2025–26 Arema F.C. season
Arema F.C. 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 36th competitive season. The club will compete in Super League (rebranded from Liga 1).[3] Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
CEOIwan Budianto
Head coachMarquinhos Santos[1]
StadiumKanjuruhan Stadium
Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
(only on 28 April 2026)[2]
Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
(only on 28 April 2026)[2]
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| CEO | Iwan Budianto |
| Head coach | Marquinhos Santos[1] |
| Stadium | Kanjuruhan Stadium Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium (only on 28 April 2026)[2] |
| Super League | 9th |
| Top goalscorer | Dalberto (19) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,314 (vs. Persija, 8 November 2025) |
| Lowest home attendance | 405 (vs. Persita, 30 December 2025) (excluding matches played behind closed doors) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,543 |
Squad information
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2025 | GK | Free | [4] | ||
| 16 June 2025 | FW | [5] | |||
| FW | |||||
| FW | Youth sector | Promoted | |||
| 26 June 2025 | FW | Free | [6] | ||
| MF | [7] | ||||
| 30 June 2025 | DF | [8] | |||
| 1 July 2025 | DF | [9] | |||
| 21 July 2025 | FW | [10] | |||
| 1 August 2025 | MF | [11] | |||
| 4 August 2025 | DF | [12] | |||
| 7 August 2025 | FW | [13] | |||
| 8 August 2025 | MF | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 27 August 2025 | FW | Free | [15] | ||
| 3 September 2025 | DF | [16] | |||
| 13 January 2026 | FW | [17] | |||
| 20 January 2026 | MF | [18] | |||
| 28 January 2026 | FW | Undisclosed | [19] | ||
| 5 February 2026 | DF | Free | [20] | ||
| 7 February 2026 | DF | [21] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2025 | DF | Free | [22] | ||
| MF | Free agent | ||||
| FW | |||||
| GK | |||||
| 23 June 2025 | FW | [23] | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | ||||
| 25 November 2025 | FW | [24] | |||
| 28 December 2025 | DF | [25] | |||
| 14 January 2026 | DF | Free agent | [26] | ||
| 16 January 2026 | FW | [27] | |||
| 4 February 2026 | DF | [28] |
Loan In
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2026 | End of season | GK | [29] | ||
| 31 January 2026 | End of season | DF | [30] | ||
| End of season | DF |
Loan Out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2025 | End of season | DF | [31] | ||
| 25 August 2025 | End of season | DF | [32] | ||
| 23 November 2025 | DF | ||||
| End of season | FW | ||||
| End of season | MF | ||||
| 23 November 2025 | End of season | DF | |||
| 10 January 2026 | End of season | FW | [33] | ||
| 7 February 2026 | End of season | DF | [34] |
Pre-seasons and friendlies
Friendlies
Piala Presiden
Group stage
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2025 | Liga Indonesia All-Stars | N | 2–2 | Tuharea 19', Dedik 65' | 3,714 | 2nd |
| 10 July 2025 | Oxford United | N | 0–4 | 9,137 | 3rd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | Advance to the Final | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | Advance to the Third place play-off | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Super League | 11 August 2025 | 22 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 38.24 |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 38.24 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Super League
Matches
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2025 | PSBS | H | 4–1 | Dalberto (3) 17' (pen.), 68', 80', Valdeci 62' | 2,336 | 2nd |
| 16 August 2025 | PSIM | A | 1–1 | Dalberto 41' (pen.) | 8,618 | 3rd |
| 22 August 2025 | Bhayangkara Presisi | H | 2–1 | Dalberto (2) 39', 90+7' (pen.) | 840 | 3rd |
| 30 August 2025 | Persijap | A | 0–0 | 5,713 | 3rd | |
| 13 September 2025 | Dewa United Banten | H | 1–2 | Dalberto 90+7' | 819 | 3rd |
| 22 September 2025 | Persib | H | 1–2 | Blade 12' | 5,400 | 8th |
| 28 September 2025 | Persis | A | 2–2 | Dalberto 78', Arkhan 88' | 5,515 | 10th |
| 19 October 2025 | PSM | A | 2–1 | Valdeci 50', Arkhan 55' | 1,786 | 6th |
| 26 October 2025 | Borneo Samarinda | H | 1–3 | Dalberto 90+7' (pen.) | 805 | 9th |
| 3 November 2025 | Semen Padang | A | 2–1 | Valdeci 30', Dalberto 41' | 5,384 | 8th |
| 8 November 2025 | Persija | H | 1–2 | Valdeci 12' | 10,314 | 9th |
| 22 November 2025 | Persebaya | A | 1–1 | Dimov 63' (o.g.) | 29,476 | 9th |
| 29 November 2025 | Malut United | A | 1–1 | Puleio 47' | 1,560 | 10th |
| 23 December 2025 | Madura United | H | 2–2 | Iksan (2) 37', 60' | 780 | 11th |
| 30 December 2025[a] | Persita | H | 0–1 | 405 | 11th | |
| 4 January 2026 | Bali United | A | 0–1 | 8,501 | 12th | |
| 11 January 2026 | Persik | H | 2–1 | Supriadi 90+5' (o.g.), Puleio 90+8' | 2,350 | 10th |
| 26 January 2026 | Dewa United Banten | A | 0–2 | 924 | 11th | |
| 2 February 2026 | Persijap | H | 1–0 | Hansamu 36' | 1,068 | 11th |
| 8 February 2026 | Persija | A | 2–0 | Gabi (2) 82', 90+9' | 56,989 | 9th |
| 15 February 2026 | Semen Padang | H | 3–0 | Vinícius (2) 29', 58', França 52' | 2,223 | 8th |
| 21 February 2026 | Madura United | A | 2–2 | Dalberto 47', Vinícius 51' | 1,169 | 9th |
| 26 February 2026 | Borneo Samarinda | A | 1–3 | Dalberto 64' | 6,434 | 10th |
| 6 March 2026 | Bali United | H | 3–4 | Dalberto (2) 61', 78' (pen.), Arel 90+5' (o.g.) | 4,125 | 11th |
| 10 March 2026 | Bhayangkara Presisi | A | 1–2 | Vinícius 45+1' | 4,357 | 11th |
| 3 April 2026 | Malut United | H | 1–1 | Hansamu 26' | 1,749 | 11th |
| 10 April 2026 | Persita | A | 1–0 | França 76' | 1,313 | 11th |
