2014 Indonesia Super League
The 2014 Indonesia Super League season is the sixth season of the Indonesia Super League, a fully professional football competition as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia. The season is scheduled to begin on January 2014, but in the end PSSI decided that the competition will begin on 1 February 2014 and possibly ends on 7 November 2014. Competition schedule was released on 17 January 2014 by PT Liga Indonesia in Jakarta.
Persipura are the defending champions, having won their fourth league title in 2013.
This season saw the merging of the two professional leagues in Indonesia – Indonesian Premier League and Indonesian Super League – after the two competitions had run since 2011. It was decided that only four teams from the Premier League would join the new Super League.
The 22 clubs will be divided into two groups so each group contains eleven participating teams, this is due to the many political agenda in Indonesia in 2014 such as the parliamentary election on 9 April 2014 and the Presidential election on 9 July 2014.
Teams
Indonesia Super League will be followed by 22 clubs consisting of fourteen Super League teams, four teams of the Premier League, three Premier Division teams and one team winning the play-off between ranked 15th Super League and ranked 4th Premier Division.PSPS Pekanbaru, Persidafon Dafonsoro and Persiwa Wamena were relegated during the end of the Previous season. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2013 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Persebaya DU, Perseru Serui and Persik Kediri.
Fourth-placed Premier Division side Persikabo Bogor failed to be promoted to the Super League after defeated by the 15th-placed finishers of 2013 Super League, Pelita Bandung Raya by score 2–1.
Four teams of the 2013 Indonesian Premier League will participate. They are Semen Padang, Persiba Bantul, Persijap Jepara and PSM Makassar.
The whole composition of the 22 teams above was decided by the PSSI executive committee members that was qualified as participants in the Indonesia Super League at a meeting held on 10 December 2013 at The Sultan Hotel, Jakarta. But the composition is still provisional because some clubs still have to resolve their financial problems. If not completed, they then will be dropped from the competition. In addition, PSSI also gives an opportunity for the three clubs that are not included in the composition of the participants had been decided by PSSI to make an appeal.
PSSI and PT Liga Indonesia officially announced the 22 clubs are eligible to enter the competition Indonesia Super League next season, lihat . Announcement of participants ISL next season done by PSSI secretary general Joko Driyono, in the office of PT Liga Indonesia in Kuningan Place, Kuningan, South Jakarta, Monday 23 December 2013. With the 22 participants ISL, then certainly for the next season, the highest caste Indonesian football league will be divided into two areas/groups, with each area would comprise 11 clubs.
Stadium and locations
| Club | Regency or City | Province | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| Arema Cronus | Malang | East Java | Kanjuruhan | 42,449 | 2nd in 2013 Super League |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | South Kalimantan | Demang Lehman | 15,000 | 6th in 2013 Super League |
| Gresik United | Gresik | East Java | Petrokimia | 25,000 | 9th in 2013 Super League |
| Persepam | Pamekasan | East Java | Gelora Bangkalan | 15,000 | 10th in 2013 Super League |
| Mitra Kukar | Kutai Kartanegara | East Kalimantan | Aji Imbut | 35,000 | 3rd in 2013 Super League |
| Pelita Bandung Raya | Bandung | West Java | Si Jalak Harupat | 40,000 | 15th in 2013 Super League |
| Persebaya ISL | Surabaya | East Java | Gelora Bung Tomo | 55,000 | 2013 Premier Division Champions |
| Persela Lamongan | Lamongan | East Java | Surajaya | 14,000 | 12th in 2013 Supr League |
