2020 Arema F.C. season

The 2020 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 33rd competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1 and Piala Indonesia. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 January 2020 to 20 January 2021.

Arema FC
2020 season
President DirectorAgoes Soerjanto
Head CoachMario Gómez
(until 3 August)[1]
Vacant
(until 17 September)[2]
Carlos Oliviera
(from 17 September)[3]
StadiumKanjuruhan Stadium
Liga 1Did not finish
Piala IndonesiaCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Kushedya Hari Yudo (2)
All: Kushedya Hari Yudo (2)
Highest home attendance23,781 (vs. Persib Bandung, 8 March 2020)
Average home league attendance23,781
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020.

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Carlos Oliviera
Assistant Coach Charis Yulianto
Assistant Coach Kuncoro
Assistant Coach Singgih Pitono
Goalkeeper Coach Felipe Americo
Fitness Coach Vacant

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IDN Utam Rusdiana
4 DF  IDN Syaiful Indra Cahya
5 DF  IDN Bagas Adi
7 MF  IDN Rizky Dwi Febrianto
8 MF  BRA Bruno Smith
10 FW  IDN Muhammad Rafli
11 MF  IDN Feby Eka Putra (on loan from Persija Jakarta)
12 MF  IDN Hendro Siswanto (captain)
14 MF  IDN Jayus Hariono
16 MF  IDN Ridwan Tawainella
19 MF  IDN Hanif Sjahbandi
21 DF  IDN Aji Saka
23 GK  IDN Teguh Amiruddin
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  IDN Taufik Hidayat
27 FW  IDN Dedik Setiawan
31 GK  IDN Andriyas Francisco
41 MF  IDN Dendi Santoso (3rd captain)
44 DF  IDN Nur Diansyah
56 FW  IDN Titan Agung
87 DF  IDN Johan Alfarizi (2nd captain)
88 MF  IDN Vikrian Akbar
92 MF  IDN Dave Mustaine
95 DF  BRA Caio Ruan
96 GK  IDN Kartika Ajie
99 FW  IDN Kushedya Hari Yudo

Transfers


In
No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
5 DF Bagas Adi Bhayangkara Free 7 January 2020 [4]
42 DF Ganjar Mukti PSIS Semarang Free 7 January 2020 [5]
4 DF Syaiful Indra Cahya PSIM Yogyakarta Free 8 January 2020 [6]
44 DF Nur Diansyah Borneo Free 8 January 2020 [6]
21 DF Aji Saka Youth sector Promoted 10 January 2020 [7]
99 FW Kushedya Hari Yudo PSS Sleman Free 10 January 2020 [8]
92 MF Dave Mustaine PSS Sleman Free 11 January 2020 [9]
78 FW Mariando Uropmabin Semen Padang Free 14 January 2020 [10]
7 MF Oh In-kyun Persipura Jayapura Free 15 January 2020 [11]
26 DF Taufik Hidayat PSM Makassar Free 15 January 2020 [12]
77 FW Pandi Lestaluhu Kalteng Putra Free 15 January 2020 [13]
23 GK Teguh Amiruddin TIRA-Persikabo Free 21 January 2020 [14]
32 FW Jonathan Bauman Kedah Free 25 January 2020 [15]
17 DF Matías Malvino Defensor Sporting Free 30 January 2020 [16]
43 DF Gitra Yuda Furton Martapura Free 10 March 2020 [17]
9 FW Pedro Bartoli G.D. Chaves U-19 Free 20 August 2020 [18]
13 DF Guilherme Grillo Cuiabá Esporte Clube U-20 Free 20 August 2020 [18]
— DF Arthur Cunha Persipura Jayapura End of loan 9 September 2020 [19]
7 MF Rizky Dwi Febrianto Free agent Free 14 September 2020 [20]
95 DF Caio Ruan Free agent Free 28 September 2020 [21]
8 MF Bruno Smith Imperatriz Free 21 October 2020 [22]

