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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya | |||
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| Founded | 18 June 1927; 98 years ago (18 June 1927) (asSoerabhaiasche Indonesische Voetbal Bond) | |||
| Ground | Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 46,806 | |||
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| CEO | Azrul Ananda | |||
| Manager | Yahya Alkatiri | |||
| Coach | Vacant | |||
| League | Super League | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga 1, 4th of 18 | |||
| Website | www | |||
 Current season | ||||
Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya (lit. 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known asPersebaya Surabaya or simplyPersebaya (Indonesian pronunciation:[ˈpersɛbaja]), is an Indonesian professionalfootball club based inSurabaya,East Java. The club currently plays in theSuper League, the top flight ofIndonesian football. Persebaya Surabaya is regarded as one of the most iconic and successful teams in the country, winning numerousIndonesian League titles and tournaments.
In the 2009–10 season, Persebaya began as a promoted team in theIndonesia Super League but ended the season relegated after a"walkover" (WO) loss toPersik Kediri.[2][3] The club subsequently joined the breakawayIndonesian Premier League, with Assistant Manager Cholid Goromah stating that the decision was driven by a desire for significant changes in Indonesian football, and denying that it was due to relegation or a lack of regional government funding (APBD).[4]
In the2017 season, Persebaya Surabaya won theLiga 2, defeatingPSMS Medan in thefinal which was held atGelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium.[5]
In 2019, Persebaya competed in the pre-season tournamentPresident's Cup. They managed to reach thefinal stage and lost in theSuper East Java Derby againstArema, aggregately 2–4.[6]
In October 2019, Persebaya appointed their legendAji Santoso as newcoach, replacingWolfgang Pikal.[7] Under his management, the club finished 5th in2021–22 season.[8]
Persebaya plays their home matches atGelora Bung Tomo Stadium, which replaced the olderGelora 10 November Stadium.[9] English sideQueens Park Rangers played a friendly match against Persebaya on 23 July 2012 in Gelora Bung Tomo. The visitors won the match, 2–1.[10]
The supporters of Persebaya are known asBonek, this anacronym fromBondho (resource) andNekat (reckless). Bonek is one of the biggest supporter groups in Indonesia.[11][12] also Persebaya supporters they called asGreen Force which mean The Green-Green Troops are synonymous with Persebaya.[13]
The song "Song for Pride", is an anthem song Persebaya Surabaya, this song was composed byMahardika Nurdian Syahputra.[14]
Bonek has a good relationship withBobotoh, Supporters ofPersib Bandung.[15] Their friendship began with fans who often made headlines as supporters of the rioters.
The main rivalry withArema FC is known as theSuper East Java derby this match was born from the hostility of the fans and showed the best in East Java, the supporters should not be brought together by theIndonesian Police because of the possibility of clashes between groups.[16][17]
The match withPSIS Semarang was born from the controversy ofSepakbola Gajah sincePerserikatan.[18] Until now the two clubs when they meet always compete with high tension.[19]
Persebaya also has another rival withPSMS Medan,Persija Jakarta,PSM Makassar,Persib Bandung in thePerserikatan era.[20][21]
The main sponsorship list is as follows.[22]
From the foundation of the club, the common home official kit includes a green shirt, green shorts, with yellow combinations. Green and yellow colours are also seen in the crest. The away kit of the club is associated with a yellow background.Green andyellow have become the club's official Persebaya Surabaya colors.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Domestic | ||||
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| 1st tier | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
| Perserikatan | 4 | 8 | 1951,1952,1975–78,1987–88 | 1938,1941,1942,1964–65,1969–71,1971–73,1986–87,1989–90 |
| Liga IndonesiaPremier Division /Liga 1 | 2 | 2 | 1996–97,2004 | 1998–99,2019 |
| Indonesia Premier League | 0 | 1 | 2011–12 | |
| 2nd tier | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
| Liga 2 | 3 | 0 | 2003,2006,2017 | |
| Domestic | ||||
| Cup competitions | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
| Piala Utama[25] | 1 | 0 | 1990[26] | |
| Indonesia President's Cup | 0 | 1 | 2019 | |
| Piala Jusuf (Makassar) | 1 | 0 | 1970 | |
| Piala Surya (Surabaya) | 3 | 0 | 1975, 1976, 1977 | |
| Piala Tugu Muda (Semarang) | 1 | 0 | 1989 | |
| Piala Persija | 1 | 0 | 1988 | |
| Piala Gubernur Jatim | 2 | 0 | 2006, 2020 | |
| Piala Dirgantara | 1 | 0 | 2017 | |
| Piala Indonesia | 0 | 0 | ||
| International | ||||
| Friendly tournament | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
| Aga Khan Gold Cup | 0 | 1 | 1970[27] | |
| Unity Cup | 1 | 0 | 2011[28] | |
| Current rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 |  | Albion F.C. | 1314 |
| 1352 |  | Gabala SC | 1313 |
| 1353 |  | Persebaya | 1313 |
| 1354 |  | SC Gagnoa | 1313 |
| 1355 |  | América de Quito | 1313 |
| Current rank | Country | Team | Points |
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| 136 |  | Nassaji Mazandaran | 1315 |
| 137 |  | Al Raed | 1314 |
| 138 | | Persebaya | 1313 |
| 139 | | Semen Padang | 1312 |
| 140 | | Shahr Khodro F.C. | 1312 |
| Season | League/Division | Tms. | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | ASEAN Club Championship | ||
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| 1994–95 | Premier Division | 34 | 9 in East Div. | – | – | – | – | |
| 1995–96 | Premier Division | 31 | 7 in East Div. | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996–97 | Premier Division | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1997–98 | Premier Division | 31 | did not finish | – | Asian Club Championship | First round | – | |
| 1998–99 | Premier Division | 28 | 2 | – | – | – | – | |
| 1999–2000 | Premier Division | 28 | 6 in East Div. | – | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | – | |
| 2001 | Premier Division | 28 | Semifinal | – | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | Premier Division | 24 | 11 in East Div. | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | First Division | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | Premier Division | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | Premier Division | 28 | Second round (relegated) | Quarter final | AFC Champions League | Group stage | – | |
| 2006 | First Division | 36 | 1 | Quarter final | – | – | – | |
| 2007–08 | Premier Division | 36 | 14 in East Div. | Second round | – | – | – | |
| 2008–09 | Premier Division | 29 | 4 (PO Winners) | Third round | – | – | – | |
| 2009–10 | Super League | 18 | 17 | Quarter final | – | – | – | |
| 2010–11 | LPI | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2011–12 | Indonesian Premier League | 12 | 2 | Semi-finals | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | Indonesian Premier League | 16 | Season unfinished | – | – | – | – | |
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| 2017 | Liga 2 | 61 | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | Liga 1 | 18 | 5 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – | |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| 2020 | Liga 1 | 18 | did not finish | – | – | – | – | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 18 | 6 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 18 | 12 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 18 | 4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 2025–26 | Super League | 18 | TBD | – | – | – | – | |
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Home | Away |
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| 1997–98 | Asian Club Championship | First round |  | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| 1999–2000 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second round |  | Bangkok Bank | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| 2005 | AFC Champions League | Group stage | | Krung Thai | 1–2 | 0–1 |
 | Binh Dinh | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||
| Busan IPark | 0–3 | 0–4 |
