2025–26 Arema F.C. season

Arema F.C.
2025–26 season
CEOIwan Budianto
Head coachMarquinhos Santos[1]
StadiumKanjuruhan Stadium
Super League10th
Top goalscorerDalberto (10)
Highest home attendance10,314 (vs. Persija, 8 November 2025)
Lowest home attendance805 (vs. Borneo Samarinda, 26 October 2025)
Average home league attendance3,419

The 2025–26 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 36th competitive season. The club will compete in Super League (rebranded from Liga 1).[2] Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

Squad information

First team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  BRA Odivan Koerich
5 DF  BRA Yann Motta
6 MF  COL Julián Guevara
8 MF  IDN Arkhan Fikri
10 MF  BRA Valdeci
11 FW  IDN Salim Tuharea
12 DF  IDN Rifad Marasabessy
13 MF  IDN Samuel Balinsa
14 MF  IDN Jayus Hariono
15 FW  IDN Fikri Arjidan
16 FW  IDN Agusti Ardiansyah
17 FW  IDN Dwiki Mardiyanto
18 DF  IDN Brandon Scheunemann
19 DF  IDN Achmad Maulana
20 FW  IDN Razzaa Fachrezi
21 FW  ARG Ian Puleio
22 MF  IDN Aswin
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  IDN Anwar Rifai
24 FW  IDN Muhammad Rafli
25 MF  BRA Matheus Blade
26 DF  BRA Luiz Gustavo
27 FW  IDN Dedik Setiawan
28 MF  BRA Betinho
29 DF  IDN Alfiansyah
30 GK  IDN Adi Satryo
31 GK  BRA Lucas Frigeri
41 FW  IDN Dendi Santoso (vice-captain)
70 FW  IDN Dimas Aryaguna
72 DF  IDN Bayu Setiawan
87 DF  IDN Johan Alfarizi (captain)
94 FW  BRA Dalberto
95 GK  IDN Andrian Casvari
96 DF  IDN Iksan Lestaluhu

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
30 GK Adi Satryo PSIS Free 14 June 2025 [3]
17 FW Dwiki Mardiyanto Deltras Free 16 June 2025 [4]
20 FW Razzaa Fachrezi Rayo Vallecano C Free 24 June 2025 [5]
70 FW Dimas Aryaguna Youth sector Promoted 24 June 2025 [5]
9 FW Paulinho Moccelin Brusque Free 26 June 2025 [6]
10 MF Valdeci Itabaiana Free 26 June 2025 [7]
4 DF Odivan Koerich Náutico Free 30 June 2025 [8]
5 DF Yann Motta Corumbaense Free 1 July 2025 [9]
21 FW Ian Puleio FK Dečić Free 21 July 2025 [10]
28 MF Betinho PSS Free 1 August 2025 [11]
26 DF Luiz Gustavo Ituano Free 4 August 2025 [12]
15 FW Fikri Arjidan Persipal Free 7 August 2025 [13]
25 MF Matheus Blade Noroeste Undisclosed 8 August 2025 [14]
16 FW Agusti Ardiansyah Dewa United U16s Free 27 August 2025 [15]
29 DF Alfiansyah PSS Free 3 September 2025 [16]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
4 DF Syaeful Anwar Free agent Free 14 June 2025 [17]
16 MF Daffa Fahish Free agent Free 14 June 2025 [17]
21 FW Flabio Soares Deltras Free 14 June 2025 [17]
22 GK Dicki Agung Sumsel United Free 14 June 2025 [17]
11 FW Charles Lokolingoy Chungnam Asan Free 23 June 2025 [18]
MF Kevin Armedyah Free agent Free 1 July 2025
9 FW Paulinho Moccelin Free agent Free 25 November 2025 [19]

Loan Out

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
DF Thales Lira Persija 26 July 2025 30 June 2026 [20]
2 DF Achmad Figo Deltras 25 August 2025 30 June 2026 [21]
3 DF Bayu Aji Deltras 25 August 2025 30 June 2026 [21]
7 FW Hamzah Titofani Deltras 25 August 2025 30 June 2026 [21]
67 MF Sulthon Fajar Deltras 25 August 2025 30 June 2026 [21]

Pre-seasons and friendlies

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
21 June 2025 Arema U20s N 8–0 Dedik (3) 11', 14', 24', Tuharea 21', Rafli 42', Fachrezi (2) 56', 81', Tito 79' 0
19 July 2025 RANS Nusantara N 7–1 Valdeci 15', Dalberto (2) 20', 59', Dedik 56', Dwiki (2) 72', 82' 0
26 July 2025 Persija A 0–3

Piala Presiden

Group stage

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Group
position
8 July 2025 Liga Indonesia All-Stars N 2–2 Tuharea 19', Dedik 65' 3,714 2nd
10 July 2025 Oxford United N 0–4 9,137 3rd

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oxford United 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 6 Advance to the Final
2 Liga Indonesia All-Stars 2 0 1 1 5 8 −3 1 Advance to the Third place play-off
3 Arema 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
Source: Piala Presiden 2025
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Match results

