History
The Piala Presiden was a substitute tournament for the Indonesia Super League after PSSI was declared subject to FIFA sanctions in May 2015. [3] The vacuum of the tournament made Mahaka Sports and Entertainment initiate the President's Cup as a contribution to national football. [4] The first edition of the tournament started with Bali United beating Persija 3–0 in the opening match at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Gianyar, Bali on 30 August 2015. [5] The tournament ended with Persib beating Sriwijaya 2–0 in the final at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta on 18 October 2015. [6]
After the 2015 tournament, the discourse of the tournament appeared in mid 2016. [7] However, the discourse evaporated after Gelora Trisula Semesta initiated a one-season tournament entitled Indonesia Soccer Championship. [8]
In 2017, PSSI, which had been freed from FIFA sanctions one year earlier, rescheduled the 2017 Piala Presiden. [9] The tournament started on 4 February 2017, [10] and was joined by 20 clubs. [11] That year, Mahaka Sports and Entertainment was not involved in the initiation of the tournament. [12]
In 2018, PSSI rescheduled the 2018 Piala Presiden. [13] This tournament became a Liga 1 pre-season tournament. [14] Persija took their first title after beating Bali United 3–0 in the final at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta. [15]
In 2019, the final was played in a two-legged (home-and-away) format and there was no third place match. [16] Arema successfully grabbed their second title after beating Persebaya 4–2 on aggregate in the finals at Persebaya's Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium and Arema's Kanjuruhan Stadium. [17] [18]
The tournament returned for the 2022 edition after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [19] The final was held for two legs and was contested by Arema and Borneo Samarinda, in a repeat of the 2017 final. [20] [21] Defending champions Arema grabbed their third title after beating Borneo Samarinda 1–0 on aggregate in the finals at Arema's Kanjuruhan Stadium and Borneo Samarinda's Segiri Stadium. [22]
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