Persiba Bantul 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 club based in Bantul

Bantul

Bantul is a town and the capital of Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.-2006 Earthquake:On 27 May 2006 an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck near Java's southern coast causing widespread damage. Bantul Regency was the region most affected by the disaster...

, Yogyakarta. Persiba Bantul plays its home games at the Sultan Agung Stadium

Sultan Agung Stadium

Sultan Agung Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bantul, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home venue for Persiba Bantul of the Liga Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000. The stadium was built in 2004...

, and its official colors are red and white. The team currently plays in Indonesian Premier League

Indonesian Premier League

Indonesian Premier League is the highest level of professional competition for football clubs in Indonesia since 2011. This competition is managed by PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo, under supervision of the Football Association of Indonesia...

, the top tier of the Indonesian football league system.

History

Persiba Bantul was established on 21 September 1967, with the principal objective in accordance with AD / ART is a continuing process of national soccer movement that begins with the establishment of PSSI 19 April 1930 in Yogyakarta. Football is a sport that is very well known, popular and has been unpopular in Indonesia, which means to support the nation building in Indonesia, especially in improving the human resources that have a healthy body and strong in order to bring the good name of the name of the Indonesian nation in the national arena olaharaga field.

Year 2004 marked a milestone in football in Bantul district, after waiting for 37 years too late to get into First Division. Idham Samawi figure plays a major role in this success, which of course is supported by a grant budget of Bantul district with the approval of parliament.

2005, Persiba won the trust of PSSI to continue coaching the players the future of Indonesia, Nas Team U-20 is deposited in Bantul to be developed and included in the League Competition PSSI Indonesia Year 2005, but there are some clubs who have ask for her hand.

In 2006 and then returned Persiba competing in Division One League Indonesia level with the material and a more mature preparations. But amid the competition, on May 27, 2006 Bantul tectonic earthquake

May 2006 Java earthquake

The May 2006 Java earthquake occurred at 05:54 local time on 27 May 2006 , in the Indian Ocean around south-southwest of the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, near Galur, on the southern side of the island of Java , 10 km below the seabed, with a magnitude of 6.2, according to the U.S....

 rocked by natural disasters so PSIM Yogyakarta

PSIM Yogyakarta

PSIM is an Indonesian football club based in Yogyakarta. They play in the premier division, second level in Indonesian football competition Liga Indonesia. Their home stadium is Mandala Krida Stadium....

 with Persiba was forced to resign. Likewise with PSSI Pengcab wheel competition with forced Bantul district was also halted.

Promoted to Premier Division

In 2007, Persiba prepare to return to compete in the Competition First Division. Some players have been recruited to target promotion. Finally, with the support of the people of Bantul Bantul Persiba able to qualify for the Premier Division.

Promoted to Super League

After reaching the final of the Premier Division defeat Persiraja with the score 1-0, Persiba qualified for the Super League together with Persiraja and Mitra Kukar

Mitra Kukar

Mitra Kukar FC is an Indonesian football club based in Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan.The team has just been promoted to the Indonesia Super League.-History:...

. while the rating of 4 main divisions namely Persidafon Dafonsoro

Persidafon Dafonsoro

Persidafon Dafonsoro or Persidafon Jayapura or Persidafon is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1970. The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, looks alike with Udinese Calcio shirt. The club plays in the Barnabas Youwe Stadium,...

 ranked last play-off against the Bontang F.C.. Persidafon Dafonsoro win by a narrow score of 3-2.

Acquisition Bandung F.C.

Bandung F.C.

Bandung FC is an Indonesian football club based in Bandung, West Java. The team plays in Liga Primer Indonesia.When they signed midfielder Lee Hendrie on a free transfer on 27 January 2011, Bandung became the first Indonesian club to obtain an Englishman or a player with experience of the Premier...

Exact date of August 17, 2011, Persiba Bantul signed an MoU or MOU with the Bandung F.C.

Bandung F.C.

Bandung FC is an Indonesian football club based in Bandung, West Java. The team plays in Liga Primer Indonesia.When they signed midfielder Lee Hendrie on a free transfer on 27 January 2011, Bandung became the first Indonesian club to obtain an Englishman or a player with experience of the Premier...

. The reason the legal and financial aspects that must be met prior to the date of August 22, 2011, a major factor in acquisition.

Current squad

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	M. Basri
Assistant coach	Sajuri Syahid, S.Pd
Goalkeeping coach	Benyamin Van Brauklen
Fitness coaches	Purwo Wasono
Club doctors	dr. Agus Tri Widiyantara
Masseur	Jamat
	Gimin

League

• Liga Indonesia Premier Division
  • Winners (1): 2010–11

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