2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Explained

The 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division season is the nineteenth edition of Liga Indonesia Premier Division since its establishment in 1994. The competition is managed by PT. Liga Indonesia (LI). The season scheduled begins in February 2014.^[1] On 20 January, PT Liga Indonesia decided to change the schedule for the kickoff of the Premier Division this season was supposed to be held in mid-February was changed to April. After managers meeting on 27 January, PT Liga Indonesia decided that the Premier Division will begin on 15 April 2014 and will end on 27 November 2014.^{[2] [3]}

This season was supposed to be followed by 66 teams (46 LI and 20 LPIS),^[4] but after the decision of the PSSI disciplinary commission on 21 December 2013, the number of participating clubs was reduced to 64 teams (46 LI and 18 LPIS) after Bontang F.C. and PSLS Lhokseumawe had been found guilty of match fixing in 2013 Indonesian Premier League playoffs.^[5] The number of participating teams can still be reduced if the club can not pass the verification that includes healthy financial condition or not in arrears in the last two seasons, and has adequate infrastructure in the form of a football stadium that meets AFC standards.^[4]

After verifying the candidates of participating teams from 3 to 28 February 2014, PT LI released the result on 10 March 2014.^[6] The list consisted of 66 teams, including three additional 2013 LPIS Premier Division teams, Persemalra Maluku Tenggara, Persewon Wondama, and Persipon Pontianak. The results were 51 teams passed, 12 teams passed with certain condition, and 3 teams didn't pass, which are Perssin Sinjai, PSSB Bireuen, and Persemalra Maluku Tenggara. Lampung FC was not included on the list.

On 8 April 2014, Persiraja Banda Aceh resigned due to lack of support from the local government. Persiraja re-joined the league after they register players for this season to the league operator although there is no guarantee of support from the local government.

In August 2014 because of financial problems, Persenga Nganjuk and Persitara Jakarta Utara withdrew from the competition and each of their results was voided.^{[7] [8]} On 18 August 2014, Persidafon Dafonsoro also withdrew from the competition.^[9]

After PSIS Semarang and PSS Sleman was disqualified because of match fixing, PSGC Ciamis and Persiwa Wamena qualifies to the semifinals.

Pusamania Borneo became champion after beating Persiwa Wamena 2–1 in the final.^[10]

Teams

Bhayangkara F.C., Perseru Serui, and Persik Kediri, respectively the champions, runner-up and third-placed team in the previous season, were promoted to Indonesia Super League (ISL),^{[11] [12] [13]} and were replaced by Persiwa Wamena, Persidafon Dafonsoro, and PSPS Pekanbaru, who were relegated from the 2013 Indonesia Super League. Fourth-placed Premier Division team Persikabo Bogor failed to be promoted to the Super League after defeated by the 15th-placed finisher of the 2013 Super League, Pelita Bandung Raya by 2–1 in the promotion/relegation play-offs.^[14]

PSIR Rembang, Persiraja Banda Aceh, PSLS Lhokseumawe and Bontang FC, the bottom four teams in the Indonesian Premier League (IPL) previous season, were relegated to Premier Division.

On 21 December 2013, the PSSI disciplinary commission determined that Bontang F.C. and PSLS Lhokseumawe had been found guilty of match fixing in the 2013 Premier League playoffs, and both were relegated to the third division.^[15]

On 23 December 2013, three IPL teams, Pro Duta FC, Persepar Palangkaraya and Perseman Manokwari were rejected as ISL members, due to financial problems and not having an AFC standard stadium for a professional club, and were thus relegated to the Premier Division.^{[16] [17] [18]}

Thirteen teams of the LPIS Premier Division will participate in this season: champions PSS Sleman, runner-up Lampung FC, Persipasi Bekasi, PSSB Bireuen, Persika Karawang, PSBL Langsa, Persikab Bandung, Persekap Pasuruan, Persifa Fak-fak, Persibangga Purbalingga, PSBI Blitar, Persires Banjarnegara and Persenga Nganjuk.

PS Kwarta Deli Serdang, Persinga Ngawi, Bintang Jaya Asahan, Martapura FC, Persigubin Gunung Bintang, Villa 2000, PSGC Ciamis and Persida Sidoarjo, respectively the champion, runner-up, and six best clubs of the 2013 Liga Indonesia First Division, were promoted to Premier Division.

On 10 March 2014, three additional 2013 LPIS Premier Division teams are added to the competition's verification list, and three teams were removed from the competition for failing the verification.^[6] The additional teams are Persemalra Maluku Tenggara, Persewon Wondama, and Persipon Pontianak, while Perssin Sinjai, PSSB Bireuen, and Persemalra Maluku Tenggara were removed. Lampung FC was not included on this list.

On 8 April 2014, Persiraja Banda Aceh resigned due to lack of support from the local government. Persiraja re-joined the league after they registered players for this season to the league, although there was no guarantee of support from the local government.

