# Semen Padang F.C.

Semen Padang Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club based in Indarung, Padang, West Sumatra. Founded on 30 November 1980, they currently compete in the Liga 1 since 2024–25 season, following promotion.
It made its debut by participating in Galatama First Division in 1980. In 1982, Semen Padang succeeded in winning the First Division and at the same time was promoted to the Galatama Premier Division.

## Stadium

Semen Padang plays its home games at the Haji Agus Salim Stadium.

## Supporters and rivalries
### Supporters

Semen Padang has four main supporters groups, The Kerbau Merah Suporter (Kmers), Spartacs, UWS 1980 and Padang Fans. The Kmers is the oldest group, which was established on 14 November 2001. During Semen Padang matches, they usually occupy the north stands. Spartacs is currently the largest supporters group of the club which was founded on 18 May 2010. They occupy the south stand of the stadium.

### Rivalries

Semen Padang's main rivalry is with the nearby Sriwijaya from Palembang, representing the name and culture of each club's city and province.

## Honours

Domestic :
| League/Division | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
| Indonesia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2011–12 | |
| Liga 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018, 2023–24 |
| Galatama First Division | 1 | 0 | 1983 | |
| Domestic |||||
| Cup Competitions | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
| Piala Indonesia | 0 | 1 | | 2012 |
| Indonesian Community Shield | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
| Piala Galatama | 1 | 0 | 1992 | |

### AFC (Asian competitions)

* Asian Cup Winners' Cup
** 1993–94 – Quarter-finals
* AFC Cup
** 2013 – Quarter-finals

## Statistics
### Recent history

Note: Only displaying from 2008-09 season since Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1) established
| Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Promoted | Relegated |
| Season | Division | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Cup | AFC competition(s) | AFC competition(s) |
| 2008–09 | PD | 7th | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 40 | 1st round | – | – |
| 2009–10 | PD | 3rd | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 47 | 1st round | – | – |
| 2010–11 | SL | 4th | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 48 | – | – | – |
| 2011–12 | PL | 1st | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 48 | Runners-up | – | – |
| 2013 | PL | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | AFC Cup | Quarter Final |
| 2014 | SL | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 48 | – | – | – |
| 2015 | SL | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | – | – |
| 2016 | ISC-A | 8th | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 52 | – | – | – |
| 2017 | L1 | 16th | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 35 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | L2 | 2nd | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 37 | 52 | Round of 32 | – | – |
| 2019 | L1 | 17th | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 45 | 32 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | L2 | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | season declared void | – | – |
| 2021–22 | L2 | 4th | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | – | – | – |
| 2022–23 | L2 | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | season not finished | – | – |
| 2023–24 | L2 | 2nd | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 41 | – | – | – |
| 2024–25 | L1 | | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |

#### Notes

* ↑ Group 1 in First Round.
* ↑ Overall.
* ↑ Group A in Second Round.
* ↑ Overall.
* ↑ Group A in First Round.
* ↑ Overall.

### Season to season

Note: Since Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1) launch in 2008–09 season, Liga Indonesia Premer Division (now Liga 2) dropped down to second tier.
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Piala Indonesia |
| 1994–95 | 1 | PD | 5th (West Division) | – |
| 1995–96 | 1 | PD | 9th (West Division) | – |
| 1996–97 | 1 | PD | 7th (West Division) | – |
| 1997–98 | 1 | PD | 9th (West Division) | – |
| 1998–99 | 1 | PD | 3rd (2R: Group P) | – |
| 1999–2000 | 1 | PD | 6th (West Division) | – |
| 2001 | 1 | PD | 7th (West Division) | – |
| 2002 | 1 | PD | Semifinal | – |
| 2003 | 1 | PD | 8th | – |
| 2004 | 1 | PD | 15th | – |
| 2005 | 1 | PD | 10th (West Division) | Third Round |
| 2006 | 1 | PD | 11th (West Division) | Quarter Final |
| 2007–08 | 1 | PD | 16th (West Division) | Second Round |
| Season | Tier | Division | Place | Piala Indonesia |
| 2008–09 | 2 | PD | 7th (1R: Group 1) | First Round |
| 2009–10 | 2 | PD | 3rd | First Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | SL | 4th | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | PL | 1st | Runner Up |
| 2013 | 1 | PL | not finished | |
| 2014 | 1 | SL | 3rd (2R: Group A) | – |
| 2015 | 1 | SL | not finished | |
| 2016 | 1 | ISC-A | 8th | |
| 2017 | 1 | L1 | 16th | – |
| 2018 | 2 | L2 | 2nd | Round of 32 |
| 2019 | 1 | L1 | 17th | – |
| 2020 | 2 | L2 | declared void | – |
| 2021–22 | 2 | L2 | 4th (1R: Group A) | – |
| 2022–23 | 2 | L2 | not finished | – |
| 2023–24 | 2 | L2 | 2nd | – |
| 2024–25 | 1 | L1 | | – |
Current league
* 7 seasons in Liga 2
* 6 seasons in Liga 1
Defunct league
* 13 seasons in Premier Division (as first tier)
* 2 seasons in IPL
* 1 season in ISC-A

