 PSS is the youngest team among three elite teams (PSIM Yogyakarta and Persiba Bantul) in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.PSS needed 24 years before they could play in the top division of Indonesian football.In 2000, PSS finally fulfilled its dream to join the Indonesian elite teams in Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia (it was the top division before the restructure of the Indonesian Super League).