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{{Short description|Indonesian association football club in Malang}}
{{About|the men's football club|the women's football club|Arema F.C. Women}}
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| nickname = {{ubl|{{lang|jv|Singo Edan}} (The Mad Lions)|''[[Aremania]]'' (supporters)}}
| short name = AFC
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1987|8|11}}
| ground = [[Kanjuruhan Stadium]]
| capacity = 21,603
| owner = PT Arema Aremania Bersatu Berprestasi Indonesia
| chrtitle = CEO
| chairman = [[:id:Iwan Budianto|Iwan Budianto]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Marquinhos Santos]]
| league = [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
| season = [[2024–25 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2024–25]] 
| position = Liga 1, 10th of 18
| current = 2025–26 Arema F.C. season
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Active departments of<br />Arema FC
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|[[File:Football pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''''Football'''''
|[[File:Football pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''[[Arema F.C. Women|Football]] (Women's)'''
|[[File:Football pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''[[Arema F.C. U-21|Football U-20]] (Men's)'''
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|[[File:Football pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''[[Arema U-18|Football U-18]]<br /> (Men's)'''
|[[File:Football pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''[[Arema U-16|Football U-16]]<br /> (Men's)'''
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'''Arema Football Club''' is an Indonesian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Malang Regency|Malang]], [[East Java]]. The club competes in the [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]], the top flight of [[Football in Indonesia|Indonesian Football]]. They are considered one of the best and most successful football clubs in the country, and are nicknamed {{lang|jv|"Singo Edan"}} ('The Mad Lions' in [[Javanese language|Javanese]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Suharno Apresiasi Kinerja Singo Edan|url=http://www.bola.net/indonesia/suharno-apresiasi-kinerja-singo-edan-d21f48.html|access-date=6 November 2014|language=id|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109194255/http://www.bola.net/indonesia/suharno-apresiasi-kinerja-singo-edan-d21f48.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
===The fabled origin of Arema's name===
The name Arema refers to a legendary figure in [[Malang Regency|Malang]] folklore called Kebo Arema who was a knight in King [[Kertanegara of Singhasari]]'s court when the latter ruled the kingdom in the 13th century. The kingdom's name relates to the contemporary [[Singosari]] district of Malang Regency, located a few miles north of Malang city. According to the folklore song of Panji Wijayakrama, Kebo Arema quashed a revolt by Kelana Bhayangkara until all the rebels were crushed like leaves eaten by caterpillars. In the ancient book of [[Negarakertagama]], Kebo Arema also was cited as the one who ended the Cayaraja rebellion. Kebo Arema also led expansionary campaigns for [[Kertanegara]]. Together with Mahisa Anengah, Kebo Arema conquered the [[Melayu Kingdom|Pamalayu Kingdom]] on [[Sumatra]] island centered in what is now known as [[Jambi]] province in order to have access to the Malacca Strait. The heroism of Kebo Arema is little known because history books focus on the achievements of Kertanegara as the most prominent [[Singhasari]] king.

===In the '80s===
The name Arema reappeared in Malang around the 1980s. While it is unclear that the revival had anything to do with Kebo Arema, the name became popular among the youth in Malang who had developed a [[sub-culture|subculture]]. Arema is an acronym of '''Arek Malang''', which means Youths of Malang. The Arema subculture has distinct identities, symbols and even languages that differentiates it from the main culture in the [[East Java]] province. It is often seen as a cultural challenge to the youth culture in the provincial capital of [[Surabaya]].

Arema was established during the peak of this subculture, on 11 August 1987, with a goal of developing professional football club in Malang. At that time, the existing Malang club, [[Persema Malang]], depended on government budget. A professional Malang club was the brainchild of [[Indonesian Army]] Brigadier General Acub Zaenal, who was active in the [[PSSI]], and administered the country's first professional football competition [[Galatama]], and Dirk Sutrisno, the founder of the Armada'86, who wanted to upgrade his team. The original name was Aremada, a combination of Armada and Arema, before becoming Arema'86. However, financial difficulties delayed the official incorporation of the Arema Football Club, until Acub Zaenal rescued the cause and paved way for Arema's participation in Galatama.

Because its establishment was during the horoscope period of [[Leo (astrology)|Leo]], Arema chose the symbol of the lion, or ''singo'' (in Javanese language), which also constitutes the front part of the Singhasari or Singosari kingdom's name.

=== Galatama era ===
At the beginning of Arema's Galatama participation, the [[guerrilla]]-style search for professional-quality players took place. Arema tried to convince players of existing clubs to join, including Maryanto from [[Persema]], Kusnadi Kamaludin from Armada, Mahdi Haris from [[Arseto]], Jamrawi and Yohanes Geohera from [[Mitra Surabaya]] and goalkeeper Dony Latuperisa who was then undergoing PSSI suspension. A former national team coach [[Sinyo Aliandoe]] also agreed to join. For their first accommodation, Arema players used military barracks provided by the air force at Malang's [[Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport]]. The airbase's field was also used as a training ground.

Arema's Galatama achievements were initially erratic, although it never inhabited the bottom of the table. Nevertheless, Arema won the 1992 Galatama competition. At that time, the players included [[Indonesia national football team]] regulars [[Aji Santoso]], Mecky Tata, Singgih Pitono and Jamrawi. Ever since, Arema has been considered part of the elite group with fanatical supporters, especially those who embody the youth sub-culture in Malang.