## Performance in AFC competitions

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
| 1993–94 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Bye |
| | | Second round | Cảng Sài Gòn | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| | | Quarter-final | Nissan | 2–1 | 0–11 |
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group | Kitchee | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| | | Group | Churchill Brothers | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| | | Group | Warriors | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| | | Round of 16 | SHB Đà Nẵng | 2–1 | - |
| | | Quarter-final | East Bengal | 1–1 | 0–1 |

## World clubs ranking

    As of 4 August 2024
| Current rank | Club | Points |
| 1356 | Sporting Lagos F.C. | 1313 |
| 1357 | Envigado F.C. | 1312 |
| 1358 | Semen Padang | 1312 |
| 1359 | UTC | 1312 |
| 1360 | Shahr Khodro F.C. | 1312 |

## AFC clubs ranking

    As of 4 August 2024
| Current rank | Club | Points |
| 137 | Al Raed FC | 1314 |
| 138 | Persebaya | 1313 |
| 139 | Semen Padang | 1312 |
| 140 | Shahr Khodro F.C. | 1312 |
| 141 | Paykan F.C. | 1311 |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 9 January 2024
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 | BRA | Arthur |
| 2 | DF | POR | Marco Baixinho |
| 5 | DF | KOR | Kim Min-gyu |
| 6 | MF | IDN | Muhammad Iqbal |
| 7 | MF | POR | Filipe Chaby |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Ricki Ariansyah |
| 9 | FW | VIN | Cornelius Stewart |
| 12 | DF | IDN | Frendi Saputra |
| 13 | DF | IDN | Dodi Alekvan Djin |
| 14 | MF | IDN | Dimas Roni Saputra |
| 15 | MF | IDN | Firman Juliansyah |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Bruno Gomes |
| 18 | MF | IDN | Gala Pagamo |
| 19 | FW | IDN | Muhamad Ridwan |
| 20 | DF | IDN | Melcior Majefat |
| 21 | GK | IDN | Diky Indriyana |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | IDN | Zidane Afandi |
| 26 | MF | IDN | Drey Panyalay |
| 27 | DF | IDN | Gilang Esa |
| 29 | MF | IDN | Irkham Mila |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Alhassan Wakaso |
| 31 | MF | IDN | Rosad Setiawan (captain) |
| 34 | GK | IDN | Ikram Algiffari |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Tin Martić |
| 53 | GK | IDN | Mursalin Wijaya |
| 55 | DF | IDN | Bima Reksa |
| 65 | FW | IDN | Dewa Erlangga |
| 66 | DF | IDN | Dwi Geno Nofiansyah |
| 70 | MF | IDN | Zulkifli Yahya |
| 71 | GK | IDN | Teguh Amiruddin |
| 79 | FW | IDN | Jorry Guruh |
| — | MF | IDN | Ichsan Pratama |

### Out on loan

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 | Arif Budiyono (at Persekat Tegal) |
| 23 | MF | IDN | Bayu Gatra (at Persela Lamongan) |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Eduardo Almeida |
| Assistant coach | Hengky Ardiles |
| Assistant coach | Dian Rama S. |
| Physical coach | Irwansyah |
| Goalkeeper coach | Zulkarnain Zakaria |