Persita Tangerang
Association football team in Indonesia
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Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Tangerang (lit. 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), 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.[1]
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(Cisadane Knight)
Ayam Wareng
(The Fierce Rooster)
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| Full name | Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Tangerang | ||
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| Nicknames | Pendekar Cisadane (Cisadane Knight) Ayam Wareng (The Fierce Rooster) | ||
| Short name | PTR | ||
| Founded | 9 September 1953 | ||
| Ground | Indomilk Arena | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner(s) | PT Persita Tangerang Raya PT Budi Delta Swakarya | ||
| President | Ahmed Zaki Iskandar | ||
| Head coach | Carlos Peña | ||
| League | Super League | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga 1, 11th of 18 | ||
| Website | persitafc | ||
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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.[2] 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.[3] Despite losing in the 2011–12 Liga Indonesia Premier Division final to Barito Putera, they were promoted to the Indonesia Super League.[4] After a poor performance in the 2014 Indonesia Super League season, they were relegated to the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.[5]
Stadium
The club used to play their home matches in Benteng Stadium.[2] 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.[6]
Supporters
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.[8] The rivalry and hostility between these two clubs began with the expansion policy of Tangerang Regency, which then gave founded to Tangerang City.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Players
Current squad
- As of 6 February 2026[12]
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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Out on loan
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 | Staff |
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| Team manager |  Abdurrahman |
| Technical director | Bambang Nurdiansyah |
| Head coach |  Carlos Peña |
| Assistant coach | Jan Saragih |
| Physical coach | Luis Garcia |
| Goalkeeper coach | Benny van Breukelen |
| Analyst | Manuel Crespo |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Liga Indonesia Premier Division [3]
- Liga Indonesia First Division / Liga 2 [3]
- Perserikatan First Division
- Winners: 1988[13]
AFF (Southeast Asia competitions)
- ASEAN Club Championship
- 2003 – Quarter-finals
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2003 | ASEAN Club Championship | Group stage |  Hoàng Anh Gia Lai |
2–1 | Group Winners | |
 MCTPC |
5–1 | |||||
| Quarter-finals |  Kingfisher East Bengal |
1–2 |
Season-by-season records
Past seasons
| Season | League/Division | Tms. | Pos. | Piala Indonesia | AFC/AFF competition(s) | ||
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| 1994–95 | Premier Division | 34 | 8 in West Div. | – | – | – | |
| 1995–96 | Premier Division | 31 | Second round | – | – | – | |
| 1996–97 | Premier Division | 33 | 5 in West Div. | – | – | – | |
| 1997–98 | Premier Division | 31 | did not finish | – | – | – | |
| 1998–99 | Premier Division | 28 | 5 in West Div. Group 2 | – | – | – | |
| 1999–2000 | First Division | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | Premier Division | 28 | Second round | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | Premier Division | 24 | 2 | – | AFC Champions League | Qualifying round | |
| 2003 | Premier Division | 20 | 3 | – | ASEAN Club Championship | Quarter-finals | |
| 2004 | Premier Division | 18 | 8 | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | Premier Division | 28 | 8 in East Div. | Second round | – | – | |
| 2006 | Premier Division | 28 | 10 in West Div. | Second round | – | – | |
| 2007–08 | Premier Division | 36 | 9 in West Div. | Quarter-finals | – | – | |
| 2008–09 | Super League | 18 | 17 | First round | – | – | |
| 2009–10 | Premier Division | 33 | 4 in Group 1 | First round | – | – | |
| 2010–11 | Premier Division | 39 | 4 in Group 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2011–12 | Premier Division | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | Indonesia Super League | 18 | 14 | – | – | – | |
| 2014 | Indonesia Super League | 22 | 10 in West Div. | – | – | – | |
| 2015 | Premier Division | 55 | did not finish | – | – | – | |
| 2016 | ISC B | 53 | Quarter-finals | – | – | – | |
| 2017 | Liga 2 | 61 | Round of 16 | – | – | – | |
| 2018 | Liga 2 | 24 | 4 | Second round | – | – | |
| 2019 | Liga 2 | 24 | 2 | – | – | ||
| 2020 | Liga 1 | 18 | did not finish | – | – | – | |
| 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 18 | 12 | – | – | – | |
| 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 18 | 14 | – | – | – | |
| 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 18 | 11 | – | – | – | |
| 2025–26 | Super League | 18 | TBD | – | – | – | |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
Performance in AFC competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2002–03 | AFC Champions League | Qualifying round |  Osotspa |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
See also
- Tangerang Hawks – a basketball club playing in the IBL under Persita's ownership
