Liga 2 (Indonesia)

Liga 2

Founded	1933
Country	Indonesia
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	39
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Super League
Relegation to	First Division
Domestic cup(s)	Piala Indonesia
Current champions	Persibo Bojonegoro (2009–10)
Most championships	Persebaya Surabaya Persik Kediri (2 title)
TV partners	antv
Website	http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id
Current: 2010–11 season

Liga Indonesia Premier Division (Indonesian: Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia) is the regionalised second level of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). The competition is usually divided geographically into three groups of "West Region", "Central Region", and "East Region". Currently, it is sponsored by Ti-Phone, a cellular phone manufaturer and called as Liga Ti-Phone.

Prior to the formation of the Indonesia Super League in 2008, Premier Division was the Indonesian top flight football league. Along with the Super League, Premier Division is a competition for professional (semi professional) football clubs.

Championship history

Season	League Name	Champion	Score	Runner-Up
1994-95	Liga Indonesia (Liga Dunhill)	Persib (Bandung)	1-0	Petrokimia Putra (Gresik)
1995-96	Liga Indonesia II (Liga Dunhill)	Mastrans Bandung Raya	2-0	PSM (Makassar)
1996-97	Liga Indonesia III (Liga Kansas)	Persebaya (Surabaya)	3-1	Bandung Raya
1997-98	Liga Indonesia IV	(competition cancelled due to political and economic trouble in Indonesia)
1998-99	Liga Indonesia V	PSIS (Semarang)	1-0	Persebaya (Surabaya) Final at Manado
1999-2000	Liga Bank Mandiri	PSM (Makassar)	3-2	Pupuk Kaltim (Bontang)
2001	Liga Bank Mandiri	Persija (Jakarta)	3-2	PSM (Makassar)
2002	Liga Bank Mandiri	Petrokimia Putra (Gresik)	2-1	Persita (Tangerang)
2003	Liga Bank Mandiri	Persik (Kediri)	-	PSM (Makassar)
2004	Liga Bank Mandiri	Persebaya (Surabaya)	-	PSM (Makassar)
2005	Liga Djarum Indonesia	Persipura (Jayapura)	3-2	Persija (Jakarta)
2006	Liga Djarum Indonesia	Persik (Kediri)	1-0	PSIS (Semarang)
2007	Liga Djarum Indonesia	Sriwijaya F.C. (Palembang)	3-1	PSMS (Medan)
2008–09	Liga Utama Esia	Persisam (Samarinda)	1-0	Persema (Malang)
2009–10	Liga Joss Indonesia	Persibo Bojonegoro (Bojonegoro)	3-1 (penalty shootout)	Deltras Sidoarjo (Sidoarjo)
2010-11	Liga Ti-phone	Persiba Bantul	1-0	Persiraja Banda Aceh

Grouping

Season	Nationwide	West		Central		East	Total
1994-95		17				17	34
1995-96		15(-1)				16	31(-1)
1996-97		11		11		11	33
1997-98		10		11		10	31
1998-99		6	5	6	5	6	28
1999-00		14				14	28
2001		14				14	28
2002		12				12	24
2003	20						20
2004	18						18
2005		14				14	28
2006		14				14	28
2007		18				18	36
2008-09
2009-10		11		11		11	33
2010-11		13		13		13	39

Sponsorship

Competition Sponsor

Liga Indonesia has been sponsored since its inception in 1994. In many cases, the main sponsor determines the competition's name.

Season	Sponsor
1994/96	Dunhill (Liga Dunhill)
1996/97	Kansas (Liga Kansas)
1997/99	No sponsor (Liga Indonesia)
1999/04	Bank Mandiri (Liga Bank Mandiri)
2005/07	Djarum (Liga Djarum Indonesia)
2008/09	Esia (Liga Esia)
2009/10	Extra Joss (Liga Joss Indonesia)
2010/11	Ti-phone (Liga Ti-Phone)

Logo

• 1997-99 Liga Indonesia
  1997-99
  Liga Indonesia
• 1999-04 Liga Bank Mandiri
  1999-04
  Liga Bank Mandiri
• 2005-07 Liga Djarum Indonesia
  2005-07
  Liga Djarum Indonesia
• 2009-10 Liga Joss Indonesia
  2009-10
  Liga Joss Indonesia
• 2010-11 Liga Ti-phone
  2010-11
  Liga Ti-phone

Broadcasting Partner

1. TVRI (-1994-2002)
2. RCTI (-1997-2002)
3. SCTV (2003)
4. Trans TV (2004)
5. TV7 (now Trans 7) (2004-2006)
6. Lativi (now tvOne) (2007)
7. ANTV (2004-present)

Best players

Season	Player	Club
1994/95	Widodo C. Putro	Petrokimia Putra
1995/96	Ronny Wabia	Persipura Jayapura
1996/97	Nur'alim	Bandung Raya
1997/98	the competition was cancelled
1998/99	Ali Sunan	PSIS Semarang
1999/00	Bima Sakti	PSM Makassar
2001	Bambang Pamungkas	Persija Jakarta
2002	Ilham Jayakesuma	Persita Tangerang
2003	Musikan	Persik Kediri
2004	Ponaryo Astaman	PSM Makassar
2005	Marthen Christian Worabay	Persipura Jayapura
2006	Maman Abdurahman	PSIS Semarang
2007	Zah Rahan Krangar	Sriwijaya FC
2008/09	Aldo Baretto	Persisam Pusam
2009/10	Victor Rodrigues Da Silva	Persibo Bojonegoro

