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| Full name | Madura United Football Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Sape Kerrab (The Racing Bull) | |||
| Short name | MDR | |||
| Founded | 1986; 39 years ago (1986), as Pelita Jaya 10 January 2016; 9 years ago (10 January 2016), as Madura United | |||
| Ground | Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 13,500 25,000 | |||
| Owner | PT Polana Bola Madura Bersatu[1] | |||
| President | Achsanul Qosasi | |||
| Head coach | Carlos Parreira | |||
| League | Super League | |||
| 2024–25 | Liga 1, 15th of 18 | |||
| Website | maduraunitedfc | |||
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Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professionalfootball club. The club is based inPamekasan,Madura,East Java. They currently play in theSuper League.
The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lineage began asPelita Jaya in 1986, under which it won threeGalatama titles in 1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94 before changing names, homebases, and ownership several times.[2]
The club was formed asPelita Jaya Football Club in 1986, based inJakarta. During that time, the team won threeGalatama titles (1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94). Starting from 2000, the team moved home grounds several times, first toSolo in 2000,Cilegon in 2002,Purwakarta in 2006,Bandung in 2008, andKarawang in 2009, before moving back to Bandung in 2012 afterBakrie Group sold off the club in favor of purchasingArema F.C., which also cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs.[3][4] Throughout those years, the team retained the "Pelita" name until it was rebranded asPersipasi Bandung Raya (PBR, which also the abbreviation for the final iteration of the club under the "Pelita" name,Pelita Bandung Raya) for the ultimately abandoned2015 Indonesia Super League; despite the name, Persipasi's home base was actually inBekasi.[2]
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 toMadura. The club was rebranded asMadura United. After the purchase, Madura United replaced PBR to compete in the2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A.[5]
In 2024, fresh off their2023–24 Liga 1 runner-up finish, Madura United participated in the inaugural2024–25 AFC Challenge League tournament being placed in Group E alongside Cambodian clubPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Mongolian clubSP Falcons where the club played both of their match inUlaanbaatar. On 27 October 2024, Madura United faced SP Falcons in a goalless contest at theMFF Football Centre 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 clubTainan City where Madura United was caught with a goalless draw in the first leg at theKaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium. In the second leg, Madura United went on to win the match 3–0 thus qualifying to the semi-finals.
| Period | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 2010–2011 |  Lotto |
| 2011–2012 |  Umbro |
| 2012–2014 | Mitre |
| 2015–2016 |  MBB |
| 2017 |  Mizuno |
| 2018–2021 | MBB |
| 2021–2024 | XTen |
| 2024–present | DRX Wear |
Madura United mostly play their home matches atGelora Bangkalan Stadium andGelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium.[7]
Their supporters groups are called "Taretan Dhibi", "Peccot Mania", "Trunojoyo Mania", and "K-Conk Mania".[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Technical director |  Alfredo Vera |
| Head coach |  Carlos Parreira |
| Assistant coach | Rakhmad Basuki |
| Ananto Nurhani | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Amiruddin |
| Physical coach | Roni Azani |
| Physiotherapist | Dimas Bagus |
AsPelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya
| Season | League tier | League | League position | Piala Indonesia | Asian competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | Qualifying stage | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Premier Division | Season abandoned | – | – | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – | |
| 2001 | 1 | Premier Division | 11th, East Div. | – | – | |
| 2002 | 1 | Premier Division | 7th, West Div | – | – | |
| 2003 | 1 | Premier Division | 14th | – | – | |
| 2004 | 1 | Premier Division | 17th | – | – | |
| 2005 | 1 | Premier Division | 13th, East Div. | First round | – | |
| 2006 [id] | 2 | First Division | Second round, Gr. A | Second round | – | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Premier Division | 8th, West Div. | 4th | – | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 9th | Third round | – | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 15th | Quarter Final | – | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 12th | – | – | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 6th | Did not participated | – | |
| 2013 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 15th | – | – | |
| 2014 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | Semifinal | – | – | |
| 2015 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | Season not finished | – | – | |
AsMadura United
| Season | League tier | League | League position | Piala Indonesia | ACLE | ACL 2 | ACGL | ACC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[a] | 1 | Indonesia Soccer Championship A | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 1 | Liga 1 | 6th | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 1 | Liga 1 | 8th | Semifinal | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 1 | Liga 1 | 5th | – | – | – | – | |
| 2020 | 1 | Liga 1 | Season declared void | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Liga 1 | 9th | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Liga 1 | 8th | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Liga 1 | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Liga 1 | 15th | – | – | – | Semi-final | – |
| 2025–26 | 1 | Super League | TBD | – | – | – | – | – |
Notes
AsPelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya
| Period | Coach |
|---|---|
| 1994–1995 | Mundari Karya |
| 1995–1996 | Mario Kempes |
| 1996–1997 |  Slm Milosevic |
| 1997 |  Henk Wullems |
| 1997–1998 | Rob Jacobs |
| 1998–2004 | Danurwindo |
| 2005 | Mundari Karya |
| 2006 | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
| 2006 | Syafrudin Fabanyo |
| 2007–2010 |  Fandi Ahmad |
| 2010–2011 | Misha Radovic |
| 2011–2012 | Rahmad Darmawan |
| 2012–2013 |  Simon McMenemy[11] |
| 2013 |  Darko Janacković[12] |
| 2013–2015 | Dejan Antonić[13] |
| 2015 | Pieter Huistra[14] |
AsMadura United
| Period | Coach |
|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | Gomes de Oliveira[7] |
| 2018 |  Milomir Šešlija[7] |
| 2018 | Gomes de Oliveira |
| 2019 | Dejan Antonić |
| 2019 | Rasiman |
| 2020–2021 | Rahmad Darmawan |
| 2021–2023 | Fábio Lefundes |
| 2023–2024 | Maurício Souza |
| 2024 | Widodo C. Putro |
| 2024 |  Paulo Menezes |
| 2025– | Alfredo Vera |
AsPelita Jaya
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying tournament group 5 |  | Muara Stars FC | 2–1 | 2nd | |
 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 1–2 | |||||
| Geylang International | 4–1 | |||||
 | Philippine Air Force | 3–0 | |||||
| Group B |  | Liaoning | 0–1 | 4th | |||
 | Al Rasheed | 1–1 | |||||
 | Shahin Ahvaz | 0–2 | |||||
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying tournament group 6 |  | Bangkok Bank FC | 2–1 | 1st | |
| Geylang International | 0–0 | |||||
| Group A |  | Al-Nasr | 3–0 | 2nd | |||
| Liaoning FC | 0–1 | |||||
| Semi-finals | | Esteghlal | 0–2 | ||||
| Third place playoff |  | 25 April | 2–2 (7–6p) | ||||
| 1991 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying stage 1st round | | Geylang International | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 |
| 1994–95 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying stage 2nd round |  | Ilhwa Chunma | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 |
AsMadura United
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group E |  | SP Falcons | 0–0 | 1st | |
 | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2–1 | |||||
| Quarter-finals |  | Tainan City | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Semi-finals | | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–6 |
AsPelita Jaya
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Singapore Cup | Preliminary Round | | DPMM FC | 0–1 |
Domestic League Top Tier Division
Domestic cups
All records under the Pelita name
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