# 2020 Arema F.C. season

The 2020 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 31st competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1 and Piala Indonesia. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 January 2020 to 20 January 2021.

## Squad information
### Current 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 |
| 1 | GK | IDN | Utam Rusdiana |
| 4 | DF | IDN | Syaiful Indra Cahya |
| 5 | DF | IDN | Bagas Adi |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Bruno Smith |
| 10 | FW | IDN | Muhammad Rafli |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Feby Eka Putra (on loan from Persija Jakarta) |
| 12 | MF | IDN | Hendro Siswanto (captain) |
| 13 | DF | IDN | Rizky Dwi Febrianto |
| 14 | MF | IDN | Jayus Hariono |
| 16 | MF | IDN | Ridwan Tawainella |
| 19 | MF | IDN | Hanif Sjahbandi |
| 21 | DF | IDN | Aji Saka |
| 23 | GK | IDN | Teguh Amiruddin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | IDN | Taufik Hidayat |
| 27 | FW | IDN | Dedik Setiawan |
| 31 | GK | IDN | Andriyas Francisco |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Dendi Santoso (3rd captain) |
| 44 | DF | IDN | Nur Diansyah |
| 56 | FW | IDN | Titan Agung |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi (2nd captain) |
| 88 | MF | IDN | Vikrian Akbar |
| 92 | MF | IDN | Dave Mustaine |
| 95 | DF | BRA | Caio Ruan |
| 96 | GK | IDN | Kartika Ajie |
| 99 | FW | IDN | Kushedya Hari Yudo |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 5 | DF | Bagas Adi | Bhayangkara | Free | 7 January 2020 |
| 42 | DF | Ganjar Mukti | PSIS | Free | 7 January 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Syaiful Indra Cahya | PSIM | Free | 8 January 2020 |
| 44 | DF | Nur Diansyah | Borneo | Free | 8 January 2020 |
| 21 | DF | Aji Saka | Youth sector | Promoted | 10 January 2020 |
| 99 | FW | Kushedya Hari Yudo | PSS | Free | 10 January 2020 |
| 92 | MF | Dave Mustaine | PSS | Free | 11 January 2020 |
| 78 | FW | Mariando Uropmabin | Semen Padang | Free | 14 January 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Oh In-kyun | Persipura | Free | 15 January 2020 |
| 26 | DF | Taufik Hidayat | PSM | Free | 15 January 2020 |
| 77 | FW | Pandi Lestaluhu | Kalteng Putra | Free | 15 January 2020 |
| 23 | GK | Teguh Amiruddin | TIRA-Persikabo | Free | 21 January 2020 |
| 32 | FW | Jonathan Bauman | Kedah | Free | 25 January 2020 |
| 17 | DF | Matías Malvino | Defensor Sporting | Free | 30 January 2020 |
| 43 | DF | Gitra Yuda Furton | Martapura | Free | 10 March 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Pedro Bartoli | G.D. Chaves U-19 | Free | 20 August 2020 |
| 13 | DF | Guilherme Grillo | Cuiabá Esporte Clube U-20 | Free | 20 August 2020 |
| 13 | DF | Rizky Dwi Febrianto | Free agent | Free | 14 September 2020 |
| 95 | DF | Caio Ruan | Free agent | Free | 28 September 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Smith | Imperatriz | Free | 21 October 2020 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 7 | FW | Ahmad Nur Hardianto | Bhayangkara | Free | 1 January 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Rivaldi Bawuo | Madura United | Free | 1 January 2020 |
| 21 | FW | Ricky Kayame | Persita | Free | 1 January 2020 |
| 22 | DF | Rachmat Latief | Free agent | Free | 1 January 2020 |
| 23 | DF | Hamka Hamzah | Persita | Free | 1 January 2020 |
| 37 | DF | Agil Munawar | Free agent | Free | 1 January 2020 |
| 77 | MF | Takafumi Akahoshi | - | Retired | 1 January 2020 |
| 18 | DF | Ricky Ohorella | Semen Padang | Free | 4 January 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Zidane Pulanda | Free agent | Free | 6 January 2020 |
| 6 | DF | Ikhfanul Alam | Badak Lampung | Free | 8 January 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Nasir | Persebaya | Free | 8 January 2020 |
| 15 | FW | Sunarto | Badak Lampung | Free | 8 January 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Makan Konaté | Persebaya | Free | 16 January 2020 |
| 86 | GK | Sandy Firmansyah | PSIM | Free | 20 January 2020 |
| 99 | FW | Sylvano Comvalius | Persipura | Free | 22 January 2020 |
| 32 | FW | Jonathan Bauman | Quilmes Atlético Club | Released | 3 August 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Oh In-kyun | - | Retired | 21 August 2020 |
| — | DF | Arthur Cunha | Sliema Wanderers | Free | 9 September 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Pedro Bartoli | Free agent | Free | 14 September 2020 |
| — | DF | Guilherme Grillo | Free agent | Free | 16 September 2020 |
| 17 | DF | Matías Malvino | Free agent | Released | 28 September 2020 |
| 78 | FW | Mariando Uropmabin | Free agent | Released | 5 October 2020 |
| 43 | DF | Gitra Yuda Furton | Free agent | Released | 4 November 2020 |