=== Liga Indonesia era ===
During the [[Liga Indonesia]] (abbreviated as Ligina) years from 1994 to 2007, Arema entered the advanced round seven times, including six times in the top 8 (1999–2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007). Despite its stable achievements, Arema was not free from financial problems. In 2003, Arema experienced severe financial difficulties, which affected the team's performance. This led to the management being handed over to the [[cigarette]] manufacturing company [[Bentoel Group]], which runs a factory near Malang, in the middle of the 2003 season. However, Arema still could not escape relegation to the Ligina's second-tier. That said, Bentoel financing helped Arema to bounce back and win promotion in 2004. After its return to the top league, Arema won the national cup consecutively in 2005 and 2006. Arema's U-18 team also won the Soeratin Cup, the country's main youth tournament, in 2007. In 2006 and 2007, Arema and its coach [[Benny Dollo]] received awards from Tabloid Bola, Indonesia's leading sports publication.

=== Indonesia Super League era ===
{{football squad on pitch|align=right|caption=[[2009–10 Indonesia Super League]]-winning team
| GK_nat  = IDN | GK  = [[Kurnia Meiga|Meiga]]
| RB_nat  = IDN | RB  = [[Beny Wahyudi|Beny]]
| RCB_nat = CMR | RCB = [[Pierre Njanka|Njanka]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
| LCB_nat = IDN | LCB = [[Purwaka Yudhi|Purwaka]]
| LB_nat  = IDN | LB  = [[Zulkifli Syukur|Zulkifli]]
| RM_nat  = SGP | RM = [[Ridhuan Muhammad|Ridhuan]]
| RDM_nat  = IDN | RDM  = [[Ahmad Bustomi|Bustomi]]
| LDM_nat  = URU | LDM  = [[Esteban Guillén|Guillén]]
| LM_nat  = SVK | LM  = [[Roman Chmelo|Chmelo]]
| SS_nat  = IDN | SS  = [[Muhammad Fakhrudin|Fakhrudin]]
| CF_nat  = SGP | CF  = [[Noh Alam Shah|Alam Shah]]
}}

After another conflict in Indonesia's football league administration, the first [[Indonesia Super League]] competition, the [[2008–09 Indonesia Super League|2008–09 edition]] came with Arema disappointingly finishing 10th. Two months later, the Bentoel Group sold Arema to a group of fans and investors concerned about the club's performance and future.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jawapos.com/sportivo/index.php?act=detail&nid=83816 |title=Jawapos.com - Selalu ada yang Baru |access-date=10 October 2019 |archive-date=31 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331221226/http://www.jawapos.com/sportivo/index.php?act=detail&nid=83816 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The release was also a by-product of the sale of majority [[shares]] owned by the Bentoel Group to the [[British American Tobacco]] (BAT). Before that, there was a discourse of merging Arema with [[Persema Malang]], but supporters objected this plan. In the 2009–10 season of ISL, Arema, which was coached by [[Robert Alberts]], won the title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Perjalanan Berliku Arema Saat Menjuarai ISL 2009-2010|url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/4223128/perjalanan-berliku-arema-saat-menjuarai-isl-2009-2010|work=bola.com|first=Iwan|last=Setiawan|date=10 April 2020|access-date=16 November 2022|language=id}}</ref> Arema had a knack of coming back stronger after taking a hit, which endears it to its loyal band of supporters who accompany the team wherever they go.

=== Dualism era (2011–2014) ===
Indonesian football experienced its worst spell of management after Arema's 2010 victory with a schism within the country's football management. PSSI in 2011 endorsed a newly founded league to rebrand the ISL and launched the Liga Prima Indonesia (Indonesia Premier League/IPL) as its direct replacement. However, ISL administrators rebelled against this move and continued the ISL series. Arema was also divided into two separate entities, Arema Indonesia in IPL and Arema Indonesia (later Arema F.C.) in ISL.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-3400644/tentang-arema-fc-dan-arema-indonesia|title=Tentang Arema FC dan Arema Indonesia|last=Aminudin|first=Muhammad|website=sepakbola|location=[[Malang Regency|Malang]]|publisher=[[Detik.com|detikcom]]|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417014553/https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-3400644/tentang-arema-fc-dan-arema-indonesia|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, [[Bakrie Group]] bought Arema after selling their ISL club Pelita Jaya (which was renamed to Pelita Bandung Raya; the club then dropped the "Pelita" name and currently competes as [[Madura United]]). The ownership change cancelled a plan to merge the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jpnn.com/news/batal-merger-pelita-dilepas-ke-bandung-raya |title=Batal Merger, Pelita Dilepas ke Bandung Raya |website=jpnn.com |date=27 October 2012 |access-date=3 August 2022 |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.sindonews.com/berita/682868/58/merger-arema-fc-dan-pelita-jaya-gugur |title=Merger Arema FC dan Pelita Jaya gugur |website=sports.sindonews.com |first=Kukuh |last=Setiawan |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220123649/https://sports.sindonews.com/berita/682868/58/merger-arema-fc-dan-pelita-jaya-gugur |archive-date=20 February 2022 |url-status=live |language=id-ID}}</ref>

