2018 Persib Bandung season explained

The 2018 season is Persib Bandung's 85th competitive season. Along with Liga 1, the club will compete in cup tournaments which yet to be announced.

Month by month review

December 2017

The team has announced Mario Gómez as a new coach. The Argentine coach was appointed to handle Persib in 2018 League 1 seasonRoberto Carlos Mario Gomez was signed by Persib for two years.^[3] Earlier in 2017 Roberto Carlos Mario Gomez was appointed as Malaysian national football team's head coach by FAM president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, but he then asked for a higher salary and was therefore rejected as it was expensive.^[4]

January 2018

Some players were recruited by the coach, including Eka Ramdani, Oh In-kyun, Bojan Malisic, Airlangga Sutjipto, Victor Igbonefo and the coach recruited players from Persib U-19 which is the second winner of League 1 U-19 namely Muhammad Aqil Savik and Indra Mustafa. In spite of all that, Persib must also be left behind the flagship player who is the top scorer of Persib last season, Raphael Maitimo who decided to strengthen the other contestants of League 1, Madura United. Not only that, Persib also left behind importers from Japan Shohei Matsunaga, Jajang Sukmara which strengthens PSMS Medan, duo young players Angga Febryanto and Ahmad Baasith who strengthen different clubs, namely PS Tira Bantul and Persela Lamongan. Meanwhile, the fate of their strikers Sergio van Dijk and Tantan is still waiting for management's decision regarding their contract.

In their preseason event, Persib decided to follow the annual event of the Presidential Cup which they won in 2015 ago. They are in the "hell" group with other big teams, namely PSM Makassar, Sriwijaya F.C and second winner of League 2 PSMS Medan handled by their former coach, Djajang Nurdjaman. Persib Bandung undergo the first fight against Sriwijaya F.C. as well as the opening match of the 2018 Presidential Cup. Despite their dominant defeat of the visitors, they were able to clinch a 1–0 victory over the visitors.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Umuh Muchtar
Head coach
Assistant coach	Fernando Soler
Goalkeeping coach	Anwar Sanusi
Fitness coach	Yaya Sunarya
Doctor	Mohammad Rafi Ghani
Physioterapist	Benidektus Adi Prianto
General Secretary	Yudiana

Source:^{[5] [6]}

Squad information

First-team squad

No.	Name	Nat.	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed in	Contract until	Signed from	Transfer Fee	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Muhammad Natshir		1993 2, df=yes	2014	2018	Arema Cronus	?
30	Aqil Savik		1999 1, df=yes	2018		Persib Bandung U-19	?	Under-23 Player
78	I Made Wirawan		1981 1, df=yes	2013	2018	Persiba Balikpapan	?
Defenders
3	Ardi Idrus		1993 1, df=yes	2018	2020	Semen Padang F.C.	?
4	Bojan Mališić		1985 1, df=yes	2018	2019	Davao Aguilas F.C.	?		Foreign player
6	Tony Sucipto		1986 2, df=yes	2012	2018	Persija Jakarta	?
12	Henhen Herdiana		1995 9, df=yes	2017		Persib Bandung U-21	?	Under-23 Player
16	Indra Mustafa		1999 6, df=yes	2018	2019	Persib Bandung U-19	?	Under-23 Player
21	Mario Jardel		2000 11, df=yes	2018		Persib Bandung U-19	?	Persib Bandung U-19
22	Supardi Nasir		1983 4, df=yes	2017		Sriwijaya F.C.	?	Captain
32	Victor Igbonefo		1988 11, df=yes	2018	2020	Nakhon Ratchasima	?
94	Mochamad Sabillah		1994 5, df=yes	2018		Persibat Batang	?
Midfielders
7	Atep		1985 6, df=yes	2008	2018	Persija Jakarta	?
11	Dedi Kusnandar		1991 7, df=yes	2017		Sabah FA	?
13	Febri Haryadi		1996 2, df=yes	2015	2020	Persib Bandung U-21	?	Under-23 Player
14	Agung Mulyadi		1997 3, df=yes	2017		Diklat Persib	?	Under-23 Player
23	Kim Kurniawan		1990 3, df=yes	2016	2021	Pelita Bandung Raya	?
24	Hariono		1985 10, df=yes	2008	2018	Deltras Sidoarjo	?	2nd Vice Captain
27	Puja Abdillah		1996 11, df=yes	2017		Persib Bandung U-21	?	Under-23 Player
33	Oh In-kyun		1985 1, df=yes	2018		Mitra Kukar F.C.	?	Foreign Player
77	Ghozali Siregar		1992 7, df=yes	2018		PSM Makassar	?
80	Eka Ramdani		1984 6, df=yes	2018	2019	Persela Lamongan	?
93	Beckham Putra		2001 10, df=yes	2018		Persib Bandung U-19	?	Persib Bandung U-19
Forwards
9	Airlangga Sutjipto		1985 11, df=yes	2018		Sriwijaya F.C.	?
10	Ezechiel N'Douassel		1988 4, df=yes	2017	2020	Hapoel Tel Aviv	?	Foreign Player
19	Ilham Qolba		1999 5, df=yes	2018		Persib Bandung U-19	?	Persib Bandung U-19
37	Muchlis Hadi		1996 10, df=yes	2018		Free Transfer	?	Under-23 Player
88	Patrich Wanggai		1988 6, df=yes	July 2018	Januari 2019[7]	Sriwijaya F.C.	?
98	Wildan Ramdani		1998 12, df=yes	2018	2021[8]	Persib Bandung U-19	?	Under-23 Player
99	Jonathan Bauman		1991 3, df=yes	2018		AOK Kerkyra	?	Foreign Player