Stadium and locations

Club	City or Regency	Stadium	Capacity	2013 season
Bintang Jaya Asahan	Asahan	Mutiara Kisaran	10,000	Third round in First Division
Deltras Sidoarjo	Sidoarjo	Gelora Delta	35,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Kalteng Putra	Palangkaraya	Tuah Pahoe Stadium	7,000	Premier League playoff runner-up
Martapura FC	Banjar	Demang Lehman	15,000	Third round in First Division
Madiun Putra	Madiun	Wilis	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Mojokerto Putra	Mojokerto	Gajahmada	10,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
Persbul Buol	Buol	Kuonoto	3,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persebo Bondowoso	Bondowoso	Semeru	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Perseka Kaimana	Kaimana	Triton	5,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Metro FC	Malang Regency	Kanjuruhan	30,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persekap Pasuruan	Pasuruan	Untung Suropati	5,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Perseman Manokwari	Manokwari	Wilis	10,000	Premier League playoff participant
Persenga Nganjuk	Nganjuk	Anjukladang	10,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Perseta Tulungagung	Tulungagung Regency	Rejoagung	7,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
Persewangi Banyuwangi	Banyuwangi	Diponegoro	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persewon Wondama	Teluk Wondama Regency	Sanggeng	10,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persibangga Purbalingga	Purbalingga	Goentoer Darjono	15,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persid Jember	Jember	Notohadinegoro	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persida Sidoarjo	Sidoarjo	Gelora Delta	35,000	Third round in First Division
Persidafon Dafonsoro	Jayapura Regency	Barnabas Youwe	15,000	16th in Super League
Persifa Fak-fak	Fak-Fak	16 November	7,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persigo Gorontalo	Gorontalo	Merdeka	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persigubin Gunung Bintang	Pegunungan Bintang	Barnabas Youwe	15,000	Third round in First Division
Persih Tembilahan	Indragiri Hilir	Beringin	5,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persika Karawang	Karawang	Singaperbangsa	20,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persikab Bandung	Bandung Regency	Jalak Harupat	40,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persikabo Bogor	Bogor Regency	Pakansari Persikabo	30,000 15,000	Knockout stage in LI Premier Division
Persikad Depok	Depok	Merpati Stadium	1,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persiku Kudus	Kudus	Wergu Wetan	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persinga Ngawi	Ngawi Madiun	Ketonggo Wilis	10,000 10,000	First Division runner-up
Persip Pekalongan	Pekalongan	Hoegeng	25,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persipasi Bekasi	Bekasi	Patriot PTIK Persikabo	30,000 5,000 15,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persipon Pontianak	Pontianak	Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman	15,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
Persipur Purwodadi	Purwodadi	Krida Bakti	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persiraja Banda Aceh	Banda Aceh	Harapan Bangsa Stadium	40,000	Premier League playoff participant
Kuningan FC	Kuningan	Mashud Wisnusaputra	10,000	LPIS Premier Division participant (as Persires Banjarnegara)
Persis Solo	Surakarta	Manahan	35,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persisko Bangko	West Tanjung Jabung Regency	Karya Bhakti	3,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
Persitara Jakarta Utara	North Jakarta	Kamal Muara Tugu	10,000 10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persitema Temanggung	Temanggung Regency	Bhumi Phala	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Persiwa Wamena	Jayawijaya Regency	Pendidikan Stadium	15,000	17th in Super League
PPSM Sakti Magelang	Magelang	Abu Bakrin	10,000	First round in LI Premier Division
Pro Duta FC	Medan	Teladan	22,234	Premier League playoff champion
PS Bangka	Bangka Regency	Orom	3,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
PS Bengkulu	Bengkulu	Semarak	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division
PS Kwarta	Deli Serdang	Teladan	22,234	First Division champions
PS Sumbawa Barat	West Sumbawa	Lalu Magaparang	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division
PSAP Sigli	Pidie Regency	Kuta Asan	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division
PSBI Blitar	Blitar	Aryo Srengat	6,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
PSBK Blitar	Blitar Regency	Gelora Supriyadi	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division
PSBL Langsa	Langsa	Langsa Stadium	8,000	LPIS Premier Division participant
PSBS Biak Numfor	Biak Numfor	Cendrawasih	30,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
PSCS Cilacap	Cilacap	Wijayakusuma	10,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
PSGC Ciamis	Ciamis	Galuh	10,000	Third round in First Division
PSIM Yogyakarta	Yogyakarta	Mandala Krida	25,000	First round in LI Premier Division
PSIR Rembang	Rembang Regency	Krida	10,000	Premier League playoff participant
PSIS Semarang	Semarang	Jatidiri	25,000	Second round in LI Premier Division
PSMS Medan	Medan	Teladan	22,234	First round in LI Premier Division
PSPS Pekanbaru	Pekanbaru	Kaharudin Nasution	25,000	18th in Super League
PSS Sleman	Sleman	Maguwoharjo	10,000	LPIS Premier Division champions
Pusamania Borneo	Samarinda	Segiri	25,000	Second round in LI Premier Division (as Perseba Super Bangkalan)
Villa 2000	South Tangerang	GOR Ciracas	5,000	Third round in First Division
Yahukimo FC	Yahukimo	Andi Mattalatta	15,000	First round in LI Premier Division

