Persebaya Surabaya is a major Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n soccer team located in Surabaya

Surabaya

Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...

, East Java

East Java

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. Persebaya generally play in the top league of Liga Indonesia, the Indonesia Super League (ISL) but in 2010-11 are in the second tier.

The supporters of Persebaya are known as Bonek (abbreviation of Bondo Nekat, literally "The Reckless People") and are notorious for violence and hooliganism

Football hooliganism

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.

Premier Division

• 1996-97: Champion
• 1998-99: Runner-up
• 2004: Champion

Remark: During these periods, the Premier Division was still on the top level of the football competition structure in Indonesia. Since 2008, it became the second level under the Indonesia Super League.

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

1998

Asian Club Championship 1997-98

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: First Round

• AFC Champions League
  AFC Champions League
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  : 1 appearance
• 2004 - Group Stage

Squad

Persebaya Surabaya

Persebaya Surabaya

Persebaya Surabaya is a major Indonesian soccer team located in Surabaya, East Java. Persebaya generally play in the top league of Liga Indonesia, the Indonesia Super League but in 2010-11 are in the second tier....

 decided to participate in two different events so that they formed two teams. The first team is the team who compete in the 2010-11 Premier Division led by speaker of the Surabaya

Surabaya

Surabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...

 Regional People's Representative Council

People's Representative Council

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 (DPRD), Wisnu Whardana.
The majority of players on this team consists of players who previously registered with newcomer team in the Premier Division of the Persikubar West Kutai

Persikubar West Kutai

Persikubar stands for Persatuan Sepak bola Indonesia Kutai Barat . Persikubar West Kutai is an Indonesian football club based in West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan. Club played in Liga Indonesia Premier Division.Persikubar stadium named Rondong Demang Stadium...

. All the players are moved to Persebaya because Persikubar withdrew from the 2010-11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division competition. That's because all the players last season Persebaya were registered as Persebaya 1927

Persebaya 1927

Persebaya 1927 is a major Indonesian soccer team located in Surabaya, East Java. Persebaya generally play in the top league of Liga Indonesia, but in 2010–11 play in Liga Primer Indonesia ....

 players to play in the 2011 Liga Primer Indonesia season.

Notable former players

Foreign players

Josh Maguire

Josh Maguire

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 Anderson da Silva Carlos de Mello Danilo Fernando

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 Jairon

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 Tiago

Jacksen F. Tiago

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 Plamen Kazakov Nedyo Nedev Roger Batoum

Roger Batoum

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 Claude Parfait Ngon A Djam Guy Junior Ondoua

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Christian Carrasco Leonardo Gutierrez Javier Roca Zeng Cheng

Zeng Cheng

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 Takatoshi Uchida

Takatoshi Uchida

Takatoshi Uchida is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Persebaya Surabaya.He joined Ehime FC in the Japan Football League after graduating from Juntendo University and have played for Denso FC and Japan's College of Upward Players in Soccer prior to joining Albirex Niigata FC...

 Mourad Faris Dejan Antonić

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 Branko Nadoveza Musa Kallon

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 Jeon Byung Euk Joao Bosco Cabral

João Bosco Cabral

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Local players

Nova Arianto

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 I Putu Gede

I Putu Gede

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 Hamka Hamzah   Liem Tiong Hoo Eri Irianto

Eri Irianto

Eri Irianto was a former player of Persebaya Surabaya.He died on the 3rd April 2000 after collapsing with a heart attack on the pitch during a league match against PSIM Yogyakarta at Gelora 10 November Stadium. The mess was renamed from Persebaya and is now "Wisma Eri Irianto". He wore number 19...

 Hendro Kartiko

Hendro Kartiko

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 Anang Ma'ruf

Anang Ma'ruf

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Uston Nawawi

Uston Nawawi

Uston Nawawi is an Indonesian footballer who currently play as a midfielder for Liga Indonesia Premier Division club Gresik United. He is former player of Indonesia national team.-External links:...

 Kurnia Sandy

Kurnia Sandy

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 Aji Santoso Budi Sudarsono

Budi Sudarsono

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 Sugiantoro

Sugiantoro

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 Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

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