Liga Primer Indonesia
Liga Primer Indonesia was an Indonesian independent football league held in 2011. It was managed by Konsorsium Liga Premier Indonesia and PT Liga Primer Indonesia and was not recognized by the PSSI. Nineteen clubs took part in its inaugural and only season which was running from January to May 2011. The first kick-off was held on 8 January 2011 in Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java. Despite its original full-season schedule, the league was then stopped during the half-season break when Persebaya 1927 was currently leading the table.
History
On 17 September 2010, 20 Indonesian football clubs together with the National Football Indonesian Reform Movement issued a declaration in Jenggala Graha, Jakarta. It was led by Arifin Panigoro, a local businessman. The declaration essentially related to the concerns of the conditions of national football clubs over the collapsing condition of the national football.The Professional football clubs then took a joint initiative to establish and declare Liga Primer Indonesia in Semarang on 24 October 2010. There are 17 professional football clubs who expressed their will to participate.
The spirit of the club in building Liga Primer Indonesia is also a commitment to improve the standard of football, both organizationally and financially. The league view that the system of capital assistance and revenue sharing system in Liga Primer Indonesia can make the "club financially independent and professional in management."
To achieve independence, Liga Primer Indonesia provides assistance consortium in forms of the initial capital for each participating club. With this assistance, the clubs are expected to run without funds from dependence on fund local Government Budget. The initial capital will vary between clubs according to the audit results that have been held.
Additionally, the LPI embrace the principle of division of revenues in a transparent and accountable to the club participants. According to agreement with the club, LPI revenue sharing will be based on two schemes, namely schemes to league revenues and schemes for income matches.
The inaugural 2011 season started on 8 January 2011. Before, LPI hosted a pre-season competition in Bogor, Solo and Semarang.
On 11 April 2011, the FIFA Normalisation Committee charged with running Indonesian football has officially recognized Liga Primer Indonesia. The continuation of Liga Primer Indonesia will be decided after the Indonesia FA has been formed. By this decision, the competition and all players involved are officially recognized by PSSI as well as FIFA and eligible to play in the national team.
Teams
The inaugural season begun with 19 teams, four of the 19 were defected from PSSI sanctioned league of whom three defected from the top tier Indonesia Super League, and Persebaya from the second tier Liga Indonesia Premier Division.Stadium and locations
| Club | City | Province | Stadium | Capacity | 2009–10 season |
| Atjeh United | Banda Aceh | Aceh | Harapan Bangsa | 40,000 | |
| Bali Devata | Gianyar Denpasar | Bali | I Wayan Dipta Ngurah Rai | 25,000 25,000 | |
| Bandung F.C. | Bandung | West Java | Siliwangi | 25,000 | |
| Batavia Union | North Jakarta Jakarta Bekasi | DKI Jakarta West Java | Tugu Sumantri Brojonegoro Patriot | 20,000 5,000 10,000 | |
| Bintang Medan | Medan | North Sumatra | Teladan | 20,000 | |
| Bogor Raya F.C. | Bogor Regency Bogor | West Java | Persikabo Pajajaran | 15,000 12,000 | |
| Cendrawasih Papua | Jayapura | Papua | Mandala | 30,000 | |
| Jakarta F.C. | Jakarta Bogor Regency | DKI Jakarta West Java | Lebak Bulus Persikabo | 12,500 15,000 | |
| Manado United | Manado | North Sulawesi | Klabat | 10,000 | |
| Medan Chiefs | Deli Serdang | North Sumatra | Baharuddin Siregar | 15,000 | |
| Minangkabau F.C. | Padang | West Sumatra | Haji Agus Salim | 28,000 | |
| Persebaya 1927 | Surabaya | East Java | Gelora 10 November | 30,000 | 17th place in 2009–10 Super League |
| Persema Malang | Malang | East Java | Gajayana | 30,000 | 10th in 2009–10 Super League |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | Bojonegoro | East Java | Letjen Haji Sudirman | 15,000 | 2009–10 Premier Division champions |
| PSM Makassar | Makassar | South Sulawesi | Mattoangin | 30,000 | 13th in 2009–10 Super League |
| Real Mataram | Sleman Yogyakarta | Yogyakarta | Maguwoharjo Mandala Krida | 30,000 25,000 | |
| Semarang United | Semarang | Central Java | Jatidiri | 25,000 | |
| Solo F.C. | Solo | Central Java | Manahan | 24,000 | |
