Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bojonegoro commonly known as Persibo, is an Indonesian football club in Bojonegoro, East Java. They currently compete in the Liga 3.[5] In 2010, Persibo played in the Indonesia Super League (the top tier Indonesian football league) after winning Divisi Utama (Second Tier division) previous season.[6] In 2012, Persibo won Piala Indonesia (Indonesian Cup) after defeating Semen Padang in the final and represented Indonesia in 2013 AFC Cup.[7]

Persibo Bojonegoro
Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bojonegoro
Nickname(s)Laskar Angling Dharma (Angling Dharma Army)
Naga Bergola (The Bergola Dragon)
The Giant Killer
Founded12 March 1949; 75 years ago (12 March 1949)
GroundLetjen Haji Sudirman Stadium
Capacity10.000[1]
OwnerPT. Pengelola Persibo Indonesia
CEOEko Setyawan [2]
ManagerHenry Arifianto [3]
CoachIwan Setiawan[4]
LeagueLiga 3
2023/24Champions, (East Java zone)

History edit

Established on March 12 1949 on the initiative of Raden Temenggung Sukardi who served as Regent of Bojonegoro at that time. Vacant in 1960 and starting to revive in the new millennium in 2000, the team's best achievement was achieved in the 2003/04 season after successfully appearing as champions of Division Two of the Indonesian League and promotion to Division One of the Indonesian League. Not only that, in the 2007/08 season, this team emerged as Division 1 champions and was promoted to the Premier Division

In their first season in the second caste of national football, the team nicknamed Laskar Angling Dharma made a big surprise in the Copa Indonesia tournament, after they defeated three teams from Indonesia's highest caste, namely, Arema Indonesia, Persik Kediri, and Pelita Jaya to advance to the last eight of the prestigious tournament which brought together three teams from different divisions. At the same time, the national football public was shocked and began to reckon with them, so they were nicknamed "The Giant Killer" by the media.

Persibo managed to win 2009-2010 Indonesian Joss League after defeating Deltras FC in the final match, thus successfully qualifying for the 2011 Indonesian Super League with Deltras FC as runner-up and Semen Padang FC who won third place. After playing several matches at LSI, precisely at the end of December 2010 Persibo decided to cross over to the Premier League. which at that time was a breakaway league so it received sanctions which meant that Persibo Bojonegoro was prohibited from participating in any PSSI activities and had to be thrown into Division One Indonesian League the following season. However, Persibo Bojonegoro's membership status was whitened along with Persema Malang, Persebaya Surabaya and PSM Makassar by the PSSI Executive Committee (Exco) in the third Exco meeting on Monday, 15 August 2011 at the PSSI Senayan Office Jakarta.

The lifting of these sanctions gives the "green light" for Persibo to take part in the assistance of the PSSI professional league for the 2011/12 season and compete with Indonesian Super League and First Division clubs to become a professional club. From the results of this assistance, Persibo was registered as one of the 24 clubs entitled to appear at level 1 of the Indonesian pro league which was later named Indonesian Prima League or Indonesian Premier League. In the season 2011/2012 Persibo was in the Indonesian Premier League along with 12 other teams which is the highest division in Indonesia.

Staff & coaching edit

Position Name
CEO   Eko Setiawan
Head Coach   I Putu Gede
Assistant Coach   Agus Supriyanto
Assistant Coach   Bijahil Chalwa
Physical Trainer   Prabowo Sucipto
Goalkeeper Coach   Roni Tri Prasnanto

Manager history edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 30 April 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IDN Nur Ikhsan
2 GK   IDN Karlos Wister Nyike
4 DF   IDN Rizki Dwi Nugraha
6 DF   IDN I Made Tri Somanada
8 FW   IDN Taufiq Hidayat
9 FW   IDN Diego Banowo
10 MF   IDN Mochammad Ricga
11 MF   IDN Bayu Nugroho
12 DF   IDN Roni Rosadi
13 DF   IDN Muhammad Yudha Firdanna
14 FW   IDN Fatah Aji Pratama
15 FW   IDN Gunawan Cahyo
16 DF   IDN Khairul Anam
17 FW   IDN Filippo Inzaghi Suyatmo
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   IDN Achmad Fajar Fathoni
19 MF   IDN Dhiyaz Saputra
20 GK   IDN Rupeka Firlian
21 MF   IDN Muh. Dzakwan Mangawiang
22 DF   IDN Munhar (Captain)
23 DF   IDN Risco Herlambang
24 GK   IDN Aditya Nugraha
25 FW   IDN Ananda Dhea
26 MF   IDN Irsyad Furqoni
30 FW   IDN Farid Fauzi
MF   IDN Fajar Mubaroqi
MF   IDN Robbi Kriswantoro
FW   IDN Adrian Putramaulana

Former foreign players edit

AFC edit

CONMEBOL edit

CAF edit

Honours edit

Domestic edit

League

Cups

AFC (Asian competitions) edit

Supporters edit

Persibo Bojonegoro have always enjoyed loyal and passionate support. Most fans come from Bojonegoro and around Part west of East Java. They called themselves as Boromania or Bojonegoro Mania.[13] their great enemy is the supporters club Persela Lamongan, LA Mania. but enjoy Boromania very friendly with the two groups of supporters who are very hostile, namely, Bonek and Aremania as well.

References edit

  1. ^ "Data Persibo Bojonegoro | Persibo Bojonegoro - Boromania". Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Kerinduan Suporter Nantikan Kejayaan Kembali Persibo Bojonegoro". www.detik.com (in Indonesian). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Status Manajer Persibo Didiskusikan". jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Cerita Persibo Tunjuk Iwan Setiawan di H-2 Kickoff Liga 3". beritajatim.com (in Indonesian). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Profil Klub: Persibo Bojonegoro". pssijatim.com (in Indonesian). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Mengingat Perjalanan Persibo ke Tangga Juara Divisi Utama 1 Dekade Lalu". www.indosport.com (in Indonesian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Mengenang Kisah Miris Persibo Bojonegoro di Piala AFC 2013". www.indosport.com (in Indonesian). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amoah, Joseph". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b "72 Tahun Persibo: Semua Pernah Juara, yang Belum Kasta Tertinggi". jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Persibo Bojonegoro Juara Divisi Utama". detik.com (in Indonesian). 29 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Tekuk Semen Padang, Persibo Juara Piala Indonesia". tempo.co (in Indonesian). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Babat Persibo 4-1, Semen Padang Juara Community Shield 2013". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 10 February 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Suporter Persibo Mulai Bereaksi". okezone.com (in Indonesian). 10 January 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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