Persiba Balikpapan
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Balikpapan |
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| Nickname(s) |
Beruang Madu (Sun Bear) |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Ground | Batakan Stadium |
| Capacity | 42,000 |
| Owner | PT. Persiba Beriman |
| Chairman | Syahril HM Taher |
| Head coach | Timo Scheunemann |
| League | Liga 1 |
| 2014 |
Indonesia Super League, First Round (5th in East Group) |
Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Balikpapan, commonly known as Persiba Balikpapan, or Persiba, is an Indonesian football club based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. In media, the tautology is often used and to distinguish the club with another club with the same acronym, Persiba Bantul.
Beruang Madu is the club's nickname, taken from the city mascot of Balikpapan. Another nickname given is Selicin Minyak (slippery as oil) because Balikpapan is the center for oil and gas industry of Indonesia.
Persiba home stadium is Persiba Stadium with 12,500 capacity .A new stadium called Stadion Batakan with 42,000 capacity is underway and will be completed by August 2017. Persiba plays in the Liga 1, the top rank football competition in Indonesia.
Currently, Absor Fauzi holds the captaincy band for Persiba.
Best : 2009/10: Finished 3rd in Indonesia Super League.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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