Preview: Indonesia – 2014 Indonesia Super League – Final

by Maxi Lozzo · 7 novembre 2014

The 2014 Indonesia Super League format has been quite particular in this year, because it has become the only top tier in the Country again, after coexisting with Indonesia Premier League in 2011/12 and 2013: in 2014 the two Leagues merged, and few teams from IPL entered ISL, so 22 teams started this season.
The First Round consisted of two Groups of 11 teams eachone, that played eachother twice: the two bottom placed ones of each Group were relegated, while the 4 best placed advanced to the Second Round, that consisted of two Groups of 4 teams eachone, that faced eachother twice.
The winner and the runner-up of each Group played the Semi-finals, whose winners will play the Final: all the knockout matches are one-legged and are played at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium of Palembang.

SEMI-FINAL

PERSIPURA YAYAPURA – PELITA BANDUNG RAYA 2-0
69′, 71′, Solossa.
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium.
Attendance: 2.356.

PERSIB BANDUNG - AREMA CRONUS 3-1 a.e.t.
84′ Vujović, 91′ Atep, 112′ Konate – 46′ Beto.
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium.
Attendance: 10.325.

FINAL

PERSIB BANDUNG – PERSIPURA YAYAPURA
November 07, 2014.
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium.

Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Bandung, usually known as Persib or Persib Bandung, was established in 1933 in the city of Bandung after the merger of few clubs, and has won so far 6 Indonesian Championships, but 5 of them were Perserikatan Titles, an amateur competiton that coexisted with another one as the top-tier of the Country.
The official colours are blue and white, while the home venue is the Jalak Harupat Soreang Stadium, whose capacity is 45.000.
In the club there are three foreigners: the Monenigrin defender Vladimir Vujović, who has a decent experience in Eastern Europe, and two Malians, the advanced midfielders Makan Konaté and the striker Djibril Coulibaly, who has scored a lot of goal in Saudi Arabia, Mali and Indonesia.
Moreover there are several Indonesian Internationals: the GK I Made Wirawan, the defender Achmad Jufriyanto, the full-back Supardi Nasir, the midfielders Firman Utina (Captain), Hariono and Tony Sucipto, the winger Muhammad Ridwan and the striker Tantan.
The majority owner of the club is Erick Thohrir, who partially owns FC Inter (Italy) and DC United (USA) as well.

Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Jayapura, “simply” Persipura Yayapura for friends, was founded in 1963 and has won so far 4 Indonesian Championships and 1 Indonesian Community Shield, the local Supercup.
This team is from the city of Yayapura, wears a red-and-black striped jersey and plays at Mandala Stadium, that can hold 30.000 people.
The star of Persipura Jayapura is probably the advanced midfielder Robertino Pugliara, while other important players are the Cameroonian defender Bio Paulin and the Indonesian Internationals, Ruben Sanadi (full-back), Immanuel Wanggai (midfielder) and the Captain Boaz Solossa (striker).
This Season “The Papua Eagle“, one of the two nicknames of the team, “The Black Pearl” being the other one, also reached the Semi-final of 2014 AFC Cup.