2023–24 Arema F.C. season explained

Club:	Arema F.C.
Season:	2023–24
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Iwan Budianto
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Joko Susilo (until 10 August 2023) Kuncoro (interim, from 10 to 23 August 2023) Fernando Valente (from 23 August 2023 to 9 February 2024) Widodo Cahyono Putro (from 9 February 2024)
Stadium:	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium^[1]
League:	Liga 1
League Result:	15th
League Topscorer:	Gustavo (14)
Season Topscorer:	Gustavo (14)
Highest Attendance:	349 (vs. PSS, 30 September 2023)
Lowest Attendance:	34 (vs. Dewa United, 2 November 2023)
Average Attendance:	131
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Prevseason:	2022–23
Nextseason:	2024–25

The 2023–24 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 34th competitive season. The club will compete in Liga 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
12		Rifad Marasabessy	Borneo Samarinda	Free		^[2]
20		Samuel Balinsa	Persewar	Free		^[3]
21		Flabio Soares	Putra Delta Sidoarjo	Free		^[4]
24		Rendra Teddy	Putra Delta Sidoarjo	Free		^[5]
79		Hamdi Sula	PSMS	Free		^[6]
—		Fardan Harahap	PSMS	Free		^[7]
66		Gufroni Al Maruf	Dewa United	Free		^[8]
22		Dicki Agung	Deltras	Free		^[9]
97		Samsudin	Deltras	Free		^[10]
70		Gustavo	Al-Nasr	Free		^[11]
11		Charles Lokolingoy	Żebbuġ Rangers	Free		^[12]
15		Ichaka Diarra	Ansar	Free
29		Adixi Lenzivio	PSMS	Free		^[13]
25		Asyraq Gufron	Bhayangkara	Free		^[14]
7		Ariel Lucero	All Boys	Free		^[15]
58		Mikael Tata	Waanal Brothers	Free		^[16]
32		Charles Almeida	Manaus	Free		^[17]
18		Julian Schwarzer	Kuching City	Undisclosed		^[18]
86		Greg Nwokolo	Free agent	Free		^[19]
6		Julián Guevara	Jaguares de Córdoba	Free		^[20]
91		Gilbert Álvarez	Palmaflor del Trópico	Undisclosed		^[21]

Out

		Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
4		Sérgio Silva	Gondomar	Free		^[22]
24		Andik Rendika Rama	Madura United	Free		^[23]
29		Abel Camará	Sintrense	Free
90		Adilson Maringá	Bali United	Free		^[24]
11		Gian Zola	PSIS	Free		^[25]
33		Andriyas Francisco	Persijap	Free		^[26]
30		Ilham Armaiyn	Maluku Utara United	Free		^[27]
—		Fardan Harahap	PSMS	Free		^[28]
99		Kushedya Hari Yudo	RANS Nusantara	Free		^[29]
2		Joko Susilo	PSMS	Free		^[30]
28		Seiya Da Costa Lay	Free agent	Free		^[31]
78		Bramntio Ramadhan	PSCS	Free		^[32]
	—		Renshi Yamaguchi	Gresik United	Free		^[33]
16		Muhammad Faiz	Persijap	Free
58		Mikael Tata	Persebaya	Free		^[34]
15		Ichaka Diarra	Al Ansar	Free		^[35]
91		Gilbert Álvarez	Oriente Petrolero	Free		^[36]

Loan In

		Player	Loaned From	Start	End	Source
17		Ginanjar Wahyu	Persija			^[37]
19		Achmad Maulana	Persija

Loan Out

		Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
—		Rizky Dwi Febrianto	Borneo Samarinda
13		Hamzah Titofani	Sada Sumut			^[38]
18		Kevin Armedyah	Sada Sumut
24		Rendra Teddy	Deltras
37		Ikhfanul Alam	Persikab			^[39]
66		Gufroni Al Maruf	Persikab
—		Ahmad Bustomi	Persikab
—		Iman Budi Hernandi	Persikab
29		Adixi Lenzivio	PSMS			^[40]
79		Hamdi Sula	PSMS			^[41]
97		Samsudin	Persikab
25		Asyraq Gufron	Persikab
70		Gustavo	Persija			^[42]
9		Evan Dimas	PSIS			^[43]

Pre-seasons and friendlies

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
9 June 2023	Persikabo 1973	A	3–1	Dedik (3)	0
18 June 2023	Bali United	A	0–0 (5–4p)		0
25 June 2023	RANS Nusantara	N	1–2

Match results

Liga 1

See main article: 2023–24 Liga 1.

