Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang Regency'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The club currently competes in the Super League. Their nicknames are Pendekar Cisadane (Cisadane Knight) and Ayam Wareng (The Fierce Rooster). Persita Tangerang finished as a runner-up of the 2019 Liga 2 season.
History Persita was first formed in the city of Tangerang on 19 April 1940. It only became an official club after being recognized by the PSSI on 9 September 1953 as their member. In the Liga Indonesia Premier Division era, they were relegated in the 1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division season but got promoted in the next season and clinched the 2000 First Division title. They became runners-up in the 2002 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, with Benny Dollo as coach. Despite losing in the 2011–12 Liga Indonesia Premier Division final to Barito Putera, they were promoted to the Indonesia Super League. After a poor performance in the 2014 Indonesia Super League season, they were relegated to the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
Stadium The club used to play their home matches in Benteng Stadium. In 2014, the government of Tangerang Regency started to build the Benteng Taruna Stadium. After the construction was completed in 2018, Persita has been playing their home matches in this stadium.
Supporters They have around 10,000 fanatic supporters. Some of the famous supporter groups are LBV (Laskar Benteng Viola), La Viola, and North Legion 1953 (Ultras Persita).
Rivalries Tangerang derby Tangerang derby is an Indonesian football derby between two clubs from Greater Tangerang (Tangerang City and Tangerang Regency), namely Persikota Tangerang and Persita Tangerang. The rivalry and hostility between these two clubs began with the expansion policy of Tangerang Regency, which then gave founded to Tangerang City. The derby is known as one of the hottest derbies in Indonesian football, but unfortunately it is also known as a very forbidden derby, matches between the two are often postponed, cancelled, and have an impact on clubs losses.
Rivalry with Persija Jakarta
Persita Tangerang has a fairly tense relationship with Persija Jakarta, especially its supporter base. Various clashes between the two supporters often occur, because they are located next to each other.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Coaching staff PositionStaffTeam manager AbdurrahmanTechnical director Bambang NurdiansyahHead coach Carlos PeñaAssistant coach Jan SaragihPhysical coach Luis GarciaGoalkeeper coach Raden Muhammad SabilillahiAnalyst Manuel Crespo
Honours
Domestic competitions Liga Indonesia Premier Division Runners-up: 2002 Third-place: 2003 Liga Indonesia First Division / Liga 2 Winners: 2000 Runners-up (2): 2019, 2011–12 Perserikatan First Division Winners: 1988
AFF (Southeast Asia competitions) ASEAN Club Championship 2003 – Quarter-finals
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2003ASEAN Club ChampionshipGroup stage Hoàng Anh Gia Lai2–1Group Winners MCTPC5–1Quarter-finals Kingfisher East Bengal1–2
Season-by-season records
Past seasons
Season League/Division Tms. Pos. Piala Indonesia League CupAFC/AFF competition(s)1994–95Premier Division348 in West Div.––––1995–96Premier Division31Second round––––1996–97Premier Division335 in West Div.––––1997–98Premier Division31did not finish––––1998–9928 ––––1999–2000First Division21 1––––2001Premier Division28Second round––––2002Premier Division24 2––AFC Champions LeagueQualifying round2003Premier Division203––ASEAN Club ChampionshipQuarter-finals2004Premier Division188––––2005Premier Division288 in East Div. Second round–––2006 Premier Division2810 in West Div.Second round–––2007–08Premier Division369 in West Div.Quarter-finals–––2008–09Super League18 17First round–––2009–10Premier Division33 4 in Group 1First round–––2010–11Premier Division394 in Group 1––––2011–12 Premier Division22 2––––2013Indonesia Super League1814––––201422 10 in West Div.––––2015Premier Division55did not finish––––2016ISC B53Quarter-finals––––2017Liga 261Round of 16––––2018Liga 2244Second round–––2019Liga 224 2–––2020Liga 118did not finish––––2021–22 Liga 11812––––2022–23Liga 1189––––2023–24Liga 11814––––2024–25Liga 11811––––2025–26Super League1810––––2026–27Super League18TBD–TBD––
Key Tms. = Number of teams Pos. = Position in league
Performance in AFC competitions Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2002–03AFC Champions LeagueQualifying round Osotspa0–10–0 0–1
See also
Tangerang Hawks – a basketball club playing in the IBL under Persita's ownership
References
External links
Persita Tangerang at Liga Indonesia