Indonesian football clubs in Asian competitions

Indonesian football clubs have entered Asian association football competitions organized by the Asian Football Confederation including AFC Champions League (now AFC Champions League Elite), Asian Cup Winners' Cup (now defunct), AFC Cup (now AFC Champions League Two), and AFC Challenge League. Indonesian football clubs have never participated in the competitions of the Asian Super Cup, Afro-Asian Club Championship, and AFC Women's Club Championship since 1970.

PSMS Medan is the first Indonesian club to participate in Asian football competitions, namely 1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament with the result of the fourth place after losing 1–0 to Homenetmen (Lebanon) in the match for third place. ^[1]

Current Competitions

AFC Champions League Elite

• QS : Qualification stage, GS : Group stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, 4th : Fourth place, 3rd : Third place, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners
• 1967–1972 : Asian Champion Club Tournament
• 1985–2002 : Asian Club Championship
• 2002–2024 : AFC Champions League
• 2024–present : AFC Champions League Elite

Participations
Team	Qualified	1970	85–86	1986	1987	88–89	89–90	90–91	1991	92–93	93–94	94–95	1995	96–97	97–98	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	2004	2005	2007	2009	2010	2011	2012	2015	2018	2019	2020	23–24
Pelita Jaya	4 times						GS	3rd	QS			QS
PSM Makassar	4 times													QS			GS			GS	GS
Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	3 times		3rd	GS	QS
Arema	3 times										QS											GS			GS
Sriwijaya	3 times																						GS	QS	QS
Bali United	3 times																											QS		QS	QS
PSMS Medan	2 times	4th																					QS
Persib Bandung	2 times												GS														QS
Persebaya Surabaya	2 times														QS						GS
Persija Jakarta	2 times																	QS											QS
Persik Kediri	2 times																			GS		GS
Persipura Jayapura	2 times																							GS		QS
Niac Mitra	1 time					QS
Arseto	1 time									GS
PSIS Semarang	1 time															QS
Petrokimia Putra	1 time																		QS
Persita Tangerang	1 time																		QS

Results

Season	Club	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
1967	None entered
1969
1970	PSMS Medan	Fourth place	0–1	Homenetmen	Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran
1971	None entered
1972
1985–86	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	Third place	1–0	Al-Ittihad	Jeddah
1986	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	2nd in second round GS	N/A	Liaoning, South China
1987	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	2nd in group stage	N/A	Federal Territory, Tiong Bahru, Kota Ranger
1988–89	Niac Mitra	3rd in group stage	N/A	Royal Thai Air Force, Pahang, Geylang International, Bandaran
1989–90	Pelita Jaya	4th in group stage	N/A	Liaoning, Al Rasheed, Shahin Ahvaz
1990–91	Pelita Jaya	Third place	2–2 (7–6 p)	April 25	Dhaka
1991	Pelita Jaya	Qualifying first round	3–4 (Disqualified)	Geylang International	1–2 in first match 2–2 in second match
1992–93	Arseto	4th in group stage	N/A	Yomiuri, Al-Shabab, Al-Muharraq
1993–94	Arema	First round	3–6	Thai Farmers Bank	2–2 in first match 1–4 in second match
1994–95	Pelita Jaya	Second round	1–5	Ilhwa Chunma	1–1 in first match 0–4 in second match
1995	Persib Bandung	4th in quarter-finals group	N/A	Ilhwa Chunma, Thai Farmers Bank, Verdy Kawasaki
1996–97	PSM Makassar	Qualifying first round	1–4	Pohang Steelers	1–0 in first match 0–4 in second match
1997–98	Persebaya Surabaya	Qualifying first round	2–6	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	1–2 in first match 1–4 in second match
1998–99	None entered
1999–2000	PSIS Semarang	Qualifying first round	4–9	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2–3 in first match 2–6 in second match
2000–01	PSM Makassar	4th in quarter-finals group	N/A	Júbilo Iwata, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Shandong Luneng Taishan
2001–02	Persija Jakarta	First round	1–4	Kashima Antlers	1–4 in first match Second match cancelled
2002–03	Petrokimia Putra	Qualifying round 2	4–6	Shanghai Shenhua	3–1 in first match 1–5 in second match
	Persita Tangerang		0–1	Osotsapa	0–1 in first match 0–0 in second match
2004	PSM Makassar	4th in group stage	N/A	Dalian Shide, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Krung Thai Bank
	Persik Kediri	3rd in group stage	N/A	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Yokohama F. Marinos, Binh Dinh
2005	PSM Makassar	3rd in group stage	N/A	Shandong Luneng Taishan, Yokohama F. Marinos, BEC Tero Sasana
	Persebaya Surabaya		N/A	Busan I'Park, Krung Thai Bank, Binh Dinh
2006	Disqualified (Persipura Jayapura, Arema)
2007	Persik Kediri	3rd in group stage	N/A	Urawa Red Diamonds, Sydney FC, Shanghai Shenhua
	Arema		N/A	Kawasaki Frontale, Chunnam Dragons, Bangkok University
2008	None entered [a]
2009	PSMS Medan	Qualifying play-off	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Singapore Armed Forces	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
	Sriwijaya	4th in group stage	N/A	Gamba Osaka, Seoul, Shandong Luneng
2010	Sriwijaya	Qualifying play-off	0–3	Singapore Armed Forces	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
	Persipura Jayapura	4th in group stage	N/A	Kashima Antlers, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Changchun Yatai
2011	Sriwijaya	Qualifying play-off	0–4	Al-Ain	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang
	Arema	4th in group stage	N/A	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Cerezo Osaka, Shandong Luneng
2012	Persipura Jayapura	Qualifying play-off	0–3	Adelaide United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
2013	None entered
2014
2015	Persib Bandung	Preliminary round 2	0–4	Hanoi T&T	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
2016	Banned due to FIFA suspension
2017	None entered
2018	Bali United	Preliminary round 2	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Chiangrai United	Singha Stadium, Chiang Rai
2019	Persija Jakarta	Preliminary round 2	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Newcastle International Sports Centre
2020	Bali United	Preliminary round 2	0–5	Melbourne Victory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
2021	None entered
2022
2023–24	Bali United	Preliminary round	1–5	Lee Man	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
2024–25	None entered
2025–26