Reguler Series

Matches

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
2 July 2023	Dewa United	A	0–1		957	15th
7 July 2023	Persib	H	3–3	Gustavo (3) 6', 17' (pen.), 88' (pen.)	305	13th
15 July 2023	Persik	A	2–5	Gustavo (2) 45+1', 66'	5,872	17th
21 July 2023	Bali United	H	1–3	Gustavo 14'	288	17th
30 July 2023	Persis		1–1	Gustavo 19' (pen.)	0	17th
5 August 2023	Barito Putera	H	0–4		87	18th
9 August 2023	PSIS	A	0–2		4,138	18th
14 August 2023	RANS Nusantara	H	0–1		131	18th
20 August 2023	Persija	A	2–2	Gustavo (2) 38', 88'	21,211	18th
28 August 2023	Persikabo 1973	H	1–0	Dedik 30'	84	17th
1 September 2023	Bhayangkara	A	2–0	Ginanjar 13', Lokolingoy 90+2'	154	16th
16 September 2023	Persita	H	0–0		59	16th
23 September 2023	Persebaya	A	1–3	Dedik 65'	27,000	16th
30 September 2023	PSS	H	2–1	Gustavo (2) 45+1' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	349	16th
6 October 2023	Borneo Samarinda	H	0–1		119	16th
20 October 2023	PSM	A	0–3		4,429	16th
28 October 2023	Madura United	H	1–1	Gustavo 78' (pen.)	60	16th
2 November 2023	Dewa United	H	2–1	Gustavo 57' (pen.), Dedik 67'	34	16th
8 November 2023	Persib	A	2–2	Dedik 16', Gustavo 55'	24,106	16th
27 November 2023	Persik	H	0–1		108	16th
4 December 2023	Bali United	A	2–3	Guevara 43', Dedik 61'	2,526	16th
9 December 2023	Persis	H	3–1	Dedik 10' (pen.), Álvarez 14' (pen.), Charles 90+3'	110	16th
17 December 2023	Barito Putera	A	0–1		4,950	16th
5 February 2024	PSIS	H	1–4	Lokolingoy 56'	76	16th
22 February 2024	RANS Nusantara	A	3–2	Lokolingoy (2) 17', 22', Álvarez 86'	0	16th
26 February 2024	Persija	H	3–2	Dedik (2) 20', 36' (pen.), Lokolingoy 78'	154	16th
1 March 2024	Persikabo 1973	A	1–0	Lokolingoy 48'	0	15th
6 March 2024	Bhayangkara	H	0–0		83	14th
13 March 2024	Persita	A	3–4	Alfarizi 5', Lokolingoy 24', Dedik 56' (pen.)	1,746	15th
27 March 2024	Persebaya	H	0–1		0	16th
15 April 2024	PSS	A	1–4	Charles 30'	11,654	16th
21 April 2024	Borneo Samarinda	A	2–1	Guevara 43', Lokolingoy 53'	4,717	15th
25 April 2024	PSM	H	3–2	Lokolingoy (2) 30' (pen.), 73' (pen.), Guevara 45+1'	177	13th
30 April 2024	Madura United	A	0–0		0	15th

League table

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	70	Gustavo	14	14
2	FW	11	Charles Lokolingoy	10	10
3	FW	27	Dedik Setiawan	9	9
4	MF	6	Julián Guevara	3	3
5	MF	32	Charles Almeida	2	2
	FW	91	Gilbert Álvarez	2	2
7	FW	17	Ginanjar Wahyu	1	1
	DF	87	Johan Alfarizi	1	1
Total				42	42

