Persipura Jayapura was a foridable team. They literally toyed with BFC in AFC Cup few years ago. Did they just fade away ? Any Papuan players in Indonesia National Team ?
Yah.. They are good.. If they continued in 2015 AFC cup, they would have been champions
Just went thru Wikipedia.. there are multiple reasons 1. Quality of foreigners 2. Indonesian players either transferred to other clubs or aged. Only their captain, Boaz Solossa is doing well. 3. Seems like some Financial & Sponsorship issues. Along with this, dip in Match attendance Season by Season after 2015.
Starting from 2017.. Their position in Liga 1 table 2017 : 5th , 2018 : 12th , 2019 : 3rd
Yes, matches are set to be played at the National Stadium in Male' and Addu Football Stadium in Addu City. Both stadiums hosted the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup and have passed the AFC inspection.
By the way, hi everyone. I'm trying to compile a list of quality websites/discussion forums and other media created by fans of SAFF national teams. We seem to have a dearth of such platforms at the moment. Your help will be much appreciated.
And please let me know if I need to post this in a more appropriate thread. Cheers!
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Just went thru Wikipedia.. there are multiple reasons
1. Quality of foreigners
2. Indonesian players either transferred to other clubs or aged. Only their captain, Boaz Solossa is doing well.
3. Seems like some Financial & Sponsorship issues. Along with this, dip in Match attendance Season by Season after 2015.
Starting from 2017.. Their position in Liga 1 table
2017 : 5th , 2018 : 12th , 2019 : 3rd
https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-papua-provides-a-treasure-trove-of-black-pearls-for-indonesian-football
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Papua_football_team