2022–23 Arema F.C. season explained

Club:	Arema F.C.
Season:	2022–23
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Gilang Widya Pramana (until 29 October 2022) Iwan Budianto (from 29 October 2022)
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Eduardo Almeida (until 5 September 2022) Javier Roca (from 6 September 2022 to 6 February 2023) I Putu Gede (caretaker, 7 February to 9 March 2023) Joko Susilo (from 9 March 2023)
Stadium:	Kanjuruhan Stadium (until October 2022) PTIK Stadium (from February 2023) Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium (on 18 February 2023)
League:	Liga 1
League Result:	12th
Cup1 Result:	Cancelled
League Topscorer:	Dedik Setiawan (9)
Season Topscorer:	Dedik Setiawan (9)
Highest Attendance:	42,588 (vs. Persebaya, 1 October 2022)
Lowest Attendance:	3,077 (vs. RANS Nusantara, 24 August 2022)
Average Attendance:	7,763
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 33rd competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Squad information

First team squad

Transfers

In

		Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
6		Evan Dimas	Bhayangkara	Free		^[1]
11		Gian Zola	Persib	Free
18		Adam Alis	Bhayangkara	Free
24		Andik Rendika Rama	Madura United	Free
15		Hasyim Kipuw	PSM	Free		^[2]
22		Hanis Sagara	Persikabo 1973	Free
30		Ilham Armaiyn	PSM	Free
44		Syaeful Anwar	Persita	Free		^[3]
88		Irsyad Maulana	Persita	Free
21		Arkhan Fikri	Kwarta Deli Serdang	Free		^[4]
29		Abel Camará	Belenenses SAD	Free		^[5]
3		Bayu Aji	NZR Sumbersari	Free		^[6]
7		Iman Budi Hernandi	PSMS	Free
18		Kevin Armedyah	PSMS	Free
20		Galih Firmansyah	Free agent	Free
2		Joko Susilo	Free agent	Free		^[7]
19		Ahmad Bustomi	PSMS	Free

Out

		Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
9		Carlos Fortes	PSIS	Free		^[8]
19		Hanif Sjahbandi	Persija	Free		^[9]
24		Diego Michiels	Borneo	Free
96		Kartika Ajie	Persik	Free		^[10]
—		Feby Eka Putra	Dewa United	Free		^[11]
7		Ryan Kurnia	Persikabo 1973	Free		^[12]
16		Ridwan Tawainella	Bekasi City	Free
20		Achmad Galih	Free agent	Free
21		Aji Saka	Persela	Free
33		Didik Ariyanto	PSMS	Free
88		Vikrian Akbar	PSKC	Free
15		Hasyim Kipuw	Madura United	Undisclosed		^[13]
22		Hanis Sagara	Persita	Free		^[14]
88		Irsyad Maulana	Persita	Free
18		Adam Alis	Borneo Samarinda	Undisclosed		^[15]

Loan Out

		Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
16		Muhammad Faiz	Deltras			^[16]
17		Bramntio Ramadhan	Deltras

Review and events

This season will be the second season for the coach Eduardo Almeida and his contract extended for two years.^[17] Last season under the led of Almeida, Arema finished in the 4th and experienced unbeaten for 23 matches.^[18]

The first official training held in 10 May 2022 at Brawijaya University football field.^[19] Aremania, the supporter of Arema, crowded the second official training at Gajayana Stadium which is the first training attended by the fans since COVID-19 pandemic.^[20] The team launching was held on 20 July 2022 at Gajayana Stadium after winning Indonesia President's Cup three days earlier.^[21] Arema new training ground construction in Kedungkandang, Malang began in this season after the design contest was held.^[22]

On 5 September 2022, Eduardo Almeida was sacked from coaching the club after earning 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in the league and replaced as caretaker by assistant coach Kuncoro.^{[23] [24]} One days later, Javier Roca was appointed as new head coach to replace Eduardo Almeida.^[25]

