| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Mutiara Hitam (The Black Pearl) | ||
| Short name | PSPR JAY | ||
| Founded | 25 May 1963; 62 years ago (1963-05-25) | ||
| Ground | Mandala Stadium Lukas Enembe Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 40,263 | ||
| Owner | PT Persipura Jayapura[1] | ||
| Chairman | Benhur Tommy Mano | ||
| Manager | Owen Rahadian | ||
| Coach | Rahmad Darmawan | ||
| League | Championship | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group K), 3rd (Relegation Play-off winner) | ||
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura, orPersipura, is anIndonesian professionalfootball club based inJayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in theChampionship.
One of the giants of modern football in Indonesia, Persipura has won numerous league and cup titles. The club is known for having a distinct playing style, which often showcases the individual abilities of players. Persipura is also known for producing great players from Papua such asRully Nere,Jack Komboy,Eduard Ivakdalam,Boaz Solossa,Ian Louis Kabes, andImanuel Wanggai.
Persipura's history is mysterious. The club's administrators cannot fully make sure that the club was founded in 1963, since there are also proof that suggests the club might have been founded in 1965, 1962, or even 1950.[2] Other than that, the administrators also cannot fully make sure Persipura's original name.
The early years were not filled with a lot of achievements. They only managed to win the Perserikatan First Division two times in 1979 and 1993. Other than that, they were runners-up in the 1980Perserikatan season.[3] In the final match of that season which took place on 31 August atSenayan Stadium, they lost toPersiraja Banda Aceh 3–1. The goalscorers were Leo Kapisa on 15th minute for Persipura, Rustam Syafari ('45), and Bustamam ('55, '81) for Persiraja.
Their first achievement in the modern era is by winning the2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division under coachRahmad Darmawan.[3][4] PT. Persipura Papua was established to fulfill the requirement to compete in theIndonesia Super League.[5]
Persipura dominated Indonesian football under the control of Brazilian coachJacksen F. Tiago by winning theIndonesia Super League (ISL, present:Liga 1) in2009,2011 and2013.[6] They also managed to finish as runners-up three times during ISL era.[6] When PSSI was under FIFA sanctions,Indonesia Soccer Championship was held in 2016 which the team came out as champions.[7]
Persipura endured difficult challenges in2021-22 season which saw two senior figuresBoaz Solossa andTinus Pae were fired from the club due to disciplinary reasons, but the latter was signed back in mid-season.[8] It also had its points deducted by 3 points after failing to appear in a match againstMadura United F.C. on 21 February 2022.[9] Eventually, after disappointing results all season, Persipura was relegated which ended its 29-year spell on the highest level of Indonesian football league.[10] The team won its last match of the season againstPersita Tangerang 3–0 on 31 March 2022, but it wasn't enough asPS Barito Putera, which had had 2 points advantage prior to the final matchday, drew 1–1 againstPersib Bandung.[11] Barito finished above Persipura although having the same points due to head-to-head rule.[12]
On many occasions, Persipura played inAFC Cup andAFC Champions League, which began from2010 AFC Champions League group stage. They drew againstJeonbuk Hyundai Motors,Changchun Yatai F.C. andKashima Antlers, which saw them finished bottom of the group with only one win against Changchun Yatai.[13] In the following year, Persipura debuted inAFC Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals where they were beaten by an Iraqi teamErbil SC. In 2012, Persipura failed to qualify for2012 AFC Champions League group stage, lost toAdelaide United FC in play-off.[14]
In 2014, Persipura qualified again forAFC Cup, topped the group stage where they played againstChurchill Brothers S.C.,Home United, andNew Radiant S.C. In Round of 16, they won againstYangon United F.C. 9-2 whereBoakay Eddie Foday scored 5 goals. They also beatKuwait SC in the quarter-final and advanced to the semifinals to play againstQadsia SC. However, Persipura was beaten by the Kuwaiti team 10–2 on aggregate.[15]
Persipura qualified for AFC Cup the third time in2015 after finishing as runner-ups of2014 Indonesia Super League. The group stage saw them finished first amongBengaluru FC,Maziya, andWarriors FC.[16] In Round of 16, they were about to play againstPahang FA, but the Malaysian team could not attend the match due to visa reasons and the match was deemed a walkover.[17] Eventually, Persipura's campaign ended when FIFA sanctioned PSSI which was intervened by Indonesian government, thus all football activities in Indonesia were suspended.[18]
Persipura was scheduled to compete in2021 AFC Cup, but the competition itself was cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic.[19]
in the2021-22 season, Persipura were relegated due to the many defeats they experienced at the start of the season. Persipura finally started to improve after sacking coachJacksen F. Tiago and replacing him with his former Argentina coachAngel Alfredo Vera. But unfortunately it was too late, Persipura finally had to be relegated from Liga 1 after finishing dramatically in 16th position out of 18 clubs.[20]
Previously, Persipura only competed in the Divisi Utama Perserikatan (Second Division), after being relegated in 1989.[21] They only got promoted again in 1993 after winning the Divisi Utama Perserikatan[22] and then had to be relegated back toLiga 2 (Second Division), after 28 years of competing and making great history in Indonesia's top football competition.[23]
Mandala Stadium
Persipura uses Mandala Stadium as their home ground. Located on Dock V Jayapura and Facing a beautiful view of Humboldt Bay, making Mandala Stadium as one of the Beautiful stadium view in South East Asia.
