2019 Arema F.C. season

Arema F.C.
2019 season
President	Agoes Soerjanto
Head Coach	Milomir Šešlija
Stadium	Kanjuruhan Stadium; Gajayana Stadium
Liga 1	9th
Piala Indonesia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Makan Konaté (16); All: Makan Konaté (18)
Highest home attendance	40,412 (vs. Persija, 23 November)
Lowest home attendance	4,318 (vs. Bali United, 16 December)
Average home league attendance	14,182
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 30th competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1, Piala Indonesia and Indonesia President's Cup. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.

Squad information[edit]

Ajie

Cunha

Hamka(C)

Alfin

Alfarizi

Hanif

Hendro

Dedik

Dendi

Konaté

Comvalius

Arema XI Shopee Liga 1 2019

First team squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	DF	IDN	Ikhfanul Alam
7	FW	IDN	Ahmad Nur Hardianto
8	MF	IDN	Nasir
10	MF	MLI	Makan Konaté
11	FW	IDN	Rivaldi Bawuo
12	MF	IDN	Hendro Siswanto
14	MF	IDN	Jayus Hariono
15	FW	IDN	Sunarto
16	MF	IDN	Ridwan Tawainella
17	FW	IDN	Zidane Pulanda
18	DF	IDN	Ricky Ohorella
19	MF	IDN	Hanif Sjahbandi
21	FW	IDN	Ricky Kayame
22	DF	IDN	Rachmat Latief
23	DF	IDN	Hamka Hamzah (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	FW	IDN	Dedik Setiawan
30	MF	IDN	Muhammad Rafli
31	GK	IDN	Andriyas Francisco
32	DF	IDN	Alfin Tuasalamony
37	DF	IDN	Agil Munawar
41	FW	IDN	Dendi Santoso
44	DF	BRA	Arthur Cunha (vice-captain)
56	FW	IDN	Titan Agung
77	MF	JPN	Takafumi Akahoshi
86	GK	IDN	Sandy Firmansyah
87	DF	IDN	Johan Alfarizi
88	MF	IDN	Vikrian Akbar
93	GK	IDN	Utam Rusdiana
96	GK	IDN	Kartika Ajie
99	FW	NED	Sylvano Comvalius

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
86	GK	Sandy Firmansyah	Sriwijaya	Free	1 January 2019
6	DF	Ikhfanul Alam	PSIR	Free	10 January 2019	^[1]
9 (7)	FW	Robert Gladiador	Al-Shabab	Free	10 January 2019
91	MF	Pavel Smolyachenko	Metallurg Bekabad	Undisclosed	10 January 2019
22	DF	Rachmat Latief	Borneo	Free	11 January 2019	^[2]
21	FW	Ricky Kayame	Persebaya	Free	26 February 2019	^[3]
99	FW	Sylvano Comvalius	Kuala Lumpur	Undisclosed	24 April 2019	^[4]
31	GK	Andriyas Francisco	Youth sector	Promoted	4 May 2019
56	FW	Titan Agung	Youth sector	Promoted	4 May 2019
17	FW	Zidane Pulanda	Persipura	Free	6 May 2019	^[5]
88	MF	Vikrian Akbar	Youth sector	Promoted	1 August 2019
77	MF	Takafumi Akahoshi	Foolad	Free	24 August 2019	^[6]

Out[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
83	GK	Srđan Ostojić	FK Zemun	Undisclosed	12 December 2018	^[7]
28	DF	Israel Wamiau	Persipura	Free	12 December 2018	^[8]
22	DF	Purwaka Yudhi	PSS	Free	12 December 2018	^[9]
7	MF	Juan Revi	Sriwijaya	Free	1 January 2019
5	DF	Bagas Adi	Bhayangkara	Free	9 January 2019	^[10]
86	MF	Dalmiansyah Matutu	Badak Lampung	Free	26 February 2019	^[11]
9 (7)	FW	Robert Gladiador	Free agent	Released	15 April 2019	^[12]
91	MF	Pavel Smolyachenko	Free agent	Released	20 August 2019	^[13]

Pre-seasons and friendlies[edit]

Friendlies[edit]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
18 January 2019	Tanobel	H	7–0	Gladiador (2) 10', 44', Dedik 12', Rivaldi (2) 46', 86', Hardianto 79'	5,000
10 February 2019	Indonesia U22s	H	1–1	Gladiador 86'	35,000
29 April 2019	Singhasari	H	13–0	Kayame (2), Dedik (3), Latief, Dodik (o.g.), Konaté (2), Rivaldi, Nasir, Hanif, Hamka	0
4 May 2019	PSIS	H	1–0	Alfarizi 6'
11 May 2019	PSIS	A	0–2
16 June 2019	Arema U20s	H	8–2	Konaté (2), Dendi, Pavel, Rivaldi (2), Hardianto, Jayus	0
18 July 2019	Persekam Metro	H	4–0		0

Indonesia President's Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Group position
4 March 2019	Barito Putera	H	3–2	Dedik (2) 78', 90+5', Hardianto 90+1'	6,879	2nd
9 March 2019	Persela	H	0–1		28,311	2nd
13 March 2019	Persita	H	6–1	Konaté 33', Ohorella 45+1', Hendro 62', Arthur 67', Hamka 73', Kayame 90+1'	8,245	2nd

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Persela	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Knockout stage
2	Arema (H)	3	2	0	1	9	4	+5	6	Knockout stage
3	Barito Putera	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
4	Persita	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: Piala Presiden
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goal scored.
(H) Hosts

Knockout phase[edit]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
30 March 2019	Quarter-finals	Bhayangkara	A	4–0	Konaté (2) 10', 78', Hamka 40', Kayame 90+4'	8,518
2 April 2019	Semi-finals First leg	Kalteng Putra	H	3–0	Kayame 28', Hanif 61', Dedik 67'	29,285
5 April 2019	Semi-finals Second leg	Kalteng Putra	N	3–0	Dedik 10', Alfarizi 20', Kayame 40'	7,987
9 April 2019	Finals First leg	Persebaya	A	2–2	Hendro 33', Konaté 79'	50,000
12 April 2019	Finals Second leg	Persebaya	H	2–0	Hardianto 43', Kayame 90+2'	42,000

Match results[edit]

Liga 1[edit]

Matches[edit]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
15 May 2019	PSS	A	1–3	Comvalius 29'	27,710	15th
22 May 2019	Borneo	A	0–2		5,648	17th
27 May 2019	Persela	H	3–2	Dendi 12', Dedik (2) 27', 30'	13,763	11th
29 June 2019	TIRA-Persikabo	H	1–2	Konaté 79'	16,670	15th
4 July 2019	Persipura	H	3–1	Konaté 7', Dedik (2) 21', 63'	11,890	12th
12 July 2019	Semen Padang	A	1–0	Dedik 39'	5,200	10th
16 July 2019	Badak Lampung	H	4–1	Konaté (3) 7', 24, 78', Comvalius 71'	7,510	10th
20 July 2019	Madura United	A	0–1		5,136	11th
26 July 2019	Bhayangkara	H	3–2	Dedik 12', Comvalius 45', Konaté 59'	5,234	5th
30 July 2019^[a]	Persib	H	5–1	Dendi 4', Konaté 5', Arthur 40', Rivaldi (2) 68', 90'	31,599	4th
3 August 2019	Persija	A	2–2	Hanif 8', Hardianto 90+5'	51,230	4th
7 August 2019	Kalteng Putra	A	2–4	Hardianto 37', Konaté 82'	4,576	6th
15 August 2019	Persebaya	H	4–0	Dendi 30', Arthur 71', Comvalius 87', Konaté 90+2'	37,406	4th
19 August 2019	Barito Putera	H	2–1	Hamka 24', Kayame 60'	5,652	3rd
24 August 2019	Bali United	A	1–2	Konaté 44'	21,597	4th
31 August 2019	PSIS	H	1–1	Hamka 16'	15,528	4th
13 September 2019	Borneo	H	2–2	Kayame (2) 40', 42'	8,578	5th
20 September 2019	Persela	A	0–2		12,938	7th
24 September 2019	PSS	H	4–0	Konaté 30' (pen.), Ridwan 38', Rivaldi 58', Hanif 67'	17,493	4th
2 October 2019	PSM	H	2–0	Comvalius 46', Rafli 72'	7,729	4th
16 October 2019^[b]	PSM	A	2–6	Dedik 26', Kayame 81'	5,237	5th
20 October 2019	Persipura	A	2–2	Konaté 75', Jayus 82'	1,361	6th
24 October 2019	TIRA-Persikabo	A	1–1	Hardianto 30'	3,189	7th
28 October 2019	Semen Padang	H	1–0	Konaté 78' (pen.)	6,082	6th
1 November 2019	Badak Lampung	A	3–4	Sunarto 50', Konaté 79' (pen.), Hamka 83'	9,797	6th
8 November 2019	Madura United	H	2–0	Konaté 4', Rivaldi 84'	6,881	5th
12 November 2019^[c]	Persib	A	0–3		26,098	5th
23 November 2019	Persija	H	1–1	Konaté 87' (pen.)	40,412	6th
27 November 2019	Bhayangkara	A	0–1		1,015	6th
1 December 2019	Kalteng Putra	H	1–1	Dendi 54'	4,343	6th
8 December 2019	PSIS	A	1–5	Rivaldi 49'	15,375	9th
12 December 2019	Persebaya	A	1–4	Hamka 90+2'	0^[ii]	10th
16 December 2019	Bali United	H	3–2	Ridwan 18', Rafli 26', Nasir 68'	4,318	8th
22 December 2019	Barito Putera	A	0–3		6,088	9th

