| Competition: | Liga 1 |
| Winners: | Bhayangkara 1st Liga 1 title 1st Indonesian title |
| Relegated: | Semen Padang Persiba Persegres |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Bali United |
| Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Persija |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 882 |
| League Topscorer: | Sylvano Comvalius (37 goals) |
| Best Player: | Paulo Sérgio |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sriwijaya 10–2 Persegres |
| Biggest Away Win: | Persegres 0–5 Bhayangkara Mitra Kukar 0–5 Persipura |
| Highest Scoring: | Sriwijaya 10–2 Persegres |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches Bhayangkara |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches Persija Persipura |
| Longest Winless: | 17 matches Persegres |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches Persegres |
| Highest Attendance: | 36,545 Persib 1–1 Persija |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 Persegres 1–1 Persija Borneo 1–0 Persiba Borneo 2–1 Persib Madura United 1–3 Bhayangkara |
| Attendance: | 2,662,998 |
| Average Attendance: | 8,703 |
| Prevseason: | 2016 ISC |
| Nextseason: | 2018 |
The 2017 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the inaugural season of Liga 1 under its current name and the eighth season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008.[2] It was the first official professional league season held post-FIFA sanction. The season started on 15 April 2017 and ended on 12 November 2017. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 11 April 2017.[3]
2014 Indonesia Super League winners Persib were the defending champions, as the 2015 Indonesia Super League was abandoned midway due to FIFA suspension while the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A was not counted as an official league.
Bhayangkara won their first Liga 1 title with one match to spare.[4]
The season was marred by the death of Persela's longtime goalkeeper, Choirul Huda.[5]
In December 2016, PSSI and the league operator planned to use foreign referees for the 2017 competition. The use of foreign referee was intended to improve the quality of the competition.[6] However, two weeks before the league starts, this plan was cancelled.[7]
After a wide criticism, protest and dissatisfaction towards the local referees during the first round of the season,[8] [9] PSSI revisited the idea. On 18 July 2017, PSSI and the league operator officially announced the use of foreign referees and assistant referees in select matches for the second round.[10] There were two sets of officials (consisted of 1 referee and 2 assistant referees), each coming from Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, and Japan.[11]
League operator also introduced several new regulations, such as requiring clubs to contract a minimum of five U-23 local players with three of them having to play as starting lineup minimum of 45 minutes in a match, restricting clubs to have more than two players older than 35 years old, and increasing the maximum number of substitutions to five for each team in a match.[12]
On 30 July 2017, in preparation for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, all regulations concerning under-23 players were suspended.[13] Later on 31 August 2017, PSSI decided to extend the suspension of all regulations concerning under-23 players until end of season.[14]
FIFA approved the five substitution rule on 12 April 2017.[15] [16] However, the two additional substitutions (in addition of three substitutions, in accordance to FIFA Laws of the Game) were only allowed for U-23 players.
Eighteen teams competed in the league – all teams from the abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League. As such, no promoted team competed this season.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arema | Malang | Kanjuruhan | 44,965 | |
| Bali United | Gianyar | Kapten I Wayan Dipta | 25,000 | |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | 15,000 | ||
