2020–21 Persib Bandung season

The 2020–21 season is Persib's 87th season since its foundation, 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Indonesian football, and 12th season competing in Liga 1. In addition to Liga 1, Persib will participate in Piala Indonesia, Indonesia's premier cup competition.

Persib Bandung

2020–21 season
Owner	PT. Persib Bandung Bermartabat
President	Glenn Sugita
Head coach	Robert Alberts
Stadium	Si Jalak Harupat Stadium (until 15 March 2020) Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium (from 1 October 2020)
Liga 1	Ongoing
Piala Indonesia	TBD
Top goalscorer	League: Wander Luiz (4) All: Wander Luiz (4)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 6 August 2020.

Review

Pre-season

Persib began its transfer dealings with the return of veteran defender Victor Igbonefo after spending one season with PTT Rayong in Thailand.[1]

On 10 January, Persib signed young striker Beni Oktovianto from Persiba Balikpapan.[2] Six days later, the club acquired the services of goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam from Semen Padang.[3]

On 18 January took part in the Asia Challenge Cup pre-season tournament, starting with 3–0 defeat to Selangor.[4] The next day, they were leading 2–0 over Hanoi at half time before the match was abandoned due to heavy rain.[5]

On 21 January, last season's top scorer, Ezechiel N'Douassel left the club to join Bhayangkara for an undisclosed fee, with a clause in his contract prohibiting him to play against Persib.[6][7]

On 4 February, Persib announced the return of winger Zulham Zamrun having spent three seasons away from the club.[8]

On 10 February, Persib completed the signings of two foreign strikers, Wander Luiz and Geoffrey Castillion.[9][10]

On 26 February, Umuh Muchtar resigned from his position as Persib team manager but will remain in the ranks of the club's management structure.[11]

March

Persib started the season with a 3–0 win over Persela, courtesy of two goals from Wander Luiz and one from Geoffrey Castillion, in the opening day of Liga 1.[12] Wander Luiz would score again in the next match against Arema, scoring from the spot as Persib won 2–1.[13] Maung Bandung kept the momentum going with a 2–1 win over PSS. Wander Luiz and Castillion were once again on the scoresheet as Persib were on top of the league before it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Robert Alberts[15]
Assistant coach	Budiman Yunus
Goalkeeping coach	Luizinho Passos[16]
Fitness coach	Yaya Sunarya
Doctor	Mohammad Raffi Ghani
Physiotherapist	Benidektus Adi Prianto
General secretary	Yudiana
Masseur 1	Sutisna
Masseur 2	Iyang Maulana
Kitman 1	Fikri Apriansyah
Kitman 2	Zulkarnaen

