Semen Padang F.C.

Semen Padang Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club based in Indarung, Padang, West Sumatra. Founded on 30 November 1980, they currently compete in the Super League since 2024–25 season, following promotion.

Semen Padang

Full name	Semen Padang Football Club
Nickname(s)	Kabau Sirah (The Red Buffaloes)
Short name	SMP
Founded	30 November 1980; 44 years ago (1980-11-30)
Ground	Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium
Capacity	11,000
Owner	PT Kabau Sirah Semen Padang
Head coach	Eduardo Almeida
League	Super League
2024–25	Liga 1, 13th of 18
Website	www.semenpadangfc.co.id
Home colours Away colours Third colours

It made its debut by participating in Galatama First Division in 1980. In 1982, Semen Padang succeeded in winning the First Division and at the same time was promoted to the Galatama Premier Division.^[1]

Stadium

Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium, located in Padang's West Padang subdistrict.

Semen Padang plays its home games at the Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium which located in Padang, West Sumatra.^[2]

Supporters and rivalries

Supporters

Semen Padang has four main supporters groups, The Kerbau Merah Suporter (Kmers), Spartacs, UWS 1980 and Padang Fans. The Kmers is the oldest group, which was established on 14 November 2001. During Semen Padang matches, they usually occupy the north stands.^[3] Spartacs is currently the largest supporters group of the club which was founded on 18 May 2010. They occupy the south stand of the stadium.^[4]

Rivalries

Main article: Andalas derby

Semen Padang's main rivalry is with the nearby Sriwijaya from Palembang, representing the name and culture of each club's city and province.^[5][6][7]

Honours

Type	Format	Competition	Titles	Seasons won
Domestic	Galatama/Indonesia Premier League/Indonesia Soccer Championship A/Super League	Top Tier Division	1	2011–12
	Piala Galatama/Piala Indonesia	Domestic Cup Competitions	1	1992[8]
	Indonesian Community Shield	Community Shield	1	2013

Other Achievements

Domestic League Second Tier Division

• Galatama First Division/Championship
  • Runners-up (3): 1982–83, 2018, 2023–24

Domestic Cup Competitions

• Piala Indonesia
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

AFC (Asian competitions)

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup
  • Quarters-finals (1): 1993–94
• AFC Champions League Two/AFC Cup
  • Quarter-finals (1): 2013

Statistics

Recent history

Note: Only displaying from 2008-09 season since Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1) established

Champions

Runners-up

Third place

Promoted

Relegated

Season	Division	Position	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Cup	AFC/AFF competition(s)
2008–09	PD	7th[a]	28	10	10	8	42	30	40	1st round	–	–
2009–10	PD	3rd[b]	23	13	8	2	37	16	47	1st round	–	–
2010–11	SL	4th	28	12	12	4	41	27	48	–	–	–
2011–12	PL	1st	22	13	7	2	46	21	48	Runners-up	–	–
2013	PL	season not finished									AFC Cup	Quarter Final
2014	SL	3rd[c]	26	14	6	6	40	25	48	–	–	–
2015	SL	season not finished									–	–
2016	ISC-A	8th	34	15	7	12	46	34	52	–	–	–
2017	L1	16th	34	9	8	17	34	51	35	–	–	–
2018	L2	2nd[d]	31	16	4	11	44	37	52	Round of 32	–	–
2019	L1	17th	34	7	11	16	32	45	32	–	–	–
2020	L2	season declared void									–	–
2021–22	L2	4th[e]	10	2	4	4	10	12	10	–	–	–
2022–23	L2	season not finished									–	–
2023–24	L2	2nd[f]	22	11	8	3	32	18	41	–	–	–
2024–25	L1	13th	34	9	9	16	38	60	36	–	–	–
2025–26	SL	TBD	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–

Notes

1. Group 1 in First Round.
2. Overall.
3. Group A in Second Round.
4. Overall.
5. Group A in First Round.
6. Overall.

Season to season

Note: Since Indonesia Super League (now Super League) launch in 2008–09 season, Liga Indonesia Premer Division (now Championship) dropped down to second tier.

