Semen Padang F.C.

Semen Padang Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club based in Indarung, Padang, West Sumatra. Founded on 30 November 1980, they currently compete in the Liga 1 since 2024–25 season, following promotion.

Semen Padang

Full name	Semen Padang Football Club
Nickname(s)	Kabau Sirah (The Red Buffaloes)
Short name	SMP
Founded	30 November 1980; 43 years ago (1980-11-30)
Ground	Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium
Capacity	11,000
Owner	PT Kabau Sirah Semen Padang
Head coach	Eduardo Almeida
League	Liga 1
2023–24	Liga 2, 2nd (promoted)
Website	http://www.semenpadangfc.co.id/
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Active departments of Semen Padang
Football (Men's)	Football U-20 (Men's)	Football U-18 (Men's)	Football U-16 (Men's)

It made its debut by participating in Galatama First Division in 1980. In 1982, Semen Padang succeeded in winning the First Division and at the same time was promoted to the Galatama Premier Division.^[1]

Stadium

Haji Agus Salim Stadium

Semen Padang plays its home games at the Haji Agus Salim Stadium.^[2]

Supporters and rivalries

Supporters

Semen Padang has four main supporters groups, The Kerbau Merah Suporter (Kmers), Spartacs, UWS 1980 and Padang Fans. The Kmers is the oldest group, which was established on 14 November 2001. During Semen Padang matches, they usually occupy the north stands.^[3] Spartacs is currently the largest supporters group of the club which was founded on 18 May 2010. They occupy the south stand of the stadium.^[4]

Rivalries

Main article: Andalas derby

Semen Padang's main rivalry is with the nearby Sriwijaya from Palembang, representing the name and culture of each club's city and province.^[5][6][7]

Honours

Domestic
League/Division	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runners-up
Indonesia Premier League	1	0	2011–12
Liga 2	0	2		2018, 2023–24
Galatama First Division	1	0	1983[1]
Domestic
Cup Competitions	Titles	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runners-up
Piala Indonesia	0	1		2012
Indonesian Community Shield	1	0	2013
Piala Galatama	1	0	1992[8]

AFC (Asian competitions)

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup
  • 1993–94 – Quarter-finals
• AFC Cup
  • 2013 – Quarter-finals

Seasons

Recent history

Note: Only displaying from 2008-09 season since Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1) established

Season	Div	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Cup	Notes
2008–09	PD	7th (Group 1)	28	10	10	8	42	30	40	1st round
2009–10	PD	3rd	23	13	8	2	37	16	47	1st round	Promoted
2010–11	SL	4th	28	12	12	4	41	27	48
2011–12	PL	Champion	22	13	7	2	46	21	48	Runner Up
2013	PL	season not finished
2014	SL	3rd (2R: Group A)	26	14	6	6	40	25	48
2015	SL	season not finished
2016	ISC-A	8th	34	15	7	12	46	34	52
2017	L1	16th	34	9	8	17	34	51	35		Relegated
2018	L2	Runner Up	31	16	4	11	44	37	52	Round of 32	Promoted
2019	L1	17th	34	7	11	16	32	45	32		Relegated
2020	L2	season declared void
2021–22	L2	4th (1R: Group A)	10	2	4	4	10	12	10
2022–23	L2	season not finished
2023–24	L2	Runner Up	22	11	8	3	32	18	41		Promoted
2024–25	L1		34	0	0	0	0	0	0

Season to season

Note: Since Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1) launch in 2008–09 season, Liga Indonesia Premer Division (now Liga 2) dropped down to second tier.

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia 1994–95 1 PD 5th (West Division) – 1995–96 1 PD 9th (West Division) – 1996–97 1 PD 7th (West Division) – 1997–98 1 PD 9th (West Division) – 1998–99 1 PD 3rd (2R: Group P) – 1999–2000 1 PD 6th (West Division) – 2001 1 PD 7th (West Division) – 2002 1 PD Semifinal – 2003 1 PD 8th – 2004 1 PD 15th – 2005 1 PD 10th (West Division) Third Round 2006 1 PD 11th (West Division) Quarter Final 2007–08 1 PD 16th (West Division) Second Round

