2021 Menpora Cup Explained

Menpora Cup
Year:	2021
Other Titles:	Indonesian: Piala Menpora
Country:	Indonesia
Dates:	21 March – 25 April 2021
Venue:	Surakarta, Malang, Bandung, and Sleman
Num Teams:	17
Defending Champions:	Arema
Champions:	Persija
Runner-Up:	Persib
Third:	PSS
Fourth:	PSM
Matches:	39
Goals:	96
Top Goal Scorer:	Assanur Rijal (4 goals)
Player:	Marc Klok
Prevseason:	2013
Extra Information:	Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

The 2021 Menpora Cup (id|Piala Menpora 2021) was a pre-season tournament held by the PSSI ahead of the 2021 Liga 1. The tournament started on 21 March and finished with a two-legged final on 22 and 25 April 2021.^[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches were played behind closed doors.^[2] The 2021 edition was the second edition of Menpora Cup, with the first edition being held in 2013 which was won by Arema who defeated Australian side Central Coast Mariners by 2–1 in the final.^[3] ^[4]

Persija won the finals 4–1 on aggregate against Persib for the title.^[5]

Teams

PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) decided that only 18 teams that participated in the 2020 Liga 1 could join this tournament. Previously, two Liga 2 teams, PSMS and Sriwijaya, were invited. However, their participation was canceled after PT LIB held a virtual meeting.^[6] Persipura decided not to take part in the tournament which led to only 17 teams participating.^[7]

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 8 March 2021. Eighteen teams were divided into four groups, the first two groups contain five teams, while the rest contain only four teams.^[8] Four teams, Persija, Persib, Arema, and Persebaya, were distributed to separate groups to ensure they do not meet each other in order to mitigate security risks from travelling fans of these rivalling teams.^[9] The draw resulted in the following groups:^[10]

+ Group B
	Team
B1	Persija
B2	Bhayangkara Solo
B3	Borneo
B4	PSM

+ Group C
	Team
C1	Persebaya
C2	Persik
C3	Persela
C4	PSS
C5	Madura United

+ Group D
	Team
D1	Persib
D2	Persiraja
D3	Persita
D4	Bali United

Venues

Four venues in four cities on Java Island were selected for the tournament.

2021 Menpora Cup Venues
Surakarta	Malang	Bandung	Sleman
Manahan Stadium	Kanjuruhan Stadium	Jalak Harupat Stadium	Maguwoharjo Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 42,449	Capacity: 27,000	Capacity: 31,700

Regulations

The regulations were as follows:^[11]

Each team might register 30 players and did not require bringing all players to the stadium.
Teams must register three goalkeepers.
Player registration started on 9 March 2021 until one day before of each group's first match.
Each team allowed to register four foreign players, including one slot for a player from AFC countries.
Teams could only register a maximum of 10 officials with eight people allowed to sit on the bench.
Each match was held for 90 minutes by adding a cooling break in the 30th and 75th minutes. The duration of the cooling break was 3 minutes and would be added to the extra time at the end of each round.
Each team was allowed to substitute a maximum of six players on three occasions.
There were additional substitutions when entering the knock-out stage. When the match was drawn for up to 90 minutes, then in the extra round, each team was allowed to add one substitution.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

All times were local, WIB (UTC+7).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

In the quarter-finals, extra time would not be played, and a match would go straight to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the semi-finals and finals, the away goals rule would not be applied, and a penalty shoot-out would be used if necessary (no extra time was also played).^[12]

All times were local, WIB (UTC+7).

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

0–0 on aggregate. Persija won 4–3 on penalties.----Persib won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

Persija won 4–1 on aggregate.

Awards

Best referee was awarded to Agus Fauzan Arifin.^[13]
Top scorer was awarded to Assanur Rijal (Persiraja) with four goals.^[13]
Best young player was awarded to Pratama Arhan (PSIS).^[13]
Best player was awarded to Marc Klok (Persija).^[13] ^[14]
Fair play team was awarded to PSM.^[13]
Best XI were as follows:^[15]

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs were counted as draws.

