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The development of football community media in Indonesia reveals an interesting phenomenon: it is the leading choice for football fans to obtain information and news. Building on the development of football community media in Indonesia, this study examines the conditions, challenges, and problems faced by such media in 2022 - 2025. Five community media are the focus of this research: Ongisnade, Simamaung, Football Fandom, Sleman Football, and Emosi Jiwaku—data collection through interviews and document study. The results showed that the development of football community media in Indonesia occurred during the digital media era. The ease of producing and distributing media has encouraged the establishment of a football community media. The emergence of football community media in Indonesia is rooted in the demand for information and news about clubs. The problems faced by the football community media include securing funding to ensure sustainability, managing and filling content with human resources, and the critical attitude shown in reporting on clubs, which can trigger bad relations with club management. The football community's media showcases the rise of well-informed football fans. Football fans' ability to manage the media within the football community demonstrates that they in Indonesia have transformed, becoming well-educated and informed.


 

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community media football fans digital media football club

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Fajar Junaedi, Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhamadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Dosen Program Studi Ilmu Komunikasi UMY

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Junaedi, F., & Muhammad, H. (2026). Media community of football fans in Indonesia: Conditions, problems, and challenges . Jurnal Komunikasi, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.20885/komunikasi.vol20.iss1.art10
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