Source:Persib.co.id

Players

Team information

No.	Name	Nat.	Date of birth	Since	Contract until	Joined from
Goalkeepers
14	Teja Paku Alam		(1994-03-14) 14 March 1994	2020	2021[3]	Semen Padang
29	Dhika Bayangkara		(1992-04-29) 29 April 1992	2019	2020[17]	PSS Sleman
78	I Made Wirawan (vice-captain)		(1981-01-12) 12 January 1981	2013	2020	Persiba Balikpapan
Defenders
2	Nick Kuipers		(1992-10-08) 8 October 1992	2019	2020	ADO Den Haag
3	Ardi Idrus		(1993-01-22) 22 January 1993	2018	2020	PSS Sleman
12	Henhen Herdiana		(1995-09-10) 10 September 1995	2017	2021[18]	Persib Bandung U-21
15	Fabiano Beltrame		(1982-08-29) 29 August 1982	2019	2020	Madura United
22	Supardi Nasir (captain)		(1983-04-09) 9 April 1983	2017	2020[19]	Sriwijaya
27	Zalnando		(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996	2019	2021	Sriwijaya
32	Victor Igbonefo (4th captain)		(1985-10-10) 10 October 1985	2020	2022[1]	PTT Rayong
66	Mario Jardel		(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000	2018	2021[20]	Persib Bandung U-19
Midfielders
7	Beckham Putra		(2001-10-29) 29 October 2001	2018	2021[21]	Persib Bandung U-19
8	Abdul Aziz		(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994	2019	2020	PSMS Medan
10	Esteban Vizcarra		(1986-04-11) 11 April 1986	2019	2020[22]	Sriwijaya
11	Dedi Kusnandar (3rd captain)		(1991-07-23) 23 July 1991	2017	2020[23]	Sabah
13	Febri Haryadi		(1996-02-19) 19 February 1996	2015	2020	Persib Bandung U-21
18	Gian Zola		(1998-08-05) 5 August 1998	2015	2022[24]	Persib Bandung U-21
21	Frets Butuan		(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996	2019	2020	PSMS Medan
23	Kim Kurniawan		(1990-03-23) 23 March 1990	2016	2021	Pelita Bandung Raya
77	Ghozali Siregar		(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992	2018	2020[25]	PSM Makassar
91	Omid Nazari		(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991	2019	2020[26]	Ceres-Negros
93	Erwin Ramdani		(1993-03-11) 11 March 1993	2019	2020	PSMS Medan
Forwards
9	Wander Luiz		(1992-02-17) 17 February 1992	2020	2020[9]	Becamex Binh Duong
17	Zulham Zamrun		(1988-02-19) 19 February 1988	2020	2020[27]	PSM Makassar
20	Geoffrey Castillion		(1991-05-25) 25 May 1991	2020	2020[10]	Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
82	Beni Oktovianto		(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998	2020	2020[2]	Persiba Balikpapan

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Name	From	Fee	Date	Source
First transfer window
32	DF	Victor Igbonefo	PTT Rayong	Free	1 January 2020	[1]
82	FW	Beni Oktovianto	Persiba Balikpapan	Free	10 January 2020	[2]
14	GK	Teja Paku Alam	Semen Padang	Free	16 January 2020	[3]
17	FW	Zulham Zamrun	PSM Makassar	Free	4 February 2020	[8]
9	FW	Wander Luiz	Becamex Binh Duong	Free	10 February 2020	[9]
20	FW	Geoffrey Castillion	Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar	Free	10 February 2020	[10]

Out

Pos	Name	To	Fee	Date	Source
First transfer window
FW	Muchlis Hadi	Free Transfer	Released	1 January 2020	[28]
MF	Hariono	Free Transfer	Released	1 January 2020	[29]
FW	Kevin van Kippersluis	Free Transfer	Released	1 January 2020	[30]
FW	Ezechiel N'Douassel	Bhayangkara	Undisclosed	21 January 2020	[6]
MF	Billy Keraf	Kalteng Putra	Free	12 March 2020	[31]

On loan

No.	Pos	Name	Loan to	Since	Until	Source
First transfer window
1	GK	Muhammad Natshir	Bandung United	17 January 2020	End of season	[32]
30	GK	Aqil Savik	Bandung United	17 January 2020	End of season
16	DF	Achmad Jufriyanto	Bhayangkara	4 February 2020	31 December 2020	[33]
19	DF	Indra Mustafa	Bandung United	16 February 2020	End of season	[34]
98	FW	Wildan Ramdhani	Bandung United	16 February 2020	End of season
	DF	Puja Abdillah	Bandung United	16 February 2020	End of season
	MF	Agung Mulyadi	Bandung United	16 February 2020	End of season

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Lose

Asia Challenge Cup

Selangor v Persib

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)	Selangor	3–0	Persib	Selangor, Malaysia
18:20 UTC+8	Regan  10' Syazwan  33' Sandro  41' Syahmi  45'	Report	Zalnando  19'	Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium

Persib v Hanoi

19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)	Persib	2–0	Hanoi	Selangor, Malaysia
15:50 UTC+8	Puja  19' Beni  39'	Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Attendance: 8,792
Note: Match abandoned after 45 minutes due to heavy rain

