Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java. They currently play in the Super League.
The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lineage began as Pelita Jaya in 1986, under which it won three Galatama titles in 1988–89, 1990, and 1993–94 before changing names, homebases, and ownership several times.
History The club was formed as Pelita Jaya Football Club in 1986, based in Jakarta. During that time, the team won three Galatama titles (1988–89, 1990, and 1993–94). Starting from 2000, the team moved home grounds several times, first to Solo in 2000, Cilegon in 2002, Purwakarta in 2006, Bandung in 2008, and Karawang in 2009, before moving back to Bandung in 2012 after Bakrie Group sold off the club in favor of purchasing Arema, which also cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs. Throughout those years, the team retained the "Pelita" name until it was rebranded as Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR, which also the abbreviation for the final iteration of the club under the "Pelita" name, Pelita Bandung Raya) for the ultimately abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League; despite the name, Persipasi's home base was actually in Bekasi.
On 10 January 2016, an agreement was reached with the previous owner of Persipasi Bandung Raya, Ari Dewanto Sutedi, and Husodo Angkosubroto, witnessed by the founder of Pelita Jaya, Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie, that the ownership of Persipasi Bandung Raya (PBR) was to be taken over and moved to Madura. The club was rebranded as Madura United. After the purchase, Madura United replaced PBR to compete in the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A.
In 2024, fresh off their 2023–24 Liga 1 runner-up finish, Madura United participated in the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League tournament being placed in Group E alongside Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng and Mongolian club SP Falcons where the club played both of their match in Ulaanbaatar. On 27 October 2024, Madura United faced SP Falcons in a goalless contest at the MFF Football Centre with both team sharing the points. In the next match, Madura United defeated Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng 2–1 and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group leaders, facing off against Taiwanese club Tainan City where Madura United was caught with a goalless draw in the first leg at the Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium. In the second leg, Madura United went on to win the match 3–0 thus qualifying to the semi-finals. However, their progress had to stop in the semi-final round, after losing 3–6 on aggregate (leg 1: Madura United lost 0–3, away; leg 2: drew 3–3, home) against Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng.
Name changes Pelita Jaya (1986–1999); home base in Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta; known as Pelita Mastrans in 1997 and Pelita Bakrie between 1998 and 1999 Pelita Solo (2000–02); home base in Manahan Stadium, Solo Pelita Krakatau Steel (2002–06); home base in Krakatau Steel Stadium, Cilegon Pelita Jaya Purwakarta (2006–08); home base in Purnawarman Stadium, Purwakarta Pelita Jabar (2008–09); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Pelita Jaya Karawang (2009–12); home base in Singaperbangsa Stadium, Karawang Pelita Bandung Raya (2012–2015); home base in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Persipasi Bandung Raya (2015); home base in Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi Madura United (2016–present); home base in Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Pamekasan
Kit manufacturers +PeriodKit manufacturer2010–2011 Lotto 2011–2012 Umbro2012–2014 Mitre2015–2016 MBB 2017 Mizuno 2018–2021 MBB 2021–2024 XTen2024–present DRX Wear
Stadium
Madura United mostly play their home matches at Gelora Bangkalan Stadium and Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium.
Supporters Their supporters groups are called "Taretan Dhibi", "Peccot Mania", "Trunojoyo Mania", and "K-Conk Mania".