| Perseru Serui | Yapen Islands | Papua | Marora Mandala | 5,000 30,000 | 2013 Premier Division Runner-up |
| Persib Bandung | Bandung | West Java | Si Jalak Harupat | 40,000 | 4th in 2013 Super League |
| Persiba Balikpapan | Balikpapan | East Kalimantan | Persiba Stadium | 12,500 | 13th in 2013 Super League |
| Persiba Bantul | Bantul | Yogyakarta | Sultan Agung | 18,000 | 2013 Premier League team |
| Persija Jakarta | Jakarta | Jakarta | Gelora Bung Karno | 88,083 | 11th in 2013 Super League |
| Persijap Jepara | Jepara | Central Java | Gelora Bumi Kartini | 23,000 | 2013 Premier League team |
| Persik Kediri | Kediri | East Java | Brawijaya Stadium | 20,000 | 2013 Premier Division Third Place |
| Persipura Jayapura | Jayapura | Papua | Mandala | 30,000 | 2013 Super League Champions |
| Persiram Raja Ampat | Sorong Regency | West Papua | Maguwoharjo | 31,700 | 8th in 2013 Super League |
| Persita Tangerang | Tangerang | Banten | Singaperbangsa | 20,000 | 14th in 2013 Super League |
| PSM Makassar | Makassar | South Sulawesi | Andi Mattalatta Gelora Mandiri Gelora Bung Tomo | 15,000 20,000 55,000 | 2013 Premier League team |
| Putra Samarinda | Samarinda | East Kalimantan | Segiri Palaran | 16,000 60,000 | 7th in 2013 Super League |
| Semen Padang | Padang | West Sumatra | Haji Agus Salim | 10,000 | 2013 Premier League team |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | South Sumatera | Gelora Sriwijaya | 36,000 | 5th in 2013 Super League |
Note:
Perseru Serui is using Mandala Stadium in Jayapura due to Marora Stadium being renovated to meet the stadium standards set by the league.
Persiram Raja Ampat this season using Maguwoharjo Stadium in Sleman because their new stadium in Waisai is under construction and targeted to be completed in 2015.
PSM Makassar is using Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya because their stadium is being renovated to meet standards.
Putra Samarinda move the remaining home games of the Segiri Stadium towards Palaran Stadium.
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 |
| Arema Cronus |  Suharno | Ahmad Bustomi | Joma | Anker Sport |
| Barito Putera | Salahudin |  Mekan Nasyrow1 | SPECS | |
| Gresik United |  Alfredo Vera |  Otávio Dutra2 | Joma | |
| Persepam MU |  Arcan Iurie | Zaenal Arief | Joma | Carrefour |
| Mitra Kukar |  Stefan Hansson | Zulkifli Syukur | Mitre | Petrona |
| Pelita Bandung Raya |  Dejan Antonić | Gaston Castaño | Mitre | |
| Persebaya ISL | Rahmad Darmawan | Greg Nwokolo | SPECS | |
| Persela Lamongan | Eduard Tjong | Choirul Huda | Diadora | So Nice |
| Perseru Serui | Vacant | Liston Fonataba | TBA | |
| Persib Bandung | Djajang Nurdjaman | Firman Utina | | |
| Persiba Balikpapan | Liestiadi |  Patrice Nzekou3 | Injers | Philips |
| Persiba Bantul | Sajuri Syahid | Ezequiel González4 | Reds! | Bantul |
| Persija Jakarta | Benny Dollo | Fabiano Beltrame | League | |
| Persijap Jepara | Yudi Suryata | Evaldo Silva | Eureka | |
| Persik Kediri | Hartono Ruslan | Kusnul Yuli | Joma | |
| Persipura Jayapura | Jacksen F. Tiago | Boaz Solossa5 | SPECS | Freeport Indonesia |
| Persiram Raja Ampat | Gomes de Olivera |  Kubay Quaiyan | Fourking Mandiri | |
| Persita Tangerang | Fabio Oliveira | Maman | Mitre | Samudera Chandra Persada Indonesia |
| PSM Makassar | Rudi Keltjes | Ponaryo Astaman | Nike | Semen Bosowa |
| Putra Samarinda | Nil Maizar | Muhammad Roby | Joma | Bankaltim |
| Semen Padang | Jafri Sastra | Hengky Ardiles | Mizuno | Semen Indonesia |
| Sriwijaya | Subangkit | Erol Iba6 | Joma |
Coach has appointed Mekan Nasyrow as captain Barito Putera replace Fathlul Rahman.
Coach has appointed Shohei Matsunaga as captain Gresik United replace Mahyadi Panggabean. Mahyadi take back the team captaincy before he suffered an injury, now captaincy handed by Otávio Dutra.
Wawan Hendrawan was captain of Persiba Balikpapan, replaced by Fernando Soler began on 15 March in a game against PSM Makassar. After Soler leave club captaincy handed by Patrice Nzekou.
