Country | Indonesia |
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Founded | 2008 (as Indonesia Super League) 2017 (as Liga 1) |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Liga 2 |
Domestic cup(s) |
Piala Indonesia Indonesian Community Shield Indonesia President's Cup |
International cup(s) |
AFC Champions League AFC Cup |
Current champions |
Persib Bandung (2014) |
Most championships | Persipura Jayapura (3 titles) |
TV partners | tvOne |
Website | liga-indonesia.id |
2017 Liga 1 |
Liga 1 (English: League One), formerly known as the Indonesia Super League (ISL), is the highest professional level competition for football clubs in Indonesia. Liga 1 is contested by 18 teams with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga 2. This competition are sponsored by GO-JEK and , and therefore officially known as the GO-JEK Traveloka Liga 1.
It was once competed together with the Indonesian Premier League as the top-tier competition from 2011 to 2013, after which the ISL would once again emerge as the top level competition following the disbandment of the IPL. It was sponsored by Qatar National Bank in 2015, thus officially known as the QNB League.
In 2017 it was renamed as Liga 1.
The following 18 clubs will compete in the Liga 1 during the 2017 season.
Before 2008 the highest level of professional football competition in Indonesia was the Premier Division. It used the combination format of double round-robin first round and single eliminations second round.
PSSI restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries and one marquee player starting 2017 season. A team could use four foreign players on the field each game including a least one player from the AFC confederation.