The 2013 Indonesian Premier League was the 2nd and final season of the Indonesian Premier League (IPL), a fully professional football competition as the shared top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia with the Indonesia Super League before the two leagues merged for the 2014 season. The season began on 16 February 2013. Semen Padang were the defending champions, having won their 1st league title .
Teams
PSMS Medan were relegated during the end of the previous season. They were replaced by the best three teams (three group champions) from the 2011–12 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Persepar Palangkaraya, Perseman Manokwari and Pro Duta FC.
Eleventh place Indonesian Premier League side Bontang FC managed to retain his place in the highest competition after finishing as champions of the play-offs.
Two Premier Division group runner-up last season side PSLS Lhokseumawe and PSIR Rembang managed promotion after finishing runner-up and third-place in the play-offs.
Stadium and locations
Club City Province Stadium Capacity 2011–12 season Arema Indonesia Malang East Java Gajayana 30,000 3rd Indonesia Premier League Bontang FC Bontang East Kalimantan Mulawarman 20,000 11th Indonesia Premier League Persebaya 1927 Surabaya East Java Gelora Bung Tomo 50,000 2nd Indonesia Premier League Runners-up Persema Malang Malang East Java Gajayana 30,000 8th Indonesia Premier League Perseman Manokwari Manokwari West Papua Maguwoharjo 30,000 1st in Group 3 Premier Division Persepar Palangkaraya Palangkaraya Central Kalimantan Tuah Pahoe Stadium 7,000 1st in Group 2 Premier Division Champions Persiba Bantul Bantul Yogyakarta Sultan Agung 35,000 5th Indonesia Premier League Persibo Bojonegoro Bojonegoro East Java Letjen Haji Sudirman 15,000 4th Indonesia Premier League Jakarta FC Jakarta Jakarta Singaperbangsa 25,000 9th in Indonesia Premier League Persijap Jepara Jepara Central Java Gelora Bumi Kartini 25,000 10th in Indonesia Premier League Persiraja Banda Aceh Banda Aceh Aceh Harapan Bangsa 40,000 7th Indonesia Premier League Pro Duta FC Lubuk Pakam North Sumatra Baharuddin Siregar 15,000 1st in Group 1 Premier Division PSIR Rembang Rembang Central Java Krida Stadium 7,000 2nd in Group 2 Premier Division PSLS Lhokseumawe Lhokseumawe Aceh Tunas Bangsa Stadium 20,000 2nd in Group 1 Premier Division PSM Makassar Makassar South Sulawesi Andi Mattalatta 30,000 6th Indonesian Premier League Semen Padang FC Padang West Sumatra Haji Agus Salim 28,000 1st in Indonesian Premier League Champions
Personnel Team Coach1 CaptainArema IndonesiaAbdul Rahman GurningLegimin RaharjoBontang FCFachry HusainiRidwansyahPersebaya 1927Fabio OliveiraMat HalilPersema MalangRudi HariantokoAgung Dwi JaksonoPerseman ManokwariArcan IurieMarcio SouzaPersepar PalangkarayaEdy Simon BadawiBima SaktiPersiba BantulSajuri Syahid Ezequiel GonzálezPersibo BojonegoroGusnul YakinJakarta FCEduard TjongCornelius GeddyPersijap JeparaRaja IsaEvaldo SilvaPersiraja Banda AcehMaman SuryamanErik SaputraPro Duta FCDejan AntonićSuyatnoPSIR RembangKibnu HartoChristian LengloloPSLS LhokseumaweNasrul KotoHendra SyahputraPSM MakassarImran Amirullah (caretaker)Syamsul ChaeruddinSemen Padang FCJafri SastraElie Aiboy
Coaching changes
Pre-season
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment Persijap Jepara Signed by Persisam Putra August 2012 28 August 2012 Semen Padang Mutual consent September 2012 20 October 2012 Persiraja Banda Aceh Signed by Persiba Balikpapan 18 December 2012 26 February 2013
In season
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment Persema Malang Resigned 4 April 2013 4 April 2013 Persijap Jepara Sacked 31 March 2013 4 April 2013 Pro Duta Sacked 31 May 2013 (interim) 2 June 2013 PSM Makassar Resigned 11 June 2013 (interim) 11 June 2013 Persebaya Surabaya Resigned June 2013 3 August 2013 Pro Duta End of caretaker role 16 September 2013 16 September 2013