Arema Indonesia's founders claimed they had been given permission from Lucky Acub Zaenal, the son of Acub Zaenal, the club's co-founder. Meanwhile, the Aremania fanclub rejected this, leading to the formation of Arema Cronus, which eventually became Arema FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kumparan.com/@kumparanbola/cinta-aremania-yang-terbelah-di-antara-arema-fc-dan-arema-indonesia|title=Cinta Aremania yang Terbelah di Antara Arema FC dan Arema Indonesia|website=kumparan|language=id-ID|access-date=13 March 2019|archive-date=23 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623142812/https://kumparan.com/kumparanbola/cinta-aremania-yang-terbelah-di-antara-arema-fc-dan-arema-indonesia|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Post dualism era ===
The dualism ended in 2014 with the PSSI taking over the rebellious group that held onto the ISL series. [[FIFA]] also intervened and punished Indonesia for its poor management, leading to a competition vacuum in 2015. During the break, the Arema factions merged and agreed to use the name Arema Cronus for the resumption of the ISL in 2016.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} Prior to the [[2017 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2017 season]], the club changed its name again from to Arema FC amid fan protests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ini Nama Baru Dari Arema Cronus|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2016/12/20/30676822/ini-nama-baru-dari-arema-cronus?ICID=SP|publisher=Goal Indonesia|date=20 December 2016|access-date=24 December 2016|language=id|archive-date=24 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224194247/http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2016/12/20/30676822/ini-nama-baru-dari-arema-cronus?ICID=SP|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Liga 1 era ===
In the first Liga 1 season in 2017, Arema appointed [[Aji Santoso]] as the coach and introduced the "Pandawa 5", which consists of five club legends appointed as coaching staff. However, this concept did not last long, because coach Aji Santoso resigned. Joko Susilo, who became the successing coach, brought Arema to finish at 9th place with 49 points. Arema's management also maintained Susilo, is familiarly called as '''Gethuk''', in the [[2018 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2018 Liga 1]] season.<ref name="Era Liga 1">{{cite web|title=Pahit Manis Arema di Era Liga 1|url=https://www.wearemania.net/memori-arema/pahit-manis-arema-di-era-liga-1/16038|website=WEAREMANIA.NET|access-date=8 August 2021|language=id|date=8 August 2021|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808014217/https://www.wearemania.net/memori-arema/pahit-manis-arema-di-era-liga-1/16038|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2018 Liga 1 season, Arema performed poorly at the start, with only one win from the first 6 matches, leading to the sacking of Joko Susilo. [[Milan Petrović (football coach)|Milan Petrović]] was appointed as Arema's coach, who previously serving as assistant. Arema's performance improved by finishing at 6th position.<ref name="Era Liga 1"/>

In the [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2019 Liga 1]] season, [[Milomir Šešlija]] was appointed as the new head coach. He had led the team at [[2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A]]. The performance of Singo Edan's squad in the season was good at the beginning, but continued to decline at the end of the competition. At the end of the season, Arema occupied the 9th position in the final standings.<ref name="Era Liga 1"/>

The change in the composition of the players was quite extreme and Arema welcomed the [[2020 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2020 Liga 1]] season with the entry of the former coach of [[Borneo F.C.]], [[Mario Gómez (footballer, born 1957)|Mario Gómez]]. However, the competition was stopped due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia|COVID-19 pandemic]], and Arema was at 12th place.<ref name="Era Liga 1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Liga 1 2020 Resmi Dibatalkan |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20210120164413-142-596239/liga-1-2020-resmi-dibatalkan |website=CNN Indonesia |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=id |date=20 January 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117144417/https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20210120164413-142-596239/liga-1-2020-resmi-dibatalkan |url-status=live }}</ref>

Under [[Eduardo Almeida]], Arema experienced the longest unbeaten run in the [[2021–22 Liga 1|2021–22 season]], 23 matches. It started at matchday 4 and ended at matchday 27, when they lost in the [[Super East Java Derby]] against bitter rivals [[Persebaya Surabaya]] with the final score of 1–0 at [[Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gagal Menang dari Persebaya, Arema FC Tetap di Puncak Klasemen|url=https://aremafc.com/news/kalah-dari-persebaya-arema-fc-tetap-di-puncak-klasemen|website=Arema F.C. Official website|access-date=23 February 2022|language=id|date=23 February 2022|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224125337/https://aremafc.com/news/kalah-dari-persebaya-arema-fc-tetap-di-puncak-klasemen|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this achievement, Arema ended 4th in the Liga 1 standings for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Finish di Urutan ke-4 BRI Liga 1 2021, Presiden Arema FC Apresiasi Perjuangan Tim|url=https://aremafc.com/news/finish-di-urutan-ke-4-liga-1-2021-presiden-arema-fc-apresiasi-perjuangan-tim|website=Arema F.C. Official website|access-date=30 March 2022|language=id|date=30 March 2022|archive-date=2 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402042001/https://aremafc.com/news/finish-di-urutan-ke-4-liga-1-2021-presiden-arema-fc-apresiasi-perjuangan-tim|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 23 August 2022, Arema ceased their sponsorship deal with Bola88.fun, a sports [[betting]] website, after national investigation of clubs featuring sponsorship from alleged [[gambling]] sites.<ref name="bola88">{{cite web |title=Arema Putuskan Kontrak Sponsorship Dengan Bola88.fun |url=https://www.wearemania.net/featured/arema-putuskan-kontrak-sponsorship-dengan-bola88-fun/24327 |website=wearemania.net |date=23 August 2022}}</ref> As a result of [[Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster]] on 1 October 2022, which killed 135 fans,<ref name="killed-135">{{cite news |title=Korban Tewas Tragedi Kanjuruhan Bertambah 1, Total Jadi 135 Orang |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6364965/korban-tewas-tragedi-kanjuruhan-bertambah-1-total-jadi-135-orang|author=M Bagus Ibrahim |access-date=24 October 2022 |trans-title=The number of fatalities in the Kanjuruhan disasater rises by 1, bringing the total to 135 people. |language=id-ID |website=Detik.com |date=24 October 2022}}</ref> the club was fined [[Indonesian rupiah|Rp]]. 250 million, required to hold home matches behind closed doors and away from at least 250&nbsp;km from their home base, and two Arema officials were banned from the sport by PSSI.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[CNN Indonesia]] |location=[[Malang Regency|Malang]] |title=Ketua Panpel Arema FC Disanksi Seumur Hidup Buntut Tragedi Kanjuruhan |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20221004152335-142-856251/ketua-panpel-arema-fc-disanksi-seumur-hidup-buntut-tragedi-kanjuruhan |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=olahraga |language=id-ID}}</ref> On 29 October 2022, Gilang Widya, the club's chairman in office at the time, announced his resignation from the job.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gilang Mundur dari Presiden Arema FC
|url=https://www.detik.com/jatim/sepakbola/d-6376058/gilang-mundur-dari-presiden-arema-fc |website=detik.com |location=[[Malang Regency|Malang]] |date=2022-10-29 |access-date=2022-10-29 |first=Muhammad |last=Aminudin |language=id-ID |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029054559/https://www.detik.com/jatim/sepakbola/d-6376058/gilang-mundur-dari-presiden-arema-fc |archive-date=2022-10-29 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Club ownership==
At the time Arema was managed by [[Bentoel Group]], the legal entity name used was PT. Arema Indonesia. The legal entity name was still used by the Arema Foundation ownership after Bentoel returned club management to the Arema Foundation in 2009 to 2015. When it was returned to the Arema Foundation in 2009, the composition of the shareholders of PT. Arema Indonesia was the Arema Foundation with 13 shares (93%, majority) and Lucky Andriandana Zainal with one share (7%), which was given as a tribute to him as the founder of Arema. President Director of PT. Arema Indonesia was [[:id:Iwan Budianto|Iwan Budianto]] and the General Manager was Ruddy Widodo.

