# Madura United F.C.

Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java. They currently play in the Liga 1.
The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lineage began as Pelita Jaya in 1986, under which it won three Galatama titles in 1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94 before changing names, homebases, and ownership several times.

## History

The club was formed as Pelita Jaya Football Club. in 1986, based in Jakarta. During that time, the team won three Galatama titles (1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94). Starting from 2000, the team moved home grounds several times, first to Solo in 2000, Cilegon in 2002, Purwakarta in 2006, Bandung in 2008, and Karawang in 2009, before moving back to Bandung in 2012 after Bakrie Group sold off the club in favor of purchasing Arema F.C., which also cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs. Throughout those years, the team retained the "Pelita" name until it was rebranded as Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR, which also the abbreviation for the final iteration of the club under the "Pelita" name, Pelita Bandung Raya) for the ultimately abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League; despite the name, Persipasi's home base was actually in Bekasi.
On 10 January 2016, an agreement was reached with the previous owner of Persipasi Bandung Raya, Ari Dewanto Sutedi, and Husodo Angkosubroto, witnessed by the founder of Pelita Jaya, Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie, that the ownership of Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR) was to be taken over and moved to Madura. The club was rebranded as Madura United. After the purchase, Madura United replaced PBR to compete in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A.
In 2024, fresh off their 2023–24 Liga 1 runner-up finish, Madura United participated in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League tournament being placed in Group E alongside Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Mongolian club SP Falcons where the club played both of their match in Ulaanbaatar. On 27 October 2024, Madura United faced SP Falcons in a goalless contest at the MFF Football Centre with both team sharing the points. In the next match, Madura United defeated Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–1 and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group leaders, facing off against Taiwanese club Tainan City where Madura United was caught with a goalless draw in the first leg at the Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium. In the second leg, Madura United went on to win the match 3–0 thus qualifying to the semi-finals.

## Name changes

* Pelita Jaya (1986–1999); home base in Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta; known as Pelita Mastrans in 1997 and Pelita Bakrie between 1998 and 1999
* Pelita Solo (2000–02); home base in Manahan Stadium, Solo
* Pelita Krakatau Steel (2002–06); home base in Krakatau Steel Stadium, Cilegon
* Pelita Jaya Purwakarta (2006–08); home base in Purnawarman Stadium, Purwakarta
* Pelita Jabar (2008–09); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
* Pelita Jaya Karawang (2009–12); home base in Singaperbangsa Stadium, Karawang
* Pelita Bandung Raya (2012–2015); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
* Persipasi Bandung Raya (2015); home base in Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi
* Madura United (2016–present); home base in Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Pamekasan

## Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| 2010–2011 | Lotto |
| 2011–2012 | Umbro |
| 2012–2014 | Mitre |
| 2015–2016 | MBB |
| 2017 | Mizuno |
| 2018–2021 | MBB |
| 2021–2024 | XTen |
| 2024–present | DRX Wear |

## Stadium

Madura United mostly play their home matches at Gelora Bangkalan Stadium and Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium.

## Supporters

Their supporters groups are called "Taretan Dhibi", "Peccot Mania", "Trunojoyo Mania", and "K-Conk Mania".

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 13 January 2025
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 | Fawaid Ansory |
| 2 | DF | IDN | Miftah Anwar Sani |
| 3 | DF | POR | Pedro Monteiro |
| 4 | MF | NED | Jordy Wehrmann |
| 5 | MF | BIH | Kerim Palić |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Iran Júnior |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Lulinha (captain) |
| 17 | MF | IDN | Andi Irfan |
| 18 | MF | IDN | Muhammad Kemaluddin |
| 19 | FW | IDN | Hanis Sagara |
| 22 | DF | IDN | Ibrahim Sanjaya |
| 24 | MF | IDN | Taufany Muslihuddin (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) |
| 25 | MF | IDN | Riski Afrisal |
| 26 | GK | IDN | Aditya Harlan |
| 28 | DF | IDN | Kartika Vedhayanto |
| 30 | GK | IDN | Miswar Saputra |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | FW | IDN | Yuda Editya |
| 33 | DF | IDN | Koko Ari Araya |
| 35 | DF | IDN | Haudi Abdillah |
| 36 | MF | IDN | Ilhamsyah |
| 41 | MF | IDN | Febrian Triyanto |
| 42 | MF | IDN | Feby Ramzy |
| 44 | DF | IDN | Nur Diansyah |
| 45 | DF | IDN | Taufik Hidayat |
| 61 | GK | IDN | Nuri Agus Wibowo |
| 68 | DF | IDN | Ahmad Rusadi |
| 69 | FW | IDN | Make Aldo |
| 70 | MF | COL | Brayan Angulo |
| 77 | FW | IDN | Sandi Samosir (on loan from Persija Jakarta) |
| 91 | FW | IDN | Arsa Ahmad |
| 95 | FW | SRB | Miljan Škrbić |
| 99 | FW | ESP | Youssef Ezzejjari (on loan from Barito Putera) |