Notes

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bintang Jaya Asahan	Abdul Rahman Gurning	Irwanto		Semen Merah Putih
Deltras Sidoarjo	Riono Asnan	Yoga Wahyu
Kalteng Putra	Edy Paryono	Antônio Teles		EW Plantation
Martapura FC	Frans Sinatra Huwae	Isnan Ali	Mitre
Madiun Putra	Wahyudi	Agus Riawan		Radar Madiun
Mojokerto Putra	Jamal Yastro	Asman Akman
Persbul Buol	Jufri Bakri
Persebo Bondowoso	Bambang Sumantri	Ali Usman		Kresno Group
Perseka Kaimana	Aris Kambu	Victor Arus		Bank Papua
Persekam Metro FC	Suswantoro	Setyo Adhi Prastowo	Injers	Radar Malang
Persekap Pasuruan	Danurwindo	Trias Budi Santoso	Mitre	BJ. Perdana Hotel & Resort
Perseman Manokwari	Wanderley	Lukas Latuperissa	Nike	Bank Papua
Persenga Nganjuk	Sunardi C.	Mohamad Irvan Santoso
Perseta Tulungagung	Syamsul Bahri	Bambang Sulistyo	Cilo Sport
Persewangi Banyuwangi	Bagong Iswahyudi
Persewon Wondama	Buddy Susanto	Kelly Runfabe		Bank Papua
Persibangga Purbalingga	Ahmad Muhariah	Bruno Casimir
Persid Jember	Santoso Pribadi
Persida Sidoarjo	Freddy Muli	Uston Nawawi	Cilo Sport	Kapal Api
Persidafon Dafonsoro	Frits Yom			Bank Papua
Persifa Fak-fak	Joko Susilo	Arnold Bame		Bank Papua
Persigo Gorontalo	Mohammad Khaidir
Persigubin Gunung Bintang	Mial Armand	Engelbertus Uropmabin		Bank Papua
Persih Tembilahan	Ismiadi	Firman Usman
Persika Karawang	Suimin Diharja	Agus Suprianto	MBB Apparel	Bank BJB
Persikab Bandung	Suhandono	Andro Levandy	Kitlec Sportindo	Obs
Persikabo Bogor	Kas Hartadi	Rudi Widodo	MBB Apparel
Persikad Depok	Bonggo Pribadi	Fadli Haris	Cilo Sport	AsmaNadia
Persiku Kudus	Agus Riyanto	Junedi	Vilour	Bank Jateng
Persinga Ngawi	Rully Nere	Muhammad Zamnur		Bank Jatim
Persip Pekalongan	Sugeng Widodo	Aris Fandi Kurniawan	Vilour
Persipasi Bekasi	Warta Kusma	Agus Supriyanto	Kitlec Sportindo
Persipon Pontianak	Max Pieters	Imam Subekti	Joma
Persipur Purwodadi	Nunung Kushardiyanto	Widiyanto Ahmad		Hadist Group[19]
Persiraja Banda Aceh	Akhyar Ilyas	Kurniawan		Imhetro
Persires Kuningan	Asep Muslim	Patrick Kaiyer Sieh	MBB Apparel
Persis Solo	Widyantoro	Marcelo Cirelli	90 Minutes
Persisko Merangin	Yusran	Fadli Fernanda
Persitara North	Wawan Hermawan	Sutriyono	MBB Apparel
Persitema Temanggung	Yopi Riwoe	Adik Sumarno	Kitlec Sportindo	Bank Jateng
Persiwa Wamena	Mahmudiana	Pieter Rumaropen		Bank Papua
PPSM Sakti Magelang	M. Hasan	Christian René	Multi Sport	DNA Taxi
Pro Duta FC	Alfredo Gonzalez	Muhammad Rifqi	Adidas	Humega Liquid
PS Bangka	Sanusi Rahman	Adolphus Nagbe	SPECS	PT Timah tbk
PS Bengkulu	M. Nasir	Taufik Hasbuna
PS Kwarta	Slamet Riyadi	Zulkarnain	Kappa	Sumut Pos
PS Sumbawa Barat	Winedy Purwito	Tássio Bako	Cilo Sport	Indotan Sumbawa Barat
PSAP Sigli	M. Khaidir	Reza Fandi
PSBI Blitar	Efendi Aziz	Purwanto		Cahya Yamaha Unisba Blitar
PSBK Blitar	I Putu Gede	Slamet Santoso
PSBL Langsa	Anwar	Moussa Traore		Pemko Langsa
PSBS Biak Numfor	Frengky Samay		MBB Apparel	Bank Papua
PSCS Cilacap	Gatot Barnowo	Taryono		Pertamina Wp
PSGC Ciamis	Heri Rafni Kotari	Achmad Abdul Basid	Cilo Sport	SumberJaya
PSIM Yogyakarta	Seto Nurdiyantoro	Topas Pamungkas
PSIR Rembang	Bambang Handoyo	Yoni Ustaf Bukhori		Bank Mega Syariah
PSIS Semarang	Eko Riyadi	Fauzan Fajri	JR77 Apparel	Yamaha No Ticket No Game!
PSMS Medan	Kustiono	Enjang Rohiman	SPECS
PSPS Pekanbaru	Philip Hansen	Novrianto
PSS Sleman	Edy Broto (interim coach)	Anang Hadi	Sembada	Muncul Group
Pusamania Borneo	Iwan Setiawan	Danilo Fernando	TOWN Apparel	Nahusam Pratama Indonesia
Villa 2000	Ricky Nelson	Antônio Cláudio	Gevin Sports	Villa2000.net
Yahukimo FC	Rivai Arsyad			Bank Papua

