List of Indonesian football champions

List of Indonesian football champions
Founded1930
CountryIndonesia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams18
Current championsPersib Bandung
(8th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsPersija Jakarta
(11 titles)
Current: 2023–24 Liga 1

The Indonesian football champions are the winners of the highest league of Indonesian men's football, which since 2017 is the Liga 1.

Perserikatan, an amateur inter-cities competition, was first established under auspices of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) in 1930. From Indonesia's independence in August 1945 until the establishment of the semi-professional Galatama, Perserikatan was the premier club football competition in the country. Perserikatan and Galatama ran in parallel until 1994, when it was merged to form Liga Indonesia, the first professional football league in Indonesia. The structure remained until 2008, when the Indonesia Super League was established.[1]

A PSSI internal dispute led into the creation of Indonesian Premier League in 2011,[2] and it ran in parallel with the Super League for two seasons.[3] The Super League became the top-flight league once again in 2013,[4] but was prematurely ended in May 2015 following Indonesian government's ban on PSSI activities,[5] which subsequently led to the suspension of PSSI from FIFA membership.[6] The current top-flight league, Liga 1, was launched in 2017.[7]

This list does not include the champion of Liga Primer Indonesia, a short-lived, not officially recognized independent football league that existed between September 2010 and April 2011, which was subsequently merged into the Premier League.

  1. ^ Gerry Putra (29 September 2016). "Sejarah Kompetisi Sepakbola di Indonesia: Dari Masa Pra-Kemerdekaan Hingga (Menuju) Liga Profesional". FourFourTwo (in Indonesian). p. 4. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ Abdullah Sammy (13 October 2011). Chairul Akhmad (ed.). "Liga Indonesia Musim Depan Bernama Indonesia Premier League". Republika (in Indonesian).
  3. ^ Djibril Muhammad, ed. (22 December 2011). "FIFA: PSSI Bisa Tindak ISL". Republika (in Indonesian).
  4. ^ Afroni, Donny (17 March 2013). "Liga tetap bernama Indonesia Super League" (in Indonesian). Goal. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  5. ^ Kardi, Dika Dania. "Kronologi Keputusan Final Pembekuan PSSI". olahraga (in Indonesian). Jakarta: CNN Indonesia.
  6. ^ Salusi, Novitasari Dewi. "PSSI Disanksi FIFA". sepakbola (in Indonesian). Jakarta: detikcom.
  7. ^ "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.