The 2021–22 season was the seventh season of competitive association football and the sixth season in the Liga 1 played by Bali United Football Club, a professional football club based in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Due to the cancellation of 2020 season, mean it is their sixth successive season in Liga 1.
Coming into the season, Bali United are the reigning Liga 1 champions and they succeeded in defending their titles and become the first ever back to back champions. They also qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage. This season is Bali United's third with head coach Stefano Cugurra.
Background The 2020 season was Stefano Cugurra's second full season as head coach of Bali United, having taken charge in January 2019. The club had their second Asian competitions appearances as they competed in AFC Champions League, where they knocked out again in the preliminary round 2, this time by Australian side Melbourne Victory. That result made them got a consolation place in the AFC Cup, where they unable to finish as the competition was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia. They also unable to finish the league season as the competition was cancelled and declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
Pre-season and friendlies Friendlies + Friendlies match details Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers 7 March 2021 – 19:30 Indonesia U23s Neutral 1–3 Lerby 29 April 2021 – 20:30 Bali United U20s Neutral 3–1 Haudi, Gavin, Widnyana 30 May 2021 – 16:00 RANS Cilegon Neutral 1–0 Lerby 13 June 2021 – 16:30 PSIM Away 2–1 Pellu (2) 14 June 2021 – 16:30 PSIM Away 1–1 Gavin 16 June 2021 – 16:30 Persis Away 2–1 Fahmi, Spasojević 18 June 2021 – 16:30 Barito Putera Neutral 0–2
Menpora Cup
+ Menpora Cup match details Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Referee 24 March 2021 – 19:15 Group stage Persib Neutral 1–1 Pacheco Yeni Krisdianto 29 March 2021 – 16:15 Group stage Persiraja Neutral 2–0 Spasojević, Pellu Annas Apriliandi 2 April 2021 – 16:15 Group stage Persita Neutral 1–1 Spasojević Dwi Purba 12 April 2021 – 21:30 Quarter-finals PSS Neutral 0–0 Nusur Fadilah
Match results Liga 1
+ Liga 1 match details Date Week Opponent Venue Result Scorers Referee Position Series 1 – Jakarta, West Java & Banten 27 August 2021 – 20:00 1 Persik Jakarta (H) 1–0 Rahmat Yudi Nurcahya 4 11 September 2021 – 16:15 2 Barito Putera Tangerang (A) 2–1 Pellu, Spasojević Annas Apriliandi 1 18 September 2021 – 21:30 3 Persib Tangerang (H) 2–2 Spasojević, Yabes Sance Lawita 2 24 September 2021 – 16:15 4 Persita Cibinong (A) 2–1 Spasojević (2) Agung Setiawan 1 28 September 2021 – 19:15 5 Borneo Tangerang (A) 1–1 Spasojević Aprisman Aranda 2 2 October 2021 – 16:15 6 Persikabo 1973 Jakarta (H) 1–1 Lerby Dwi Susilo 3 Series 2 – Central Java & Special Region of Yogyakarta 17 October 2021 – 16:15 7 PSM Bantul (A) 1–2 Spasojević Faulur Rossy 6 23 October 2021 – 21:45 8 Bhayangkara Sleman (H) 1–2 Spasojević Hamim Thohari 7 27 October 2021 – 21:45 9 PSS Surakarta (A) 2–0 Platje, Éber Rully Ruslin Tambuntina 5 31 October 2021 – 21:45 10 PSIS Sleman (H) 0–0 Annas Apriliandi 7 5 November 2021 – 19:15 11 Persipura Bantul (A) 1–0 Fajrin Sigit Budiyanto 5 Series 3 – Central Java & Special Region of Yogyakarta 19 November 2021 – 21:45 12 Persela Magelang (H) 2–1 Spasojević (2) Faulur Rossy 4 25 November 2021 – 19:30 13 Persija Surakarta (A) 1–0 Spasojević Thoriq Alkatiri 4 30 November 2021 – 21:45 14 Persiraja Sleman (H) 5–0 Platje, Spasojević (2), Haudi, Fajrin Yudi Nurcahya 4 5 December 2021 – 21:45 15 Arema Sleman (A) 0–0 Ginanjar Rahman Latief 4 9 December 2021 – 21:45 