I-League (Indonesia)

Last updated
I-League
Company type Private
Industry Association football
Predecessors
Founded16 March 2017;8 years ago (2017-03-16)
Headquarters South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Area served
Indonesia
Key people
Products
Owners
  • PSSI member clubs (99%)
  • PSSI (1%)
Website https://ileague.id/

I-League (previously known as Liga Indonesia Baru) is an Indonesian company created by the Football Association of Indonesia to operate and organise Indonesian football competitions, namely the Super League, the Championship, the Liga Nusantara and the Elite Pro Academy. The company was formed to replace the PT Liga Indonesia which used to be the league operator from 2009 until 2015. [1] [2] [3]

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History

Origin: PT Liga Indonesia

2008–2011

LIB was first founded as PT Liga Indonesia (English: Indonesia League) or LI in 2008 by the PSSI under Nurdin Halid's chairmanship. [4] [3] LI itself was a continuation of Badan Liga Indonesia (English: Indonesian League Body), the operator of professional football competitions in Indonesia after the merger between Galatama and Perserikatan from 1994 to 2008. [1] [2] [3] 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] The practice continues with PT LIB.

2011–2013: Dualism

Changes in the share composition caused internal conflict within PSSI. [4] There were two rival claimants, Djohar Arifin Husin and La Nyalla Mattalitti. Djohar won the elections and became the chairman. He chose a new league operator, PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS). [3] [4] LPIS then proceeded to organise a new league, the Indonesia Premier League or Liga Primer Indonesia (2011–12) and two seasons which went unfinished (2011 and 2013). At the same time, other clubs which didn't take part in the IPL decided to hold a rival competition. Under the auspices of La Nyalla Mattalitti's Komite Penyelamat Sepakbola Indonesia (KPSI), they chose PT LI to be the operator for the Indonesia Super League for two seasons (2011–12 and 2013). [3]

2014–2016

The dualism ended in 2014. PT LI became the true league operator and both IPL and ISL were merged into a unified league for the 2014 season. However, the competition in 2015 was paused due to threats of sanctions from Badan Olahraga Profesional Indonesia (BOPI) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, because Arema and Bhayangkara F.C., didn't get BOPI recommendations. [5] FIFA threatened to ban Indonesian football altogether. [6] [3] [7] The sanctions lasted for a year and were lifted in May 2016. [7] PT LI was closed in the same year. [3]

2017 season

After the end of suspension, PSSI chose PT Liga Indonesia Baru to replace the PT Liga Indonesia as the new league operator. [3] [8] Despite posting a revenue of around Rp6 billion in its first season, [9] there were concerns over unpaid commercial contributions, which were paid off by LIB in March. [10] [11]

2023–present

There was a plan to create another company, specifically to operate the Liga 2. [12] The plan was shelved for the 2023–24 Liga 2 season. [13] [14] In 2025, the Liga Indonesia Baru changed its name to the I-League. [15]

Board of directors

As of July 2025 [16]

PositionName
Main commissioner Flag of Indonesia.svg Zainudin Amali
Independent commissioner Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Lutfi
Commissioner Flag of Indonesia.svg Glenn Sugita
President Flag of Indonesia.svg Ferry Paulus
Director of business Flag of Indonesia.svg Sadikin Aksa
Director of operations Flag of Indonesia.svg Asep Saputra
Competition manager Flag of Japan.svg Takeyuki Oya

References

  1. 1 2 "Apa Itu PT Liga Indonesia Baru atau LIB?". olahraga (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. 1 2 Faizi, Lutfan (2022-10-08). "Profil PT LIB, Operator Kompetisi Liga 1 yang Ngotot Pertandingan Digelar Malam Hari". SINDOnews Sports (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Erianto, Dwi (2021-08-26). "Liga Indonesia: Sejarah, Penyelenggara, Tim Juara, dan Pemain Terbaik" . Kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Susila, Abdul (2020-05-17). "Transformasi dan Dinamika Operator Liga Indonesia Sejak 1994". SKOR.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ↑ Raya, Mercy (2015-04-02). "Menpora Bisa Jatuhkan Sanksi Jika PSSI dan PT Liga Membandel". sepakbola (in Indonesian). detikcom . Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. ↑ Nuralam, Cakrayuri (2015-04-11). "Gara-gara Menpora dan BOPI, PSSI Terancam Sanksi FIFA". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  7. 1 2 Al Fauzi, Furqon (2020-05-29). "Sabtu Kelabu 5 Tahun Lalu, Indonesia Disanksi FIFA". www.skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ↑ Pradigdo, Benediktus Gerendo (2017-03-18). "PSSI Tunjuk PT Liga Indonesia Baru Jadi Operator Kompetisi 2017". bola.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  9. ↑ Septi, Amalia Dwi (2018-03-08). "PT LIB Untung Rp 6 M dari Penyelenggaraan Liga Tahun 2017". sepakbola (in Indonesian). detikcom . Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  10. ↑ Adnan, Rais (2018-03-06). "PT LIB Lunasi Kontribusi Komersial Klub Liga 1 2017". Goal.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  11. ↑ Jaya, Eris Eka (2018-03-07). "PT LIB Sudah Lunasi Dana Subsidi kepada Klub Liga 1 2017". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  12. ↑ Santoso, Estu (2023-03-05). "Liga 2 Dipastikan Erick Thohir Pakai Operator Kompetisi Sendiri". www.skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  13. ↑ Apriani, Fitri (2023-05-28). Akmal, Abdi Rafi (ed.). "Erick Thohir Pastikan PT LIB Tetap Jadi Operator Liga 2 Musim Depan". Bola.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  14. ↑ Raya, Mercy (2023-05-28). "Operator Liga 2 2023/2024 Batal Diganti, Tetap Dipegang PT LIB". Detik Sport (in Indonesian). detikcom . Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  15. ↑ Prasatya, Randy (12 July 2025). "LIB Rebranding Jadi ILeague". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
  16. ↑ "Enam Poin Hasil RUPS PT LIB 2025". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
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