2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Explained

Competition:Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Season:2005
Dates:5 March – 25 September
Winners:Persipura
1st Premier Division title
1st Indonesian title
Continentalcup1:AFC Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Persipura
Arema
Relegated:Persebaya
PSPS
Pelita Krakatau Steel
Petrokimia Putra
Matches:378
Total Goals:887
League Topscorer:Cristian Gonzáles
(25 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Persik 5–0 Persema
(13 July)
Persijap 5–0 Persiba
(31 August)
Arema 5–0 Persikota
(4 September)
Biggest Away Win:Sriwijaya 1–4 Persib
(8 March)
Pelita Krakatau Steel 0–3 Persema
(20 April)
Highest Scoring:Persebaya 5–1 Petrokimia Putra
(5 March)
Arema 5–1 PSDS
(20 March)
PSM 4–2 Pelita Krakatau Steel
(10 April)
Persib 3–3 Persikota
(5 July)
PSDS 2–4 Sriwijaya
(27 July)
Persija 4–2 Persekabpas
(27 July)
PSPS 4–2 Persib
(3 August)
Persikota 3–3 PSDS
(19 August)
Prevseason:2004
Nextseason:2006

The 2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (also known as the Liga Djarum Indonesia for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top Indonesian professional league for association football clubs.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted to Premier Division

Stadiums and locations

West Division
TeamLocationStadium
AremaMalangKanjuruhan
PersibBandungSiliwangi
PersijaJakartaLebak Bulus
PersikotaTangerangBenteng
PersitaTangerangBenteng
PSDSDeli SerdangBaharuddin Siregar
PSMSMedanTeladan
PSPSPekanbaruKaharudin Nasution
PSSSlemanTridadi
Semen PadangPadangHaji Agus Salim
SriwijayaPalembangJakabaring
East Division
TeamLocationStadium
Barito PuteraBanjarmasinMay 17th
Bontang PKTBontangMulawarman
DeltrasSidoarjoGelora Delta
Pelita Krakatau SteelCilegonKrakatau Steel
PersebayaSurabayaGelora 10 November
PerselaLamonganSurajaya
PersemaMalangKanjuruhan
PersijapJeparaKamal Djunaedi
PersipuraJayapuraMandala
Petrokimia PutraGresikPetrokimia
PSMMakassarAndi Mattalata

First stage

East Division

Second stage

Group A

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Group B

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Final

See main article: 2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final.

Relegation play-offs

Due to the forced relegation of Persebaya Surabaya, the bottom two teams from each division compete in the play-offs for the last remaining place in the 2006 season. All matches were held in Si Jalak Harupat Stadium.

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Awards

Top scorers

This is a list of the top scorers from the 2005 season.[1]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Cristian GonzálesPersik25
2 Cristian CarrascoPSMS17
3 Roger BatoumPersija15
4 Osvaldo MorenoPSM14
5 Ekene IkenwaPersib13
Emanuel De PorrasPSIS13
7 Rochy PutirayPSPS12
8 Hilton MoreiraDeltras11
Anoure ObioraPSDS11

Best player

Christian Warobay (Persipura)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indonesia 2005.