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PSIS Semarang

Full name

Persatuan Sepakbola
Indonesia Semarang

Nickname(s)

Mahesa Jenar

Founded

1932

Ground

Jatidiri Stadium
Semarang, Indonesia

Capacity

25,000

Manager

Yoyok Sukawi

League

Indonesian League

2005-06

Indonesian Premier Division, 2nd





Home colours





Away colours

PSIS (Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Semarang) is an Indonesian soccer team based in Semarang, Central Java. Its homebase is Jatidiri Stadium. It won the 1998/1999 Indonesian League Championship.

1 History
2 Current years
3 Current squad
4 Honours
5 Fans
6 External links

[edit] History

Founded in 1932, PSIS is one of the oldest soccer teams in Indonesia. Before the first professional league was held in 1994/1995 season, PSIS joined Perserikatan, a football amateur competition organized by PSSI. The best achievement was in the 1986/87 season when PSIS won the title after defeating Persebaya Surabaya in the final 1-0.

In 1994, when Perserikatan and Galatama merged into Liga Indonesia, PSIS were put into the Premier division. In the 1998/1999 season, PSIS got their highest achievement by winning the title. In the final, PSIS defeated Persebaya Surabaya with a score of 1-0. The goal was scored by Tugiyo, who was renowned as "Maradona from Purwodadi", in the injury time of the second half. But after that excellent performance, PSIS did not do very well in the transfer window. Consequently, PSIS were ironically relegated in 1999/2000 season. A year later, PSIS managed to secure a promotion ticket back again to the Premier division.

[edit] Current years

In the last two years, PSIS Semarang had become one of the favourites to win the title of Liga Indonesia. In 2005, PSIS finished in 3rd place after defeating PSMS Medan with a score of 2-1.

Competing in the Western Zone, PSIS finished in 3rd place in 2006 regular home and away season,. Therefore PSIS went to the next round robin elimination system together with 7 other teams which were split into two groups of 4. In this round, PSIS won the first match against Arema Malang, 1-0, courtesy of a Gustavo Hernan Ortiz's goal. However,they were defeated by Persik kediri with a score of 1-3 on matchday 2 of the round robin elimination system. PSIS needed a win in their last match against Persiba Balikpapan to progress to the semi final, and they successfully booked a place in semi final following a 1-0 victory in a controversial postponed match due to pitch invasion by the fans. In the semifinal match, PSIS won 1-0 against Persekabpas Pasuruan who defeated them twice in a regular home and away season. In the grand final, PSIS met Persik Kediri and unfortunately once again PSIS were defeated with a score of 0-1 in extra time. The goal was scored by Christian Gonzalez in 107th Minute with a header. PSIS ended up as a runner up in 2006 season.

For 2007 season, PSIS has successfully signed Julio Lopez from Chile. Julio Lopez is projected as a replacement for Emanuel De Porras who controversially left the team after a defeat in the 2006 Liga Indonesia Grand Final despite the fact that PSIS were still due to be competing in Copa Dji Sam Soe against Persija Jakarta few days later.

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Basuki Setyabudi
2	DF	Yusuf Sutan Mudo
3	DF	Idrus Gunawan
4	DF	Kahudi W
5	DF	Maman Abdurrahman
6	DF	Eko Prasetyo
8	MF	Wahyu Wahab
9	FW	Indriyanto Setyo Nugroho
10	FW	Julio Lopez
11	MF	Fachrudin
12	GK	I Komang Putra
13	MF	Modestus Indra Kurniawan
14	MF	Julian Kusuma
16	DF	Denny Rumba
17	MF	Harry salisbury
19	DF	Dedean Surdani
21	FW	Khusnul yakin
22	GK	Agus Murad Alfarizi
23	MF	Muhammad Ridwan
25	DF	Foffe Kamara
27	DF	Zoubairou
29	FW	Ari Julianto
33	FW	Asep Winarso