The 2018 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 9th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 23 March 2018 and ended on 9 December 2018. Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 10 March 2018.
Bhayangkara were the defending champions. Persebaya, PSMS, and PSIS joined as the promoted teams from the 2017 Liga 2. They replaced Persegres, Persiba, and Semen Padang, which were relegated to the 2018 Liga 2.
Persija won their first Liga 1 title, and second Indonesian top-flight title overall on the final day of the season, finishing on 62 points.
Overview Player regulations Player registration was divided into two periods. The first period opened from 10 February 2018 and closes on 5 April 2018. Then the second period was done on 5 July to 3 August 2018. Clubs could register at least 18 players and a maximum of 30 players. The club was also required to contract at least seven local U-23 players (born on or after 1 January 1996). Unlike last season, U-23 players were not required to play in one game.
Persija and Bali United got privileges related to player quota. Both were allowed to add three local players with no age limit, following their participation in the 2018 AFC Cup representing Indonesia.
Referee Unlike last season, the league operator ensured that they did not use any foreign referees for this season.
Teams Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Liga 2. The new teams this season were Persebaya, PSMS, and PSIS, who replaced Persegres, Persiba, and Semen Padang.
Name changes PS TNI were renamed to PS TIRA and relocated to Bantul.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Arema Malang Kanjuruhan 42,449 Bali United Gianyar Kapten I Wayan Dipta 22,931 Barito Putera Banjarmasin May 17th 15,000 Bhayangkara Jakarta PTIK 3,000 Borneo Samarinda Segiri 16,000 Madura United Pamekasan Gelora Ratu Pamelingan 15,000 Mitra Kukar Tenggarong Aji Imbut 35,000 Persebaya Surabaya Gelora Bung Tomo 55,000 Persela Lamongan Surajaya 16,000 Perseru Serui Marora 5,000 Persib Bandung Gelora Bandung Lautan Api 38,000 Persija Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno 77,193 Persipura Jayapura Mandala 30,000 PS TIRA Bantul Sultan Agung 35,000 PSIS Magelang Moch. Soebroto 20,000 PSM Makassar Andi Mattalata 15,000 PSMS Medan Teladan 20,000 Sriwijaya Palembang Gelora Sriwijaya 23,000 Notes:
Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach Captain Shirt Sponsor(s) Arema Milan Petrović Hamka Hamzah Specs Corsa, Achilles, Indomie, Torabika, Go-Jek Bali United Eko Purjianto(caretaker) Fadil Sausu Made by Club Mobil, Go-Jek, Envi, Torabika, Indofood, Smartfren, Bank Ina, Achilles, KukuBima Ener-G!, YCAB foundation, Cellular World, Indomie, Elevenia, Lion Parcel, ACA Asuransi, Corsa Barito Putera Jacksen F. Tiago Hansamu Yama Umbro Hasnur Group, Jhonlin Group, Haji Maming, Bank Kalsel, PT Buana Karya Wiratama, Mitra Hino Bhayangkara Simon McMenemy Indra Kahfi Umbro BNI, Bright Gas, Jasa Raharja, Nendia Primarasa Borneo Dejan Antonić Diego Michiels Nike Fun88 Bola, STM, Shinhan Bank, PayTren, Ansaf, BIB, Fisik Football Madura United Gomes de Olivera Fabiano Beltrame MBB Integra Group, Adaro, Horison Hotel Group, Lion Air, POJUR, Torabika, Quick Chicken, Pool Advista Mitra Kukar Rahmad Darmawan Bayu Pradana Joma Grand Elty Singgasana, ABP Energy, PT Putra Perkasa Abadi Persebaya Djadjang Nurdjaman Rendi Irwan Made by Club Safe Care, Kapal Api, Men's Biore, Antangin, Go-Jek, Honda, MPM Distributor Persela Aji Santoso Wallace Costa Forium Go-Jek, So Nice, PayTren Perseru Wanderley da Silva Arthur Bonai Noij Sportwear PT Irian Jaya Sehat, Bank Papua, Trigana Air, PT Yapen Makmur, Pemerintah Kabupaten Kep. Yapen Persib Mario Gómez Supardi Nasir Sportama Pria Punya Selera, Elevenia, Corsa, Indofood, Go-Jek, Bank Permata, Kopi ABC, FWD, Envi, Indomie, GO-PAY Persija Stefano Cugurra Ismed Sofyan Specs Akulaku, KukuBima Ener-G!, Rasuna Epicentrum, Go-Jek, Tolak Angin, Bank DKI Persipura Osvaldo Lessa Boaz Solossa Specs PT Freeport Indonesia, Bank Papua PS TIRA Nil Maizar Radanfah Abu Bakr MBB Artha Graha Peduli Foundation, SCBD, Bank Artha Graha Internasional, Angels Products, Podjok Halal PSIS Jafri Sastra Hari Nur Yulianto RIORS Corsa, Go-Jek, Indomie, Torabika, KukuBima Ener-G! PSM Robert Alberts Wiljan Pluim Umbro Semen Bosowa, Go-Jek, Kopi ABC, Honda, KukuBima Ener-G! PSMS Peter Butler Legimin Raharjo Made by Club Pelindo 1, Auto 2000, Torabika, North Cliff, Go-Jek, Indomie, Corsa, FIFGroup, Sinar Mas, M88FC Sriwijaya Alfredo Vera Yoo Hyun-goo Calci KukuBima Ener-G!, Bank Sumsel Babel, Smartfren, Semen Baturaja, Perusahaan Gas Negara, PDPDE Sumsel, Go-Jek, Bukit Asam Notes:
On the front of shirt. On the back of shirt. On the sleeves. On the shorts. Additionally, referee kits are made by Specs and Nike supplied the match ball.
