2020 Persib Bandung season explained

The 2020 season was Persib's 87th season since its foundation, 24th consecutive season in the top-flight of Indonesian football, and 12th season competing in Liga 1.

Review

Pre-season

Persib began its transfer dealings with the return of veteran defender Victor Igbonefo after spending one season with PTT Rayong in Thailand.

On 10 January, Persib signed young striker Beni Oktovianto from Persiba Balikpapan. Six days later, the club acquired the services of goalkeeper Teja Paku Alam from Semen Padang.

On 18 January took part in the Asia Challenge Cup pre-season tournament, starting with 3–0 defeat to Selangor.^[1] The next day, they were leading 2–0 over Hanoi at half time before the match was abandoned due to heavy rain.^[2]

On 21 January, last season's top scorer, Ezechiel N'Douassel left the club to join Bhayangkara for an undisclosed fee, with a clause in his contract prohibiting him to play against Persib.^[3]

On 4 February, Persib announced the return of winger Zulham Zamrun having spent three seasons away from the club.

On 10 February, Persib completed the signings of two foreign strikers, Wander Luiz and Geoffrey Castillion.

On 26 February, Umuh Muchtar resigned from his position as Persib team manager but will remain in the ranks of the club's management structure.^[4]

March

Persib started the season with a 3–0 win over Persela, courtesy of two goals from Wander Luiz and one from Geoffrey Castillion, in the opening day of Liga 1.^[5] Wander Luiz would score again in the next match against Arema, scoring from the spot as Persib won 2–1.^[6] Maung Bandung kept the momentum going with a 2–1 win over PSS. Wander Luiz and Castillion were once again on the scoresheet as Persib were on top of the league before it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Robert Alberts[8]
Assistant coach	Budiman Yunus
Goalkeeping coach	Luizinho Passos[9]
Fitness coach	Yaya Sunarya
Doctor	Mohammad Raffi Ghani
Physiotherapist	Benidektus Adi Prianto
General secretary	Yudiana
Masseur 1	Sutisna
Masseur 2	Iyang Maulana
Kitman 1	Fikri Apriansyah
Kitman 2	Zulkarnaen

Source:Persib.co.id

Players

Team information

No.	Name	Nat.	Date of birth	Since	Contract until	Joined from
Goalkeepers
14	Teja Paku Alam		1994 3, df=yes	2020	2021[10]	Semen Padang
29	Dhika Bayangkara		1992 4, df=yes	2019	2020[11]	PSS Sleman
78	I Made Wirawan (vice-captain)		1981 1, df=yes	2013	2020	Persiba Balikpapan
Defenders
2	Nick Kuipers		1992 10, df=yes	2019	2020	ADO Den Haag
3	Ardi Idrus		1993 1, df=yes	2018	2020	PSS Sleman
12	Henhen Herdiana		1995 9, df=yes	2017	2021[12]	Persib Bandung U-21
15	Fabiano Beltrame		1982 8, df=yes	2019	2020	Madura United
22	Supardi Nasir (captain)		1983 4, df=yes	2017	2020[13]	Sriwijaya
27	Zalnando		1996 12, df=yes	2019	2021	Sriwijaya
32	Victor Igbonefo (4th captain)		1985 10, df=yes	2020	2022[14]	PTT Rayong
66	Mario Jardel		2000 11, df=yes	2018	2021[15]	Persib Bandung U-19
Midfielders
7	Beckham Putra		2001 10, df=yes	2018	2021[16]	Persib Bandung U-19
8	Abdul Aziz		1994 2, df=yes	2019	2020	PSMS Medan
10	Esteban Vizcarra		1986 4, df=yes	2019	2020[17]	Sriwijaya
11	Dedi Kusnandar (3rd captain)		1991 7, df=yes	2017	2020[18]
13	Febri Haryadi		1996 2, df=yes	2015	2020	Persib Bandung U-21
18	Gian Zola		1998 8, df=yes	2015	2022[19]	Persib Bandung U-21
21	Frets Butuan		1996 6, df=yes	2019	2020	PSMS Medan
23	Kim Kurniawan		1990 3, df=yes	2016	2021	Pelita Bandung Raya
77	Ghozali Siregar		1992 7, df=yes	2018	2020[20]	PSM Makassar
91	Omid Nazari		1991 4, df=yes	2019	2020[21]	Ceres-Negros
93	Erwin Ramdani		1993 3, df=yes	2019	2020	PSMS Medan
Forwards
9	Wander Luiz		1992 2, df=yes	2020	2020[22]	Becamex Binh Duong
17	Zulham Zamrun		1988 2, df=yes	2020	2020[23]	PSM Makassar
20	Geoffrey Castillion		1991 5, df=yes	2020	2020[24]	Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
82	Beni Oktovianto		1998 10, df=yes	2020	2020[25]	Persiba Balikpapan

