Aremania are a group of supporters of the Indonesian association football club, Arema FC.
[4] On 1 October 2022, at least 135 people, including 2 police officers, were killed from fractures, trauma to the head and neck, and asphyxia, and more than 500 others injured after tear gases deployed in to the stand and caused stampede in the stadium.
[5][6] Following the disaster, Arema was officially banned from using Kanjuruhan Stadium in home matches and cannot be attended by spectators until the end of 2022–23 season.
[7] Aremania has consistently staged protests since mid-October, included silence demonstration,[8] "rally of justice",[9] demonstration in front of the courthouse,[10] and blocking the street,[11][12] demanding for a faster decision to the investigation into the disaster.
Aremania have a very strong rivalry with supporters of Persebaya Surabaya, who are known as Bonek and the games between the two sides, known as the Super East Java Derby, often escalates into violence.