The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup () was the third edition of Indonesia President's Cup, held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as a pre-season tournament for the 2018 Liga 1. The tournament started on 16 January and ended on 17 February 2018.
The broadcasting rights were granted to Elang Mahkota Teknologi group; matches were aired by their channels: Indosiar and O-Channel.
The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup Final was played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, with Persija defeating Bali United by 3–0 to win their first title. Arema were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Sriwijaya in the quarter-finals.
Teams Initially, the tournament was planned to be competed by 20 teams: 18 teams from 2018 Liga 1 and 2 best placed teams from 2017 Liga 2. Then, Persipura Jayapura decided not to participate in this year's tournament. Kalteng Putra was confirmed to replace them. Club2017 seasonCityProvince Arema Malang East Java Bali United Gianyar Bali Barito Putera Banjarmasin South Kalimantan Bhayangkara Bekasi West Java Borneo Samarinda East Kalimantan Kalteng Putra Palangka Raya Central Kalimantan Madura United Pamekasan East Java Martapura Martapura South Kalimantan Mitra Kukar Tenggarong East Kalimantan Persebaya Surabaya East Java Persela Lamongan East Java Perseru Serui Papua Persib Bandung West Java Persija Jakarta DKI Jakarta PS TNI Cibinong West Java PSIS Semarang Central Java PSM Makassar South Sulawesi PSMS Medan North Sumatra PSPS Riau Pekanbaru Riau Sriwijaya Palembang South Sumatra
Draw The 20 teams were divided into five groups. Each group consisted of four teams.
+ Group A Team A1 Persib A2 PSM A3 PSMS A4 Sriwijaya + Group B Team B1 Mitra Kukar B2 Kalteng Putra B3 Martapura B4 Barito Putera+ Group C Team C1 Persebaya C2 Madura United C3 Perseru C4 PS TNI+ Group D Team D1 Bali United D2 Persija D3 PSPS D4 Borneo+ Group E Team E1 Arema E2 Bhayangkara E3 PSIS E4 Persela
Venues Seven venues in seven cities were selected for the tournament. On 21 January 2018, the venue of Group E officially moved from Gajayana Stadium to Kanjuruhan Stadium after two matches because the pitch of Gajayana was heavily damaged by bad weather and bad drainage.
Bandung, West JavaTenggarong, East KalimantanSurabaya, East Java Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Aji Imbut Gelora Bung Tomo Capacity: 38,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 55,000 Gianyar, BaliMalang, East JavaMalang Regency, East Java Kapten I Wayan Dipta Gajayana Kanjuruhan Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 42,449 Surakarta, Central JavaPalembang, South SumatraSpecial Capital Region of Jakarta Manahan Gelora Sriwijaya Gelora Bung Karno Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 77,193
Regulations Player registration regulations are as follows: Clubs can register at least 18 players and a maximum of 36 players; Clubs are required to register 7 players under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1996); Clubs can register a maximum of 6 foreign players, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. But only 4 foreign players (3+1 Asia) are eligible in a match; Player registration is opened from 10 January 2018 until a day before the first match of each group.
Group stage The Organising Committee (OC) announced the group draw on 9 January 2018. The group draw was determined by the host, the team's ranking in the 2017 Liga 1 competition, geographical factors, and commercial interests.
Group A
All matches played in Bandung, West Java Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)
Group B
All matches played in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)
Group C
All matches played in Surabaya, East Java Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)
Group D
All matches played in Gianyar, Bali Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)
Group E
Two matches played in Malang and four matches played in Malang Regency, East Java Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)
Ranking of runner-up teams
Knockout stage Extra time would not be played in the quarter-finals. If a match ended with a draw, it would go straight to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used in the semi-finals, if necessary. The third place match would also go straight to a penalty shoot-out if tied after normal playing time. Extra time and penalty shoot-out would also be used in the final, if necessary.
Bracket
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held at Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, on 31 January 2018.
Semi-finals
Persija won 5–1 on aggregate.
Bali United won 1–0 on aggregate.
Third place
Final
Statistics Goalscorers
Awards Best supporters: Bobotoh (Persib) Best referee: Oki Dwi Putra Top scorer and best player: Marko Šimić (Persija, 11 goals) Best young player: Rezaldi Hehanusa (Persija) Fair-play award: Bali United
Tournament team rankings As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs were counted as draws.
See also 2018 Liga 1 2018 Liga 2 2018 Liga 3 2018–19 Piala Indonesia
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