### Loan In

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End |
| 33 | FW | Elías Alderete | Chacarita Juniors | 28 January 2020 | 28 September 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Feby Eka Putra | Persija | 25 February 2020 | 31 December 2020 |
| 38 | DF | Mifathul Ikhsan | Borneo | 27 February 2020 | 4 November 2020 |

### Loan Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End |
| — | DF | Arthur Cunha | Persipura | 22 January 2020 | 9 September 2020 |
| 15 | DF | Alfin Tuasalamony | Madura United | 22 February 2020 | 31 December 2020 |
| 42 | DF | Ganjar Mukti | Persiraja | 22 February 2020 | 31 December 2020 |
| 77 | FW | Pandi Lestaluhu | Mitra Kukar | 22 February 2020 | 31 December 2020 |

## Review and events

The season featured a seven-month hiatus from March to October 2020 after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. On 29 September 2020, PSSI has officially decided to postpone the continuation of Liga 1 for a month after coordinating with Kemenpora and PT LIB because the police have not given permission to the crowd. PSSI stated on 29 October 2020 that the competition will not be held until 2021. But it's still not clear whether this season will continue or cancelled. They determined that the Liga 1 will be held again in February 2021 and scheduled to finish in July 2021. On 20 January 2021, the results of the exco PSSI meeting stated that the League 1 competition was officially canceled.
On 3 August 2020, Head coach Mario Gómez resigned because disagree with SKEP 48 and 53 PSSI issues, which were taken into account during the COVID-19 pandemic. After Mario Gomez resigned, management handed over team leadership to the three assistant coaches. On 17 September 2020, Arema FC officially introduces the new head coach from Brazil Carlos Oliviera.

## Pre-seasons and friendlies
### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 22 January 2020 | Bintang Semeru | N | 10–1 | Rafli (2), Kushedya (2), In-kyun, Hendro, Dave, Hanif, Titan, Ridwan | N/A |
| 5 February 2020 | Semeru FC | H | 1–1 | Rafli 17' | N/A |
| 23 February 2020 | Barito Putera | H | 3–0 | Dave 5', Bauman 12', Titan 82' | 19,600 |
| 15 August 2020 | Arema U20s | H | 5–2 | Dedik, Dendi, Syaiful, Alderete, Titan | 0 |
| 29 August 2020 | Kaki Mas Dampit | H | 7–0 | Dedik, Alderete, Kushedya, Titan, Ridwan, Bartoli (2) | 0 |
| 10 September 2020 | PON Jatim | H | 2–0 | Ridwan 2', Rafli 84' (pen.) | 0 |
| 17 September 2020 | Martapura | H | Match cancelled due to safety reasons | Match cancelled due to safety reasons | Match cancelled due to safety reasons |
| 16 October 2020 | Arema U20s | H | 8–0 | Rizky 20', Jayus 25', Dave 37', Bagas 39', Kushedya (2) 57', 76', Titan (2) 59', 62' | 0 |
| 21 October 2020 | Madura United | H | 4–3 | Dedik 9', Caio 19', Seiya 62', Kushedya 73' | 0 |

