Persewar Waropen
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(The Mangrove Pearl)
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Waropen | ||
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| Nicknames | Mutiara Bakau (The Mangrove Pearl) | ||
| Short name | WAR | ||
| Founded | 1 May 2005 | ||
| Ground | Mandala Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman | Yermias Bisai | ||
| Head coach | Eduard Ivakdalam | ||
| League | Liga 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga Nusantara, 6th of 6 (Group C) (withdrew and relegated) | ||
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Persatuan Sepakbola Waropen (commonly known as Persewar) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Waropen Regency, Papua, Indonesia. Persewar Waropen's nickname is Mutiara Bakau. They play their home matches at Mandala Stadium. In December 2018, they secured promotion to the Liga 2. The club will play in the Liga 4 next season, after they withdrew from the Liga Nusantara competition in the 2025/26 season.
Persewar Waropen was established in 2005, from the year the club was founded until 2009, Persewar Waropen played in the Liga Indonesia Third Division. Persewar won the Liga Indonesia Third Division in the 2009–2010 season.[1]
In the 2018 season, Persewar Waropen managed to get promoted to Liga 2 after being runner-up in the 2018 Liga 3 Papua zone and qualifying for the National Round of Liga 3. In the national round of Top 8 will be held at the Brawijaya Stadium. Persewar Waropen successfully finished third in the East Group and promoted to Liga 2 next season.[1]
In the 2019 season, Persewar Waropen officially appointed former Indonesia national team player, Elie Aiboy as head coach of the club, previously he was assistant coach last season.[2]
Players
Current squad
- As of 14 January 2025[3]
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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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Eduard Ivakdalam |
| Assistant coach | Gerald Pangkali |
| Assistant coach | Bahtiar Sitinjak |
| Fitness coach | Agam Haris Prambudi |
| Goalkeeper coach | Daniel Saroge |