On 1 October 2022, In the match which was Super East Java Derby between Arema and Persebaya Surabaya there was a disaster after the match. As a result of the disaster, all leagues matches were suspended for weeks.^[26] Besides that, Arema was officially banned from using Kanjuruhan Stadium in home matches and cannot be attended by spectators until the end of the season.^[27]

On 6 February 2023, Arema officially ended his collaboration with Javier Roca as coach after having bad results with 5 consecutive defeats.^[28] I Putu Gede replaced Javier Roca as caretaker.^[29] On 9 March 2023, Arema officially appointed Joko Susilo as head coach to replace I Putu Gede.^[30]

At the end of the season, Arema placed 12th in the Liga 1 standings for the 2022–23 season.

Pre-seasons and friendlies

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
22 May 2022	PSIS	H	2–0	Dendi (2) 8', 9'
30 May 2022	Deltras		2–1	Dedik (2) 15' (pen.), 23'	0
4 June 2022	PSIS	A	1–2	Jayus 50'
7 June 2022	RANS Nusantara	H	4–0	Sagara 25', Zola 75', Dedik 90+7', Bramntio 90+10'
30 November 2022	Putra Delta Sidoarjo	N	0–0		N/A

Indonesian's President Cup

See main article: 2022 Indonesia President's Cup.

Group stage

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Group position
11 June 2022	PSM	H	0–1		18,724	3rd
15 June 2022	Persik	H	1–0	Irsyad 90+1' (pen.)	16,641	1st
19 June 2022	Persikabo 1973	H	1–0	Zola 9'	18,155	1st

Knockout phase

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
2 July 2022	Quarter-finals	Barito Putera	H	0–0 (5–4p)		14,675
7 July 2022	Semi-finals First leg	PSIS	A	2–0	Camará 78', Zola 89'	14,743
11 July 2022	Semi-finals Second leg	PSIS	H	2–1	Rizky 31', Rafli 75'	29,844
14 July 2022	Finals First leg	Borneo Samarinda	H	1–0	Camará 15'	32,153
17 July 2022	Finals Second leg	Borneo Samarinda	A	0–0		13,621

Trofeo Ronaldinho

See main article: Trofeo Ronaldinho.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
26 June 2022	Persik	H	0–0 (4–5p)		12,543
26 June 2022	RANS Nusantara	H	0–0 (4–2p)		12,543

Match results

Liga 1

See main article: 2022–23 Liga 1.

Matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
24 July 2022	Borneo Samarinda	A	0–3		2,166	17th
30 July 2022	PSIS	H	2–1	Armaiyn 79', Sérgio 90+5'	12,225	10th
5 August 2022	PSS	H	0–0		13,997	10th
13 August 2022	Bali United	A	2–1	Camará 22', Fajrin 84' (o.g.)	13,754	6th
20 August 2022	PSM	A	0–1		18,383	9th
24 August 2022	RANS Nusantara	H	4–2	Armaiyn 9', Jayus 22', Sérgio 29', Camará 77'	3,077	8th
28 August 2022	Persija	H	0–1		38,155	9th
4 September 2022	Barito Putera	A	1–1	Dedik 83'	7,130	8th
11 September 2022	Persib	H	1–2	Dedik 45'	21,931	10th
17 September 2022	Persik	A	1–0	Irsyad 81'	6,149	9th
1 October 2022	Persebaya	H	2–3	Camará (2) 42', 45+1' (pen.)	42,588	9th
7 December 2022	Dewa United	A	2–0	Rizky 28' (pen.), Evan 69'	0	9th
11 December 2022	Persis	H	2–1	Dedik (2) 5' (pen.), 60'	0	9th
14 December 2022	Persikabo 1973	A	1–0	Yandi 31' (o.g.)	0	8th
17 December 2022	Persita	H	2–0	Jayus 41', Dedik 56'	0	6th
20 December 2022	Madura United	H	0–2		0	7th
23 December 2022	Bhayangkara	A	0–1		0	7th
21 January 2023	PSIS	A	0–1		6,485	8th
26 January 2023	PSS	A	0–2		13,169	9th
4 February 2023	PSM	H	0–1		0	10th
8 February 2023	RANS Nusantara	A	2–1	Dedik (2) 56', 62'	1,477	9th
12 February 2023	Persija	A	0–2		26,000	10th
18 February 2023	Barito Putera	H	1–0	Armaiyn 65'	0	9th
23 February 2023	Persib	A	0–1		0	11th
28 February 2023	Persik	H	2–3	Rohit 83' (o.g.), Dedik 86'	0	12th
10 March 2023	Dewa United	H	0–0		0	12th
15 March 2023	Persis	A	1–1	Dendi 26'	4,507	13th
19 March 2023	Persikabo 1973	H	3–1	Dedik 71', Rizky 90' (pen.), Zola 90+5'	0	11th
24 March 2023	Borneo Samarinda	H	0–0		0	12th
27 March 2023	Bali United	H	1–3	Evan 84'	0	12th
1 April 2023	Persita	A	1–0	Rizky 88'	2,912	11th
7 April 2023	Madura United	A	1–1	Joko 55'	0	11th
11 April 2023	Persebaya	A	0–1		0	11th
14 April 2023	Bhayangkara	H	0–3		0	12th

