Persib Bandung

Persib Bandung
Full name Persatuan Sepak Bola
Indonesia Bandung
Nickname(s)
Founded 1933
Ground Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Chairman Dada Rosada
Manager Umuh Muchtar
Coach Drago Mamic
League Indonesia Super League 2011-2012
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Persib, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Bandung is an Indonesian football club based in Bandung, West Java. In most of the media, a tautology Persib Bandung is often used. Persib is the result of a merger of 3 football clubs in 1933, namely Bandoeng Inlandsche Voetbal Bond (BIVB), Persatuan Sepak bola Indonesia Bandung (PSIB) and National Voetball Bond (NVB).

Referring to the number of title in a long history of Indonesian football competition, Persib is considered as one of the most successful clubs in Indonesia.

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Homebase

Persib's home base is Siliwangi Stadium. Persib new home base, Gedebage Stadium is still under construction which is scheduled to finish in 2012. To comply with the stadium and pitch standard as defined by the league's board, Persib is using Si Jalak Harupat Stadium as their home stadium in the Super League before the completion of their new stadium.

Training ground

Persib uses SOR Persib Bandung as training ground.

Achievements

One of the most memorable achievements in the history of this club is when they became champions of the last Perserikatan competition in the 1993/1994 season. In the final, the club with legendary players, like Robby Darwis won against PSM Makassar. Afterward, Galatama and Perserikatan (Perserikatan were merged into Liga Indonesia, a newly formed competition. In the first season of Liga Indonesia, Persib won the first title after defeated Petrokimia Putra Gresik in the final.

In the continental level, Persib is one of the Indonesian clubs which managed to reach the quarterfinal round of AFC Champions League.

League

Performance in AFC competitions

1995-96: Quarterfinal

2011-2012 Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Jendri Pitoy
2 DF Mohammad Nasuha
3 DF Zulkifli Syukur
4 DF Wildansyah
5 DF Maman Abdurahman
6 DF Abanda Herman
7 MF Atep Rizal
9 FW Airlangga Sucipto
10 FW Moses Sakyi
11 MF Robbie Gaspar
13 DF Muhammad Agung Pribadi
14 MF Hendra Ridwan
15 FW Aliyudin
16 MF Tony Sucipto
No. Position Player
17 MF Muhammad Ilham
18 DF Jajang Sukmara
20 MF Budiawan
21 FW Ryota Miki
22 GK Dadang Sudrajat
23 DF Dudi Sunardi
24 MF Hariono
25 DF Rian Permana
29 FW Sigit Hermawan
30 GK Rizky Bagja
32 GK Cecep Supriatna
33 DF Anggi Indra Permana
44 DF Aldi Rinaldi
50 MF Miljan Radovic

2011-2012 Transfers

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Team Officials

Coaching Staff

Role Name
Head Coach Drago Mamic
Assistant Coach Robby Darwis
Goalkeeper Coach Anwar Sanusi
Fitness Coach Dino Sefriyanto
Doctor Team M. Raffi Gani
Masseur 1 Wara Muharam
Masseur 2 Emen Suwarman
Masseur 3 Sutisna

Management

Role Name
Chairman Dada Rosada
General Commissioner Zaenal Hasyim
General Director Glen Sugita
Marketing Director Muhamad Farhan
Commissioner Kuswara S Taryono
Manager Umuh Muchtar
Assistant Manager Dedy Firmansyah
Secretary Yudiana

Former Coaches

Year Coach
1994 Suryamin
1994-1995 & 2000-03 Indra Thohir
2003 Marek Andreiz Sledzianowski
2003-06 Juan Antonio Paez
2006 Risnandar Soendoro
2007 Arcan Iurie
2007-08 Jajang Nurjaman & Robby Darwis (caretaker)
2008-10 Jaya Hartono
April–July 2010 Robby Darwis (caretaker)
August–September 2010 Daniel Darko Janaković
September–November 2010 Jovo Cucković
2010–2011 Daniel Roekito
2011–2012 Drago Mamic

All time top scorer

Year Player Caps Goals
2008–2011 Hilton Moreira 49 28
2006–2009 Zaenal Arif 52 18
2002 and 2005–2011 Eka Ramdani 121 15
2008–present Airlangga Sucipto 57 14
2006–2008 Redouane Barkaoui  ?? 14
2005–2007 Ekene Ikenwa 26 13
2003–2005 Imral Usman  ?? 13
2007–2009 Lorenzo Cabanas 60 12
2007 Christian Bekamenga 30 11
2008–2009 Rafael Bastos 27 11

Notable former players

CAF

AFC

  • robbie gaspar
  • ((flagicon|japan)) ryota miki

CONMEBOL

UEFA

Local players

  • Nandar Iskandar
  • Heri Kiswanto
  • Dadang Kurnia
  • Sutiono Lamso
  • Yadi Mulyadi
  • Usep Munandar
  • Edi Hafid Murtado
  • Nur'alim
  • Djajang Nurjaman
  • Aji Nurpijal
  • Alexander Pulalo
  • Yaris Riyadi
  • Peri Sandria

Supporters

Persib Bandung has a large fan base in West Java and Banten provinces. Persib Bandung's fans are often referred to as "Bobotoh", the name came from Sundanese word which means: the ones who encourages or builds up the spirit for others who going to engage in a contest.[2] The "Bobotoh" are organised into several fan clubs, the biggest is Viking Persib.[1]

Sponsors

Former Sponsors

See also

Persib Bandung U-21

References

External links