Persijap Jepara
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- Indonesia - Liga 2 38 Indonesia - Liga 3 12 Coppa d'Indonesia 2
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Wikipedia - Persijap Jepara
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jepara, also known as Persijap is an Indonesian professional football club based in Jepara, Central Java. After winning 2019 Liga 3, they compete in the Liga 2. Their nickname is Laskar Kalinyamat (Kalinyamat Warriors) and Elang Laut Jawa (Java Sea Eagles).
History
Foundation and early years (1954–1994)
Persijap was founded on 11 April 1954. Syahlan Ridwan, Jepara's Regent founded the club. They have contributed players to the Indonesia national football team since 1979 when Haryanto was the first choice goalkeeper of the national team. Other national team players such as Siswandi Gancis, Solekan and Warsidi was from Persijap. They managed to win the Soeratin Cup in 1982.
Modern era and recent history (1994–present)
Their recent achievements in Indonesian football was only their promotion to the Liga Indonesia Premier Division in 2000 and 2004 with coach Rudi William Keltjes. In the youth teams, they managed to add Soeratin Cup titles in 1998 and 2002. In 2007 they were also promoted to the newly formed Indonesia Super League. They were included in the Indonesia Premier League, before returning to the Indonesia Super League in September 2012.
In August 2014, they were relegated in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
Il club fu fondato il 19 novembre 1937 con il nome di Jepara Football Club. Nel 1948 venne ribattezzato Persijap Jepara.
Il Persijap Jepara ha vinto due volte la Coppa d'Indonesia, nel 2010 e nel 2014.
I colori sociali del Persijap Jepara sono il rosso e il bianco.
Lo stadio di casa del Persijap Jepara è lo stadio Gelora Bumi Kartini, che ha una capacità di 25.000 spettatori.
Il Persijap Jepara ha una rivalità con il PSIS Semarang, un'altra squadra di calcio indonesiana con sede a Semarang, Java centrale.
Il Persijap Jepara è una delle squadre di calcio più popolari in Indonesia. Ha una vasta tifoseria, nota come Pasopati.