# 2023–24 Arema F.C. season

The 2023–24 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 34th competitive season. The club will compete in Liga 1. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

## Squad information
### First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | IDN | Bayu Aji |
| 4 | DF | IDN | Syaeful Anwar |
| 5 | DF | IDN | Bagas Adi |
| 6 | MF | COL | Julián Guevara |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Ariel Lucero |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Arkhan Fikri |
| 10 | FW | IDN | Muhammad Rafli |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Charles Lokolingoy |
| 12 | DF | IDN | Rifad Marasabessy |
| 14 | MF | IDN | Jayus Hariono |
| 17 | FW | IDN | Ginanjar Wahyu (on loan from Persija Jakarta) |
| 18 | GK | PHI | Julian Schwarzer |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | IDN | Achmad Maulana (on loan from Persija Jakarta) |
| 20 | FW | IDN | Samuel Balinsa |
| 21 | FW | IDN | Flabio Soares |
| 22 | GK | IDN | Dicki Agung |
| 23 | GK | IDN | Teguh Amiruddin |
| 26 | DF | IDN | Achmad Figo |
| 27 | FW | IDN | Dedik Setiawan |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Charles Almeida |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Dendi Santoso (vice-captain) |
| 86 | FW | IDN | Greg Nwokolo |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi (captain) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 12 | DF | Rifad Marasabessy | Borneo Samarinda | Free | 12 May 2023 |
| 20 | FW | Samuel Balinsa | Persewar | Free | 12 May 2023 |
| 21 | FW | Flabio Soares | Putra Delta Sidoarjo | Free | 12 May 2023 |
| 24 | MF | Rendra Teddy | Putra Delta Sidoarjo | Free | 12 May 2023 |
| 79 | DF | Hamdi Sula | PSMS | Free | 12 May 2023 |
| — | DF | Fardan Harahap | PSMS | Free | 12 May 2023 |
| 66 | MF | Gufroni Al Maruf | Dewa United | Free | 19 May 2023 |
| 22 | GK | Dicki Agung | Deltras | Free | 23 May 2023 |
| 97 | MF | Samsudin | Deltras | Free | 23 May 2023 |
| 70 | FW | Gustavo | Al-Nasr | Free | 24 May 2023 |
| 11 | FW | Charles Lokolingoy | Żebbuġ Rangers | Free | 30 May 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Ichaka Diarra | Ansar | Free | 30 May 2023 |
| 29 | GK | Adixi Lenzivio | PSMS | Free | 13 June 2023 |
| 25 | DF | Asyraq Gufron | Bhayangkara | Free | 26 June 2023 |
| 7 | MF | Ariel Lucero | All Boys | Free | 26 June 2023 |
| 58 | DF | Mikael Tata | Waanal Brothers | Free | 26 June 2023 |
| 32 | MF | Charles Almeida | Manaus | Free | 27 June 2023 |
| 18 | GK | Julian Schwarzer | Kuching City | Undisclosed | 20 July 2023 |
| 86 | FW | Greg Nwokolo | Free agent | Free | 21 July 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Julián Guevara | Jaguares de Córdoba | Free | 16 November 2023 |
| 91 | FW | Gilbert Álvarez | Palmaflor del Trópico | Undisclosed | 25 November 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 4 | DF | Sérgio Silva | Gondomar | Free | 4 May 2023 |
| 24 | DF | Andik Rendika Rama | Madura United | Free | 8 May 2023 |
| 29 | FW | Abel Camará | Sintrense | Free | 17 May 2023 |
| 90 | GK | Adilson Maringá | Bali United | Free | 18 May 2023 |
| 11 | MF | Gian Zola | PSIS | Free | 21 May 2023 |
| 33 | GK | Andriyas Francisco | Persijap | Free | 4 June 2023 |
| 30 | FW | Ilham Armaiyn | Malut United | Free | 22 June 2023 |
| — | DF | Fardan Harahap | PSMS | Free | 26 June 2023 |
| 99 | FW | Kushedya Hari Yudo | RANS Nusantara | Free | 29 June 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Joko Susilo | PSMS | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 28 | MF | Seiya Da Costa Lay | Free agent | Free | 11 July 2023 |
| 78 | FW | Bramntio Ramadhan | PSCS | Free | 21 July 2023 |
| — | MF | Renshi Yamaguchi | Gresik United | Free | 17 August 2023 |
| 16 | MF | Muhammad Faiz | Persijap | Free | 1 September 2023 |
| 58 | DF | Mikael Tata | Persebaya | Free | 8 November 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Ichaka Diarra | Al Ansar | Free | 16 December 2023 |
| 91 | FW | Gilbert Álvarez | Oriente Petrolero | Free | 7 March 2024 |

