2021–22 Arema F.C. season

The 2021–22 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 34th competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Arema FC
2021–22 season
PresidentAgoes Soerjanto
(until 6 June 2021)
Gilang Widya Pramana
(from 6 June 2021)
Head CoachCarlos Oliviera
(until 17 February)
Kuncoro
(interim, until 3 May 2021)
Eduardo Almeida
(from 3 May 2021)
StadiumKanjuruhan Stadium
(The league will be centralized in Java)
Liga 13rd
Top goalscorerCarlos Fortes (10 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 10 December 2021.

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Eduardo Almeida
Assistant Coach Kuncoro
Singgih Pitono
F.X. Yanuar
Goalkeeper Coach Jarot Supriadi
Assistant Goalkeeper Coach Felipe Americo
Fitness Coach Siswantoro

Squad information

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  POR Sérgio Silva
5 DF  IDN Bagas Adi Nugroho
6 DF  IDN Ikhfanul Alam
8 MF  JPN Renshi Yamaguchi
9 FW  POR Carlos Fortes
10 FW  IDN Muhammad Rafli
11 MF  IDN Feby Eka Putra
12 DF  IDN Rizky Dwi Febrianto
13 MF  IDN Hamzah Titofani
14 MF  IDN Jayus Hariono
16 MF  IDN Ridwan Tawainella
18 MF  IDN Faiz Iqbal
19 MF  IDN Hanif Sjahbandi (3rd captain)
20 DF  IDN Achmad Galih
21 DF  IDN Aji Saka
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  IDN Teguh Amiruddin
24 DF  IDN Diego Michiels
26 DF  IDN Achmad Figo
27 FW  IDN Dedik Setiawan
28 MF  IDN Seiya Da Costa
31 GK  IDN Andriyas Francisco
33 DF  IDN Didik Ariyanto
41 MF  IDN Dendi Santoso (vice-captain)
78 FW  IDN Bramntio Ramadhan
87 DF  IDN Johan Alfarizi (captain)
88 MF  IDN Vikrian Akbar
90 GK  BRA Adilson Maringá
92 MF  IDN Dave Mustaine
99 FW  IDN Kushedya Hari Yudo

Transfers


In
No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
15 DF Alfin Tuasalamony Madura United End of loan 31 December 2020
42 DF Ganjar Mukti Persiraja End of loan 31 December 2020
17 DF Sandy Ferizal Free agent Free 26 February 2021 [1]
6 DF Ikhfanul Alam Badak Lampung Free 3 March 2021 [2]
77 FW Wiga Brillian Free agent Free 3 March 2021 [1]
33 DF Didik Ariyanto PSCS Free 3 March 2021 [1]
35 DF Muhammad Roby Persekat Free 10 March 2021 [3]
44 DF Ikhwan Ciptady Persikabo 1973 Free 14 March 2021 [4]
11 MF Feby Eka Putra Persija Free 9 June 2021 [5]
24 DF Diego Michiels Free agent Free 14 June 2021 [6]
90 GK Adilson Maringá Free agent Free 22 June 2021 [7]
8 MF Renshi Yamaguchi Lampang Free 22 June 2021 [7]
9 FW Carlos Fortes Vilafranquense Free 11 July 2021 [8]
13 FW Hamzah Titofani Youth sector Promoted 13 July 2021 [9]
78 FW Bramntio Ramadhan Youth sector Promoted 13 July 2021 [9]
20 DF Achmad Galih Youth sector Promoted 13 July 2021 [9]
18 MF Faiz Iqbal Youth sector Promoted 13 July 2021 [9]
4 DF Sérgio Silva Free agent Free 30 August 2021 [10]
77 FW Wiga Brillian Hizbul Wathan End of loan 1 September 2021

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
4 DF Syaiful Indra Cahya Muba Babel United Free 11 February 2021 [11]
26 DF Taufik Hidayat PSIM Free 11 February 2021 [11]
12 MF Hendro Siswanto Borneo Free 16 February 2021 [12]
56 FW Titan Agung Bhayangkara Free 18 February 2021 [13]
44 DF Nur Diansyah Borneo Free 23 February 2021 [14]
15 DF Alfin Tuasalamony Madura United Free 26 February 2021
42 DF Ganjar Mukti Persiraja Free 15 March 2021
35 DF Muhammad Roby Persiraja Released 30 March 2021 [15]
8 MF Bruno Smith Águia Negra Released 1 April 2021 [16]
95 DF Caio Ruan Persipura Jayapura Released 1 April 2021 [16]
44 DF Ikhwan Ciptady Sriwijaya Free 9 June 2021 [17]
1 GK Utam Rusdiana Persekat Free 18 June 2021 [18]
— MF Ricga Tri Febiyan Free agent Released 21 June 2021 [19]

Loan Out
No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
77 FW Wiga Brillian Hizbul Wathan 22 June 2021 31 August 2021 [19]
17 DF Sandy Ferizal Persela 1 July 2021 31 December 2021 [19]
77 FW Wiga Brillian PSKC 22 September 2021 31 December 2021
96 GK Kartika Ajie RANS Cilegon 30 September 2021 31 December 2021 [20]

Review and events

This season will be the first season for the coach Carlos Oliviera having been appointed as Arema's coach on 17 September 2020 to replace Mario Gómez who resigned in August 2020.[21] Last season Arema FC was in the 12th position before the season competition 2020 was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia until finally canceled by PSSI after being delayed several times by referring to the results of the PSSI Executive Committee (Exco) meeting which took place virtually on 20 January 2021.[22] However, on 7 February 2021 Arema management will not renew the head coach contract Carlos Oliviera. Carlos Oliviera contract itself will expire on 17 February 2021 and after that date he will be relieved of duty.[23] And the temporary position of head coach was replaced by assistant coach Kuncoro during the pre-seasons tournament 2021 Menpora Cup.[24]On 3 May 2021, Arema officially announced a new coach namely Eduardo Almeida.[25]

Pre-seasons and friendlies
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
6 March 2021 Arema U20s N 7–2 Brillian (2), Seiya, Rizky, Jayus, Dedik (2) 0
15 March 2021 Madura United H 2–2 Dedik (2) 0
29 May 2021 Malang Selection H 8–0 Dedik (2), Hanif, Feby, Brillian, Ferizal, Tegar, Tito 0
6 June 2021 RANS Cilegon H 6–2 Feby 11', Dedik 35', Dave 46', Gonzáles 53' (o.g.), Dendi 74', Tito 90+7' 0
12 June 2021 Hizbul Wathan N 4–2 Ridwan 5', Dedik (2) 10', 81' (pen.), Dave 85' 0
19 June 2021 Arema U20s N 5–1 Hanif 40', Dedik (2) 50', 85', Kushedya (2) 60', 79' 0
19 August 2021 PSIM A 0–1 0
21 August 2021 Persis N 0–0 0

Menpora Cup
Main article: 2021 Menpora Cup

Group Stage
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Group
position
21 March 2021 Persikabo 1973 N 1–1 Dendi 82' 0 3rd
25 March 2021 Barito Putera N 1–2 Feby 54' 0 3rd
30 March 2021 PSIS N 2–3 Dedik (2) 9', 67' (pen.) 0 4th
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PSIS 3 2 1 0 9 6 +3 7 Knockout stage
2 Barito Putera 3 1 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3 Persikabo 1973 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
4 Arema 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
5 Persipura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Piala Menpora

