Football Association of Indonesia

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Football Association of Indonesia
Fed indonesia.svg
founding 1930
FIFA accession 1952
AFC accession 1954
president Mochamad Iriawan
Secretary General Nugraha Besoes
National teams Men's
national team , U-23, U-21, U-19
women's
national team
Homepage www.pssi.or.id

The Football Association of Indonesia , or PSSI for short, ( Indonesian : Persatuan Sepak bola Seluruh Indonesia ) is the association for football clubs in Indonesia . It was founded in 1930 from 7 regional associations. In 1954, the association became one of twelve founding members of the Asian Football Confederation . The club had already joined FIFA two years earlier . Indonesia has been part of the AFC's Vision Asia project since 2004 .

history

At the time the Indonesian Association was founded, the country was still a colony of the Netherlands . An Indonesian named Soeratin Sosrosoegondo, who studied in Germany , was the initiator to found the association. After his return he worked for a Dutch company before becoming a revolutionary and leaving the company. He was an avid fan of football and saw the sport as a weapon to drive out the colonial rulers. In 1930 he managed to convince all 7 regional football associations in the country to found a national association. It was the hour of birth of the PSSI. In addition to the Indonesian Association, there was also the NIVB (Nederlandsh Indische Voetbal Bond) which changed its name to NIVU (Nederlandsh Indische Voetbal Unie) in 1936. From then on, both associations cooperated. In 1938, Indonesia took part in the 1938 World Cup under the name of the Dutch East Indies under the leadership of NIVU . The team consisted of 9 players of Indonesian nationality. The only game, in the round of 16 of the tournament, was lost 6-0 against the selection of Hungary . The team played under the flag of the Netherlands. After the World Cup, in 1939, the cooperation between the two associations was dissolved. During the occupation by the Japanese , the activities of the PSSI were suspended. Since participating in the World Championships in 1938, the association could no longer qualify for the World Cup. The association's greatest international success was reaching the semi-finals at the 2007 ASEAN football championships . The association does not hold a national cup competition. Masters and runners-up in the men qualify for the AFC Champions League .

In 2015, the Indonesian Ministry of Sports blocked the association and suspended league operations because the association refused to exclude two clubs from the league. Afterwards, FIFA suspended the association in May 2015 because of state interference.

Competitions

National competitions

The following national competitions are held under the umbrella of PSSI:

Indonesian championship

Main article: Indonesia Super League

The football championship in Indonesia is the most important national title. The men's master has been played out since 1914. Until 1979 it was an amateur competition only. From 1979 to 1994 there was a semi-professional league called Liga Sepakbola Utama before professionalism was introduced in 1994 with Liga Indonesia . Since 2008 the league has been called Indonesia Super League by its current name . The first title holder of the Liga Indonesia was Persib Bandung . 18 teams take part in the first division. The first division determines its master in 34 games. Each team competes once against each other in the first and second legs. There are a total of five senior leagues for men in Indonesia. The women's championship is played in two groups. The two best placed in each group then play the final in the semi-finals. A total of 8 teams take part in the competition.

Futsal

Main article: League Futsal

The national futsal championship in Indonesia is determined between 15 clubs. Played in two groups with 7 and 8 clubs.

Individual evidence / explanations

  1. ↑ Indonesia: State lifts sanctions on sport1.de May 11, 2016
  2. ↑ psssi-football.com Details about the PSSI competitions

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