Since 2015, [[:id:Iwan Budianto|Iwan Budianto]] has formed a new legal entity as the manager of Arema FC as a result of the ban on using PT. Arema Indonesia from [[:id:Badan Olahraga Profesional|Badan Olahraga Profesional]] (Professional Sports Bureau/BOPI) because Arema FC is not under the auspices of PT. Arema Indonesia. The new legal entity used and registered by Arema since 2015 is PT. Arema Aremania Bersatu Berprestasi Indonesia (AABBI).

Since 6 June 2021, Arema entered a new era ahead of the launch of the [[2021–22 Arema F.C. season|2021–22 season]], after the directors of the club appointed entrepreneur Gilang Widya Pramana (commonly known as "Juragan99") as club president. Gilang appointed Ali Rifki as the club's general manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suka Cita Sambut Presiden Klub Gilang Widya Pramana |url=https://aremafc.com/news/suka-cita-sambut-presiden-klub-gilang-widya-pramana |website=Arema F.C. Official website |access-date=6 June 2021 |language=id |date=6 June 2021 |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623142823/https://aremafc.com/news/suka-cita-sambut-presiden-klub-gilang-widya-pramana |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 October 2022, Gilang and Ali Rifki publicly declared his resignation from the board management of Arema FC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Imaduddin |first=M. Hafidz |editor-last=Idris |editor-first=Firzie A. |publisher=Kompas Cyber Media |date=2022-10-29 |title=Breaking News, Gilang Widya "Juragan 99" Mundur dari Arema FC |url=https://bola.kompas.com/read/2022/10/29/12171218/breaking-news-gilang-widya-juragan-99-mundur-dari-arema-fc |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}}</ref> The club owned by PSSI vice president Iwan Budianto again through newly appointed PT. AABBI commissioner Tatang Dwi Arifianto, [[NZR Sumbersari F.C.|NZR Group]] owner Wiebie Dwi Andriyas chosen as club's new general manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gantikan Ali Rifki, Manajer Anyar Arema FC Minta Pemain Berjuang Maksimal di Lanjutan Liga 1|url=https://www.bolasport.com/read/313603206/gantikan-ali-rifki-manajer-anyar-arema-fc-minta-pemain-berjuang-maksimal-di-lanjutan-liga-1|work=bolasport.com|date=6 December 2022|access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref>

==Stadium==
In 2004 Arema started playing their home matches in the [[Kanjuruhan Stadium]] which replaced the [[Gajayana Stadium]]. The stadium initially had a capacity of 42,449 (without single seats) and use grass is [[Polytrias|Lamuran grass]] (Polytrias).<ref>{{cite web|title=Drama 4 Gol Arema Vs Hamburg Berakhir Imbang|date=6 January 2014|url=https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/793590/drama-4-gol-arema-vs-hamburg-berakhir-imbang|access-date=6 January 2014|language=id|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205020/https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/793590/drama-4-gol-arema-vs-hamburg-berakhir-imbang|url-status=live}}</ref> But after the [[Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster]], Kanjuruhan Stadium renovated with a reduced capacity to 21,603 and use grass is [[Zoysia matrella]].

