# 2017 Persija Jakarta season

The 2017 season is Persija's 84th competitive season. Along with Liga 1, the club competed in several pre-season cup tournaments, the most notable among those was the President's Cup. The season covers the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.

## Month by month review

Before the season begins, Persija Jakarta had followed the preseason tournament, the President Cup. Different from the previous year, now the club dubbed "Macan Kemayoran" it failed to achieve the preseason title for the second time.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| First-team coach | Alessandro Stefano Cugurra Rodrigues |
| Assistant coach | Mustaqim |
| Assistant coach | Yogie Nugraha |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ahmad Fauzi |
| Physioterapy | Muhammad Yanizar Lubis |
| Team doctor | Donny Kurniawan |

### Other Information

| Chairman | Gede Widiade |
| Manager | Ardhi Tjahjoko |
| Chief Operating Officer | Muhammad Rafil Perdana |
| Assistant Manager | Abel Anmas |
| Match Organizing Committee | Arief Perdanakusuma |
| Club Secretary | Edy Syahputra |
| Media Officer | Darwis Satmoko |
| Chief Commercial Officer | Andhika Suksamana |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium (30,000 / 105x65 metres) |
| Training Ground | Lapangan Sutasoma 77 |

## Squad information
### First-team squad

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract until | Signed from | Transfer Fee | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 26 | Andritany Ardhiyasa | (1991-12-26) 26 December 1991 (age 32) | 2010 | | Sriwijaya FC | ? | 2nd Vice Captain |
| 30 | Muhammad Rizky Darmawan | (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | | Villa 2000 FC | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 34 | Daryono | (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30) | 2013 | | Persija Jakarta U-21 | ? | Under-23 Player |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 4 | Ryuji Utomo Prabowo | (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | | Arema FC | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 5 | Vava Mario Yagalo | (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31) | 2014 | | Persebaya Surabaya | ? | |
| 6 | Maman Abdurrahman | (1982-05-12) 12 May 1982 (age 42) | 2016 | | Persita Tangerang | ? | |
| 13 | Gunawan Dwi Cahyo | (1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | | Mitra Kukar | ? | |
| 14 | Ismed Sofyan | (1979-08-28) 28 August 1979 (age 45) | 2002 | | Persijatim Jakarta Timur | ? | Captain |
| 24 | Evraim Awes Toncy | | 2017 | | | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 28 | Muhammad Rezaldi Hehanusa | (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 (age 28) | 2016 | | Persitangsel Tangerang Selatan | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 33 | Willian Pacheco | (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 32) | 2016 | | Rio Branco Football Club | ? | Foreign Player |
| 85 | Michael Yansen Orah | (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 39) | 2017 | | Borneo FC | ? | |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 3 | Irfandy Zein Alzubeidy | (1995-08-29) 29 August 1995 (age 29) | 2017 | | PS TNI | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 7 | Rizky Ramdani Lestaluhu | (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 32) | 2014 | | Sriwijaya FC | ? | |
| 8 | Sutanto Tan | (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 30) | 2016 | | Mitra Kukar | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 11 | Novri Setiawan | (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) | 2014 | | Persebaya Surabaya | ? | |
| 18 | Muhammad Hargianto | (1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 28) | 2017 | | Bhayangkara FC | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 21 | Amarzukih | (1984-06-21) 21 June 1984 (age 40) | 2010 | | Persitara Jakarta Utara | ? | |
| 23 | Fitra Ridwan Salam | (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | | Persegres Gresik United | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 29 | Sandi Darma Sute | (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | 2018 | Borneo FC | ? | |
| 32 | Rohit Chand Thakuri | (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | 2017 | Manang Marshyangdi | ? | Foreign Player |
| 70 | Pandi Ahmad Lestaluhu | (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | | PS TNI | | Under-23 Player |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 10 | Rudi Widodo | (1983-07-13) 13 July 1983 (age 41) | 2017 | | Bhayangkara FC | ? | |
| 17 | Ambrizal Umanailo | (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) | 2015 | | Villa 2000 FC | ? | Under-23 Player |
| 20 | Bambang Pamungkas | (1980-06-10) 10 June 1980 (age 44) | 2015 | | Pelita Bandung Raya | ? | Vice Captain |
| 50 | Bruno da Silva Lopes | (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986 (age 38) | 2017 | 2017 | Associação Ferroviária de Esportes | ? | Marquee player |
| 88 | Reinaldo Elias da Costa | (1984-06-13) 13 June 1984 (age 40) | 2017 | | PSM Makassar | ? | Foreign player |