Transfers

In

		Name	From	Fee	Date	Source
First transfer window
32	DF	Victor Igbonefo	PTT Rayong	Free
82	FW	Beni Oktovianto	Persiba Balikpapan	Free
14		Teja Paku Alam	Semen Padang	Free
17	FW	Zulham Zamrun	PSM Makassar	Free	4 February 2020	[26]
9	FW	Wander Luiz	Becamex Binh Duong	Free	10 February 2020
20	FW	Geoffrey Castillion	Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar	Free	10 February 2020

Out

	Name	To	Fee	Date	Source
First transfer window
FW	Muchlis Hadi	Free Transfer	Released		[27]
MF	Hariono	Free Transfer	Released		[28]
FW	Kevin van Kippersluis	Free Transfer	Released		[29]
FW	Ezechiel N'Douassel	Bhayangkara	Undisclosed	21 January 2020	[30]
MF	Billy Keraf	Kalteng Putra	Free	12 March 2020	[31]

On loan

		Name	Loan to	Since	Until	Source
First transfer window
1		Muhammad Natshir	Bandung United	17 January 2020	End of season	[32]
30		Aqil Savik	Bandung United	17 January 2020	End of season
16	DF	Achmad Jufriyanto	Bhayangkara	4 February 2020	31 December 2020	[33]
19	DF	Indra Mustafa	Bandung United		End of season	[34]
98	FW	Wildan Ramdhani	Bandung United		End of season
	DF	Puja Abdillah	Bandung United		End of season
	MF	Agung Mulyadi	Bandung United		End of season