===Kanjuruhan Stadium Disaster===
{{main|Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster}}
{{see also|Super East Java Derby#Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster}}
On 1 October 2022, in the [[Super East Java derby]] between Arema and [[Persebaya Surabaya]], there was a [[Crowd collapses and crushes|crowd crush]] after the match due to the police over-using tear gas. As a result of the disaster, all Liga 1 matches were suspended for a week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yanwardhana |first=Emir |title=Tragedi Kanjuruhan, Jokowi: Liga 1 Dihentikan Sementara |url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/lifestyle/20221002103732-33-376556/tragedi-kanjuruhan-jokowi-liga-1-dihentikan-sementara |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=CNBC Indonesia |language=id-ID |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002072907/https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/lifestyle/20221002103732-33-376556/tragedi-kanjuruhan-jokowi-liga-1-dihentikan-sementara |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 135 died and 583 injured in the disaster.<ref name="killed-135" /> Besides that, Arema had to play their home matches behind closed doors until the end of the [[2022–23 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|2022–23 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ketua Umum PSSI: Arema FC Dilarang Gelar Laga Kandang di Sisa Liga 1 2022/23 |url=https://www.bola.net/indonesia/ketua-umum-pssi-arema-fc-dilarang-gelar-laga-kandang-di-sisa-bri-liga-1-2022-23-224f2a.html |access-date=2 October 2022 |work=Bola.net |date=2 October 2022 |language=id |archive-date=2 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002015438/https://www.bola.net/indonesia/ketua-umum-pssi-arema-fc-dilarang-gelar-laga-kandang-di-sisa-bri-liga-1-2022-23-224f2a.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Kit suppliers==
{| class="toccolours"
! bgcolor="blue sea" |Years
! bgcolor="blue sea" |Kits
|-
|1995–1998
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Adidas]]
|-
|1999–2000
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Reebok]]
|-
|2001
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2007–2009
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Puma SE|Puma]]
|-
|2009–2010
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Diadora]]
|-
|2010–2011
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|-
|2011
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Axl
|-
|2012–2013
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Ultras
|-
|2013–2014
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Joma]]
|-
|2015–2018
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[SPECS Sport|Specs]]
|-
|2019
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Munich (sport shoes)|Munich]]
|-
|2019–2024
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Singo Edan Apparel
|-
|2024–
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Etams
|}
<ref>{{cite web|title=Joma Resmi Jadi Sponsor Arema|date=6 December 2013|url=http://bola.kompas.com/read/2013/12/06/1616530/Joma.Resmi.Jadi.Sponsor.Arema.|access-date=6 November 2014|language=id|archive-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209120829/http://bola.kompas.com/read/2013/12/06/1616530/Joma.Resmi.Jadi.Sponsor.Arema.|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Arema Gunakan Jersey Apparel Dalam Negeri Musim Depan |url=http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/12/11/arema-gunakan-jersey-apparel-dalam-negeri-musim-depan/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141211195504/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/12/11/arema-gunakan-jersey-apparel-dalam-negeri-musim-depan/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2014 |access-date=11 December 2014 |language=id }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Umbro Sponsori Arema Indonesia|url=http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2011/11/22/2769079/umbro-sponsori-arema-indonesia|access-date=6 November 2014|language=id|archive-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225002154/http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2011/11/22/2769079/umbro-sponsori-arema-indonesia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Singo Edan Apparel Resmi Diperkenalkan Arema |url=https://www.wearemania.net/arema-news/singo-edan-apparel-resmi-diperkenalkan-arema/1095 |website=wearemania.net |date=14 August 2019 |access-date=21 August 2022 |language=id-ID}}</ref>

==Crest and colours==
The nickname for Arema FC is "Singo Edan" ("The Mad Lions" in Javanese), in line with the lion symbol and spirited nature of its fans. There have been several color changes throughout Arema's turbulent history but the official colors now are [[blue]] and [[red]].

==Sponsorship==
The complete sponsors are as follow<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CgT-Bl6BrRn/ |title=Terimakasih atas dukungan dan kepercayaannya untuk bersama-sama mengarungi musim 2022-2023, satukan semangat #JiwaJawara untuk raih prestasi tertinggi 🦁🤝💙 |website=Instagram resmi Arema |date=23 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="bola88"/>
;Main sponsors:
*The Legion Nutrition
*MS Glow for Men
*[[Indomie]]
;Other sponsors:
*J99 Corp.
*[[Bukalapak|Mitra Bukalapak]]
*[[Vidio]]
*[[Kalbe Farma|Extra Joss]]
*Rhinoflex
*[[KFC Indonesia|KFC]]
*[[Greenfields (dairy company)|Greenfields]]
*[[Le Minerale]]
*[[Pertamina]]

==Supporters and rivalries==
[[File:Aremania at Kanjuruhan Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Aremania]] in the derby at [[Kanjuruhan Stadium|their home]] on 15 August 2019]]

===Supporters===
Arema's supporters are known as [[Aremania]] and [[Aremania|Aremanita]]. After the [[Liga Indonesia]] began in 1997, Aremania emerged as a support group with an aggressive reputation nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lokadata.id/artikel/hanya-satu-aremania|title=Hanya satu, Aremania|last=Tobing|first=Sorta|website=Lokadata.ID|language=id|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325161541/https://lokadata.id/artikel/hanya-satu-aremania|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rivalries===
{{main|Super East Java derby}}
Aremania have a very strong rivalry with supporters of [[Persebaya Surabaya]], who are known as ''Bonek'' during games between the two sides, which is known as the [[Super East Java derby]]. These meetings often escalates into  [[Football hooliganism|violence]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://halomalang.com/serba-serbi/awal-perseteruan-aremania-vs-bonek |title=Awal Perseteruan Aremania Vs Bonek &#124; HaloMalang.com |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-date=1 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601213323/http://halomalang.com/serba-serbi/awal-perseteruan-aremania-vs-bonek |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ongisnade.co.id/2014/06/06/aremania-sweeping-dilakukan-orang-berkaos-bonek |title=Aremania: Sweeping Dilakukan Orang Berkaos Bonek &#124; Arema & Aremania News Online |access-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825185902/http://ongisnade.co.id/2014/06/06/aremania-sweeping-dilakukan-orang-berkaos-bonek |archive-date=25 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|1 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Squad Arema Liga 1|url=https://ligaindonesiabaru.com/clubs/single/BRI_LIGA_1_2024-25/AREMA_FC#squad|website=ligaindonesiabaru.com|access-date=18 August 2021|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106100915/https://ligaindonesiabaru.com/clubs/single/bri_liga_1_2021-2022/arema_fc#squad|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Bayu Aji]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Thales Lira]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=[[Julián Guevara]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Hamzah Titofani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Arkhan Fikri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Rifad Marasabessy]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Samuel Balinsa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Jayus Hariono]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Aswin (footballer)|Aswin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Brandon Scheunemann]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Achmad Maulana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Anwar Rifai]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IDN|pos=FW|name=[[Muhammad Rafli]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Achmad Figo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=IDN|pos=FW|name=[[Dedik Setiawan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IDN|pos=FW|name=[[Salim Tuharea]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=[[Lucas Frigeri]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Pablo Oliveira (footballer, born 1995)|Pablo Oliveira]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Dendi Santoso]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=67|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Sulthon Fajar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=72|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Bayu Setiawan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=87|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Johan Alfarizi]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=94|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Dalberto]]}}
{{Fs player|no=95|nat=IDN|pos=GK|name=[[Andrian Casvari]]}}
{{Fs player|no=96|nat=IDN|pos=DF|name=[[Iksan Lestaluhu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IDN|pos=GK|name=[[Adi Satryo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Odivan Koerich]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Yann Motta]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Valdeci]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin Armedyah]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IDN|pos=MF|name=[[Dwiki Mardiyanto]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Paulinho Moccelin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IDN|pos=FW|name=[[Dimas Aryaguna]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IDN|pos=FW|name=[[Razzaa Fachrezi]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserves and academy===
{{For|the reserve team|Arema FC U-21}}

