The 2008–09 Indonesia Super League was the first edition of the Indonesia Super League, which replaced the Premier Division as the top-tier football competition in the country. The league was sponsored by Djarum and was officially called Djarum Super Liga Indonesia (SLI) or Djarum Indonesia Super League (ISL).
Persipura Jayapura clinched the title after winning a match 3–1 against Persija Jakarta on 17 May 2009. This was their first Indonesia Super League title and second title, counting the Premier Division era.
Teams The teams in 2008–09 Indonesia Super League season:
Team City/Regency Province Stadium Capacity Arema Malang East Java Kanjuruhan 35,000 Deltras Sidoarjo East Java Gelora Delta 35,000 Pelita Jaya Bandung West Java Si Jalak Harupat 27,000 Persela Lamongan East Java Surajaya 15,000 Persib Bandung West Java Siliwangi 15,000 Persiba Balikpapan East Kalimantan Persiba Stadium 12,500 Persija Jakarta DKI Jakarta Lebak Bulus 12,500 Persijap Jepara Central Java Gelora Bumi Kartini 25,000 Persik Kediri East Java Brawijaya 20,000 Persipura Jayapura Papua Mandala 17,000 Persita Tangerang Banten Benteng 25,000 Persitara North Jakarta DKI Jakarta Tugu 10,000 Persiwa Wamena Papua Pendidikan 15,000 PKT Bontang Bontang East Kalimantan Mulawarman 10,000 PSIS Semarang Central Java Jatidiri 25,000 PSM Makassar South Sulawesi Andi Mattalata 15,000 PSMS Medan North Sumatera Teladan 20,000 Sriwijaya Palembang South Sumatera Gelora Sriwijaya 30,000
Personnel and sponsoring Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArema Malang Gusnul Yakin SurosoPumaBentoelDeltras Zein Alhadad Christian René MartínezNikeBakrie GroupPelita Jaya Fandi Ahmad Cristiano LopesLotto Bakrie GroupPersela Lamongan M. Basri Choirul HudaAdidasNone Persib Bandung Jaya Hartono Eka RamdaniVillourNonePersiba Balikpapan Daniel Roekito Ferly La’alaAdidasBankaltimPersija Jakarta Danurwindo Bambang PamungkasDiadoraBank DKIPersijap Jepara Junaidi Evaldo SilvaVillourBank JatengPersik Kediri Aji Santoso Legimin RaharjoLottoNonePersipura Jayapura Jacksen F. Tiago Eduard IvakdalamLottoBank Papua, BosowaPersita Tangerang Zaenal Abidin Cucu HidayatLottoDewa BetonPersitara Jakarta Utara Doddy Sahetapy Rahmat RivaiUNOBank DKI, BogasariPersiwa Wamena Suharno Pieter RumaropenLottoBank PapuaPKT Bontang Fachri Husaini Miftahul HudaSpecsPupuk KaltimPSIS Semarang Bambang Nurdiansyah Idrus GunawanLottoLintasPSM Makassar Hanafing Syamsul ChaeruddinDiadoraNone PSMS Medan Liestadi Ellie AiboyDiadoraNoneSriwijaya Rahmad Darmawan Keith GumbsReebokBank Sumsel-Babel
