2008–09 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 2008–09 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (also known as Liga Esia for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division. It was the first season for the Liga Indonesia Premier Division as the second tier of the Indonesian football pyramid, following the creation of the Indonesia Super League as the first tier.

Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Season2008–09
ChampionsPersisam Samarinda
PromotedPersisam Samarinda
Persema Malang
PSPS Pekanbaru
Persebaya Surabaya
RelegatedPersibat Batang
PSP Padang
Persekabpas Pasuruan
Top goalscorerJean Paul Boumsong
Herman Dzumafo
Mardiansyah
(17 goals each)

Changes from 2007–08 season

The Football Association of Indonesia's decision to create a new Indonesia Super League relegated the Liga Indonesia Premier Division to the second tier of Indonesian football for the first time.[1]

For the 2007 season, teams were allocated to one of two groups (with 15 and 14 teams respectively) in the first round. The top four in each group advanced to the second round, or quarter final. The eight teams in the second round were divided into two groups of four, the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinal in a knock-out system. Champions, runners-up, and 3rd-place teams were promoted to the Indonesia Super League, while the 4th-place team faced the 15th-place team from the Indonesia Super League in a promotion/relegation play-off match. The 14th and 15th-place teams in the first round from each group were relegated to the First Division.[2]

Season overview

Twenty-nine teams took part. The season began on 4 August 2008 and the last games were played on 29 May 2009.[2]

The top four from group 1 in the first round were Persisam Samarinda, PSPS Pekanbaru, Mitra Kukar, and Persikabo Bogor, and from group 2 Persema Malang, Persebaya Surabaya, Persiba Bantul, and Persigo Gorontalo. The group winners – Persisam Samarinda and Persema Malang – hosted the quarter finals, both advancing to the semifinal, again as group winners. In the semifinal Persisam Samarinda beat PSPS Pekanbaru and Persema Malang beat Persebaya Surabaya. The championship was won by Persisam Samarinda with a 1–0 victory over Persema Malang.[2]

Persisam Samarinda, Persema Malang, and PSPS Pekanbaru were automatically promoted to the Indonesia Super League. The promotion/relegation playoff was won by Persebaya Surabaya, who beat Indonesia Super League 15th-place team PSMS Medan in a penalty shoot-out to also win promotion. Persibat Batang, PSP Padang, and Persekabpas Pasuruan were relegated to the Liga Indonesia First Division.[2]

On 12 November 2008, in their match away to Persibom Bolaang Mongondow at Gelora Ambang Stadium, Kotamobagu, PSIR Rembang players attacked and injured the referee.[2][3] The incident began when referee Muzair awarded a penalty to Persibom. Angered by the decision, PSIR players punched and kicked the referee, knocking him to the ground and trampling on him; the bruised official had to be rushed to hospital. A similar fate almost befell his replacement, Jusman R.A. He was chased and stripped naked on the field of play after showing a red card to a PSIR player who committed a bad challenge.[3] The match ended 1–0 for Persibom. PSIR were suspended for two years as a result, but on appeal on 1 December 2008 the suspension was lifted,[2][3] and their next match was rescheduled. The day after the incident PSIR players Yongki Rantung, Tadis Suryanto and Stevie Kusoi were banned from football for life.[4] Five days later Stanley Mamuaya also received a life ban, and fellow players Stanley Katuuk, Gery Mandagi, and M Orah were banned from football for two years.[5] Muzair Usman, Jusman R.A and match inspector Sukarno Wahid subsequently received a reward from PSSI in recognition of their justice, bravery and loyalty, which was considered to have promoted the image of football in Indonesia.[6]

Groups

The competition was divided into two groups, based on geography. Group 1 or West Group was for clubs from Sumatera, Kalimantan and the Western part of Java, while Group 2 or East Group was for clubs from the Eastern part of Java and Eastern Indonesia.[7][8]

Group 1 Group 2
Persisam Samarinda Persema Malang
PSPS Pekanbaru Persebaya Surabaya
Mitra Kukar Persiba Bantul
Persikabo Bogor Persigo Gorontalo
Persikab Bandung Persibom Bolaang Mongondow
Persiraja Banda Aceh Persibo Bojonegoro
Semen Padang Perseman Manokwari
Persih Tembilahan PSIR Rembang
PSDS Deli Serdang Gresik United
Persikad Depok PSS Sleman
PSAP Sigli Persis Solo
PSSB Bireun PSIM Yogyakarta
Persikota Tangerang Persiku Kudus
Persibat Batang Persekabpas Pasuruan
PSP Padang

