2008–09 Indonesia Super League

The 2008–09 Indonesia Super League was the first edition of the Indonesia Super League, which replaced the Premier Division as the top-tier football competition in the country. The league was sponsored by Djarum and was officially called Djarum Super Liga Indonesia (SLI) or Djarum Indonesia Super League (ISL).

Persipura Jayapura clinched the title after winning a match 3–1 against Persija Jakarta on 17 May 2009. This was their first Indonesia Super League title and second title, counting the Premier Division era.

Teams

The teams in 2008–09 Indonesia Super League season:

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Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Foreign players

League table

Standing

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Positions by round

Results

Promotion/relegation play-off

The promotion/relegation play-off match was held in SIliwangi Stadium, Bandung, on 30 June 2009. Persebaya Surabaya, the 4th-place team in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division played PSMS Medan, the 15th-place team in the Indonesia Super League. The winner would play in the Indonesia Super League the following season, while the loser would play in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

This is a list of top scorers of the 2008–09 season.

14 goals

• Saktiawan Sinaga (Persik Kediri)

13 goals

• James Debbah (PKT Bontang)
• Rahmat Rivai (Persitara Jakarta Utara)

12 goals

• Zada (PSMS Medan)

11 goals

• Keith Gumbs (Sriwijaya)
• Pieter Rumaropen (Persiwa Wamena)

10 goals

• Boakay Eddie Foday (Persiwa Wamena)
• Gaston Castano (PSIS / Persiba)

9 goals

• Josiah Seton (PKT Bontang)
• Zah Rahan (Sriwijaya)
• Redouane Barkaoui (Persiwa Wamena)
• Dicky Firasat (Persela Lamongan)

8 goals

• Aldo Baretto (PSM Makassar)
• Claudio Pronetto (PSM Makassar)
• Evaldo (Persijap Jepara)
• Lorenzo Cabanas (Persib Bandung)
• Edesio (Deltras)
• Aliyudin (Persija Jakarta)

7 goals

• Michel Adolfo de Souza (Persita Tangerang)

6 goals

• Anoure Obiora (Sriwijaya)
• I Made Wirahadi (Persita Tangerang)
• Rahmat Affandi (PSMS Medan)
• Carlos Sciucatti (Persijap / Persela)

5 goals

• Imral Usman (PKT Bontang)
• Pablo Frances (Persijap Jepara)
• Souleymane Traore (Arema Malang)
• Emalue Serge (Arema Malang)
• Fandy Mochtar (Arema Malang)
• Ronald Fagundez (Persik Kediri)
• Firdaus Nyong Aman (Deltras)

4 goals

• Danilo Fernando (Persik / Deltras)
• Eduard Ivakdalam (Persipura Jayapura)
• Benoît Lumineau (Persiwa Wamena)
• Tariq Chaoui (Persiwa Wamena)
• Émile Mbamba (Arema Malang)
• Arif Suyono (Arema Malang)
• Udo Fortune (Arema Malang)
• Budi Sudarsono (Persik Kediri)
• Syamsul Chaerudin (PSM Makassar)
• Mario Costas (PSMS Medan)

3 goals

• Patricio Morales (Arema Malang)
• Abanda Herman (Persija Jakarta)
• Airlangga Sucipto (Persib Bandung)
• Eka Ramdani (Persib Bandung)
• Hamka Hamzah (Persik Kediri)
• Robert Gaspar (Persiba Balikpapan)
• Arnaldo Villalba (Persijap Jepara)
• Ebendje Rudolf (Persitara Jakarta Utara)
• Roberto Acosta (Deltras)
• Dede Hugo (Deltras)
• Tarik El Janaby (PKT Bontang)
• Titus Bonai (PKT Bontang)
• Wilfredo Genes (PKT Bontang)
• Bengondo Salomon (PSIS Semarang)
• Jules Basile Onambele (PSIS Semarang)
• Habel Satya (Persiwa Wamena)
• Lewis Weeks (Persiwa Wamena)
• O.K. John (Persiwa Wamena)
• Jimmy Suparno (Persela Lamongan)
• Ahmad Amirudin (PSM Makassar)
• Aun Carbiny (PSMS Medan)
• Andika Yudhistira Lubis (PSMS Medan)
• Esteban Guillen (PSMS Medan)