===Retired numbers===
* '''1''' – [[Kurnia Meiga]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/5019716/sedih-bercampur-banggasaat-arema-pensiunkan-jersey-kurnia-meiga-sosok-yang-tak-tergantikan |title=Sedih Bercampur Bangga..Saat Arema Pensiunkan Jersey Kurnia Meiga, Sosok yang Tak Tergantikan |website=bola.com |access-date=21 July 2022 |language=id-ID}}</ref>
* '''47''' – [[Achmad Kurniawan]] (''posthumous'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-3392983/kenang-ak-arema-fc-pensiunkan-nomor-47 |title=Kenang AK, Arema FC Pensiunkan Nomor 47 |website=sport.detik.com |access-date=11 January 2017 |language=id-ID}}</ref>

== Club officials ==

===Coaching staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0C3484;"|Position
! style="color:white; background:#0C3484;"|Name
|-
| Head Coach
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Marquinhos Santos]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | Assistant Coach || {{Flagicon|IDN}} [[Kuncoro]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Andre Caldas]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|IDN}} [[Siswantoro]]
|-
| Interpreter 
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Claudio De Jesus]]
|-
| Goalkeeper Coach
| {{Flagicon|POR}} [[Tiago Simoes]]
|-
| Assistant Goalkeeper Coach
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} [[Galih Firmansyah]]
|-
| Physical Coach
| Vacant<ref>{{cite web|title=Habis Kontrak, Gustavo Correa Pamit Tinggalkan Arema|url=https://wearemania.net/berita-arema/habis-kontrak-gustavo-correa-pamit-tinggalkan-arema/49400|website=WEAREMANIA.NET|access-date=17 May 2025|language=id |date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| Team Doctor
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Nanang Tri Wahyudi 
|-
| Team Physiotherapist
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} [[:id:Reta Arroyan|Reta Arroyan]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Masseur || {{Flagicon|IDN}} Samsul Hidayat
|-
|{{Flagicon|IDN}} Syeh Alfin Abdullah
|-
| rowspan="2" | Kitman || {{Flagicon|IDN}} Eko Slamet Riyadi
|-
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Rendik Hermawan
|}

=== Management ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0C3484;"|Position
! style="color:white; background:#0C3484;"|Name
|-
| Chief Executive Officer
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} [[:id:Iwan Budianto|Iwan Budianto]]
|-
| General Manager
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Muhammad Yusrinal Fitriandi
|-
| Manager
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Wiebie Dwi Andriyas
|-
| Business Manager
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Munif Bagaskara Wakid
|-
| Legal Manager
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Eko Prasetyo 
|-
| International Relations Manager
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Fuad Ardiansyah
|-
| Club Secretary
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Rahmad Taufiq Hentihu
|-
| Media Officer
| {{Flagicon|IDN}} Toby Himawan Pratiko
|}

== Season-by-season records ==
=== Past seasons ===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-style="background:#efefef;"
! Season
! League/Division
! Tms.
! Pos.
![[Piala Indonesia]]
! [[AFC Champions League Elite|ACLE]]
! [[AFC Champions League 2|ACL 2]]
! [[AFC Challenge League|ACGL]]
! [[ASEAN Club Championship|ACC]]
|-
|1994–95
|[[1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|34
|'''6 in East Div.'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|1995–96
|[[1995–96 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|31
|'''12 in East Div.'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|1996–97
|[[1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|33
|'''Second round'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|1997–98
|[[1997–98 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|31
|''did not finish''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|1998–99
|[[1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|28
|'''3 in Central Div.'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|1999–2000
|[[1999–2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|28
|'''Second round'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2001
|[[2001 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|28
|'''Second round'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2002
|[[2002 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|24
|'''Second round'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2003
|[[2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|20
|style="background: #FFBBBB;"| '''17'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2004
|First Division
|22
|style="background:gold;"| '''1'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2005
|[[2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|28
|'''Second round'''
|style="background:gold;"| '''[[2005 Copa Indonesia|Champions]]'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2006 
|[[2006 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|28
|'''Second round'''
|style="background:gold;"| '''[[2006 Copa Indonesia|Champions]]'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2007–08
|[[2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|Premier Division]]
|36
|'''Second round'''
|[[2007–08 Copa Indonesia|Second round]]
|[[2007 AFC Champions League|Group Stage]]
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2008–09
|[[2008–09 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|18
|'''10'''
|[[2008–09 Copa Indonesia|First round]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2009–10
|[[2009–10 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|18
|style="background:gold;"| '''1'''
|style="background:silver;"| '''[[2010 Piala Indonesia|Runners-up]]'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2010–11
|[[2010–11 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|18
|style="background:silver;"| '''2'''
|–
|[[2011 AFC Champions League|Gruop Stage]]
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2011–12 
|[[2011–12 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|18
|'''12'''
|[[2012 Piala Indonesia|Quarter-finals]]
|–
|[[2012 AFC Cup|Quarter-finals]]
|–
|–
|-
|2013
|[[2013 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|18
|style="background:silver;"| '''2'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2014
|[[2014 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|22
|Semi-finals
|–
|–
|[[2014 AFC Cup|Round of 16]]
|–
|–
|-
|2015
|[[2015 Indonesia Super League|Super League]]
|18
|''did not finish''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2016{{efn|Not an official competition affiliated with PSSI, AFC & FIFA}}
|[[2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A|Soccer Championship A]]
||18
|style="background:silver;"| '''2'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2017
|[[2017 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''9'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2018
|[[2018 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''6'''
| rowspan="2" |[[2018–19 Piala Indonesia|Round of 16]]
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2019
|[[2019 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''9'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2020
|[[2020 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|''did not finish''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2021–22 
|[[2021–22 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''4'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2022–23
|[[2022–23 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''12'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2023–24
|[[2023–24 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''15'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|-
|2024–25
|[[2024–25 Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
||18
|'''10'''
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|}