| Bhayangkara | Bekasi | Patriot Candrabhaga | 30,000 | |
| Borneo | Samarinda | Segiri | 16,000 | |
| Madura United | Bangkalan | Gelora Ratu Pamelingan | 15,000 | |
| Mitra Kukar | Tenggarong | Aji Imbut | 35,000 | |
| Persegres | Gresik | Petrokimia | 20,000 | |
| Persela | Lamongan | Surajaya | 14,000 | |
| Perseru | Serui | Marora | 5,000 | |
| Persib | Bandung | Si Jalak Harupat | 27,000 | |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Batakan | 46,000 | |
| Persija | Bekasi | Patriot Candrabhaga | 30,000 | |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala | 30,000 | |
| PS TNI | Cibinong | Pakansari | 30,000 | |
| PSM | Makassar | Andi Mattalata | 15,000 | |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim | 15,000 | |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | Gelora Sriwijaya | 36,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arema |  Joko Susilo | Johan Alfarizi[19] | Specs[20] | Torabika, Corsa, Guna Bangun Perkasa, Ijen Suites, Arema Access, Go-Jek | |
| Bali United | Widodo C. Putro | Fadil Sausu | Made by club | Indofood, Bank Ina, Anker Sport, Torabika, Achilles, Corsa, Mobil, ACA, Go-Jek, YCAB Foundation, Indomie, Bareksa, DM ID | |
| Barito Putera |  Jacksen F. Tiago | Rizky Pora | Vision of Superior | Hasnur Group, Go-Jek, PT. Buana Karya Wiratama, Bank Kalsel | |
| Bhayangkara | Simon McMenemy | Indra Kahfi | Vilour | BNI | |
| Borneo | Iwan Setiawan |  Kunihiro Yamashita | Salvo[21] | STM, BIB, CV Citra, Kopi ABC, Apau, Go-Jek | |
| Madura United | Gomes de Olivera[22] | Fabiano Beltrame | Mizuno[23] | JD.id, Lion Air, POJUR, Integra Group, Torabika, POOL Advista, Go-Jek, Radar Madura | |
| Mitra Kukar | Yudi Suryata | Bayu Pradana | Joma | ABP Energy, PT Putra Perkasa Abadi, Go-Jek, Grand Elty, Bank Kaltim | |
| Persegres | Hanafi | Agus Indra | Creative Color[24] | ||
| Persela | Aji Santoso | José Coelho | Lotto[25] | Go-Jek, So Nice, APP | |
| Perseru | Agus Yuwono | Arthur Bonai | Junior Sport[26] | Bank Papua, Pemerintah Kabupaten Kep. Yapen | |
| Persib | Emral Abus | Atep Rizal | Sportama | Datsun, Indofood, Indomie, Permata Bank Syariah, Go-Jek, Go-Pay, Corsa, Indaco, IM3 Ooredoo, Kopi ABC, FWD | |
| Persiba | Haryadi | Marlon da Silva | MBB[27] | Anugerah Group, Go-Jek | |
| Persija | Stefano Cugurra | Ismed Sofyan | League[28] | Go-Jek, TOA, Columbia, Dompetku | |
| Persipura | Wanderley da Silva | Boaz Solossa | Specs | Bank Papua, Persipura Access | |
| PS TNI | Rudy Priyambada | Manahati Lestusen | MBB | Mogu Mogu, Torabika, GOON, Go-Jek | |
| PSM | Robert Alberts[29] | Hamka Hamzah | Kelme[30] | Semen Bosowa, Kopi ABC | |
| Semen Padang | Syafrianto Rusli | Hengky Ardiles | Mizuno[31] | Semen Padang, Torabika, Bank Nagari, Oxygen Denim, Go-Jek, PT. Kunango Jantan, Covesia, G-Sport, Ayia | |
| Sriwijaya | Hartono Ruslan | Calci[32] | Bank Sumsel Babel, TEL, Torabika, Berita Pagi, Sriwijaya Post, PGN, PDPDE, Bukit Asam, Go-Jek |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barito Putera | Yunan Helmi | End of caretaker role | 18 December 2016 | Pre-season | Jacksen F. Tiago | 2 December 2016[33] | ||
| Bhayangkara | Ibnu Grahan | End of contract | 20 December 2016[34] | Simon McMenemy | 23 December 2016[35] | |||
| Arema |  Milomir Šešlija | Mutual consent | 20 December 2016[36] | Aji Santoso | 24 December 2016[37] | |||
| Persija | Zein Alhadad | End of contract | 22 December 2016[38] | Stefano Cugurra | 30 December 2016[39] | |||
| Persiba | Jaino Matos | End of contract | 23 December 2016[40] | Timo Scheunemann | 11 January 2017[41] | |||
| Persela | Aji Santoso | Signed by Arema | 24 December 2016 | Herry Kiswanto | 23 Januari 2017[42] | |||
| Persegres | Eduard Tjong | End of contract | 31 December 2016 | Hanafi | 10 January 2017[43] | |||
| Perseru | Hanafi | Signed by Persegres | 10 January 2017 | Yusak Sutanto | 18 January 2017[44] | |||
| PS TNI | Suharto AD | End of caretaker role | 15 January 2017 | Mustaqim | 15 January 2017[45] | |||
