2018 Arema F.C. season

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. 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 ComercialUndisclosed 37 Agil Munawar PS TIRAFree 96 Kartika Ajie PersibaFree 2 Mochammad Zaenuri PerseruFree 9 Ahmad Nur Hardianto PerselaFree 11 Rivaldi Bawuo Kalteng PuteraFree 14 Jayus Hariono Persekam MetroFree 18 Ricky Ohorella BorneoFree 99 Thiago Furtuoso Madura UnitedFree 16 Ridwan Tawainella PSMFree 7 Juan Revi PerselaFree 33 Joko Ribowo Mitra KukarFree 21 Reky Rahayu PerseruFree 28 Israel Wamiau PersipuraFree 10 Balša Božović FK ZetaFree 23 Hamka Hamzah SriwijayaFree 39 Alfin Tuasalamony SriwijayaFree 10 Makan Konaté SriwijayaFree 83 Srđan Ostojić FK ZemunFree 15 Sunarto PersisFree

Out

PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource 7 Benny Wahyudi Madura UnitedFree 11 Esteban Vizcarra SriwijayaFree 18 Adam Alis SriwijayaFree 94 Feri Aman Saragih Kalteng PutraFree 14 Arif Suyono Mitra KukarFree 17 Dio Permana PerselaFree 13 Marco Kabiay PersijaFree 19 Ahmad Bustomi Mitra KukarFree 20 Juan Pablo Pino Free agent Undisclosed 33 Dwi Kuswanto PerselaFree 10 Cristian Gonzáles Madura UnitedUndisclosed 21 Reky Rahayu PersebayaFree 4 Syaiful Indra Cahya Bali UnitedFree 91 Teddy Heri Setiawan Martapura Free 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 In PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource77 Jefri Kurniawan Persija

Loan Out PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource7 Juan Revi Semen Padang

Pre-seasons and friendlies Friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance4 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 2018SumbersariH0–2030 June 2018Kodam V BrawijayaN12–1Dedik (4), Bawuo (2), Jefri, Dendi, Ridwan, Alfarizi, Hardianto01 September 2018PerseruH4–0Dedik (2), Dendi, Hardianto029 September 2018Madura UnitedH1–1Dendi 50'42,230

Indonesia President's Cup

Group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceGroupposition20 January 2018PerselaH2–2Furtuoso 2', Dendi 12'19,9302nd25 January 2018PSISH3–1Rio 4' (o.g.), Alfarizi 8', Furtuoso 47'8,0931st30 January 2018BhayangkaraH0–020,8791st <onlyinclude>

Knockout phase DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance4 February 2018Quarter-finalsSriwijayaN1–3Hardianto 80' (pen.)18,450

East Kalimantan Governor Cup

Group stage

DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceGroupposition23 February 2018PSISN2–2(3–4p)Dedik 5', Arthur 89'3rd25 February 2018BorneoA1–2Dendi 73'4th27 February 2018Mitra KukarN3–1Božović 26', Dendi 56', Dedik 86'2nd

Knockout phase DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance2 March 2018Semi-finalsPersebayaN2–0Furtuoso 65', Hanif 85'4 March 2018FinalSriwijayaN2–3Božović 23', Furtuoso 81' (pen.)

Match results Liga 1

Matches DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition24 March 2018Mitra KukarH2–2Božović 8', Syaiful 19'12,4006th31 March 2018PersijaA1–3Ataýew 35'62,27313th9 April 2018BorneoA1–2Furtuoso 35'10,32917th15 April 2018PersibH2–2Furtuoso 19', Božović 87'31,00018th21 April 2018Madura UnitedA2–3Dendi 45', Furtuoso 66' (pen.)9,82518th27 April 2018PersipuraH3–1Rivaldi 45', Dedik (2) 47', 71'3,02517th6 May 2018PersebayaA0–150,00018th13 May 2018PSMH1–1Furtuoso 77'6,15418th18 May 2018Bali UnitedA0–116,09518th22 May 2018BhayangkaraH4–0Rivaldi (2) 9', 47', Dedik (2) 24', 62'3,39417th26 May 2018PSMSA0–213,04218th1 June 2018PSISH1–0Dedik 37'8,58817th6 June 2018PerseruA1–0Furtuoso 55' (pen.)8,20315th7 July 2018PerselaH1–0Dedik 74'17,23212th11 July 2018Barito PuteraA0–06,82713th15 July 2018PS TIRAH2–2Rivaldi 40', Alfarizi 70'10,63913th21 July 2018SriwijayaA3–0Ridwan 51', Rivaldi 65', Hardianto 77'5,15710th27 July 2018Mitra KukarA3–4Konaté 33' (pen.), Dedik 40', Arthur 82'2,85313th5 August 2018PersijaH1–1Konaté 90'44,91213th11 August 2018BorneoH2–2Konaté (2) 53' (pen.), 70'23,15714th13 September 2018PersibA0–233,71914th17 September 2018Madura UnitedH2–0Konaté 45+5' (pen.), Dedik 90'2,71012th22 September 2018PersipuraA0–110,03613th6 October 2018PersebayaH1–0Hardianto 70'26,29311th14 October 2018PSMA1–2Hardianto 61'14,11211th20 October 2018Bali UnitedH3–1Hanif (2) 13', 43', Konaté 67'010th24 October 2018BhayangkaraA0–01,62312th28 October 2018PSMSH5–0Dedik 8', Konaté (2) 12', 39', Dendi 23', Hardianto 80'08th4 November 2018PSISA1–2Dendi 72'19,82511th11 November 2018PerseruH4–1Konaté (2) 13', 56', Dendi 28', Sunarto 49'09th16 November 2018PerselaA0–414,34612th24 November 2018Barito PuteraH3–1Sunarto 29', Konaté 41', Hardianto 89' (pen.)09th2 December 2018PS TIRAA1–0Konaté 72'1,2177th9 December 2018SriwijayaH2–1Konaté 63' (pen.), Dedik 83'06th

League table

Piala Indonesia

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance9 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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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club

Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLiga 1Piala IndonesiaTotal1MF10 Makan Konaté132152FW27 Dedik Setiawan102123FW9 Ahmad Nur Hardianto505FW11 Rivaldi Bawuo505FW99 Thiago Furtuoso5056FW41 Dendi Santoso4047FW15 Sunarto2138MF19 Hanif Sjahbandi202DF87 Johan Alfarizi112MF10 Balša Božović20211FW8 Nasir 011FW16 Ridwan Tawainella101DF44 Arthur Cunha101DF4 Syaiful Indra Cahya101MF90 Ahmet Ataýew101Total51758

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