### Loan In

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End | Source |
| 17 | FW | Ginanjar Wahyu | Persija | 11 June 2023 | 30 June 2024 | |
| 19 | DF | Achmad Maulana | Persija | 11 June 2023 | 30 June 2024 | |

### Loan Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End |
| — | DF | Rizky Dwi Febrianto | Borneo Samarinda | 11 May 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 13 | MF | Hamzah Titofani | Sada Sumut | 11 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 18 | MF | Kevin Armedyah | Sada Sumut | 11 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 24 | MF | Rendra Teddy | Deltras | 11 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 37 | DF | Ikhfanul Alam | Persikab | 13 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 66 | MF | Gufroni Al Maruf | Persikab | 13 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| — | MF | Ahmad Bustomi | Persikab | 13 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| — | MF | Iman Budi Hernandi | Persikab | 13 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 29 | GK | Adixi Lenzivio | PSMS | 1 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 79 | DF | Hamdi Sula | PSMS | 1 November 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 97 | MF | Samsudin | Persikab | 1 November 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 25 | DF | Asyraq Gufron | Persikab | 1 November 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 70 | FW | Gustavo | Persija | 9 November 2023 | 30 June 2024 |
| 9 | MF | Evan Dimas | PSIS | 14 November 2023 | 30 June 2024 |

## Pre-seasons and friendlies
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 June 2023 | Persikabo 1973 | A | 3–1 | Dedik (3) | 0 |
| 18 June 2023 | Bali United | A | 0–0 (5–4p) | | 0 |
| 25 June 2023 | RANS Nusantara | N | 1–2 | Gufron | |

## Match results
### Reguler Series
#### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 2 July 2023 | Dewa United | A | 0–1 | | 957 | 15th |
| 7 July 2023 | Persib | H | 3–3 | Gustavo (3) 6', 17' (pen.), 88' (pen.) | 305 | 13th |
| 15 July 2023 | Persik | A | 2–5 | Gustavo (2) 45+1', 66' | 5,872 | 17th |
| 21 July 2023 | Bali United | H | 1–3 | Gustavo 14' | 288 | 17th |
| 30 July 2023 | Persis | A | 1–1 | Gustavo 19' (pen.) | 0 | 17th |
| 5 August 2023 | Barito Putera | H | 0–4 | | 87 | 18th |
| 9 August 2023 | PSIS | A | 0–2 | | 4,138 | 18th |
| 14 August 2023 | RANS Nusantara | H | 0–1 | | 131 | 18th |
| 20 August 2023 | Persija | A | 2–2 | Gustavo (2) 38', 88' | 21,211 | 18th |
| 28 August 2023 | Persikabo 1973 | H | 1–0 | Dedik 30' | 84 | 17th |
| 1 September 2023 | Bhayangkara | A | 2–0 | Ginanjar 13', Lokolingoy 90+2' | 154 | 16th |
| 16 September 2023 | Persita | H | 0–0 | | 59 | 16th |
| 23 September 2023 | Persebaya | A | 1–3 | Dedik 65' | 27,000 | 16th |
| 30 September 2023 | PSS | H | 2–1 | Gustavo (2) 45+1' (pen.), 85' (pen.) | 349 | 16th |
| 6 October 2023 | Borneo Samarinda | H | 0–1 | | 119 | 16th |
| 20 October 2023 | PSM | A | 0–3 | | 4,429 | 16th |
| 28 October 2023 | Madura United | H | 1–1 | Gustavo 78' (pen.) | 60 | 16th |
| 2 November 2023 | Dewa United | H | 2–1 | Gustavo 57' (pen.), Dedik 67' | 34 | 16th |
| 8 November 2023 | Persib | A | 2–2 | Dedik 16', Gustavo 55' | 24,106 | 16th |
| 27 November 2023 | Persik | H | 0–1 | | 108 | 16th |
| 4 December 2023 | Bali United | A | 2–3 | Guevara 43', Dedik 61' | 2,526 | 16th |
| 9 December 2023 | Persis | H | 3–1 | Dedik 10' (pen.), Álvarez 14' (pen.), Charles 90+3' | 110 | 16th |
| 17 December 2023 | Barito Putera | A | 0–1 | | 4,950 | 16th |
| 5 February 2024 | PSIS | H | 1–4 | Lokolingoy 56' | 76 | 16th |
| 22 February 2024 | RANS Nusantara | A | 3–2 | Lokolingoy (2) 17', 22', Álvarez 86' | 0 | 16th |
| 26 February 2024 | Persija | H | 3–2 | Dedik (2) 20', 36' (pen.), Lokolingoy 78' | 154 | 16th |
| 1 March 2024 | Persikabo 1973 | A | 1–0 | Lokolingoy 48' | 0 | 15th |
| 6 March 2024 | Bhayangkara | H | 0–0 | | 83 | 14th |
| 13 March 2024 | Persita | A | 3–4 | Alfarizi 5', Lokolingoy 24', Dedik 56' (pen.) | 1,746 | 15th |
| 27 March 2024 | Persebaya | H | 0–1 | | 0 | 16th |
| 15 April 2024 | PSS | A | 1–4 | Charles 30' | 11,654 | 16th |
| 21 April 2024 | Borneo Samarinda | A | 2–1 | Guevara 43', Lokolingoy 53' | 4,717 | 15th |
| 25 April 2024 | PSM | H | 3–2 | Lokolingoy (2) 30' (pen.), 73' (pen.), Guevara 45+1' | 177 | 13th |
| 30 April 2024 | Madura United | A | 0–0 | | 0 | 15th |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 13 | PSS | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 39 | |
| 14 | Persita | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 39 | |
| 15 | Arema | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 38 | |
| 16 | RANS Nusantara (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to 2024–25 Liga 2 |
| 17 | Bhayangkara (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 26 | Relegation to 2024–25 Liga 2 |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: PSS 4, Persita 1.

