Indonesian football league system

Indonesian football league system
Country Indonesia Indonesia
Confederation AFC
Founded 1994
Divisions Indonesia Super League
Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Liga Nusantara
Level on pyramid 1–3
Domestic cup(s) Piala Indonesia
Current champions Persib Bandung
(2014)
Most championships Persipura Jayapura (4 titles)
TV partners RCTI
Global TV
MNCTV
Kompas TV
K-vision
BeritaSatu Sports
RTM (Malaysia)
Website www.ligaindonesia.co.id

The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top-flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan (amateur) and Galatama (semi professional). Liga Indonesia is managed by PSSI, the Indonesian national football federation.

There are 5 levels of competition in the hierarchy. The top three in the hierarchy are professional and semi-professional competitions, whereas the rest are amateur.[1]

History

From 1914 to 1930, Indonesia featured an amateur national football league organized by the Nederlandsch Indische Voetbal Bond (NIVB), called the Dutch East Indies City Championship (DEI Championship).

Beginning in 1931, the Perserikatan was founded as a separate amateur national football league system consisting of several levels of competition. It was the first Indonesian football league competition organized by PSSI. From 1932 to 1950, the DEI Championship competition ran in conjunction with the Perserikatan as a competition for the Dutch and other European players, while the Tiong Hoa Championship was held for players of Chinese descent.

Level

League/Division

1

 Perserikatan

In 1979/80, a semi-professional league was founded, namely Galatama (English: The Premier League), which consisted of only one level of competition (except 1983 and 1990 in which it involved 2 divisions). Therefore, since 1979, both Galatama and Perserikatan were existed and had their own league systems.

Level

League/Division

1

 Perserikatan Galatama

2

 Perserikatan First Division
(since 1978)		 Galatama First Division
(just played in 1980, 1983 & 1990)

3

 Perserikatan Second Division
(since 1987)

In 1994, PSSI merged both competitions into a new competition system, namely the Liga Indonesia. All clubs from both top level leagues were merged into the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the new system's top-flight league. Furthermore, since Galatama did not have lower-level leagues, Liga Indonesia's lower leagues took all clubs from the same level in Perserikatan.

Level

League/Division

1

 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

2

 Liga Indonesia First Division

3

 Liga Indonesia Second Division

4

 Liga Indonesia Third Division
(since 2005)

In 2008, PSSI created a new level, the Indonesia Super League (ISL), as the system's new top-flight league. Hence, the Premier Division was then relegated to the second and so on. This new league was created to introduce full professionalism in Indonesian football.

In parallel with this league, U-21 teams from each participating ISL clubs compete in the ISL U-21.

Level

League/Division

1

 Indonesia Super League

2

 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

3

 Liga Indonesia First Division

4

 Liga Indonesia Second Division

5

 Liga Indonesia Third Division

In 2011, PSSI replaced the ISL with the Indonesian Premier League (IPL).

Level

League/Division

1

 Indonesian Premier League

2

 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

3

 Liga Indonesia First Division

4

 Liga Indonesia Second Division

5

 Liga Indonesia Third Division

After the extraordinary congress on 17 March 2013, Premier League and Super League are in PSSI supervision prior to incorporation in 2014 under the name of Indonesia Super League. Before that the two leagues still running, respectively.

Level

League/Division

1

 Indonesia Super League Indonesian Premier League

2

 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LPIS) Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LI)

3

 Liga Indonesia First Division

4

 Liga Indonesia Second Division

5

 Liga Indonesia Third Division

In 2014, PSSI divided into four level leagues competition include Super League, Premier Division, First Division and Amateur League/Province League called Liga Nusantara.

Level

League/Division

1

 Indonesia Super League

2

 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

3

 Liga Indonesia First Division

4

 Liga Nusantara

Started in 2015 league planned just divided into three level leagues competition include Super League, Premier Division and Liga Nusantara, after first division mergered with liga nusantara.

Level

League/Division

1

 Indonesia Super League

2

 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

3

 Liga Nusantara

Competition format

From the 1994-1995 to 2004-2005 season, Liga Indonesia's structure changed almost every year. For some seasons, there were two divisions within the top flight; for others, there were three. The number of clubs in the top flight wavered from 18-28, and seasons would last from 34-38 games. The top four clubs in each division qualified for a group stage "Final Eight Championship Playoff." Winners of the group faced off for the championship.

