Friday, June 28, 2024
The Changing Face Of Indonesian Football
At a recent meeting, the Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB), the body which runs the domestic league, announced the 2024/25 season champions would be the team which finished top of the table at the end of the home and away round of fixtures. This differs from last season where Borneo Samarinda were first but Persib were crowned champions after a play off round.
Such tweaking has been a familiar theme since I started watching the game so I thought it would be fun to do a post of how the league structure has changed over those 18 years!
- Western and Eastern Conference with 14 teams each
- 2 teams withdrew during the season following an earthquaqke
- Top 4 from each group went into Big 8 playoffs
- Top 4 from Big 8 went into semi finals
- Final between winners of the 2 semi finals
- Top 9 from each group would enter Indonesia Super League
- Piala Indonesia May - September
2007 Liga Indonesia May - February(!)
- Western and Eastern Conference with 18 teams each
- There was a lengthy mid season break while Indonesia co-hosted AFC Asian Cup
- Top 4 from each group went into Big 8 playoffs
- Top 4 from Big 8 went into semi finals
- Final between winners of the 2 semi finals
- Piala Indonesia May - January
2008/09 Indonesia Super League July - June
- Single division with 18 teams
- There was a lengthy mid-season break (SEA Games?)
- Piala Indonesia November - June
2009/10 Indonesia Super League October - August
- Single division with 18 teams
- Piala Indonesia April - August
2010/11 Indonesia Super League
2010/11 Liga Primer Indonesia*
- Single division with 15 teams
- Single division with 19 teams*
- Recognised by FIFA but folded halfway through the season*
- Inter Island Cup organised by ISL August - September 6 teams
2011/12 Liga Primer Indonesia*
- Single division with 18 teams
- Single division with 12 teams*
- LPI still recognised by FIFA
- Piala Indonesia organised by LPI
- Inter Island Cup organised by ISL 11 teams
2013 Indonesia Super League January - September
2013 Liga Primer Indonesia* February - October
- Single division with 18 teams
- Single division with 16 teams*
- 3 teams were disqualified during the season*
- Season was annulled in October*
- Inter Island Cup organised by ISL 16 teams
2014 Indonesia Super League February - November
- Western and Eastern Conference with 11 teams each
- Top 4 from each group went into Big 8 playoffs
- Top 4 from Big 8 went into semi finals
- Final between winners of the 2 semi finals
- Inter Island Cup 22 teams January - February 2015(!)
2015 Indonesia Super League April
- Single division with 18 teams
- League halted by government after 3 rounds. PSSI banned from organising football!
2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship April - December
- Single division with 18 teams
- Unofficial league unrecognised by AFC/FIFA
- Piala President 16 teams August - October
- Piala Jendral Sudirman 20 teams November - January
2017 Liga 1 April - November
- Single division with 18 teams
- Piala President 20 teams February - March
2018 Liga Indonesia March - December
- Single division with 18 teams
- Piala Indonesia May - July 2019(!)
- Piala President 20 teams January - February
2019 Liga Indonesia May - December
- Single division with 18 teams
- Piala President 20 teams March - April
2020 Liga Indonesia February - March
- Single division with 18 teams
- Season abandoned due to Covid
2021/22 Liga 1 August - March
- Single division with 18 teams
2022/23 Liga 1 July - April
- Single division with 18 teams
- League halted two months after Kanjuruhan Tragedy
- No relegation/promotion as Liga 2 halted
- Piala President 18 teams June July
2023/24 Liga 1 July - April
- Single division with 18 teams
- Top 4 went into play offs.
- Play off winners battled for Liga 1 title
# posted by Me @ 4:36 PM 
