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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Malang | ||
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| Nickname | Bledeg Biru (Blue Lightning) | ||
| Founded | 8 October 1934; 91 years ago (8 October 1934) asPST Tumapel 20 June 1953; 72 years ago (20 June 1953) asPersema Malang | ||
| Ground | Gajayana Stadium Malang,East Java,Indonesia | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Manager | Christian Ariando[1] | ||
| Coach | Ahmad Bustomi[2] | ||
| League | Liga 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 4th (East Java zone) Third round, 4th in Group D (National phase) | ||
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Persema, an acronym forPersatuan Sepakbola Malang is an Indonesianfootball club based inMalang,East Java. They currently compete in theLiga 4.[3]
The club was officially established in 1953, with primary funding from Malang's municipal budget. It was part of theIndonesian Super League until January 2011 when they hosted LPI's inaugural match and stopped relying on public funds. The other local team,Arema FC, is one of the most successful clubs in ISL. The team's nickname is "Bledeg Biru" while its home stadium isGajayana Stadium.[4]
Persema has yet to secure a trophy throughout its tenure in the Indonesian Super League, consistently occupying mid to lower positions in the standings. The team faced relegation to Indonesia's Division One (third-tier) in 2003. However, within two seasons, Persema successfully returned to the second-tier league. Subsequently, Persema earned promotion to the ISL in 2009 and remained in the league until shifting to the LPI in 2011.
Persema is now popular as the club that first hired European-born naturalized playersIrfan Bachdim andKim Jeffrey Kurniawan whose nominations to theIndonesia national under-23 football team in 2011 were cancelled by theFootball Association of Indonesia because they chose to play in the breakaway league. Its coachTimo Scheunemann is aGerman who was born and bred inIndonesia and has become a father figure in Indonesia for Bachdim and Kurniawan. His ability to speakIndonesian andJavanese makes him popular among local journalists.
| Season | League/Division | Tms. | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC competition(s) | |
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| 1994–95 | Premier Division | 34 | 12th, East division | – | – | – |
| 1995–96 | Premier Division | 31 | 13th, East division | – | – | – |
| 1996–97 | Premier Division | 32 | 8th, East division | – | – | – |
| 1997–98 | Premier Division | 31 | did not finish | – | – | – |
| 1998–99 | Premier Division | 28 | 4th, Group D | – | – | – |
| 1999–2000 | Premier Division | 28 | 8th, East division | – | – | – |
| 2001 | Premier Division | 28 | 7th, East division | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Premier Division | 24 | 10th, East division | – | – | – |
| 2003 | First Division | 26 | 3rd, Group B | – | – | – |
| 2004 | First Division | 24 | 3rd, Second round | – | – | – |
| 2005 | Premier Division | 28 | 7th, East Division | Second round | – | – |
| 2006 | Premier Division | 28 | 7th, East Division | Second round | – | – |
| 2007–08 | Premier Division | 36 | 13th, West Division | First round | – | – |
| 2008–09 | Premier Division | 28 | 2 | Round of 16 | – | – |
| 2009–10 | Indonesia Super League | 18 | 10 | First round | – | – |
| 2011 | Liga Primer Indonesia | 19 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | Indonesian Premier League | 12 | 8 | Round of 16 | – | – |
| 2013 | Indonesian Premier League | 16 | Disqualified | – | – | – |
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| 2017 | Liga 3 | 32 | Eliminated in provincial round | – | – | – |
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| 2019 | Liga 3 | 32 | Eliminated in provincial round | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Liga 3 | season abandoned | – | – | – | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 64 | Eliminated in provincial round | – | – | – |
| 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 80 | Eliminated in provincial round | – | – | – |
| 2024–25 | Liga 4 | 64 | 4th, Third round | – | – | – |
Irfan Bachdim
Kim Kurniawan
Caue BenicioJairon Feliciano Damásio
Robert Mark Gaspar
Seme Pierre Pattrick
Brima Pepito Sanusie| National teams |
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