Coach changes

Pre-season

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Persewangi Banyuwangi		Signed by PPSM Sakti Magelang	September 2013		September 2013
PPSM Sakti Magelang		Sacked	September 2013		September 2013
PSS Sleman		Contract terminated	September 2013		2 December 2013[20]
PSIS Semarang		Contract terminated	September 2013		10 December 2013[21]
Persikabo Bogor		Contract terminated	September 2013		17 December 2013[22]
Persidafon Dafonsoro		Signed by Gresik United	17 November 2013[23]		January 2014
Pro Duta		Signed by Pelita Bandung Raya	19 November 2013[24]		27 January 2014[25]
PSMS Medan		Resigned	November 2013		9 January 2014[26]
Perseman Manokwari		Signed by Persita Tangerang	2 December 2013[27]		January 2014
Persitema Temanggung		Signed by PSIS Semarang	10 December 2013		January 2014
Persis Solo		End of caretaker role	17 December 2013[28]		29 December 2013[29]
PSPS Pekanbaru		End of caretaker role	December 2013		31 December 2013[30]
Persikad Depok		Sacked	December 2013		January 2014
Persigo Gorontalo		Sacked	December 2013		January 2014
Persifa Fak-fak		Sacked	January 2014		January 2014[31]
Persiku Kudus		Sacked	January 2014		January 2014
PSAP Sigli		Pass away	1 January 2014[32]		28 March 2014[33]
Persida Sidoarjo		Sacked	4 January 2014		4 January 2014[34]
Kwarta		Sacked	10 January 2014		10 January 2014[35]
PSMS Medan		Resigned	11 January 2014		11 January 2014[36]
Bintang Jaya		Sacked	February 2014		February 2014
Persewon Wondama		End of contract	February 2014		February 2014
PSMS Medan		Signed by PSGL Gayo Lues	February 2014		February 2014
Persinga Ngawi		Mutual consent	February 2014		February 2014
Sumbawa Barat		End caretaker role	February 2014		23 February 2014[37]
PS Bangka		End of contract	February 2014		6 March 2014[38]
PSBS Biak Numfor		Contract terminated	February 2014		13 March 2014[39]
PSBI Blitar		End of contract	February 2014		18 March 2014[40]
Mojokerto Putra		Sacked	March 2014		March 2014
PS Bangka		Still in sanctions by the federation	March 2014		March 2014[41]
PSIM Yogyakarta		To be Technical Director	10 March 2014		10 March 2014[42]

In-season

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Bintang Jaya Asahan		24 April 2014	Sacked	7th in Group 1		24 April 2014[43]
Persitara North		27 April 2014	Resigned	8th in Group 2		27 April 2014[44]
Pusamania Borneo		29 April 2014	Sacked	2nd in Group 6		30 April 2014[45]
PSS Sleman		10 May 2014[46]	Resigned	8th in Group 5	(interim coach)	11 May 2014
Persikab Bandung		14 May 2014	Sacked	8th in Group 3		14 May 2014

Foreign players

See main article: List of Indonesian football transfers 2014.

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Non-Visa Foreign
Bintang Jaya Asahan	Sylla Daouda	Moussa Keita	None
Deltras Sidoarjo	None	None	None
Kalteng Putra	Antônio Teles	Charles Parker	None
Martapura FC	Henry Njobi Elad	Brima Pepito	None
Madiun Putra	Anderson Da Silva	Toure Mukhtar	None
Mojokerto Putra	Jacques Evrad	Alain Nebie	None
Persbul Buol	None	None	None
Persebo Bondowoso	Godstime Ouseloka	None	None
Perseka Kaimana	None	None	None
Persekam Metro	None	None	None
Persekap Pasuruan	Tingga	Ngon A Djam	None
Perseman Manokwari	None	None	None
Persenga Nganjuk	Germain Bationo	Titus Johnson Junior	None
Perseta Tulungagung	Anthony Williams	Banaken Bassoken	None
Persewangi Banyuwangi	Nelson Chaparro	Peter Lipede	None
Persewon Wondama	Alex Robinson	Abel Cielo Quioh	None
Persibangga Purbalingga	Bruno Casimir	Emaleu Serge	None
Persid Jember	Augustin Elie Mbom	None	None
Persida Sidoarjo	None	None	None
Persidafon Dafonsoro	None	None	None
Persifa Fak-fak	None	None	None
Persigo Gorontalo	None	None	None
Persigubin Gunung Bintang	Batang Ba Issom	Omboudou Liboire	None
Persih Tembilahan	Lamarana Diallo	None	None
Persika Karawang	Reza Abbasfard	Amos Marah	None
Persikab Bandung	Ngom Totto	Georges	None
Persikabo Bogor	Jacques Joel Tsimi	Aldo Baretto	None
Persikad Depok	Patricio Jimenez	Agwa Abila	None
Persiku Kudus	Sylla Bamba	Gakou Amadou	None
Persinga Ngawi	Arsene Aime Ntolo	Djaledjete Bedalbe	None
Persip Pekalongan	Siaka Dembele	Charles Orock	None
Persipasi Bekasi	Rodrigo Wallace	Stephen Mennoh	None
Persipon Pontianak	Julio Cid	Juan Luis Lillo	None
Persipur Purwodadi	John Tamba Barnes	Bienvenue Nnengue	None
Persiraja Banda Aceh	None	None	None
Persires Kuningan	Julius Jay Kwateh	Patrick Kaiyer Sieh	None
Persis Solo	Javad Moradi	Nnana Onana	None
	Christian Alejandro González	Victor da Silva	None
Persitara North Jakarta	Kamdem Meya Martial	Esaiah Pello Benson	None
Persitema Temanggung	Moussa Sidibe	Mahamadi Ilboudo	None
Persiwa Wamena	Sengbah Kennedy	Yao Rudy Abdole	None
PPSM Sakti Magelang	Christian René	Christian Bekatal	None
Pro Duta	Walter Brizuela	Vali Khorsandipish	None
PS Bangka	Adolphus Nagbe	Sackie Doe	None
PS Bengkulu	None	None	None
PS Kwarta	Jorge Alberto Abdala	None	None
PS Sumbawa Barat	Tássio Bako	Evandro	None
PSAP Sigli	None	None	None
PSBI Blitar	Nkomo Joseph	Makan Dembele	None
PSBK Blitar	George Dakar Mitchell	Ekene Ikenwa	None
PSBL Langsa	Moussa Traore	Donald Bissa	None
	Varney Pas Boakay	George Mark Davies	None
PSCS Cilacap	Erick Awaoundja	Roberto Kwateh	None
PSGC Ciamis	Morris Power	Emile Linkers	None
PSIM Yogyakarta	None	None	None
PSIR Rembang	Kande Lansana	Christian Lenglolo	None
PSIS Semarang	Ronald Fagundez	Julio Alcorsé	None
PSMS Medan	None	None	None
PSPS Pekanbaru	Nana Onana	Alan Hasamoah	None
PSS Sleman	Kristian Adelmund	Guy Junior Ondoua	None
Pusamania Borneo	Danilo Fernando	Fernando Soler	None
Villa 2000	Antônio Cláudio	Gbeneme Friday	None
Yahukimo FC	None	None	None