First round
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persisam Samarinda 28 17 7 4 52 24 +28 58 Advance to second round
2 PSPS Pekanbaru 28 17 5 6 47 25 +22 56
3 Mitra Kukar 28 17 1 10 38 28 +10 52
4 Persikabo Bogor 28 13 10 5 44 27 +17 49
5 Persikab Bandung 28 14 6 8 46 34 +12 48
6 Persiraja Banda Aceh 28 12 5 11 32 34 −2 41
7 Semen Padang 28 10 10 8 42 30 +12 40
8 Persih Tembilahan 28 10 7 11 39 35 +4 37
9 PSDS Deli Serdang 28 10 4 14 27 34 −7 34
10 Persikad Depok 28 10 6 12 33 42 −9 33[lower-alpha 1]
11 PSAP Sigli 28 10 3 15 28 47 −19 33
12 PSSB Bireun 28 7 6 15 23 34 −11 27
13 Persikota Tangerang 28 7 6 15 29 52 −23 27
14 Persibat Batang (R) 28 8 2 18 25 44 −19 26 Relegation to First Division
15 PSP Padang (R) 28 6 6 16 24 39 −15 24
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Persikad Depok were docked three points.
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persema Malang 26 19 1 6 52 26 +26 58 Advance to second round
2 Persebaya Surabaya 26 18 1 7 44 19 +25 55
3 Persiba Bantul 26 15 4 7 32 21 +11 49
4 Persigo Gorontalo 26 15 1 10 38 27 +11 46
5 Persibom BM 26 14 1 11 33 26 +7 43
6 Persibo Bojonegoro 26 12 5 9 35 31 +4 41
7 Perseman Manokwari 26 12 3 11 31 28 +3 39
8 PSIR Rembang 26 8 7 11 20 31 −11 31
9 Gresik United 26 9 3 14 31 36 −5 30
10 PSS Sleman 26 9 6 11 31 38 −7 30[lower-alpha 1]
11 Persis Solo 26 7 5 14 17 28 −11 25[lower-alpha 2]
12 PSIM Yogyakarta 26 7 4 15 20 36 −16 25
13 Persiku Kudus 26 7 4 15 19 40 −21 25
14 Persekabpas Pasuruan (R) 26 5 5 16 22 38 −16 17[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to First Division
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. PSS Sleman were docked three points.
  2. Persis Solo were docked one points.
  3. Persekabpas Pasuruan were docked three points.

Second round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persema Malang 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 PSPS Pekanbaru 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 Persiba Bantul 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 Persikabo Bogor 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: RSSSF

Note : All matches played in Malang.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persisam Samarinda 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Advance to knockout phase
2 Persebaya Surabaya 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Mitra Kukar 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
4 Persigo Gorontalo 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: RSSSF

Note : All matches played in Samarinda.

Knockout phase
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 May – Samarinda
 
 
Persisam Samarinda3
 
29 May – Samarinda
 
PSPS Pekanbaru1
 
Persisam Samarinda1
 
26 May – Samarinda
 
Persema Malang0
 
Persema Malang3
 
 
Persebaya Surabaya1
 
Third place
 
 
29 May – Samarinda
 
 
PSPS Pekanbaru5
 
 
Persebaya Surabaya1

Semifinals
Persisam Samarinda3–1PSPS Pekanbaru
Baretto  39', 52'
Kurniawan  65'		 Dzumafo  69'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Syamsudin Linta
Persema Malang3–1Persebaya Surabaya
Sutaji  6'
Pepito  28'
Harmoko  72'		 Faris  67'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hariyanto

Third place playoff
PSPS Pekanbaru5–1Persebaya Surabaya
Ade  5'
Iman  8'
April  16'
Danil  25'
Dzumafo  90'		 Report Jairon  61'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Jerry Elly

Final
Main article: 2009 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final
Persisam Samarinda1–0Persema Malang
Baretto  35' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Suharto [9]

Promotion/relegation playoff

The promotion/relegation play-off match was held in SIliwangi Stadium, Bandung, on 30 June 2009. Persebaya Surabaya, the 4th-place team in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division played PSMS Medan, the 15th-place team in the Indonesia Super League. The winner would play in the Indonesia Super League the following season, while the loser would play in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.[2]

Persebaya Surabaya1–1 (a.e.t.)PSMS Medan
Jairon  88' Report Zada  32'
Penalties
Batoum
Andi
Anang
Purwanto
Jairon
Bobby
Anderson 		6–5 Zada
Costas
Andika
Lubis
Guillen
Carbiny
Okto
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Yandri

Awards

Top scorers

This a list of top scorers in the 2008–09 season.

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jean Paul Boumsong Persikad Depok 17
Mardiansyah Persikabo Bogor
Herman Dzumafo PSPS
4 Edward Wilson Semen Padang 15
5 Aldo Baretto Persisam Samarinda 13
Ezequiel González Persiba Bantul
Jardel Santana Persisam Samarinda
8 Agung Suprayogi Persih Tembilahan 12
Jairon Persebaya Surabaya
Mamadou Niane Persikab Bandung

Best Player

Aldo Baretto (Persisam Samarinda)

References
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  2. "Indonesia 2008/09". Rsssf.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  3. "Wasit Liga Esia Babak Belur" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  4. "Tiga Pemain PSIR Dihukum Seumur Hidup" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  5. "Komdis Kembali Hukum Pemain PSIR" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  6. "Muzair Usman Terima Penghargaan" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  7. Peta Olahraga (2012-05-04). "Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 2008/2009 Wilayah Barat « Peta Bola & Olahraga" (in Indonesian). Petaolahraga.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  8. Peta Olahraga. "Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 2008/2009 Wilayah Timur « Peta Bola & Olahraga" (in Indonesian). Petaolahraga.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
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