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
7 FW Ahmad Nur Hardianto Bhayangkara Free 1 January 2020 [23]
11 FW Rivaldi Bawuo Madura United Free 1 January 2020 [24]
21 FW Ricky Kayame Persita Tangerang Free 1 January 2020 [25]
22 DF Rachmat Latief Free agent Free 1 January 2020 [26]
23 DF Hamka Hamzah Persita Tangerang Free 1 January 2020 [27]
37 DF Agil Munawar Free agent Free 1 January 2020 [28]
77 MF Takafumi Akahoshi Free agent Free 1 January 2020 [29]
18 DF Ricky Ohorella Semen Padang Free 4 January 2020 [30]
17 MF Zidane Pulanda Free agent Free 6 January 2020 [31]
6 DF Ikhfanul Alam Badak Lampung Free 8 January 2020 [25]
8 MF Nasir Persebaya Surabaya Free 8 January 2020 [25]
15 FW Sunarto Badak Lampung Free 8 January 2020 [31]
10 MF Makan Konaté Persebaya Surabaya Free 16 January 2020 [32]
86 GK Sandy Firmansyah PSIM Yogyakarta Free 20 January 2020 [33]
99 FW Sylvano Comvalius Persipura Jayapura Free 22 January 2020 [34]
32 FW Jonathan Bauman Quilmes Atlético Club Released 3 August 2020 [35]
7 MF Oh In-kyun - Retired 21 August 2020 [36]
— DF Arthur Cunha Sliema Wanderers Free 9 September 2020 [37]
9 FW Pedro Bartoli Free agent Free 14 September 2020 [38]
13 DF Guilherme Grillo Free agent Free 16 September 2020 [39]
17 DF Matías Malvino Free agent Released 28 September 2020 [40]
33 FW Elías Alderete Chacarita Juniors End of loan 28 September 2020 [40]
78 FW Mariando Uropmabin Free agent Released 5 October 2020 [41]
38 DF Mifathul Ikhsan Borneo End of loan 4 November 2020 [42]
43 DF Gitra Yuda Furton Free agent Released 4 November 2020 [42]

Loan In
No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source
33 FW Elías Alderete Chacarita Juniors 28 January 2020 28 September 2020 [43]
11 FW Feby Eka Putra Persija Jakarta 25 February 2020 31 December 2020 [44]
38 DF Mifathul Ikhsan Borneo 27 February 2020 4 November 2020 [45]

Loan Out
No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
— DF Arthur Cunha Persipura Jayapura 22 January 2020 9 September 2020 [46]
15 DF Alfin Tuasalamony Madura United 22 February 2020 31 December 2020 [47]
42 DF Ganjar Mukti Persiraja Banda Aceh 22 February 2020 31 December 2020 [48]
77 FW Pandi Lestaluhu Mitra Kukar 22 February 2020 31 December 2020 [47]

Review and events

The season featured a seven-month hiatus from March to October 2020 after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. On 29 September 2020, PSSI has officially decided to postpone the continuation of Liga 1 for a month after coordinating with Kemenpora and PT LIB because the police have not given permission to the crowd.[49] PSSI stated on 29 October 2020 that the competition will not be held until 2021. But it's still not clear whether this season will continue or cancelled.[50] They determined that the Liga 1 will be held again in February 2021 and scheduled to finish in July 2021. On 20 January 2021, the results of the exco PSSI meeting stated that the League 1 competition was officially canceled.[51]

On 3 August 2020, Head coach Mario Gómez resigned because disagree with SKEP 48 and 53 PSSI issues, which were taken into account during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] After Mario Gomez resigned, management handed over team leadership to the three assistant coaches.[2] On 17 September 2020, Arema FC officially introduces the new head coach from Brazil Carlos Oliviera.[3]