1. In the 2008 edition, Indonesia were allocated two slots just like the older editions. However, on 12 December 2007, AFC awarded one Indonesian slots to Thailand and the other one to Vietnam, due to delay in Indonesian domestic league and cup tournament. ^[2]

AFC Champions League Two

• GS : Group stage, ASF : ASEAN Semi-finals, R16 : Round of 16, AF : ASEAN Final, QF : Quarter-finals, IZSF : Inter-zone Semi-finals, SF : Semi-finals, IZF : Inter-zone Final, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners
• 2003–2024 : AFC Cup
• 2024–present : AFC Champions League Two

Participations
Team	Qualified	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	23–24	24–25	25–26
Bali United	4 times									GS		GS	[a]	GS	GS
PSM Makassar	4 times										ASF	GS		AF	GS
Persipura Jayapura	3 times			QF			SF	R16	[b]				[a]
Persib Bandung	3 times							R16	[b]							GS	Q
Sriwijaya	2 times		R16	R16
Arema	2 times				QF		R16
Persija Jakarta	2 times									ASF	GS
PSMS Medan	1 time	R16
Persiwa Wamena	1 time		GS
Semen Padang	1 time					QF
Persibo Bojonegoro	1 time					GS

Results

Season	Club	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
2004	No entrants
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	PSMS Medan	Round of 16	0–4	Chonburi	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
2010	Persiwa Wamena	4th in group stage	N/A	South China, Muangthong United, VB Sports Club
	Sriwijaya	Round of 16	1–4	Thai Port	Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang
2011	Sriwijaya	Round of 16	0–3	Chonburi	IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi
	Persipura Jayapura	Quarter-finals	1–3	Arbil	1–2 at Mandala Stadium 0–1 at Franso Hariri Stadium
2012	Arema	Quarter-finals	0–4	Al-Ettifaq	0–2 at Gajayana Stadium 0–2 at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
2013	Persibo Bojonegoro	4th in group stage	N/A	New Radiant, Yangon United, Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei
	Semen Padang	Quarter-finals	1–2	East Bengal	0–1 at Salt Lake Stadium 1–1 at Haji Agus Salim Stadium
2014	Arema Cronus	Round of 16	0–2	Kitchee	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
	Persipura Jayapura	Semi-finals	2–10	Al-Qadsia	2–4 at Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium 0–6 at Mandala Stadium
2015	Persipura Jayapura	Round of 16	0–3 (awd.)	Pahang	Match was not played [c]
	Persib Bandung		0–2	Kitchee	Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung
2016	Banned due to FIFA suspension
2017	None entered [b]
2018	Bali United	4th in group stage	N/A	Yangon United, Global Cebu, FLC Thanh Hóa
	Persija Jakarta	ASEAN semi-finals	3–6	Home United	2–3 at Jalan Besar Stadium 1–3 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
2019	Persija Jakarta	3rd in group stage	N/A	Ceres–Negros, Becamex Bình Dương, Shan United
	PSM Makassar	ASEAN semi-finals	2–2 (a)	Becamex Binh Duong	0–1 at Hàng Đẫy Stadium 2–1 at Pakansari Stadium
2020	Bali United	Edition cancelled [d]	N/A	Ceres–Negros, Than Quảng Ninh, Svay Rieng
	PSM Makassar		N/A	Tampines Rovers, Kaya-Iloilo, Shan United
2021	Bali United	ASEAN zone cancelled [a]	N/A	Hanoi, Boeung Ket
	Persipura Jayapura		N/A	Kedah Darul Aman, Lion City Sailors, Saigon
2022	Bali United	3rd in group stage	N/A	Kaya-Iloilo, Kedah Darul Aman, Visakha
	PSM Makassar	ASEAN final	2–5	Kuala Lumpur City	Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
2023–24	Bali United	3rd in group stage	N/A	Central Coast Mariners, Terengganu, Stallion Laguna
	PSM Makassar		N/A	Sabah, Haiphong, Hougang United
2024–25	Persib Bandung	4th in group stage	N/A	Lion City Sailors, Port, Zhejiang
2025–26	Persib Bandung