Players Current squad
Out on loan
Team officials PositionNameTechnical directorVacantHead coach Rakhmad Basuki (caretaker)Assistant coach Ananto NurhaniGoalkeeper coach AmiruddinPhysical coach Roni AzaniPhysiotherapist Dimas Bagus Source:
Season-by-season records As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya Season League tier League League position Piala IndonesiaAsian competition(s)1994–951Premier DivisionSecond round–Qualifying stage1995–961Premier DivisionSecond round––1996–971Premier DivisionSecond round––1997–981Premier DivisionSeason abandoned––1998–991Premier DivisionSecond round––1999–001Premier DivisionSecond round––20011Premier Division11th, East Div.––20021Premier Division7th, West Div––20031Premier Division14th––20041Premier Division17th––20051Premier Division13th, East Div.First round–2First DivisionSecond round, Gr. ASecond round–2007–081Premier Division8th, West Div.4th–2008–091Indonesia Super League9thThird round–2009–101Indonesia Super League15thQuarter Final–2010–111Indonesia Super League12th––2011–121Indonesia Super League6thDid not participated–20131Indonesia Super League15th––20141Indonesia Super LeagueSemifinal––20151Indonesia Super LeagueSeason not finished–– Key Tms. = Number of teams Pos. = Position in league
As Madura United Season League tier League League position Piala Indonesia League Cup ACLE ACGL ACC2016 13rd––––––20171Liga 16th––––––20181Liga 18thSemifinal–––––20191Liga 15th–––––20201Liga 1––––––2021–221Liga 19th––––––2022–231Liga 18th––––––2023–241Liga 1 2nd––––––1Liga 115th–––– –2025–261Super League14th––––––2026–271Super LeagueTBD–TBD––––
Key Tms. = Number of teams Pos. = Position in league Notes
List of former managers As Pelita/Persipasi Bandung Raya PeriodCoach 1994–1995 Mundari Karya 1995–1996 Mario Kempes 1996–1997 Selimir Milošević 1997 Henk Wullems 1997–1998 Rob Jacobs 1998–2004 Danurwindo2005 Mundari Karya 2006 Bambang Nurdiansyah 2006 Syafrudin Fabanyo 2007–2010 Fandi Ahmad 2010–2011 Misha Radovic 2011–2012 Rahmad Darmawan 2012–2013 Simon McMenemy 2013 Darko Janacković 2013–2015 Dejan Antonić 2015 Pieter Huistra
As Madura United Period Coach 2016–2018 Gomes de Oliveira 2018 Milomir Šešlija 2018 Gomes de Oliveira 2019 Dejan Antonić 2019 Rasiman 2020–2021 Rahmad Darmawan 2021–2023 Fábio Lefundes 2023–2024 Maurício Souza 2024 Widodo C. Putro 2024 Paulo Menezes 2025 Alfredo Vera 2025–2026 Carlos Parreira 2026– Zé Gomes
Performance in AFC club competitions As Pelita Jaya Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away Aggregate1989–90Asian Club ChampionshipQualifying tournamentgroup 5 Muara Stars FC2–12nd Kuala Lumpur FA 1–2 Geylang International4–1 Philippine Air Force3–0Group B Liaoning0–14th Al Rasheed1–1 Shahin Ahvaz0–21990–91Asian Club ChampionshipQualifying tournamentgroup 6Bangkok Bank FC2–11stGeylang International0–0Group AAl-Nasr3–02ndLiaoning FC0–1Semi-finalsEsteghlal0–2 Third place playoff25 April2–2(7–6 p) 1991 Asian Club Championship Qualifying stage 1st round Geylang International1–22–23–4 1994–95 Asian Club Championship Qualifying stage 2nd round Ilhwa Chunma0–11–41–5
As Madura United Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away Aggregate2024–25AFC Challenge LeagueGroup E SP Falcons0–01stPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng2–1Quarter-finalsTainan City3–00–03–0Semi-finalsPreah Khan Reach Svay Rieng3–30–33–6
Invitational tournament record As Pelita Jaya Season Competition Round Nat Club Home Away Aggregate2009Singapore Cup Preliminary Round DPMM FC0–1
Honours Domestic
As Pelita Jaya/Persipasi Bandung Raya/Madura United Domestic League Top Tier Division Galatama/Liga 1 Champions (3): 1988–89, 1990, 1993–94 Runners-up (3): 1986–87, 1987–88, 2023-24
Domestic cups Piala Utama/ Piala Liga Champions (1): 1992 Runners-up (4): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Continental As Pelita Jaya/ Madura United AFC Champions League (AFC Champions League Elite/AFC Champions League/Asian Club Championship/Asian Champion Club Tournament) Third-place (1): 1990–91 AFC Challenge League Semi-finals (1): 2024–25
Pelita Jaya/Madura United U-21 team All records under the Pelita name
League Indonesia Super League U-21 Champions (1): 2008–09 Runners-up (1): 2009–10 Third-place (1): 2012
References
External links
Madura United F.C. at Liga Indonesia