| Tangerang Wolves | Tangerang | Banten | Benteng | 25,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Manager | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| Atjeh United |  Lionel Charbonnier |  Pierre Njanka | ||
| Bali Devata |  Willy Scheepers | Pascal Heije | Uno | |
| Bandung F.C. |  Budiman | Nur Alim | Uno | |
| Batavia Union |  Roberto Bianchi |  Javier Rocha | Uno | |
| Bintang Medan |  :de:Michael Feichtenbeiner|Michael Feichtenbeiner |  Steve Pantelidis | Uno | |
| Bogor Raya F.C. | Jhon Arwandi | Masferi Kasim | Mitre | |
| Cendrawasih Papua | :de:Uwe Erkenbrecher|Uwe Erkenbrecher | Yance R. | Uno | |
| Jakarta F.C. | :id:Bambang Nurdiansyah|Bambang Nurdiansyah |  Emanuel De Porras | Nike | |
| Manado United | M. Zein Alhadad | Felix Yetna | Joma | |
| Medan Chiefs | Jörg Steinebrunner | Aun Carbiny | Umbro | |
| Minangkabau F.C. |  Divaldo Alves | Jumaidi Rais | Specs | |
| Persebaya 1927 | :id:Aji Santoso|Aji Santoso | Erol Iba | Joma | |
| Persema Malang | :id:Timo Scheunemann|Timo Scheunemann | Bima Sakti | Reebok | |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | Sartono Anwar | Aries Tuansyah | Lotto | |
| PSM Makassar | Wilhelmus Rijsbergen | Supriyono | Vilour | Semen Bosowa |
| Real Mataram | José Basualdo | Supriyanto | Uno | |
| Semarang United | :id:Edy Paryono|Edy Paryono |  Amarildo Luis de Souza | Nike | Bank Jateng |
| Solo F.C. |  Branko Babić | Edy Subagio | Uno | |
| Tangerang Wolves | Paulo Camargo | Luis Feitoza | Mitre |
Managerial changes
Foreign Players
In this league each club is allowed to sign five foreign players. The five foreign players can come from any confederation. Foreign players who have Indonesian descent or parents will be considered as local players.| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa Foreign |
| Aceh United |  Pierre Njanka | Alain N'Kong |  Park Dae-Sik | Yum Dong-Jin |  Alvin Tehau | |
| Bali De Vata |  Ilija Spasojevic |  Pascal Heije |  Guillermo Imhoff |  Ali Parhizi | Bok Jun-Hee |  Raphael Maitimo |
| Bandung FC |  Lee Hendrie |  Perry N'Somah |  Michael Onwatuegwu | Javad Moradi | Kim Sang-Duk | |
| Batavia Union | Juan Manuel Cortés | Leandro |  Javier Rocha | Na Byung-Yul | Kim Jong-Kyung | |
| Bintang Medan |  Cosmin Vancea |  Guti Ribeiro |  Amine Kamoun |  Steve Pantelidis | Ahn Hyo-Yeon | Gaston Salasiwa |
| Bogor Raya | Oscar Alegre | Diego Bogado | Luciano Rimoldi | Andrija Jukic | Billy Quinncroft | |
| Cendrawasih Papua |  Deniss Romanovs |  Patrick Ghigani |  Márcio Bambu | Fred Agius | Daniel Wilkinson | |
| Jakarta FC | Emanuel De Porras | Gustavo Hernan Ortiz | Leonardo Moyano | |||
| Manado United | Amaral | Jardel Santana |  Eugene Dadi | Felix Yetna | Ali Hossein Shiri | |
| Medan Chiefs |  Kevin Yann | Luis Eduardo Hicks |  Laakkad Abdelhadi |  Baihakki Khaizan | Shahril Ishak | Fred Pasaribu Bryan Bono Brard Dane Dwight Brard |
| Minangkabau FC | Juninho |  David Kuagica | Norberto Mulenessa Maurito | Mario Karlovic | Milan Susak | |
| Persebaya 1927 |  Michael Cvetkovski | Otavio Dutra | John Tarkpor Sonkaley | Andrew Barisic | ||
| Persema |  Benoit Lang | Seme Pierre Pattrick | Ngon Mamoun | Robert Gaspar | Han Sang-Min | |
| Persibo | Carlos Eduardo Bizarro | Wallacer de Andrade Medeiros | Amir Amadeh |  Muhammad Albicho | Kim Kang-Hyun | |
| PSM | Richard Knopper | Srecko Mitrovic | Goran Subara | Marwan Sayedeh | Kwon Jun | |
| Real Mataram | Fernando Gaston Soler | Juan Dario Batalla | Christian Febre | Ryung Tae-Pyo | ||
| Semarang United |  Raffaele Simone Quintieri | Amarildo Luís de Souza | Amâncio Fortes | Josh Maguire | ||
| Solo FC |  Sergei Aleksandrovich Litvinov |  Stevan Racic | Zarko Lazetic | Aleks Vrteski | David Micevski | |
| Tangerang Wolves | Wallace Rodrigues da Silva | Luis Feitoza | Victor Hugo | Ku Kyung-Hyun | Park Chan-Yong | Regilio Jacobs Jordy de Kat |
Sponsors
- Bank Saudara
- Indosiar
- Coca-Cola
- Microsoft
League table
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Juan Manuel Cortes | Batavia Union | 13 |
| 1 | Fernando Gaston Soler | Real Mataram | 13 |
| 1 |  Laakkad Abdelhadi | Medan Chiefs | 13 |
| 4 | Emanuel De Porras | Jakarta F.C. 1928 | 10 |
| 4 |  Samsul Arif | Persibo Bojonegoro | 10 |
| 4 | Irfan Bachdim | Persema Malang | 10 |
| 4 |  Cosmin Vancea | Bintang Medan | 10 |
| 4 |  Marwan Sayedeh | PSM | 10 |
| 9 |  Perry N Somah | Bandung F.C. | 9 |
| 10 | Wallace Rodrigues Da Silva | Tangerang Wolves | 8 |
| 10 | M. Rahmat | PSM | 8 |
| 10 | Andi Oddang | PSM | 8 |
| 10 | Andrew Barisić | Persebaya 1927 | 8 |
| 10 |  Ilija Spasojević | Bali Devata | 8 |
| 10 | Fred Agius | Cendrawasih Papua | 8 |
| 16 | Jardel Santana | Manado United | 7 |
| 16 | Sansan Fauzi Husaeni | Jakarta F.C. 1928 | 7 |