16 Madura United Bantul (H) 0–1 Moch Adung 5 5 January 2022 – 21:45 17 Persebaya North Denpasar (A) 1–3 Éber Asep Yandis 5 Series 4 – Bali 9 January 2022 – 18:00 18 Barito Putera North Denpasar (H) 3–0 Spasojević (2), Mbarga Yudi Nurcahya 5 13 January 2022 – 21:45 19 Persib North Denpasar (A) 1–0 Lilipaly Steven Yubel Poli 5 17 January 2022 – 19:15 20 Persita North Denpasar (H) 2–0 Mbarga, Rahmat Asep Yandis 5 29 January 2022 – 16:15 21 Borneo North Denpasar (H) 2–1 Mbarga, Lerby Thoriq Alkatiri 5 3 February 2022 – 21:30 22 Persikabo 1973 North Denpasar (A) 3–0 Tupamahu, Spasojević, Lilipaly Pipin Indra Pratama 3 7 February 2022 – 21:30 23 PSM North Denpasar (H) 2–2 Lilipaly, Spasojević Sigit Budiyanto 3 12 February 2022 – 19:00 24 Bhayangkara North Denpasar (A) 3–0 Spasojević, Lilipaly, Irfan Faulur Rossy 3 16 February 2022 – 21:45 25 PSS North Denpasar (H) 1–0 Spasojević Hamim Thohari 2 20 February 2022 – 21:45 26 PSIS North Denpasar (A) 1–0 Mbarga Sance Lawita 2 24 February 2022 – 21:45 27 Persipura North Denpasar (H) 4–1 Spasojević, Pacheco, Lilipaly, Éber Fariq Hitaba 1 1 March 2022 – 17:00 28 Persela West Denpasar (A) 2–1 Rahmat, Éber Thoriq Alkatiri 1 Series 5 – Bali 6 March 2022 – 21:45 29 Persija North Denpasar (H) 2–1 Spasojević, Lerby Dwi Purba 1 11 March 2022 – 21:30 30 Persiraja West Denpasar (A) 1–0 Spasojević Yudi Nurcahya 1 15 March 2022 – 18:00 31 Arema North Denpasar (H) 2–1 Dendi , Nouri Faulur Rossy 1 21 March 2022 – 21:30 32 Madura United West Denpasar (A) 2–0 Spasojević, Éber Oki Dwi Putra 1 25 March 2022 – 21:45 33 Persebaya North Denpasar (H) 0–3 Thoriq Alkatiri 1 31 March 2022 – 21:00 34 Persik Gianyar (A) 3–1 Spasojević, Rahmat, Lilipaly Fariq Hitaba 1
AFC Cup
+ AFC Cup match details Date Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Referee TBD – --:-- Group stage Boeung Ket TBD – --:-- Group stage Chanthabouly or Kasuka TBD – --:-- Group stage Hanoi
Player details Appearances and goals
! colspan="10"| Players transferred out during the season
Disciplinary record
! colspan="13"| Players transferred out during the season
Transfers Transfers in Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref. 3 February 2021 MF Diego Assis Free agent Free transfer 24 February 2021 DF I Gede Agus Mahendra Youth sector Promoted 18 March 2021 MF Rizky Pellu PSM Free transfer 8 September 2021 MF Éber Bessa Nacional 24 December 2021 MF Privat Mbarga Svay Rieng Undisclosed 6 January 2022 MF Irfan Jaya PSS Free transfer
Transfers out Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref. 20 February 2021 DF Agus Nova Wiantara Persis Free transfer 26 February 2021 MF Kadek Haarlem Anggariva Putra Tresna Bali MF Rian Firmansyah PSM MF Reza Irfana PSIS DF Gusti Sandria PSMS 18 March 2021 FW Hanis Saghara Putra TIRA-Persikabo 28 April 2021 FW Irfan Jauhari Persis 30 April 2021 MF Arapenta Poerba 29 July 2021 MF Diego Assis Free agent Released 24 December 2021 FW Melvin Platje Bhayangkara Free transfer
Loans in Start date Pos. Name From End date Ref. 14 September 2021 DF Reuben Silitonga Persis End of season 7 January 2022 MF Ahmad Agung Persik DF Abduh Lestaluhu Persis DF Eky Taufik
Loans out Start date Pos. Name To End date Ref. 1 February 2021 FW Melvin Platje De Graafschap 3 June 2021 9 February 2021 MF Brwa Nouri Zakho 29 May 2021 12 October 2021 FW Kadek Dimas Satria PSIM End of Liga 2 season 22 December 2021 MF Muhammad Taufiq Persik End of Liga 1 season MF Fahmi Al-Ayyubi
Awards Liga 1: Player of the Month: Ilija Spasojević (September) Top Goalscorer: Ilija Spasojević (23 goals) Team of the Season: Éber Bessa, Brwa Nouri, Ilija Spasojević
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