### East Java Governor Cup
#### Group stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
| 11 February 2020 | Sabah | H | 2–0 | In-kyun 3', Randy 33' (o.g.) | 6,748 | 2nd |
| 13 February 2020 | Persela | H | 3–1 | Kushedya 23', Bauman 52', Alderete 76' | 5,600 | 2nd |
| 15 February 2020 | Persija | H | 1–1 | Alfarizi 81' | 22,000 | 2nd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persija | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Arema (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sabah | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Persela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |

#### Knockout phase

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 18 February 2020 | Semi-finals | Persebaya | N | 2–4 | Alfarizi 3', Alderete 73' | 0 |

## Match results
### Liga 1
#### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 2 March 2020 | TIRA-Persikabo | A | 2–0 | Kushedya (2) 5', 48' | 6,098 | 3rd |
| 8 March 2020 | Persib | H | 1–2 | Alderete 45' (pen.) | 23,781 | 7th |
| 14 March 2020 | PSIS | A | 0–2 | | 16,272 | 12th |
| 3 April 2020 | Borneo | H | | | | |
| 11 April 2020 | Persebaya | A | | | | |
| 17 April 2020 | Bhayangkara | H | | | | |
| 27 April 2020 | Persik | A | | | | |
| 2 May 2020 | Persija | H | | | | |
| 10 May 2020 | Persipura | H | | | | |
| 16 May 2020 | Persipura | H | | | | |
| 13 June 2020 | Persiraja | A | | | | |
| 21 June 2020 | PSS | A | | | | |
| 27 June 2020 | Persita | H | | | | |
| 3 July 2020 | Barito Putera | A | | | | |
| 9 July 2020 | Madura United | H | | | | |
| 15 July 2020 | Bali United | A | | | | |
| 19 July 2020 | PSM | A | | | | |
| 24 July 2020 | TIRA-Persikabo | H | | | | |
| 30 July 2020 | Persib | A | | | | |
| 3 August 2020 | PSIS | H | | | | |
| 9 August 2020 | Borneo | A | | | | |
| 14 August 2020 | Persebaya | H | | | | |
| 18 August 2020 | Bhayangkara | A | | | | |
| 22 August 2020 | Persik | H | | | | |
| 29 August 2020 | Persija | A | | | | |
| 9 September 2020 | Persipura | A | | | | |
| 16 September 2020 | Persela | A | | | | |
| 20 September 2020 | Persiraja | H | | | | |
| 27 September 2020 | PSS | H | | | | |
| 3 October 2020 | Persita | A | | | | |
| 15 October 2020 | Barito Putera | H | | | | |
| 20 October 2020 | Madura United | A | | | | |
| 25 October 2020 | Bali United | H | | | | |
| TBD | PSM | H | | | | |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | TIRA-Persikabo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Bhayangkara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Arema | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 13 | Persik | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 14 | Persita | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Liga 1 | Liga 1 | Piala Indonesia | Piala Indonesia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IDN | Utam Rusdiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | IDN | Teguh Amiruddin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | IDN | Andriyas Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | IDN | Kartika Ajie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | IDN | Syaiful Indra Cahya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IDN | Bagas Adi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | IDN | Rizky Dwi Febrianto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IDN | Aji Saka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IDN | Taufik Hidayat | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | IDN | Nur Diansyah | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | BRA | Caio Ruan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | BRA | Bruno Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Feby Eka Putra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IDN | Hendro Siswanto | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IDN | Jayus Hariono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IDN | Ridwan Tawainella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IDN | Hanif Sjahbandi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Dendi Santoso | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | IDN | Vikrian Akbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | IDN | Dave Mustaine | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | FW | IDN | Muhammad Rafli | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | IDN | Dedik Setiawan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | IDN | Titan Agung | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | IDN | Kushedya Hari Yudo | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KOR | Oh In-kyun | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | URU | Matías Malvino | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ARG | Jonathan Bauman | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ARG | Elías Alderete | 2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | IDN | Mifathul Ikhsan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | IDN | Gitra Yuda Furton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | IDN | Mariando Uropmabin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Piala Indonesia | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Kushedya Hari Yudo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 33 | Elías Alderete | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |