| Competition: | Indonesian Premier League |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Dates: | 26 November 2011 – 17 July 2012 |
| Matches: | 264 |
| Total Goals: | 359 |
| Winners: | Semen Padang[1] 1st IPL title 1st Indonesian title |
| Relegated: | PSMS Medan |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Semen Padang Persibo Bojonegoro |
| League Topscorer: | 15 goals  Ferdinand Sinaga |
| Biggest Home Win: | Arema Indonesia 7–0 Bontang FC |
| Biggest Away Win: | Bontang FC 2–5 Persema Malang |
| Highest Scoring: | Semen Padang FC 6–2 Persema Malang |
| Longest Wins: | Persema Malang Persiba Bantul (3) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Semen Padang FC (8) |
| Longest Winless: | Persijap Jepara (10) |
| Longest Losses: | PSMS Medan (4) |
| Highest Attendance: | 51,000[2] |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 ISL |
| Nextseason: | 2013 ISL 2013 IPL |
The 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Indonesian Premier League (IPL),[3] a fully professional football competition that shared with the Indonesia Super League (ISL)[4] as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia.
After the signing of the MoU between Djohar Arifin Husein (PSSI) and La Nyalla Matalitti (KPSI-PSSI) that was initiated by FIFA and the AFC through the AFC Task Force, the Indonesia Super League and Indonesian Premier League were under the control of the joint committee until the establishment of a new professional competition by the committee.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Coach1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arema Indonesia |  Dejan Antonić | Legimin Raharjo | Umbro | ||
| Bontang FC | Eddy Simon | Ridwansyah | SPECS | ||
| Persebaya 1927 | Divaldo Alves | Erol Iba | Mitre | ||
| Persema Malang |  Slave Radovský | Bima Sakti | Reebok | ||
| Persiba Bantul | M. Basri | Wahyu Wijiastanto | |||
| Persibo Bojonegoro |  Paulo Camargo | Samsul Arif | Mitre | ||
| Jakarta FC | Toyo Hartoyo | Danilo Fernando | Mitre | ||
| Persijap Jepara | Agus Yuwono | Anam Syahrul | Mitre | Bank Jateng | |
| Persiraja Banda Aceh | Herry Kiswanto | Abdoulaye Djibril | Mitre | ||
| PSM Makassar | Petar Segrt | Andi Oddang | Vilour | Bosowa | |
| PSMS Medan |  Fabio Lopez | Fadly Hariri | |||
| Semen Padang FC | Nil Maizar | Elie Aiboy | SPECS | Semen Padang |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arema FC |  | Sacked | January 2012 | 5th | (caretaker) | January 2012 | |
| Arema FC | | Caretaker | 24 January 2012 | 6th | [6] | 24 January 2012 | |
| Jakarta FC | | Resigned | March 2012 | 10th | (caretaker) | March 2012 | |
| Semen Padang | | Signed by Indonesia | March 2012 | 1st | (caretaker) | April 2012 |
See main article: 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League result.
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semen Padang | Persema Malang | 6–2 | |||
| Persibo Bojonegoro | Persijap Jepara | 5–0 | |||
| Persema Malang | PSMS Medan | 4–1 | |||
| PSM Makassar | Persijap Jepara | 3–0 |
The play-offs started on 26 November 2012.[7]