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Liga 1	Matchday 1	4th	26 March 2018	8 December 2018
Piala Indonesia	First Round	In Progress	15 August 2018
Total	Liga 1 See main article: 2018 Liga 1. Matches First round Second round Notes: Piala Indonesia See main article: 2018–19 Piala Indonesia. Matches First round Second round Notes: Statistics Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 14 November 2018.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club

Top scorers

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

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=50	Liga 1	width=50	Piala Indonesia	width=50	Total
1	CF	10	Ezechiel N'Douassel	15	0	15
2	CF	99	Jonathan Bauman	10	0	10
3	MF	77	Ghozali Siregar	4	0	4
4	AM	33	Oh In-kyun	3	0	3
	FW	88	Patrich Wanggai	3	0	3
	DF	22	Supardi Nasir	3	0	3
7	DF	4	Bojan Mališić	2	0	2
	MF	7	Atep	1	1	2
9	FW	37	Muchlis Hadi	1	0	1
	MF	13	Febri Haryadi	1	0	1
	FW	9	Airlangga Sutjipto	0	1	1
Own goals				2	0	2
Total				43	2	45

Clean Sheets

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

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=50	Liga 1	width=50	Piala Indonesia	width=50	Total
1	GK	1	Muhammad Natshir	10	0	10
2	GK	78	I Made Wirawan	1	0	1
Total				11	0	11

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Persib Bandung first squad during the season.

				Name	Liga 1			Piala Indonesia			Total			Notes
					width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30			width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
1	99	FW		Jonathan Bauman	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
2	33	MF		Oh In-kyun	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
3	10	FW		Ezechiel N'Douassel	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	22	DF		Supardi Nasir	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	4	DF		Bojan Mališić	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	1	GK		Muhammad Natshir	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	3	DF		Ardi Idrus	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	77	MF		Ghozali Siregar	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	11	MF		Dedi Kusnandar	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14	MF		Agung Mulyadi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	94	DF		Mochamad Sabillah	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	80	MF		Eka Ramdani	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
13	24	MF		Hariono	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	13	MF		Febri Haryadi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	88	FW		Patrich Wanggai	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	78	GK		I Made Wirawan	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6	DF		Tony Sucipto	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	16	DF		Indra Mustafa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Airlangga Sutjipto	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Last updated:
Source: SoccerwayOnly competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

New contracts

Promotion from Persib Bandung U-19

		scope=col style="width:200px;"	Player	scope=col style="width:250px;"	Transferred From	scope=col style="width:150px;"	Fee	scope=col style="width:78px;"	Date	Source
30		Aqil Savik	Persib Bandung U-19
16		Indra Mustafa	Persib Bandung U-19
98		Wildan Ramdani	Persib Bandung U-19			[9]
21		Mario Jardel	Persib Bandung U-19			[10]
93		Beckham Putra	Persib Bandung U-19
19		Ilham Qolba	Persib Bandung U-19