Note:
Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Indonesia Residency;
Injury Replacement Players;
Deltras Sidoarjo, PSPS Pekanbaru, and PSMS Medan, allowed to register players with a maximum quota (30 players), without foreign players. If able to complete the arrears in accordance with the April 14 deadline, the club concerned may use the foreign players.^[47]
Persidafon and PSAP, players are allowed to register with the minimum quota (18 players), without foreign players. If the club can complete the arrears in accordance with the April 14 deadline, the club in question may register players up to a maximum quota, but still without any foreign players.^[47]
PSBS Biak Numfor, Perseman Manokwari, and Persisko Merangin, allowed to register players with a maximum quota (30 players), without foreign players. If able to complete the arrears in accordance with the April 14 deadline, the club concerned may use the foreign players, but not able to complete club may disqualification from league.^[47]

First round

PT Liga Indonesia announced the groupings of the Premier Division after club verification was completed on 10 March.^[2] The competition was divided into groups of six to eight, depending on the number of clubs that passed verification. The division of the groups was carried out on 18 March 2014,^[48] after re-verification of the 12 teams that qualified in the first stage of verification in February but had not met the financial aspect.^[47]

This round began on 15 April 2014 and ended on 23 August 2014. 63 teams competed in this round.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Persenga forfeited a game against Perseman on 28 May 2014 after they failed to appear.

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Second round

This round begin on 2 September 2014 and will end on 28 September 2014. Sixteen teams compete in this round.^[49]

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Third round

The group winners and runners-up from the second round will be divided into two groups. Matches will start on 3 October 2014 and will end on 20 November 2014. Eight teams compete in this round.^[50]

Group N

Group P

Knock-out stage

Gelora Delta Stadium will host both semifinals and the final match. Semifinal matches will be played on November 24, 2014, and the final on November 27, 2014.^[51]

Final

Season statistics

Update for match played on 27 November 2014

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Yao Rudy Abblode	Persiwa Wamena	17
2	Brima Pepito	Martapura FC	16
3	Fernando Gaston Soler	Pusamania Borneo F.C.	15
4	Hari Nur Yulianto	PSIS Semarang	14
5	Slamet Hariyadi	Persinga Ngawi	13
	Julio Alcorsé	PSIS Semarang
	Roberto Kwateh	PSCS Cilacap
	Febri Setiadi Hamzah	Pusamania Borneo F.C.

Own goals

Player	For	Club
Julia Mardianus	Persipon Pontianak	PSCS Cilacap
Agus Suprianto	Persipon Pontianak	Persika Karawang
Ahmad Yani	PSPS Pekanbaru	Persiraja Banda Aceh
Donny Irvana	Persisko Merangin	Villa 2000
Noldy Adrian	Persbul Buol	Persigo Gorontalo
Abdul Gani Pelupessy	PS Bengkulu	Villa 2000
Ade Suhendra	Persikabo Bogor	Persih Tembilahan
Ali Mustofa	Persis Solo	Persiku Kudus
Yuanugerah	Persigo Gorontalo	Persekam Metro

Hat–tricks

Player	For !	Against	Result	Date
	Persipasi Bekasi	Persipon Pontianak	3–2	26 April 2014
	Persinga Ngawi	Perseman Manokwari	4–2	29 April 2014
	Perseman Manokwari	Persenga Nganjuk	5–1	18 May 2014
	Persipon Pontianak	Persibangga Purbalingga	4–2	4 June 2014
	PSPS Pekanbaru	PSAP Sigli	6–0	8 June 2014
Hari Nur Yulianto	PSIS Semarang	PSGC Ciamis	4–2	12 Oktober 2014
Hari Nur Yulianto	PSIS Semarang	Persiwa Wamena	5–0	22 Oktober 2014

