Fourth round * R3 = Third round * R2 = Second round * R1 = First round * GS = Group stage Key to competitions * Cup = Piala Indonesia * CL = AFC Champions League * AC = AFC Cup

Seasons

* = ISL wasn't recognized by PSSI at that year

Continental history

Stadium

Sriwijaya's home fields are

and Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium.

Logo

The first circle of the team crest symbolizes the club's strength, unity and peace. The words ''Sumatera Selatan'' shows that it is owned by South Sumatra government. ''Bersatu Teguh'' is a representation of the supporters' and the club's wholeness. The

Garuda Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda i ...

image shows power and thoroughness. Behind the main logo, Mount Dempo and Ampera Bridge can be seen, both seen as South Sumatra's pride and determination. File:SriwijayaFC.png, File:SriwijayaFC 2009.png,

Kit suppliers

* Specs (2005–2008) *

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(2009–2010) * Specs (2011–2012) *

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(2012–2016) * Calci (2017–2020) * Tweve (2021)

Players

Current squad

Naturalized players

All time topscorers

Coaches

Coaching Staff

Honours

* = ISL wasn't recognized by PSSI at that year

AFC (Asian competitions)

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

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– Group stage **

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– Preliminary round ** 2011 – Play-off round *

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– Round of 16 ** 2011 – Round of 16

Friendly tournaments

* Piala Gubernur Kaltim ** ''Winner (1):''

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References

External links

*
Sriwijaya FC Profile on Eyesoccer Football Database
* {{Liga 2 Palembang Football clubs in Indonesia South Sumatra Indonesian Premier Division winners Association football clubs established in 2004 2004 establishments in Indonesia Sport in South Sumatra Football clubs in South Sumatra Sriwijaya F.C.