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Liga 1 | Liga 1 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 18 | GK | PHI | Julian Schwarzer | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | IDN | Dicki Agung | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | IDN | Teguh Amiruddin | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | IDN | Bayu Aji | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IDN | Syaeful Anwar | 20 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IDN | Bagas Adi | 25 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | IDN | Rifad Marasabessy | 15 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | IDN | Achmad Maulana | 28 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IDN | Achmad Figo | 12 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | COL | Julián Guevara | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Ariel Lucero | 26 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Arkhan Fikri | 26 | 0 | 12+14 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IDN | Jayus Hariono | 28 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Charles Almeida | 29 | 2 | 25+4 | 2 |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Dendi Santoso | 32 | 0 | 27+5 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 10 | FW | IDN | Muhammad Rafli | 25 | 0 | 13+12 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Charles Lokolingoy | 28 | 10 | 20+8 | 10 |
| 17 | FW | IDN | Ginanjar Wahyu | 18 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | IDN | Samuel Balinsa | 16 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IDN | Flabio Soares | 15 | 0 | 0+15 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | IDN | Dedik Setiawan | 32 | 9 | 27+5 | 9 |
| 86 | FW | IDN | Greg Nwokolo | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club ||||||||
| 9 | MF | IDN | Evan Dimas | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | IDN | Hamzah Titofani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MLI | Ichaka Diarra | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IDN | Muhammad Faiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IDN | Kevin Armedyah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IDN | Rendra Teddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | IDN | Asyraq Gufron | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IDN | Seiya Da Costa Lay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | IDN | Adixi Lenzivio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | IDN | Ikhfanul Alam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | IDN | Mikael Tata | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | IDN | Gufroni Al Maruf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | BRA | Gustavo | 16 | 14 | 15+1 | 14 |
| 78 | FW | IDN | Bramntio Ramadhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | DF | IDN | Hamdi Sula | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | BOL | Gilbert Álvarez | 7 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 |
| 97 | MF | IDN | Samsudin | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| — | MF | IDN | Ahmad Bustomi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | IDN | Iman Budi Hernandi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | JPN | Renshi Yamaguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Total |
| 1 | FW | 70 | Gustavo | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Charles Lokolingoy | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | 27 | Dedik Setiawan | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Julián Guevara | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 32 | Charles Almeida | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 91 | Gilbert Álvarez | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 17 | Ginanjar Wahyu | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 87 | Johan Alfarizi | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 42 |