PSPS, an acronym for Persatuan Sepak Bola Pekanbaru dan Sekitarnya is an Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n football team based in Pekanbaru

Pekanbaru

Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau, a province in Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. It has an area of 632.26 km² and a population of 903,902. Located on the Siak River, which drains to the Strait of Malacca...

. They compete in the division of Indonesian football, Liga Indonesia

Liga Indonesia

The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan and Galatama...

. In media, the club is often referred as the tautology

Tautology (rhetoric)

Tautology is an unnecessary or unessential repetition of meaning, using different and dissimilar words that effectively say the same thing...

 PSPS Pekanbaru.

After finished in third position in Liga Indonesia Premier Division 2008-2009, PSPS directly promoted to Indonesia Super League for 2009-2010 season. They play at 20,000 capacity Rumbai Stadium

Rumbai Stadium

Rumbai Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Now it's the home stadium of PSPS Pekanbaru. The stadium is currently going under a renovation. Once the renovation is completed in 2010, it will host the 2012 Indonesia National...

.

History

Before Sriwijaya FC founded, PSPS alongside PSMS Medan

PSMS Medan

Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya , commonly referred to as PSMS Medan or simply as PSMS, are an Indonesian football club based in Medan, Indonesia. They are one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. PSMS Medan were founded on April 21, 1950...

 were teams with best reputations at Sumatera. They have got their best era during 2002-2004 when most of national team players, like Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto is an active Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a striker and is the player with the most caps and goals for the Indonesian national team after Bambang Pamungkas with 31 goals in 60 appearances.Kurniawan is known by his nickname kurus because he cuts a slender figure...

, Hendro Kartiko

Hendro Kartiko

Hendro Kartiko is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a goalkeeper and is 178 cm in height. He currently plays for the Indonesia national football team. His first appearance in the senior national team was in the Asian Cup 1996 for Indonesia against Kuwait, Indonesia draw 2-2, his...

 and Uston Nawawi

Uston Nawawi

Uston Nawawi is an Indonesian footballer who currently play as a midfielder for Liga Indonesia Premier Division club Gresik United. He is former player of Indonesia national team.-External links:...

 played there. PSPS started going downhill since they got stucked at Premier Division before getting promoted to Super League in 2009-10 season.

Current squad

PSPS's Starting 11 in their 4-4-2 Formation

CAF

Simon Tin Atangana Bertin Ebwellé

Bertin Ebwellé

Bertin Ebwellé Ndingué is a retired professional footballer who represented Cameroon at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also took part in 1992 African Nations Cup. He played club football with Tonnerre Yaoundé, Persisam Putra Samarinda and Olympic Mvolyé.He coached Tonnerre Yaoundé.-External links:*...

 Joseph Lewono Mbeng Jean Mamboo Marco Mourmada Essama Amougu Raymond Joe Nagbe

Joe Nagbe

Joe Thunder Armstrong Nagbe is a Liberian former football midfielder. He has had at least ten years playing in Europe, starting off like George Weah with Monaco then on to Nice. He has been playing in Greece over the last three years...

 Moses Nyeman

Local player

Erol FX Iba Edu Juanda Hendro Kartiko

Hendro Kartiko

Hendro Kartiko is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a goalkeeper and is 178 cm in height. He currently plays for the Indonesia national football team. His first appearance in the senior national team was in the Asian Cup 1996 for Indonesia against Kuwait, Indonesia draw 2-2, his...

 M. Affan Lubis Ritham Madubun I Komang Mariawan Chairul Minan Miskardi

Miskardi

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Uston Nawawi

Uston Nawawi

Uston Nawawi is an Indonesian footballer who currently play as a midfielder for Liga Indonesia Premier Division club Gresik United. He is former player of Indonesia national team.-External links:...

 Amir Yusuf Pohan Eko Purjianto Agus Rianto Rahmad M. Rivai Slamet Riyadi

Slamet Riyadi

Slamet Riyadi is an Indonesian footballer who cuurently plays for Semen Padang in the Indonesia Premier League as a defender.-References:...

 Rusdianto Bima Sakti
Saktiawan Sinaga

Saktiawan Sinaga

Saktiawan Sinaga is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a forward and his height is 171 cm. He is playing for the Indonesia national football team. His first debut on the Senior Team was at the Tiger Cup 2004. His parents are Sudin Sinaga dan Sulastri...

 Sudirman

Sudirman

General Sudirman was the first military commander of Indonesian forces during the country's fight for independence from the Dutch in the 1940s.-Life:...

 Sugiyantoro Aples G. Tecuari Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto is an active Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a striker and is the player with the most caps and goals for the Indonesian national team after Bambang Pamungkas with 31 goals in 60 appearances.Kurniawan is known by his nickname kurus because he cuts a slender figure...

 Rino Yuska Nova Zaenal

External links

Unofficial Website PSPS Pekanbaru FACEBOOK PSPS PEKANBARU PSPS KEBANGGAANKU Blog PSPS Pekanbaru Blog Asykar Theking Facebook PSPS