YOGYAKARTA - There were no spectators at the PSBS Biak match when they hosted PSIM Yogyakarta in the 2025/2026 Super League competition held at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Friday, February 27, 2026 WIB. The no-spectator policy is part of the agreement when PSBS made Sleman its home base in the league.
PSBS is a club from Papua that chose to have its headquarters in Sleman, Yogyakarta. Although it has received permission, PSBS can only hold home matches without spectators.
The Chairman of the PSBS Implementation Committee (Panpel), Yuyud Pujiarto, stated that the status without spectators had been a provision since the beginning of the application for permission to use the stadium. This makes the panpel give a warning that the supporters of the visiting team will not attend Maguwoharjo. Moreover, the panpel does not provide tickets for the match.
"We indeed got permission to be home base in Maguwoharjo with the condition of home matches without spectators. So we can only appeal to the supporters of the visiting team not to attend the stadium area," said Yuyud in Sleman, Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
According to him, the PSBS management has agreed that during the one season of the Super League, all home matches held in Sleman are not commercialized and without the presence of supporters in the stadium.
He also apologized to PSIM supporters for not being able to accommodate their presence for the match in Sleman.
"This has indeed been the management's agreement since the beginning that PSBS is based in Sleman without spectators for this season. So we can only ask that the away team, whoever the team is, can understand and understand the PSBS situation. We also only carry out the orders of the PSBS management. We apologize to PSIM supporters," he continued.
The decision from the PSBS to hold the match without spectators received support from PSIM supporters, President Brajamusti Muslich Burhanudin stated that his party had carried out socialization to members that the match held on Friday was without spectators.
"We are carrying out socialization that the Friday match is without spectators. We convey further from the panpel appeal so that supporters do not attend the Maguwoharjo Stadium area because of the status of the PSBS match without spectators," said Muslich.
The president of the supporters, who is familiarly called Thole, said further that his party was also committed to maintaining good relations and brotherhood with the supporter elements in Sleman, including BCS and Slemania. According to him, cross-group communication has been going well so far, including ahead of the match against PSBS.
"We still want to maintain brotherhood with BCS and Slemania. We hope that the panpel will also communicate this, especially on H-day, regarding security and technicalities on the ground," said Thole.
He also reminded the importance of maintaining the security and public order situation (kamtibmas), especially during Ramadan.
"Currently, Ramadan and kamtibmas in DIY must be a priority. We hope that friends will not be provoked by agendas outside of football that can actually have an impact on our team," he said again.
Secretary General of Brajamusti, Niko Anggara, added that his party had attended a coordination meeting which was also attended by representatives of BCS. He ensured that the relationship between Yogyakarta and Sleman supporters was in good condition.
"We have coordinated with the panpel and the militia that the match is without spectators. Currently, our relationship with friends in Sleman is very good. Brotherhood and friendship are still maintained," said Niko.
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