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Benhard Larawo for Persifa Fak-fak against Persidafon Dafonsoro (15 April 2014)^[53]
• Last goal of the season: for against
• Fastest goal of the season: 1 minutes – Ali Usman for Persebo Bondowoso against Persbul Buol (26 April 2014)^[54]
• Widest winning margin: 6 goals
  • PSPS Pekanbaru 6–0 PSAP Sigli (8 June 2014)
• Highest scoring game: 7 goals
  • Perseta Tulungagung 4–3 Persekap Pasuruan (22 April 2014)
• Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
  • PSPS Pekanbaru 6–0 PSAP Sigli (8 June 2014)
• Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
  • Perseta Tulungagung 4–3 Persekap Pasuruan (22 April 2014)
• Widest home winning margin: 6 goals
  • PSPS Pekanbaru 6–0 PSAP Sigli (8 June 2014)
• Widest away winning margin: 4 goals
  • Perseka Kaimana 0–4 Persewon Wondama (19 April 2014)
  • Persipasi Bekasi 0–4 Persika Karawang (10 May 2014)
• Most goals scored by a home team: 6 goals
  • PSPS Pekanbaru 6–0 PSAP Sigli (8 June 2014)
• Most goals scored by an away team: 4 goals
  • Perseka Kaimana 0–4 Persewon Wondama (19 April 2014)
  • Persipasi Bekasi 0–4 Persika Karawang (10 May 2014)

Clean sheets

• Most clean sheets: 6
  • PS Kwarta
• Fewest clean sheets: 0
  • Deltras Sidoarjo
  • Perseka Kaimana
  • Persisko Merangin
  • Persitema Temanggung
  • PPSM Sakti Magelang

Teams by province

width=20		Province	Number of teams	Teams
align=center rowspan=1	1	East Java	14	Deltras, Madiun Putra, Mojokerto Putra, Persebo, Persekam Metro, Persekap, Persenga, Perseta, Persewangi, Persid, Persida, Persinga, PSBI and PSBK
align=center rowspan=1	2	Central Java	11	Persibangga, Persiku, Persip, Persipur, Persires, Persis, Persitema, PPSM, PSCS, PSIR and PSIS
align=center rowspan=1	3	West Java	6	Persika, Persikab, Persikabo, Persikad, Persipasi and PSGC
align=center rowspan=1	4	Papua	5	Persidafon, Persigubin, Persiwa, PSBS and Yahukimo
align=center rowspan=2	5	North Sumatra	4	Bintang Jaya, Pro Duta, Kwarta and PSMS
West Papua	4	Perseka, Perseman, Persewon, and Persifa
align=center rowspan=3	6	Aceh	3	PSAP, Persiraja, and PSBL
Riau	2	Persih and PSPS
Yogyakarta	2	PSIM and PSS
align=center rowspan=13	8	Bangka Belitung	1	Bangka
Banten	1	Villa 2000
Bengkulu	1	Bengkulu
Central Kalimantan	1	Persepar
Central Sulawesi	1	Persbul
Gorontalo	1	Persigo
Jakarta	1	Persitara
Jambi	1	Persisko
East Kalimantan	1	Pusamania Borneo FC
South Kalimantan	1	Martapura
West Kalimantan	1	Persipon
West Nusa Tenggara	1	Sumbawa Barat

