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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Soerakarta | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Laskar Sambernyawa (The Grim Reapers) | ||
| Short name | PSO | ||
| Founded | 8 November 1923; (as Vorstenlandsche Voetbal Bond) 1935 (as PERSIS) | ||
| Ground | Manahan Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Owner | PT Persis Solo Saestu | ||
| President | Kaesang Pangarep | ||
| Manager | Lalu Dion Pratama | ||
| Coach | Hanafing (caretaker) | ||
| League | Liga 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga 1, 7th of 18 | ||
| Website | https://www.persissolo.id/ | ||
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Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Surakarta (lit. 'Indonesian Football Association of Surakarta'), commonly known as Persis Solo, is an Indonesian football club based in the Central Java city of Surakarta. Founded on 8 November 1923 as Vorstenlandschen Voetbal Bond (English: Royal Football Union; abbreviated as VVB), it was officially renamed to its current brand in 1935.[1]
Persis returned to top-flight football after a decade in 2022 following its success in winning the 2021 Liga 2 title. The club plays its Liga 1 home games at Manahan Stadium, which has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. The 2021 revival of the club was driven by its new, politically connected owners – Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko Widodo who acts as the club's chairman, and State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir.[2]
- ^ "Dutch East Indies - Football History".
- ^ "Direktur BEI Dukung Persis Solo Segera IPO". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.