Persip Pekalongan

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Persip Pekalongan

Full name	Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Pekalongan
Nickname(s)	Prince Mandurorejo The Java Bats
Founded	1955
Ground	Hoegeng Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Coach	Alex Sainunu
League	Liga 3
2021	4th in Second Round of Group G, (Central Java zone)
Home colours Away colours

Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Pekalongan, commonly known as Persip Pekalongan, or Persip, is an Indonesian football club based in Pekalongan, Central Java. They play in Liga 3.

History[]

Football as a people's sport has a long history in Pekalongan. This can be traced back to the colonial era around 1920 before PSSI was founded, football had become an activity that many people watched, at that time a European club from Austria had time to compete with a local team in the town square. Pekalongan and one of the oldest clubs in Pekalongan ever recorded is THH, a club owned by Chinese residents.

recorded in the book Voetbal 40 Jarr in the Netherlands indie, 1894-1934 by W. Berrety. THH is one of the clubs from Pekalongan that participates in a competition held by NIVU (Nederlandsche Indishe Voetbal Unie) or a football association organized by Dutch East Indies. It is not surprising that this historical site is now starting to be pioneered again by Laskar Kalong who are able to penetrate the Indonesian Premier Division level.

The local teams in Pekalongan, both those that have existed since the colonial era or those that emerged after the independence era, have a myriad of talented talents. One of Pekalongan's talents who was able to penetrate the list of players Indonesian national team was Muhammad Ridho. In addition, several national players have played for Persip Pekalongan, including: Patricio Jiménez Díaz, Zulvin Zamrun, Elie Aiboy, Awan Setho Raharjo, Irkham Mila, Wahyu Wiji Astanto, Ibrahim Sanjaya, and Arif Yanggi Rahman.^[1]

Their homeground is Hoegeng Stadium, which is situated in in the downtown of Pekalongan, Central Java.

References[]

External links[]

• Liga-Indonesia site