# 2009–10 Arema Indonesia season

The 2009–10 Arema Indonesia season is Arema's 23rd competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia Super League and Piala Indonesia. Arema Indonesia a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2009 to 1 August 2010.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Robert Alberts |
| Assistant coach | Joko Susilo |
| Assistant coach | Liestiadi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Dwi Sasmianto |

## Squad information
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IDN | Kurnia Meiga |
| 2 | DF | IDN | Purwaka Yudhi |
| 3 | DF | IDN | Zulkifli Syukur |
| 4 | MF | IDN | Jalaluddin Main |
| 5 | MF | IDN | Fakhrudin |
| 6 | MF | SGP | Muhammad Ridhuan |
| 7 | DF | IDN | Benny Wahyudi |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Fariz Bagus Dhinata |
| 9 | MF | SVK | Roman Chmelo |
| 10 | MF | IDN | Ronny Firmansyah |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Tommy Pranata |
| 12 | FW | SGP | Noh Alam Shah |
| 14 | FW | IDN | Rachmat Afandi |
| 15 | FW | IDN | Sunarto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | URU | Esteban Guillén |
| 19 | MF | IDN | Ahmad Bustomi |
| 20 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi |
| 21 | DF | IDN | Irfan Raditya |
| 23 | FW | IDN | Gherry Setya |
| 24 | DF | CMR | Pierre Njanka (captain) |
| 27 | DF | IDN | Waluyo |
| 30 | DF | IDN | Hermawan |
| 37 | MF | IDN | Juan Revi |
| 39 | MF | IDN | Firmansyah Aprillianto |
| 41 | FW | IDN | Dendi Santoso |
| 45 | GK | IDN | Aji Saka |
| 82 | GK | IDN | Iswan Karim |

### Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 50 | GK | IDN | Markus Haris Maulana (from PSMS Medan) |
| 2 | DF | IDN | Purwaka Yudhi (from Deltras Sidoarjo) |
| 21 | DF | IDN | Irfan Raditya (from PSDS Deli Serdang) |
| 24 | DF | CMR | Pierre Njanka (from Persija Jakarta) |
| 27 | DF | IDN | Waluyo (from Persib Bandung) |
| 30 | DF | IDN | Hermawan (from Deltras Sidoarjo) |
| 5 | MF | IDN | Fakhrudin (from Persisam Putra Samarinda) |
| 6 | MF | SGP | Muhammad Ridhuan (from Tampines Rovers) |
| 9 | MF | SVK | Roman Chmelo (from Dunajská Streda) |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Tommy Pranata (from Persisam Putra Samarinda) |
| 18 | MF | GAB | Landry Poulangoye (from Pietà Hotspurs) |
| 37 | MF | IDN | Juan Revi (from Deltras Sidoarjo) |
| 39 | MF | IDN | Firmansyah Aprillianto (from Youth sector) |
| 82 | GK | IDN | Iswan Karim (from Persigo Gorontalo) |
| 17 | MF | URU | Esteban Guillén (from PSMS Medan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | GK | IDN | Muhammad Yasir (to Persija Jakarta) |
| 32 | GK | IDN | Dadang Sudrajat (to Persikab Bandung) |
| 2 | DF | IDN | Alexander Pulalo (to Semen Padang) |
| 4 | DF | IDN | Hendra Ridwan (to Persipura Jayapura) |
| 6 | DF | IDN | Suroso (to Persema Malang) |
| 16 | DF | IDN | Achmad Jufriyanto (to Pelita Jaya) |
| 24 | DF | IDN | Richi Pravita Hari (to Persekam Metro) |
| 25 | DF | IDN | Erik Setiawan (to Persija Jakarta) |
| 26 | DF | GUI | Boubacar Keita (Released) |
| 5 | MF | IDN | Fandy Mochtar (to Persisam Putra Samarinda) |
| 7 | MF | IDN | Ranu Tri Sasongko (to PSBI Blitar) |
| 14 | MF | IDN | Arif Suyono (to Sriwijaya FC) |
| 27 | MF | IDN | Ahmad Sembiring (to Persisam Putra Samarinda) |
| 30 | MF | IDN | Andry Lesmana Wibowo (unknown) |
| 35 | MF | IDN | Gigih May Siswantoro (unknown) |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Udo Fortune (to Persikab Bandung) |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Patricio Morales (to Lota Schwager) |
| 26 | FW | IDN | Ribut Wahyudi (unknown) |
| 50 | FW | LBR | Buston Nagbe Browne (unknown) |
| 50 | GK | IDN | Markus Haris Maulana (to Persib Bandung) |
| 18 | MF | GAB | Landry Poulangoye (to Aceh United) |
| - | FW | IDN | Muhammad Bahtiar (to Bontang FC) |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Indonesia Super League | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 067.65 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 11 October 2009 | 30 May 2010 |
| Piala Indonesia | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 080.00 | Group stage | Runners-up | 16 April 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
| Total | 44 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 070.45 |
Updated to match played 1 August 2010 Source: Competitions

### Indonesia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Arema Indonesia (C) | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 73 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Persipura Jayapura | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 67 | Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Persiba Balikpapan | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 54 | |
| 4 | Persib Bandung | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 53 | |
| 5 | Persija Jakarta | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 52 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 May 2010. Source:

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Piala Indonesia
#### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Arema Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| PSMP Mojokerto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Persijap Jepara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Deltras Sidoarjo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |

#### Round of 16

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Arema Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| Pelita Jaya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Persidafon Dafonsoro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Persela Lamongan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |

### Knockout phase
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | ISL | ISL | Piala Indonesia | Piala Indonesia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IDN | Kurnia Meiga | 31 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | IDN | Aji Saka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | GK | IDN | Iswan Karim | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IDN | Purwaka Yudhi | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IDN | Zulkifli Syukur | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | IDN | Benny Wahyudi | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | IDN | Johan Alfarizi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IDN | Irfan Raditya | 23 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | CMR | Pierre Njanka | 37 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | IDN | Waluyo | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | IDN | Hermawan | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | IDN | Jalaluddin Main | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IDN | Fakhrudin | 41 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | SGP | Muhammad Ridhuan | 40 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | IDN | Fariz Bagus Dhinata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | SVK | Roman Chmelo | 38 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | IDN | Ronny Firmansyah | 31 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Tommy Pranata | 19 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | URU | Esteban Guillén | 19 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IDN | Ahmad Bustomi | 40 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IDN | Juan Revi | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | IDN | Firmansyah Aprilianto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 12 | FW | SGP | Noh Alam Shah | 35 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | IDN | Rachmat Afandi | 32 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 15 | FW | IDN | Sunarto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | IDN | Gherry Setya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | IDN | Dendi Santoso | 28 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 50 | GK | IDN | Markus Haris Maulana | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GAB | Landry Poulangoye | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | ISL | Piala Indonesia | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Roman Chmelo | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Noh Alam Shah | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | MF | 5 | Fakhrudin | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Muhammad Ridhuan | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | 24 | Pierre Njanka | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | FW | 41 | Dendi Santoso | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | FW | 14 | Rachmat Afandi | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 17 | Esteban Guillén | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 10 | Ronny Firmansyah | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 11 | Tommy Pranata | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 15 | Sunarto | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 19 | Ahmad Bustomi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 21 | Irfan Raditya | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 18 | 75 |