Pre-seasons and friendlies
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
22 January 2020 Bintang Semeru N 10–1 Rafli (2), Kushedya (2), In-kyun, Hendro, Mustaine, Hanif, Titan, Ridwan
5 February 2020 Semeru FC H 1–1 Rafli 17'
23 February 2020 Barito Putera H 3–0 Mustaine 5', Bauman 12', Titan 82' 19,600
15 August 2020 Arema U20 H 5–2 Dedik, Dendi, Syaiful, Alderete, Titan 0
29 August 2020 Kaki Mas Dampit H 7–0 Dedik, Alderete, Kushedya, Titan, Ridwan, Bartoli (2) 0
10 September 2020 PON Jatim H 2–0 Ridwan 2', Rafli 84' (pen.) 0
17 September 2020 Martapura H — Match cancelled due to safety reasons
16 October 2020 Arema U20 H 8–0 Rizky Dwi 20', Jayus 25', Mustaine 37', Bagas 39', Kushedya (2) 57', 76', Titan (2) 59', 62' 0
21 October 2020 Madura United H 4–3 Dedik 9', Caio 19', Seiya 62', Kushedya 73' 0

East Java Governor Cup

Group stage
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Group
position
11 February 2020 Sabah H 2–0 In-kyun 3', Randy 33' (o.g.) 6,748 2nd
13 February 2020 Persela H 3–1 Kushedya 23', Bauman 52', Alderete 76' 5,600 2nd
15 February 2020 Persija H 1–1 Alfarizi 81' 22,000 2nd
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persija 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Knockout stage
2 Arema (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 Sabah 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
4 Persela 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: DetikSport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goal scored.
(H) Host.

Knockout phase
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
18 February 2020 Semi-finals Persebaya N 2–4 Alfarizi 3', Alderete 73' 0

Liga 1
Main article: 2020 Liga 1

Matches
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
2 March 2020 TIRA-Persikabo A 2–0 Kushedya (2) 5', 48' 6,098 3rd
8 March 2020 Persib H 1–2 Alderete 45' (pen.) 23,781 7th
14 March 2020 PSIS A 0–2 16,272 12th

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 TIRA-Persikabo 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
11 Bhayangkara 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
12 Arema 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
13 Persik 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
14 Persita 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source: Shopee Liga 1 2020, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goal scored; 5) Drawing.

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLiga 1Piala Indonesia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Utam Rusdiana 000000
23 GK Teguh Amiruddin 303000
31 GK Andriyas Francisco 000000
96 GK Kartika Ajie 000000
Defenders
4 DF Syaiful Indra Cahya 202000
5 DF Bagas Adi 202000
21 DF Aji Saka 000000
26 DF Taufik Hidayat 201+1000
44 DF Nur Diansyah 201+1000
87 DF Johan Alfarizi 303000
95 DF Caio Ruan 000000
Midfielders
7 MF Rizky Dwi Febrianto 000000
8 MF Bruno Smith 000000
11 MF Feby Eka Putra 202000
12 MF Hendro Siswanto 303000
14 MF Jayus Hariono 000000
16 MF Ridwan Tawainella 101000
19 MF Hanif Sjahbandi 201+1000
41 MF Dendi Santoso 303000
88 MF Vikrian Akbar 000000
92 MF Dave Mustaine 100+1000
Forwards
10 FW Muhammad Rafli 301+2000
27 FW Dedik Setiawan 000000
56 FW Titan Agung 100+1000
99 FW Kushedya Hari Yudo 323200
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF Oh In-kyun 303000
17 DF Matías Malvino 202000
32 FW Jonathan Bauman 201+1000
33 FW Elías Alderete 211+1100
38 DF Mifathul Ikhsan 000000
43 DF Gitra Yuda Furton 000000
78 FW Mariando Uropmabin 000000

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Liga 1 Piala Indonesia Total
1 FW 99 Kushedya Hari Yudo 202
2 FW 33 Elías Alderete 101
Total303

Clean sheets
Rnk Pos No. Player Liga 1 Piala Indonesia Total
1 GK 23 Teguh Amiruddin 101
Total101

Notes

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