Liga 1
Main article: 2021–22 Liga 1

Matches
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
Series 1
5 September 2021 PSM A 1–1 Hanif 22' (pen.) 0 7th
12 September 2021 Bhayangkara H 1–1 Dendi 72' 0 12th
19 September 2021 PSS A 1–2 Alfarizi 34' 0 14th
25 September 2021 PSIS H 0–0 0 14th
29 September 2021 Persipura A 1–0 Fortes 7' 0 10th
3 October 2021 Persela H 3–0 Fortes (2) 17', 22', Rafli 34' 0 6th
Series 2
17 October 2021 Persija A 1–0 Fortes 33' 0 4th
23 October 2021 Persiraja A 2–0 Rafli 4', Fortes 56' 0 4th
27 October 2021 Persita H 2–2 Kushedya 25', Dedik 45+1' 0 4th
1 November 2021 Madura United A 2–1 Kushedya 50', Rizky 90' 0 3rd
6 November 2021 Persebaya H 2–2 Fortes 11' (pen.), Rafli 21' 0 3rd
Series 3
19 November 2021 Persik A 3–2 Fortes 33' (pen.), Alfarizi 43', Feby 45+3' 0 3rd
23 November 2021 Barito Putera H 2–1 Fortes 47' (pen.), Rafli 88' 0 3rd
28 November 2021 Persib A 1–0 Dendi 17' 0 2nd
5 December 2021 Bali United H 0–0 0 3rd
10 December 2021 Borneo A 2–1 Fortes (2) 66', 72' 0 2nd
Series 4
5 January 2022 Persikabo 1973 H 0
9 January 2022 Bhayangkara A 0
13 January 2022 PSS H 0
17 January 2022 PSIS A 0

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bhayangkara 17 11 4 2 22 10 +12 37 Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
2 Persib 17 10 4 3 25 12 +13 34 Qualification for the AFC Cup play-off round
3 Arema 16 9 6 1 24 13 +11 33
4 Persebaya 16 9 3 4 29 16 +13 30
5 Bali United 16 8 5 3 22 12 +10 29
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2021. Source: BRI Liga 1 2021–22
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goal scored; 5) Drawing.

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLiga 1
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
23 GK  IDN Teguh Amiruddin 0000
31 GK  IDN Andriyas Francisco 0000
90 GK  BRA Adilson Maringá 160160
96 GK  IDN Kartika Ajie 0000
Defenders
4 DF  POR Sérgio Silva 16015+10
5 DF  IDN Bagas Adi Nugroho 160160
6 DF  IDN Ikhfanul Alam 0000
12 DF  IDN Rizky Dwi Febrianto 13112+11
17 DF  IDN Sandy Ferizal 0000
20 DF  IDN Achmad Galih 0000
21 DF  IDN Aji Saka 0000
24 DF  IDN Diego Michiels 1006+40
26 DF  IDN Achmad Figo 100+10
28 DF  IDN Seiya Da Costa 0000
33 DF  IDN Didik Ariyanto 0000
87 DF  IDN Johan Alfarizi 16214+22
Midfielders
8 MF  JPN Renshi Yamaguchi 160160
11 MF  IDN Feby Eka Putra 1015+51
13 MF  IDN Hamzah Titofani 802+60
14 MF  IDN Jayus Hariono 1204+80
16 MF  IDN Ridwan Tawainella 803+50
18 MF  IDN Faiz Iqbal 200+20
19 MF  IDN Hanif Sjahbandi 15113+21
41 MF  IDN Dendi Santoso 15213+22
88 MF  IDN Vikrian Akbar 0000
92 MF  IDN Dave Mustaine 601+50
Forwards
9 FW  POR Carlos Fortes 161015+110
10 FW  IDN Muhammad Rafli 16411+54
27 FW  IDN Dedik Setiawan 1017+31
77 FW  IDN Wiga Brillian 0000
78 FW  IDN Bramntio Ramadhan 200+20
99 FW  IDN Kushedya Hari Yudo 927+22
Players transferred out during the season

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player Liga 1 Total
1 FW 9 Carlos Fortes 1010
2 FW 10 Muhammad Rafli 44
3 MF 41 Dendi Santoso 22
DF 87 Johan Alfarizi 22
FW 99 Kushedya Hari Yudo 22
6 MF 11 Feby Eka Putra 11
DF 12 Rizky Dwi Febrianto 11
MF 19 Hanif Sjahbandi 11
FW 27 Dedik Setiawan 11
Total2424

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