Hizbul Wathan F.C.

Hizbul Wathan Football Club is a professional Indonesian football team based in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java. They compete in the second tier of Indonesian league, Liga 2.

Hizbul Wathan FC
Full nameHizbul Wathan Football Club
Nickname(s)Sun Warriors
The Sun Turtles[1][2]
Short nameHWFC
PSHW Sidoarjo
Founded1970 (1970), as Persigo Gorontalo
2017 (2017), as Semeru FC
2020 (2020), as Hizbul Wathan FC
GroundGelora Delta Stadium
Sidoarjo
Capacity35,000
OwnerMuhammadiyah East Java Region Leadership[3]
ChairmanDhimam Abror
CoachFreddy Muli
LeagueLiga 3
2021Liga 2/1st round (Group C), 6th (relegated)

History

Semeru FC is an amalgamation of other Lumajang regional teams. In 2017, hopes of promoting regional football and building community pride.,[4] regent ASAT Malik met with local football clubs including Persigo Gorontalo, based in Gorontalo to discuss a merger. The owner of Persigo Gorontalo, Ngateman, and ASAT Malik finalized a merger agreement and renamed Persigo Gorontalo to Semeru FC.

In forming Semeru FC, local Lumajang footballers hope to raise the standard of their play and break into national football. As of 2017 the team was in the Liga Nusantara level.

On 25 February 2020, Muhammadiyah East Java Region Leadership confirmed that it has acquired Semeru FC, one of the participating Liga 2 football clubs. They acquired Semeru FC who this season competed in Liga 2. In addition, they will compete under the name PS Hizbul Wathan and headquartered at the Gelora Delta Stadium. The Chairman of PW Muhammadiyah East Java M. Saad Ibrahim said, the acquisition was carried out because Muhammadiyah wanted to preach through football.

Despite being a new territory, the organization founded by KH Ahmad Dahlan wanted to instill the values of Islam, nationality and humanity through football. Its cadres like Soeratin used to be the pioneers of the birth of PSSI. History is trying to be knitted again. One of the steps taken by the Head of Muhammadiyah Region (PWM) of East Java.[5][6]

  • Persigo Semeru FC Logo (2017-2019)
    Persigo Semeru FC Logo (2017-2019)

Source[7]

Coaching Staff
Position Name
Head CoachIndonesia Freddy Muli
Assistant CoachIndonesia Yusman Mulyono
Fitness CoachIndonesia Kodari Amir
Goalkeeper CoachIndonesia Muhammad Adam

Stadium

Hizbul Wathan Football Club Sidoarjo plays their home matches at Gelora Delta Stadium in 2020.

References
  1. "Profil Tim Liga 2 Indonesia PS Hizbul Wathan, Klub Sepak Bola Milik Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah - Surabaya Network".
  2. "Profil Hizbul Wathan FC".
  3. "BREAKING NEWS - Pimpinan Wilayah Muhammadiyah Jatim Akusisi Klub Liga 2 Semeru FC Lumajang". surabaya.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. Ari D. P. "Persigo Merger dengan Semeru FC, Lumajang Punya Klub di Liga 2 | TOPSKOR". M.topskor.id. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. Mohammad Ilham, ed. (27 February 2020). "PS Hizbul Wathan Akuisisi Semeru FC, Pilih Home Base Di Sidoarjo". jawapos.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  6. Redaksi. "Klub Liga 2, Semeru FC Berganti Jadi PS Hizbul Wathan". kastara.id. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. Taufik (2014-02-17). "Makna filosofi Logo Semeru FC Lumajang". Lumajangsatu.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
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