Sriwijaya FC

Sriwijaya FC
Full nameSriwijaya Football Club Palembang
Nickname(s)
  • Elang Andalas
    (The Andalas Eagles)
  • Laskar Wong Kito
    (Our People's Warriors)
Short nameSFC
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976) (as Persijatim Jakarta Timur)
2002; 22 years ago (2002) (as Persijatim Solo F.C.)
23 October 2004; 19 years ago (23 October 2004), as Sriwijaya F.C.
GroundGelora Sriwijaya Stadium
Capacity23,000
OwnerPT Sriwijaya Optimis Mandiri[1]
ManagerHendriansyah
CoachHendri Susilo
LeagueLiga 2
2023–24Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group A), 1st
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Sriwijaya Football Club, commonly known as Sriwijaya FC [sriwiˈdʒaja] or SFC, is an Indonesian professional football club based in South Sumatera, Palembang, that competes in the Liga 2, the second tier of Indonesian football. The club was founded on 23 October 2004 after the South Sumatra government bought Persijatim Solo FC, which was based in Surakarta. Their current home stadium is Gelora Sriwijaya in Way Halim, southern section of Palembang. The club is widely known by their nickname, Laskar Wong Kito (Our Warriors). Sriwijaya is the first club in Indonesia which achieves double titles achievement in the same season.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1976 as Persijatim Jakarta Timur with home base in East Jakarta.[3] Due to a financial crisis, the club was sold and moved to Solo, Central Java in 2002, changed their club name to Persijatim Solo FC. In 2004, South Sumatra Government bought the debt-ridden Persijatim as they wanted to manage a Palembang-based football team to compete in the top tier of Indonesian football system since the province did not have any football clubs competing in the top tier of Indonesian football league, after the dissolution of Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian in 1992. The government also did not want the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium to go wasted after the 2004 National Games. The club then changed its name to Sriwijaya FC and moved its home base to Palembang, South Sumatra.[4][5] The name Sriwijaya is thought to come from the ancient Srivijaya Empire, an empire that used to rule the land in the old days. The club is owned by PT Sriwijaya Optimis Mandiri.[6]

It is the first team to have done a double in Indonesia by winning both 2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division and 2008 Piala Indonesia in the same season.[7][8] This double winner achievement was also its first titles since the foundation of the club. The following years saw Sriwijaya again winning the Piala Indonesia in 2009 and 2010, setting up a record as the first team to have won the Piala Indonesia three years in a row. Sriwijaya also managed to win the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League, as well as the 2010 and 2012 Indonesian Inter Island Cup.[9]

Relegation to Indonesian Liga 2 in 2018

The team failed to build on their success after winning the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League and the club was relegated (six years later after the triumph) to the Indonesian second division, Liga 2 in 2018. This happened after they finished second from bottom in the 2018 season Liga 1.[10][11][12]

Key

Champions Runners-up Top scorers CL AC

Seasons

Seasons of Sriwijaya F.C.
Season League Cup Other competitions
Division Pos P W D L GF GA Pts
2005 Liga Indonesia 9th West 26 9 5 12 30 34 32 R2
2006 Liga Indonesia 6th West 26 8 10 8 29 24 34 R1
2007–08 Liga Indonesia 1st 39 23 8 8 67 34 77 W
2008–09 Indonesia Super League 5th 34 15 9 10 60 45 54 W Champions League GS
2009–10 Indonesia Super League 8th 34 14 6 14 48 49 48 W AFC Cup R16
2010–11 Indonesia Super League 5th 28 13 7 8 43 32 46 NH AFC Cup R16
2011–12* Indonesia Super League 1st 34 25 4 5 71 31 79 A
2013 Indonesia Super League 5th 34 17 6 11 56 61 57 NH
2014 Indonesia Super League 6th West 20 6 5 9 22 29 23 NH
2015 Indonesia Super League abandoned NH
2017 Liga 1 11th 34 11 9 14 50 50 42 NH
2018 Liga 1 17th 34 11 6 17 48 56 39 R16
2019 Liga 2 4th 27 13 7 7 28 19 46 NH
2020 Liga 2 abandoned NH
2021–22 Liga 2 Second Round 13 7 3 3 16 9 24 NH
  • = ISL wasn't recognized by PSSI at that year

