2025–26 Arema F.C. season

Arema F.C.
2025–26 season
CEOIwan Budianto
Head coachMarquinhos Santos[1]
StadiumKanjuruhan Stadium
Super League3rd
Top goalscorerDalberto (4)
Highest home attendance2,336 (vs. PSBS, 11 August 2025)
Lowest home attendance2,336

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

Transfers

In

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

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
4 DF Indonesia Syaeful Anwar Free agent Free 14 June 2025 [15]
16 MF Indonesia Daffa Fahish Free agent Free 14 June 2025 [15]
21 FW Indonesia Flabio Soares Free agent Free 14 June 2025 [15]
22 GK Indonesia Dicki Agung Indonesia Sumsel United Free 14 June 2025 [15]
11 FW Australia Charles Lokolingoy South Korea Chungnam Asan Free 23 June 2025 [16]
MF Indonesia Kevin Armedyah Free agent Free 1 July 2025

Loan Out

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
DF Brazil Thales Lira Indonesia Persija 26 July 2025 30 June 2026 [17]

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 England Oxford United 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 6 Advance to the Final
2 Indonesia Liga Indonesia All-Stars 2 0 1 1 5 8 −3 1 Advance to the Third place play-off
3 Indonesia 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
30 August 2025 Persijap A
13 September 2025 Dewa United Banten H
22 September 2025 Persib H
28 September 2025 Persis A
5 October 2025 Persita H
19 October 2025 PSM A
26 October 2025 Borneo Samarinda H
3 November 2025 Semen Padang A
8 November 2025 Persija H
21 November 2025 Persebaya A
29 November 2025 Malut United A
23 December 2025 Madura United 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persija 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Qualification for the
2026–27 AFC Champions League Two play-offs
2 Borneo Samarinda 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Qualification for the
2026–27 AFC Challenge League play-offs
3 Arema 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
4 Malut United 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4
5 Persijap 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 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.[18]

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

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

Top scorers

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Liga 1 Total
1 FW 94 Brazil Dalberto 4 4
2 MF 10 Brazil Valdeci 1 1
Total 5 5

References

  1. ^ @aremafcofficial; (26 June 2025). "𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡🦁 Mr. Marcos Santos Selamat bertugas Coach 🫡💙". Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via Instagram.
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  3. ^ @aremafcofficial; (14 June 2025). "𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟, Adi Satryo is BLUE!!! 💙🦁 Btw apa ada rekomendasi bakso buat Adi? 😅". Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @aremafcofficial; (16 June 2025). "𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹, Dwiki Mardiyanto🦁🤝💙". Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ a b @aremafcofficial; (24 June 2025). "𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝑴𝒖𝒅𝒂🤩 Arema FC resmi memperkenalkan rekrutan terbaru 2 pemain muda Dimas Aryaguna & Razzaa Fachrezi untuk menambah kedalaman skuad Tim Singo Edan, keduanya telah diikat perjanjian kerjasama jangka panjang. Ayo berjuang dan berkembang bersama Singo Edan!!! 🦁✊💙". Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ @aremafcofficial; (26 June 2025). "𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧, winger baru Singo Edan asal Brasil! 💨🇧🇷🦁". Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  7. ^ @aremafcofficial; (26 June 2025). "𝐁𝐞𝐦-𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢✊🇧🇷 Samba maniaaaa, mantap! New Attack Midfielder ready bolo!!! Selamat datang di Bumi Arema, Valdeci 🦁💙". Retrieved 26 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ @aremafcofficial; (30 June 2025). "𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐊.🧩🇧🇷 Arema FC resmi memperkenalkan pemain baru berposisi sebagai bek bernama Odivan Koerich, bergabungnya Odivan diharapkan semakin memperkokoh lini pertahanan Singo Edan di musim ini". Retrieved 30 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @aremafcofficial; (1 July 2025). "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥🦁🇧🇷 Arema FC resmi menggenapi pemain asing baru berposisi sebagai bek bernama Yann Motta Pinto. Selamat Datang @y_mottaoficial04 ✊✅". Retrieved 1 July 2025 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ @aremafcofficial; (21 July 2025). "𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚, 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐨🦁🇦🇷 Arema FC resmi menambah amunisi baru untuk menambah kekuatan di lini serang berposisi sebagai pemain sayap, Ian Lucas Puleio Araya adalah pemain asal Argentina dan berusia 27 Tahun. Berikan yang terbaik untuk Arema FC! ✊💙". Retrieved 21 July 2025 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ @aremafcofficial; (1 August 2025). "𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 🦁🇧🇷 Selamat Datang @btinhobf 💙". Retrieved 1 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ @aremafcofficial; (4 August 2025). "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩🦁🚪🇧🇷 Selamat Datang @lgustavot 💙". Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  13. ^ @aremafcofficial; (7 August 2025). "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧 🦁 Komitmen membangun squad masa depan ditengah persiapan super league Fikri Arjidan is blue! 🦁✊💙". Retrieved 7 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ @aremafcofficial; (8 August 2025). "𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐬🦁🇧🇷 Arema FC resmi mendatangkan defender tangguh asal Brazil bernama Matheus Blade, bergabungnya Matheus semakin memperkokoh lini pertahanan Singo Edan di musim ini". Retrieved 8 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ a b c d @aremafcofficial; (14 June 2025). "𝑹𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒎 𝑵𝒖𝒘𝒖𝒔 🦁💙 @syaefulanwar244 @dickiagungs01 @flabiolasoares21 @dafahis Terima Kasih atas dedikasi dan kerja keras yang Umak berikan selama memperkuat Arema FC, semoga sukses untuk karir berikutnya dimanapun berada". Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ @aremafcofficial; (23 June 2025). "𝑵𝒖𝒘𝒖𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒌𝒐𝒍𝒊🦁💙 @charlesngoy_ Terima Kasih atas kerjasamanya dalam 2 musim berjuang bersama untuk Tim singo Edan". Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  17. ^ @aremafcofficial; (26 July 2025). "𝑺𝒖𝒌𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒍𝒖 @thaleslira40 🦁✊💙 Dimana pun berada, bawalah Jiwa Singamu! Arema FC resmi melepas Thales Lira dengan status dipinjamkan". Retrieved 26 July 2025 – via Instagram.
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