League table

Piala Indonesia

See main article: 2022–23 Piala Indonesia.

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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1	FW	27	Dedik Setiawan	9	0	9
2	FW	29	Abel Camará	4	0	4
3	DF	12	Rizky Dwi Febrianto	3	0	3
	FW	30	Ilham Armaiyn	3	0	3
5	DF	4	Sérgio Silva	2	0	2
	MF	6	Evan Dimas	2	0	2
	MF	14	Jayus Hariono	2	0	2
8	DF	2	Joko Susilo	1	0	1
	MF	11	Gian Zola	1	0	1
	MF	41	Dendi Santoso	1	0	1
	MF	88	Irsyad Maulana	1	0	1
Own goals				3	0	3
Total				32	0	32

See also

• 2022 Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arema FC Pastikan Dapatkan Evan Dimas, Adam Alis, Gian Zola dan Andik Rendika Rama . Arema FC . 5 April 2022. id . 5 April 2022.
2. Web site: Selamat Bergabung Hasyim Kipuw, Ilham Udin Armaiyn dan Hanis Sagara . Arema FC . 11 April 2022. id . 11 April 2022.
3. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Perkenalkan Irsyad Maulana dan Syaeful Anwar . Arema FC . 27 April 2022. id . 27 April 2022.
4. Web site: Arkhan Fikri Resmi Gabung Arema FC dengan Kontrak Panjang, Targetnya Tak Muluk-Muluk . Surya Malang. 15 June 2022. id . 15 June 2022.
5. Web site: Biodata Abel Camara Resmi Jadi Striker Asing Arema FC, Ini Statistiknya Sebelum Gabung Singo Edan . Surya Malang. 30 June 2022. id . 30 June 2022.
6. Web site: Arema FC Dapat Tambahan Kekuatan Usai 2 Eks PSMS Medan Disahkan . Indosport. 27 January 2023. id . 27 January 2023.
7. Web site: Dua Pemain Baru Disahkan Jelang Lawan PSS Sleman . Arema FC . 26 January 2023. id . 26 January 2023.
8. Web site: BREAKING NEWS - Carlos Fortes Pamit Tinggalkan Arema FC . Surya Malang. 1 April 2022. id . 1 April 2022.
9. Web site: Arema FC Hormati Keputusan Hanif Sjahbandi dan Diego Michiels. Arema FC . 3 April 2022. id . 3 April 2022.
10. Web site: Datangi Kandang Singa, Bagaimana Status Kartika Ajie di Arema? . Wearemania. 8 April 2022. id . 8 April 2022.
11. Web site: Terimakasih Feby Eka Putra . Arema FC . 8 April 2022. id . 8 April 2022.
12. Web site: Arema FC Resmi Lepas 10 Pemain Sekaligus, Ridwan Tawainela dan Pemain Muda Juga Dilepas . Surya Malang. 12 April 2022. id . 12 April 2022.
13. Web site: Hasyim Kipuw Ucapkan Salam Perpisahan untuk Arema FC . Surya Malang. 8 January 2023. id . 8 January 2023.
14. Web site: BRI Liga 1: Irsyad Maulana dan Hanis Saghara Resmi Gabung Persita, Statusnya Bukan Pemain Pinjaman Arema FC . Bola.com. 15 January 2023. id . 15 January 2023.
