# 2024–25 Arema F.C. season

The 2024–25 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 35th 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 | BRA | Thales Lira |
| 6 | MF | COL | Julián Guevara |
| 7 | MF | IDN | Hamzah Titofani |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Arkhan Fikri |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Wiliam Marcilio |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Charles Lokolingoy |
| 12 | DF | IDN | Rifad Marasabessy |
| 13 | MF | IDN | Samuel Balinsa |
| 16 | MF | IDN | Daffa Fahish |
| 17 | MF | IDN | Aswin |
| 18 | DF | IDN | Brandon Scheunemann |
| 19 | DF | IDN | Achmad Maulana |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Choi Bo-kyung |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | IDN | Flabio Soares |
| 22 | GK | IDN | Dicki Agung |
| 23 | DF | IDN | Anwar Rifai |
| 24 | FW | IDN | Muhammad Rafli |
| 27 | FW | IDN | Dedik Setiawan |
| 30 | FW | IDN | Salim Tuharea |
| 31 | GK | BRA | Lucas Frigeri |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Pablo Oliveira |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Dendi Santoso (vice-captain) |
| 67 | MF | IDN | Sulthon Fajar |
| 72 | DF | IDN | Bayu Setiawan |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi (captain) |
| 94 | FW | BRA | Dalberto |
| 95 | GK | IDN | Andrian Casvari |
| 96 | DF | IDN | Iksan Lestaluhu |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 16 | MF | Daffa Fahish | Persikalis | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| 23 | DF | Anwar Rifai | Madura United | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| 30 | FW | Salim Tuharea | Madura United | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| 72 | DF | Bayu Setiawan | PSS | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| 95 | GK | Andrian Casvari | Madura United | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| 96 | DF | Iksan Lestaluhu | Madura United | Free | 25 June 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Thales Lira | PSS | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| 10 | MF | Wiliam Marcilio | Naxxar Lions | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| 20 | DF | Choi Bo-kyung | Free agent | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| 67 | MF | Sulthon Fajar | Persis | Free | 3 July 2024 |
| 31 | GK | Lucas Frigeri | Madura United | Free | 6 July 2024 |
| 94 | FW | Dalberto | Madura United | Free | 17 July 2024 |
| 32 | MF | Pablo Oliveira | Sampaio Corrêa | Free | 13 August 2024 |
| 17 | MF | Aswin | PON Sulbar | Free | 10 January 2025 |
| 18 | DF | Brandon Scheunemann | PSIS | Free | 14 January 2025 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 23 | GK | Teguh Amiruddin | Semen Padang | Free | 15 June 2024 |
| — | MF | Evan Dimas | Persik | Free | 18 June 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Bagas Adi | Bali United | Free | 19 June 2024 |
| 7 | MF | Ariel Lucero | Free agent | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| 18 | GK | Julian Schwarzer | Free agent | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| 32 | MF | Charles Almeida | Volta Redonda | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| 86 | FW | Greg Nwokolo | Free agent | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | GK | Adixi Lenzivio | Free agent | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | DF | Rizky Dwi Febrianto | Persis | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | DF | Asyraq Gufron | PSIM | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | MF | Ahmad Bustomi | Retired | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | MF | Iman Budi Hernandi | RANS Nusantara | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | FW | Gustavo | Persija | Free | 1 July 2024 |
| — | MF | Rendra Teddy | PSIM | Free | 3 July 2024 |
| — | DF | Hamdi Sula | Persekat | Free | 28 July 2024 |
| 26 | DF | Achmad Figo | PSS | Free | 31 July 2024 |
| — | FW | Samsudin | Persikota | Free | 4 August 2024 |
| — | FW | Gufroni Al Maruf | PSKC | Free | 6 August 2024 |
| — | DF | Ikhfanul Alam | Persiku | Free | 12 August 2024 |

### Loan Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End |
| — | MF | Kevin Armedyah | Persekat | 31 July 2024 | 1 December 2024 |
| — | MF | Kevin Armedyah | Sumut United | 1 December 2024 | 30 June 2025 |
| 14 | MF | Jayus Hariono | PSS | 12 January 2025 | 30 June 2025 |

## Pre-seasons and friendlies
### Piala Presiden
#### Group stage

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
| 21 July 2024 | Bali United | N | 1–0 | Tuharea 11' | 3,942 | 2nd |
| 24 July 2024 | Persija | N | 2–2 | Tuharea 54', Lokolingoy 67' | 993 | 2nd |
| 26 July 2024 | Madura United | N | 5–0 | Dalberto (2) 23', 45+3', William 73', Dedik 90', Flabio 90+3' | 471 | 1st |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arema | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Persija | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Madura United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bali United (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Bali United 2–3 Madura United.