Super League

Matches

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance League
position
11 August 2025 PSBS H 4–1 Dalberto (3) 17' (pen.), 68', 80', Valdeci 62' 2,336 2nd
16 August 2025 PSIM A 1–1 Dalberto 41' (pen.) 8,618 3rd
22 August 2025 Bhayangkara Presisi H 2–1 Dalberto (2) 39', 90+7' (pen.) 840 3rd
30 August 2025 Persijap A 0–0 5,713 3rd
13 September 2025 Dewa United Banten H 1–2 Dalberto 90+7' 819 3rd
22 September 2025 Persib H 1–2 Blade 12' 5,400 8th
28 September 2025 Persis A 2–2 Dalberto 78', Arkhan 88' 5,515 10th
19 October 2025 PSM A 2–1 Valdeci 50', Arkhan 55' 1,786 6th
26 October 2025 Borneo Samarinda H 1–3 Dalberto 90+7' (pen.) 805 9th
3 November 2025 Semen Padang A 2–1 Valdeci 30', Dalberto 41' 5,384 8th
8 November 2025 Persija H 1–2 Valdeci 12' 10,314 9th
22 November 2025 Persebaya A 1–1 Dimov 63' (o.g.) 29,476 9th
29 November 2025 Malut United A 1–1 Puleio 47' 1,560 10th
23 December 2025 Madura United H
30 December 2025[a] Persita H
4 January 2026 Bali United A
11 January 2026 Persik H
26 January 2026 Dewa United Banten A
2 February 2026 Persijap H
8 February 2026 Persija A
15 February 2026 Semen Padang H
21 February 2026 Madura United A
26 February 2026 Borneo Samarinda A
6 March 2026 Bali United H
10 March 2026 Bhayangkara Presisi A
3 April 2026 Malut United H
10 April 2026 Persita A
18 April 2026 Persis H
24 April 2026 Persib A
28 April 2026 Persebaya H
3 May 2026 Persik A
9 May 2026 PSM H
15 May 2026 PSBS A
23 May 2026 PSIM H
  1. ^ The Super League match home to Persita, originally scheduled for 5 October 2025, was postponed due to in preparation for the Indonesia national football team in 2026 World Cup qualification Round 4.[22]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Persebaya 14 4 7 3 17 15 +2 19
10 Bhayangkara Presisi 14 5 4 5 12 11 +1 19
11 Arema 13 4 5 4 19 18 +1 17
12 Dewa United Banten 14 5 1 8 17 23 −6 16
13 Persik 14 4 3 7 15 22 −7 15
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2025. Source: Super League 2025–26
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[23]

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
30 GK  IDN Adi Satryo 7 0 7 0
31 GK  BRA Lucas Frigeri 6 0 6 0
95 GK  IDN Andrian Casvari 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF  BRA Odivan Koerich 6 0 4+2 0
5 DF  BRA Yann Motta 5 0 5 0
12 DF  IDN Rifad Marasabessy 5 0 4+1 0
18 DF  IDN Brandon Scheunemann 0 0 0 0
19 DF  IDN Achmad Maulana 3 0 3 0
23 DF  IDN Anwar Rifai 8 0 1+7 0
26 DF  BRA Luiz Gustavo 13 0 13 0
29 DF  IDN Alfiansyah 0 0 0 0
72 DF  IDN Bayu Setiawan 9 0 8+1 0
87 DF  IDN Johan Alfarizi 12 0 12 0
96 DF  IDN Iksan Lestaluhu 4 0 1+3 0
Midfielders
6 MF  COL Julián Guevara 4 0 3+1 0
8 MF  IDN Arkhan Fikri 9 2 8+1 2
10 MF  BRA Valdeci 12 4 9+3 4
13 MF  IDN Samuel Balinsa 12 0 1+11 0
14 MF  IDN Jayus Hariono 4 0 1+3 0
22 MF  IDN Aswin 0 0 0 0
25 MF  BRA Matheus Blade 11 1 11 1
28 MF  BRA Betinho 9 0 9 0
Forwards
11 FW  IDN Salim Tuharea 7 0 4+3 0
15 FW  IDN Fikri Arjidan 2 0 0+2 0
16 FW  IDN Agusti Ardiansyah 0 0 0 0
17 FW  IDN Dwiki Mardiyanto 1 0 0+1 0
20 FW  IDN Razzaa Fachrezi 1 0 0+1 0
21 FW  ARG Ian Puleio 12 1 8+4 1
24 FW  IDN Muhammad Rafli 3 0 0+3 0
27 FW  IDN Dedik Setiawan 5 0 1+4 0
41 FW  IDN Dendi Santoso 8 0 1+7 0
70 FW  IDN Dimas Aryaguna 0 0 0 0
94 FW  BRA Dalberto 12 10 12 10
Players transferred or loaned out during the season the club
2 DF  IDN Achmad Figo 0 0 0 0
3 DF  IDN Bayu Aji 0 0 0 0
7 FW  IDN Hamzah Titofani 0 0 0 0
9 FW  BRA Paulinho Moccelin 12 0 11+1 0
67 MF  IDN Sulthon Fajar 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Super League Total
1 FW 94 Dalberto 10 10
2 MF 10 Valdeci 4 4
3 MF 8 Arkhan Fikri 2 2
4 FW 21 Ian Puleio 1 1
MF 25 Matheus Blade 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 19 19

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