Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar. In terms of population, it is the most populous city in Indonesia outside of the island of Java. Its population as of 2023 is approximately equal to the country of Moldova.
Sriwijaya Football Club, commonly known as Sriwijaya FC or simply SFC, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Palembang, South Sumatra. The club competes in the Liga 2, the second tier of Indonesian football. Founded on 23 October 2004, the team play their home games at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, which has a capacity of 23,000 spectators. The club won its first major honour, the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, in 2008. In the same season the club also won the Copa Indonesia, making them the first and only club in Indonesia to ever achieve the double. Sriwijaya have a fierce rivalry with nearby club Semen Padang, with whom they contest the Andalas derby.
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 Super League club Putra Samarinda after its new owner relocated the club to Gianyar from Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The rebranded club retained Putra Samarinda's top-tier rights to compete in the 2015 Indonesia Super League season. It only took four years for the club to win its first top-level football championship title in the 2019.
Stefano Jantje Lilipaly is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Indonesia national team.
Irsyad Maulana is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Persita Tangerang.
PS GAS Sawahlunto stands for Persatuan Sepakbola Gunung Arang Sawahlunto is an Indonesian football club based in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. They currently compete in the Liga 3 and play at Ombilin Stadium.
Dewa United F.C., formerly known as Martapura Football Club, colloquially known as Dewa United, is an Indonesian professional football club based in South Tangerang, Banten. They currently compete in the Liga 1, the top-flight of Indonesian football. They were promoted from Liga 2, after placing third in the 2021 Liga 2 season.
Trans-Sumatra Toll Road is an under-construction tolled expressway stretching across Sumatra Island in Indonesia from the northern tip of Banda Aceh to the southern tip of Bakauheni. This toll road was originally planned to connect to the established toll road system of Java through the now cancelled Sunda Strait Bridge. The toll road is to include supporting corridors connecting the cities of Padang, Bengkulu, and Sibolga on the western coast of the island to the main corridors stretching across the more populated eastern coast. State construction company Hutama Karya has been given a government-granted monopoly to operate the network.
Liga 1, also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, is the men's top professional football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by the PT Liga Indonesia Baru, Liga 1 is contested by 18 clubs and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Liga 2.
Madura Football Club is an Indonesia football club based in Sumenep, East Java. After relegation, the club will compete in Liga 4 in 2024. Madura FC plays their home matches in the Ahmad Yani Stadium. Their nickname is Laskar Jokotole and Sapi Madura.
Firza Andika is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a left-back and midfielder for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta.
Sumatra Utara United Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Kabanjahe, Karo Regency, North Sumatra. They currently compete at Liga 3. In the 2021–22 Liga 3, Karo United came out as champions after defeating Putra Delta Sidoarjo, this is their first title in the club's history.
Muba Babel United Football Club was an Indonesian football club based in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra. In June 2022, Muba Babel United were acquired by Liga 3 side Persipal Palu. As a result, Muba Babel United ceased to exist as Persipal's senior team took over their spot in the 2022-23 Liga 2 season.
Sri Lelawangsa is a commuter rail service in Indonesia operated by KAI Bandara, serving Medan Station to Kuala Bingai Station route and vice versa. The service began operation on 6 March 2010 using Kereta Rel Diesel Indonesia (KRDI) DMU by INKA. But now the Sri Lelawangsa train series has changed to a Local Economy Class train pulled by locomotive BB302, BB303 or BB203.
The 2021–22 Liga 1, also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 12th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 27 August 2021. Bali United were the defending champions from the 2019 season after the 2020 season was abandoned and declared void after three matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Liga 2 was the fifth season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 12th season under its current league structure.
Natanael Siringoringo is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Barito Putera.
Mataram Utama Manggala Football Club is an Indonesian football team based in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta. They currently compete in Liga 4.
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Musi Rawas is an Indonesian football club based in Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatra. They currently compete in the Liga 3 and their homeground is Petanang Stadium.
Persatuan Sepakbola Kota Binjai is an Indonesian football club based in Binjai, North Sumatra. They currently compete in the Liga 4 and their homeground is Binjai Stadium.