During the 2004-2005 season, 18 clubs comprised the Indonesian top flight. A season lasted 34 games, in which each club played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The three teams at the bottom of the table are relegated into Division Satu, the second level of the Indonesian league system, while the three teams of Division Satu that won promotion replace them. The top two finishers in the league qualify for the AFC Champions League.

Starting with the 2003-2004 season, the championship was decided a double round-robin league system involving the top clubs of each division. Beginning with the 2005-2006 season, 28 clubs will comprise Liga Indonesia. Clubs compete in two divisions of 14 clubs each. Each club plays against each other on a home-and-away basis.

The league's popularity has grown so much that the 2006-2007 season will see another big expansion of the league from 28 to 36 clubs with both divisions comprising 18 clubs each.

In 2008, 18 top ranked clubs in the previous Premier Division were 'promoted' to a new highest level of competition, the Indonesia Super League, and the rest stayed in the same division. The PSSI examined those 18 clubs for their readiness to join the ISL, considering many aspects, like the stadium, financial condition and other requirements for full professional football clubs.[2]

Promotion and relegation rules for the top few levels

  1. Super League (level 1, 2 groups, 22 teams): The Bottom two teams in each group are relegated.
  2. Premier Division (level 2, 66 teams): The champions and runner-up are promoted.
  3. First Division (level 3): The Champions and other best eight team are promoted, then worse twelve team are relegated.
  4. Second Division (level 4): The Champions and other best twelve team are promoted, then worse sixteen team are relegated.
  5. Third Division (level 5): The Champions and other best sixteen team are promoted.

Cup eligibility

Being members of a league at a particular level also affects eligibility for Cup, or single-elimination, competitions.

2013 system

Level

League/Division

1

 Super League
18 clubs		 Premier League
16 clubs

2

Premier Division (LI)
Group 1
6 clubs

Premier Division (LI)
Group 2
9 clubs

Premier Division (LI)
Group 3
8 clubs

Premier Division (LI)
Group 4
8 clubs

Premier Division (LI)
Group 5
7 clubs

Premier Division (LPIS)
Group I
11 clubs

Premier Division (LPIS)
Group II
11 clubs

3

First Division
First Round:
12 Groups - 77 teams
Second Round:
4 Groups - 24 teams
Third Round:
2 Groups - 8 teams
Knockout Round
2 teams

4

Second Division
First Round:
12 Groups - 73 teams
Second Round
6 groups - 24 teams
Third Round
2 groups - 12 teams
Knockout Round
4 teams

5

Third Division
First Round:
33 Groups, teams divided into each province
Second Round:
up to 18 groups
Third Round:
8 groups
Fourth Round:
4 groups

Planned system

This is the concept of competition that was decided in the PSSI Ordinary Congress on 17 June 2013. This concept will be at the start in the 2014 season. Two amateur competitions are second division and third division will be merged become new amateur league Liga Nusantara and the league is divided into 33 provinces. Champions and some best clubs from each province to qualify for the national championship as well as the play-offs for promotion to the premier division. Since 2015 first division will be merged with Liga Nusantara.

For 2014 season

Level

League/Division

1

 Super League
22 clubs

2

Premier Division
63 clubs

3

First Division

3

Liga Nusantara
(merger between Second and Third Division)

For the 2016 season onwards

Level

League/Division

1

 Indonesia Soccer Championship A
18 clubs

2

Indonesia Soccer Championship B
54 clubs

3

Liga Nusantara
(divided to 33 province league)
(one to three of the best teams in each province advanced to the qualifying round)
(32 best clubs qualify for Piala Nusantara)

Cup competitions

Top-tier league champions

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Persipura Jayapura
4
3
 2005, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2013
Persebaya Surabaya
2
1
 1996-97, 2004
Persib Bandung
2
0
 1994-95, 2014
Persik Kediri
2
0
 2003, 2006
Sriwijaya FC
2
0
 2007, 2011-12
PSM Makassar
1
4
 1999-00
Arema Indonesia
1
2
 2009-10
Bandung Raya
1
1
 1995-96
Persija Jakarta
1
1
 2001
Petrokimia Putra
1
1
 2002
PSIS Semarang
1
1
 1998-99
Semen Padang
1
0
 2011-12

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ (Indonesian) Sejarah Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI)
  2. ↑ (Indonesian) New Super League key to success in Indonesia

External links

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