Coaching changes Team Outgoing head coach Date Outgoing Reason of departure Replaced by Date of Replacement PSIS Semarang Edy Paryono 23 July 2008 Sacked Bambang Nurdiansyah 29 August 2008 PSMS Medan Iwan Setiawan 1 August 2008 Sacked Luciano Leandro 24 November 2008 Arema Malang Bambang Nurdiansyah 5 August 2008 Resigned Gusnul Yakin 14 August 2008 Persipura Jayapura Raja Isa 20 August 2008 Mutual consent Jacksen F. Tiago 26 August 2008 Persitara Jakarta Utara Jacksen F. Tiago 26 August 2008 Signed by Persipura Jayapura Dick Buitelaar 5 February 2009 Deltras Abdul Rahman Ibrahim 21 September 2008 Sacked Zein Alhadad 25 September 2008 Persiba Balikpapan Peter Butler 26 September 2008 Sacked Daniel Roekito 26 September 2008 Persik Kediri Arcan Iurie 7 November 2008 Resigned Aji Santoso 19 December 2008 PKT Bontang Mustaqim 9 November 2008 Resigned Fakhri Husaini 12 November 2008 PSMS Medan Luciano Leandro 12 February 2009 Sacked Liestiadi 12 February 2009
Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Former Player Arema Buston Browne Udo Fortune Patricio Morales Roman Chmelo Boubacar Keita Émile Mbamba Souleymane Traore Serge Emaleu Aaron Nguimbat Esaiah Pello Benson Deltras Edésio Danilo Fernando René Martínez Gustavo Chena None Roberto Acosta Carlos Bergotini Pelita Jaya Carlos Eduardo Bizarro Cristiano Lopes James Koko Lomell None None Tiago Gaúcho Eliviu Costa Leandro Camilo Persela Fabiano Beltrame Márcio Souza Alexander Robinson Carlos SciucattiNone Edgar Aranda Epalla Jordan Persib Nyeck Nyobe Hilton Moreira Lorenzo Cabanas Cristian Gonzáles Rafael Bastos Fábio Lopes Persiba Mijo Dadić Robert Gaspar Adrian Trinidad Elisangelo Jardim de Jesus Gastón Castaño Brima Pepito Bruno Zandonaide Tsvetan Zarev Persija Abanda Herman Pierre Njanka Fábio Lopes Robertino Pugliara Greg Nwokolo None Persijap Arnaldo Villalba Evaldo Silva Pablo Francés Amarildo Paitoon Tiepma Carlos Sciucatti Persik Ronald Fagundez None None None None Cristian Gonzáles Danilo Fernando Persipura Bio Paulin Victor Igbonefo Alberto Gonçalves Ernest Jeremiah David da Rocha None Persita Bruno Casimir Antonio Placide Michel Adolfo de Souza George Nicolas Djone Christian Bekatal None Persitara Prince Kabir Bello Banaken Bosoken Ebenje Rudolf John Tarkpor Esaiah Pello Benson None Persiwa Boakay Foday Erick Weeks Lewis Redouane Barkaoui Tariq Chaoui O.K. John Benoît Lumineau PKT Bontang James Debbah Josiah Seton Wilfredo Genes Tarik El Janaby Yves Kalamen None PSIS Jules Basile Onambele Bienvenue Nnengue Antônio Teles Abdelaziz Dnibi Anderson Leke Gastón Castaño Salomon Bengondo Edson Hoces PSM Ali Khaddafi Julio López Claudio Pronetto Lantame Ouadja Alfredo Figueroa Aldo Barreto PSMS Zada Mauro Jose de Oliveira Pinto Mario Costas Esteban Guillen Juan Salaberry Patricio Jiménez Tegao Fabrício Bastos Henry Makinwa Sriwijaya Zah Rahan Krangar Anoure Obiora Keith Gumbs Joel Tsimi Ngon A Djam None
League table
Standing
Positions by round
Results
Promotion/relegation play-off The promotion/relegation play-off match was held in SIliwangi Stadium, Bandung, on 30 June 2009. Persebaya Surabaya, the 4th-place team in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division played PSMS Medan, the 15th-place team in the Indonesia Super League. The winner would play in the Indonesia Super League the following season, while the loser would play in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
