Piala Indonesia (lit. 'Indonesia Cup') is the professional annual cup competition for football clubs in Indonesia. Originally, it started from the semi-professional football era in 1985 as Piala Liga, which ran until 1989 under Galatama competition.[1] The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) organized the full professional cup competition from 2005 until the most recent in 2018–2019. Traditionally, the tournament involves clubs from the whole layers of football competitions, which are Liga 1, Liga 2, and Liga 3.
| Organising body | PSSI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 as Piala Liga 1992 as Piala Galatama 2005 as Copa Indonesia 2010 as Piala Indonesia |
| Region | Indonesia |
| Number of teams | 55 (2005) 62 (2006) 52 (2008–2009) 32 (2010) 40 (2012) 128 (2018–19) |
| International cup(s) | AFC Challenge League |
| Current champions | PSM Makassar (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian Sriwijaya (3 titles) |
Piala Indonesia winners qualify for the AFC Challenge League the following season. Since the start of the professional era in 2005, Sriwijaya is the most successful club in the competition, with three titles.
The tournament has not been held on several occasions: 2011,[2] 2013–2017 (partially due to the PSSI's ban on handling all of the football competitions by FIFA in 2015–16[3]), and since 2020 (partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[4][5] the lack of sponsor,[6][7] and the election[8]).
History
Originally, the competition started from the semi-professional football era in 1985 as Piala Liga (lit. 'League Cup'), which ran until 1989 under Galatama competition. It started again in 1992 and 1994 as Piala Galatama (lit. 'Galatama Cup').[1]
PSSI started the professional cup competition in 2005, under the name of Copa Dji Sam Soe Indonesia until 2009 for sponsorship reasons,[9] after which the name of the tournament was changed to the Piala Indonesia.[10] In 2012, after a one-year hiatus, the Indonesian football "dualism" meant only Liga Prima Indonesia (LPI) clubs competed; Persibo Bojonegoro won that year's Indonesia Cup.[11]
The competition returned after six years, for the 2018–19 edition,[12] when Kratingdaeng was the title sponsor of Piala Indonesia.[13]
List of finals
Piala Liga
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Arseto Solo | 3–0 | Mercu Buana |
| 1986 | Makassar Utama | 1–0 | Niac Mitra |
| 1987 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 2–0 | Pelita Jaya |
| 1988 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 1–0 | Pelita Jaya |
| 1989 | Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 2–1 | Pelita Jaya |
Piala Galatama
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Semen Padang | 1–0 | Arema | Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya |
| 1993 | Gelora Dewata | 1–0 | Mitra Surabaya | Sriwedari Stadium, Surakarta |
Copa Indonesia
Piala Indonesia
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sriwijaya[18] | 2–1 | Arema Indonesia | Manahan Stadium, Solo |
| 2011 | not held | |||
| 2012 | Persibo Bojonegoro[19] | 1–0 | Semen Padang | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |
| 2013–17 | not held | |||
| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Location |
| 2018–19[20] | Persija Jakarta[21] | 1–0 | PSM Makassar | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |
| PSM Makassar[22] | 2–0 | Persija Jakarta | Andi Mattalata Stadium, Makassar | |
| PSM Makassar won 2–1 on aggregate | ||||
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia | |||
| 2021–2024 | not held | |||
Performances
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up | Total final appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krama Yudha Tiga Berlian | 3 | — | 1987, 1988, 1989 | — | 3 |
| Sriwijaya | 3 | — | 2008, 2009, 2010 | — | 3 |
| Arema | 2 | 2 | 2005, 2006 | 1992, 2010 | 4 |
| Semen Padang | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 2012 | 2 |
| Arseto Solo | 1 | — | 1985 | — | 1 |
| Gelora Dewata | 1 | — | 1994 | — | 1 |
| Makassar Utama | 1 | — | 1986 | — | 1 |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | 1 | — | 2012 | — | 1 |
| PSM Makassar | 1 | — | 2019 | — | 1 |
| Pelita Jaya | — | 3 | — | 1987, 1988, 1989 | 3 |
| Persipura Jayapura | — | 3 | — | 2006, 2008, 2009 | 3 |
| NIAC Mitra | — | 2 | — | 1986, 1994 | 2 |
| Persija Jakarta | — | 2 | — | 2005, 2019 | 2 |
| Mercu Buana | — | 1 | — | 1985 | 1 |
Awards
Best players
Title sponsor
| Year | Name | Competition name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2009 | Dji Sam Soe | Copa Dji Sam Soe | [9] |
| 2010–2018 | No sponsor | Piala Indonesia | [29] |
| 2018–2019 | Krating Daeng | Kratingdaeng Piala Indonesia | [13] |