Season Tier Division Place Piala Indonesia 2008–09 2 PD 7th (1R: Group 1) First Round 2009–10 2 PD 3rd First Round 2010–11 1 SL 4th – 2011–12 1 PL Champion Runner Up 2013 1 PL not finished 2014 1 SL 3rd (2R: Group A) – 2015 1 SL not finished 2016 1 ISC-A 8th 2017 1 L1 16th – 2018 2 L2 Runner Up Round of 32 2019 1 L1 17th – 2020 2 L2 declared void – 2021–22 2 L2 4th (1R: Group A) – 2022–23 2 L2 not finished – 2023–24 2 L2 Runner Up – 2024–25 1 L1 –

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• 15 seasons in Premier Division (as first and second tier)
• 6 seasons in Liga 1
• 5 seasons in Liga 2
• 3 seasons in IPL and ISC-A

Performance in AFC competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1993–94	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round		Bye
		Second round		Cảng Sài Gòn	1–0	1–2
		Quarter-final		Nissan	2–1	0–11
2013	AFC Cup	Group		Kitchee	3–1	2–1
		Group		Churchill Brothers	3–1	2–2
		Group		Warriors	3–1	2–0
		Round of 16		SHB Đà Nẵng	2–1	-
		Quarter-final		East Bengal	1–1	0–1

World clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024^[9]

Current rank	Country	Club	Points
1356		Sporting Lagos F.C.	1313
1357		Envigado F.C.	1312
1358		Semen Padang	1312
1359		UTC	1312
1360		Shahr Khodro F.C.	1312

AFC clubs ranking

As of 4 August 2024

Current rank	Country	Club	Points
137		Al Raed FC	1314
138		Persebaya	1313
139		Semen Padang	1312
140		Shahr Khodro F.C.	1312
141		Paykan F.C.	1311

Players

Current squad

As of 10 August 2024^[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  IDN Miftah Anwar Sani (vice-captain) 3 DF  IDN Arif Budiyono 4 MF  ENG Charlie Scott 5 DF  KOR Kim Min-gyu 6 MF  IDN Muhammad Iqbal 7 MF  JPN Ryohei Michibuchi 8 MF  IDN Ricki Ariansyah 9 FW  VIN Cornelius Stewart 10 MF  BRA Bruno Dybal 11 FW  IDN Al Muzanni 12 DF  IDN Frendi Saputra 13 DF  IDN Dodi Alekvan Djin 14 MF  IDN Dimas Roni Saputra 15 FW  IDN Firman Juliansyah 18 MF  IDN Gala Pagamo 19 FW  IDN Muhamad Ridwan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  IDN Melcior Majefat 21 GK  IDN Diky Indriyana 22 DF  PAN Jan Carlos Vargas 23 MF  IDN Bayu Gatra 26 MF  IDN Drey Panyalay 27 DF  IDN Gilang Esa 31 MF  IDN Rosad Setiawan (captain) 32 FW  NGA Kenneth Ngwoke 33 GK  IDN Miswar Saputra 34 GK  IDN Ikram Algiffari 44 DF  CRO Tin Martić 66 DF  IDN Dwi Geno Nofiansyah 71 GK  IDN Teguh Amiruddin 79 FW  IDN Jorry Guruh 90 FW  IDN Ramadhan

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Eduardo Almeida
Assistant coach	Hengky Ardiles
Assistant coach	Dian Rama S.
Physical coach	Irwansyah
Goalkeeper coach	Zulkarnain Zakaria

References

1. "Indonesia – List of Second Level Champions". Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
2. "Stadion Sepakbola Indonesia: Stadion Haji Agus Salim". Archived from the original on 3 December 2009.
3. "Sosok Pemain Ke 12 Semen Padang FC". Info Sumbar (in Indonesian). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
4. "Suporter Semen Padang diminta jaga kekompakan". Antara Sumbar (in Indonesian). 4 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
5. "Sriwijaya FC Bungkam Semen Padang 5-0". Metro TV (in Indonesian). 6 February 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
6. "Derby Andalas, Milik Siapa?". kumparan.com (in Indonesian). 17 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
7. Marajo, Rizal. "SPFC vs SFC, The Real Derby Sumatra?". kompasiana.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
8. "Indonesia – List of Cup Winners" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
9. "Ranking Semen Padang F.C., Ranking and Statistics". footballdatabase.com.
10. "Daftar Pemain Semen Padang Liga 1". Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

External links

• Official website
• (in Indonesian) Club details (Indonesian Premier League)
• Spartacks (Supporters)
• The Kmers (Supporters)