2018 Arema F.C. season explained

Club:Arema F.C.
Season:2018
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Joko Susilo
(until 14 May)
Milan Petrović
(from 14 May)
Chairman:Rendra Kresna
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Kanjuruhan Stadium
League:Liga 1
League Result:6th
Cup1:Piala Indonesia
Cup1 Result:Advance to round of 32
League Topscorer:Makan Konaté (13)
Season Topscorer:Makan Konaté (15)
Highest Attendance:44,912 (vs. Persija, 5 August)
Lowest Attendance:2,710 (vs. Madura United, 17 September)
Average Attendance:11,224
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Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 29th competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1, Piala Indonesia and Indonesia President's Cup. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

On 14 May 2018, with just one wins in the first 8 league games, manager Joko Susilo was sacked.[1] His last game, one days earlier, ended in a 1–1 draw to PSM Makassar. The following day, assistant coach Milan Petrović was appointed as manager until the end of the season.

Squad information

First team squad

Transfers

In

PlayerTransferred FromFeeDateSource
13 Rodrigo Ost dos Santos Esporte Clube Comercial
37 Agil Munawar PS TIRAUndisclosed
96 Kartika Ajie PersibaUndisclosed
2 Mochammad Zaenuri PerseruUndisclosed
9 Ahmad Nur Hardianto PerselaUndisclosed
11 Rivaldi Bawuo Kalteng PuteraUndisclosed
14 Jayus Hariono Persekam MetroUndisclosed
18 Ricky Ohorella BorneoUndisclosed
99 Thiago Furtuoso Madura UnitedFree
16 Ridwan Tawainella PSMUndisclosed
7 Juan Revi PerselaUndisclosed
33 Joko Ribowo Mitra KukarFree
28 Israel Wamiau PersipuraUndisclosed
10 Balša Božović FK ZetaFree
23 Hamka Hamzah SriwijayaFree
39 Alfin Tuasalamony SriwijayaFree
10 Makan Konaté SriwijayaFree
83 Srđan Ostojić FK ZemunFree
15 Sunarto PersisUndisclosed

Out

PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
7 Benny Wahyudi Madura UnitedUndisclosed
11 Esteban Vizcarra SriwijayaUndisclosed
18 Adam Alis SriwijayaFree
94 Feri Aman SaragihFree agentUndisclosed
14 Arif Suyono Mitra KukarUndisclosed
— Dio Permana PerselaUndisclosed
13 Marco Kabiay PersijaUndisclosed
19 Ahmad Bustomi Mitra KukarFree
20 Juan Pablo PinoFree
33 Dwi Kuswanto PerselaFree
10 Cristian Gonzáles Madura UnitedUndisclosed
21 Reky Rahayu PersebayaUndisclosed
4 Syaiful Indra Cahya Bali UnitedFree
91 Teddy Heri Setiawan MartapuraFree
33 Joko Ribowo PSISFree
90 Ahmet Atayew PerselaFree
2 Mochammad Zaenuri PerselaFree
10 Balša Božović FK MornarFree
31 Junda Irawan Madura UnitedFree
99 Thiago Furtuoso Al-Nahda ClubFree

Loan Out

Pre-seasons and friendlies

Friendlies

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
4 January 2018PSISH5–3Ataýew 20' (pen.), Dedik 38', Rodrigo 42', Arthur 60', Hardianto 72'
7 January 2018PSISA1–0Hendro 24'
14 January 2018Barito PuteraH2–0Alfarizi 62', Rafli 73'
18 March 2018PersibA1–2Dendi 56'
3 June 2018SumbersariH0–20
30 June 2018Kodam V BrawijayaN12–1Dedik (4), Bawuo (2), Jefri, Dendi, Ridwan, Alfarizi, Hardianto0
1 September 2018PerseruH4–0Dedik (2), Dendi, Hardianto0
29 September 2018Madura UnitedH1–1Dendi 50'42,230

Indonesia President's Cup

See main article: 2018 Indonesia President's Cup.

Group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceGroup
position
20 January 2018PerselaHFurtuoso 2', Dendi 12'19,9302nd
25 January 2018PSISHRio 4' (o.g.), Alfarizi 8', Furtuoso 47'8,0931st
30 January 2018BhayangkaraH20,8791st

Knockout phase

East Kalimantan Governor Cup

See main article: 2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup.

