Persiba Balikpapan
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Balikpapan | |||
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| Nickname(s) |
Beruang Madu (Honey Bear) | |||
| Founded | 1950[1][2] | |||
| Ground | Persiba Stadium, Stadion Batakan | |||
| Capacity | 12,500, 40,000 | |||
| Owner | PT.Persiba Beriman | |||
| Chairman | Syahril HM Taher | |||
| Head coach | Jaino Matos | |||
| League | Indonesia Soccer Championship | |||
| 2014 | Indonesia Super League, 5th in First Round | |||
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Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Balikpapan, commonly known as Persiba Balikpapan, or Persiba, is an Indonesian football club based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. In media, the tautology is often used and to distinguish the club with another club with the same acronym, Persiba Bantul.
Beruang Madu is the club's nickname, taken from the city mascot of Balikpapan. Another nickname given is Selicin Minyak (slippery as oil) because Balikpapan is the center for oil and gas industry of Indonesia.
Persiba home stadium is Persiba Stadium with 9,000 capacity .A new stadium called Stadion Batakan with 45,000 capacity is underway and will be completed by August 2016.[2] Persiba plays in the Indonesia Soccer Championship A, the top rank football competition in Indonesia.
Currently, Ledi Utomo holds the captaincy band for Persiba.
Achievements in Indonesian Football Leagues
Perserikatan (Union League)
- 1985: Division 1 Championship
Liga Indonesia
- 1999/00: Championship playoff Division I (Runner-up Eastern Conference)
- 2004: Promoted to Premiere Division (Finished 4th in Division I Eastern Conference)
- 2006: Represented Premiere Division Eastern Conference for championship play-off
Indonesia Super League
Best : 2009/10: Finished 3rd in Indonesia Super League.
Players
NOTE: Starting 2015 season, PT. Liga Indonesia has reduced the number of foreign players allowed to be used by clubs to only three players.[3]
- As of 6 November 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Jaino Matos |
| Head Coach | Edi Simon Badawi |
| Assistant Coach | Bima Sakti |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Joko Dalbo |
| Team Doctor | Ratih Kusuma |
| Masseur | Johny Rikumahua |
Sponsorship
- Bank Kaltim
- Philips
- Anugerah Jaya Beton
- PT. Ossiana Sakti Ekamaju
Kit providers
Asian clubs ranking
- As of 11 January 2015[4]
| Current Rank | Country | Team |
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| 93 |  | Persiba Balikpapan |
| 95 |  | Al-Faisaly |
| 96 |  | Jiangsu Sainty |
| 97 |  | Gyeongnam |
| 98 |  | Omiya Ardija |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ ::pfc-persiba online::.. – Seputar Persiba
- 1 2 "Berita Bola Indonesia Terlengkap". BolaIndo.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "ISL 3, DU Tanpa Ekspatriat" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
External links
- Persiba Balikpapan's website (Indonesian)