2015 Indonesia Super League
Discontinued Indonesian football season
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The 2015 Indonesia Super League, also known as QNB League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 7th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008.
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 April – 23 November 2015 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Goals | 58 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bambang Pamungkas Fabiano Beltrame Goran Ljubojević Lerby Eliandry (3 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | PSM 4–0 Persiba (6 April 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Persela 0–2 Barito Putera (4 April 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Arema Cronus 4–4 Persija (4 April 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 3 matches Gresik United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 3 matches Gresik United Sriwijaya |
| Longest winless run | 3 matches Sriwijaya |
| Longest losing run | 2 matches Bali United Barito Putera Mitra Kukar |
| Highest attendance | 26,193 Persib 1–0 Semen Padang (4 April 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,135 Persipura 2–0 Persiram (4 April 2015) |
| Total attendance | 210,148 |
| Average attendance | 11,060 |
← 2014 | |
The season was planned to be started in February 2015.[2] It was first officially announced that the 2015 Indonesia Super League would start on 1 February 2015, with verification process for the participants done in December 2014 but because of the reduction to participants to 18 teams, it was planned to start either on 21 or 22 February.[3][4] After Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, Imam Nahrawi, postponed the start of the season because of legal verifications reasons, on 23 February 2015, it was agreed that this season would start on 4 April 2015.[5] The revised schedule was planned to end on 23 November 2015.[6]
Persib were the defending champions. Pusamania Borneo joined as the promoted teams from the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. They replaced Persepam Madura United, Persita, Persijap, Persiba Bantul, and Persik who were relegated to the 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
The season would have some changes including the implementation of three different kick-off time for weekend matches, which are 15:30, 19:00 and 21:00. There would be also only two weekday matches scheduled.[7]
This season was officially discontinued by PSSI on 2 May 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition.[8]
Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the league – the 17 teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the Premier Division. The new teams this season were Pusamania Borneo and Persiwa, who replaced Persepam Madura United, Persita, Persijap, and Persiba Bantul.
Persiwa and Persik were excluded before the season for failing to comply with financial and infrastructure requirements.[9]
Name changes
- Putra Samarinda were renamed Bali United and relocated to Gianyar.[10]
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arema Cronus | Malang | Kanjuruhan | 42,449 |
| Bali United | Gianyar | Kapten I Wayan Dipta | 25,000 |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th | 15,000 |
| Gresik United | Gresik | Petrokimia | 25,000 |
| Mitra Kukar | Tenggarong | Aji Imbut | 35,000 |
| Persebaya ISL | Sidoarjo | Gelora Delta | 35,000 |
| Persela | Lamongan | Surajaya | 14,000 |
| Perseru | Serui | Marora | 10,000 |
| Persib | Bandung | Si Jalak Harupat | 27,000 |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Persiba | 12,500 |
| Persija | Jakarta | Gelora Bung Karno | 88,083 |
| Persipasi Bandung Raya | Bekasi | Patriot Candrabhaga | 30,000 |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala | 30,000 |
| Persiram | Sleman | Maguwoharjo[a] | 31,700 |
| PSM | Makassar | Andi Mattalata | 15,000 |
| Pusamania Borneo | Samarinda | Segiri | 16,000 |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim | 15,000 |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | Gelora Sriwijaya | 23,000 |
Notes:
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching changes
- Indicate the positions in the relegation zone.
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresik United |  Alfredo Vera |
Resigned | September 2014[56] | Pre-season |  Liestiadi |
29 November 2014[57] | |
| Sriwijaya | Subangkit |
Sacked | September 2014[58] | Benny Dollo |
1 October 2014[59] | ||
| Persiba | Liestiadi |
Resigned | September 2014[60] | Edi Simon |
4 December 2014[61] | ||
| Persija | Benny Dollo |
Signed by Sriwijaya | 1 October 2014[59] | Rahmad Darmawan |
27 November 2014[62] | ||
| Persela | Eduard Tjong |
Resigned | 2 November 2014[63] | Iwan Setiawan |
4 February 2015[64] | ||
| Mitra Kukar |  Stefan Hansson |
End of contract | 12 November 2014[65] |  Scott Cooper |
11 December 2014[66] | ||
| Persebaya ISL | Rahmad Darmawan |
Sacked | 12 November 2014[67] | Ibnu Grahan |
25 December 2014[24] | ||
| Persipura |  Jacksen F. Tiago |
Signed by Penang | 15 November 2014[68] | Osvaldo Lessa |
5 January 2015[69] | ||
| Pusamania Borneo | Iwan Setiawan |
Sacked | 4 December 2014[70] |  Arcan Iurie |
7 December 2014[71] | ||
| Bali United | Nil Maizar |
Mutual consent | 18 December 2014 | Indra Sjafri |
18 December 2014[15] | ||
| PSM | Assegaf Razak |
Mutual consent | 8 January 2015 |  Alfred Riedl |
8 January 2015[72] | ||
| Semen Padang | Jafri Sastra |
Sacked | 22 January 2015[73] | Nil Maizar |
25 January 2015[52] | ||
| PSM | Alfred Riedl |
Resigned | 10 April 2015[74] | 3 | 4 | Hans-Peter Schaller |
10 April 2015[46] |
| Mitra Kukar | Scott Cooper |
Resigned | 19 April 2015[75] | 3 | 16 | ||
Foreign players
Football Association of Indonesia restricted the number of foreign players to three per team. A team can use all three foreign players at once.[76]
- Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Former Player(s) were players that out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gresik United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Persipura | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Persib | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | PSM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
| 5 | Arema Cronus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | Perseru | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Persebaya ISL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 8 | Barito Putera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Sriwijaya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Persela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 11 | Persija | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
| 12 | Semen Padang | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| 13 | Pusamania Borneo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| 14 | Persiram | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| 15 | Persipasi Bandung Raya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| 16 | Mitra Kukar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| 17 | Bali United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
| 18 | Persiba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Notes:
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambang Pamungkas |
Persija | Arema Cronus | 4–4 (A) | 4 April 2015 |
Discipline
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSM | 38,322 | 22,573 | 15,749 | 19,161 | +3,627.8% |
| 2 | Persib | 34,935 | 26,193 | 8,742 | 17,468 | −9.6% |
| 3 | Arema Cronus | 26,770 | 22,619 | 4,151 | 13,385 | −29.1% |
| 4 | Gresik United | 23,400 | 13,300 | 10,100 | 11,700 | +89.6% |
| 5 | Persipura | 22,271 | 21,136 | 1,135 | 11,136 | +78.8% |
| 6 | Barito Putera | 10,513 | 10,513 | 10,513 | 10,513 | +69.1% |
| 7 | Sriwijaya | 19,664 | 10,207 | 9,457 | 9,832 | +0.7% |
| 8 | Persela | 18,735 | 9,500 | 9,235 | 9,368 | −2.1% |
| 9 | Perseru | 11,584 | 6,237 | 5,347 | 5,792 | +303.9% |
| 10 | Persebaya ISL | 3,954 | 2,278 | 1,676 | 1,977 | −49.8% |
| 11 | Bali United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 12 | Mitra Kukar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 13 | Persiba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 14 | Persija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 15 | Persipasi Bandung Raya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 16 | Persiram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 17 | Pusamania Borneo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a† |
| 18 | Semen Padang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| League total | 210,148 | 26,193 | 1,135 | 11,060 | +41.4% |
Source: QNB League[dead link]
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Premier Division.