# 2011–12 Arema FC season

The 2011–12 season is Arema FC's 1st season since the inception of the Indonesia Premier League.

## Players
### 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 |
| — | GK | IDN | Agung Hermawan |
| 8 | DF | IDN | Fariz Bagus Dhinata |
| 9 | MF | SVK | Roman Chmelo |
| — | DF | IDN | Chairul Anam |
| 11 | MF | IDN | Ahmad Amiruddin |
| 13 | FW | IDN | Jaya Teguh Angga |
| 16 | DF | IDN | Hermawan |
| 22 | MF | IDN | Putut Waringin Jati |
| 23 | DF | IDN | Gunawan Dwi Cahyo |
| 24 | MF | IDN | Legimin Raharjo |
| 27 | MF | IDN | Eka Hera |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | MF | IDN | Talaohu Abdul Musafri |
| 32 | DF | IDN | Putra Habibi |
| 33 | GK | IDN | Dede Sulaiman |
| 36 | DF | IDN | Tomy Jailani |
| 45 | GK | IDN | Aji Saka |
| - | GK | LVA | Deniss Romanovs |
| - | MF | SRB | Marko Krasić |
| - | FW | IDN | Purwanto |
| - | DF | IDN | Hery Prasetyo |
| - | MF | IDN | Amadeus Suropati |
| - | DF | IDN | Herman Romansyah |

### Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | LVA | Deniss Romanovs (from Cendrawasih FC) |
| — | DF | IDN | Hery Prasetyo (from Gresik United) |
| — | MF | SRB | Marko Krasić (from FK Borac Čačak) |
| — | MF | IDN | Amadeus Suropati (from Forrestfield United) |
| — | FW | IDN | Purwanto (from PSBI Blitar) |
| — | GK | IDN | Agung Hermawan (Unknown) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SGP | Noh Alam Shah (released) |
| — | MF | SGP | Muhammad Ridhuan (to Arema FC) |
| — | MF | URU | Esteban Guillén (to Persiba Balikpapan) |
| — | GK | IDN | Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (to Arema FC) |
| — | FW | IDN | Dendi Santoso (to Arema FC) |
| — | MF | IDN | Hendro Siswanto (to Arema FC) |
| — | FW | IDN | Sunarto (to Arema FC) |
| — | DF | IDN | Johan Ahmad Farizi (to Arema FC) |
| — | DF | IDN | Leonard Tupamahu (released) |
| — | MF | IDN | Ronny Firmansyah (released) |
| — | DF | IDN | Usep Munandar (released) |
| — | DF | IDN | Irfan Raditya (released) |

## Indonesian Premier League
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Semen Padang (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 46 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Persebaya 1927 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 38 | |
| 3 | Arema Indonesia | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 37 | |
| 4 | Persibo Bojonegoro | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 36 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 5 | Persiba Bantul | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 35 | |
* ↑ Persibo Bojonegoro were chosen by PSSI to join the Group stage of the 2013 AFC Cup as the winner of 2012 Piala Indonesia.

### Fixtures and results
## 2012 AFC Cup

Arema FC qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup as runners up in the 2010-11 Indonesia Super League. In December 2011, they were drawn in group H, along with Kelantan FA of Malaysia, Ayeyawady United F.C. of Myanmar and Navibank Saigon of Vietnam.
| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KEL | ARE | NVB | AYE |
| Kelantan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Arema | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1–3 | | 6–2 | 1–1 |
| Navibank Sài Gòn | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 4–1 |
| Ayeyawady United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
* 1 2 3 Tiebreakers: Arema, Navibank Sài Gòn and Ayeyawady United are ranked by their head-to-head record (Arema: 7 pts; Navibank Sài Gòn: 6 pts; Ayeyawady United: 4 pts).