Madura United F.C.

"Pelita Jaya" redirects here. For the basketball club, see Pelita Jaya Basketball Club.

Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java. They currently play in the Super League.

Madura United FC

Full name	Madura United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Sape Kerrab (The Racing Bull)
Short name	MDR
Founded	1986; 39 years ago (1986), as Pelita Jaya 10 January 2016; 9 years ago (10 January 2016), as Madura United
Ground	Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium
Capacity	13,500 25,000
Owner	PT Polana Bola Madura Bersatu[1]
President	Achsanul Qosasi
Head coach	Alfredo Vera
League	Super League
2024–25	Liga 1, 15th of 18
Website	maduraunitedfc.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lineage began as Pelita Jaya in 1986, under which it won three Galatama titles in 1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94 before changing names, homebases, and ownership several times.^[2]

History

The club was formed as Pelita Jaya Football Club in 1986, based in Jakarta. During that time, the team won three Galatama titles (1988-89, 1990, and 1993-94). Starting from 2000, the team moved home grounds several times, first to Solo in 2000, Cilegon in 2002, Purwakarta in 2006, Bandung in 2008, and Karawang in 2009, before moving back to Bandung in 2012 after Bakrie Group sold off the club in favor of purchasing Arema F.C., which also cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs.^[3][4] Throughout those years, the team retained the "Pelita" name until it was rebranded as Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR, which also the abbreviation for the final iteration of the club under the "Pelita" name, Pelita Bandung Raya) for the ultimately abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League; despite the name, Persipasi's home base was actually in Bekasi.^[2]

On 10 January 2016, an agreement was reached with the previous owner of Persipasi Bandung Raya, Ari Dewanto Sutedi, and Husodo Angkosubroto, witnessed by the founder of Pelita Jaya, Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie, that the ownership of Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR) was to be taken over and moved to Madura. The club was rebranded as Madura United. After the purchase, Madura United replaced PBR to compete in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A.^[5]

In 2024, fresh off their 2023–24 Liga 1 runner-up finish, Madura United participated in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League tournament being placed in Group E alongside Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Mongolian club SP Falcons where the club played both of their match in Ulaanbaatar. On 27 October 2024, Madura United faced SP Falcons in a goalless contest at the MFF Football Centre with both team sharing the points. In the next match, Madura United defeated Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–1 and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group leaders, facing off against Taiwanese club Tainan City where Madura United was caught with a goalless draw in the first leg at the Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium. In the second leg, Madura United went on to win the match 3–0 thus qualifying to the semi-finals.

Name changes

• Pelita Jaya (1986–1999); home base in Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta; known as Pelita Mastrans in 1997 and Pelita Bakrie between 1998 and 1999
• Pelita Solo (2000–02); home base in Manahan Stadium, Solo
• Pelita Krakatau Steel (2002–06); home base in Krakatau Steel Stadium, Cilegon
• Pelita Jaya Purwakarta (2006–08); home base in Purnawarman Stadium, Purwakarta
• Pelita Jabar (2008–09); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
• Pelita Jaya Karawang (2009–12); home base in Singaperbangsa Stadium, Karawang
• Pelita Bandung Raya (2012–2015); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
• Persipasi Bandung Raya (2015); home base in Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi
• Madura United (2016–present); home base in Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Pamekasan^[6]

Gelora Madura Ratu Pamelingan Stadium

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
2010–2011	Lotto
2011–2012	Umbro
2012–2014	Mitre
2015–2016	MBB
2017	Mizuno
2018–2021	MBB
2021–2024	XTen
2024–present	DRX Wear

Stadium

Gelora Bangkalan Stadium

Madura United mostly play their home matches at Gelora Bangkalan Stadium and Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium.^[7]

Supporters

Their supporters groups are called "Taretan Dhibi", "Peccot Mania", "Trunojoyo Mania", and "K-Conk Mania".^[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 9 August 2025^[8]

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 Novan Sasongko (on loan from Barito Putera) 3 DF  POR Pedro Monteiro 4 MF  NED Jordy Wehrmann 5 MF  BIH Kerim Palić 6 DF  ESP Ruxi 7 MF  IDN Ahmad Nufiandani 9 FW  UKR Valeriy Hryshyn 10 MF  BRA Iran Júnior 11 MF  BRA Lulinha (captain) 12 DF  IDN Ferian Rizki 17 MF  IDN Paulo Sitanggang 18 MF  IDN Muhammad Kemaluddin 21 GK  IDN Diky Indriyana 23 MF  IDN Arsan Makarin 24 MF  IDN Taufany Muslihuddin 25 MF  IDN Riski Afrisal 26 GK  IDN Aditya Harlan

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 GK  IDN Satrio Azhar 28 DF  IDN Kartika Vedhayanto 30 GK  IDN Miswar Saputra 31 FW  IDN Yuda Editya 36 MF  IDN Ilhamsyah 37 MF  NED Jasey Wehrmann 42 MF  IDN Feby Ramzy 44 DF  IDN Nur Diansyah 45 DF  IDN Taufik Hidayat 47 MF  IDN Fauzan Hanif 68 DF  IDN Ahmad Rusadi 69 FW  IDN Make Aldo 77 MF  IDN Fransiskus Alesandro 81 GK  IDN Rendy Razzaqu 87 FW  GNB Balotelli 99 FW  IDN Aji Kusuma