Persebaya Surabaya were promoted to the Indonesia Super League, while PSMS Medan were relegated to the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers This is a list of top scorers of the 2008–09 season. Rank Player Club Goals 1 Boaz Solossa Persipura Jayapura 28 Cristian Gonzáles Persik / Persib 28 3 Alberto Gonçalves Persipura Jayapura 23 4 Ngon A Djam Sriwijaya 22 5 Bambang Pamungkas Persija Jakarta 196 Talaohu Musafri Persiba Balikpapan 17 Cristiano Lopes Pelita Jaya 178 Greg Nwokolo Persija Jakarta 16 Márcio Souza Persela Lamongan 16 Ernest Jeremiah Persipura Jayapura 1611 Hilton Moreira Persib Bandung 15 Julio Lopez PSM Makassar 15
14 goals
Saktiawan Sinaga (Persik Kediri)
13 goals
James Debbah (PKT Bontang) Rahmat Rivai (Persitara Jakarta Utara)
12 goals
Zada (PSMS Medan)
11 goals
Keith Gumbs (Sriwijaya) Pieter Rumaropen (Persiwa Wamena)
10 goals
Boakay Eddie Foday (Persiwa Wamena) Gaston Castano (PSIS / Persiba)
9 goals
Josiah Seton (PKT Bontang) Zah Rahan (Sriwijaya) Redouane Barkaoui (Persiwa Wamena) Dicky Firasat (Persela Lamongan)
8 goals
Aldo Baretto (PSM Makassar) Claudio Pronetto (PSM Makassar) Evaldo (Persijap Jepara) Lorenzo Cabanas (Persib Bandung) Edesio (Deltras) Aliyudin (Persija Jakarta)
7 goals
Michel Adolfo de Souza (Persita Tangerang)
6 goals
Anoure Obiora (Sriwijaya) I Made Wirahadi (Persita Tangerang) Rahmat Affandi (PSMS Medan) Carlos Sciucatti (Persijap / Persela)
5 goals
Imral Usman (PKT Bontang) Pablo Frances (Persijap Jepara) Souleymane Traore (Arema Malang) Emalue Serge (Arema Malang) Fandy Mochtar (Arema Malang) Ronald Fagundez (Persik Kediri) Firdaus Nyong Aman (Deltras)
4 goals
Danilo Fernando (Persik / Deltras) Eduard Ivakdalam (Persipura Jayapura) Benoît Lumineau (Persiwa Wamena) Tariq Chaoui (Persiwa Wamena) Émile Mbamba (Arema Malang) Arif Suyono (Arema Malang) Udo Fortune (Arema Malang) Budi Sudarsono (Persik Kediri) Syamsul Chaerudin (PSM Makassar) Mario Costas (PSMS Medan)
3 goals
Patricio Morales (Arema Malang) Abanda Herman (Persija Jakarta) Airlangga Sucipto (Persib Bandung) Eka Ramdani (Persib Bandung) Hamka Hamzah (Persik Kediri) Robert Gaspar (Persiba Balikpapan) Arnaldo Villalba (Persijap Jepara) Ebendje Rudolf (Persitara Jakarta Utara) Roberto Acosta (Deltras) Dede Hugo (Deltras) Tarik El Janaby (PKT Bontang) Titus Bonai (PKT Bontang) Wilfredo Genes (PKT Bontang) Bengondo Salomon (PSIS Semarang) Jules Basile Onambele (PSIS Semarang) Habel Satya (Persiwa Wamena) Lewis Weeks (Persiwa Wamena) O.K. John (Persiwa Wamena) Jimmy Suparno (Persela Lamongan) Ahmad Amirudin (PSM Makassar) Aun Carbiny (PSMS Medan) Andika Yudhistira Lubis (PSMS Medan) Esteban Guillen (PSMS Medan)
2 goals
