Persiba Bantul
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Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Bantul, commonly known as Persiba Bantul, is a semi-professional Indonesian football club based in Bantul, Yogyakarta. They currently compete in the Liga 3.
History
Persiba Bantul was established on 21 September 1967. 2004 marked a milestone in Persiba's history, after waiting for 37 years, they were promoted to the First Division. Drs. H.M. Idham Samawi plays a major role in this success, by helping them gaining financial support from the local government.
In 2005, PSSI loaned Persiba to use the Indonesia U-20 players in the First Division. In 2006, Persiba was forced to quit the 2006 First Division because of the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake. They returned in 2007 and after almost got promoted in 2008–09 and 2009–10, they won the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division by defeating Persiraja 1–0 and promoted to the Indonesia Super League. They also participated in the Indonesian Premier League.
They were relegated back to the Liga Indonesia Premier Division after finishing last place in the 2014 Indonesia Super League East group.
Seasons
| Season | League | Cup | Other competitions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | ||||
| 2005 | Liga Indonesia First Division | R1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | w/o | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 2nd Region III | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 36 | ||||
Persiba Bantul har en stor supporterbas i Bantul och Yogyakarta-området. Klubben har ett rivalitet med den lokala rivalen PSIM Yogyakarta.
I nuläget spelar Persiba Bantul i Liga 2, den näst högsta divisionen i Indonesien. Klubben har ambitioner att återvända till Liga 1, den indonesiska högsta divisionen, inom en snar framtid.