| 18 April 2026 | Persis | H | 2–0 | Gabi (2) 16', 53' | 2,096 | 10th |
| 24 April 2026 | Persib | A | 0–0 | 29,814 | 10th | |
| 28 April 2026 | Persebaya | H | 0–4 | 0[b] | 10th | |
| 3 May 2026 | Persik | A | 2–3 | Dalberto 86', Maia 90+9' | 0 | 10th |
| 9 May 2026 | PSM | H | 3–0 | Dalberto 10' (pen.), Gabi 53', Vinícius 69' | 1,433 | 10th |
| 15 May 2026 | PSBS | A | 5–2 | França 20', Vinícius (2) 40', 44', Dalberto (2) 41', 90+2' (pen.) | 0 | 9th |
| 22 May 2026 | PSIM | H | 3–1 | Vinícius 2', Dalberto 48', Valdeci 88' | 6,502 | 9th |
- The Super League match home to Persita, originally scheduled for 5 October 2025, was postponed due to in preparation for the Indonesia national football team in fourth round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[35]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dewa United Banten | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 53[a] |
| 8 | Bali United | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 51 |
| 9 | Arema | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 48 |
| 10 | Persita | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45[b] |
| 11 | PSIM | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 45[b] |
Source: Super League 2025–26
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[36]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[36]
Notes:
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Super League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | Gianluca Pandeynuwu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 30 | GK | Adi Satryo | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | GK | Lucas Frigeri | 22 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | |||||||
| 95 | GK | Andrian Casvari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Rio Fahmi | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Leo Guntara | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Walisson Maia | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | DF | Rifad Marasabessy | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | DF | Achmad Maulana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | DF | Anwar Rifai | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | DF | Luiz Gustavo | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| 66 | DF | Hansamu Yama | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| 72 | DF | Bayu Setiawan | 14 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | |||||||
| 87 | DF | Johan Alfarizi | 28 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | |||||||
| 96 | DF | Iksan Lestaluhu | 15 | 2 | 10+5 | 2 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Julián Guevara | 21 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Arkhan Fikri | 27 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | Valdeci | 26 | 5 | 14+12 | 5 | |||||||
| 13 | MF | Samuel Balinsa | 19 | 0 | 1+18 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | MF | Jayus Hariono | 21 | 0 | 4+17 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | MF | Aswin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | MF | Matheus Blade | 30 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | |||||||
| 28 | MF | Betinho | 26 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 32 | MF | Pablo Oliveira | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 77 | MF | Gustavo França | 17 | 3 | 14+3 | 3 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Gabriel Silva | 17 | 5 | 16+1 | 5 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | Joel Vinícius | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | |||||||
| 11 | FW | Salim Tuharea | 16 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | FW | Fikri Arjidan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | FW | Agusti Ardiansyah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | FW | Dwiki Mardiyanto | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | FW | Razzaa Fachrezi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | FW | Dedik Setiawan | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | |||||||
| 41 | FW | Dendi Santoso | 13 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | |||||||
| 70 | FW | Dimas Aryaguna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 94 | FW | Dalberto | 28 | 19 | 26+2 | 19 | |||||||
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Achmad Figo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | Bayu Aji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Odivan Koerich | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Yann Motta | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | FW | Hamzah Titofani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | Paulinho Moccelin | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | DF | Brandon Scheunemann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | FW | Ian Puleio | 15 | 2 | 9+6 | 2 | |||||||
| 24 | FW | Muhammad Rafli | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | DF | Alfiansyah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 67 | MF | Sulthon Fajar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Super League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 94 | 19 | 19 | |
| 2 | FW | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | FW | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | MF | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | MF | 77 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| DF | 66 | 2 | 2 | ||
| DF | 96 | 2 | 2 | ||
| FW | 21 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | DF | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 25 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 53 | 53 | |||