Football league season
Liga Indonesia Premier Division Season 2015 Matches played 1 Goals scored 4 (4 per match) Top goalscorer Mansyur (2 goals)Biggest home win Persikad 3–1 Persires (26 April 2015) Highest scoring Persikad 3–1 Persires (26 April 2015)
The 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division season was the 20th edition of Liga Indonesia Premier Division and the seventh edition as a second-tier competition.
On November 3, 2014, PSSI announced that starting this season, teams are not allowed to use foreign players and only allowed to have a maximum of 30 players.[ 1] [ 2] It was planned to start the season in March 2015 but it was revised to start the season on February 19, 2015.[ 3] [ 4] The start of the season was again revised to start in mid-April.[ 5] On April 20, 2015, it was confirmed that the season will start on April 26, 2015.[ 6]
This season was officially discontinued by PSSI on May 2, 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition.[ 7] Only one match was successfully played before the ban was put on place.[ 8]
This year the competition will divided into six groups containing tens teams, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the next round, meanwhile the five lowest team from each group will be relegated to Liga Nusantara next season, this is done to reduce participants to 32 clubs in the 2016 season.[ 9]
Teams
Persiba Bantul , Persijap Jepara , Persita Tangerang and Persepam Madura Utama will participate this season, having been relegated from Indonesia Super League .[ 10] Cilegon United and Persibat Batang are teams promoted from Liga Indonesia First Division .[ 11] Laga FC , Persatu Tuban , Perssu Sumenep , PS Badung , Perserang Serang and Persibas Banyumas are teams promoted from Liga Nusantara .[ 12]
Persiwa Wamena will still play in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division despite gaining promotion in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division , after they did not pass the verification process for the 2015 Indonesia Super League .[ 13] Persik Kediri will also compete in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division , because they fail to pass the verification process.[ 14]
On April 20, 2015, Persiwa Wamena and Persik Kediri decided to pull out from the competition, joining PSBS Biak and Persifa Fak-fak who failed the verification process.[ 6]
Stadium and locations
Locations of the teams in the 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Locations of the teams in the 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division from Java
Club
Regency or City
Province
Stadium
Capacity
2014 season
PS Bintang Jaya Asahan
Asahan
North Sumatra
Mutiara Kisaran
10,000
First round in Premier Division
PSBL Langsa
Langsa
Aceh
Langsa
8,000
First round in Premier Division
PSMS Medan
Medan
North Sumatra
Teladan
20,000
First round in Premier Division
Persiraja Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh
Aceh
Haji Dimurthala
20,000
First round in Premier Division
Persih Tembilahan
Indragiri Hilir
Riau
Beringin
5,000
First round in Premier Division
Persikad Depok
Depok
West Java
Merpati
1,000
First round in Premier Division
PS Bengkulu
Bengkulu
Bengkulu
Semarak
15,000
First round in Premier Division
Villa 2000
South Tangerang
Banten
Gelora 19 Agustus
10,000
First round in Premier Division
Persika Karawang
Karawang
West Java
Singaperbangsa
25,000
First round in Premier Division
Persibangga Purbalingga
Purbalingga
Central Java
Goentoer Darjono
15,000
First round in Premier Division
Persipon Pontianak
Pontianak
West Kalimantan
Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman
15,000
First round in Premier Division
Persip Pekalongan
Pekalongan
Central Java
Hoegeng
20,000
First round in Premier Division
Persipur Purwodadi
Purwodadi
Central Java
Krida Bakti
12,000
First round in Premier Division
Persires Sukoharjo
Sukoharjo Regency
Central Java
Gelora Merdeka Jombor
First round in Premier Division
PPSM Sakti Magelang
Magelang
Central Java
Abu Bakrin
10,000
First round in Premier Division
PSIR Rembang
Rembang Regency
Central Java
Krida
7,000
First round in Premier Division
PSBI Blitar
Blitar
East Java
Aryo Srengat
6,000
First round in Premier Division
PSBK Blitar
Blitar Regency
East Java
Gelora Supriyadi
15,000
