Indonesia is among the countries with the largest base of European football fans. Then from there, many of them emerging community groups calling themselves according to their beloved club.
One of them is the Indonesian Arsenal Supporters (AIS) which formed since 2003. From its name, football enthusiast surely already know if AIS is a group of Arsenal lovers.
“AIS was once the name of a group mailing list as [email protected] that formed in 2003. Over time, the name eventually changed into AIS exactly a year later,” said the coordinator of regional AIS Jakarta, Dio Aditya Alghaitsa to Wartabuana.com.
Hearing in Indonesia there is a group of Arsenal fans are so great, then the party of management Arsenal finally official license to the AIS.
“AIS submitted a proposal to formalize Arsenal fan base in Indonesia, so that in the end around 2004, AIS got lincense official supporters club of Arsenal. And until now AIS has become a big club fan base in Indonesia,” he explained.
The man who was familiarly called Dio was admitted, AIS is not only filled by men only. AIS also have female fans that they named “Goonerettes”.
“For our members, we have about 12,000 members spread throughout Indonesia,” said Dio.
Spread Wings
Fan group fronted by this Rawindraditya more days continues to spread its wings. Enthusiastic fans of the Gunners in Indonesia is getting booming, making should form the containers can accommodate the aspirations for the sake of the fans in each city. “Until now there are about 112 regional throughout Indonesia,” he added.
Not just watch together (nonbar), AIS also always other positive activities. The goal is certainly to foster a sense of community and keeping the rope silahtuhrahmi fellow fans.
“We also held futsal and football. In addition, other activities that we do is hold regular gatherings in Indonesia each year. If the current again off, we usually no tour, sightseeing, or just a gathering,” said the man was 23 years .
Dio claimed AIS fan base is very different from other fans in Indonesia. Usually the clubs fans have a number of groups of more than one name, but unlike the case with the Arsenal fans that there is only one container, the AIS.
“Until now only Arsenal Indonesia Supporter no one in Indonesia. There is split into several fan club. Unlike other fan club that has some fans base in Indonesia,” said students computer.
For Dio, AIS is not merely a gathering of fellow fans arena Gunner course. He admitted, if AIS has an important role for Arsenal, especially when the clubs Arsene Wenger ditukangi toured in Asia in 2011 ago.
“AIS has been donated directly to the Arsenal support, such as the Arsenal Asia Tour event of the year 2011. And AIS has been recognized in Arsenals official website as the fan base of the ball that is in the whole world,” he added.
As a Premier League giant stage, Arsenal did not even won the prestigious Premier League trophy since the last nine seasons. But last season, Arsenal tried to get up to give the FA Cup as evidence of his comeback this London giants of fasting title.
“The hope Arsenal can win a lot of trophies in the following season. Yesterday was able to FA Cup, so it started breaking fast again,” said the man born 6 September 1991 is laughing.
Women fans
Starting from his love to watch football when I was little, make a complete woman named Maya Cakti Puspitasari even this “klepek-klepek” to Arsenal.
“Initially it fits like a ball World Cup. Like Germany and the Netherlands. Until finally know the English league and fell in love with Arsenal,” says Maya.
Actually that makes Maya impose their preferences for Arsenal as Wenger figure. In her eyes, the Frenchman succeeded in creating a classy young players.
“Dennis Berkcham example, Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas. They are great players who created Wenger,” she said.
The story was continued until she went along with futsal and comfortable with the AIS community. “Actually there is little doctrine of my friends. Continued follow futsal and so the board now,” added the 26-year woman.
So asiknya attend events AIS, Maya trusted to take charge of AIS Jakarta region. “Love Arsenal of 2006. Continue over time requested help a caretaker in 2010/2011. Until now AIS Jakarta office as treasurer from 2011/2012,” she concluded. []
