Full name | Semeru Football Club Lumajang |
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Nickname(s) | Semeru Lava |
Founded | 2009 as Persigo Gorontalo 2017 as Semeru FC |
Ground |
Semeru Stadium Lumajang Regency, Indonesia |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Owner | CV Semeru Sakti |
Chairman | H Ngateman |
Manager | H Ngateman |
Coach | Putut Wijanarko IDN |
League | Liga 2 Indonesia |
Persigo Semeru Football Club (previously known as Persigo Gorontalo) is a professional Indonesian football team based in Lumajang Regency, East Java. They compete in the second highest division of Indonesian football, Liga 2.
Persigo Semeru FC is an amalgamation of other Lumajang regional teams. In 2017, hopes of promoting regional football and building community pride., regent ASAT Malik met with local football clubs including Persigo Gorontalo, based in Gorontalo to discuss a merger. The owner of Persigo Gorontalo, Ngateman, and ASAT Malik finalized a merger agreement and renamed Persigo Gorontalo to Semeru FC.
In forming Semeru FC, local Lumajang footballers hope to raise the standard of their play and break into national football. As of 2017 the team was in the Liga Nusantara level.
The logo of Semeru FC Lumajang, made by the designer, Fariz Salasa, has a specific meaning.
Red represents the spirit, determination and courage of the players Semeru FC.
The ball shows that football talent is stored behind the huge mountain on the island of Java.
Red-White stripe means Spotrif, Spartan, Loyalty, Solid and Champion.
The shield is shown as a patron and depicts that they can not be easily penetrated by their opponents.
Mount Semeru is a symbol of quietude and has importance as an active volcano in Indonesia
The banana leaf motif shows Lumajang, also known as the City of Bananas.
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Official Kit supplier is Kelme.
Their jersey is predominantly red and blue.
Kelme is one of the apparel that commits a lot in supporting the team and this is evident in the PSIM Jogjakarta
Semeru FC Lumajang plays their home matches at Semeru Stadium in 2017.