Friendlies

Persib v Melaka United

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)	Persib	3–1	Melaka United	Soreang, Bandung, West Java
16:00 UTC+7	Dedi  20' Castillion  31', 53' Idrus  55' Igbonefo  90' Ghozali  90+2'	Report	Jang Suk-won  63' Nurridzuan  40' Saiful  53'	Stadium: Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri

Persib v Barito Putera

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)	Persib	2–1	Barito Putera	Soreang, Bandung, West Java
18:30 UTC+7	Vizcarra  64', 66',  78'	Report	Rakić  77'	Stadium: Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Anas Priliandi

Persis v Persib

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)	Persis	0–2	Persib	Surakarta, Central Java
20:30 UTC+7	Casimir  49' Sobrina  75'	Report	Beckham  11' Zulham  17' (pen.) Castillion  86'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

PSS v Persib

17 February 2020 (2020-02-17)	PSS	0–2	Persib	Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta
15:30 UTC+7	Wahyu  43' Alfonso  44'	Report	Igbonefo  21',  45+1' Dedi  38' Wander Luiz  45' (pen.) Frets  56'	Stadium: Sultan Agung Stadium

Persib v Persikabo

21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)	Persib	0–0	Persikabo	Bandung, West Java
15:30 UTC+7	Nazari Castillion	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Pahala Ridwan

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Liga 1	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
Piala Indonesia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00

Last updated: 6 August 2020.
Source: persib.co.id

Liga 1

Main article: 2020–21 Liga 1

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persib	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
2	Bali United	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
3	Borneo	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
4	Persipura	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
5	PSIS	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Shopee Liga 1 2020, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goal scored; 5) Drawing.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	2	0	0	5	1	+4	1	0	0	2	1	+1

Last updated: 15 March 2020.
Source: Soccerway

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4
Ground	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W
Position	2	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Persib v Persela

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 1	Persib	3–0	Persela	Soreang, Bandung, West Java
18:25 UTC+7	Kuipers  20' Idrus  32' Castillion  38' Wander Luiz  54', 69'	Report	Heru  51'	Stadium: Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Attendance: 25,250 Referee: Agus Fauzan Arifin

Arema v Persib

8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) 2	Arema	1–2	Persib	Malang, East Java
15:30 UTC+7	Oh In-kyun  21' Alderete  45' (pen.) Hendro  51' Feby 52' Syaiful  75' Bauman  82'	Report	Kurniawan  22' Igbonefo  26' Syaiful  41' (o.g.) Supardi  48' Wander Luiz  77' (pen.)	Stadium: Kanjuruhan Stadium Attendance: 23,781 Referee: Aprisman Aranda

Persib v PSS

15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 3	Persib	2–1	PSS	Soreang, Bandung, West Java
18:30 UTC+7	Castillion  20',  78' Wander Luiz  27',  36' Supardi  87'	Report	Evans  2' Bagus  7'	Stadium: Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Attendance: 26,677 Referee: Yeni Krisdianto

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Name	Liga 1		Piala Indonesia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Nick Kuipers	3	0	-	-	3	0
3	DF	Ardi Idrus	3	0	-	-	3	0
7	MF	Beckham Putra	0 (1)	0	-	-	0 (1)	0
8	MF	Abdul Aziz	0	0	-	-	0	0
9	FW	Wander Luiz	3	4	-	-	3	4
10	MF	Esteban Vizcarra	3	0	-	-	3	0
11	MF	Dedi Kusnandar	0 (3)	0	-	-	0 (3)	0
12	DF	Henhen Herdiana	0	0	-	-	0	0
13	MF	Febri Haryadi	2 (1)	0	-	-	2 (1)	0
14	GK	Teja Paku Alam	2	0	-	-	2	0
15	DF	Fabiano Beltrame	0 (1)	0	-	-	0 (1)	0
17	FW	Zulham Zamrun	0 (1)	0	-	-	0 (1)	0
18	MF	Gian Zola	0	0	-	-	0	0
20	FW	Geoffrey Castillion	3	2	-	-	3	2
21	MF	Frets Butuan	1 (2)	0	-	-	1 (2)	0
22	DF	Supardi Nasir	3	0	-	-	3	0
23	MF	Kim Kurniawan	3	0	-	-	3	0
27	DF	Zalnando	0	0	-	-	0	0
29	GK	Dhika Bhayangkara	0	0	-	-	0	0
32	DF	Victor Igbonefo	3	0	-	-	3	0
66	DF	Mario Jardel	0	0	-	-	0	0
77	MF	Ghozali Siregar	0	0	-	-	0	0
78	GK	I Made Wirawan	1	0	-	-	1	0
82	FW	Beni Oktovianto	0	0	-	-	0	0
91	MF	Omid Nazari	3	0	-	-	3	0
93	MF	Erwin Ramdani	0	0	-	-	0	0