Coach has appointed Ezequiel González as captain Persiba Bantul replace Eduardo Bizarro.
Boaz is Persipura captain but he suffered an injury. Ian Kabes was handed the captaincy in Boaz's absence on February.
Coach has appointed Erol Iba as captain Sriwijaya replace Lancine Koné.
Coach changes
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Sriwijaya | | Contract terminated | September 2013 | | October 2013 |
| Persebaya ISL | | Mutual concent | September 2013 | | 7 November 2013 |
| Putra Samarinda | | Resigned | September 2013 | | 12 November 2013 |
| Persita Tangerang | | End of caretaker role | September 2013 | | 2 December 2013 |
| Gresik United | | End of contract | October 2013 | | 17 November 2013 |
| Persik Kediri | | Mutual concent | 7 October 2013 | | 5 December 2013 |
| Pelita Bandung Raya |  | Contract terminated | 26 October 2013 | | 19 November 2013 |
| Persela Lamongan | | End of caretaker role | October 2013 | | 29 November 2013 |
| Gresik United | | End of contract | October 2013 | | 30 January 2014 |
| Persiram Raja Ampat | | Contract ended | November 2013 | | November 2013 |
| PSM Makassar | | End of caretaker role | November 2013 |  | 24 November 2013 |
| Arema Cronus | | signed by Persebaya ISL | 7 November 2013 | | 26 November 2013 |
| Persiba Balikpapan | | Sacked | November 2013 | | 4 December 2013 |
| Persiram Raja Ampat | | Signed by Indonesia | 17 December 2013 | | 17 December 2013 |
In season
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| PSM Makassar | | Resigned | 12 February 2014 | 11th East | | 12 February 2014 |
| Persepam MU | | Resigned | 15 March 2014 | 9th East | | 25 March 2014 |
| Persita Tangerang | | Resigned | 21 March 2014 | 7th West | | 30 March 2014 |
| Gresik United | | Sacked | 21 April 2014 | 9th West | | 21 April 2014 |
| Persijap Jepara |  | Sacked | 29 April 2014 | 11th West | | 29 April 2014 |
| Perseru Serui | | Contract terminated | 2 May 2014 | 10th East | | 2 May 2014 |
| Putra Samarinda | | Resigned | 9 May 2014 | 9th East | | 11 May 2014 |
| Persijap Jepara | | End of caretaker role | 13 May 2014 | 11th West | | 13 May 2014 |
| Persiba Balikpapan | | Resigned | 29 May 2014 | 9th East | | 29 May 2014 |
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Asian-Visa | Non-Visa Foreign |
| Arema Cronus |  Beto Gonçalves |  Thierry Gathuessi |  Gustavo López | None |  Victor Igbonefo  Cristian Gonzáles |
| Barito Putera |  Abanda Herman |  James Lomell |  Mekan Nasyrow |  Ha Dae-won | None |
| Gresik United | Otávio Dutra | Gustavo Chena |  Pedro Velázquez |  Shohei Matsunaga | None |
| Persepam MU | Sílvio Escobar | Diego Fretes |  Eduard Văluţă | None | None |
| Mitra Kukar | Erick Lewis | Reinaldo Lobo | Herman Dzumafo | Park Chul-hyung |  Raphael Maitimo Diego Michiels |
| Pelita Bandung Raya | Gaston Castaño |  Deniss Romanovs |  Boban Nikolić | None |  Kim Kurniawan |
| Persebaya ISL | Emmanuel Kenmogne | OK John | Isaac Pupo | None | Greg Nwokolo |
| Persela Lamongan |  Roman Golian |  Srđan Lopičić |  Addison Alves | None | None |
| Perseru Serui | Seme Pattrick |  Ali Khaddafi | J.P. Boumsong | None | None |
| Persib Bandung |  Makan Konaté | Vladimir Vujović | Djibril Coulibaly | None | None |
| Persiba Balikpapan | Ansu Toure | Patrice Nzekou |  Pape N'Diaye | None | None |
| Persiba Bantul | Émile Mbamba | Ezequiel González | George Oyedepo | Atsushi Yonezawa | None |
| Persija Jakarta | Fabiano Beltrame |  Ivan Bošnjak | Boakay Foday |  Rohit Chand | None |
| Persijap Jepara | Evaldo Silva | John Tarkpor | Carlos Sciucatti | TBD | None |
| Persik Kediri | Ngon Mamoun | Udo Fortune | Franck Bezi | TBD | None |