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gibran. Ridwan. Kompetisi Divisi Utama Digelar Pertengahan Februari. Goal.com. Liga Indonesia. 25 December 2013.
2. Web site: Rais Adnan. Muhamad. Kick-off Kompetisi Divisi Utama 15 April. Goal.com. Liga Indonesia. 27 January 2014. 29 January 2014.
3. Web site: Inilah Tahapan Menuju Kick-Off DU. Liga Indonesia. ligaindonesia.co.id. 4 February 2014. 4 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209064122/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Inilah-Tahapan-Menuju-Kick-Off-DU-5837. 9 February 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Paksha. Eggi. Divisi Utama Musim Depan Diikuti 66 Klub. bola.net. Liga Indonesia. 27 December 2013.
5. Web site: Gibran. Ridwan. Bontang FC dan PSLS Lhokseumawe Tak Bisa Ikut Kompetisi Dua Tahun. goal.com. Indonesian FA. 21 December 2013.
6. Web site: Inilah Hasil Verifikasi Klub Calon Peserta DU. ligaindonesia.co.id. Liga Indonesia. 10 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313091855/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Inilah-Hasil-Verifikasi-Klub-Calon-Peserta-DU-6050#.Ux4CCt7NkiI. 13 March 2014. dead.
7. Web site: Kesulitan Dana, Persenga Nganjuk Mengundurkan Diri. 19 August 2014. metrotvnews.com. id. 26 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120002/http://bola.metrotvnews.com/read/2014/08/08/275067/kesulitan-dana-persenga-nganjuk-mengundurkan-diri. dead.
8. Web site: LIGA Terima Pengunduran Diri Persitara. 19 August 2014. ligaindonesia.co.id. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820041646/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/LIGA-Terima-Pengunduran-Diri-Persitara-6992#.U_N_5vl_uis. 20 August 2014. dead.
9. Web site: Persidafon Tak Mampu Lanjutkan Kompetisi. 25 August 2014. ligaindonesia.co.id. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20140823163649/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Persidafon-Tak-Mampu-Lanjutkan-Kompetisi-7012#.U_vFsfnV9PU. 23 August 2014. dead.
10. Web site: Bungkam Persiwa 2-1, Pusamania Juara Divisi Utama 2014. 27 November 2014. id. 22 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160322011725/http://www.sportanews.com/2014/11/27/bungkam-persiwa-pusamania-juara-divisi-utama-2014/. dead.
11. Web site: On This Day 'Bhayangkara FC' Sabet Tiket Promosi ke ISL. viva.co.id. VIVA.co.id. 8 September 2021. 8 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908115331/https://www.viva.co.id/bola/liga-indonesia/1402686-on-this-day-bhayangkara-fc-sabet-tiket-promosi-ke-isl. 8 September 2021. bot: unknown.
12. Web site: Perseru susul Persebaya ke ISL. ligaindonesia.co.id. PT Liga Indonesia. 9 September 2013. 9 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224083921/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Perseru-Susul-Persebaya-ke-ISL-5111. 24 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
13. Web site: Persik rebut tiket terakhir ke ISL 2014. bolanews.com. 9 September 2013. 14 September 2013. 10 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131010003157/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/49408-Persik-Rebut-Tiket-Terakhir-ke-ISL-201314.html. usurped.
14. Web site: The Boys Are Back bertahan di ISL. ligaindonesia.co.id. Liga Indonesia. 22 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925020547/http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/isl/The-Boys-Are-Back-Bertahan-di-ISL-5186. 25 September 2013. dead.
15. Web site: Gibran. Ridwan. Bontang FC dan PSLS Lhokseumawe Tak Bisa Ikut Kompetisi Dua Tahun. goal.com. Indonesia FA. 21 December 2013.
16. Web site: Inilah 22 Klub yang Lolos Verifikasi. bolaindo.com. 10 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131214065042/http://www.bolaindo.com/2013/12/10/inilah-22-klub-yang-lolos-verifikasi/. 14 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
17. Web site: 25 Klub Verifikasi Dinyatakan Tak Bisa Lengkapi Lima Aspek Lisensi Profesional. goal.com. 10 December 2013.
18. Web site: PSSI Tetapkan 22 Klub Peserta Penyatuan Liga 2014. bolanews.com. 23 December 2013. 24 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115859/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/57941-PSSI-Tetapkan-22-Klub-Peserta-Penyatuan-Liga-2014.html. usurped.
19. Web site: Persipur Purwodadi Launching Jersey Tim Terbaru . 2014-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415083148/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/04/14/persipur-purwodadi-launching-jersey-tim-terbaru/ . 2014-04-15 . dead .
20. Web site: PSS Sleman Resmi Tunjuk Sartono Anwar Sebagai Pelatih. bolaindo.com. 2 December 2013. 27 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204120838/http://www.bolaindo.com/2013/12/02/pss-sleman-resmi-tunjuk-sartono-anwar-sebagai-pelatih/. 4 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
21. Web site: Eko Riyadi Pelatih Utama PSIS, Khoirul Jadi GM. krjogja.com. 10 December 2013. 27 December 2013.
22. Web site: Atmaja. Aryo Yusri. Resmi Tangani Persikabo, Kas Hartadi Mundur dari Persaingan Calon Pelatih Persis. timlo.net. 17 December 2013. 28 December 2013.
23. Web site: Jati. Aning. Agus Yuwono mulai membentuk Gresik United. bolanews.com. Kompas Gramedia Group. 20 November 2013. 27 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227072524/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/54789-Agus-Yuwono-Mulai-Membentuk-Gresik-United.html. usurped.
24. Web site: Kresnadi. Budi. Dejan Antonic latih Pelita Bandung Raya. bolanews.com. Kompas Gramedia Group. 19 November 2013. 27 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131227074205/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/54635-Dejan-Antonic-Latih-Pelita-Bandung-Raya.html. usurped.
25. Web site: Pro Duta Ditukangi Pelatih Uruguay. metrotvnews.com. 27 January 2014. 31 January 2014. 2 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202160935/http://www.metrotvnews.com/bola/read/2014/01/27/431/211103/Pro-Duta-Ditukangi-Pelatih-Uruguay-. dead.
26. Web site: Liestiadi Pelatih Anyar PSMS Medan. bolaindo.com. 9 January 2014. 9 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109115706/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/01/09/liestiadi-pelatih-anyar-psms-medan/. 9 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
27. Web site: Arcan Iurie ditarget Pendekar Cisadane masuk lima besar. bola.net. 5 December 2013.
