2015 Indonesia Super League


The 2015 Indonesia Super League, also known as QNB League for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008.
The season was planned to be started in February 2015. It was first officially announced that the 2015 Indonesia Super League would start on 1 February 2015, with verification process for the participants done in December 2014 but because of the reduction to participants to 18 teams, it was planned to start either on 21 or 22 February. After Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, Imam Nahrawi, postponed the start of the season because of legal verifications reasons, on 23 February 2015, it was agreed that this season would start on 4 April 2015. The revised schedule was planned to end on 23 November 2015.
Persib were the defending champions. Pusamania Borneo joined as the promoted teams from the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. They replace Persepam Madura United, Persita, Persija, Persiba Bantul, and Persik who were relegated to the 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
The season would have some changes including the implementation of three different kick-off time for weekend matches, which are 15:30, 19:00 and 21:00. There would be also only two weekday matches scheduled.
This season was officially discontinued by PSSI on 2 May 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the 17 teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the Premier Division. The new teams this season were Pusamania Borneo and Persiwa, who replaced Persepam Madura United, Persita, Persija, and Persiba Bantul.
Persiwa and Persik were excluded before the season for failing to comply with financial and infrastructure requirements.

Name changes


TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Arema CronusMalangKanjuruhan42,449
Bali UnitedGianyarKapten I Wayan Dipta25,000
Barito PuteraBanjarmasinMay 17th15,000
Gresik UnitedGresikPetrokimia25,000
Mitra KukarTenggarongAji Imbut35,000
Persebaya ISLSidoarjoGelora Delta35,000
PerselaLamonganSurajaya14,000
PerseruSeruiMarora10,000
PersibBandungSi Jalak Harupat27,000
PersibaBalikpapanPersiba12,500
PersijaJakartaGelora Bung Karno88,083
Persipasi Bandung RayaBekasiPatriot Candrabhaga30,000
PersipuraJayapuraMandala30,000
PersiramSlemanMaguwoharjo31,700
PSMMakassarAndi Mattalata15,000
Pusamania BorneoSamarindaSegiri16,000
Semen PadangPadangHaji Agus Salim15,000
SriwijayaPalembangGelora Sriwijaya23,000

Notes:

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerFront sponsor
Arema Cronus Suharno Victor IgbonefoSpecsAnker Sport, Ijen Suites
Bali United Indra Sjafri Yoo Jae-hoonMade by clubIndofood, Corsa, Achilles
Barito Putera Salahudin Muhammad RobyVision of SuperiorHasnur Group
Gresik United Liestiadi Bima SaktiMade by clubPhonska
Mitra KukarVacant Zulkifli SyukurJomaPetrona
Persebaya ISL Ibnu Grahan Yandri PitoyMitreAvian Brands
Persela Iwan Setiawan Choirul HudaDiadora
Perseru Agus Setyono Arthur BonaiInjersBank Papua
Persib Djadjang Nurdjaman AtepLeagueDatsun, Kantor Pos, Indofood
Persiba Edi Simon Antônio TelesEurekaBankaltim, Philips
Persija Rahmad Darmawan Bambang PamungkasLeagueNET.
Persipasi Bandung Raya Dejan Antonić Deniss RomanovsMBB
Persipura Osvaldo Lessa Boaz SolossaSpecsFreeport Indonesia
Persiram Eduard Tjong Mbida MessiMade by club
PSM Hans-Peter Schaller Ponaryo AstamanNikeSemen Bosowa
Pusamania Borneo Arcan Iurie Hamka HamzahSalvoBankaltim, Nahusam Pratama Indonesia
Semen Padang Nil Maizar Hengky ArdilesMizunoSemen Indonesia
Sriwijaya Benny Dollo Titus BonaiJomaBank Sumsel Babel, Bukit Asam

Coaching changes

restricted the number of foreign players to three per team. A team can use all three foreign players at once.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Former Player
Arema Cronus Fabiano Beltrame Sengbah Kennedy Yao Rudy Abblode
Bali United Cristian Febre Yoo Jae-hoon
Barito Putera Andrezinho Alekos Alekou Igor Radusinović
Gresik United Herman Dzumafo Shohei Matsunaga Saša Zečević
Mitra Kukar Cristian Portilla Jorge Gotor Roy O'Donovan
Persebaya ISL Otávio Dutra Émile Mbamba Eric Djemba-Djemba
Persela David Pagbe Balša Božović Pedro Velázquez
Perseru Osas Saha Ali Khaddafi Djaledjete Bedalbe
Persib Makan Konaté Ilija Spasojević Vladimir Vujović
Persiba Antônio Teles Ansu Toure Roman Golian
Persija Alan Aciar Rohit Chand Evgeni Kabaev
Persipasi Bandung Raya Gaston Castaño Deniss Romanovs Boban Nikolić
Persipura Robertino Pugliara Lanciné Koné Lim Joon-sik
Persiram Mbida Messi Thierry Gathuessi James Lomell
PSM Boman Aimé Nemanja Vučićević
Pusamania Borneo Martin Kovachev Erick Weeks Srđan Lopičić
Semen Padang Esteban Vizcarra Yoo Hyun-goo Goran Gančev
Sriwijaya Goran Ljubojević Abdoulaye Maïga Morimakan Koïta

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Fabiano BeltrameArema Cronus3
1 Lerby EliandryBali United3
1 Bambang PamungkasPersija3
1 Goran LjubojevićSriwijaya3
5 Yusuf EffendiGresik United2
5 Osas SahaPerseru2
5 Yohanes PahabolPersipura2
5 Zulham ZamrunPersipura2
5 Syamsul ChaeruddinPSM2

Hat-tricks

Discipline