2011–12 Arema FC season

Arema Indonesia

Full name	Arek Malang Football Club
Nickname(s)	Singo Edan(en: The Crazy Lions)
Founded	11 August 1987
Ground	Gajayana Stadium, Malang
Capacity	30,000
Owner	PT. Arema Indonesia
Chairman	M. Nur
Manager	Agung Setya Nugraha
Coach	Dejan Antonić
League	Indonesian Premier League
2011–12 IPL	10th
Home colours Away colours

The 2011–12 season is Arema FC's 1st season since the inception of the Indonesia Premier League.

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Agung Hermawan 8 DF Fariz Bagus Dhinata 9 MF Roman Chmelo DF Chairul Anam 11 MF Ahmad Amiruddin 13 FW Jaya Teguh Angga 16 DF Hermawan 22 MF Putut Waringin Jati 23 DF Gunawan Dwi Cahyo 24 MF Legimin Raharjo 27 MF Eka Hera

No. Position Player 29 MF Talaohu Abdul Musafri 32 DF Putra Habibi 33 GK Dede Sulaiman 36 DF Tomy Jailani 45 GK Aji Saka - GK Deniss Romanovs - MF Marko Krasić - FW Purwanto - DF Hery Prasetyo - MF Amadeus Suropati - DF Herman Romansyah

Transfers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Deniss Romanovs (from Cendrawasih FC) DF Hery Prasetyo (from Gresik United) MF Marko Krasić (from FK Borac Čačak) MF Amadeus Suropati (from Forrestfield United) FW Purwanto (from PSBI Blitar) GK Agung Hermawan (Unknown)[1]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player FW Noh Alam Shah (released) MF Muhammad Ridhuan (to Arema FC) MF Esteban Guillén (to Persiba Balikpapan) GK Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (to Arema FC) FW Dendi Santoso (to Arema FC) MF Hendro Siswanto (to Arema FC) FW Sunarto (to Arema FC) DF Johan Ahmad Farizi (to Arema FC) DF Leonard Tupamahu (released) MF Ronny Firmansyah (released) DF Usep Munandar (released) DF Irfan Raditya (released)[2]

Matches

2011–12 Indonesia Premier League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Semen Padang (C)	22	13	7	2	46	21	+25	46
2	Persebaya 1927	22	12	2	8	31	23	+8	38
3	Arema Cronus	22	11	4	7	42	26	+16	37
4	Persibo Bojonegoro	22	11	3	8	31	24	+7	36
5	Persiba Bantul	22	10	5	7	27	23	+4	35
6	PSM Makassar	22	9	7	6	29	26	+3	34
7	Persema Malang	22	10	4	8	32	32	0	34
8	Persiraja Banda Aceh	22	9	5	8	27	30	−3	32
9	Persija Jakarta	22	7	7	8	38	34	+4	28
10	Persijap Jepara	22	4	5	13	18	38	−20	17
11	Bontang FC	22	4	4	14	21	43	−22	16
12	PSMS Medan	22	2	7	13	17	39	−22	13

Updated to games played on 17 July 2012.
Source: IPL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Fixtures & Results

Arema FC v PSMS Medan

14 December 2011	Arema FC	2–1	PSMS Medan	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
15:30 WIB	Noh Alam Shah  46' Musafri  55'	Report	Alcorsé  22'

Arema FC v Persibo Bojonegoro

18 December 2011	Arema FC	2–0	Persibo Bojonegoro	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
15:30 WIB	Cahyo  13' Chmelo  33'	Report

Persija Jakarta v Arema FC

7 Januari 2012	Persija Jakarta	3–3	Arema FC	Manahan Stadium, Solo
15:30 WIB	De Porras  32', 45+1' Bayauw  67'	Report	Musafri  8', 77' Amiruddin  80'

Persiraja Banda Aceh v Arema FC

14 Januari 2012	Persiraja Banda Aceh	1–1	Arema FC	Harapan Bangsa Stadium, Lhoong Raya
15:30 WIB	Djibril  48' (pen.)	Report	Chmelo  57'

Semen Padang FC v Arema FC

22 Januari 2012	Semen Padang FC	3–1	Arema FC	Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang
16:00 WIB	Mofu  35', 73' Dedi Hartono  88'	Report	Amiruddin  90+1'

Arema FC v Persiba Bantul

4 February 2012	Arema FC	0–1	Persiba Bantul	Gajayana Stadium, Malang
16:30 WIB		Report	González  59'

Arema FC v Persijap Jepara

26 February 2012	Arema FC	2–2	Persijap Jepara	Gajayana Stadium, Malang
16:30 WIB	Chmelo  61' Jati  71'	Report	Hai  85' Wirahadi  90+1'

