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. Persebaya 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
(1st title)
RelegatedPersijatim
Mataram Indocement
Persedikab
Asian Club ChampionshipPersebaya
Asian Cup Winners' CupPSM
Matches played351
Goals scored895 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerJacksen Tiago
(26 goals)

Teams

Team changes

The number of teams increased from 31 to 33 this season.[3]

Relegated to First Division

Name changes
  • Mataram Putra changed their name to Mataram Indocement.

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the teams in the 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
Blue: West Division; Yellow: Central Division; Red: East Division

First stage

West Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persebaya 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 20 10 5 5 26 20 +6 35
4 Persiraja 20 10 2 8 23 16 +7 32
5 Persita 20 10 2 8 24 22 +2 32
6 PSBL 20 8 7 5 19 16 +3 31
7 Semen Padang 20 8 6 6 20 17 +3 30
8 Persikab 20 6 7 7 17 19 −2 25
9 Medan Jaya 20 6 7 7 24 25 −1 25
10 Persija 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 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 20 7 5 8 21 20 +1 26
7 Arseto 20 7 5 8 15 20 −5 26
8 PSB[lower-alpha 1] 20 6 7 7 20 20 0 22
9 PSDS 20 5 7 8 13 25 −12 22
10 PSMS 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
Notes:
  1. PSB were docked three points for abandoning a match against Barito Putera.

East Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSM 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 20 11 3 6 33 21 +12 36
4 Persipura 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 20 7 1 12 30 37 −7 22
9 Persiba 20 6 3 11 25 35 −10 21
10 ASGS 20 5 2 13 26 43 −17 17
11 Persedikab (R) 20 3 4 13 15 51 −36 13 Relegation to First Division
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Second stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persebaya 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 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 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3 Persma 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 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 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 Persipura 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 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
Source: RSSSF


Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
25 July – Jakarta
 
 
Persebaya3
 
28 July – Jakarta
 
PSM2
 
Persebaya3
 
26 July – Jakarta
 
Bandung Raya1
 
Bandung Raya1
 
 
Mitra Surabaya0
 

Semifinals
Persebaya3–2PSM
Yusuf Ekodono 16'
Tiago 35'
Justinho Pinhiero 70'		 Report Issac Fatary 10'
Leandro 44'
Attendance: 60.000
Referee: Kim Tae-young (South Korea)
Bandung Raya1–0Mitra Surabaya
Dahiru Ibrahim Report
Attendance: 60.000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

Final
Main article: 1997 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final
Persebaya3–1Bandung Raya
Aji 58' (pen.)
Tiago 60'
Pieters 80'		 Budiman 84'
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 Brazil Jacksen Tiago Persebaya 26
2 Indonesia Isaac Fatary PSM 15
3 Angola Vata Matanu Garcia Gelora Dewata 14
4 Indonesia Peri Sandria Bandung Raya 13
Sierra Leone Musa Kallon PSM 13
Indonesia Gatot Indro Persiba 13
Cameroon Tibidi Alexis Mitra Surabaya 13

Best player

References
  1. "Indonesia 1995/96". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. "LI 1996-1997". RSSSF. 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. Sufiyanto, Tengku, ed. (2016-08-23). "Cerita Produk Rokok yang Pernah 'Merajai' Sepakbola Indonesia". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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