The 2011–12 Indonesia Super League was the 4th season of the Indonesia Super League (ISL), a fully professional football competition as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia. The season began on 1 December 2011. Persipura Jayapura were the defending champions, having won their 3rd league title the previous season.
This season was also the first season of ISL organized without authorization from PSSI due to internal conflict. PSSI under chairman Johar Arifin officially decided to replace ISL as a top level with the Indonesian Premier League. It was then recognized by other faction of PSSI under chairman La Nyalla Matalatti.
After the signing of the MoU between Djohar Arifin Husein (PSSI) and La Nyalla Matalitti (KPSI-PSSI) that was initiated by FIFA and the AFC through the AFC force task, Indonesia Super League was under the control of the joint committee to remain manageable by PT Liga Indonesia until the establishment of a new professional competition by the committee.
Teams Persibo Bojonegoro, Persema Malang, Bontang and PSM Makassar were joined to 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Persiba Bantul, Mitra Kukar and Persiraja Banda Aceh.
Fourth-placed Premier Division sides Persidafon Dafonsoro were promoted to Indonesia Super League after winning the relegation/promotion play-off against 15th placed 2010–11 Indonesia Super League sides Bontang by score 3–2.
2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division best-eight teams sides PSAP Sigli, Persiram Raja Ampat, Gresik United and PSMS Medan replaced Persijap Jepara, Semen Padang, Persiba Bantul and Persiraja Banda Aceh after those four teams joined to 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League.
Stadium and locations
Club Regency or City Province Stadium Capacity 2010–11 season Arema Indonesia Malang Regency East Java Kanjuruhan 35,000 Super League Runners-up Deltras Sidoarjo Regency East Java Gelora Delta 35,000 13th in Super League Gresik United Gresik Regency East Java Petrokimia 25,000 5th in Premier Division Mitra Kukar Kutai Kartanegara East Kalimantan Aji Imbut 35,000 3rd in Premier Division Pelita Jaya Karawang Regency West Java Singaperbangsa 25,000 12th in Super League Persela Lamongan LamonganMadiun Regency East Java SurajayaWilis 25,00020,000 9th in Super League Persib Bandung Bandung RegencyBandung West Java Si Jalak HarupatSiliwangi 40,00025,000 7th in Super League Persiba Balikpapan Balikpapan East Kalimantan Persiba Stadium 12,500 10th in Super League Persidafon Dafonsoro JayapuraJayapura Regency Papua Mandala1Barnabas Youwe 30,00015,000 4th in Premier Division Persija Jakarta Jakarta DKI Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno 88,083 3rd in Super League Persipura Jayapura Jayapura Papua Mandala 30,000 Super League Champions Persiram Raja Ampat2 JakartaLamonganSorong Regency JakartaEast JavaWest Papua Lebak BulusSurajayaWambik KM 164 12,00025,0007,000 6th in Premier Division Persisam Putra Samarinda East Kalimantan Segiri 20,000 6th in Super League Persiwa Wamena Jayawijaya Regency Papua Pendidikan 15,000 8th in Super League PSAP Sigli3 Banda AcehSigli Aceh Harapan BangsaKuta Asan 40,00015,000 7th in Premier Division PSMS Medan Medan North Sumatra Teladan 20,000 8th in Premier Division PSPS Pekanbaru Kuansing Regency Riau Sport Centre Kuansing 25,000 11th in Super League Sriwijaya Palembang South Sumatera Gelora Sriwijaya 40,000 5th in Super League
1 = Ground share with Persipura Jayapura during Persidafon Stadium Barnabas Youwe renovation. 2 = Persiram Raja Ampat was based in Jakarta because they had no stadium representative in Raja Ampat Islands. 3 = PSAP Sigli was based in Banda Aceh for a while since Kuta Asan stadium was being renovated. 4 = The stadium was almost complete renovation,Maret, Persiram Kembali Tampil di Papua Persiram could use it again on 10 March 2012 as host Persisam Putra Samarinda.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArema Indonesia Suharno Herman DzumafoUltrasIjen NirwanaDeltras Blitz Tarigan Budi SudarsonoAdidasKahuripan NirwanaGresik United Djoko Susilo Gustavo ChenaPHONSKA, SADIKUNMitra Kukar Stefan Hansson Hamka HamzahPetronaPelita Jaya Rahmad Darmawan Safee SaliUmbroAnker SportPersela Lamongan Miroslav Janu Gustavo LopezDiadoraSurabaya PostPersib Bandung Robby Darwis Maman AbdurahmanMitreDAYA Adicipta MustikaPersiba Balikpapan Hans-Peter Schaller Aldo BarettoSPECSBankaltim, Artha Reka SatriaPersidafon Dafonsoro Sergei Dubrovin Eduard IvakdalamBank PapuaPersija Jakarta Iwan Setiawan Bambang PamungkasLeaguePersipura Jayapura Jacksen F. Tiago Boaz SolossaSPECSFreeport IndonesiaPersiram Raja Ampat Jaya Hartono Kubay QuaiyanFourking Mandiri, Bank PapuaPersisam Putra Misha Radovic Eka RamdaniLottoElty, BankaltimPersiwa Wamena Gomes de Olivera Boakay Eddie FodayUmbroBank PapuaPSAP Sigli Jessie Mustamu Reza FandiPSMS MedanVacant Saša ZečevićEutagBakrie Sumatera PlantationsPSPS Pekanbaru Mundari Karya Dedi GusmawanSriwijaya Kas Hartadi Ponaryo AstamanSPECSBank Sumsel-Babel
In addition, Nike will have a new design for their match ball (white from August to October and March to May; high-visibility yellow from November through February) called Seitiro, featuring a modified flame design.
