Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Persita, Persipura and the Asian Champions League
This could be interesting. With Persipura challenging for both the Liga and the Copa along with Persita should both teams share Indonesia's major footballing honours both the AFC and the Indonesian FA would have a decision to make.
Persipura play on the island of Papua. So remote it takes some six hours flying time from Jakarta and goes right round the islands. You can be sure teams like Urawa and Shanghai won't be relishing that journey. Neither would teams closer to home like Chonburi or Bangkok University.
Would Persipura be forced to play their home games elsewhere I wonder should they qualify?
Persita would pose quite different problems. They play at the Benteng Stadium, in the flight path of the nearby international airport. Incoming players could clear immigration, collect their baggage and fight their way through the back streets of Tangerang and be at the stadium within a couple of hours of landing. Thing is, the stadium, which they share with Persikota, is shit and is probably not up to AFC standards. Hell, it ain't even up to Liga Super standards.
Decisions, decisions. Knowing the FA they'll probably take the path of least possible resistance and do nothing. It worked in 2006 when no Indonesian teams, then Arema and Persipura, played in the Champions League 'cos no one sent off their registration forms.
Persipura play on the island of Papua. So remote it takes some six hours flying time from Jakarta and goes right round the islands. You can be sure teams like Urawa and Shanghai won't be relishing that journey. Neither would teams closer to home like Chonburi or Bangkok University.
Would Persipura be forced to play their home games elsewhere I wonder should they qualify?
Persita would pose quite different problems. They play at the Benteng Stadium, in the flight path of the nearby international airport. Incoming players could clear immigration, collect their baggage and fight their way through the back streets of Tangerang and be at the stadium within a couple of hours of landing. Thing is, the stadium, which they share with Persikota, is shit and is probably not up to AFC standards. Hell, it ain't even up to Liga Super standards.
Decisions, decisions. Knowing the FA they'll probably take the path of least possible resistance and do nothing. It worked in 2006 when no Indonesian teams, then Arema and Persipura, played in the Champions League 'cos no one sent off their registration forms.
Labels: Asian Champions League Persita Persipura
# posted by Me @ 11:59 AM 
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Love to see Urawa or whoever make one hell of a journey and then get thumped.
But i'll go with the last option, nothing happening and no clubs from Indonesia in Champions League next year.
But i'll go with the last option, nothing happening and no clubs from Indonesia in Champions League next year.
yeah I bet someone forgets to send the registration form again this year because they left the form at the old office (senayan), they have moved to the new office (salemba prison) to hold meeting with dear FA chairman.
One more question, Jayapura isn't that far right? Isn't it longer to fly from Tokyo to Melbourne or Sydney compared to Tokyo to Jakarta then Jayapura?
yeah but tokyo to stralia is direct. to jayapura they would have to fly to bali then round the houses!
who the hell wants to waste time at airports like makassar or ambon?
who the hell wants to waste time at airports like makassar or ambon?
that makes sense. I never knew we have to do so many transits. I always think Jayapura is a big city like Surabaya where there's daily flight to and fro Jakarta.
who the hell wants to waste time at airports like makassar?
I do... (but unrelated to the topic at hand ;))
Just wondering if you could explain how the Liga works. I'm an Australian lad, who follows the Victory. We're all gearing up for the ACL next year, but we can't work out how the Indonesian League works, nor who it looks like will be in it...
Also, when does the Liga start? I'm over in Jakarta late Feb all of March, and I'm wanting to go to a game. I read somewhere that the season starts in Feb, is that right?
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I do... (but unrelated to the topic at hand ;))
Just wondering if you could explain how the Liga works. I'm an Australian lad, who follows the Victory. We're all gearing up for the ACL next year, but we can't work out how the Indonesian League works, nor who it looks like will be in it...
Also, when does the Liga start? I'm over in Jakarta late Feb all of March, and I'm wanting to go to a game. I read somewhere that the season starts in Feb, is that right?
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