Persija Jakarta

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Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta (lit. 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (Indonesian pronunciation: [pərsidʒa]), is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. The club currently competes in the Indonesia Super League, the top tier of Indonesian football. Persija Jakarta is the most successful football clubs in Indonesia with 2 Indonesian League titles and 9 Perserikatan titles. It has never been relegated or played in the lower league division since a nationwide competition started in 1930. Persija is one of the founders of the Indonesian football association alongside with six other clubs. Persija's rivalry with fellow PSSI founder Persib Bandung, referred to as the Indonesian El Clásico or Derbi Indonesia, has gone on for decades, occasionally marred by violence.

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