Continental history

As of match played 4 November 2017
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 9 1 1 7 9 33
AFC Cup 14 7 2 5 27 21
Total 23 8 3 12 36 54
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2009 AFC Champions League Group F Japan Gamba Osaka 0–3 0–5 4th
South Korea Seoul 2–4 1–5
China Shandong Luneng Taishan 4–2 0–5
2010 AFC Champions League play-off Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 0–3
AFC Cup Group C Vietnam Bình Dương 1–0 1–2 1st
Malaysia Selangor 6–1 4–0
Maldives Victory 5–0 0–0
Round of 16 Thailand Thai Port 1–4
2011 AFC Champions League play-off Thailand Muangthong United 2–2 (aet) (7–6 p)
United Arab Emirates Al Ain 0–4
AFC Cup Group C Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 3–1 0–4 2nd
Hong Kong TSW Pegasus 3–2 2–1
Maldives VB Addu 1–1 0–2
Round of 16 Thailand Chonburi 0–3

Stadium

Sriwijaya's home fields are Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium[13] and Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium.

The first circle of the team crest symbolizes the club's strength, unity and peace. The words Sumatera Selatan shows that it is owned by South Sumatra government. Bersatu Teguh is a representation of the supporters' and the club's wholeness. The Garuda image shows power and thoroughness. Behind the main logo, Mount Dempo and Ampera Bridge can be seen, both seen as South Sumatra's pride and determination.[14]

  • 2005–2009
    2005–2009
  • 2009–present
    2009–present

Kit suppliers

Players

Current squad

As of 19 November 2023[19]

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

All time topscorers

Year Player Caps Goals
2007–12 Saint Kitts and Nevis Keith Gumbs 142 72
2016–18 Indonesia Beto Gonçalves 88 58
2011–13, 2016–17 Brazil Hilton Moreira 77 47
2008–09 Cameroon Claude Ngon A Djam 34 22
2007–10 Liberia Zah Rahan Krangar 100 22
2007–10 Nigeria Anoure Obiora 91 21
2008–09, 2010–11 Indonesia Budi Sudarsono 48 16

Coaches

Year Manager
2005 England Erick William
Indonesia Jenny Wardin
2005–2006 Indonesia Suimin Diharja
2007–2010 Indonesia Rahmad Darmawan
2010–2011 Bulgaria Ivan Kolev
2011–2013 Indonesia Kas Hartadi[20]
2013–2014 Indonesia Subangkit[20]
2014–2016 Indonesia Benny Dollo[21]
2016–2017 Indonesia Widodo C. Putro
2017 Brazil Osvaldo Lessa
Indonesia Hartono Ruslan
2018 Indonesia Rahmad Darmawan
Indonesia Subangkit
Argentina Alfredo Vera
2019 Indonesia Hartono Ruslan
Indonesia Kas Hartadi
2020 Indonesia Budiarjo Thalib
2021–2022 Indonesia Nil Maizar
2022 Indonesia Liestiadi
2023 Indonesia Yusup Prasetiyo
2023– Indonesia Hendri Susilo

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Team Manager Indonesia Hendriansyah
Head coach Indonesia Hendri Susilo
Assistant coach Indonesia Mahyadi Panggabean
Assistant coach Indonesia Oktavianus
Fitness coach Indonesia Dino Sefriyanto
Goalkeeper coach Indonesia Ferry Rotinsulu

Honours

Domestic
League/Division Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runners-up
Liga Indonesia Premier Division / Indonesia Super League
2
0
2007–08, 2011–12*
Domestic
Cup Competitions Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runners-up
Piala Indonesia
3
0
2007–08, 2008–09, 2010
Indonesian Community Shield
1
1
2010
2009
Inter Island Cup
2
0
2010, 2012
Indonesia President's Cup
0
1
2015
  • = ISL wasn't recognized by PSSI at that year

AFC (Asian competitions)

Friendly tournaments

  • Piala Gubernur Kaltim

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