1. On 7 July 2021, AFC decided to cancel the matches in ASEAN Zone. ^[4]
2. Persib Bandung and Persipura Jayapura as champions and runners-up of 2014 Indonesia Super League are actually entitled to participate in the 2017 AFC Cup. But Football Association of Indonesia did not register them with the AFC. ^[3]
3. The AFC awarded the match 3–0 to Pahang as their players were denied entry into Indonesia due to visa issues. ^[5]
4. 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the group stage is in progress 3 matches. ^{[6] [7]}

AFC Challenge League

• QS : Qualification stage, GS : Group stage, QF : Quarterfinals, SF : Semifinals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners

Participations
Team	Qualified	24–25	25–26
Madura United	1 time	SF
Dewa United Banten	1 time		Q

Results

Year	Team	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
2024–25	Madura United	Semi-finals	3–6	Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng	0–3 at Morodok Techo 3–3 at Gelora Joko Samudro
2025–26	Dewa United Banten

Past Competitions

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

• R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, QF : Quarter-finals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners

Participations
Team	Qualified	90–91	91–92	92–93	93–94	94–95	1995	96–97	97–98	99–00	00–01	01–02
Pupuk Kaltim	3 times		SF	R2							R2
PSM Makassar	2 times								QF			R1
Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	1 time	R2
Semen Padang	1 time				QF
Gelora Dewata	1 time					R2
Petrokimia Putra	1 time						QF
Mastrans Bandung Raya	1 time							R2
Persebaya Surabaya	1 time									R2

Results

Season	Club	Progress	Score	Opponents	Venue(s)
1990–91	Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian	Second round	–	Dalian	Withdrawn
1991–92	Pupuk Kaltim	Semi-finals	0–2	Nissan	2–0 in first match 0–0 in second match
1992–93	Pupuk Kaltim	Second round	2–4	Yokohama F. Marinos	1–1 in first match 1–3 in second match
1993–94	Semen Padang	Quarter-finals	2–12	Nissan	2–1 in first match 0–11 in second match
1994–95	Gelora Dewata	Second round	–	Kuala Lumpur FA	Disqualified
1995	Petrokimia Putra	Quarter-finals	1–7	Bellmare Hiratsuka	0–6 in first match 1–1 in second match
1996–97	Mastrans Bandung Raya	Second round	1–5	South China	1–1 in first match 0–4 in second match
1997–98	PSM Makassar	Quarter-finals	0–13	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	0–1 in first match 0–12 in second match
1998–99	None entered
1999–2000	Persebaya Surabaya	Second round	0–6	Bangkok Bank	0–5 in first match 0–1 in second match
2000–01	Pupuk Kaltim	Second round	1–5	BEC Tero Sasana	0–1 in first match 1–4 in second match
2001–02	PSM Makassar	First round	2–4	Victory SC	0–3 in first match 2–1 in second match

References

1. Wirawan, Subhan (22 April 2020). Ishak, Yohanes (ed.). "Genap 70 Tahun, Intip Kisah PSMS Tembus Semifinal Liga Champions Asia". Indosport (in Indonesian).
2. "article missing". Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
3. Raya, Mercy (10 December 2016). "Tidak Didaftarkan oleh PSSI, Persib dan Persipura Batal Ikut AFC Cup 2017". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
4. "AFC Cup 2021 ASEAN Zone matches cancelled". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
5. "Statement on Persipura Jayapura v Pahang FA AFC Cup Round of 16 fixture". AFC. 25 May 2015.
6. "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020.
7. "Football: Asian Football Confederation cancels second-tier AFC Cup due to Covid-19 pandemic". The Straits Times. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.