# 2018 Persebaya Surabaya season

Liga 1 season 2018 was the first season for Persebaya Surabaya after being re-accepted as a member of PSSI. In 2017 Persebaya played in League 2 and became champions.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 14 July 2018
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 33 | Miswar Saputra | (1996-04-19)April 19, 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 15 | 0 |
| 89 | Alfonsius Kelvan | (1989-06-21)June 21, 1989 (aged 28) | 2018 | Bali United F.C. | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Dimas Galih Pratama | (1992-11-23)November 23, 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 | Persegres Gresik United | 8 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 4 | O.K. John | (1983-06-22)June 22, 1983 (aged 34) | 2018 | Madura United F.C. (Loan) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Otávio Dutra | (1983-11-22)November 22, 1983 (aged 34) | 2018 | Bhayangkara F.C. | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Rachmat Irianto | (1999-09-03)September 3, 1999 (aged 18) | 2018 | Youth System | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ruben Sanadi | (1987-01-08)January 8, 1987 (aged 30) | 2017 | Persipura Jayapura | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Fandry Imbiri | (1991-04-05)April 5, 1991 (aged 26) | 2018 | Semen Padang F.C. | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Abu Rizal Maulana | (1994-04-27)April 27, 1994 (aged 23) | 2016 | Persesa Sampang | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Irvan Febrianto | (1996-10-09)October 9, 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 | Youth System | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Mokhamad Syaifuddin | (1992-08-09)August 9, 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 | PSS Sleman | 11 | 0 |
| 44 | Andri Muliadi | (1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 20 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Misbakus Solikin | (1992-09-01)September 1, 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 | Persatu Tuban | 22 | 11 |
| 10 | Robertino Pugliara | (1984-02-21)February 21, 1984 (aged 33) | 2018 | FC Pune City | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rendi Irwan | (1987-04-26)April 26, 1987 (aged 30) | 2017 | Persija Jakarta | 28 | 2 |
| 18 | Adam Maulana | (1997-03-26)March 26, 1997 (aged 20) | 2018 | Youth System | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Fandi Eko Utomo | (1991-03-02)March 2, 1991 (aged 26) | 2018 | Madura United F.C. | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Izaac Wanggai | (1982-03-19)March 19, 1982 (aged 35) | 2018 | Persipura Jayapura | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Nelson Alom | (1990-10-27)October 27, 1990 (aged 27) | 2018 | Persipura Jayapura | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Muhammad Hidayat | (1992-04-26)April 26, 1992 (aged 25) | 2017 | Youth System | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Raphael Maitimo | (1984-03-17)March 17, 1984 (aged 33) | 2018 | Madura United F.C. (Loan) | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 8 | Oktafianus Fernando | (1993-09-04)September 4, 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 | | 17 | 5 |
| 9 | Ricky Kayame | (1993-09-21)September 21, 1993 (aged 24) | 2017 | Persipura Jayapura | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Yohanes Pahabol | (1992-01-16)January 16, 1992 (aged 25) | 2018 | Persipura Jayapura | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | David Da Silva | (1989-11-12)November 12, 1989 (aged 28) | 2018 | Al-Khor | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Osvaldo Haay | (1998-05-17)May 17, 1998 (aged 19) | 2018 | Persipura Jayapura | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rishadi Fauzi | (1990-07-04)July 4, 1990 (aged 27) | 2017 | Madura United F.C. | 15 | 7 |
| 41 | Irfan Jaya | (1996-04-01)April 1, 1996 (aged 21) | 2017 | PSM Makassar | 20 | 11 |

### Starting XI

4-3-3

## Transfer
### Out

* Samuel Reimas
* Rangga Muslim
* Taufan Hidayat
* Mei Handoko
* Nerius Alom
* Abdul Azis
* Said Mardjan
* Rahmat Juliandri
* Kurniawan Karman
* Yogi Novrian
* Sidik Saimima
* Arthur Irawan
* Reky Rahayu

## Pre-season and friendlies

At the beginning of the 2018 season Persebaya preceded by following the pre-season event that is President Cup and a friendly match against Sarawak FA from Malaysia.

### President's Cup

In this President's Cup 2018 group stages, Persebaya was in group (C) using home match system and Persebaya was chosen as the host.
Group Stage
* All matches played in Surabaya, East Java
* Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persebaya (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Madura United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | PS TNI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Perseru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |
Matches
Knockout Stage
Persebaya stalled in the knockout stage because lost against PSMS Medan through a penalty kicks.

### Blessing Game

Persebaya invite Sarawak FA, Malaysia for friendlies titled Blessing game, this friendly match aims to be grateful because Persebaya successfully become Liga 2 champion and promotion to Liga 1.

## Liga 1
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Bhayangkara | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 |
| 4 | Persib | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 52 |
| 5 | Persebaya | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 50 |
| 6 | Arema | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 50 |
| 7 | Borneo | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 48 |
* ↑ Bhayangkara would have qualified for the AFC Cup group stage had Persija qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage. As Persija failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, Bhayangkara's qualification in the AFC Cup was annulled.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Persebaya 1–0 Arema; Arema 1–0 Persebaya
* ↑ Head-to-head results: Madura United 1–2 Borneo, Borneo 2–2 Madura United

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 June 2018. Source: http://liga-indonesia.id/

### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | P | D | D | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 |

### Matches

Match listing:

## Squad statistics
### Squad & Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Liga 1 | Liga 1 | Piala Indonesia | Piala Indonesia | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 33 | GK | Miswar Saputra | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 89 | GK | Alfonsius Kelvan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | Dimas Galih Pratama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 4 | DF | O.K. John | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Otávio Dutra | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| 13 | DF | Rachmat Irianto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Ruben Sanadi | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Fandry Imbiri | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Abu Rizal Maulana | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | Irvan Febrianto | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Mokhamad Syaifuddin | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Andri Muliadi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | MF | Misbakus Solikin | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Robertino Pugliara | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Rendi Irwan | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | Adam Maulana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Fandi Eko Utomo | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| 82 | MF | Izaac Wanggai | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Nelson Alom | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | Muhammad Hidayat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | Raphael Maitimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 8 | FW | Oktafianus Fernando | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Ricky Kayame | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Yohanes Pahabol | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | David Da Silva | 23 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 24 |
| 20 | FW | Osvaldo Haay | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 |
| 26 | FW | Rishadi Fauzi | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| 94 | FW | Irfan Jaya | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 |
Last updated: 10 December 2018. Source: