Monday, March 3, 2008

Persib Bandung

Persib (acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung) is an Indonesian soccer club located in Bandung, West Java. This team has achieved many prestigious awards since their involvement in the days of the Perserikatan competitions until Liga Indonesia today.
Persib was founded on 14 March 1933, with name BIVB (Bandoeng Inlandsche Voetbal Bond). BIVB was one of the clubs which set up Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI) with its representative, Syamsoedin, at Societeit Hadiprojo, Yogyakarta, 19 April 1930.
Home Stadium : Siliwangi Stadium (capacity 20,000) Training Ground : Pusdikpom Cimahi
One of the most memorable achievements in the history of this club is when they became champions of the last Perserikatan competition in the 1993/1994 season. In the final match, the club with legendary players such as Sutiono Lamso and Robby Darwis won against PSM Ujung Pandang. Afterwards, Galatama and Perserikatan merged into Liga Indonesia (LI). In the first season of Liga Indonesia in 1994/1995, this team became champions when they defeated Petrokimia Putra Gresik in the finals. Persib was also one of Indonesian clubs which reached quarterfinal round of Asian Champions League.
Perserikatan (Amateur League)1933 Runner-up1934 Runner-up1936 Runner-up1937 Winner1950 Runner-up1959 Runner-up1961 Winner1966 Runner-up1983 Runner-up1985 Runner-up1986 Winner1990 Winner
Liga Indonesia1994/95 Winner
Team Officials
Head Coach : Jaya Hartono
Coach Assistant : Robby Darwis and Yoesoef Bahtiar
Goalkeeper Coach : Anwar Sanusi

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