PSS Sleman
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Sleman |
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Super Elang Jawa (en: Super Java Eagle) |
| Founded | 20 May 1976 |
| Ground | Maguwoharjo Stadium |
| Capacity | 31,700 |
| Manager | Arif Juli Wibowo |
| Coach | Fredy Mulli |
| League | Liga 2 |
| 2014 | Football Club |
PSS, an abbreviation for Persatuan Sepak Bola Sleman is a football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The tautology PSS Sleman is often used in local media. PSS Sleman is the youngest team among three elite teams (PSIM Yogyakarta and Persiba Bantul) in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.
PSS Sleman needed 24 years before they could play in the top division of Indonesian football. In 2000, PSS Sleman finally fulfilled its dream to join the Indonesian elite teams in Divisi Utama (it was the top division before the restructure of the Indonesian Super League). During 2000-2006, PSS Sleman managed to secure their existence in the top division. Fourth position in 2003 and 2004 season and semifinalists of Indonesian Cup 2005 were the best achievements they gained during that period. In 2006, the biggest earthquake in modern era strucked Special Region of Yogyakarta. More than 5000 people died and thousands people lost their house and properties. For this condition, PSS Sleman and two other teams from Special Region of Yogyakarta (PSIM Yogyakarta and Persiba Bantul) agreed to withdraw from the national competition. For this force major condition, PSSI (Football Association of Indonesia) decided to give dispensation for those three teams. PSSI nullified the relegation and those three teams finished 2006 season in last place.
The year of 2007 became one of the milestones of PSS Sleman history. In that year, PSS Sleman started to use their new stadium, Maguwoharjo Stadium as their home base. This stadium was built as the response of Sleman government to support PSS Sleman as the representative of their city in national league. As an addition, in 2002 till 2003, PSS Sleman rented Mandala Krida Stadium as their home base in Yogyakarta. They left Tridadi Stadium in Sleman for the more representative and bigger in capacity stadium.
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