Persikad stands for Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kota Depok (en

English language

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: Football Association of Indonesia of Depok City). Persikad Depok is an Indonesia

Indonesia

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Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Depok

Depok

Depok is a city in West Java province, Indonesia on the western border of DKI Jakarta in the Jabodetabek metropolitan region. The "de" in Jabodetabek refers to Depok, while the word "depok" itself comes from Sundanese language meaning hermitage or abode of one living in seclusion.It has an area of...

, West Java

West Java

West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...

. Club played in Liga Indonesia First Division. In season 2011-12 the club relegation to Second Division after finis in fifth placed in first stage group V in 2010 Liga Indonesia First Division

2010 Liga Indonesia First Division

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PSBL Langsa stadium named Merpati Stadium. Its location was in downtown Depok

Depok

Depok is a city in West Java province, Indonesia on the western border of DKI Jakarta in the Jabodetabek metropolitan region. The "de" in Jabodetabek refers to Depok, while the word "depok" itself comes from Sundanese language meaning hermitage or abode of one living in seclusion.It has an area of...

, West Java

West Java

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History

In 2009, Persikad experiencing severe financial crisis that makes the management team to the players owed wages for 11 months. Luckily, a businessman named Edy Djoekardi rescue team by buying a majority stake in PT. Persikad Depok. As a result, ownership Persikad now in his hands. Edy Djoekardi plans to invest billions of dollars to build a team capable of performing up to the international scene, and to build infrastructure, such as stadium

Stadium

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External links

• Persikad Depok at Liga-Indonesia.co.id