Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Pekalongan, commonly known as Persip Pekalongan, or Persip, is an Indonesian football club based in Pekalongan, Central Java. They currently compete in Liga 3.

Persip Pekalongan
Full namePersatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Pekalongan
Nickname(s)The Javan Bats
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
GroundHoegeng Stadium
Capacity20,000
OwnerAskot PSSI Pekalongan
ChairmanM. Ridzky Arweidya[1]
CoachGatot Barnowo[2]
LeagueLiga 3
2023Liga 3, 1st (Central Java zone)

History edit

Football as a people's sport has a long history in Pekalongan. This can be traced back to the colonial era around 1920 before PSSI was founded, football had become an activity that many people watched, at that time a European club from Austria had time to compete with a local team in the town square. Pekalongan and one of the oldest clubs in Pekalongan ever recorded is THH, a club owned by Chinese residents.

recorded in the book Voetbal 40 Jarr in the Netherlands indie, 1894-1934 by W. Berrety. THH is one of the clubs from Pekalongan that participates in a competition held by NIVU (Nederlandsche Indishe Voetbal Unie) or a football association organized by Dutch East Indies. It is not surprising that this historical site is now starting to be pioneered again by Laskar Kalong who are able to penetrate the Indonesian Premier Division level.

The local teams in Pekalongan, both those that have existed since the colonial era or those that emerged after the independence era, have a myriad of talented talents. One of Pekalongan's talents who was able to penetrate the list of players Indonesia national team was Muhammad Ridho. In addition, several national players have played for Persip Pekalongan, including: Patricio Jiménez Díaz, Zulvin Zamrun, Elie Aiboy, Awan Setho Raharjo, Irkham Mila, Wahyu Wiji Astanto, Ibrahim Sanjaya, and Arif Yanggi Rahman.[3]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 8 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   IDN Saviola Meindeita
3 DF   IDN Adiya Dwi
4 DF   IDN Sheva Istnan
5 DF   IDN Fajar W
6 FW   IDN Mahardika Respati
8 MF   IDN Andre Aditya
9 FW   IDN Okka Majid
10 FW   IDN Ahmad Rizal
11 FW   IDN Ali Al Azmi
13 MF   IDN Khakam Nizam
14 MF   IDN Lukman Sholeh
17 DF   IDN Andika Setyo W
19 MF   IDN Haezel Wahyudya
20 GK   IDN Surya Rizky
21 DF   IDN Wawan Ridho
23 DF   IDN Saviola
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   IDN Aqsha Saniskara (on loan from PSIS Semarang)
29 MF   IDN Zico Uldha
30 MF   IDN Haidar Nur Afif
41 DF   IDN Pradipa Abhirama
45 FW   IDN Dimas Sevilla
47 MF   IDN Tri Wibowo
50 FW   IDN M Ibnu Iqbal
79 MF   IDN Sakhrul Ramadhani
81 FW   IDN Rishandy
99 MF   IDN Hosemando Andri

Stadium edit

Their homeground is Hoegeng Stadium, which is situated in Keraton Sports Complex in the downtown of Pekalongan, Central Java.

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Empat Perusahaan Resmi Jadi Sponsor Persip Pekalongan di Liga 3 2021". www.suaramerdeka.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Gatot Barnowo Resmi Nahkodai Persip Pekalongan, Targetkan Lolos Putaran Nasional". Jateng News. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Squad profiles". Liga Indonesia. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Persip Pekalongan Juara Counterpain Liga 3 Jateng 2022". Jateng Today (in Indonesian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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