PSS Sleman

PSS Sleman
Full namePerserikatan Sepakbola Sleman[1]
Nickname(s)Super Elang Jawa
(Super Java Eagles)
Laskar Sembada
(Sembada Warriors)
Short namePSS
Founded20 May 1976 (1976-05-20)
GroundMaguwoharjo Stadium
Capacity20,594
OwnerPT Putra Sleman Sembada
PresidentYoni Arseto
Head CoachAnsyari Lubis
LeagueChampionship
2024–25Liga 1, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Websitepssleman.id

Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman (lit. 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The club dons the nickname Super Elang Jawa (English: Super Java Eagles). They are set to compete in Championship, the second tier of Indonesian football, following relegation in the 2024–25 Liga 1 season.

History

PSS was established in 1976 as a regional football association for amateur clubs (known as Perserikatan) in Sleman, the third of its kind in Yogyakarta province after PSIM Yogyakarta and Persiba Bantul. PSS needed 24 years to reach the top-tier of the amateur Perserikatan competitions in 2000. After six years in the premier division, PSS was unable to complete the 2006 season after suffering from the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people and damaged thousands of buildings. However, the Indonesian football association PSSI did not relegate the three teams from Yogyakarta province, including PSS, although they forfeited their remaining games due to the earthquake's impact on their facilities and personal lives.[2][3]

PSS left the top flight of Indonesian football in 2008 due to administrative matters. The club could not quickly adjust to the shift towards professional football with the launching of the Indonesian Super League (ISL) that year. ISL required Perserikatan clubs to wean off from their dependence on their region's state budget. Teams like PSS that continued to rely on the government had to compete in the second tier, which persistently used the Perserikatan's name for its top division (Divisi Utama). Amid heavy pressure from fans, PSS became a professional team in 2012 after the incorporation of PT Putra Sleman Sembada, the company that now manages the club. That move ensured PSS could return to the top flight if they manage to win promotion. PSS did so after winning the 2018 Liga 2 competition.[4]

Statistics

Season by season record

Champions Runners-up Top scorers CL AC

Seasons

Seasons of PSS Sleman
Season League Tier Pos P W D L GF GA Pts Cup Other competitions
1994–95 Second Division 3
1995–96 First Division 2 First round
1996–97 Second round
1997–98 abandoned
1998–99 4th Group 2
1999–2000 2nd
2001 Premier Division 1 10th East 25 8 3 14 22 40 27
2002 7th East 22 8 6 8 22 19 30
2003 4th 38 16 12 10 48 43 60
2004 4th 34 14 11 9 39 37 53
2005 7th West 26 10 4 12 22 32 34 SF
2006 13th East 26 6 5 15 18 40 23 w/o
2007–08 12th West 34 12 10 12 42 43 46
2008–09 2 10th Group 2 26 9 6 11 31 38 30 R1
2009–10 10th Group 3 20 6 4 10 21 31 22 A
2010–11 10th Group 3 24 9 4 11 22 40 31 NH
2011–12 7th Group 2 18 7 5 6 29 21 26 R1
2013 1st 19 12 4 3 28 16 40 NH
2014 Third Round 24 13 6 5 51 23 31 NH
2015 abandoned NH
2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship B 2nd NH
2017 Liga 2 Second round 20 13 3 4 36 15 42 NH
2018 1st 31 19 3 9 53 20 60 R16
2019 Liga 1 1 8th 34 12 12 10 45 42 48 NH
2020 abandoned NH
2021–22 13th 34 10 9 15 40 48 39 NH
2022–23 16th 34 10 4 20 34 57 34 NH
2023–24 13th 34 9 12 13 49 53 39 NH
2024–25 16th 34 11 4 19 43 50 34 NH

Stadium

PSS in 2007 began to use its current home base Maguwoharjo Stadium after construction was disrupted by the earthquake a year before. Maguwoharjo's southern tribune, where the club's ultras occupy, is known as one of the loudest tribunes in Indonesia with non-stop 90-minute chanting.[5]

Fans

PSS is known for its loyal and creative ultras. Supported by two fan clubs, the north tribune Slemania [6] and the south tribune Brigata Curva Sud 1976 (BCS),[7] PSS' current form cannot be extricated from the dedication of supporters who strive to improve their team's managerial quality. The older one, Slemania, was established in 2000 in line with the promotion to top-flight football while BCS emerged in 2011 in the run-up to the 2012 professionalization of PSS.[8]

Besides its popularity as the fan club with one of the best choreographies in Asia, BCS is known for its tough scrutiny over PSS management. BCS boycotted games in the 2020 Liga 1 over disappointment with the level of professionalism in PSS and only ended its strike in 2021 after a massive restructuring that has led to improvements in how the club is managed. BCS is particularly aware of concerns among female spectators when they are in a packed stadium, leading to the formation of its own female arm to ensure safety in the tribune.[9][10][11]

The song "Sampai Kau Bisa" (Until You Can) is the anthem that fans sing after the match. The anthem symbolizes fan loyalty to the team in good and bad times, knowing the club went through trials until it earned its spot in top-flight football. PSS fan clubs have a policy of zero insults for opposing teams during 90 minutes of a football game, making them the friendliest ultras in Indonesia football. Their chants are exclusive to motivating PSS.[12]