| Bali United | Indra Sjafri | Signed by Indonesia U19s | 19 January 2017[46] |  Hans-Peter Schaller | 5 February 2017[47] | |||
| PS TNI | Mustaqim | Sacked | 17 February 2017 |  Laurent Hatton | 15 March 2017[48] | |||
| Sriwijaya | Widodo C. Putro | End of contract | 25 March 2017 | Osvaldo Lessa | 26 March 2017 | |||
| Persipura |  Alfredo Vera | Mutual consent | 17 April 2017[49] | Liestiadi | 17 April 2017 | |||
| Bali United | Hans-Peter Schaller | Sacked | 26 April 2017[50] | 2 | 17 | Eko Purjianto | 26 April 2017 | |
| PS TNI | Laurent Hatton | Mutual consent | 1 May 2017 | 3 | 5 | Ivan Kolev | 1 May 2017 | |
| Persiba | Timo Scheunemann | Resigned | 1 May 2017[51] | 3 | 18 | Milomir Šešlija | 4 May 2017[52] | |
| Bali United | Eko Purjianto | End of caretaker role | 10 May 2017[53] | 5 | 14 | Widodo C. Putro | 10 May 2017 | |
| Perseru | Yusak Sutanto | Sacked | 7 June 2017[54] | 10 | 16 | Agus Yuwono | 7 June 2017 | |
| Persipura | Liestiadi | Resigned | 8 June 2017[55] | 10 | 5 | Mettu Duaramury | 8 June 2017[56] | |
| Sriwijaya | Osvaldo Lessa | Sacked | 17 June 2017[57] | 11 | 12 | Hartono Ruslan | 18 August 2017[58] | |
| Persipura | Mettu Duaramury | End of caretaker role | 20 June 2017 | 11 | 4 | Wanderley da Silva | 20 June 2017[59] | |
| Borneo |  Dragan Đukanović | Sacked | 13 July 2017[60] | 14 | 11 | Ricky Nelson | 13 July 2017 | |
| Persib | Djadjang Nurdjaman | Resigned | 16 July 2017[61] | 15 | 12 | Herrie Setiawan | 16 July 2017 | |
| Arema | Aji Santoso | Resigned | 31 July 2017[62] | 17 | 7 | Joko Susilo | 31 July 2017[63] | |
| Mitra Kukar | Jafri Sastra | Resigned | 31 July 2017 | 17 | 8 | Sukardi Kardok | 31 July 2017[64] | |
| Persiba | Milomir Šešlija | Resigned | 9 August 2017[65] | 18 | 18 | Haryadi | 10 August 2017[66] | |
| Borneo | Ricky Nelson | End of caretaker role | 14 August 2017[67] | 19 | 8 | Iwan Setiawan | 14 August 2017[68] | |
| Persib | Herrie Setiawan | End of caretaker role | 2 September 2017[69] | 22 | 9 | Emral Abus | 2 September 2017 | |
| Persela | Herry Kiswanto | Resigned | 4 September 2017[70] | 22 | 15 | Aji Santoso | 7 September 2017[71] | |
| Mitra Kukar | Sukardi Kardok | End of caretaker role | 4 September 2017 | 22 | 8 | Yudi Suryata | 7 September 2017[72] | |
| PS TNI | Ivan Kolev | Sacked | 21 September 2017 | 25 | 15 | Rudy Priyambada | 21 September 2017[73] | |
| Semen Padang | Nil Maizar | Sacked | 4 October 2017 | 27 | 15 | Delfi Adri | 4 October 2017[74] | |
| Semen Padang | Delfi Adri | End of caretaker role | 19 October 2017 | 30 | 15 | Syafrianto Rusli | 19 October 2017[75] |
Football Association of Indonesia or PSSI restricted the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including one slot for a player from AFC countries, and one slot for a marquee player,[76] a player that was required to have played in a top European league (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, Eredivisie, Süper Lig, etc.) in the last 8 years, or a player that have played in the last three editions of the FIFA World Cup. Teams can use all the foreign players at once.[77]
Notes:
These were the list of Liga Indonesia First & Excellence (LIFE) Awards 2017 winners that held on 22 December 2017.[79]
| Award | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Paulo Sérgio (Bhayangkara) | |
| Best Young Player | Rezaldi Hehanusa (Persija) | |
| Fair Play Team | Perseru | |
| Best Referee | Musthofa Umarella | |
| Best Goal | Septian David (Mitra Kukar) | |
| Lifetime Achievement | Choirul Huda (Persela) |
| Best XI | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Andritany Ardhiyasa (Persija) | ||||||||||||
| Defenders | Gavin Kwan (Barito Putera) | Willian Pacheco (Persija) | Hamka Hamzah (PSM) | Rezaldi Hehanusa (Persija) | |||||||||
| Midfielders | Bayu Pradana (Mitra Kukar) | Paulo Sérgio (Bhayangkara) | Wiljan Pluim (PSM) | ||||||||||
| Forwards | Irfan Bachdim (Bali United) | Sylvano Comvalius (Bali United) | Septian David (Mitra Kukar) | ||||||||||
