Persib Bandung

Persib Bandung
Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung
Nickname(s)
  • Pangeran Biru (Blue Prince)
  • Maung Bandung
  • (Bandung Tigers)
Short namePSB
Founded5 January 1919; 105 years ago (1919-01-05), as Bandoeng Inlandsche Voetbal Bond (BIVB)
18 March 1934; 90 years ago (1934-03-18), as Persib[1]
GroundGelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium
Capacity38,000
OwnerPT Persib Bandung Bermartabat
PresidentGlenn Timothy Sugita
Head coachBojan Hodak
LeagueLiga 1
2023–24Liga 1, 1st of 18 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Active departments of
Persib Bandung


Football

Football (Women's)

Football U-20 (Men's)

Football U-18
(Men's)

Football U-16
(Men's)

Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung (lit.'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as simply Persib, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bandung, West Java. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Founded in 1919 as Bandoeng Inlandsche Voetbal Bond (BIVB), it officially changed to its current name in 1934. The team is also known by its nicknames Pangeran Biru (Blue Prince) and Maung Bandung (Bandung Tigers). Their home stadium is Gelora Bandung Lautan Api, which has a capacity of 38,000.[2]

The club has won two Liga 1 titles, in 2014 and 2023–24. Before the current league format, Persib won the 1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division title, and five Perserikatan titles, all of which through tournament structure. Persib has also reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Club Championship in 1995.[3]

The club main rivalry with Persija Jakarta is referred to as the Indonesian El Clàsico, which is one of the most dangerous derbies in Indonesia football history.

  1. ^ "Persib".
  2. ^ Jalu Wisnu Wirajati, ed. (11 March 2017). "Persib Bandung Rebut Posisi Ketiga Piala Presiden 2017". Bola.kompas.com. Bogor: Kompas Cyber Media. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ Adnan, Muhamad Rais (9 February 2015). "CATATAN: Kiprah Klub Indonesia Ke Liga Champions Asia Lewat Jalur Play-Off". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.