Notes and References

Web site: Kapan Piala Menpora 2021 Digelar, Daftar Peserta, & Jadwal Drawing . Tirto.id . 8 March 2021 . id . 5 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231205080441/https://tirto.id/kapan-piala-menpora-2021-digelar-daftar-peserta-jadwal-drawing-gaJ8 . live .
Web site: Piala Menpora 2021 Digelar Tanpa Penonton, Arema FC Bikin Gerakan Ini . Skor.id . 8 March 2021 . id . 5 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231205080456/https://skor.id/post/piala-menpora-2021-digelar-tanpa-penonton-arema-fc-bikin-gerakan-ini-01369285 . live .
Web site: Feryna. 29 September 2013. Arema Juara Menpora 2013. live. 4 May 2021. pialamenpora.com. The Footballicious. https://web.archive.org/web/20131003060706/http://pialamenpora.com/news/arema-juara-menpora-2013.html . 3 October 2013.
Web site: 29 September 2013. Dua Gol Penalti Gumbs Antar Arema Juara Piala Menpora. live. 4 May 2021. sport.detik.com. detikcom. https://web.archive.org/web/20210504153156/https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-2372621/dua-gol-penalti-gumbs-antar-arema-juara-piala-menpora . 4 May 2021.
Web site: Persija Jakarta Juara Piala Menpora 2021 Goal.com . www.goal.com . 25 April 2021 . 25 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425192050/https://www.goal.com/id/berita/persija-jakarta-juara-piala-menpora-2021/1vnjxb26qc65w15uatr5bfa4ck . live .
Web site: LIB Pastikan Piala Menpora 2021 Hanya Diikuti Tim Liga 1 . Okezone Bola . 8 March 2021 . id . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323021543/https://bola.okezone.com/read/2021/02/22/49/2366163/lib-pastikan-piala-menpora-2021-hanya-diikuti-tim-liga-1 . live .
Web site: Media . Kompas Cyber . Putuskan Tak Ikut Piala Menpora 2021, Persipura Ungkap Alasan . KOMPAS.com . 9 March 2021 . id . 9 March 2021 . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323021558/https://bola.kompas.com/read/2021/03/09/12043618/putuskan-tak-ikut-piala-menpora-2021-persipura-ungkap-alasan . live .
Web site: Undian Piala Menpora 2021, Siaran Langsung di Indosiar dan Vidio Malam Ini 8 Maret 2021 . Liputan 6 . 8 March 2021 . id . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323021542/https://www.liputan6.com/bola/read/4501525/undian-piala-menpora-2021-siaran-langsung-di-indosiar-dan-vidio-malam-ini-8-maret-2021 . live .
Web site: Piala Menpora 2021: Persija, Persib, Persebaya dan Arema FC di Grup Terpisah . Tempo . 8 March 2021 . id . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323052742/https://bola.tempo.co/read/1439584/piala-menpora-2021-persija-persib-persebaya-dan-arema-fc-di-grup-terpisah . live .
Web site: Hasil Undian Fase Grup Piala Menpora 2021 . Goal.com . 8 March 2021 . id . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323021542/https://www.goal.com/id/berita/hasil-undian-fase-grup-piala-menpora-2021/jab8li100d231scvf3za0591m . live .
Web site: Piala Menpora 2021 dan Protokol Kesehatan yang Perlu Kalian Ketahui . PanditFootball . 8 March 2021 . id . 7 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607233908/https://www.panditfootball.com/menpora/214261/RDK/210308/piala-menpora-2021-dan-protokol-kesehatan-yang-perlu-kalian-ketahui . live .
News: Regulasi Semifinal dan Final Piala Menpora 2021: Digelar Dua Leg, Tidak Ada Keuntungan Gol Tandang. Bola.com. id. 2022-08-11. 2021-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412121047/https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/4530072/regulasi-semifinal-dan-final-piala-menpora-2021-digelar-dua-leg-tidak-ada-keuntungan-gol-tandang. live.
News: Daftar Juara dan Penerima Penghargaan Piala Menpora 2021. 26 April 2021. Kompas.com. id. 27 July 2022. 8 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208221431/https://bola.kompas.com/read/2021/04/26/02000008/daftar-juara-dan-penerima-penghargaan-piala-menpora-2021. live.
Web site: Gelar Persija Jakarta Makin Lengkap, Marc Klok Jadi Pemain Terbaik Piala Menpora Goal.com . www.goal.com . 25 April 2021 . 5 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405013214/https://www.goal.com/id/berita/gelar-persija-jakarta-makin-lengkap-marc-klok-jadi-pemain/1pyw0rt4lgqx3188lpkqp8rc1q . live .
Web site: Best XI Piala Menpora 2021 ⚽️ . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/COH_wfYh6Ft . 2021-12-24 . limited. www.instagram.com . 26 April 2021.