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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, [a] is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
The various codes of football share certain common elements and can be grouped into two main classes of football: carrying codes like American football, Canadian football, Australian football, rugby union and rugby league, where the ball is moved about the field while being held in the hands or thrown, and kicking codes such as association football and Gaelic football, where the ball is moved ...
Persija has roots that predate the current Indonesian state, which declared independence in 1945. Its forerunner, the Voetbalbond Indonesia Jacatra (VIJ), was formed on 28 November 1928 as a football club for Indonesian residents of Jakarta when the Dutch were still colonizing the country.
On 19 April 1930, almost all non-national organisations, such as VIJ Jakarta, BIVB Bandung, Perserikatan Sepakraga Mataram (PSM), IVBM Magelang, VVB Solo, MVB Madiun, and SIVB Surabaya gathered at the final meeting and established Persatoean Sepak Raga Seloeroeh Indonesia (Football Association of Indonesia or PSSI) with Soeratin as the first ...
The history of PSIM began on 5 September 1929 with the birth of a football organization called the Perserikatan Sepak Raga Mataram (PSM). The name Mataram was used because Yogyakarta was the center of the Mataram Sultanate .
Persatuan Sepak bola Indonesia Kediri (lit. 'Indonesian Football Association of Kediri'; abbreviated Persik Kediri) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. The club was founded in 1950 and play their home matches at Brawijaya Stadium, located in the city of Kediri.
Persatuan Sepak Bola Langsa, commonly known as PSBL Langsa, is an Indonesian football club based in Langsa, Aceh. They play in Liga 4. [4] Their home ground is Langsa Stadium. In the 2021 Liga 3 Aceh season, PSBL Langsa came out as champions after defeating Galacticos Bireuen, this is their fourth title in the club's history.
The Football Association (the FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory.