Indonesia
JAKARTA (29 Jan 2011) – Liga Indonesia – the organiser of the Indonesia Super League (ISL) – have estimated that foreign referees may handle up to 25% of the matches in the domestic competition. The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) said that they will begin using foreign referees in the second leg of the ISL which…
JAKARTA (26 Jan 2011) – Indonesia national coach Alfred Riedl has made his announcement the 25 players which will carry the country’s challenge for the qualifying round of the 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London. The 25 players selected were chosen from the several trials conducted earlier this month by Riedl and his…
JAKARTA (22 Jan 2011) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) will be USD5.5 million (IDR50 billion) richer following the approval from the Indonesian government to give financial assistance to the national sporting body. Angelina Sondakh of House Commission X said that the USD5.5 million allocations will have to be channeled to the men’s national football team.…
JAKARTA (20 Jan 2011) – The Indonesian government is considering to stop funding to clubs in the Indonesian Super League, said Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi this week. Under the Home Affairs Ministerial Decree No. 59, issued in 2007, they gave allowance to KONI to distribute financial assistance to professional football clubs from the regional budget. The…
JAKARTA (15 Jan 2011) – The Indonesian FA (PSSI) are set to take actions against the illegal Indonesia Premier League (LPI) following the official backing given by international football body, FIFA. Nugraha Besoes, the secretary general of the PSSI, said that in the letter which was signed by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valken, the international…
JAKARTA (8 Jan 2011) – Indonesia national coach Alfred Riedl will not pick players from the illegal Indonesia Premier League (IPL) to form the new Under-23 team which will play in the Olympic Games qualifiers or the SEA Games at the end of the year. Riedl made the statement following the start of the two…