The 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (known as the Liga Kansas for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the
Liga Indonesia
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 footba ...
Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. The season began on 17 November 1996 and ended on 28 July 1997.
Persebaya
Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java
East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a provinc ...
won the title after beating the defending champions,
Bandung Raya 3–1 in the final.
Teams
Team changes
The number of teams increased from 31 to 33 this season.
Relegated to First Division
*
BPD Jateng
*
Persegres
Promoted to Premier Division
*
Persedikab
*
PSB
*
PSBL
*
PSP
Name changes
* Mataram Putra changed their name to Mataram Indocement.
Stadiums and locations
First stage
West Division
Central Division
East Division
Second stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Final
Awards
Top scorers
The following is a list of the top scorers from the 1996-97 season.
Best player
*
Nur'alim (
Bandung Raya)
References
External links
Indonesia - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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Indonesian Premier Division seasons
1996–97 in Indonesian football
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
Top level Indonesian football league seasons