Persewar Waropen
Persatuan Sepakbola Waropen (commonly known as Persewar) is an Indonesian football club based in Waropen Regency, Papua, Indonesia. Persewar Waropen has several nickname, namely The Mangrove Pearl. On 22 December 2018, they secured a promotion to Liga 2 from Liga 3.
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Waropen | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mutiara Bakau (The Mangrove Pearl) | ||
| Short name | WAR PWAR | ||
| Founded | 1 May 2005 | ||
| Ground | Cendrawasih Stadium[1] | ||
| Capacity | 15.000 | ||
| Chairman | Yermias Bisai | ||
| Manager | Yulens Bonai | ||
| Coach | Eduard Ivakdalam | ||
| League | Liga 2 | ||
| 2021 | Liga 2/1st round (Group D), 3rd | ||
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History
Persewar Waropen was established in 2005, from the year the club was founded until 2009, Persewar Waropen played in the Liga Indonesia Third Division. Persewar won the Liga Indonesia Third Division in the 2009–2010 season.[2]
In the 2018 season, Persewar Waropen managed to get promoted to Liga 2 after being runner-up in the 2018 Liga 3 Papua zone and qualifying for the National Round of Liga 3. In the national round of Top 8 will be held at the Brawijaya Stadium. Persewar Waropen successfully finished third in the East Group and promoted to Liga 2 next season.[2]
In the 2019 season, Persewar Waropen officially appointed former Indonesia national team player, Elie Aiboy as head coach of the club, previously he was assistant coach last season.[3]
Players
Current squad
- As of 10 August 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Naturalized players
| Country | Player |
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 Guinea |
Mamadou Barry |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Eduard Ivakdalam |
| Assistant coach | Gerald Pangkali |
| Assistant coach | Bahtiar Sitinjak |
| Fitness coach | Agam Haris Prambudi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Daniel Saroge |
Achievements and honours
| Season | Position & Division |
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| 2009–10 | Champion Division 3 (Promotion to Division 2) |
| 2010–11 | Runner-up[5]Division 2 (Promotion to Division 1) |
| 2011–12 | Position 4th Division 1 |
| 2012–13 | Position 6th Division 1 |
| 2018 | Position 3rd in East Group Top 8 Liga 3 (Promotion to Liga 2) |
| 2019 | Position 3rd in Group X Liga 2 |
| 2021–22 | Position 3rd in Group D Liga 2 |
References
- "Persewar Waropen pilih Biak sebagai markas pertandingan Liga 2". antaranews.com (in Indonesian). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- "Profil Persewar Waropen Di Liga 2 2021". lampung.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "LAMA TAK TERDENGAR, INI KABAR TERBARU ELIE AIBOY". www.bolanusantara.com (in Indonesian). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "Daftar Pemain Persewar Waropen Liga 2". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "Persap Purbalingga Juara Divisi II". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2020.