The Surabaya Persebaya Profile, Wins Against Arema But Ends Well Due To Humanitarian Incidents In The Field

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JAKARTA - Persebaya Surabaya managed to secure three points after winning 3-2 from Arema FC in the 8th week of Liga 1 2022/2023. However, victory at the Kanjuruhan Stadium on Saturday night was meaningless to them because it was accompanied by a heartbreaking incident.

Persebaya who released the euphoria of victory finally changed sorrow. Because, the match ended in chaos in Aremania's camp and caused more than 100 lives to die.

The status of the visitors in a meeting with Arema FC, along with the profile of Persebaya Surabaya compiled by VOI from various sources.

Persebaya Surabaya, who has the nickname Bajul Ijo or Green Force, is one of the largest football clubs in Indonesia, which is now 95 years old with a myriad of achievements.

First founded by Paijo and M. Pamoedji on June 18, 1927, Persebaya was originally named Soera bisasche Indonesische Voetbal Bond (SIVB). Three years into existence, Persebaya took part in the big union which became the forerunner of the founding of the All-Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) on April 19, 1930 with seven other clubs.

One year after PSSI was founded, the United competition began. Persebaya had a sweet record in the United era because six times they became champions, namely in 2010, 1951, 1952, 1975/1978, 1987/1988.

Along with the United Nations competition, SIVB finally changed its name to Persibaja (Indonesian Football Association) in 1943. After 17 years, Persibaja has changed its name to Persebaya (Surabaya Football Association) until now.

With the name Persebaya, this team also continued to show off when the Indonesian League was rolled out by winning the title twice in the 1996-1997 and 2004 eras. After bagging the second winner, Persebaya was also faced with a bad situation.

The name Bajul Ijo actually sank and even withdrew in the middle of the 2005 season competition so that he received punishment and relegation to Division One.

In 2008, Persebaya returned to the highest caste of football in Indonesia. However, two years later, Persebaya returned in an alarming condition due to dualism that hit national football.

Persebaya 1927, which is supported by all Bonek, played in the Indonesian Premier League, which at that time was not recognized by PSSI but successfully won in 2011. Meanwhile, the club that used the name Persebaya, is now Bhayangkara FC.

Through the Congress in Bandung, PSSI finally recognized Persebaya's status 1927 in 2017. However, the struggle of the Green Force at that time had to start through a second tier competition, Liga 2.

With a new beginning, PSSI allowed the club from East Java to return to using the name Persebaya. The Green Force struggle bore fruit in 2018 because they managed to advance to the League 1 caste and survive until now.

In the modern era, Persebaya, which is based at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT) and is currently led by Aji Santoso, also has a pretty good record. In the 2021/2022 League 1 competition season, Bajul Ijo occupies the fifth position in the final standings.

Meanwhile, in the 2022/2023 season, which has been rolling for eleven weeks, Persebaya is ranked 10th after winning in the last match against Arema. Of the 11 matches, Aji Santoso's team has pocketed 13 points.