## Team officials

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Alfredo Vera |
| Assistant coach | Rakhmad Basuki |
| Goalkeeper coach | Miftahul Hadi |
| Fitness coach | Roni Azani |
| Physiotherapist | Dimas Bagus |
Source:

## Season-by-season records

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya
| Season | League tier | League | League position | Piala Indonesia | Asian competition(s) |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Premier Division | Season abandoned | – | – |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Premier Division | Second round | – | – |
| 2001 | 1 | Premier Division | 11th, East Div. | – | – |
| 2002 | 1 | Premier Division | 7th, West Div | – | – |
| 2003 | 1 | Premier Division | 14th | – | – |
| 2004 | 1 | Premier Division | 17th | – | – |
| 2005 | 1 | Premier Division | 13th, East Div. | First round | – |
| 2006 [id] | 2 | First Division | Second round, Gr. A | Second round | – |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Premier Division | 8th, West Div. | 4th | – |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 9th | Third round | – |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 15th | Quarter Final | – |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 12th | – | – |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 6th | Did not participated | – |
| 2013 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | 15th | – | – |
| 2014 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | Semifinal | – | – |
| 2015 | 1 | Indonesia Super League | Season not finished | – | – |

### Key

* Tms. = Number of teams
* Pos. = Position in league
As Madura United
| Season | League tier | League | League position | Piala Indonesia | ACLE | ACL 2 | ACGL | ACC |
| 2016 | 1 | Indonesia Soccer Championship A | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 1 | Liga 1 | 6th | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 1 | Liga 1 | 8th | Semifinal | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 1 | Liga 1 | 5th | Semifinal | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | 1 | Liga 1 | Season declared void | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Liga 1 | 9th | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Liga 1 | 8th | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Liga 1 | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – |

### Key

* Tms. = Number of teams
* Pos. = Position in league
Notes
* ↑ Not an official competition affiliated with PSSI, AFC & FIFA

## List of former managers

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya
| Period | Coach |
| 1994–1995 | Mundari Karya |
| 1995–1996 | Mario Kempes |
| 1996–1997 | Slm Milosevic |
| 1997 | Henk Wullems |
| 1997–1998 | Rob Jacobs |
| 1998–2004 | Danurwindo |
| 2005 | Mundari Karya |
| 2006 | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
| 2006 | Syafrudin Fabanyo |
| 2007–2010 | Fandi Ahmad |
| 2010–2011 | Misha Radovic |
| 2011–2012 | Rahmad Darmawan |
| 2012–2013 | Simon McMenemy |
| 2013 | Darko Janacković |
| 2013–2015 | Dejan Antonić |
| 2015 | Pieter Huistra |
As Madura United
| Period | Coach |
| 2016–2018 | Gomes de Oliveira |
| 2018 | Milomir Šešlija |
| 2018 | Gomes de Oliveira |
| 2019 | Dejan Antonić |
| 2019 | Rasiman |
| 2020–2021 | Rahmad Darmawan |
| 2021–2023 | Fábio Lefundes |
| 2023–2024 | Maurício Souza |
| 2024 | Widodo Cahyono Putro |
| 2024 | Paulo Menezes |
| 2025– | Alfredo Vera |

## Performance in AFC club competitions

As Pelita Jaya
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying tournament group 6 | Bangkok Bank FC | 2–1 | 1st |
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Qualifying tournament group 6 | Geylang International | 0–0 |
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Group A | Al-Nasr | 3–0 | 2nd |
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Group A | Liaoning FC | 0–1 |
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Semi-finals | Esteghlal | 0–2 |
| 1990–91 | Asian Club Championship | Third place playoff | 25 April | 2–2 (7–6 p) |
As Madura United
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group E | SP Falcons | 0–0 | 1st |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Group E | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 2–1 |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Quarter-finals | Tainan City | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2024–25 | AFC Challenge League | Semi-finals | Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng | 17 Apr | 10 Apr | |

## Invitational tournament record

As Pelita Jaya
| Season | Competition | Round | Nat | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2009 | Singapore Cup | Preliminary Round | | DPMM FC | 0–1 |

## Honours
### As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

League
* Galatama
** Champions (3): 1988–89, 1990, 1993–94
** Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1987–88
National cups
* Piala Utama
** Champions: 1992
** Runners-up: 1990
* Piala Liga
** Runners-up (3): 1987, 1988, 1989

### As Madura United

League
* Liga 1
** Runners-up: 2023-24

### U-21 team

All records under the Pelita name League
* Indonesia Super League U-21
** Champions: 2008–09
** Runners-up: 2009–10
** Third-place: 2012

### As Pelita Jaya

* Asian Club Championship
** Third-place: 1990–91