Persipura Jayapura is formed in 1950. Persipura Jayapura (acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura) is a West Papuan football club located in Jayapura, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Persipura Jaypura is made up of mostly players of Melanesian origin hence the nickname The Black Pearls or Mutiara Hitam in Indonesian. Persipura is considered as one of the elite football clubs in Indonesia having won the Indonesian league three times in 1976, 2005 and 2008/09.