Last updated: 6 August 2020.
Source: persib.co.id

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Liga 1	Piala Indonesia	Total
1	9	FW	Wander Luiz	4	-	4
2	20	FW	Geoffrey Castillion	2	-	2
Total				6	-	6

Last updated: 6 August 2020.
Source: persib.co.id

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Liga 1	Piala Indonesia	Total
1	20	FW	Geoffrey Castillion	1	-	1
	21	MF	Frets Butuan	1	-
	9	FW	Wander Luiz	1	-
	22	DF	Supardi Nasir	1	-
Total				1	-	1

Last updated: 6 August 2020.
Source: persib.co.id

Goalkeeping statistics

No.	Name	Liga 1		Piala Indonesia		Total
		CS	GA	CS	GA	CS	GA
14	Teja Paku Alam	1	1	-	-	1	1
29	Dhika Bhayangkara	0	0	-	-	0	0
78	I Made Wirawan	0	1	-	-	0	1
Total		1	2			1	2

Last updated: 6 August 2020.
Source: persib.co.id

• Notes:

CS – Clean Sheet
GA – Goals Against

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Liga 1		Piala Indonesia		Total
2	DF	Nick Kuipers	1	0	-	-	1	0
3	DF	Ardi Idrus	1	0	-	-	1	0
7	MF	Beckham Putra	0	0	-	-	0	0
8	MF	Abdul Aziz	0	0	-	-	0	0
9	FW	Wander Luiz	1	0	-	-	1	0
10	MF	Esteban Vizcarra	0	0	-	-	0	0
11	MF	Dedi Kusnandar	0	0	-	-	0	0
12	DF	Henhen Herdiana	0	0	-	-	0	0
13	MF	Febri Haryadi	0	0	-	-	0	0
14	GK	Teja Paku Alam	0	0	-	-	0	0
15	DF	Fabiano Beltrame	0	0	-	-	0	0
17	FW	Zulham Zamrun	0	0	-	-	0	0
18	MF	Gian Zola	0	0	-	-	0	0
20	FW	Geoffrey Castillion	1	0	-	-	1	0
21	MF	Frets Butuan	0	0	-	-	0	0
22	DF	Supardi Nasir	2	0	-	-	2	0
23	MF	Kim Kurniawan	1	0	-	-	1	0
27	DF	Zalnando	0	0	-	-	0	0
29	GK	Dhika Bhayangkara	0	0	-	-	0	0
32	DF	Victor Igbonefo	1	0	-	-	1	0
66	DF	Mario Jardel	0	0	-	-	0	0
77	MF	Ghozali Siregar	0	0	-	-	0	0
78	GK	I Made Wirawan	0	0	-	-	0	0
82	FW	Beni Oktovianto	0	0	-	-	0	0
91	MF	Omid Nazari	0	0	-	-	0	0
93	MF	Erwin Ramdani	0	0	-	-	0	0
Total			8	0	-	-	8	0

Last updated: 6 August 2020.
Source: persib.co.id

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External links

• Official website (in Indonesian and English)
• Unofficial website (in English)
• Persib Bandung on FIFA
• Persib Bandung on Liga Indonesia