First round in Premier Division
PSIM Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Mandala Krida
25,000
First round in Premier Division
Madiun Putra
Madiun
East Java
Wilis
25,000
First round in Premier Division
Kalteng Putra
Palangkaraya
Central Kalimantan
Tuah Pahoe
5,000
First round in Premier Division
Mojokerto Putra
Mojokerto
East Java
Gajahmada
10,000
First round in Premier Division
Persekap Pasuruan
Pasuruan
East Java
Untung Suropati
5,000
First round in Premier Division
Persida Sidoarjo
Sidoarjo
East Java
Gelora Delta
35,000
First round in Premier Division
Persbul Buol
Buol
Central Sulawesi
Kuonoto
3,000
First round in Premier Division
Metro FC
Malang Regency
East Java
Kanjuruhan
40,000
First round in Premier Division
Persigo Gorontalo
Gorontalo
Gorontalo
Merdeka
10,000
First round in Premier Division
PS Sumbawa Barat
West Sumbawa
West Nusa Tenggara
Lalu Magaparang
15,000
First round in Premier Division
Yahukimo FC
Yahukimo
Papua
Andi Mattalatta
20,000
First round in Premier Division
Persiba Bantul
Bantul Regency
Yogyakarta
Sultan Agung
30,000
Relegated from Super League
Persijap Jepara
Jepara Regency
Central Java
Gelora Bumi Kartini
25,000
Relegated from Super League
Persepam Madura Utama
Pamekasan Regency
East Java
Gelora Bangkalan
15,000
Relegated from Super League
Persita Tangerang
Karawang Regency
West Java
Singaperbangsa
25,000
Relegated from Super League
Cilegon United F.C.
Cilegon
Banten
Krakatau Steel
25,000
Promoted from Liga Indonesia First Division
Persibat Batang
Batang Regency
Central Java
Moh Sarengat
15,000
Promoted from Liga Indonesia First Division
Persewangi Banyuwangi
Banyuwangi
East Java
Diponegoro
10,000
Second round in Premier Division
Persebo Bondowoso
Bondowoso
East Java
Semeru
25,000
Second round in Premier Division
Persinga Ngawi
Ngawi Madiun
East Java
Ketonggo Wilis
6,000 25,000
Second round in Premier Division
Pro Duta FC
Medan
North Sumatra
Teladan
20,000
Second round in Premier Division
Persigubin Gunung Bintang
Pegunungan Bintang
Papua
Barnabas Youwe
15,000
Second round in Premier Division
Persikabo Bogor
Bogor Regency
West Java
Pakansari Persikabo
30,000 15,000
Second round in Premier Division
PSPS Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
Riau
Kaharudin Nasution
25,000
Second round in Premier Division
PS Bangka
Bangka Regency
Bangka-Belitung
Orom
7,000
Second round in Premier Division
Persis Solo
Surakarta
Central Java
Manahan
25,000
Third round in Premier Division
PSCS Cilacap
Cilacap
Central Java
Wijayakusuma
15,000
Third round in Premier Division
PSIS Semarang
Semarang
Central Java
Jatidiri
25,000
Third round in Premier Division
PSS Sleman
Sleman
Yogyakarta
Maguwoharjo
40,000
Third round in Premier Division
PSGC Ciamis
Ciamis
West Java
Galuh
10,000
Semifinal in Premier Division
Martapura FC
Banjar
South Kalimantan
Demang Lehman
15,000
Semifinal in Premier Division
Laga FC
East Java
Promoted from Liga Nusantara
Persatu Tuban
Tuban
East Java
Loka Jaya Stadium
2,000
Promoted from Liga Nusantara
Perssu Sumenep
Sumenep
East Java
Ahmad Yani
15,000
Promoted from Liga Nusantara
PS Badung
Badung
Bali
Gelora Samudra
Promoted from Liga Nusantara
Perserang Serang
Serang
Banten
Maulana Yusuf
15,000
Promoted from Liga Nusantara
Persibas Banyumas
Banyumas
Central Java
Satria
8,000
Promoted from Liga Nusantara
First round
This round will start on 26 April 2015 until 10 September 2015 with 55 teams competing.[ 6]
Group 1
First match(es) will be played: 26 April 2015. Source:
Liga Indonesia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group 2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source:
Liga Indonesia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal diffeSKHce; 3) number of goals scored.
Group 3
First match(es) will be played: 26 April 2015. Source:
Liga Indonesia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group 4
First match(es) will be played: 26 April 2015. Source:
Liga Indonesia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group 5
First match(es) will be played: 26 April 2015. Source:
Liga Indonesia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group 6
First match(es) will be played: 26 April 2015. Source:
Liga Indonesia Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
See also
References
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