Indonesian Premier League Explained

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Indonesian Premier League
Confed:AFC (Asia)
Organiser:PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo
Founded:2011
Folded:2013
First:2011–12
Teams:16
Relegation:Premier Division
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Piala Indonesia
Confed Cup:AFC Cup
Most Successful Club:Semen Padang (1 title)
Champions:Semen Padang
Season:2011–12
Tv:Kompas TV,
MNC Media (RCTI, GlobalTV, MNCTV and MNC Sports 1,
for 2013 IPL play-off)

Indonesian Premier League (IPL; Indonesian: Liga Prima Indonesia) was the highest level competition for football clubs in Indonesia from 2011 to 2013. This competition was managed by PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo, under supervision of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). IPL replaced Indonesia Super League (ISL) as the highest-level football league in Indonesia.[1]

History

Following the disbandment of the Liga Primer Indonesia in August 2011, along with the turn of the management of PSSI after a series of chaos over the implementation of the national football competition, a management under the leadership of then-new PSSI chairman Djohar Arifin Husin planned to make various changes intended to create a new competition.

Founding

On 26 August 2011, a member of Executive Committee and Chairman of the Competition Committee of PSSI, Sihar Sitorus, announced that the organization has appointed PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo as manager of professional competition for the 2011–12 season, after the previous promoter, PT Liga Indonesia (PT LI), failed to provide an accountability report to the PSSI, while the verification to be performed by the AFC was imminent.[2] Widjajanto, a former CEO of PT Liga Primer Indonesia, was appointed as the CEO of PT LPIS.[3]

Shutdown

On 17 March 2013, a PSSI Extraordinary Congress announced an unified league, called the Indonesia Super League to be competed by 22 clubs.[4] The Indonesian Premier League disbanded at the end of the 2013 season following its play-offs; IPL's seven best teams were required to pass a verification process to participate in the 2014 season, of which four (Semen Padang, Persiba Bantul, Persijap, and PSM Makassar) were admitted to the successor league.[5]

Sponsorship

Broadcasting

Teams

ClubRegency or citySeasonsCurrent status
Arema IndonesiaMalang2011–2013Liga 3
BontangBontang2011–2013Liga 3
Jakarta FCJakarta2011–2013Defunct
Persebaya 1927Surabaya2011–2013Liga 1
PersemaMalang2011–2013Liga 3
PersemanManokwari2013Liga 3
PerseparPalangka Raya2013Liga 3
PersibaBantul2011–2013Liga 3
PersiboBojonegoro2011–2013Liga 2
PersijapJepara2011–2013Liga 2
PersirajaBanda Aceh2011–2013Liga 2
Pro DutaDeli Serdang2013Defunct
PSIRRembang2013Liga 3
PSLSLhokseumawe2013Liga 3
PSMMakassar2011–2013Liga 1
PSMSMedan2011–2012Liga 2
Semen PadangPadang2011–2013Liga 1

Championship history

YearChampionsRunners-up
2011–12[8] Semen PadangPersebaya 1927
2013[9] No award given

Top scorers

YearScorerClubGoals
2011–12 Ferdinand SinagaSemen Padang15
2013No award given

Best Players

YearScorerClub
2011–12 Hengky ArdilesSemen Padang
2013No award given

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Liga Indonesia Musim Depan Bernama Indonesia Premier League. 13 October 2011. Republika. Yahoo! News. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405052528/http://id.berita.yahoo.com/liga-indonesia-musim-depan-bernama-indonesia-premier-league-110313872.html. 5 April 2012. unfit.
  2. Web site: PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sebagai Pengelola Kompetisi Profesional 2011–2012 . Hermawan . Topan . 2011-08-28 . bolanews.com . . id . 2011-09-15 . 2011-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110901203842/http://www.bolanews.com/liga/liga-indonesia/31859-Liga-Prima-Indonesia-Sebagai-Pengelola-Kompetisi-Profesional-2011-2012.html . unfit .
  3. News: Kompetisi Profesional Dikelola PT Liga Prima Indonesia. WDA. ANT. 27 August 2011. Tempo.co. id.
  4. Web site: Afroni. Donny. 17 March 2013. Liga tetap bernama Indonesia Super League. Goal. id. 17 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320032002/http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/1387/nasional/2013/03/17/3832442/liga-tetap-bernama-indonesia-super-league. 20 March 2013. unfit.
  5. Web site: ISL dan IPL Akhirnya Bersatu. 17 March 2013. Koran Kaltim. 3 April 2015. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407164645/http://www.korankaltim.com/isl-dan-ipl-akhirnya-bersatu/. 7 April 2015. unfit.
  6. News: Siaran Liga Prima Indonesia di MNC. 12 October 2011. Detik.com. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20111014181736/http://us.detiksport.com/sepakbola/read/2011/10/12/134801/1742352/76/siaran-liga-prima-indonesia-di-mnc. 14 October 2011. live.
  7. News: MNC Siarkan IPL 4 Musim. 14 October 2011. Okezone.com. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20111015073128/http://bola.okezone.com/read/2011/10/14/49/515189/mnc-siarkan-ipl-4-musim. 15 October 2011. live.
  8. Web site: Indonesia 2011/12. RSSSF.
  9. Web site: Indonesia 2013. RSSSF.