The first time the club was founded was led by Suhartoyo, a sports teacher who teaches at Christian Middle school of Purwodadi, there were several other names who took part. Among them, Marno, M. Supa'at and Tohari who are members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, football leaders in Purwodadi saw that at that time many football clubs had sprung up but there was no parent organization that accommodated them.
In 1970, Persipur began to participate in the official PSSI competition. Both for junior and senior teams. however, for almost five years of participating in the competition, Persipur has not had any outstanding achievements, the condition of football in Grobogan from 1975 to 1980 seemed a vacuum.
In 1981, football in Grobogan began to thrive again, after the position of General Chairperson of Persipur was taken over by Sutarmanto BA. Under his leadership, Persipur returned to take part in the official PSSI competition more seriously.
Mascot
Persipur Purwodadi has a mascot which is a Javanese Frog which is green and named Si Dodi which means Si Kodok Purwodadi.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
