Persik Kediri

Persik Kediri
Full namePersatuan Sepak bola Indonesia Kediri
Nickname(s)Macan Putih
(The White Tigers)
Short nameKDR
Founded9 May 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-09)
GroundBrawijaya Stadium, Kediri City
Capacity10,000
Owner
PT. Astar Asia Global (AAG)
(founder: Arthur Irawan)
PresidentGading Marten
ManagerMochamad Syahid Nur Ichsan
CoachMarcelo Rospide
LeagueLiga 1
2023–249th of 18
Websitehttps://persikfc.id/
Current season
Persik Kediri active departments

Football

Persik Academy

eSports

Persatuan Sepak bola Indonesia Kediri (lit. 'Indonesian Football Association of Kediri'; abbreviated Persik Kediri) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. The club was founded in 1950 and play their home matches at Brawijaya Stadium, located in the city of Kediri.

Persik Kediri started playing in Premier Division Indonesian League (now Liga 1) in 2003. The team have the nickname White tiger and has a proud motto of Djajati or Panjalu Jayati, which means Kediri Wins taken from Hantang inscription. The story of the victory of Kediri Kingdom[1] with its famous king at that time Jayabaya over Janggala, became a spark of enthusiasm and a hope for the team to always strive for victory in every match. Persik Kediri is identical to the majesty jersey in purple.

  1. ^ "Kaḍiri | Hinduism, Javanese, 12th Century | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.