^ The Liga 1 match home to Persib, originally scheduled for 14 June 2019, was postponed due to the time is close to the agenda of the Indonesian national team which will play two FIFA Matchday matches against Jordan and Vanuatu, on 11 and 15 June 2019.^[14]
^ The Liga 1 match away to PSM, originally scheduled for 23 June 2019, was postponed due to PSM's schedule is close to the AFC Cup match against Becamex Bình Dương on 19 and 26 June 2019.^[15]
^ The Liga 1 match away to Persib, originally scheduled for 28 September 2019, was postponed due to did not get permission from the security.^[16]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Borneo	34	12	15	7	55	42	+13	51^[a]
8	PSS	34	12	12	10	45	42	+3	48
9	Arema	34	13	7	14	59	62	−3	46
10	Persija	34	11	11	12	43	42	+1	44^[b]
11	Persela	34	11	11	12	47	45	+2	44^[b]

Source: Shopee Liga 1 2019, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.
Notes:

^ Head-to-head results: Persib 2–2 Borneo; Borneo 0–1 Persib.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Persija (+2) 8 pts; Persela (+0) 4 pts; PSM (–2) 4 pts.

Piala Indonesia[edit]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
26 January 2019	Round of 32 First leg	Persita	H	4–1	Gladiador (2) 6', 78', Dedik 11', Hamka 17'
3 February 2019	Round of 32 Second leg	Persita	A	3–0	Konaté 24', Gladiador 77', Hardianto 90+5'
18 February 2019	Round of 16 First leg	Persib	A	1–1	Rafli 75'
22 February 2019	Round of 16 Second leg	Persib	H	2–2	Konaté 3', Gladiador 73'

Statistics[edit]