Lukas Enembe Stadium
Persipura used to always use the Mandala Stadium as their home and To compete inLiga 2 for the2022-2023 season, Persipura received permission from the Governor ofPapua Province,Lukas Enembe to use the biggest stadium in Papua which is Lukas Enembe Stadium along with the training field next to the main stadium. And also the archery athlete's guesthouse beside the main stadium is used by Persipura players to live in while doing training camps by also getting Gym and other facilities as well.
Their supporters are called Persipura Mania.[24] They also have hardline fans orultras namely Ultras BCN1963, Black Danger Community, The Karakas, and The Comen's.
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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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| Season | Liga Indonesia | Piala Indonesia | AFC Cup | AFC Champions League | Top scorers | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Name | Goal | ||||
| 1994–95 | Premier(East) | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 42 | 8th | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Premier(East) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 48 | 5th | — | — | — | 20 | |
| (2S Group C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2nd | ||||||
| (KO)1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Premier(East) | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 35 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — |
| (2S Group C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4th | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Premier(East) | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 7th | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Premier(East) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 5th | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Premier(East) | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 40 | 5th | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Premier(East) | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 8th | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 2002 | Premier(East) | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 25 | 34 | 3rd | — | — | — | 14 | |
| (2S Group A) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2003 | Premier | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 51 | 58 | 5th | — | — | — | 14 | |
| 2004 | Premier | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 13th | — | — | — | 8 | |
| 2005 | Premier(East) | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 17 | 46 | 1st | Round of 16 | — | — | 8 | |
| (2S Group B) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1st | ||||||
| (KO)4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1st | |||||||
| 2006 | Premier(East) | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 8th | 2nd | — | — | 12 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier(East) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 24 | 64 | 1st | 2nd | — | — | 20 | |
| (2S Group B) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1st | ||||||
| (KO)4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd | |||||||
| 2008–09 | ISL | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 25 | 80 | 1st | 2nd | — | — | 28 | |
| 2009–10 | ISL | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 62 | 32 | 67 | 2nd | 4th | — | Group Stage | 18 | |
| 2010–11 | ISL | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 60 | 1st | — | Quarter-final | — | 22 | |
| 2011–12 | ISL | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 35 | 68 | 2nd | — | — | Qualifying Play-off | 25 | |
| 2013 | ISL | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 18 | 82 | 1st | — | — | — | 25 | |
| 2014 | ISL(East) | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 39 | 2nd | — | Semi-final | — | 11 | |
| (2S Group A) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1st | ||||||
| (KO)4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2015 | ISL5 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | ISC A6 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 68 | 1st | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | Liga 1 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 37 | 60 | 5th | — | — | — | 15 | |
| 2018 | Liga 1 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 12th | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 2019 | Liga 1 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 53 | 3rd | Round of 32 | — | — | 11 | |
| 2020 | Liga 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 36 | 16th | — | — | — | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Liga 2(Group 4 in regular round) | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4th | — | — | — | 10 | |
| (Group D in Relegation round) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1st | ||||||
| 2024–25 | Liga 2(Group 3 in regular round) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 3rd | — | — | — | 22 | |
| (Group K in Relegation round) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3rd | ||||||
| (Relegation playoff) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | PO Winners | ||||||
| 2025–26 | Championship(Group 2) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | TBD | 0 | |
Champion Runners-up 3rd place Promoted Relegated
QR Qualification RoundNP Not Participated
Note:
^1 3rd position withPupuk Kaltim. Knockout rounds are only statistics, not counting points.
^2 PS Barito Putera did not take part in the league
^3 Knockout rounds are only statistics, not counting points.
^4 Knockout rounds are only statistics, not counting points.
^5 League was suspended.
^6Indonesia Soccer Championship A is an unofficial competition replacing Indonesia Super League which was suspended.
| Year | Player | Caps | Goals | Ratio |
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| 2005–2021 | 359 | 225 | 0.62 | |
| 2005–present | 335 | 44 | 0.13 | |
| 2009–2010, 2011–2012 | 66 | 43 | 0.65 | |
| 2010–2014 | 80 | 24 | 0.30 | |
| 1994–2010 | 218 | 21 | 0.9 | |
| 2007–2009 | 32 | 20 | 0.62 |
| Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jeju United FC | 1380 | |
| 72 | Borneo F.C. Samarinda | 1379 | |
| 73 | Persipura Jayapura | 1376 | |
| 74 | Sydney FC | 1376 | |
| 75 | Salgaocar FC | 1372 |
| Type | Format | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Perserikatan/Liga Indonesia Premier Division/Indonesia Soccer Championship A/Super League | Top Tier Division | 5 | 2005,2008–09,2010–11,2013,2016 |
| Piala Presiden Soeharto/Piala Keraton II/Inter Island Cup | Domestic Cup Competitions | 3 | 1976,[38] 2009,[39]2011 | |
| Indonesian Community Shield | Community Shield | 1 | 2009 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 2010 | AFC Champions League | Group stage | 1–4 | 0–8 | ||
| 2–0 | 0–9 | |||||
| 1–3 | 0–5 | |||||
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 4–2 | 1–1 | ||
| 4–1 | 1–1 | |||||
| 3–0 | 1–4 | |||||
| Round of 16 | – | 3–1 | ||||
| Quarter-final | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||||
| 2012 | AFC Champions League | Play-off round | – | 0–3 | ||
| 2014 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 0–2 | 1–1 | |||||
| 3–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| Round of 16 | 9–2 | – | ||||
| Quarter-final | 6–1 | 2–3 | ||||
| Semi-final | 0–6 | 2–4 | ||||
| 2015 | AFC Cup | Group stage | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 6–0 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3–1 | 3–1 | |||||
| Round of 16 | 0–3 W/O | – | ||||
| 2021 | AFC Cup | Group stage | Cancelled | |||