;Key
* Tms. = Number of teams
* Pos. = Position in league
'''''Notes'''''
{{Notelist}}

=== Continental record ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Season</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Competition</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Round</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Nat</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Club</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Home</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Away</span>
! style="background:blue"|<span style="color:white;"> Aggregate</span>
|-
|rowspan=2|1993–94
|rowspan=2|[[1993–94 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] 
| [[1993-94 Asian Club Championship#Preliminary round|Preliminary round]]
| {{flagicon|VIE}}
| [[SHB Da Nang FC|Quang Nam (Da Nang)]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|1–0
| style="background:#dfd;"|1–2
| style="background:#dfd;"|3–1
|-
| [[1993-94 Asian Club Championship#First round|First round]]
| {{flagicon|THA}}
| [[Thai Farmers Bank FC|Thai Farmers Bank]]
| style="background:#ffd;"|2–2
| style="background:#fdd;"|4–1
| style="background:#fdd;"|3–6
|-
|rowspan=3| 2007 
|rowspan=3| [[2007 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan=3|[[2007 AFC Champions League#Group F|Group F]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}}
| [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|1–3
| style="background:#fdd;"|3–0
| rowspan="3"|3rd
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}}
| [[Jeonnam Dragons|Chunnam Dragons]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|0–1
| style="background:#fdd;"|2–0
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}}
| [[Bangkok University FC|Bangkok University]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|1–0
| style="background:#ffd;"|0–0
|-
|rowspan=3| 2011
|rowspan=3| [[2011 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan=3|[[2011 AFC Champions League#Group G|Group G]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}}
| [[Cerezo Osaka]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|0–4
| style="background:#fdd;"|2–1
| rowspan="3"|4th
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}}
| [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|0–4
| style="background:#fdd;"|6–0
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}}
| [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]]
| style="background:#ffd;"|1–1
| style="background:#fdd;"|5–0
|-
|rowspan=5| 2012
|rowspan=5| [[2012 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| rowspan=3|[[2012 AFC Cup#Group H|Group H]]
| {{flagicon|MYA}}
| [[Ayeyawady United F.C.|Ayeyawady United]]
| style="background:#ffd;"|1–1
| style="background:#dfd;"|0–3
| rowspan="3"|2nd
|-
| {{flagicon|VIE}}
| [[Navibank Sài Gòn F.C.|Navibank Sài Gòn]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|6–2
| style="background:#fdd;"|3–1
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}}
| [[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|1–3
| style="background:#fdd;"|3–0
|-
| [[2012 AFC Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|HKG}} 
| [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;"|{{center|0–2}}
|-
| [[2012 AFC Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| {{flagicon|KSA}}
| [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|0–2
| style="background:#fdd;"|2–0
| colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|0–4
|-
|rowspan=4| 2014
|rowspan=4| [[2014 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| rowspan=3|[[2014 AFC Cup#Group F|Group F]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}}
| [[Selangor FA|Selangor]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|1–0
| style="background:#ffd;"|1–1
| rowspan="3"|2nd
|-
| {{flagicon|VIE}}
| [[Hanoi FC|Hà Nội T&T]]
| style="background:#fdd;"|1–3
| style="background:#fdd;"|2–1
|-
| {{flagicon|MDV}}
| [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]]
| style="background:#dfd;"|3–2
| style="background:#dfd;"|1–3
|-
| [[2014 AFC Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
| {{flagicon|HKG}} 
| [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
| colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center|2–0}}
|}

=== Performance in AFC competitions ===
* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]/[[AFC Champions League]]'''
**[[1993–94 Asian Club Championship|1993–94]] – First round
** [[2007 AFC Champions League|2007]] – Group stage
** [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] – Group stage
* '''[[AFC Cup]]'''
** [[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] – Quarter-finals
** [[2014 AFC Cup|2014]] – Round of 16

