Persipura Jayapura

Persipura Jayapura
Full namePersatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura
Nickname(s)Mutiara Hitam (The Black Pearl)
Short namePSPR
JAY
Founded25 May 1963; 61 years ago (1963-05-25)
GroundMandala Stadium
Lukas Enembe Stadium
Capacity30,000
40,263
OwnerPT Persipura Jayapura[1]
ChairmanBenhur Tommy Mano
Head coachRichardo Salampessy
LeagueLiga 2
2023–24Liga 2/Relegation Round (Group D), 1st
Current season

Active departments of
Persipura


Football

Football (Women's)

Football U-20 (Men's)

Football U-18
(Men's)

Football U-16
(Men's)

Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura, or Persipura, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in the Liga 2. Persipura used to always use the Mandala Stadium as their home and to compete in Liga 2 for the 2022–23 season, Persipura use Lukas Enembe Stadium. Persipura Papua is one of the giants of modern football in Indonesia with various league and tournament titles. Persipura is also known as the producer of great footballers from the land of Papua such as Rully Nere, Jack Komboy, Eduard Ivakdalam, Boaz Solossa, Ian Louis Kabes, and Imanuel Wanggai. They are known for playing style relying on the abilities of individual players.

  1. ^ Purnamasari, Desi. "Para Bos di Belakang Klub-Klub Sepakbola Indonesia di Liga 1". tirto.id. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.