Perseman Manokwari was established in 1950, is the oldest club from
Papua, even standing earlier than
Persipura Jayapura which was founded in 1963, starting their work in the competition in the
Perserikatan era in 1985, they made it into the top six the first time they participated in the competition. Under coach Paul Cumming, in 1986, they made it into the final round of the Perserikatan era, however, on October 6, 1986, the final match against
Persib Bandung which was held at the
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Perseman lost to Persib with a score of 6-0 . Despite failing to win the title, Perseman Manokwari remained one of the most frightening clubs until the 1987 season. In the 1988 season, Perseman Manokwari was relegated to
Liga Indonesia First Division. They are comeback appeared in the highest caste of
Indonesian football in the 2007 season. In the previous season they competed in
Liga Indonesia First Division and were successfully promoted to
Divisi Utama. In their inaugural season in
Divisi Utama, Perseman was only able to end the season in 17th place in the eastern group, this made them fail to play in the
Indonesia Super League, after a change in the competition format in the
2008–09 season, Perseman continued to compete in Divisi Utama, but at that time Divisi Utama became the second caste in Indonesian football pyramid, from the 2008 season to the
2013 season, Perseman Manokwari was only able to finish in the middle of the standings and always failed to reach the next round. In the
2014 season, they were at the bottom of Group 5 of Divisi Utama making them relegated to
Liga 3, Until 2021, Perseman Manokwari is still competing in Liga 3. == Season-by-season records ==