Notes and References

1. Web site: BREAKING NEWS : Arema FC Pilih Bali Sebagai Home Base Liga 1 2023/2024 di Awal Kompetisi . Surya Malang. 26 May 2023. id . 26 May 2023.
2. Selamat datang . CsJL5OyhT_s . aremafcofficial. 12 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
3. Selamat bergabung . CsJLGZeh2aA. aremafcofficial. 12 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
4. Selamat bergabung, . CsJHH7QBAu6 . aremafcofficial. 12 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
5. Arema FC resmi merekrut . CsJH3DPByo2 . aremafcofficial. 12 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
6. Selamat bergabung . CsJI-oeBHMh . aremafcofficial. 12 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
7. Selamat datang . CsJKVnzhKdn . aremafcofficial. 12 May 2023. 12 May 2023.
8. CsbCIpnhq2y. aremafcofficial. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023.
9. CsldbfXhO5n. aremafcofficial. 23 May 2023. 23 May 2023.
10. CslbYudBiQo. aremafcofficial. 23 May 2023. 23 May 2023.
11. Web site: Selamat Datang Gustavo Almeida . Arema FC . 24 May 2023. id . 24 May 2023.
12. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Datangkan Charles Lokolingoy dan Ichaka Diarra . Arema FC . 30 May 2023. id . 30 May 2023.
13. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Ikat Kontrak Adixi Lenzivio . Arema FC . 13 June 2023. id . 13 June 2023.
14. Ct8rjx_BiCM. aremafcofficial. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
15. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Ikat Ariel Lucero . Arema FC . 26 June 2023. id . 26 June 2023.
16. Ct8qiuLBwJf. aremafcofficial. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
17. Web site: Arema FC Resmikan Charles Raphael . Arema FC . 27 June 2023. id . 27 June 2023.
18. Web site: Arema FC Resmikan Julian Schwarzer . Arema FC . 20 July 2023. id . 20 July 2023.
19. Web site: Ambisi Greg Nwokolo Saat Kembali Perkuat Singo Edan . Arema FC . 21 July 2023. id . 21 July 2023.
20. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Perkenalkan Julian Guevara . Arema FC . 16 November 2023. id . 16 November 2023.
21. Web site: Arema FC Resmi Rekrut Gilbert Alvarez . Arema FC . 25 November 2023. id . 25 November 2023.
22. Rutam Nuwus Sergio atas semua kontribusinya bersama Singo Edan, sukses di perjalanan berikutnya. . Crz8eQjBQE_ . aremafcofficial. 4 May 2023. 4 May 2023.
23. @abel_camara30 @andikrendikarama @rizkydwi_12 Terimakasih atas dedikasinya untuk Singo Edan. . CsV1CRLhY4d . aremafcofficial. 17 May 2023. 17 May 2023.
24. Terimakasih Adilson Aguero dos Santos atas dedikasi luar biasa selama bersama Singo Edan. . CsYsPbIBV5w . aremafcofficial. 18 May 2023. 18 May 2023.
25. Terimakasih Gian Zola atas dedikasi dan kebersamaannya, doa yang terbaik untuk karir berikutnya. . Csf9nIsBB3_ . aremafcofficial. 21 May 2023. 21 May 2023.
26. CtD73FWBx3o . aremafcofficial. 4 June 2023. 4 June 2023.
27. CtycV86BQR2 . aremafcofficial. 22 June 2023. 22 June 2023.
28. Welcome back @fardanharahap77 ✍ . Ct8DTL7xiIT . official_psmsmedan. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
29. , atas semua kontribusinya bersama Singo Edan, sukses di perjalanan berikutnya. . CuE8RCdh_5Z . aremafcofficial. 29 June 2023. 29 June 2023.
30. Welcome back @jokosusilo29_, bergerak dan tuntaskan ✅ . CuGsRojOCj7 . official_psmsmedan. 30 June 2023. 30 June 2023.
31. Web site: Keputusan Besar Seiya Da Costa . Arema FC. 11 July 2023. id . 11 July 2023.
32. Selamat bergabung di PSCS, @bramntio17 ❗️ . Cu8ZyjgJTxr . pscscilacap.official. 21 July 2023. 21 July 2023.
33. CwRyvy6h-fp . aremafcofficial. 23 August 2023. 23 August 2023.
34. Terimakasih atas dedikasinya bersama Singo Edan.✊ . CzQ71uZBs-M . aremafcofficial. 5 November 2023. 5 November 2023.
35. C059V7kB0wl . aremafcofficial. 17 December 2023. 17 December 2023.
36. Web site: Arema FC Hormati Keputusan Gilbert Alvarez . Arema FC . 7 March 2024. id . 7 March 2024.
37. Web site: Resmi, Arema FC Rekrut Dua Pemain Muda Asal Persija . Arema FC. 11 June 2023. id . 11 June 2023.
38. Web site: Beri Menit Bermain Lebih Banyak, Arema FC Pinjamkan 3 Pemain . Arema FC. 11 July 2023. id . 11 July 2023.
39. Bawa semangat Singo Edan di klub barumu! . CuoWJUDhxM7 . aremafcofficial. 13 July 2023. 13 July 2023.
40. Web site: Proteksi Menit Bermain, Arema FC Pinjamkan Adixi Lenzivio ke PSMS Medan . Arema FC. 1 August 2023. id . 1 August 2023.
41. Rutam Nuwus atas kebersamaan yang luar biasa. Sukses di tim baru, Samsudin dan Hamdi Sula akan berlabuh ke klub Liga 2 dengan status peminjaman.✊ . CzEJfAthjkH . aremafcofficial. 31 October 2023. 31 October 2023.
42. Web site: Dihadapkan Dinamika Sepak Bola, Arema FC dan Gustavo Almeida Resmi Berpisah . Arema FC. 8 November 2023. id . 8 November 2023.
43. Web site: Opsi Strategis Arema FC untuk Evan Dimas . Arema FC. 13 November 2023. id . 13 November 2023.