Persipura
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Jayapura |
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| Nickname(s) |
Mutiara Hitam (The Black Pearls) |
| Founded | 1 May 1963 |
| Ground | Mandala Stadium |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Owner | PT. Persipura Papua Berwibawa |
| Chairman | Benhur Tommy Mano |
| Head coach | Wanderley Machado da Silva |
| League | Liga 1 |
| 2014 | Indonesia Super League, 2nd (Runners-up) |
Persipura Jayapura, or Persipura, is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in the Liga 1. Persipura plays their home matches in Mandala Stadium.
Persipura's history is mysterious. The club's administrators cannot fully make sure that the club was founded in 1963, since there are also proof that suggests the club might have been founded in 1965, 1962, or even 1950. Other than that, the administrators also cannot fully make sure Persipura's original name.
The early years were not filled with a lot of achievements. They only managed to win the Perserikatan First Division two times in 1979 and 1993, other than that they were runners-up in the 1980 Perserikatan season.
Their first achievement in the modern era is by winning the 2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division under coach Rahmad Darmawan. PT. Persipura Papua was established to fulfill the requirement to compete in the Indonesia Super League.
Persipura uses Mandala Stadium as their home ground.
Their supporters are called Persipura Mania.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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