Squad appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Liga 1		Piala Indonesia^[i]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
31	GK	IDN	Andriyas Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	0
86	GK	IDN	Sandy Firmansyah	2	0	2	0	0	0
93	GK	IDN	Utam Rusdiana	17	0	13	0	4	0
96	GK	IDN	Kartika Ajie	19	0	19	0	0	0
Defenders
6	DF	IDN	Ikhfanul Alam	6	0	6	0	0	0
18	DF	IDN	Ricky Ohorella	11	0	8+2	0	1	0
22	DF	IDN	Rachmat Latief	1	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	IDN	Hamka Hamzah	30	5	26	4	4	1
32	DF	IDN	Alfin Tuasalamony	24	0	21+1	0	2	0
37	DF	IDN	Agil Munawar	14	0	14	0	0	0
44	DF	BRA	Arthur Cunha	30	3	26	2	4	1
87	DF	IDN	Johan Alfarizi	27	0	20+3	0	4	0
Midfielders
8	MF	IDN	Nasir	13	1	7+5	1	1	0
10	MF	MLI	Makan Konaté	36	18	33	16	3	2
12	MF	IDN	Hendro Siswanto	32	0	29	0	3	0
14	MF	IDN	Jayus Hariono	20	1	14+3	1	2+1	0
16	MF	IDN	Ridwan Tawainella	13	2	7+5	2	0+1	0
19	MF	IDN	Hanif Sjahbandi	21	2	15+6	2	0	0
30	MF	IDN	Muhammad Rafli	19	3	4+13	2	1+1	1
56	MF	IDN	Titan Agung	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	JPN	Takafumi Akahoshi	13	0	8+5	0	0	0
88	MF	IDN	Vikrian Akbar	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	IDN	Ahmad Nur Hardianto	17	4	8+7	3	0+2	1
11	FW	IDN	Rivaldi Bawuo	27	5	11+14	5	1+1	0
15	FW	IDN	Sunarto	9	1	1+5	1	2+1	0
17	FW	IDN	Zidane Pulanda	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	IDN	Ricky Kayame	30	4	16+14	4	0	0
27	FW	IDN	Dedik Setiawan	14	8	10+1	7	2+1	1
41	FW	IDN	Dendi Santoso	31	4	29	4	2	0
99	FW	NED	Sylvano Comvalius	27	5	21+6	5	0	0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club
9	FW	BRA	Robert Gladiador	4	4	0	0	4	4
91	MF	UZB	Pavel Smolyachenko	7	0	2+2	0	2+1	0

Top scorers[edit]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Liga 1	Piala Indonesia	Total
1	MF	10	Makan Konaté	16	2	18
2	FW	27	Dedik Setiawan	7	1	8
3	FW	11	Rivaldi Bawuo	5	0	5
	DF	23	Hamka Hamzah	4	1	5
	FW	99	Sylvano Comvalius	5	0	5
6	FW	7 (9)	Ahmad Nur Hardianto	3	1	4
	FW	21	Ricky Kayame	4	0	4
	FW	41	Dendi Santoso	4	0	4
	FW	9 (7)	Robert Gladiador	0	4	4
10	MF	30	Muhammad Rafli	2	1	3
11	MF	16	Ridwan Tawainella	2	0	2
	MF	19	Hanif Sjahbandi	2	0	2
	DF	44	Arthur Cunha	2	0	2
14	MF	8	Nasir	1	0	1
	MF	14	Jayus Hariono	1	0	1
	FW	15	Sunarto	1	0	1
Total				59	10	69

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b The result of Piala Indonesia in this season page only for competition progress from the round of 32. Statistics for the first two round which played last year, were put in 2018 season.
^ This match was played without spectators as part of PSSI disciplinary committee pusnishment to Persebaya.

References[edit]

^ "Jalan Panjang Ikhfanul Alam Sebelum Gabung Arema". Medcom.id (in Indonesian). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ "Kesan Rachmat Latief Bergabung dengan Arema FC". Medcom.id. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^ "Ricky Kayame Mengungkap Alasannya Memilih Arema FC". Bola.net (in Indonesian). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "Resmi Bergabung, Ini Alasan Sylvano Comvalius Pilih Arema FC". BolaTimes.com. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "Arema FC Kedatangan Striker Trial asal Papua". Kompas Bola (in Indonesian). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
^ "Resmi! Arema FC Datangkan Gelandang Asal Jepang, Takafumi Akahoshi". Indosport (in Indonesian). 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ "Manajemen Arema Pastikan Tak Perpanjang Kontrak Srdjan Ostojic". Bola.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ "Susul Jefri, Bek Israel Wamiau Resmi Dilepas Arema FC". malang-post.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Untuk Kali Ketiga, Purwaka Yudi Berpisah dengan Arema". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
^ "Alasan Bagas Adi Nugroho Tinggalkan Arema FC dan Pilih Bhayangkara FC di Liga 1 2019". Surya.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Dalmiansyah Matutu Pamit Tinggalkan Arema". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ "Alasan Robert Gladiator Dicoret Terungkap, Arema FC Kini Tak Punya Striker Asing". Surya Malang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
^ "Arema FC Resmi Lepas Pavel Smolyachenko". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "Duel Persib vs Arema di Liga 1 2019 Diundur Hingga Agustus". Indosport (in Indonesian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^ "Jadwal Kontra PSM Ditunda, Arema Berbesar Hati". Bola.net (in Indonesian). 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ "Persib Vs Arema FC Resmi Ditunda, Berikut Pernyataan dari PT LIB". BolaSport.com (in Indonesian). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

