Foundation and early years (1915–42) PSM Makassar was founded on 2 November 1915 as (MVB). They are considered the oldest competitive football club in Indonesia and one of the oldest in the
Southeast Asia. MVB changed its name to during the 1942–45
Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies that forced all organizations with Dutch names to be renamed.
Perserikatan era (1942–94) Some of the early players of PSM Makassar were regularly called to the
Indonesia national football team, the most famous of them was the club legend
Ramang. PSM won their first
Perserikatan title in 1957 after defeating
PSMS Medan. They also managed to win this national amateur championship in 1959, 1965, 1966 and 1992.
Modern era (1994–2018) After the merger of
Perserikatan and
Galatama in 1994 that led to the professionalization of teams that once mainly depend on the local government budget, PSM won their first and only national title in 2000. The squad combined national team players such as
Miro Baldo Bento,
Aji Santoso,
Bima Sakti,
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto and
Hendro Kartiko, and local talents Ronny Ririn, Syamsudin Batola, Yusrifar Djafar, and Rachman Usman. They won the
1999–2000 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
AFC Champions League debut PSM Makassar qualified to the
2004 AFC Champions League group stage as
2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division runners-up. On 5 May, they recorded their first ever win against Vietnamese club
Hoang Anh Gia Lai, by 2–0. In the next match on 18 May, the club recorded their second win, 2–1 against
Krung Thai Bank. However, PSM finished bottom of the table losing 4 of their matches. In the following year, PSM qualified to the
2005 AFC Champions League, finishing in third place. PSM Makassar in 2011 joined the breakaway league and continued to play in the
Indonesian Premier League organized by PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo until 2013, before joining the
Indonesia Super League again in the 2014 season.
Yo-yo years (2018–present) In 2019, PSM Makassar qualified for the
2019 AFC Cup after finishing as
2018 Liga 1 runners-up, marking their return to the continental tournament since 2005. The club was drawn in Group H alongside
Home United,
Kaya–Iloilo Lao Toyota. PSM Makassar finished as group leader with 4 wins and 2 draws, thus qualifying for the
Zonal semi-finals and facing off against
Becamex Binh Duong. During the second leg,
Aaron Evans scored a late minute goal to equalise the aggregate at 2–2, but PSM was knocked from the tournament due to the
away goals rule. PSM Makassar then won the
2018–19 Piala Indonesia against Persija, 2–1 on aggregate. While en route to the final, the club survived on away goals rule in the quarter-finals match against
Bhayangkara, drawing 4–4 and qualifying to the semi-finals against
Madura United. The cup win guaranteed PSM Makassar to qualify for the
2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-off where they faced
Lalenok United, thrashing them 7–2 in the process. However, halfway throughout the tournament, the matches were suspended due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, PSM sacked
Milomir Seslija mainly because of the poor performance in the first half of the season.
Liga 1 champions Under Portuguese coach
Bernardo Tavares, PSM performed well in the
2022 AFC Cup where they progressed to the
zonal finals, before losing 5–2 to
Kuala Lumpur City. However, the progress didn't stop as their second league title came in the
2022–23 season with 22 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses, overall 75 points. PSM qualified for the
2023–24 AFC Cup, being drawn with
Hải Phòng,
Hougang United, and
Sabah. PSM Makassar crashed out of the tournament after finishing in third place. PSM Makassar then participated in the revived
2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship, being placed alongside
BG Pathum United,
Đông Á Thanh Hóa,
Terengganu,
Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng, and
Shan United. PSM Makassar played their home matches at the
Batakan Stadium in
Balikpapan and hosted the opening match of the tournament against BG Pathum United on 21 August 2024, ending as a 0–0 draw. On 5 February 2025, PSM Makassar won 3–0 against Vietnamese club Đông Á Thanh Hóa which sees the club qualified to the knockout stage as group runners-up alongside Thailand club BG Pathum United. ==Stadium and facilities==