28. Web site: Purniawan. Arif. Terganjal lisensi, Agung Setyabudi jadi asisten pelatih. sindonews.com. 17 December 2013. 27 December 2013.
29. Web site: Widyantoro target promosikan Persis ke ISL. bolaindo.com. 30 December 2013. 30 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131231162217/http://www.bolaindo.com/2013/12/30/widyantoro-target-promosikan-persis-ke-isl/. 31 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
30. Web site: Kerangka Tim PSPS Pekanbaru Terbentuk. halloriau.com. 31 December 2013. 16 January 2014.
31. Web site: Serba-Serbi Sepak Bola: Joko di Persifa. bolanews.com. 25 April 2014. 25 April 2014. 29 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429160628/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/72163-serba-serbi.sepak.bola.joko.di.persifa. usurped.
32. Web site: PSSI Ikut Berduka Rudi Saari Meninggal Dunia. bolanews.com. 3 January 2014. 7 April 2014. 8 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211516/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/58668-PSSI-Ikut-Berduka-Rudi-Saari-Meninggal-Dunia.html. usurped.
33. Web site: Khaidir Besut PSAP Sigli . aceh.tribunnews.com . 29 March 2014 . 16 April 2014 .
34. Web site: Persida Sidoarjo Tunjuk Freddy Muli Sebagai Pelatih. bolaindo.com. 4 January 2014. 5 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105214824/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/01/04/persida-sidoarjo-tunjuk-freddy-muli-sebagai-pelatih/. 5 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
35. Web site: Kwarta FC Dapat Pelatih Baru. bolaindo.com. 10 January 2014. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112090437/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/01/10/kwarta-fc-dapat-pelatih-baru/. 12 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
36. Web site: Edi targetkan PSMS kembali ke ISL. bolaindo.com. 11 January 2014. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112090440/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/01/11/edi-targetkan-psms-kembali-ke-isl/. 12 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
37. Web site: PS Sumbawa Barat Tunjuk Winedy Purwito Sebagai Pelatih. pulausumbawanews.com. 23 January 2014. 25 January 2014.
38. Web site: PS Bangka Pilih Gusnul Yakin Sebagai Pelatih. bolaindo.com. 7 March 2014. 8 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308145333/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/03/07/ps-bangka-pilih-gusnul-yakin-sebagai-pelatih/. 8 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
39. Web site: PSBS Biak Tunjuk Frengky Samay Jadi Pelatih. republika.co.id. 13 March 2014. 14 March 2014.
40. Web site: Lama Mengilang, Efendi Aziz Arsiteki PSBI Blitar. bolanews.com. 19 March 2014. 19 March 2014. 19 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319134134/http://www.bolanews.com/read/sepakbola/indonesia/67622-Lama-Mengilang-Efendi-Aziz-Arsiteki-PSBI-Blitar.html. usurped.
41. Web site: PS Bangka Masih Mencari Striker Murni. bolaindo.com. 21 March 2014. 23 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140323145347/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/03/21/ps-bangka-masih-mencari-striker-murni/. 23 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
42. Web site: PSIM Menatap Musim Baru. ligaindonesia.co.id. 12 March 2014. 12 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140312225201/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/PSIM-Menatap-Musim-Baru-6058. 12 March 2014. dead.
43. Web site: Gurning Suksesor Lubis di Bintang Jaya. medan.tribunnews.com. 24 April 2014. 25 April 2014.
44. Web site: Persitara: Wawan Gantikan Peran Jaelani. bolaindo.com. 28 April 2014. 28 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045747/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/04/28/persitara-wawan-gantikan-peran-jaelani/. 29 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.
45. Web site: Iwan Nahkoda Anyar Pesut Etam. ligaindonesia.co.id. 1 May 2014. 2 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502194814/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Iwan-Nahkoda-Anyar-Pesut-Etam-6437. 2 May 2014. dead.
46. Web site: Ditinggal Sartono Anwar, PSS Sleman Tak Buru-buru Cari Pelatih. bolaindo.com. 13 May 2014. 14 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514141006/http://www.bolaindo.com/2014/05/13/ditinggal-sartono-anwar-pss-sleman-tak-buru-buru-cari-pelatih/. 14 May 2014. dead. dmy-all.
47. Web site: Hasil Verifikasi Khusus 12 Klub DU. ligaindonesia.co.id. 18 March 2014. 18 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121153/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Hasil-Verifikasi-Khusus-12-Klub-DU-6105. 18 March 2014. dead.
48. Web site: Kompetisi DU 2014 Dibagi 8 Grup. ligaindonesia.co.id. 18 March 2014. 20 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140319120550/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Kompetisi-DU-2014-Dibagi-8-Grup-6109. 19 March 2014. dead.
49. Web site: Jadwal Babak 16 Besar DU 2014. ligaindonesia.co.id. 30 August 2014. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20140828003810/http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Jadwal-Babak-16-Besar-DU-2014-7049#.VAI_mDJ_uit. 28 August 2014. dead.
50. Web site: Persaingan Divisi Utama Semakin Ketat. 23 September 2014. ligaindonesia.co.id/. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924215919/http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Persaingan-Divisi-Utama-Semakin-Ketat-7187#.VCHMuPl_uis. 24 September 2014. dead.
51. Web site: Semifinal DU Digelar di Sidoarjo. 17 November 2014. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20141119164838/http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/divisi-utama/Semifinal-DU-Digelar-di-Sidoarjo-7403#.VGnvivmG-is. 19 November 2014. dead.
52. Web site: Biar Pun Jadi Runner-up, Persiwa Wamena Panen Gelar. 27 November 2014. id. 5 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205071226/http://www.sportanews.com/2014/11/27/biar-pun-jadi-runner-up-persiwa-wamena-panen-gelar/. dead.
53. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401042407/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/pertandingan/PERSIDAFON-vs-PERSIFA-FAKFAK-140303429 PERSIDAFON-PERSIFA Result - 15 April 2014
54. Web site: PERSEBO-PERSBUL Result - 26 April 2014 . 26 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140427033928/http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/pertandingan/PERSEBO-vs-PERSBUL-BUOL-140304658 . 27 April 2014 . dead .