Persebaya 1927 v Arema FC

4 March 2012	Persebaya 1927	2-1	Arema FC	Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya
16:30 WIB	Mat Halil  12' Otávio Dutra  73'	Report	Musafri  90+3'

Arema FC v PSM Makassar

17 March 2012	Arema FC	4-0	PSM Makassar	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
16:30 WIB	Barisić  23' Chmelo  37' Musafri  65' I Ketut Mahendra  70' (o.g.)	Report

Persema Malang v Arema FC

26 March 2012	Persema Malang	1-0	Arema FC	Gajayana Stadium, Malang, East Java
21:00 WIB	Kurniawan  79'	Report

Arema FC v Persija Jakarta

29 April 2012	Arema FC	3-2	Persija Jakarta	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
21:00 WIB	Raharjo  5' Amiruddin  45' Musafri  54'	Report	David Da Rocha  20' De Porras  51'

PSM Makassar v Arema FC

12 May 2012	PSM Makassar	1-1	Arema FC	Mattoangin Stadium, Makassar, Indonesia
21:00 WIB	Spasojević  78' (pen.)	Report	Barisić  29'

Arema FC v Persiraja Banda Aceh

3 June 2012	Arema FC	2-1	Persiraja Banda Aceh	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
17:30 WIB	Musafri  17' Amiruddin  25'	Report	Arief Kurniawan  39'

Arema FC v Semen Padang

9 June 2012	Arema FC	2-1	Semen Padang	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
17:30 WIB	Barisić  35' Chmelo  60'	Report	Sinaga  52'

Persibo Bojonegoro v Arema FC

16 June 2012	Persibo Bojonegoro	3-1	Arema FC	Letjen Haji Sudirman Stadium, Bojonegoro Regency, Indonesia
17:30 WIB	Iskandar  29' Teguh Wahyu Saputra  63', 75'	Report	Jati  88'

Persiba Bantul v Arema FC

23 June 2012	Persiba Bantul	1-0	Arema FC	Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul, Indonesia
17:30 WIB	Busari  25'	Report

Persijap Jepara v Arema FC

30 June 2012	Persijap Jepara	0-1	Arema FC	Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium, Jepara, Indonesia
17:30 WIB		Report	Barisić  90+1'

Arema FC v Persema Malang

4 July 2012	Arema FC	4-0	Persema Malang	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
21:00 WIB	Chmelo  26' Musafri  33' Amiruddin  46', 73'	Report

PSMS Medan v Arema FC

8 July 2012	PSMS Medan	1-3	Arema FC	Teladan Stadium, Medan, Indonesia
17:30 WIB	Rinaldo  70'	Report	Barisić  48', 55' Chmelo  53'

Bontang FC v Arema FC

11 July 2012	Bontang FC	1-0	Arema FC	Mulawarman Stadium, Bontang, Indonesia
17:30 WIB	Rully Padengke  83'	Report

Arema FC v Persebaya 1927

14 July 2012	Arema FC	2-1	Persebaya 1927	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
17:30 WIB	Krasić  25' Chmelo  52'	Report	Taufiq Yanuarso  1'

Arema FC v Bontang FC

17 July 2012	Arema FC	7-0	Bontang FC	Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java
17:30 WIB	Amiruddin  15' Chmelo  38', 66', 90' Jati  40' Anggo Sapta  51' Jaya Warsito  74'	Report

2012 AFC Cup

Arema FC qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup as runners up in the 2010-11 Indonesia Super League. In December 2011, they were drawn in group H, along with Kelantan FA of Malaysia, Ayeyawady United F.C. of Myanmar and Navibank Saigon of Vietnam.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kelantan	6	4	1	1	10	5	+5	13
Arema	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7
Navibank Saigon	6	2	1	3	10	12	–2	7
Ayeyawady United	6	2	1	3	7	10	–3	7

Arema FC v Ayeyawady United F.C.

7 March 2012	Arema FC	1 – 1	Ayeyawady United F.C.	Gajayana Stadium, Malang, East Java
15:00 WIB	Chmelo  28' Cahyo  42'	Report	Khin Min  10' Nay Lin Aung  26' Jupiter Yves Ngangue  31' Fariz Bagus Dhinata  63' (o.g.) John Karangwa  78'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ibrahim Al Hosni

Navibank Saigon v Arema FC

21 March 2012	Navibank Saigon	3 - 1	Arema FC	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:00 WIB	Fonseca  33', 65', 82'	Report	Jati  5' Krasić  39' Hermawan  55'	Attendance: 4,005 Referee: Kok Ng Chiu

References

2. "Coret 12 Pemain, Arema IPL Daftarkan Enam Pemain Baru Untuk AFC" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.

External links

• Arema Indonesia News Website
• Fans Website