Group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceGroup
position
23 February 2018PSISN2–2
(3–4p)		Dedik 5', Arthur 89'3rd
25 February 2018BorneoA1–2Dendi 73'4th
27 February 2018Mitra KukarN3–1Božović 26', Dendi 56', Dedik 86'2nd

Knockout phase

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
2 March 2018Semi-finalsPersebayaN2–0Furtuoso 65', Hanif 85'
4 March 2018FinalSriwijayaN2–3Božović 23', Furtuoso 81' (pen.)

Match results

Liga 1

See main article: 2018 Liga 1.

Matches

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
24 March 2018Mitra KukarHBožović 8', Syaiful 19'12,4006th
31 March 2018PersijaAAtaýew 35'62,27313th
9 April 2018BorneoAFurtuoso 35'10,32917th
15 April 2018PersibHFurtuoso 19', Božović 87'31,00018th
21 April 2018Madura UnitedADendi 45', Furtuoso 66' (pen.)9,82518th
27 April 2018PersipuraHRivaldi 45', Dedik (2) 47', 71'3,02517th
6 May 2018PersebayaA50,00018th
13 May 2018PSMHFurtuoso 77'6,15418th
18 May 2018Bali UnitedA16,09518th
22 May 2018BhayangkaraHRivaldi (2) 9', 47', Dedik (2) 24', 62'3,39417th
26 May 2018PSMSA13,04218th
1 June 2018PSISHDedik 37'8,58817th
6 June 2018PerseruAFurtuoso 55' (pen.)8,20315th
7 July 2018PerselaHDedik 74'17,23212th
11 July 2018Barito PuteraA6,82713th
15 July 2018PS TIRAHRivaldi 40', Alfarizi 70'10,63913th
21 July 2018SriwijayaARidwan 51', Rivaldi 65', Hardianto 77'5,15710th
27 July 2018Mitra KukarAKonaté 33' (pen.), Dedik 40', Arthur 82'2,85313th
5 August 2018PersijaHKonaté 90'44,91213th
11 August 2018BorneoHKonaté (2) 53' (pen.), 70'23,15714th
13 September 2018PersibA33,71914th
17 September 2018Madura UnitedHKonaté 45+5' (pen.), Dedik 90'2,71012th
22 September 2018PersipuraA10,03613th
6 October 2018PersebayaH1–0Hardianto 70'26,29311th
14 October 2018PSMAHardianto 61'14,11211th
20 October 2018Bali UnitedHHanif (2) 13', 43', Konaté 67'010th
24 October 2018BhayangkaraA1,62312th
28 October 2018PSMSHDedik 8', Konaté (2) 12', 39', Dendi 23', Hardianto 80'08th
4 November 2018PSISADendi 72'19,82511th
11 November 2018PerseruHKonaté (2) 13', 56', Dendi 28', Sunarto 49'09th
16 November 2018PerselaA14,34612th
24 November 2018Barito PuteraHSunarto 29', Konaté 41', Hardianto 89' (pen.)09th
2 December 2018PS TIRAAKonaté 72'1,2177th
9 December 2018SriwijayaHKonaté 63' (pen.), Dedik 83'06th

League table

Piala Indonesia

See main article: 2018–19 Piala Indonesia.

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		ScorersAttendance
9 May 2018First RoundPSBKA2–0Dedik (2) 29', 40'
20 November 2018Second RoundPersekam MetroA5–1Sunarto 9', Nasir 14', Konaté (2) 29', 88', Alfarizi 32'

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

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Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1MF10 Makan Konaté13215
2FW27 Dedik Setiawan10212
3FW9 Ahmad Nur Hardianto505
FW11 Rivaldi Bawuo505
FW99 Thiago Furtuoso505
6FW41 Dendi Santoso404
7FW15 Sunarto213
8MF19 Hanif Sjahbandi202
DF87 Johan Alfarizi112
MF10 Balša Božović202
11MF8011
MF16 Ridwan Tawainella101
DF44 Arthur Cunha101
DF4 Syaiful Indra Cahya101
MF90 Ahmet Ataýew101
Total51758

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pelatih Arema Joko Susilo Dipecat . bola.republika.co.id . 14 May 2018 . 14 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Jefri Kurniawan Dipinjamkan ke Arema FC – Persija Jakarta . 2018-11-04 . 2017-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171209152317/https://persija.id/jefri-kurniawan-dipinjamkan-ke-arema-fc/ . dead .

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