Team officials

Position	Name
Head coach	Alfredo Vera
Assistant coach	Rakhmad Basuki
	Ananto Nurhani
Goalkeeper coach	Amiruddin
Physical coach	Roni Azani
Physiotherapist	Dimas Bagus

Source:^[9][10]

Season-by-season records

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

Season	League tier	League	League position	Piala Indonesia	Asian competition(s)
1994–95	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	Qualifying stage
1995–96	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1996–97	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1997–98	1	Premier Division	Season abandoned	–	–
1998–99	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
1999–00	1	Premier Division	Second round	–	–
2001	1	Premier Division	11th, East Div.	–	–
2002	1	Premier Division	7th, West Div	–	–
2003	1	Premier Division	14th	–	–
2004	1	Premier Division	17th	–	–
2005	1	Premier Division	13th, East Div.	First round	–
2006 [id]	2	First Division	Second round, Gr. A	Second round	–
2007–08	1	Premier Division	8th, West Div.	4th	–
2008–09	1	Indonesia Super League	9th	Third round	–
2009–10	1	Indonesia Super League	15th	Quarter Final	–
2010–11	1	Indonesia Super League	12th	–	–
2011–12	1	Indonesia Super League	6th	Did not participated	–
2013	1	Indonesia Super League	15th	–	–
2014	1	Indonesia Super League	Semifinal	–	–
2015	1	Indonesia Super League	Season not finished	–	–

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

As Madura United

Season	League tier	League	League position	Piala Indonesia	ACLE	ACL 2	ACGL	ACC
2016 [a]	1	Indonesia Soccer Championship A	3rd	–	–	–	–	–
2017	1	Liga 1	6th	–	–	–	–	–
2018	1	Liga 1	8th	Semifinal	–	–	–	–
2019	1	Liga 1	5th		–	–	–	–
2020	1	Liga 1	Season declared void	–	–	–	–	–
2021–22	1	Liga 1	9th	–	–	–	–	–
2022–23	1	Liga 1	8th	–	–	–	–	–
2023–24	1	Liga 1	2nd	–	–	–	–	–
2024–25	1	Liga 1	15th	–	–	–	Semi-final	–

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league

Notes

1. Not an official competition affiliated with PSSI, AFC & FIFA

List of former managers

As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya

Period	Coach
1994–1995	Mundari Karya
1995–1996	Mario Kempes
1996–1997	Slm Milosevic
1997	Henk Wullems
1997–1998	Rob Jacobs
1998–2004	Danurwindo
2005	Mundari Karya
2006	Bambang Nurdiansyah
2006	Syafrudin Fabanyo
2007–2010	Fandi Ahmad
2010–2011	Misha Radovic
2011–2012	Rahmad Darmawan
2012–2013	Simon McMenemy[11]
2013	Darko Janacković[12]
2013–2015	Dejan Antonić[13]
2015	Pieter Huistra[14]

As Madura United

Period	Coach
2016–2018	Gomes de Oliveira[7]
2018	Milomir Šešlija[7]
2018	Gomes de Oliveira
2019	Dejan Antonić
2019	Rasiman
2020–2021	Rahmad Darmawan
2021–2023	Fábio Lefundes
2023–2024	Maurício Souza
2024	Widodo C. Putro
2024	Paulo Menezes
2025–	Alfredo Vera

Performance in AFC club competitions

As Pelita Jaya

Season	Competition	Round	Nat	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1989–90	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying tournament group 5		Muara Stars FC	2–1	2nd
				Kuala Lumpur FA	1–2
				Geylang International	4–1
				Philippine Air Force	3–0
		Group B		Liaoning	0–1	4th
				Al Rasheed	1–1
				Shahin Ahvaz	0–2
1990–91	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying tournament group 6		Bangkok Bank FC	2–1	1st
				Geylang International	0–0
		Group A		Al-Nasr	3–0	2nd
				Liaoning FC	0–1
		Semi-finals		Esteghlal	0–2
		Third place playoff		25 April	2–2 (7–6 p)
1991	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying stage 1st round		Geylang International	1–2	2–2	3–4
1994–95	Asian Club Championship	Qualifying stage 2nd round		Ilhwa Chunma	0–1	1–4	1–5

As Madura United

Season	Competition	Round	Nat	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2024–25	AFC Challenge League	Group E		SP Falcons	0–0	1st
				Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	2–1
		Quarter-finals		Tainan City	3–0	0–0	3–0
		Semi-finals		Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	3–3	0–3	3–6

Invitational tournament record

As Pelita Jaya

Season	Competition	Round	Nat	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2009	Singapore Cup	Preliminary Round		DPMM FC	0–1

Honours

Domestic

As Pelita Jaya/Persipasi Bandung Raya/Madura United

Domestic League Top Tier Division

• Galatama^[15]/Liga 1^[16]
  • Champions (3): 1988–89, 1990, 1993–94
  • Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 1987–88, 2023-24

Domestic cups

• Piala Utama^[17]/ Piala Liga^[18]
  • Champions (1): 1992
  • Runners-up (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Continental

As Pelita Jaya/ Madura United

• AFC Champions League (AFC Champions League Elite/AFC Champions League/Asian Club Championship/Asian Champion Club Tournament)
  • Third-place (1): 1990–91

• AFC Challenge League
  • Semi-finals (1): 2024–25

Pelita Jaya/Madura United U-21 team

All records under the Pelita name

League

• Indonesia Super League U-21
  • Champions (1): 2008–09^[19]
  • Runners-up (1): 2009–10^[20]
  • Third-place (1): 2012^[21]