Apparel changes:
Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Week Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Mitra Kukar Yudi Suryata End of contract 12 November 2017 Pre-season Rafael Berges 20 December 2017 Persib Emral Abus End of contract 15 November 2017 Mario Gómez 28 November 2017 Sriwijaya Hartono Ruslan End of contract 24 November 2017 Rahmad Darmawan 24 November 2017 Persipura Wanderley da Silva End of contract 26 November 2017 Peter Butler 1 February 2018 Perseru Agus Yuwono Resigned 11 January 2018 Alexander Saununu 11 January 2018 Gomes de Olivera Resigned 28 February 2018 Milomir Šešlija 1 March 2018 Perseru Alexander Saununu 10 March 2018 I Putu Gede 10 March 2018 PSIS Subangkit Sacked 15 March 2018 Vincenzo Annese 23 March 2018 Borneo Iwan Setiawan Sacked 27 March 2018 1 11 Dejan Antonić 28 March 2018 Arema Joko Susilo Demoted to assistant coach 14 May 2018 8 18 Milan Petrović 14 May 2018 PS TIRA Rudy Priyambada Sacked 31 May 2018 11 16 Miftahudin Mukson 1 June 2018 Madura United Milomir Šešlija Sacked 1 June 2018 11 5 Djoko Susilo 1 June 2018 Madura United Djoko Susilo End of caretaker role 20 June 2018 13 7 Gomes de Olivera 20 June 2018 Persipura Peter Butler Sacked 21 June 2018 13 5 Amilton Silva 6 July 2018 PS TIRA Miftahudin Mukson End of caretaker role 4 July 2018 13 14 Nil Maizar 4 July 2018 PSMS Djadjang Nurdjaman Sacked 13 July 2018 15 18 Peter Butler 14 July 2018 Mitra Kukar Rafael Berges Resigned 15 July 2018 15 16 Didik Listyantoro 15 July 2018 Sriwijaya Rahmad Darmawan Resigned 25 July 2018 17 12 Subangkit 26 July 2018 Mitra Kukar Didik Listyantoro End of caretaker role 31 July 2018 18 12 Rahmad Darmawan 31 July 2018 Persebaya Alfredo Vera Resigned 2 August 2018 18 15 Bejo Sugiantoro 2 August 2018 Persebaya Bejo Sugiantoro End of caretaker role 14 August 2018 20 13 Djadjang Nurdjaman 25 August 2018 PSIS Vincenzo Annese Sacked 23 August 2018 20 17 Jafri Sastra 23 August 2018 Perseru I Putu Gede Resigned 24 September 2018 23 17 Wanderley da Silva 28 September 2018 Persipura Amilton Silva Resigned 25 September 2018 23 8 Osvaldo Lessa 26 September 2018 Sriwijaya Subangkit Demoted to U19s coach 19 October 2018 26 13 Alfredo Vera 21 October 2018 Bali United Widodo C. Putro Mutual consent 29 November 2018 32 7 Eko Purjianto 29 November 2018
Foreign players Football Association of Indonesia restricted the number of foreign players to four per team, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. Teams can use all the foreign players at once.