== Head coach's history ==
''Head Coach by years (1987–present)''
{|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#0C3484; color:#fff;" scope="col"|Years
! style="background:#0C3484; color:#fff;" scope="col"|Name
|-
| 1987–1989
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Sinyo Aliandoe]]
|-
| 1989–1992
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Andi M. Teguh 
|-
| 1992–1993
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[M. Basri]]
|-
| 1993–1994
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Gusnul Yakin|Gusnul Yakin]]
|-
| 1994–1995
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Halilintar Gunawan
|-
| 1995–1996
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Gusnul Yakin|Gusnul Yakin]]
|-
| 1996–1997
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Suharno (footballer)|Suharno]]
|-
| 1997–1998
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Gusnul Yakin|Gusnul Yakin]]  
|-
| 1998
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Hamid Asnan 
|-
| 1998–1999
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Winarto
|-
| 2000
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[M. Basri]]
|-
| 2001–2002
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Daniel Roekito]] 
|-
| 2003
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Gusnul Yakin|Gusnul Yakin]]
|-
| 2003
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Terry Wetton]]
|-
| 2003
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Wullems]]
|-
| 2004–2006
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Benny Dollo]]
|-
| 2006–2007
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Miroslav Janů]]
|-
| 2008 
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Bambang Nurdiansyah]]
|-
| 2008–2009
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Gusnul Yakin|Gusnul Yakin]]
|-
| 2009–2010
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Robert Alberts]]
|-
| 2010–2011
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Miroslav Janů]]
|-
| 2011
| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Milomir Šešlija]] (IPL)
|-
| 2012
| {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Dejan Antonić]] (IPL)
|-
| 2011–2012
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Wolfgang Pikal]] (ISL)
|-
| 2012
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Joko Susilo|Joko Susilo]] (ISL)
|-
| 2012
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Suharno (footballer)|Suharno]] (ISL)
|-
| 2012–2013
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Rahmad Darmawan]]
|-
| 2013–2015
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Suharno (footballer)|Suharno]]
|-
| 2015–2016
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Joko Susilo|Joko Susilo]]
|-
| 2016
| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Milomir Šešlija]] 
|-
| 2017
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Aji Santoso]]
|-
| 2017–2018
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Joko Susilo|Joko Susilo]]
|-
| 2018
| {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Milan Petrović (football coach)|Milan Petrović]]
|-
| 2019
| {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Milomir Šešlija]]
|-
| 2020
| {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Carlos Mario Gomez|Mario Gómez]] 
|-
| 2020–2021
| {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Oliviera]]
|-
| 2021–2022
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Eduardo Almeida]]
|-
| 2022–2023
| {{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Javier Roca]]
|-
| 2023
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} [[:id:Joko Susilo|Joko Susilo]]
|-
| 2023–2024
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Fernando Valente]]
|-
| 2024
| {{Flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Widodo Cahyono Putro]]
|-
| 2024
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Joel Cornelli]]
|-
| 2025
| {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Gomes (footballer, born 1976)|Zé Gomes]]
|-
| 2025–
| {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Marquinhos Santos]]
|}
|}

==Honours==

===League===
* '''[[Indonesia Super League]]/[[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]'''
** '''Champions (1)''': [[2009–10 Indonesia Super League|2009–10]]
** Runners-up (2): [[2010–11 Indonesia Super League|2010–11]], [[2013 Indonesia Super League|2013]]
* '''[[Galatama]]'''
** '''Champions (1)''': [[Galatama|1992–93]]
* '''[[Liga Indonesia First Division]]'''
** '''Champions (1)''': [[Liga Indonesia First Division|2004]]

===Cups===
* '''[[Piala Indonesia]]'''
** '''Winners (2)''': [[2005 Copa Indonesia|2005]], [[2006 Copa Indonesia|2006]]
** Runners-up (1): [[2010 Piala Indonesia|2010]]
* '''[[:id:Piala Gubernur Jatim|East Java Governor Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (1)''': [[:id:Piala Gubernur Jatim 2013|2013]]
** Runners-up (2): 2008, 2012
* '''[[:id:Piala Menpora|Menpora Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (1)''': [[:id:Piala Menpora 2013|2013]]
* '''[[Inter Island Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (1)''': [[2014 Indonesian Inter Island Cup|2014/15]]
* '''[[Indonesia President's Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (4)''': [[2017 Indonesia President's Cup|2017]], [[2019 Indonesia President's Cup|2019]], [[2022 Indonesia President's Cup|2022]], [[2024 Piala Presiden (Indonesia)|2024]]

===Friendly===
* '''[[Trofeo Persija]]'''
** '''Winners (2)''': 2013, 2015
* '''SCM Cup'''
** '''Winners (1)''': [[:id:Piala SCM 2015|2015]]
* '''Bali Island Cup'''
** '''Winners (2)''': 2015, 2016
* '''Bhayangkara Cup'''
** '''Winners (2)''': [[:id:Piala Bhayangkara 2016|2016]], 2017
* '''[[Trofeo Ronaldinho]]'''
** Runner-up (1): 2022

==Ranking==
'''World clubs ranking'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://footballdatabase.com/clubs-ranking/arema|title=Ranking Club Arema FC, Ranking and Statistics|website=footballdatabase.com|language=en}}</ref>
{{updated|4 August 2024.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Current Rank</span> !! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Country</span> !! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Team</span> !! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Points</span>
|-
| 1381 ||{{flagicon|ECU}}||[[Gualaceo S.C.]] || 1310
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1382 ||{{flagicon|BEL}} ||[[R.A.E.C. Mons (1910)]] || 1310
|-
| 1383 ||{{flagicon|IDN}} || '''Arema FC''' || 1310
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1384 ||{{flagicon|JPN}} ||[[Kyoto Sanga FC]] || 1309
|-
| 1385 ||{{flagicon|EGY}} ||[[Telephonat Beni Suef SC]] || 1309
|}

'''AFC clubs ranking'''
{{updated|4 August 2024.}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Current Rank</span> !! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Country</span> !! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Team</span> !! style="background:#0000aa"|<span style="color:white;"> Points</span>
|-
| 142 || {{flagicon|KOR}} || [[Seongnam FC]] || 1310
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 143 || {{flagicon|IDN}} || [[Bhayangkara FC]] || 1310
|-
| 144 || {{flagicon|IDN}} || '''Arema FC''' || 1310
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 145 || {{flagicon|JPN}} || [[Kyoto Sanga FC]] || 1309
|-
| 146 || {{flagicon|KOR}} || [[Busan I'Park]] || 1308
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website}} {{in lang|in}}
* [https://ligaindonesiabaru.com/clubs/single/bri_liga_1_2022-2023/arema_fc Arema F.C.'s team profile] on Liga 1 official website {{in lang|in}}

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