## New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 29 | CM | Sandi Darma Sute | Borneo FC | Free | 11 January 2017 |
| 77 | LM | Jefri Kurniawan | Borneo FC | Free | 11 January 2017 |
| 10 | CF | Rudi Widodo | Bhayangkara FC | Free | 21 January 2017 |
| 3 | CB | Ryuji Utomo Prabowo | Arema FC | Free | 4 February 2017 |
| 44 | CM | Muhammad Rasul | Talent Scouting | Free | 21 February 2017 |
| 31 | CB | Arthur Irawan | Free Agent | Free | 28 March 2017 |
| 32 | CM | Rohit Chand Thakuri | Manang Marshyangdi | Free | 7 April 2017 |
| 50 | CF | Bruno da Silva Lopes | Associação Ferroviária de Esportes | Free | 21 April 2017 |
| 88 | ST | Reinaldo Elias da Costa | PSM Makassar | Free | 8 August 2017 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 59 | ST | Emmanuel Kenmogne | Retired | Retired | 31 December 2016 |
| 87 | ST | Rodrigo Tosi | Limerick FC | Free | 31 December 2016 |
| 10 | CF | Greg Nwokolo | Madura United F.C. | Free | 11 January 2017 |
| 4 | LB | Andik Rendika Rama | Madura United F.C. | Free | 16 January 2017 |
| 15 | CM | Syahroni | Barito Putera | Free | 16 January 2017 |
| 32 | CM | Hong Soon-Hak | PS TNI | Free | 17 April 2017 |
| 9 | ST | Luiz Júnior | Madura United F.C. | End of Loan | 4 August 2017 |

### Loan In

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End |
| 70 | RM | Pandi Lestaluhu | PS TNI | 4 February 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
| 3 | LM | Irfandy Zein Alzubeidy | PS TNI | 4 February 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
| 9 | ST | Luiz Júnior | Madura United F.C. | 7 March 2017 | 4 August 2017 |
| 18 | CM | Muhammad Hargianto | Bhayangkara FC | 22 March 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
| 85 | LB | Michael Yansen Orah | Borneo FC | 25 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 |

### Loan Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Start | End |
| - | CB | Muhammad Idham Jauhari | Cilegon United | 14 March 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
| 44 | CM | Muhammad Rasul | Sragen United | 19 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
| 77 | LM | Jefri Kurniawan | Borneo FC | 25 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
| 31 | CB | Arthur Irawan | Borneo FC | 19 August 2017 | 31 December 2017 |

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2017 Indonesia President's Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arema (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bhayangkara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Persija Jakarta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | PS TNI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2017 Cilacap Cup
## 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 |
| Liga 1 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 050.00 | — | 4th | 15 April 2017 | 12 November 2017 |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 050.00 |
Updated to match played 23 November 2017 Source: Competitions

### Liga 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Bali United | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 68 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
| 3 | PSM | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 65 | |
| 4 | Persija | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 61 | Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Persipura | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 60 | |
| 6 | Madura United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 57 | |
* ↑ Head-to-head results: Bali United 1–3 Bhayangkara; Bhayangkara 3–2 Bali United.
* ↑ Bhayangkara failed to obtain an AFC license to participate in Asian competitions. As a result, Bali United, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.
* ↑ PSM failed to obtain an AFC license to participate in Asian competitions. As a result, Persija, the league 4th place, entered the group stage.
* ↑ Madura United were deducted three points due to FIFA sanction. Madura United would have qualified for the AFC Cup group stage had Bali United qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage. As Bali United failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, Madura United's qualification in the AFC Cup was annulled.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 November 2017. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss
First round
Second Round
Notes:
* ↑ Persib Bandung abandoned the match at minute 82. Match was awarded 3–0 to Persija Jakarta as a walkover.

