Persipura Jayapura

Foundation and early years (1963–1994)

Persipura's history is mysterious. The club's administrators cannot fully make sure that the club was founded in 1963, since there are also proof that suggests the club might have been founded in 1965, 1962, or even 1950. Other than that, the administrators also cannot fully make sure Persipura's original name. The early years were not filled with a lot of achievements. They only managed to win the Perserikatan First Division two times in 1979 and 1993. Other than that, they were runners-up in the 1980 Perserikatan season. In the final match of that season which took place on 31 August at Senayan Stadium, they lost to Persiraja Banda Aceh 3–1. The goalscorers were Leo Kapisa on 15th minute for Persipura, Rustam Syafari ('45), and Bustamam ('55, '81) for Persiraja.

Modern era and recent history (1994–present)

Liga Indonesia (1994-2007)

Their first achievement in the modern era is by winning the 2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division under coach Rahmad Darmawan. PT. Persipura Papua was established to fulfill the requirement to compete in the Indonesia Super League.

Indonesian Super League (2008-2015)

Persipura dominated Indonesian football under the control of Brazilian coach Jacksen F. Tiago by winning the Indonesia Super League (ISL, present: Liga 1) in 2009, 2011 and 2013. They also managed to finish as runners-up three times during ISL era. When PSSI was under FIFA sanctions, Indonesia Soccer…

Other Achievements

Domestic Cup Competitions Piala Indonesia Runners-up (3): 2006, 2007–08, 2008–09 Continental AFC Champions League Elite Group stage (1): 2010 AFC Champions League Two Semi-finals (1): 2014 Friendly Tournament South Vietnam Independence Cup Runners-up (1): 1974 SCTV Cup Winners (1): 2011