Arema FC
The Arema is born out of the pride of the citizens of Malang. With the desire to establish themselves as a famous and a high nobility society, the people of Malang participated in all kinds of activities (which includes boxing, rock music and athleticism) to help establish the Malang as one of the famous societies in Indonesia.
Arema is also the name of an Indonesian/Javanese legend, Singo Arema who is thought to originate from Malang. Due to this fact, "Arema" became a relevant name to be used for the culture and identity of Malang.
Arema is a professional club based in Malang, East Java. Initially the team was born on 11 August 1987 on the initiative of Acub Zaenal, founder Galatama club, this is called Aremada, which is a combination of local clubs and 86 Malang Arema Fleet. But that name didn't last long. A few months later, it was changed to Arema 86.
Efforts to maintain the club 86 Arema Galatama went through many obstacles, even the team that was expected to take part in the Galatama VIII stumbled due to difficulties in funding. From here Acub Zaenal along with his son Lucky Acub Zaenal took over and tried to save Arema 86 in order to survive.
The name was changed to 86 Arema and set the foundation on 11 August 1987 in accordance notarial document Pramu Haryono SH No. 58. Since then, they prepared Arema as a professional team. The squad, facilities, and the officials were upgraded.
The team's achievement in Indonesian football faced countless ups and downs. The club's main issue is financial backup. However, they were crowned champions of Galatama in 1992รข€"93 season.
Since the introduction of Liga Indonesia, a combination of Perserikatan and Galatama, Arema has been recorded seven times in the 2nd round. However, financial constraints continue to squeeze the club trip, until eventually PT Bentoel Internasional Tbk acquired the ownership of the team in mid-season 2003.
As a result of the financial crisis that was made Arema down caste in division one. But with the new financial strength, Arema only stayed one season in division one and re-promoted to the top league as the champion. Since then the performance was stable. Arema was able penetrate the Super League, the highest caste of competition in the country for the 1st time this season rolling.
In 2011 Arema is divided into two teams, one team led by Muhammad Nur which played in the Indonesian Premier League and the other team led by Rendra Kresna which played in the Indonesia Super League.
Arema plays up to 40,000 capacity's in Kanjuruhan Stadium and 30,000 capacity's Gajayana Stadium (for IPL/Home Base Persema Malang), both located in Malang.
The club's supporters who call themselves as the Aremania are considered to be one of the least fanatic supporters among all of the Indonesian football clubs supporters. In 2006, the Aremania has been awarded as The Best Indonesian Football Supporters Forever by FIFA.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Arema FC have a very tough competitor in the League of Persebaya Surabaya. Since the beginning of the meeting of the league, this game usually called Old Indonesia derby. This game is also often called the East Java Derby.
Related Sites for Arema FC
- Arema Indonesia | The Official Website of Arema Indonesia read Arema FC
- Arema FC | Facebook read Arema FC
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- AREMA FC - Malang, Indonesia - Sports Club | Facebook read Arema FC