Coach changes
Pre-season
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment Persija Signed by Indonesia U-23 June 2011 August 2011 PSMS Signed by Gresik United July 2011 July 2011 Persidafon Contract terminated July 2011 August 2011 Mitra Kukar Contract terminated July 2011 September 2011 Persiwa Contract terminated July 2011 September 2011 PSPS Signed by PSMS Medan July 2011 September 2011 Sriwijaya Contract terminated July 2011 September 2011 Persiram Contract terminated August 2011 August 2011 Deltras Contract terminated August 2011 September 2011 Persela Contract terminated August 2011 September 2011 Persija Negotiation terminated August 2011 September 2011 Persib Contract terminated August 2011 September 2011 PSMS Resigned August 2011 September 2011 Persisam Putra Mutual consent September 2011 September 2011 Arema Indonesia Signed by Persela Lamongan September 2011 November 2011 Pelita Jaya Sacked 22 October 2011 (caretaker) 22 October 2011
In season TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment Arema Indonesia Sacked 5 January 2012 16th (caretaker) 5 January 2012 Pelita Jaya End of caretaker role 19 January 2012 9th 19 January 2012 PSMS Sacked 3 February 2012 15th (caretaker) 4 February 2012 Persisam Putra Resigned 21 February 2012 10th (caretaker) 21 February 2012 Persiba Mutual consent 6 March 2012 9th 7 March 2012 Mitra Kukar Sacked 23 March 2012 4th (caretaker) 24 March 2012 Persib Resigned 28 March 2012 7th (caretaker) 28 March 2012 Gresik United Resigned 28 March 2012 14th 31 March 2012 Deltras Resigned 14 April 2012 17th 15 April 2012 Mitra Kukar End of caretaker role 16 April 2012 5th 17 April 2012 Persisam Putra End of caretaker role 22 April 2012 11th 22 April 2012 PSAP Mutual consent 30 April 2012 17th 30 April 2012 Persiba Resigned 8 May 2012 6th 10 May 2012 Arema Indonesia End of caretaker role 10 May 2012 18th 10 May 2012 Gresik United Sacked 10 May 2012 12th 11 May 2012 Persiram Sacked 4 June 2012 18th 6 June 2012
Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Asian-Visa 1 Asian-Visa 2 Non-Visa Foreign Former Player Arema Indonesia Seme Patrick Alain N'Kong Herman Dzumafo Steve Hesketh Muhammad Ridhuan None Rodrigo Santoni Márcio Souza Kim Yong-hee Deltras Mijo Dadic Lacine Kone James Koko Sean Rooney Srećko Mitrović None Amos Marah Walter Brizuela Shin Hyun-joon Gresik United Gaston Castano Gustavo Chena Claudio Pronetto Marwan Sayedeh Daniel Zeleny None James Koko Mitra Kukar Lee Sang-min Seiji Kaneko None Nemanja Obrić Marcus Bent Pierre Njanka Gustave Bahoken Pelita Jaya Aleksandar Bajevski Stanislav Zhekov John Tarkpor Safee Sali None Jhon van Beukering Victor Igbonefo Greg Nwokolo Saša Radivojević Persela Gustavo Lopez Roman Golian Mario Costas Oh In-kyun Park Chul-hyung None Satoshi Ōtomo Gustave Bahoken Serge Emalue Persib Abanda Herman Miljan Radović Marcio Souza Robert Gaspar Noh Alam Shah None Zdravko Dragićević Moses Sakyi Persiba Aldo Barreto Tomislav Labudović Esteban Guillén Kenji Adachihara Shohei Matsunaga None Richard Caceres Persidafon Marcelo Cirelli Eric Bayemi Ngon A Djam Itimi Dickson None None None Persija Fabiano Beltrame Robertino Pugliara Pedro Velázquez Precious Emuejeraye Jeong