2 goals

• Roman Chmelo (Arema Malang)
• Buston Browne (Arema Malang)
• Ahmad Sembiring Usman (Arema Malang)
• Ian Kabes (Persipura Jayapura)
• Ortizan Solossa (Persipura Jayapura)
• Ricardo Salampessy (Persipura Jayapura)
• Nova Arianto (Persib Bandung)
• Carlos Bergotini (Deltras)
• Gustavo Chena (Deltras)
• Muhammad Kusen (Deltras)
• Zaenal Arif (Persib Bandung)
• Brima Pepito (Persiba Balikpapan)
• Ismed Sofyan (Persija Jakarta)
• Robertino Pugliara (Persija Jakarta)
• Cucu Hidayat (Persita Tangerang)
• Lubis Sukur (Persita Tangerang)
• George Nicolas Djone (Persita Tangerang)
• Christian Bekatal (Persita Tangerang)
• Immanuel Padwa (Persiwa Wamena)
• Vendry Mofu (Persiwa Wamena)
• Miftahul Huda (PKT Bontang)
• Tegao (PSMS Medan)
• Fabrício Bastos (PSMS Medan)
• Fery Ariawan (PSIS Semarang)
• Bienvenue Nnengue (PSIS Semarang)
• Diva Tarkas (PSM Makassar)
• Zainal Arifin (Persela Lamongan)
• Alexander Robinson (Persela Lamongan)
• Mahyadi Panggabean (Persik Kediri)

1 goal

• Suroso (Arema Malang)
• Zulkifli Syukur (Arema Malang)
• Hendra Ridwan (Arema Malang)
• Rony Firmansyah (Arema Malang)
• Boy Jati Asmara (Deltras)
• Dwi Joko Prihatin (Deltras)
• Cornelis Kaimu (Deltras)
• Djalaludin Main (Pelita Jaya)
• Gendut Dony (Pelita Jaya)
• Carlos Eduardo (Pelita Jaya)
• Fabiano Beltrame (Persela Lamongan)
• Epalla Jordan (Persela Lamongan)
• Tommy Rifka Putra (Persela Lamongan)
• Agustiar Batubara (Persela Lamongan)
• Fabio Lopes (Persija Jakarta)
• Salim Alaydrus (Persib Bandung)
• Bruno Zandonadi (Persiba Balikpapan)
• Muhammadan (Persiba Balikpapan)
• Ade Suhendra (Persija Jakarta)
• Amarildo Souza (Persijap Jepara)
• Doni Fernando Siregar (Persijap Jepara)
• Ilham Hasan (Persijap Jepara)
• Victor Igbonefo (Persipura Jayapura)
• Edson Hoces (PSIS Semarang)
• Denny Rumba (PSIS Semarang)
• Antônio Teles (PSIS Semarang)
• Abdelaziz Dnibi (PSIS Semarang)
• Muhammad Agus Salim (Persita Tangerang)
• Ervin Rianto (Persita Tangerang)
• Supriyadi (Persita Tangerang)
• Yulian Hontong (Persita Tangerang)
• Ade Mustari (Persita Tangerang)
• Dedi Mulyadi (Persitara Jakarta Utara)
• John Tarkpor (Persitara Jakarta Utara)
• Tutug Widodo (Persiwa Wamena)
• Yesaya Desnam (Persiwa Wamena)
• Albertho Mambrasar (Persiwa Wamena)
• Domertho Thesia (PKT Bontang)
• Irsyad Aras (PSM Makassar)
• Rachmat Latief (PSM Makassar)
• Asri Akbar (PSMS Medan)
• Henry Makinwa (PSMS Medan)
• Patricio Jiménez (PSMS Medan)
• Affan Lubis (PSMS Medan)
• Oktovianus Maniani (PSMS Medan)
• Mauro Jose de Oliveira Pinto (PSMS Medan)
• Juan Salaberry (PSMS Medan)
• Tony Sucipto (Sriwijaya)
• Wijay (Sriwijaya)
• Korinus Fringkeuw (Sriwijaya)

Own goals

• Miftahul Huda (PKT Bontang)
• Akhmad Taufik (Persiba Balikpapan)
• Sofyan Morhan (Persijap Jepara)

Hat-tricks

• <small>⁴ : Player scored 4 goals</small>

Clean sheets

• Most clean sheets: 18 – Persiwa Wamena
• Fewest clean sheets: 3 – PSMS Medan

See also

• 2008–09 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

References