Indonesia
JAKARTA (28 Sept 2011) – Following the decision to do away with an east and west conferences, the Indonesia FA (PSSI) are now considering having 24 teams in the singular top flight of the Indonesia Super League. “The AFC (Asian Football Confederation) confirmed that they will come to Indonesia on Friday to verify all the…
JAKARTA (25 Sept 2011) – A successful tour of Hong Kong has put the Indonesia national Under-23 squad in a confident mood for the 26th edition of the SEA Games which they will be hosting in less than two months. Chief coach Rahmad Darmawan admitted that the trip to Hong Kong was an invaluable experience..…
JAKARTA (20 Sept 2011) – For all the dramatic talk of reform under Indonesian football’s new management, next season’s domestic league will look all but untouched. In a sudden about-face, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) have announced that they will not alter the local league’s format. Instead, they say, any major reform will have to…
BANDUNG (11 Sept 2011) – Drago Mamic, the former national chief coach of Myanmar has signed to lead Persib Bandung for the new Indonesian league season. Persib manager Umuh Muhtar confirmed the signing this week. “Yes, Mamic will be leading the Persib team for the new season. He has been in Bandung for the past…
JAKARTA (7 Sept 2011) – Faced with a must-win match early in the third round of 2014 World Cup qualifying, the Merah Putih instead put in a feeble performance in a 2-0 loss to Bahrain at Gelora Bung Karno. The pain of Tuesday night may linger for much longer. Frustrated fans lit firecrackers and flares,…
JAKARTA (29 Aug 2011) – Wim Rijsbergen, the chief coach of the Indonesia national team has demanded that his chargers improve on their ball possession after watching them lose 1-0 to Jordan in a friendly. The Indonesian national team are in Jordan in preparation for the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers where…