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The Premier Division was the first-tier in Liga Indonesia. The system stayed put until 2007. [4] In 2008, PSSI formed the Indonesia Super League (ISL), the first fully professional league in Indonesia, as the new top-tier of Indonesian football. The Premier Division was then being relegated to the second-tier.
The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia.Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top-flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan (amateur) and Galatama (semi professional).
The Football Association of Indonesia (Indonesian: Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia; lit. 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930. [1] The PSSI joined FIFA in 1952 and the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.
Before PSSI formed and organized the Indonesian Super League as the first professional football league in Indonesia, the previous top-level competition title in Indonesia was the Liga Indonesia Premier Division from 1994–95 to 2007–08. [4]
The competition was established after Liga Indonesia Second Division and Liga Indonesia Third Division merged in 2014. Starting in 2015, the Liga Indonesia First Division was also merged with Liga Nusantara making it the third-tier level in Indonesian football system. [1] Persatu Tuban won the competition's first season. [2]
From its founding, PSSI owned 99% of PT LI shares while an entity known as Yayasan Sepak Bola Indonesia, a foundation under Nirwan Bakrie, owned the other 1%. [3] [4] In 2011, the share composition changed with 99% of shares went to PSSI member clubs while the other 1% went to PSSI. [3] [4] The practice continues with PT LIB.
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Indonesia has 7 traditional football teams where all of them are the founders of PSSI, the Indonesian football association. The seven teams are, Persib Bandung, Persija Jakarta, Persis Solo, Persebaya Surabaya, PPSM Magelang, PSIM Yogyakarta, and PSM Madiun. These seven teams are regulated directly in the rules of the Indonesian football ...