The club's squad at that time was filled with some players from Persijatim Solo FC, such as Ferry Rotinsulu, Tony Sucipto, and Wijay.

Jeri Wardin, who was previously Williams' assistant, was appointed as the club's head coach before his position was finally replaced by Suimin Diharja.

Under Diharja, Sriwijaya's performance gradually improved, and at the end of the season managed to maintain the club in the flagship competition after finishing in ninth place of West Division.

[10][11] At the start of the season, the club brought in Rahmad Darmawan as head coach, and the squad was filled with quality local players, such as Christian Warobay, Charis Yulianto, and Isnan Ali.

Also with the fantastic four foreign players of Anoure Obiora, Zah Rahan, Christian Lenglolo, and Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs.

In the final held at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Sriwijaya emerged as champions after winning the penalty shootout.

The club were placed in Group F of the 2009 AFC Champions League along with Gamba Osaka, FC Seoul and Shandong Luneng, but were only able to collect one win from a total of 6 matches.

This result made the club bottom of Group F. In domestic competition, Sriwijaya finished in fifth place of the 2008–09 Indonesia Super League with a total of 54 points from 15 matches, and scored 60 goals.

In domestic cup, they managed to win the Copa Indonesia for the second time in a row, and gave them a ticket to the AFC Champions League play-offs for the following season.

[16] The club won the Group F of 2010 AFC Cup by successfully beating Bình Dương, Selangor and Victory SC in the final standings.

In the league, the club captained by Keith "Kayamba" Gumbs, reinforced by a combination of elite local and foreign players, such as Thierry Gathuessy, Achmad Jufrianto, Ponaryo Astaman, Firman Utina, Budi Sudarsono, and Oktavianus Maniani.

[22] At the end of the year, Sriwijaya also managed to win the 2012 Indonesian Inter-Island Cup after defeating Persisam Samarinda 5–4 in a penalty shootout on 13 December 2012 at Manahan Stadium.

[23] In early 2018, ahead of a Liga 1 season, coinciding with the club's president at that time, Dodi Reza Alex, who was running for Governor of South Sumatra in the People's Democratic Party, Laskar Wong Kito was intensively active in the transfer market.

The results of this club's activities paid off with the team winning the pre-season tournament, the East Kalimantan Governor's Cup after defeating Arema 3–2 in the final match.

However, in the middle of the season, with Dodi Reza's failure in the general election, Sriwijaya suddenly lost several key players and coaches.

Historically, Sriwijaya's identity colors are yellow and green, which represent the coat of arms of South Sumatra.

[28] In addition to color, the pattern of songket, a tenun fabric from Sumatra, has also been the identity of the club's kit since the 2007–08 season, which continues to be used as a shirt ornament to the present day.

The song was created in 2018 by the team captain at that time, Hamka Hamzah and was recorded with representatives of several Sriwijaya supporter groups.

Since its release, the song has always been played as an anthem before and after the team's home games, aiming to strengthen relations between the three groups of the club supporters (Singa Mania, S-Man and Ultras Palembang).

The stadium located in the Jakabaring Sport City complex, Palembang, South Sumatra and has a capacity of 23,000 spectators.

One of the most famous derby matches ever played by the club was on 10 February 2008 during the grand final of the 2007–08 Liga Indonesia Premier Division against PSMS Medan.

The matches they play are always heated and take place with high intensity, which makes their meetings called "The Real Clásico".

[43] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.