2018 Liga 1 (Indonesia)

Liga 1
Season2018
Dates23 March – 9 December 2018
ChampionsPersija
1st Liga 1 title
11th Indonesian title
RelegatedMitra Kukar
Sriwijaya
PSMS
AFC Champions LeaguePersija
AFC CupPSM
Matches played306
Goals scored872 (2.85 per match)
Best PlayerRohit Chand
Top goalscorerAleksandar Rakić
(21 goals)
Biggest home winPersipura 6–0 Madura United
(19 May 2018)
Biggest away winPS TIRA 0–5 Persija
(8 June 2018)
Highest scoringPSM 4–3 PS TIRA
(21 April 2018)
Bali United 3–4 Sriwijaya
(5 May 2018)
Mitra Kukar 3–4 Barito Putera
(6 July 2018)
PS TIRA 3–4 Borneo
(20 July 2018)
Persebaya 3–4 Persib
(26 July 2018)
Mitra Kukar 4–3 Arema
(27 July 2018)
Bali United 2–5 Persebaya
(18 November 2018)
Longest winning run6 matches
PSM
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
PSM
Longest winless run8 matches
Barito Putera
Longest losing run5 matches
Bali United
PSMS
Highest attendance68,873
Persija 2–1 Mitra Kukar
(9 December 2018)
Lowest attendance0
Persib 1–2 Madura United
(9 October 2018)
Arema 3–1 Bali United
(20 October 2018)
Persib 1–4 Persebaya
(20 October 2018)
Arema 5–0 PSMS
(28 October 2018)
Persib 1–1 Bali United
(30 October 2018)
Persib 0–1 PSMS
(9 November 2018)
Arema 4–1 Perseru
(11 November 2018)
Persib 2–2 Perseru
(23 November 2018)
Arema 3–1 Barito Putera
(24 November 2018)
Persib 3–3 Barito Putera
(8 December 2018)
Arema 2–1 Sriwijaya
(9 December 2018)
Total attendance3,101,694
Average attendance10,136
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The 2018 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the second season of Liga 1 under its current name and the ninth season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 23 March 2018 and ended on 9 December 2018.[2] Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 10 March 2018.[3]

Bhayangkara were the defending champions. Persebaya, PSMS, and PSIS joined as the promoted teams from the 2017 Liga 2. They replaced Persegres, Persiba, and Semen Padang who were relegated to the 2018 Liga 2.[4]

Persija won their first Liga 1 title, and second Indonesian top-flight title overall on the final day of the season, finishing on 62 points.[5]

  1. ^ "Ini Penyebab Berubahnya Titel Sponsor Liga 1 2018". liga-indonesia.id. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Catat, Ini Tanggal Kick Off dan Laga Pembuka Liga 1 2018 - Bola.net". Bola.net. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Draft Jadwal Liga 1 2018 di Tangan, CEO PSM Usul Begini Soal Laga Tandang!". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference daftartimikut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Persija Juara Usai Taklukkan Mitra Kukar". liga-indonesia.id. Retrieved 9 December 2018.[permanent dead link]