Persela Lamongan
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Persatuan Sepakbola Lamongan, or commonly known as Persela, is an Indonesian football club based in Lamongan, East Java. Currently the club plays in Liga 2, the second tier of football competition in the country.
History
Although it has been established since 18 April 1967, Persela just started to show its existence in 2003, nine years after the national football competition entered the professional era in 1994. Before 2003, Persela used to play in the lower divisions (first or second division in Liga Indonesia) but now plays in the Super League.
On 15 October 2017, the main goalkeeper of Persela, Choirul Huda, died from the injuries sustained during a match against Semen Padang F.C. in a Liga 1 match, the highest tier of football league in Indonesia.
In the Winter of 2017, Englishman Judan Ali was signed on a 2 year contract as their first Technical Director
Crest
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Crest until 2009
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Current crest
Persela Lamongan má bohatú históriu a dosiahol niekoľko úspechov v indonézskom futbale. Klub vyhral Pohár Indonézie v roku 2012 a dvakrát sa stal vicemajstrom Ligy 1 v rokoch 2015 a 2019. Persela Lamongan tiež pravidelne reprezentuje Indonéziu v kontinentálnych súťažiach, ako je AFC Cup a Pohár AFC.
V súčasnosti Persela Lamongan vedie tréner Fakhri Husaini a v tíme pôsobí niekoľko známych hráčov indonézskej reprezentácie, ako napríklad Andik Vermansah, Novan Setya Sasongko a Eky Taufik. Klub má silnú základňu fanúšikov a je známy svojou vášnivou a oddanou podporou.