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
Former Player(s) were players that out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Player(s)Arema Arthur Cunha Makan Konaté Srđan Ostojić Thiago Furtuoso Balša Božović Ahmet AtaýewBali United Mahamadou N'Diaye Melvin Platje Nick van der Velden Brwa Nouri Demerson Ahn Byung-keon Miloš KrkotićBarito Putera Matías Córdoba Douglas Packer Marcel Sacramento Aaron Evans Juan Pablo PinoBhayangkara Vladimir Vujović Élio Martins Paulo Sérgio Lee Yoo-joon Nikola KomazecBorneo Matías Conti Renan Alves Tijani Belaïd Azamat Baymatov Marlon da Silva Julien Faubert Srđan LopičićMadura United Fabiano Beltrame Zah Rahan Krangar Mamadou Samassa Milad Zeneyedpour Beto de Paula Nuriddin DavronovMitra Kukar Mauricio Leal Danny Guthrie Fernando Rodríguez Yoo Jae-hoonPersebaya Robertino Pugliara David da Silva Otávio DutraPersela Diego Assis Wallace Costa Loris Arnaud Ahmet Ataýew Shohei MatsunagaPerseru Beto de Paula Mazinho Sílvio Escobar Kunihiro Yamashita Boman Aimé Djamel LeeflangPersib Jonatan Bauman Ezechiel N'Douassel Bojan Mališić Oh In-kyunPersija Jaimerson Renan Silva Marko Šimić Rohit Chand Addison Alves Ivan CarlosPersipura Addison Alves Hilton Moreira Márcio Rosário Marcel Sacramento Abdoulaye MaïgaPS TIRA Dzmitry Rekish Aleksandar Rakić Radanfah Abu Bakr Jeon Woo-young Gustavo López Mariano Berriex Kim Sang-minPSIS Bruno Silva Petar Planić Ibrahim Conteh Abou Bakr Al-Mel Akhlidin IsrailovPSM Steven Paulle Marc Klok Wiljan Pluim Sandro Bruce DjitePSMS Felipe Martins Reinaldo Lobo Alexandros Tanidis Shohei Matsunaga Wilfried Yessoh Sadney Urikhob Dilshod SharofetdinovSriwijaya Alan Henrique Yoo Hyun-goo Goran Gančev Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Mahamadou N'Diaye Makan Konaté Source: First transfer window, Second transfer window
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Aleksandar Rakić PS TIRA 21 2 David da Silva Persebaya 20 3 Marko Šimić Persija 18 4 Ezechiel N'Douassel Persib 17 5 Bruno Silva PSIS 16 6 Fernando Rodríguez Mitra Kukar 15 Loris Arnaud Persela 8 Samsul Arif Barito Putera 14 Shohei Matsunaga Persela/PSMS
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date David da Silva Persebaya PS TIRA 4–1 (A) Bruno Silva PSIS PSMS 4–1 (H) Aleksandar Rakić PS TIRA PSM 3–4 (A) Samsul Arif4 Barito Putera Mitra Kukar 4–3 (A) Dendy Sulistyawan Persela Persipura 3–2 (H) David da Silva Persebaya Mitra Kukar 4–1 (H) Osvaldo Haay Persebaya Madura United 4–0 (H) Matías Conti Borneo Bhayangkara 3–0 (H) David da Silva Persebaya Bali United 5–2 (A) Aleksandar Rakić PS TIRA PSMS 4–2 (A) Note: 4 Player scored 4 goals
Discipline
Most yellow card(s): 12 Marc Klok (PSM) Most red card(s): 3 Mahamadou N'Diaye (Bali United/Sriwijaya)
Attendances
Awards Annual Award Winner Best Player Rohit Chand (Persija) Best Young Player Osvaldo Haay (Persebaya) Best Coach Stefano Cugurra (Persija) Fair Play Team Barito Putera Best Referee Thoriq Alkatiri
Team of the season Best XI Goalkeeper Andritany Ardhiyasa (Persija) Defenders Alfath Fathier (Madura United) Fachrudin Aryanto (Madura United) Hansamu Yama (Barito Putera) Ardi Idrus (Persib) Midfielders Riko Simanjuntak (Persija) Rohit Chand (Persija) Wiljan Pluim (PSM) Osvaldo Haay (Persebaya) Forwards Jonatan Bauman (Persib) David da Silva (Persebaya)
See also 2018 Liga 2 2018 Liga 3 2018–19 Piala Indonesia
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