ðə klˈʌb wʌz fˈʌndᵻd baɪ ðə fˈɜːɾəlˌaɪzɚ kˈʌmpəni, pˌiːtˈiː pˌɛtɹəkˈɪmiə ɡɹˈɛsɪk, wˌɪtʃ hˈæzbiːn ˈæktɪv ɪnðə lˈiːɡə ɪndoʊnˈiːʒə pɹəmˈɪɹ dᵻvˈɪʒən fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈɪftiːn jˈɪɹz.
The club was funded by the fertilizer company, PT Petrokimia Gresik, which has been active in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division for more than 15 years.