In

		scope=col style="width:200px;"	Player	scope=col style="width:250px;"	Transferred From	scope=col style="width:150px;"	Fee	scope=col style="width:78px;"	Date	Source
33		Oh In-kyun	Mitra Kukar
32		Victor Igbonefo	Nakhon Ratchasima F.C.
4		Bojan Mališić	Davao Aguilas F.C.
80		Eka Ramdani	Persela Lamongan
9		Airlangga Sutjipto	Sriwijaya F.C.
37		Muchlis Hadi	Free Transfer
77		Ghozali Siregar	PSM Makassar
99		Jonathan Bauman	AOK Kerkyra
94		Mochamad Sabillah	Persibat Batang
3		Ardi Idrus	Semen Padang F.C.
88		Patrich Wanggai	Sriwijaya F.C.			[11]

Out

		scope=col style="width:200px;"	Player	scope=col style="width:250px;"	Transferred To	scope=col style="width:150px;"	Fee	scope=col style="width:78px;"	Date	Source
3		Vladimir Vujović	Bhayangkara F.C.
10		Raphael Maitimo	Madura United F.C.
17		Shohei Matsunaga	Free Transfer
15		Angga Febryanto	PS TNI
19		Ahmad Baasith	Persela Lamongan
18		Jajang Sukmara	PSMS Medan
16		Achmad Jufriyanto	Kuala Lumpur F.A.
9		Sergio van Dijk	VV Pelikaan-S
82		Tantan	Retired

Loan Out

		scope=col style="width:200px;"	Player	scope=col style="width:250px;"	Loaned to	scope=col style="width:150px;"	Start	scope=col style="width:78px;"	End	Source
31		Agung Pribadi	Persela			[12]
2		Wildansyah	Borneo			[13]
20		Billy Keraf	Borneo
8		Gian Zola	Persela			[14]
89		Imam Arief Fadillah	PSM Makasar			[15]

Notes and References

1. News: Indonesian giants Persib hire ex-JDT boss Mario Gomez - FOX Sports Asia. 2017-11-28. FOX Sports Asia. 2017-11-29. en-US.
2. Web site: Glenn Sugita "Kultwit" soal Kondisi Persib - Kompas.com. Kompas Cyber. Media. 14 November 2017.
3. Web site: Roberto Carlos Mario Gomez Resmi Jadi Pelatih Persib - Pikiran-Rakyat.com.
4. News: Mario, you're out!. 7 April 2017. The Star (Malaysia).
5. Web site: Informasi klub official. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923042734/http://www.persib.co.id/persib/informasi-club/official.aspx. 23 September 2016. dead.
6. Web site: Fisioterapis Persib Asal Cimahi. 28 February 2017.
7. Web site: PERSIB KONTRAK WANGGAI ENAM BULAN. persib.co.id. 17 July 2018.
8. Web site: PERSIB RESMI KONTRAK WILDAN RAMDANI. persib.co.id. 17 July 2018.
9. Web site: PERSIB RESMI KONTRAK WILDAN RAMDANI . persib.co.id . 15 July 2018.
10. Web site: PERSIB BAWA BECKHAM, QOLBA DAN JARDEL KE TASIKMALAYA . persib.co.id . 15 August 2018.
11. Web site: RESMI: Persib Bandung Tampung Patrich Wanggai . goal.com/id . 15 July 2018.
12. Web site: Persib Bandung Resmi Pinjamkan M. Agung Pribadi Ke Persela Lamongan. fourfourtwo.com. 30 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162616/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/id/news/persib-bandung-resmi-pinjamkan-m-agung-pribadi-ke-persela-lamongan. 8 July 2018. dead.
13. Web site: PERSIB RAMPUNGKAN PEMINJAMAN WILDANSYAH DAN BILLY OLEH BORNEO FC . persib.co.id . 15 July 2018.
14. Web site: Persib Pinjamkan Gian Zola Ke Persela . liga-indonesia.id . 28 July 2018 . 28 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180728190907/https://liga-indonesia.id/berita/persib-pinjamkan-gian-zola-ke-persela . usurped .
15. Web site: MENUNDA IMPIAN, IMAM SIAP MERANTAU LAGI . persib.co.id . 30 July 2018.