#### Knockout phase

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 31 July 2024 | Semi-finals | Persis | N | 2–0 | Lokolingoy (2) 59', 82' | 11,227 |
| 4 August 2024 | Final | Borneo Samarinda | N | 1–1 (5–4p) | William 49' | 8,933 |

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

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 12 August 2024 | Dewa United | H | 0–0 | | 831 | 10th |
| 17 August 2024 | Borneo Samarinda | H | 0–2 | | 839 | 14th |
| 25 August 2024 | Persib | A | 1–1 | Dalberto 39' | 17,337 | 14th |
| 11 September 2024 | Bali United | A | 0–0 | | 4,059 | 14th |
| 15 September 2024 | PSM | A | 1–0 | Dalberto 53' | 1,915 | 13th |
| 20 September 2024 | PSS | A | 1–3 | Lokolingoy 53' (pen.) | 6,686 | 14th |
| 26 September 2024 | PSIS | A | 2–1 | Dalberto (2) 90', 90+5' | 1,116 | 10th |
| 19 October 2024 | Malut United | H | 3–1 | Wiliam (2) 51', 90+1', Dalberto 80' | 269 | 8th |
| 26 October 2024 | Persija | H | 1–2 | Dalberto 42' | 2,402 | 9th |
| 1 November 2024 | Barito Putera | A | 3–1 | Wiliam 34' (pen.), Tuharea 66', Tito 90+8' | 0 | 7th |
| 21 November 2024 | Madura United | A | 4–2 | Dalberto 8', Achmad 32', Thales 45+1', Lokolingoy 85' | 489 | 7th |
| 3 December 2024 | Persita | H | 3–0 | Dedik 45+4', Dalberto 51', Lokolingoy 90+6' | 225 | 6th |
| 7 December 2024 | Persebaya | A | 2–3 | Damjanović 45' (o.g.), Wiliam 83' (pen.) | 25,000 | 7th |
| 12 December 2024 | Persis | H | 1–1 | Wiliam 8' | 352 | 7th |
| 16 December 2024 | Persik | A | 0–1 | | 1,521 | 9th |
| 21 December 2024 | PSBS | H | 3–2 | Tuharea 27', Dalberto 34', Lokolingoy 53' (pen.) | 256 | 7th |
| 27 December 2024 | Semen Padang | A | 2–1 | Lokolingoy 23', Tuharea 33' | 4,750 | 5th |
| 11 January 2025 | Dewa United | A | 0–2 | | 178 | 9th |
| 19 January 2025 | Borneo Samarinda | A | 1–3 | Dalberto 49' | 1,345 | 10th |
| 24 January 2025 | Persib | H | 1–3 | Lokolingoy 45+1' | 1,164 | 10th |
| 3 February 2025 | Bali United | H | 1–0 | Tuharea 57' | 121 | 9th |
| 10 February 2025 | PSM | H | 1–1 | Oliveira 66' | 201 | 11th |
| 17 February 2025 | PSS | H | 6–2 | Bayu 2', Dalberto (2) 49' (pen.), 82', Lokolingoy 53', Rafli 90+12', Arkhan 90+17' | 0 | 7th |
| 24 February 2025 | PSIS | H | 2–2 | Oliveira 5', Lokolingoy 27' | 0 | 9th |
| 4 March 2025 | Malut United | A | 1–2 | Rafli 90+2' | 4,625 | 9th |
| 9 March 2025 | Persija | A | 3–1 | Oliveira 65', Dalberto 67', Ferarri 73' (o.g.) | 0 | 7th |
| 13 March 2025 | Barito Putera | H | 4–2 | Dalberto 23', Dedik 28', Lokolingoy 40', Tuharea 74' | 0 | 6th |
| 13 April 2025 | Madura United | H | | | |
| 20 April 2025 | Persita | A | | | | |
| 28 April 2025 | Persebaya | H | | | |
| 5 May 2025 | Persis | A | | | | |
| 11 May 2025 | Persik | H | | | |
| 18 May 2025 | PSBS | A | | | | |
| 25 May 2025 | Semen Padang | H | | | |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Persija | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 43 |
| 5 | Malut United | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 43 |
| 6 | Arema | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 42 |
| 7 | Borneo Samarinda | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 41 |
| 8 | PSM | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 40 |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Persija 3, Malut United 0.

## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Liga 1 | Liga 1 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 23 | GK | IDN | Dicki Agung | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | BRA | Lucas Frigeri | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 95 | GK | IDN | Andrian Casvari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | IDN | Bayu Aji | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IDN | Syaeful Anwar | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Thales Lira | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | IDN | Rifad Marasabessy | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IDN | Brandon Scheunemann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | IDN | Achmad Maulana | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Choi Bo-kyung | 15 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IDN | Anwar Rifai | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | IDN | Bayu Setiawan | 21 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 |
| 87 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 96 | DF | IDN | Iksan Lestaluhu | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | COL | Julián Guevara | 24 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IDN | Hamzah Titofani | 15 | 1 | 1+14 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Arkhan Fikri | 22 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Wiliam Marcilio | 19 | 5 | 14+5 | 5 |
| 13 | MF | IDN | Samuel Balinsa | 17 | 0 | 1+16 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | IDN | Daffa Fahish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IDN | Aswin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | BRA | Pablo Oliveira | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Dendi Santoso | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | IDN | Sulthon Fajar | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 11 | FW | AUS | Charles Lokolingoy | 27 | 9 | 19+8 | 9 |
| 21 | FW | IDN | Flabio Soares | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IDN | Muhammad Rafli | 13 | 2 | 1+12 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | IDN | Dedik Setiawan | 22 | 2 | 10+12 | 2 |
| 30 | FW | IDN | Salim Tuharea | 19 | 5 | 16+3 | 5 |
| 94 | FW | BRA | Dalberto | 26 | 14 | 24+2 | 14 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club ||||||||
| 14 | MF | IDN | Jayus Hariono | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Total |
| 1 | FW | 94 | Dalberto | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Charles Lokolingoy | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Wiliam Marcilio | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 30 | Salim Tuharea | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 32 | Pablo Oliveira | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 24 | Muhammad Rafli | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 27 | Dedik Setiawan | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Thales Lira | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Hamzah Titofani | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Arkhan Fikri | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 19 | Achmad Maulana | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 72 | Bayu Setiawan | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 47 |