15. Web site: Adam Alis Jadi Pemain Keempat yang Hengkang dari Arema FC . Tribun Jatim. 25 January 2023. id . 25 January 2023.
16. Web site: Optimis Dapatkan Tempat di Lini Utama, Arema FC Pinjamkan Dua Pemain Muda ke Deltras. Arema FC . 2 August 2022. id . 2 August 2022.
17. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Perpanjang Kontrak Eduardo Almeida 2 Tahun . Arema FC . 2 April 2022 . id.
18. Web site: Gagal Menang dari Persebaya, Arema FC Tetap di Puncak Klasemen. Arema FC . 23 February 2022. id . 23 February 2022.
19. Web site: Buka Latihan Perdana, Presiden Arema FC : Ini Awal Gapai Mimpi Jadi Juara . Arema FC . 10 May 2022 . 12 May 2022 . id.
20. Web site: Aremania Ramaikan Latihan Arema di Stadion Gajayana, Evan Dimas: Saya Bangga . Wearemania . 11 May 2022 . 13 May 2022 . id.
21. Web site: Launching Team, Bus, dan Jersey Arema 2022 Digelar 20 Juli . Wearemania . 18 July 2022 . 18 July 2022.
22. Web site: Sayembara Training Ground Arema FC Selesai, Juragan 99: Ayo Realisasikan! . 20 July 2022.
23. Web site: Arema FC Resmi Istirahatkan Eduardo Almeida . Arema FC . 5 September 2022 . 5 September 2022 . id.
24. Web site: Jabat Pelatih Caretaker, Kuncoro Hormati Almeida dan Mohon Dukungan Aremania . Arema FC . 5 September 2022 . 5 September 2022 . id.
25. Web site: Arema FC Resmi Tunjuk Javier Roca Jadi Pelatih Kepala . Arema FC . 6 September 2022 . 6 September 2022 . id.
26. Web site: Yanwardhana . Emir . Tragedi Kanjuruhan, Jokowi: Liga 1 Dihentikan Sementara . 2 October 2022 . CNBC Indonesia . id-ID . 2 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002072907/https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/lifestyle/20221002103732-33-376556/tragedi-kanjuruhan-jokowi-liga-1-dihentikan-sementara . live .
27. News: Ketua Umum PSSI: Arema FC Dilarang Gelar Laga Kandang di Sisa Liga 1 2022/23 . 2 October 2022 . Bola.net . 2 October 2022 . id . 2 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002015438/https://www.bola.net/indonesia/ketua-umum-pssi-arema-fc-dilarang-gelar-laga-kandang-di-sisa-bri-liga-1-2022-23-224f2a.html . live.
28. Web site: Resmi Akhiri Kerjasama, Arema FC Ucapkan Terimakasih atas Dedikasi Javier Roca . Arema FC . 6 February 2023 . 6 February 2023 . id.
29. Web site: Arema FC Daftarkan I Putu Gede Masuk Jajaran Tim Pelatih . Arema FC . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023 . id.
30. Web site: Arema FC Tunjuk Joko Susilo Sebagai Pelatih Kepala . Arema FC . 9 March 2023 . 9 March 2023 . id.