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Liga 1	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
Piala Indonesia	-	-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-!Total||3||3||0||0||7||2||+5||100.00|} Liga 1 See main article: article. Matches Squad statistics Appearances and goals No. Pos. Name Liga 1 Piala Indonesia Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 DF Nick Kuipers 3 0 - - 3 0 3 DF Ardi Idrus 3 0 - - 3 0 7 MF Beckham Putra 0 (1) 0 - - 0 (1) 0 8 MF Abdul Aziz 0 0 - - 0 0 9 FW Wander Luiz 3 4 - - 3 4 10 MF Esteban Vizcarra 3 0 - - 3 0 11 MF Dedi Kusnandar 0 (3) 0 - - 0 (3) 0 12 DF Henhen Herdiana 0 0 - - 0 0 13 MF Febri Haryadi 2 (1) 0 - - 2 (1) 0 14 GK Teja Paku Alam 2 0 - - 2 0 15 DF Fabiano Beltrame 0 (1) 0 - - 0 (1) 0 17 FW Zulham Zamrun 0 (1) 0 - - 0 (1) 0 18 MF Gian Zola 0 0 - - 0 0 20 FW Geoffrey Castillion 3 2 - - 3 2 21 MF Frets Butuan 1 (2) 0 - - 1 (2) 0 22 DF Supardi Nasir 3 0 - - 3 0 23 MF Kim Kurniawan 3 0 - - 3 0 27 DF Zalnando 0 0 - - 0 0 29 GK Dhika Bhayangkara 0 0 - - 0 0 32 DF Victor Igbonefo 3 0 - - 3 0 66 DF Mario Jardel 0 0 - - 0 0 77 MF Ghozali Siregar 0 0 - - 0 0 78 GK I Made Wirawan 1 0 - - 1 0 82 FW Beni Oktovianto 0 0 - - 0 0 91 MF Omid Nazari 3 0 - - 3 0 93 MF Erwin Ramdani 0 0 - - 0 0 Goalscorers Rank No. Pos. Name Liga 1 Piala Indonesia Total 1 9 FW Wander Luiz 4 - 4 2 20 FW Geoffrey Castillion 2 - 2 Total 6 - 6 Assists Rank No. Pos. Name Liga 1 Piala Indonesia Total 1 20 FW Geoffrey Castillion 1 - 1 21 MF Frets Butuan 1 -|-|9|FW|align="left" | Wander Luiz|1|- 22 DF Supardi Nasir 1 -|-! colspan="4" |Total!1!-!1|} Goalkeeping statistics -||1|0|-|10|MF| align="left" | Esteban Vizcarra| 0|0| -| -|0|0|-| 11| MF| align="left" | Dedi Kusnandar||0||0||-| -||0|0|-| 12| DF| align="left" | Henhen Herdiana||0||0||-||-||0|0|-|13|MF| align="left" | Febri Haryadi|0|0| -| -|0|0|-|14|GK| align="left" | Teja Paku Alam|0|0| -| -|0|0|-| 15| DF| align="left" | Fabiano Beltrame||0||0||-||-||0|0|-|17|FW| align="left" | Zulham Zamrun|0|0| -| -|0|0|-| 18| MF| align="left" | Gian Zola||0||0||-||-||0|0|-|20|FW| align="left" | Geoffrey Castillion| 1|0| -| -|1|0|-| 21| MF| align="left" | Frets Butuan||0||0||-||-||0|0|-|22|DF| align="left" | Supardi Nasir| 2|0| -| -|2|0|-| 23| MF| align="left" | Kim Kurniawan||1||0||-| -||1|0|-| 27| DF| align="left" | Zalnando||0||0||-| -||0||0|-| 29| GK| align="left" | Dhika Bhayangkara||0||0|| -|| -||0||0|-|32|DF| align="left" | Victor Igbonefo| 1|0| -| -|1|0|-| 66| DF| align="left" | Mario Jardel||0||0||-||-||0|0|-| 77| MF| align="left" | Ghozali Siregar||0||0||-||-||0|0|-|78|GK| align="left" | I Made Wirawan|0|0| -| -|0|0|-| 82| FW| align="left" | Beni Oktovianto||0||0||-| -||0|0|-|91|MF| align="left" | Omid Nazari| 0|0| -| -|0|0|-| 93| MF| align="left" | Erwin Ramdani||0||0||-| -||0|0|-! colspan="3" |Total||8||0||-||-||8||0|} External links Unofficial website Persib Bandung on FIFA Persib Bandung on Liga Indonesia