[match_ARE_PSB-16] The Liga 1 match home to Persib, originally scheduled for 14 June 2019, was postponed due to the time is close to the agenda of the Indonesian national team which will play two FIFA Matchday matches against Jordan and Vanuatu, on 11 and 15 June 2019.^[14]

[match_PSM_ARE-18] The Liga 1 match away to PSM, originally scheduled for 23 June 2019, was postponed due to PSM's schedule is close to the AFC Cup match against Becamex Bình Dương on 19 and 26 June 2019.^[15]

[match_PSB_ARE-20] The Liga 1 match away to Persib, originally scheduled for 28 September 2019, was postponed due to did not get permission from the security.^[16]

[table_hth_PSB0.052188366210176-22] Head-to-head results: Persib 2–2 Borneo; Borneo 0–1 Persib.

[table_hth_PSJ0.052188366210176-23] Head-to-head points: Persija (+2) 8 pts; Persela (+0) 4 pts; PSM (–2) 4 pts.

[notePI-1] The result of Piala Indonesia in this season page only for competition progress from the round of 32. Statistics for the first two round which played last year, were put in 2018 season.

[21] This match was played without spectators as part of PSSI disciplinary committee pusnishment to Persebaya.

[2] "Jalan Panjang Ikhfanul Alam Sebelum Gabung Arema". Medcom.id (in Indonesian). 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[3] "Kesan Rachmat Latief Bergabung dengan Arema FC". Medcom.id. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[4] "Ricky Kayame Mengungkap Alasannya Memilih Arema FC". Bola.net (in Indonesian). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[5] "Resmi Bergabung, Ini Alasan Sylvano Comvalius Pilih Arema FC". BolaTimes.com. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[6] "Arema FC Kedatangan Striker Trial asal Papua". Kompas Bola (in Indonesian). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

[7] "Resmi! Arema FC Datangkan Gelandang Asal Jepang, Takafumi Akahoshi". Indosport (in Indonesian). 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[8] "Manajemen Arema Pastikan Tak Perpanjang Kontrak Srdjan Ostojic". Bola.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.

[9] "Susul Jefri, Bek Israel Wamiau Resmi Dilepas Arema FC". malang-post.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "Untuk Kali Ketiga, Purwaka Yudi Berpisah dengan Arema". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 December 2018.

[11] "Alasan Bagas Adi Nugroho Tinggalkan Arema FC dan Pilih Bhayangkara FC di Liga 1 2019". Surya.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[12] "Dalmiansyah Matutu Pamit Tinggalkan Arema". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[13] "Alasan Robert Gladiator Dicoret Terungkap, Arema FC Kini Tak Punya Striker Asing". Surya Malang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[14] "Arema FC Resmi Lepas Pavel Smolyachenko". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[15] "Duel Persib vs Arema di Liga 1 2019 Diundur Hingga Agustus". Indosport (in Indonesian). 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

[17] "Jadwal Kontra PSM Ditunda, Arema Berbesar Hati". Bola.net (in Indonesian). 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[19] "Persib Vs Arema FC Resmi Ditunda, Berikut Pernyataan dari PT LIB". BolaSport.com (in Indonesian). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.

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v t e Arema F.C.
Home stadium	Gajayana (1987–2004, 2015–present) Kanjuruhan (2004–2022)
Training ground	Gajayana
Rivalries	Super East Java derby Arema–Persib Bandung rivalry Persema Malang
Youth teams	Arema FC U-21 Arema FC U-17
Supporters	Aremania
Seasons	2018 2019 2020 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24