Aremania

Aremania
Teams	Arema Indonesia
Location	Malang, East Java
Established	1997
Membership	[50,000+]
Website

Aremania is a supporter of the soccer club in Indonesia Super League and one of the largest supporters club dedicated to Arema Indonesia. They are known for its fanaticism. Throughout the season, they travel along with the team on most away games.

History

The group came to prominence in the late 90`s, usually being infamous for taking an active part in football hooliganism Indonesia.^[1]

Since the they have been praised for their input into Indonesian football and supporter culture and in 2006, they were awarded "The Best Indonesian Football Supporters" by Football Association of Indonesia.

In 2014 the ultras during a game against Persib Bandung made a tifo consisting of a banner 15000m² large, considered to be one of the biggest ever made ^[2]

Rivalries

Aremania have a very strong rivalry with supporters of Persebaya Surabaya, who are known as "Bonek" and the games between the two sides, known as the East Java Derby, often escalates into violence.^[3]^[4]

Songs

Aremania has been known to sing many songs before even the game begins. These songs have been recorded by the local rappers and musicians. These songs are:

Salam Satu Jiwa by APA Rapper
Arema Juara by ARRO
Untuk-mu Arema by B-Qini
Arema Milik Kita Semua by Djanoer
Singo Edan by Peace Maker
Aremania by The Klokid
Cinta Bola Cinta Arema by Tropical Forest
Sang Juara by Vitruvian

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