Kwang-sik None None Persipura Bio Paulin Zah Rahan Krangar Alberto Gonçalves Yoo Jae-hoon Choi Dong-soo None None Persiram Kubay Quaiyan J.P. Boumsong Anderson Tomoyuki Sakai Yoo Wook-jin None Pello Benson Jeon Sung-ha Persisam Putra Luc Zoa Srđan Lopičić Pierre Njanka Boima Karpeh Kim Dong-chan Cristian Gonzáles Ronald Fagundez Persiwa Boakay Foday Erick Weeks O.K. John Yuichi Shibakoya Kim Kang-hyun None None PSAP Sthembiso Ntombela Camara Sekou Abu Bakar Lee Soung-yong Jeon Sung-ha None Mfundo Cecil Yoo Wook-jin PSMS Saša Zečević Osas Saha Nastja Čeh None Ruben Wuarbanaran Luis Peña Oh In-kyun Choi Dong-soo PSPS Patrice Nzekou Ali Khadaffi Kabir Bello Joo Ki-hwan Ko Jae-hyo None Herman Dzumafo Park Chul-hyung Roberto Acosta Collante Sriwijaya Keith Gumbs Thierry Gathuessi Hilton Moreira Lim Joon-sik Jamie Coyne None None
League table
Results
The fixtures for the Super League were released on 25 November 2011. The season kicked off on 1 December 2011 and concluded on 11 July 2012.
Promotion/relegation play-off
NB: (O) = Play-off winner; (P) = Promoted to 2012–13 Indonesia Super League; (R) = Relegated to 2012–13 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Alberto GonçalvesPersipura Jayapura252 Mario CostasPersela Lamongan22 Keith GumbsSriwijaya3 Greg NwokoloPelita Jaya20 Safee SaliPelita Jaya4 Boakay Eddie FodayPersiwa Wamena19 Osas SahaPSMS Medan5 Cristian GonzálesPersisam Putra18 Hilton MoreiraSriwijaya6 Aldo BarretoPersiba Balikpapan17
Own goals PlayerForClub Dedi GusmawanPersela LamonganPSPS Pekanbaru Hamka HamzahPersisam Putra SamarindaMitra Kukar Jajang SukmaraPersipura JayapuraPersib Bandung Kubay QuaiyanPersib BandungPersiram Raja Ampat Luc ZoaDeltrasPersisam Putra Precious EmuejerayeArema IndonesiaPersija Jakarta RahmadArema IndonesiaPSMS Medan
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Sriwijaya Arema Indonesia 5–1 Persidafon Dafonsoro Persela Lamongan 4–5 Persela Lamongan Persidafon Dafonsoro 5–4 Arema Indonesia Deltras 3–3 Gresik United Persidafon Dafonsoro 3–2 PSPS Pekanbaru Gresik United 4 Pelita Jaya Gresik United 6–1 Persija Jakarta PSMS Medan 4 Persisam Putra Gresik United Persiwa Wamena PSAP Sigli Persipura Jayapura PSAP Sigli Persija Jakarta PSPS Pekanbaru Persela Lamongan Gresik United Persipura Jayapura Mitra Kukar 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring First goal of the season: Ricardo Merani for Persiwa Wamena against Gresik United (1 December 2011) Fastest goal of the season: 13 seconds – Pedro Velázquez for Persija Jakarta against PSAP Sigli (18 April 2012) Largest winning margin: 6 goals Persiram Raja Ampat 0–6 Persija Jakarta (11 December 2011) Persidafon Dafonsoro 6–0 Persiram Raja Ampat (8 May 2012) Persipura Jayapura 7–1 PSAP Sigli (7 June 2012) Highest scoring game: 9 goals Persidafon Dafonsoro 4–5 Persela Lamongan (18 January 2012) Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals Persipura Jayapura 7–1 PSAP Sigli (7 June 2012) Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals Persidafon Dafonsoro 4–5 Persela Lamongan (18 January 2012) Largest away winning margin: 6 goals Persiram Raja Ampat 0–6 Persija Jakarta (11 December 2011) Most goals scored by an away team: 6 goals