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia 1994–95 1 PD 5th (West Division) – 1995–96 1 PD 9th (West Division) – 1996–97 1 PD 7th (West Division) – 1997–98 1 PD 9th (West Division) – 1998–99 1 PD 3rd (2R: Group P) – 1999–2000 1 PD 6th (West Division) – 2001 1 PD 7th (West Division) – 2002 1 PD Semifinal – 2003 1 PD 8th – 2004 1 PD 15th – 2005 1 PD 10th (West Division) Third Round 2006 1 PD 11th (West Division) Quarter Final 2007–08 1 PD 16th (West Division) Second Round 2008–09 2 PD 7th (1R: Group 1) First Round

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia 2009–10 2 PD 3rd First Round 2010–11 1 SL 4th – 2011–12 1 PL 1st Runner Up 2013 1 PL not finished 2014 1 SL 3rd (2R: Group A) – 2015 1 SL not finished 2016 1 ISC-A 8th 2017 1 L1 16th – 2018 2 L2 2nd Round of 32 2019 1 L1 17th – 2020 2 L2 declared void – 2021–22 2 L2 4th (1R: Group A) – 2022–23 2 L2 not finished – 2023–24 2 L2 2nd – 2024–25 1 L1 13th – 2025–26 1 SL –

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Current league

• 7 seasons in Championship
• 7 seasons in Super League

Defunct league

• 13 seasons in Premier Division (as first tier)
• 2 seasons in IPL
• 1 season in ISC-A

Performance in AFC competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1993–94	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round		Bye
		Second round		Cảng Sài Gòn	1–0	1–2
		Quarter-final		Nissan	2–1	0–11
2013	AFC Cup	Group E		Kitchee	3–1	2–1
				Churchill Brothers	3–1	2–2
				Warriors	3–1	2–0
		Round of 16		SHB Đà Nẵng	2–1	-
		Quarter-final		East Bengal	1–1	0–1

World clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024^[9]

Current rank	Country	Club	Points
1356		Sporting Lagos F.C.	1313
1357		Envigado F.C.	1312
1358		Semen Padang	1312
1359		UTC	1312
1360		Shahr Khodro F.C.	1312

AFC clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024

Current rank	Country	Club	Points
137		Al Raed FC	1314
138		Persebaya	1313
139		Semen Padang	1312
140		Shahr Khodro F.C.	1312
141		Paykan F.C.	1311

Players

Current squad

As of 6 August 2025^[10]

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 1 GK  BRA Arthur 6 MF  IDN Ambrizal Umanailo 7 MF  POR Filipe Chaby 8 MF  IDN Ricki Ariansyah 9 FW  VIN Cornelius Stewart 10 FW  BRA Bruno Gomes 12 DF  IDN Samuel Simanjuntak 14 MF  IDN Dimas Roni Saputra 15 MF  IDN Firman Juliansyah 16 MF  POR Pedro Matos 19 FW  IDN Muhamad Ridwan 20 DF  IDN Melcior Majefat 23 DF  POR Rui Rampa 24 DF  POR Ângelo Meneses 25 MF  IDN Zidane Afandi 26 MF  IDN Drey Panyalay 27 DF  IDN Hamdi Sula 28 DF  IDN Gilang Esa

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 MF  GHA Alhassan Wakaso 31 MF  IDN Rosad Setiawan (captain) 34 GK  IDN Ikram Algiffari 41 MF  IDN Febrian Triyanto 53 GK  IDN Mursalin Wijaya 63 MF  IDN Ripal Wahyudi 65 FW  IDN Dewa Erlangga 70 MF  IDN Zulkifli Yahya 71 GK  IDN Teguh Amiruddin 77 MF  IDN Ferdiansyah (on loan from Persib Bandung) 79 FW  IDN Jorry Guruh 86 MF  IDN Armando Oropa 88 MF  IDN Irsyad Maulana — GK  IDN Iqbal Bachtiar — DF  IDN Herwin Tri Saputra — DF  IDN Leo Guntara (on loan from Borneo Samarinda) — MF  IDN Antonius Tuna — MF  IDN Ronaldo Kwateh

Out on loan

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 3 DF  IDN Arif Budiyono (at Persekat Tegal)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Eduardo Almeida
Assistant coach	Hengky Ardiles
Assistant coach	Dian Rama S.
Physical coach	Irwansyah
Goalkeeper coach	Zulkarnain Zakaria
Video Analyst	FX Yanuar