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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Balikpapan | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Beruang Madu (The Sun Bear) Selicin Minyak (Slippery as Oil) | ||
| Short name | PBA PSBA | ||
| Founded | 3 August 1950[1][2] | ||
| Ground | Batakan Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,000 | ||
| Owner | PT Persiba Beriman | ||
| Chairman | Gede Widiade | ||
| Head coach | Amir Yusuf Pohan | ||
| League | Liga 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group C), 4th (relegated) | ||
| Website | www.persiba.co.id | ||
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Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Balikpapan, commonly known as Persiba Balikpapan, is a professional football club based in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The club currently plays in the Liga 3, after relegation from Liga 2 in 2023–24 season.
The club is nicknamed Beruang Madu (The Sun Bear), taken from the city mascot of Balikpapan. Founded in 1950 and the club play their home games at the Batakan Stadium, which has a capacity of 40,000. In media, the tautology is often used and to distinguish the club with another club with the same acronym, Persiba Bantul. Another nickname given is Selicin Minyak (slippery as oil) because Balikpapan is the center for oil and gas industry of Indonesia.
Persiba play in all-blue kits at home matches. They rivals are Borneo an Mitra Kukar, two clubs also based in the East Kalimantan province.
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