Perserikatan was the national amateur football competitions in Indonesia held between 1931 and 1994 before the formation of Liga Indonesia,[1] organized by the PSSI, the Indonesian football federation. The competition involved hundreds clubs in Indonesia and was divided into several levels.

In English, the term Perserikatan may literally translate to inter-association football championship as this competition involved all regional-level football associations in Indonesia.

Since 1979, in parallel, another national football league, Galatama (The Premier League), was established for semi professional football clubs. Therefore, prior to 1994, when both Perserikatan and Galatama were merged into a new system called Liga Indonesia, both competitions existed in parallel.

History

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The competition was started on 19 April 1930. Some of Dutch East Indies prominent football club, like VIJ Jakarta, BIVB Bandung, IVBM Magelang, MVB Makassar, SIVB Surabaya and VVB Solo, met and discuss about the future championship on the Netherlands territory. They met at Societeit Hadiprojo, Yogyakarta.[2]

After the meeting, it was agreed that these clubs would found Persatoean Sepak Raga Seloeroeh Indonesia, the parent organization for the teams.

Before Perserikatan was held, the official nationwide football tournament was held by the Nederlands Indische Voetbal Bond, a football association consisting of Dutch people only. The tournament was Netherlands East Indies Inter-City Championship, which started in 1914.

From 1951 to 1979, Perserikatan was officially named as the Kejurnas PSSI (PSSI National Championship). From 1980 to 1994, it was referred to as Divisi Utama PSSI (PSSI Premier Division). In 1994, after being held for approximately 60 seasons (with some breaks in between, such as during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and Indonesian National Revolution periods), it was merged with Galatama to form new fully professional league, the Liga Indonesia.

List of champions

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Source:[3][4][5]

Season Champions Runners-up
1930[a] VIJ Batavia SIVB Surabaya
1931 VIJ Batavia PSIM Yogyakarta
1932 PSIM Yogyakarta VIJ Batavia
1933 VIJ Batavia Persib Bandung
1934[b] VIJ Batavia Persib Bandung
1935 Persis Solo PPVIM Meester Cornelis
1936 Persis Solo Persib Bandung
1937 Persib Bandung Persis Solo
1938 VIJ Batavia Persebaya Surabaya
1939 Persis Solo PSIM Yogyakarta
1940 Persis Solo PSIM Yogyakarta
1941 Persis Solo Persebaya Surabaya
1942 Persis Solo Persebaya Surabaya
1943 Persis Solo PSIM Yogyakarta
1944–49 Not held
1950[c] Persib Bandung Persebaya Surabaya
1951 Persebaya Surabaya PSM Makassar
1952 Persebaya Surabaya Persija Jakarta
1953–54 Persija Jakarta PSMS Medan
1955–57 PSM Makassar PSMS Medan
1957–59 PSM Makassar Persib Bandung
1959–61 Persib Bandung PSM Makassar
1962–64 Persija Jakarta PSM Makassar
1964–65 PSM Makassar Persebaya Surabaya
1965–66 PSM Makassar Persib Bandung
1966–67 PSMS Medan Persib Bandung
1968–69[d] PSMS Medan Persija Jakarta
1969–71 PSMS Medan Persebaya Surabaya
1971–73 Persija Jakarta Persebaya Surabaya
1973–75 Persija Jakarta and PSMS Medan
1975–78 Persebaya Surabaya Persija Jakarta
1978–79 Persija Jakarta PSMS Medan
1980 Persiraja Banda Aceh Persipura Jayapura
1981–82 Not held
1983 PSMS Medan Persib Bandung
1984 Not held
1985 PSMS Medan Persib Bandung
1986 Persib Bandung Perseman Manokwari
1986–87 PSIS Semarang Persebaya Surabaya
1987–88 Persebaya Surabaya Persija Jakarta
1988–89 Not held
1989–90 Persib Bandung Persebaya Surabaya
1990–91 Not held
1991–92 PSM Makassar PSMS Medan
1992–93 Not held
1993–94 Persib Bandung PSM Makassar

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1930 season was an unofficial tournament.
  2. ^ The PSSI 50th anniversary book erroneously lists the venue of the tournament as Bandung and its runners-up as Persib (Bandoeng).
  3. ^ The 1950 season was an unofficial tournament called Turnamen Kongres PSSI (PSSI Congress Tournament).
  4. ^ RSSSF claims the 1968–69 season was not held.

References

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  1. ^ "Sejarah Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI)" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2010-01-03.
  2. ^ Harahap, Zulfirdaus (20 January 2021). "5 Klub dengan Label Penguasa Era Perserikatan: Persija Torehkan Tinta Emas". Bola.com (in Indonesian).
  3. ^ "List of Perserikatan champions in RSSSF". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  4. ^ "P.S.S.I. (inlandsche) Stedenwedstrijden 1930–1950". Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ Anwar, Aldi Aulia (10 May 2020). Manurung, Ivan Reinhard (ed.). "1969–1970, Era 'Los Galaticos' di PSMS Medan". Indosport.com (in Indonesian).

Works cited

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  • PSSI (1980). Kenang-Kenangan P.S.S.I. 50th 19 April 1930 – 19 April 1980 (in Indonesian).
  • Kawanua (1969). Bulletin djembatan Kawanua Edisi 65–75 (in Indonesian). Kawanua.
  • Mingguan Djaja Edisi 387 (in Indonesian). Pembangunan Ibu Kota Djakarta Raya. 1969.
  • Selecta Edisi 407–419 (in Indonesian). Analisa. 1969.
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