2008–09 Indonesia Super League

Indonesia Super League
Season 2008-09
Champions Persipura Jayapura
Relegated Deltras Sidoarjo
Persita Tangerang
PSIS Semarang
PSMS Medan (after play-off)
2010 AFC Champions League Persipura Jayapura
(Group stage)
Persiwa Wamena
(Qualifying play-off)
2010 AFC Cup Persiwa Wamena
Matches played 306
Goals scored 814 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Boaz Solossa (28 goals)
Christian Gonzales (28 goals)
Biggest home win Persiwa Wamena 6-0 PSIS Semarang
(1 April 2009)
Sriwijaya FC 6-0 Persita Tangerang
(18 October 2008)
Persipura Jayapura 6-0 Persija Jakarta
(9 October 2008)
Biggest away win Arema Indonesia 0-5 Persipura Jayapura
(28 February 2009)
Highest scoring Deltras Sidoarjo 5-3 PSM Makassar
(10 June 2009)
Longest winning run Persipura Jayapura (9 games) ended 20 May 2009
Longest unbeaten run Persib Bandung (17 games) ended 5 May 2009
Longest losing run PSIS Semarang (6 games) ended 21 May 2009
Persita Tangerang (6 games) ended 24 May 2009
2007

The 2008-09 Indonesia Super League season has 18 teams battling out to become the number one in the top flight of football in Indonesia. The league is sponsored by Djarum[1] and is officially called Djarum Super Liga Indonesia (SLI) or Djarum Indonesia Super League (ISL). This is the first edition of Indonesia Super League, which replaced the Premier Division as the top rank of football competition in the country.

Persipura Jayapura clinched the title after winning a match 3-1 against Persija Jakarta on May 17, 2009. This is their 1st Indonesia Super League title and 2nd title, counting the Premier Division era.

Contents

Clubs

The teams in 2008-09 Indonesia Super League season:

Managerial Changes

Team Outgoing manager Date Outgoing Reason of departure Replaced by Date of Replacement
PSIS Semarang Edi Paryono July 23, 2008 Sacked Bambang Nurdiansyah August 29, 2008
PSMS Medan Iwan Setiawan August 1, 2008 Sacked Luciano Leandro November 24, 2008
Arema Malang Bambang Nurdiansyah August 5, 2008 Resigned Gusnul Yakin August 14, 2008
Persipura Jayapura Raja Isa August 20, 2008 Mutual consent Jacksen F. Tiago August 26, 2008
Persitara Jakarta Utara Jacksen F. Tiago August 26, 2008 Signed by Persipura Jayapura Dick Buitelaar February 5, 2009
Persiba Balikpapan Peter Butler September 26, 2008 Sacked Daniel Roekito September 26, 2008
PKT Bontang Mustaqim November 9, 2008 Resigned Fachry Husaini November 12, 2008
PSMS Medan Luciano Leandro February, 2009 Sacked[2] Liestiade February, 2009

Final league table

[3]
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Persipura Jayapura
34
25
5
4
81
25
56
80
2
Persiwa Wamena
34
21
3
10
57
32
25
66
3
Persib Bandung
34
20
6
8
63
40
23
66
4
Persik Kediri
34
16
7
11
53
46
7
55
5
Sriwijaya FC
34
15
9
10
60
45
15
54
6
Persela Lamongan
34
16
6
12
41
35
6
54
7
Persija Jakarta
34
15
8
11
61
48
13
53
8
PSM Makassar
34
13
12
9
42
44
-2
51
9
Pelita Jaya
34
14
7
13
36
35
1
49
10
Arema Malang
34
13
8
13
40
42
-2
47
11
Persijap Jepara
34
12
10
12
42
40
2
46
12
Persiba Balikpapan
34
13
7
14
40
42
-2
46
13
Bontang PKT
34
9
10
15
43
54
-11
37
14
Persitara Jakarta Utara
34
9
9
16
41
50
-9
36
15
PSMS Medan
34
6
13
15
41
54
-13
31
16
Deltras Sidoarjo
34
7
8
19
30
55
-25
29
17
Persita Tangerang
34
6
7
21
26
65
-39
25
18
PSIS Semarang
34
4
9
21
17
62
-45
21
Key to colours in league table
     Champion / League Leaders
     Play-off vs Team 4th Position in Indonesia Premier Division
     Relegated to Indonesia Premier Division

Relegation/Promotion Playoff

Persebaya Surabaya promoted to the top flight

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

This is a list of top scorers of the 2008-09 season[3].

Position Players Clubs Goals
1 Boaz Solossa Persipura Jayapura 28
Christian Gonzales Persik Kediri / Persib Bandung 28
3 Beto Persipura Jayapura 23
4 Ngon A Djam Sriwijaya FC 22
5 Bambang Pamungkas Persija Jakarta 19
6 Talaohu Musafri Persiba Balikpapan 17
Cristiano Lopes Pelita Jaya 17
8 Greg Nwokolo Persija Jakarta 16
Marcio Souza Da Silva Persela Lamongan 16
Ernest Jeremiah Persipura Jayapura 16
11 Hilton Moreira Persib Bandung 15
Julio Lopez PSM Makassar 15
13 Saktiawan Sinaga Persik Kediri 14
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Miftahul Huda (Bontang PKT)
  • Akhmad Taufik (Persiba Balikpapan)
  • Sofyan Morhan (Persijap Jepara)

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Gonzáles, CristianCristian Gonzáles Persik Kediri PSIS Semarang 4-0 02008-07-27 27 July 2008
Pamungkas, BambangBambang Pamungkas Persija Jakarta PSIS Semarang 5-0 02008-09-07 7 September 2008
Solossa, BoazBoaz Solossa Persipura Jayapura Persija Jakarta 6-0 02008-10-09 9 October 2008
Souza Da Silva, MarcioMarcio Souza Da Silva Persela Lamongan Bontang FC 5-0 02008-10-13 13 October 2008
Nwokolo, GregGreg Nwokolo Persija Jakarta Bontang FC 5-0 02008-10-19 19 October 2008
Martins Dinelli, LeonardoLeonardo Martins Dinelli PSMS Medan Arema Malang 3-4 02008-10-23 23 October 2008
Parfait Ngon A Djam, ClaudeClaude Parfait Ngon A Djam Sriwijaya FC Arema Malang 4-0 02009-02-08 8 February 2009
Eddie Foday, BoakayBoakay Eddie Foday4 Persiwa Wamena PSIS Semarang 6-0 02009-04-01 1 April 2009
Goncalves Da Costa, AlbertoAlberto Goncalves Da Costa Persipura Jayapura PSM Makassar 5-0 02009-05-07 7 May 2009
Solossa, BoazBoaz Solossa Persipura Jayapura Persitara Jakarta Utara 3-3 02009-05-20 20 May 2009
Gonzáles, CristianCristian Gonzáles Persib Bandung Deltras Sidoarjo 6-1 02009-05-30 30 May 2009
Chaeruddin, SyamsulSyamsul Chaeruddin PSM Makassar Deltras Sidoarjo 3-5 02009-06-10 10 June 2009
Musafri, TalaohuTalaohu Musafri Persiba Balikpapan PSIS Semarang 5-0 02009-06-10 10 June 2009

Clean sheets

References