| Persipura Jayapura | Bio Paulin | Yoo Jae-hoon | Robertino Pugliara | Lim Joon-sik | None |
| Persiram Raja Ampat | Kubay Quaiyan | Mbida Messi |  Habib Bamogo | None | None |
| Persita Tangerang |  Cristian Carrasco | Luis Durán | None | Kenji Adachihara | None |
| PSM Makassar |  Boman Aimé | Mamadou Diallo |  Camara Fassawa |  Michael Baird | None |
| Putra Samarinda | Ilija Spasojević |  Pavel Solomin |  Naser Al Sebai |  Ebrahim Loveinian | None |
| Semen Padang | Esteban Vizcarra | David Pagbe | Osas Saha | Yoo Hyun-Goo | None |
| Sriwijaya | Lanciné Koné | Abdoulaye Maïga | Frank Ongfiang | None | None |
Note:
Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Indonesia Residency;
Injury Replacement Players; 1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Indonesia Residency;
2Foreign residents or foreign residents of Indonesian descent who have chosen to represent Indonesian national team;
First round
The first round matches took place between 1 February 2014 and 5 September 2014.;Tie-breaking criteria
Ranking in each group shall be determine as follows:
- Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
- Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goS the group matches.
- Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.
West
Results
East
Results
Second round
This round divided into two group of four. The second round matches took place between 4 October 2014 to 30 October 2014.Group A
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Results
Group B
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Results
Knockout stage
Semifinal matches will be played on 4 November 2014, and the final will be played on 7 November 2014. Semifinal and Final matches will be played at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium.After the semifinals, PT Liga decided to move the final to Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium.
Semi-finals
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Season statistics
Last Update: 7 November 2014Top scorers
| Rank | Players | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Emmanuel Kenmogne | Persebaya ISL | |
| 2 | Samsul Arif | Arema Cronus | |
| 3 | Cristian Gonzáles | Arema Cronus | |
| 4 | Greg Nwokolo | Persebaya ISL | |
| 5 | Herman Dzumafo | Mitra Kukar | 13 |
| 5 |  Makan Konate | Persib Bandung | 13 |
| 7 | Ferdinand Sinaga | Persib Bandung | 11 |
| 7 | Beto Gonçalves | Arema Cronus | 11 |
| 7 | Boaz Solossa | Persipura Jayapura | 11 |
| 10 | Bambang Pamungkas | Pelita Bandung Raya | 10 |
| 10 | Esteban Vizcarra | Semen Padang | 10 |
| 10 | Nur Iskandar | Semen Padang | 10 |
| 10 |  Ilija Spasojević | Putra Samarinda | 10 |
| 10 | Guy Bertrand Ngon Mamoun | Persik Kediri | 10 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Nationality | For | Result | Against | Date | Ref |
| Putra Samarinda | 5–0 | Perseru Serui | 9 2 2014 | |||
| Persela Lamongan | 3–0 | Persebaya ISL | 10 2 2014 | |||
| Mitra Kukar | 5–1 | Persela Lamongan | 20 2 2014 | |||
| Persela Lamongan | 3–0 | Madura United | 10 3 2014 | |||
| Persebaya ISL | 4–1 | Madura United | 14 3 2014 | |||
| Persipura Jayapura | 5–2 | Persiba Bantul | 2 5 2014 | |||
| Arema Cronus | 5–0 | Gresik United | 8 5 2014 | |||
| Persebaya ISL | 4–0 | Persiba Balikpapan | 8 6 2014 |
Achievements
The selection is done by a team of Technical Study Group which was formed by PT Liga Indonesia. Indonesia's Goal.com also make their own monthly awards.Monthly awards
Note:From ISG PT. Liga Indonesia
From Goal.com Indonesia
In July, the league will have a break due to the Presidential election and World Cup, also coincidentally with the holy month of Ramadan.