Top goalscorers

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
1994/95	Peri Sandria	Bandung Raya	33
1995/96	Dejan Gluscevic	Mastrans Bandung Raya	30
1996/97	Jacksen F. Tiago	Persebaya Surabaya	26
1997/98	Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto	Pelita Jakarta	20
1998/99	Alain Mabenda	PSDS	11
1999/00	Bambang Pamungkas	Persija Jakarta	22
2001	Bakko Sadissau	Barito Putra	22
2002	Ilham Jayakesuma	Persita Tangerang	26
2003	Oscar Aravena	PSM Makassar	31
2004	Ilham Jayakesuma	Persita Tangerang	22
2005	Cristian Gonzales	Persik Kediri	23
2006	Cristian Gonzales	Persik Kediri	25
2007	Cristian Gonzales	Persik Kediri	32
2008/09	Jean Paul Casmir & Mardiansyah	Persikad Depok & Persikabo Bogor	17
2009/10	Edward Wilson Junior	Semen Padang	15

Foreign Players

In the event Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the League Board determines that each club is allowed to use 3 (three) foreign players who come from anywhere Confederation (CAF, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF).

2010-11 Foreign Players

West

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Visa 5	Non-Visa Foreign
Bengkulu City FC	Oh In-Kyun	Peter Lipede	None	None	None	Bako Sadisou1
Persih Tembilahan	Adrian Veron	Friday Gbeneme	None	None	None	Antonio Claudio4
Persikabo Bogor	Emeka Okoye	Eduard Valuta	Cyril Tchana	None	None	None
Persipasi Bekasi	Stephen Mennoh	Morris Power	Emaleu Serge	None	None	None
Persiraja Banda Aceh	Christian Bekatal	Abdoulaye Djibril	Eli Mayega	None	None	None
Persires Rengat	Sylla Daouda	Mamadou Hady Barry	None	None	None	None
Persita Tangerang	Cristian Carrasco	Luis Edmundo	Mfundo Cecil	None	None	None
Persitara North Jakarta	Jacques Evrad	Brima Pepito	Pello Benson	None	None	None
Pro Titan FC	Mario Costas	Antonio Teles	None	None	None	None
PSAP Sigli	Osas Marvelous	Sylla Bamba	Maussa Traore	None	None	None
PSLS Lhokseumawe	Carlos Sciucatti	Salomon Koube	Konah David	None	None	None
PSMS Medan	Gaston Castano	Vagner Luis	Almiro Valladares	None	None	None
PSSB Bireuen	J.P. Boumsong	Daniels Bikoi	Nnana Onana	None	None	None

Central

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Visa 5	Non-Visa Foreign
Gresik United	Luis Pena	Anderson Leke	Alberto Paredes	None	None	None
Mitra Kukar	Franco Hita	Anderson Da Silva	Mbom Mbom Julien	None	None	None
Persemalra Langgur	None	None	None	None	None	None
Perseman Manokwari	Tarik Chaqui	Alex Robinson	Jairon Feliciano	None	None	None
Persik Kediri	Adrian Trinidad	Mekan Nasyrow	None	None	None	None
Persikab Bandung	Angel Ebus	Pablo Frances	Jean Congre Kamga	None	None	None
Persikota Tangerang	Dušan Bogdanović	Michel Adolfo	Bruno Zandonaide	None	None	None
Persiram Raja Ampat	James Debbah	Yusuke Sasa	Kubay Quaiyan	None	None	None
Persis Solo	None	None	None	None	None	None
PPSM Sakti Magelang	Mbaiogauo Dillah	Nicolas Djone	Roberto Kwateh	None	None	None
PSCS Cilacap	Su Hyong-Lee	Guy Herve Mahop	Jun Jin	None	None	None
PSIM Yogyakarta	None	None	None	None	None	None
PSIS Semarang	Gustavo Chena	Rodrigo Santoni	Patricio "Pato" Jimenez	None	None	None

East

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Visa 5	Non-Visa Foreign
Barito Putra	Arnaldo Villalba	Bienvenue Nnengue	None	None	None	None
Persebaya Surabaya	Njok Orock	Fassawa Camara	Sackie Doe	None	None	None
Persekam Metro FC	Henry Njobi	Lois Eduardo	None	None	None	None
Perseru Serui	Mamadaou Diallo	Daniel Agochukwu	None	None	None	None
Persiba Bantul	Ezequiel González	Udo Fortune	Bruno Casmir	None	None	None
Persidafon Jayapura	Abiel Cielo	Ernest Jeremiah	Marcelo Cirelli	None	None	None
Persigo Gorontalo	Henri Joel	None	None	None	None	None
Persiku Kudus	Alejandro Tobar	William Moreno	George Oyedepo	None	None	None
Persipro Probolinggo	None	None	None	None	None	None
PSBI Blitar	Wandjou Olivier	Varney Pas Boakay	Han Ji-Ho	Moukwelle	None	None
PSIR Rembang	Victor Da Silva	Cristian Rene	Leonardo Felicia	None	None	None
PS Mojokerto Putra	Anderson Pohos	Evandro	Patrick Nuku	None	None	None
PSS Sleman	None	None	None	None	None	None

These players do not fill a Visa position:
¹Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Indonesia Residency;
²Foreign residents or foreign residents of Indonesian descent who have chosen to represent Indonesian national team;
³Players with Indonesian descent who were born and started their professional career abroad, but will have since gained Indonesia Residency;
⁴Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad, but will have since gained Indonesia Residency;

External links

• Template:Id icon Official website of Liga Indonesia
• Template:Id icon Official website of PSSI