Players

Current squad

As of 12 July 2025[13]

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
2 DF  IDN Alfiansyah
4 DF  BRA Cleberson
6 DF  IDN Kevin Gomes
9 FW  IDN Hokky Caraka
11 FW  BRA Gustavo Tocantins
14 MF  IDN Rezin Diop Wamu
16 MF  IDN Achmad Zidan
19 DF  IDN Fachruddin Aryanto (vice-captain)
20 MF  IDN Riko Simanjuntak (on loan from Persija Jakarta)
23 MF  IDN Kim Kurniawan (captain)
25 DF  IDN Gilang Oktavana
26 MF  IDN Ferrel Arda
31 GK  IDN Safaat Romadhona
32 GK  IDN Ega Rizky
36 MF  IDN Relosa Rivan
44 DF  IDN Alexander Kurniawan
No. Pos. Nation Player
57 GK  IDN Davin Ganiswara
69 DF  IDN Bima Zawawi
72 MF  IDN Claudio Mutzi
74 DF  IDN Fadel Ahmad Arrafi
76 MF  IDN Dominikus Dion
78 DF  IDN Ifan Nanda Pratama
— GK  IDN Muhammad Fahri
— DF  IDN Muhammad Fariz
— DF  IDN Jajang Mulyana
— DF  IDN Salman Alfarid
— DF  IDN Nuri Fasya
— MF  IDN Ichsan Pratama
— MF  IDN Iman Fathuroman
— MF  IDN Terens Puhiri
— FW  IDN Irvan Mofu
— FW  IDN Junior Haqi

Naturalized players

Country Player
Germany Kim Kurniawan

Out on loan

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

Club officials

Board of commissioners and directors

Position Name
President Director Gusti Randa
Director Yoni Arseto
Director Hempri Suyatna
Commissioner Agoes Projosasmito
Commissioner Wiliam Tjugiarto

Team management

Position Name
Team Manager Leonard Tupamahu
Technical Director Pieter Huistra
Head Coach Ansyari Lubis
Assistant Coach Vacant
Goalkeeper Coach Andre Croda
Amiruddin
Physical Coach Caique Müller
Team Analyst Gabriel Silvera
Team Doctor vacant
Physiotherapist Muhammad Firman
Masseur Djamad
Kit man Riyono, Agung

Coaches

Period Name
1976–1994 unknown
1995–1996 Suwarno
1997–1998 vacant
1999–2000 Drs. Bambang Nurdjoko, Drs. Herwin Sjahruddin
2001–2002 Suharno
2003 Yudi Suryata
2004–2005 Daniel Roekito
2005 Mundari Karya
2005–2006 Herry Kiswanto
2007 Horacio Alberto Montes
2007 Rudy William Keltjes
2008 Iwan Setiawan
2008 Yudi Suryata
2008–2009 Maman Durachman
2009–2010 Yance Efraim Matmey
2010 Singh Bettay
2010 Inyong Lolombulan
2010–2011 M. Basri
2011–2012 Widyantoro
2013 Hanafi
2013 Yusak Sutanto
2013 Lafran Pribadi
2014 Sartono Anwar
2014 Herry Kiswanto
2015 Jaya Hartono
2015 (Piala kemerdekaan) Didik Listyantara
2016–2017 Freddy Mulli
2017 Seto Nurdiantoro
2017–2018 Herry Kiswanto
2018–2019 Seto Nurdiantoro
2020 Eduardo Perez Moran
2020–2021 Dejan Antonić
2021–2022 Putu Gede
2022–2023 Seto Nurdiantoro
April–October 2023 Marian Mihail
October–November 2023 Bertrand Crasson
November 2023–June 2024 Risto Vidaković
June–October 2024 Wagner Lopes
October 2024–February 2025 Mazola Júnior
February 2025–May 2025 Pieter Huistra
July 2025– Ansyari Lubis

Honours

Domestic league

Cup

References

  1. ^ "Organisational chart". pssleman.id. Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Profile". Official Site PS Sleman. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ "PS Sleman dan Gempa Jogja 2006". SLEMAN-FOOTBALL.COM (in Indonesian). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "PSS Sleman Juara Liga 2 2018". PSSI – Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ^ Chant BCS Tribun Selatan Maguwo – PSS Sleman Vs Persib Bandung Shopee Liga 1 2019 Live (Lirik) (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ slemania.or.id
  7. ^ bcspss.com
  8. ^ "Slemania: Pendukung Setia PSS Sleman". www.lgosports.com (in Indonesian). 11 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Brigata Curva Sud 1976: The Best Ultras in Asia versi Copa90". Football Tribe Indonesia. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. ^ "BCS Hentikan Aksi Boikot, Hubungan PSS dengan Suporter Mencair". Timlo.net (in Indonesian). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Perbaikan Manajemen PT Putra Sleman Sembada Mendapat Apresiasi Dari BCS". Official Site PS Sleman. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  12. ^ "The Fans Who Make Football: PSS Sleman". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Squad PSS Sleman Liga 1 2024–2025". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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