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Liga 1 | Liga 1 | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 3 | MF | Irfandy Zein Alzubeidy | 7 (2) | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ryuji Utomo Prabowo | 6 (3) | 0 | 6 (3) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Vava Mario Yagalo | 6 (4) | 0 | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Maman Abdurrahman | 28 (3) | 0 | 28 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Rizky Ramdani Lestaluhu | 15 (5) | 8 | 15 (5) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sutanto Tan | 7 (13) | 0 | 7 (13) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Rudi Widodo | 12 (9) | 4 | 12 (9) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Novri Setiawan | 15 (10) | 2 | 15 (10) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Gunawan Dwi Cahyo | 8 (5) | 0 | 8 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Ismed Sofyan | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Ambrizal Umanailo | 10 (6) | 0 | 10 (6) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Muhammad Hargianto | 11 (5) | 0 | 11 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Bambang Pamungkas | 18 (6) | 5 | 18 (6) | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Amarzukih | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Fitra Ridwan Salam | 8 (6) | 2 | 8 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Evraim Awes Toncy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Andritany Ardhiyasa | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Muhammad Rezaldi Hehanusa | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Sandi Darma Sute | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 30 | GK | Muhammad Rizky Darmawan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Rohit Chand Thakuri | 26 (2) | 3 | 26 (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Willian Pacheco | 30 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Daryono | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | Bruno da Silva Lopes | 27 (2) | 10 | 27 (2) | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Pandi Ahmad Lestaluhu | 2 (8) | 0 | 2 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | DF | Michael Yansen Orah | 7 (2) | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | Reinaldo Elias da Costa | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club in transfer window or on loan |||||||||
| 9 | FW | Luiz Júnior | 13 (2) | 3 | 13 (2) | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Arthur Irawan | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Muhammad Rasul | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Jefri Kurniawan | 1 (5) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 14 November 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Total |
| 1 | FW | 50 | Bruno da Silva Lopes | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Rizky Ramdani Lestaluhu | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Bambang Pamungkas | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | 33 | Willian Pacheco | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 10 | Rudi Widodo | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Luiz Júnior | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 32 | Rohit Chand Thakuri | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 88 | Reinaldo Elias da Costa | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Novri Setiawan | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 23 | Fitra Ridwan Salam | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 28 | Muhammad Rezaldi Hehanusa | 1 | 1 |
| # | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 46 |
Last updated: 14 November 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Top assist

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Total |
| 1 | DF | 14 | Ismed Sofyan | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | MF | 32 | Rohit Chand Thakuri | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 18 | Muhammad Hargianto | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 20 | Bambang Pamungkas | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 28 | Muhammad Rezaldi Hehanusa | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 50 | Bruno da Silva Lopes | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Rudi Widodo | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Novri Setiawan | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 32 | Sandi Darma Sute | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Maman Abdurrahman | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Rizky Ramdani Lestaluhu | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Sutanto Tan | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 27 | Fitra Ridwan Salam | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 33 | Willian Pacheco | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | 85 | Michael Yansen Orah | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 88 | Reinaldo Elias da Costa | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 33 |
Last updated: 14 November 2017. Source: Liga 1

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Liga 1 | Total |
| 1 | 26 | Andritany Ardhiyasa | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | 39 | Daryono | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14 | 14 |
Last updated: 14 November 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Top 10 Attendances

| Date | Time (Kick-off)* | Home | Score | Visitor | Attendance | Stadium | City |
| 27 August 2017 | 18.30 | Persija Jakarta | 2-0 | Persela Lamongan | 29,673 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 30 September 2017 | 18.30 | Persija Jakarta | 4-1 | PS TNI | 29,669 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 29 July 2017 | 18.30 | Persija Jakarta | 1-0 | Bhayangkara FC | 29,640 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 2 June 2017 | 20.30 | Persija Jakarta | 2-0 | Arema FC | 28,967 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 12 August 2017 | 15.00 | Persija Jakarta | 2-0 | Persiba Balikpapan | 28,949 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 22 April 2017 | 15.00 | Persija Jakarta | 1-1 | Barito Putera | 27,707 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 22 October 2017 | 18.30 | Persija Jakarta | 2-0 | Semen Padang FC | 27,486 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 8 July 2017 | 18.30 | Persija Jakarta | 1-1 | Persipura Jayapura | 26,625 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 14 May 2017 | 15.00 | Persija Jakarta | 1-1 | Mitra Kutai Kartanegara | 26,120 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
| 4 May 2017 | 18.30 | Persija Jakarta | 0-1 | Madura United F.C. | 25,400 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium | Bekasi |
(*) Time in Western Indonesia Time (UTC +7)

### Summary

| Games played | 34 (34 Liga 1) |
| Games won | 17 (17 Liga 1) |
| Games drawn | 10 (10 Liga 1) |
| Games lost | 7 (7 Liga 1) |
| Goals scored | 46 (46 Liga 1) |
| Goals conceded | 24 (24 Liga 1) |
| Goal difference | +22 (+22 Liga 1) |
| Clean sheets | 14 (14 Liga 1) |
| Yellow cards | 65 (65 Liga 1) |
| Red cards | 4 (4 Liga 1) |
| Most appearances | Andritany Ardhiyasa (33 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Bruno da Silva Lopes (10 goals) |
| Top assist | 2 players (4 assist) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 17/34 (50.00%) |
Last updated: 14 November 2017. Source: Liga 1