1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (known as the Liga Kansas for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. The season began on 17 November 1996 and ended on 28 July 1997. The league was made up of 33 clubs. Persebaya Surabaya won the title after beating the defending champions, Bandung Raya[1] 3–1 in the final.[2]

Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Season1996–97
Dates17 November 1996 – 28 July 1997
ChampionsPersebaya Surabaya
(1st title)
RelegatedPersijatim
Mataram Indocement
Assyabaab SGS
Persedikab Kediri
Asian Club ChampionshipPersebaya Surabaya
Asian Cup Winners' CupPSM Makassar
Matches played351
Goals scored895 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerJacksen Tiago
(26 goals)

First stage

West Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persebaya Surabaya 20 13 4 3 62 18 +44 43 Advance to second stage
2 Bandung Raya 20 11 2 7 30 17 +13 35
3 Arema Malang 20 10 5 5 26 20 +6 35
4 Persiraja Banda Aceh 20 10 2 8 23 16 +7 32
5 Persita Tangerang 20 10 2 8 24 22 +2 32
6 PSBL Bandar Lampung 20 8 7 5 19 16 +3 31
7 Semen Padang 20 8 6 6 20 17 +3 30
8 Persikab Bandung 20 6 7 7 17 19 −2 25
9 Medan Jaya 20 6 7 7 24 25 −1 25
10 Persija Jakarta 20 4 3 13 23 31 −8 15
11 Persijatim (R) 20 0 3 17 8 75 −67 3 Relegation to First Division
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.

Central Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persib Bandung 20 8 10 2 22 14 +8 34 Advance to second stage
2 Pelita Jaya 20 9 6 5 36 21 +15 33
3 Mitra Surabaya 20 8 8 4 25 11 +14 32
4 Barito Putera 20 8 5 7 23 24 −1 29
5 PSP 20 8 5 7 22 25 −3 29
6 PSIS Semarang 20 7 5 8 21 20 +1 26
7 Arseto 20 7 5 8 15 20 −5 26
8 PSB Bogor 20 6 7 7 20 20 0 25
8 PSDS Deli Serdang 20 5 7 8 13 25 −12 22
10 PSMS Medan 20 3 10 7 10 19 −9 19
11 Mataram Indocement (R) 20 4 6 10 13 21 −8 18 Relegation to First Division
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.

East Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSM Makassar 20 14 1 5 48 21 +27 43 Advance to second stage
2 Gelora Dewata 20 12 2 6 37 27 +10 38
3 Persma Manado 20 11 3 6 33 21 +12 36
4 Persipura Jayapura 20 11 2 7 31 22 +9 35
5 Putra Samarinda 20 10 2 8 28 28 0 32
6 Petrokimia Putra 20 10 2 8 21 26 −5 32
7 Pupuk Kaltim 20 10 0 10 39 22 +17 30
8 Persema Malang 20 7 1 12 30 37 −7 22
9 Persiba Balikpapan 20 6 3 11 25 35 −10 21
10 Assyabaab SGS[lower-alpha 1] 20 5 2 13 26 43 −17 17 Club disbanded
11 Persedikab (R) 20 3 4 13 15 51 −36 13 Relegation to First Division
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Assyabaab SGS were disbanded at the end of the season and reformed as an amateur team ever since.

Second stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persebaya Surabaya 3 3 0 0 14 4 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Mitra Surabaya 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3 Persiraja Banda Aceh 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4 Gelora Dewata 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: RSSSF

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bandung Raya 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Persib Bandung 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3 Persma Manado 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4 Barito Putera 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: RSSSF

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PSM Makassar 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Pelita Jaya 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Arema Malang 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Persipura Jayapura 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: RSSSF

Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Mitra Surabaya 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 C Pelita Jaya 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 B Persib Bandung 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July – Jakarta
 
 
Persebaya Surabaya3
 
28 July – Jakarta
 
PSM Makassar2
 
Persebaya Surabaya3
 
26 July – Jakarta
 
Bandung Raya1
 
Bandung Raya1
 
 
Mitra Surabaya0
 

Semifinals
Persebaya Surabaya3–2PSM Makassar
Yusuf
Tiago
Pinhiero 		Fatary
Leandro
Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta
Bandung Raya1–0Mitra Surabaya
Dahiru
Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta

Final
Main article: 1997 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final
Persebaya Surabaya3–1Bandung Raya
Aji  58' (pen.)
Tiago  60'
Pieters  80'		 Budiman  84'
Gelora Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta
Referee: Kim Dae-hyung (South Korea)

Awards

Top scorers

The following is a list of the top scorers from the 1996-97 season.[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jacksen Tiago Persebaya Surabaya 26
2 Isaac Fatary PSM Makassar 15
3 Vata Matanu Garcia Gelora Dewata 14
4 Peri Sandria Bandung Raya 13
Musa Kallon PSM Makassar 13
Gatot Indro Persiba Balikpapan 13
Tibidi Alexis Mitra Surabaya 13

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References
  1. "Indonesia 1995/96". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. "LI 1996-1997". RSSSF. 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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