Liga 1 (Indonesia)

Liga 1
Organising bodyPT Liga Indonesia Baru
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994) (as Liga Indonesia Premier Division)
2008; 16 years ago (2008) (as Indonesia Super League)
2017; 7 years ago (2017) (as Liga 1)
First season1994-95
CountryIndonesia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLiga 2
Domestic cup(s)Piala Indonesia
International cup(s)AFC Champions League Two
AFC Challenge League
ASEAN Club Championship
Current championsPersib (2nd title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsPersipura (3 titles)
TV partners
Websiteligaindonesiabaru.com
Current: 2024–25

Liga 1 (English: League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia,[1] is the men's top professional football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by the PT Liga Indonesia Baru (lit.'New Indonesian League, LLC'), Liga 1 is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Liga 2.

Top-flight professional league in Indonesia started from the 2008–09 season onwards, initially under the name Indonesia Super League until 2015. Prior to the 2008 reforms, the national competitions used a tournament format. Liga 1 started in 2017 as a rebranding of the league.[2]

Forty-two teams have competed in the top-tier league of Indonesian football since the start of the modern era in 2008 as the Indonesia Super League. Eight teams have been crowned champions, with Persipura Jayapura winning the title three times (2009, 2011, 2013), the most among the teams.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sponsorliga was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "PSSI Ubah ISL Jadi Liga 1" (in Indonesian). Bola.net. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Persipura Lengkapi Gelar Juara dengan Rekor". VIVA.co.id (in Indonesian). 29 December 2013.