The 2022 season of competitive
association football in Indonesia.
Promotion and relegation
Name changes
On 30 May 2022, during the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress, six teams had their name change requests accepted by the federation:
Liga 1
*
Dewa United removed "Martapura" from its official name, having previously acquired
Martapura to play in Liga 2 last season.
* Borneo added their home city of "Samarinda" to their full name, thus becoming
Borneo Samarinda.
* TIRA-Persikabo officially changed its name to
Persikabo 1973
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, that competes in Liga 1.
History
This club started from an initiative to par ...
, even though the name was already used for the last season as a commercial arrangement.
* RANS Cilegon changed its name to
RANS Nusantara and moved their homebase to Jakarta.
Liga 2
* AHHA PS Pati relocated to
Bekasi
Bekasi (, su, ) is a city in West Java, Indonesia, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.the city of planet Bekasi is his nickname.It serves as a commuter city within the Jakarta metropolitan area. According to the 2020 Census by Statistics ...
and were renamed to
Bekasi FC However, following a lawsuit by Bekasi FC's original rights holder, the club is subject to another name change, which will be decided in the near future.
*
Mataram Utama handed over their senior team to a group of investors, who subsequently rebranded the club as
Nusantara United.
The two clubs exist as separate entities, with Nusantara United taking over Mataram Utama's place in the Liga 2, while Mataram Utama redirected their focus towards youth development and their football academy. On 5 July, revealed that they are now based in
Nusantara
Nusantara most commonly refers to:
*Nusantara (archipelago), an Old Javanese term which initially referred to the conquered territories of the Majapahit empire, corresponding to present-day Indonesia
*Nusantara (planned city), the future capital ci ...
, the planned new capital of Indonesia.
Club acquisition
*
Muba Babel United was acquired by
Liga 3 side
Persipal Palu
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Palu or abbreviated Persipal is an Indonesian football club based in Palu, Central Sulawesi. In the last season, they actually played in Liga 3 but failed to be promoted after finishing 3rd in the National round Gr ...
. As a result, Persipal took over Muba Babel United's place in Liga 2 starting from the 2022-23 season.
Domestic leagues
After the
Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster
On 1 October 2022, a fatal human crush occurred following an association football match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Following a loss by home side Arema to rivals Persebaya Surabaya, around 3,000 Arema support ...
, where at least 135 people died in a stampede triggered by police usage of tear gas on supporters who were still inside the stadium,
Liga 1,
Liga 2, and
Liga 3 were put on hold. On 6 October 2022, Indonesian police announced six accused, three league related operator and three police officers. The accused operators are: director of PT Liga Indonesia Baru Ahmad Hadi Lukita, Arema match organising committee chairman Abdul Haris, and Arema head of security officer Suko Sutrisno.
Liga 1
The 2022–23 Liga 1 season (also known as the 2022–23
BRI Liga 1 season for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the
Liga 1, the top Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 23 July 2022, with the first match between
PSIS and
RANS Nusantara which ended draw.
Bali United
Bali United Football Club is a professional football club based in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Bali United emerged in 2015 as the result of the total rebranding of Indonesia ...
were the two-time defending champions.
National teams
Men's national football team
2020 AFF Championship
2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2022 AFF Championship
Men's under-23 football team
2022 AFF U-23 Championship
Indonesia withdrew from the tournament on 11 February 2022 because seven players tested positive for COVID-19, four others were categorised as suspected COVID-19 cases and three players suffered injuries.
2021 Southeast Asian Games
Men's under-20 football team
2022 Maurice Revello Tournament
2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
2022 Costa Calida Supercup
Men's under-17 football team
2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
Women's national football team
2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2021 Southeast Asian Games
On 15 April 2022, Indonesia announced that they will withdraw from the tournament.
2022 AFF Women's Championship
Women's under-20 football team
2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
Men's national futsal team
2022 AFF Futsal Championship
2021 Southeast Asian Games
2022 MNC International Futsal Cup
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Men's national beach soccer team
2022 AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Notes
References
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