Roman Chmelo (Arema Malang) Buston Browne (Arema Malang) Ahmad Sembiring Usman (Arema Malang) Ian Kabes (Persipura Jayapura) Ortizan Solossa (Persipura Jayapura) Ricardo Salampessy (Persipura Jayapura) Nova Arianto (Persib Bandung) Carlos BergotiniEden bola 11 Mei 2008 (Deltras) Gustavo Chena (Deltras) Muhammad Kusen (Deltras) Zaenal Arif (Persib Bandung) Brima Pepito (Persiba Balikpapan) Ismed Sofyan (Persija Jakarta) Robertino Pugliara (Persija Jakarta) Cucu Hidayat (Persita Tangerang) Lubis Sukur (Persita Tangerang) George Nicolas Djone (Persita Tangerang) Christian Bekatal (Persita Tangerang) Immanuel Padwa (Persiwa Wamena) Vendry Mofu (Persiwa Wamena) Miftahul Huda (PKT Bontang) Tegao (PSMS Medan) Fabrício Bastos (PSMS Medan) Fery Ariawan (PSIS Semarang) Bienvenue Nnengue (PSIS Semarang) Diva Tarkas (PSM Makassar) Zainal Arifin (Persela Lamongan) Alexander Robinson (Persela Lamongan) Mahyadi Panggabean (Persik Kediri)
1 goal
Suroso (Arema Malang) Zulkifli Syukur (Arema Malang) Hendra Ridwan (Arema Malang) Rony Firmansyah (Arema Malang) Boy Jati Asmara (Deltras) Dwi Joko Prihatin (Deltras) Cornelis Kaimu (Deltras) Djalaludin Main (Pelita Jaya) Gendut Dony (Pelita Jaya) Carlos Eduardo (Pelita Jaya) Fabiano Beltrame (Persela Lamongan) Epalla Jordan (Persela Lamongan) Tommy Rifka Putra (Persela Lamongan) Agustiar Batubara (Persela Lamongan) Fabio Lopes (Persija Jakarta) Salim Alaydrus (Persib Bandung) Bruno Zandonadi (Persiba Balikpapan) Muhammadan (Persiba Balikpapan) Ade Suhendra (Persija Jakarta) Amarildo Souza (Persijap Jepara) Doni Fernando Siregar (Persijap Jepara) Ilham Hasan (Persijap Jepara) Victor Igbonefo (Persipura Jayapura) Edson Hoces (PSIS Semarang) Denny Rumba (PSIS Semarang) Antônio Teles (PSIS Semarang) Abdelaziz Dnibi (PSIS Semarang) Muhammad Agus Salim (Persita Tangerang) Ervin Rianto (Persita Tangerang) Supriyadi (Persita Tangerang) Yulian Hontong (Persita Tangerang) Ade Mustari (Persita Tangerang) Dedi Mulyadi (Persitara Jakarta Utara) John Tarkpor (Persitara Jakarta Utara) Tutug Widodo (Persiwa Wamena) Yesaya Desnam (Persiwa Wamena) Albertho Mambrasar (Persiwa Wamena) Domertho Thesia (PKT Bontang) Irsyad Aras (PSM Makassar) Rachmat Latief (PSM Makassar) Asri Akbar (PSMS Medan) Henry Makinwa (PSMS Medan) Patricio Jiménez (PSMS Medan) Affan Lubis (PSMS Medan) Oktovianus Maniani (PSMS Medan) Mauro Jose de Oliveira Pinto (PSMS Medan) Juan Salaberry (PSMS Medan) Tony Sucipto (Sriwijaya) Wijay (Sriwijaya) Korinus Fringkeuw (Sriwijaya)
Own goals
Miftahul Huda (PKT Bontang) Akhmad Taufik (Persiba Balikpapan) Sofyan Morhan (Persijap Jepara)
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Persik Kediri PSIS Semarang 4–0 Persija Jakarta PSIS Semarang 5–0 Persipura Jayapura Persija Jakarta 6–0 Persela Lamongan PKT Bontang 5–0 Persija Jakarta PKT Bontang 5–0 PSMS Medan Arema Malang 3–4 Sriwijaya Arema Malang 4–0 4 Persiwa Wamena PSIS Semarang 6–0 Persipura Jayapura PSM Makassar 5–0 Persipura Jayapura Persitara Jakarta Utara 3–3 Persib Bandung Deltras 6–1 PSM Makassar Deltras 3–5 Persiba Balikpapan PSIS Semarang 5–0
4 : Player scored 4 goals
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