Notes and References

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3. Web site: Kusdaroji. Reno. 23 January 2020. Ada 'Minus' di Transfer Ezechiel N'Douassel, Bhayangkara FC Tidak Terima. 6 August 2020. BolaStylo.com. id.
4. Web site: Umuh Muchtar Mundur dari Manajer Persib Jelang Liga 1 2020. 2020-08-10. tirto.id. id.
5. Web site: Firdaus. Fitra. 1 March 2020. Hasil Persib vs. Persela Skor 3–0: Tempel MU di Puncak Klasemen. 6 August 2020. tirto.id. id.
6. Web site: Jo. Beni. 8 March 2020. Hasil Arema vs. Persib Skor Akhir 1–2, Maung Bandung Pimpin Klasemen. 6 August 2020. tirto.id. id.
7. Web site: Widiastuti. Rina. 15 March 2020. Hasil Liga 1 2020: Persib Kalahkan PSS Sleman 2–1. 6 August 2020. Tempo. en.
8. Web site: Hatur Nuhun Radovic, Wilujeng Sumping Rene Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
9. Web site: PERSIB Kontrak Luizinho Passos Gantikan Gatot Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
10. Web site: PERSIB Resmi Kontrak Teja Paku Alam Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
11. Web site: Jamil. Eneng Reni Nuraisyah. 14 January 2020. Kiper Pelapis Persib Ini Peroleh Perpanjangan Kontrak. 8 August 2020. AYOBANDUNG.com. id.
12. Web site: Nugraha. Ferdyan Adhy. 26 December 2018. Dapat Tawaran dari Beberapa Klub Liga 1, Henhen Herdiana Tetap Setia. 8 August 2020. Tribun Jabar. id-ID.
13. Web site: PERSIB Perpanjang Kontrak Supardi Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-26.
14. Web site: Igbonefo Kembali Berbaju PERSIB Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
15. Web site: Persib Perpanjang Kontrak Pemain Muda Ini Hingga 2021. BobotohID. BOBOTOH PERSIB. 2020-01-28. 2020-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128165425/https://bobotoh.id/baca/persib-perpanjang-kontrak-pemain-muda-ini-hingga-2021. dead.
16. Web site: Persib Kontrak Beckham Putra dan Sjafril Lestaluhu 3 Tahun. Bola.com. 2019-02-11. bola.com. id. 2020-01-16.
17. Web site: Kontrak Vizcarra Diperpanjang Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-22.
18. Web site: Kontrak Baru Bikin Dado Lebih Bersemangat Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
19. Web site: Teken Kontrak Dua Tahun, Gian Zola Usung Motivasi Baru. 2020-01-26. Persib Bandung Berita Online simamaung.com. en-US. 2020-01-28.
20. Web site: Dado dan Gozo Perpanjang Kontrak Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
21. Web site: PERSIB Perpanjang Kontrak Nazari Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-25.
22. Web site: PERSIB Resmi Kontrak Wander Luiz Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-02-10.
23. Web site: Diikat Setahun, Waktu Pembuktian Zulham Zamrun. 2020-02-04. Persib Bandung Berita Online simamaung.com. en-US. 2020-02-04.
24. Web site: PERSIB Kontrak Castillion Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-02-10.
25. Web site: PERSIB Resmi Kontrak Beni Oktovianto Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
26. Web site: Resmi, Pemain Ini Kembali ke PERSIB Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-02-04.
27. Web site: Harahap. Zulfirdaus. 15 April 2020. Cerita Pemain Muda Potensial yang Kariernya Meredup di Indonesia. 8 August 2020. bola.com. id.
28. Web site: Nomor Punggung 24 Milik Hariono Diistirahatkan Official Persib Web. persib.co.id. 2020-01-16.
29. Web site: Dilepas Persib Bandung, Kevin van Kippersluis Buka Suara - Bolasport.com. Bolasport.com. www.bolasport.com. id. 2020-01-16.
30. Web site: Prasetya. Mochamad Hary. 21 January 2020. BREAKING NEWS - Ezechiel Ndouassel Resmi ke Bhayangkara FC - Bolasport.com. 8 August 2020. BolaSport.com. id.
31. Web site: Gantina. Tyas Siti. 3 May 2020. Sempat Pegang Rekor Pencetak Gol Termuda, Simak Profil Lengkap Fulgensius Billy Paji Keraf - Pikiran Rakyat Cirebon. 8 August 2020. Pikiran Rakyat Cirebon. id.
32. Web site: Snaz. Erwin. 16 January 2020. Teja Paku Alam Gabung, Persib Pinjamkan 2 Kiper ke Bandung United. 16 January 2020. Bola.com. id.
33. Web site: Baru. PT Liga Indonesia. 5 February 2020. Bhayangkara FC Pinjam Achmad Jufriyanto dari Persib. usurped. https://web.archive.org/web/20200205154743/https://liga-indonesia.id/news/detail/Bhayangkara-FC-Pinjam-Achmad-Jufriyanto-dari-Persib. 5 February 2020. 5 February 2020. Liga Indonesia. id.
34. Web site: Rahman. Arif. 16 February 2020. Persib Pinjamkan 4 Pemain Mudanya ke Tim Satelit. 8 August 2020. INDOSPORT. en.