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian player Former players Arema Indonesia Marko Krasić Roman Chmelo Bontang F.C. César M'Boma Jimmy Kidega Masahiro Fukasawa Jakarta F.C. Persebaya 1927 Fernando Soler Mario Karlović Goran Gančev Han Ji-ho Persema Malang Guy Mamoun Dramane Coulibaly Perseman Manokwari Márcio Souza Stanislav Zhekov Michael Onwatuegwu Persepar Palangkaraya Antônio Teles Émile Mbamba George Oyedepo Kim Sang-duk William Teixeira Persiba Bantul Ezequiel González Carlos Eduardo Roberto Kwateh Persibo Bojonegoro Marcelo Cirelli Alexander Robinson Han Ji-ho Julio Alcorsé Persijap Jepara Julio Alcorsé Walter Brizuela Evaldo Kim Yong-han Víctor Coto Persiraja Banda Aceh Ivan Razumović Pro Duta F.C. Deniss Romanovs Ģirts Karlsons José Galán PSIR Rembang Christian Lenglolo Mbemba Sylla Esaiah Pello Benson PSLS Lhokseumawe Carlos Sciucatti Fassawa Camara Sergey Litvinov PSM Makassar Ilija Spasojević Mirko Spasojević Semen Padang F.C. Estebán Vizcarra David Pagbe Edward Junior Wilson Yoo Hyun-goo
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1Edward Wilson Junior Semen Padang182Carlos Raul SciucattiPSLS Lhokseumawe133Christian LengloloPSIR Rembang124 Mario Karlovic Persebaya 1927105Roberto KwatehPersiba Bantul9Rahmad HidayatPro Duta FC9Andi OddangPSM Makassar98Kornelis KaimuPerseman Manokwari8Esteban Vizcarra Semen Padang810 Fernando Soler Persebaya 19277Émile MbambaPersepar Palangkaraya7Sansan FauziJakarta FC7 Updated to games played on 4 September 2013.Source:
Play-off round After the meeting on Wednesday, 2 October 2013 between PSSI and PT. Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo and club participants Indonesian Premier League (IPL), they decided that the IPL competition was stopped and the entire first and second round scores were not recognized. Due to this on Thursday 3 October 2013 PSSI executive committee decided to hold a play-off to determine which club was eligible for the verification of 2014 Indonesia Super League club participants and also determine the champions of IPL 2013 season.
Ten clubs participated in the play-off. These were Persiraja Banda Aceh, PSLS Lhokseumawe, Pro Duta FC, Persijap Jepara, PSIR Rembang, Persiba Bantul, Bontang FC, PSM Makassar, Persepar Palangkaraya and Perseman Manokwari. Meanwhile, Persebaya 1927 and Arema Indonesia were disqualified for not being official members of the PSSI. While Semen Padang FC received a wildcard to qualify directly for the finals and 2014 leagues verification as the defending champion of last season and in the standings this season they were top of the standings.
As for the format of the play-off with the home tournament system, Jepara (Gelora Bumi Kartini) and Bantul (Sultan Agung Stadium) were appointed as the hosts. Play-offs were divided into two groups with five teams each, the top three teams of each group qualified for the following leagues verification. While the winner of each group qualified for the semi-finals of the play-offs, the winner advanced to the finals to face with Semen Padang to determine the champion of the 2013 Indonesian Premier League.
The play-off was originally scheduled to start on 16 October and finish on 2 November 2013.
Group stage Group stage draw was made on Friday on 4 October 2013 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Indonesia. Among the group stage started on 16 October 2013 and finished on 25 October 2013.
Group K
Group L
Knockout stage The knockout stage started on 28 October and was scheduled to finish on 2 November 2013 in grand final match. However, three days before the start of the knockout stage on 25 October 2013, PSSI secretary-general Joko Driyono announced the cancellation of the 2013 IPL play-off final match, citing that the game was not a priority as the league competition was already finished, since it had been cancelled by PSSI. He elaborated that the main objective of the play-off was to determine seven teams that would join the new unified league in 2014, pursuant to a verification process. According to Joko, other agendas were not considered not a priority.
The cancellation meant that there was no league champion for the IPL's final season; rather, the winner of the semifinal match earned the title of 2013 IPL play-off champion. Three days after the announcement by PSSI, Pro Duta FC defeated Persepar Palangkaraya in the final IPL match that was ever played to win the title. It also solved a scheduling problem: Semen Padang was committed to play in a tournament in Vietnam from 25 October to 3 November, making it impossible for them to play in the final match that was scheduled for 2 November. Ultimately, Pro Duta and Persepar (along with Perseman) did not participate in the ISL as PSSI denied them licenses during the verification process.
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links IPL results and league table at Soccerway