# 2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup

2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup or 2018 East Borneo Governor Cup (Indonesian: Piala Gubernur Kaltim 2018) was the second edition of East Kalimantan Governor Cup football championship, which was held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as pre-season tournament during 2018 Liga 1 season break. The tournament started on 23 February 2018 and ended on 4 March 2018. The broadcasting rights were granted solely to MNCTV.

## Teams

Eight clubs participated in the 2018 East Kalimantan Governor Cup. The clubs were divided into two groups, each filled with four participants. Bali United withdrew from the competition due to the absence of their coach and lack of players, therefore PSIS Semarang came in as replacement.
| Club | Location | 2017 season |
| Arema | Malang | 9th in Liga 1 |
| Borneo | Samarinda | 8th in Liga 1 |
| Madura United | Pamekasan | 5th in Liga 1 |
| Mitra Kukar | Tenggarong | 10th in Liga 1 |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | Liga 2 Champions |
| Persiba Balikpapan | Balikpapan | 17th in Liga 1 |
| PSIS | Semarang | Liga 2 Third-place |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | 11th in Liga 1 |

## Venues

| Samarinda | Samarinda | Balikpapan |
| Segiri Samarinda Stadium | Palaran Stadium | Batakan Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 67,075 | Capacity: 40,000 |

## Group stage
### Group A

* All matches played in Samarinda, East Kalimantan
* Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Borneo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Arema | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Mitra Kukar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | PSIS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
* ↑ Borneo won in penalty shoot-out against Mitra Kukar. (+1 point)
* ↑ PSIS won in penalty shoot-out against Arema. (+1 point)

### Group B

* All matches played in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
* Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persebaya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sriwijaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Persiba Balikpapan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Madura United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
* ↑ Persebaya won in penalty shoot-out against Madura United. (+1 point)

## Knockout stage

Bracket
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2 March - Samarinda | 2 March - Samarinda |
| Persebaya | 0 |
| Persebaya | 0 | 4 March - Samarinda | 4 March - Samarinda |
| Arema | 2 | 4 March - Samarinda | 4 March - Samarinda |
| Arema | 2 | Arema | 2 |
| 2 March - Samarinda | 2 March - Samarinda | | Arema | 2 |
| 2 March - Samarinda | 2 March - Samarinda | Sriwijaya | 3 |
| Borneo | 3 (4) | Sriwijaya | 3 |
| Sriwijaya | 3 (5) | | |
| Sriwijaya | 3 (5) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 March - Samarinda | 4 March - Samarinda |
| | | Persebaya | 1 |
| | | Borneo | 0 |

### Final
## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Best Player | Makan Konaté | Sriwijaya |
| Top Goalscorer | Alberto Gonçalves Da Costa | Sriwijaya |
| Best Young Player | Kurniawan Kartika Ajie | Arema |

## Goalscorers

There were 46 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.
4 goals
* Alberto Gonçalves Da Costa
2 goals
* Marlon da Silva
* Thiago Furtuoso
* Dedik Setiawan
* Dendi Santoso
* Hendra Bayauw
* Lerby Eliandry
* Rendy Irawan
* Rishadi Fauzi
* Titus Bonai
* Balša Božović
1 goal
* Arthur Cunha da Rocha
* Adam Alis
* Aldaier Makatindu
* Bayu Nugroho
* Bayu Pradana
* Beni Oktovianto
* Bryan Cesar
* Fandi Utomo
* Fengky Turnando
* Firdaus Ramadhan
* Hamka Hamzah
* Hanif Sjahbandi
* Hari Nur Yulianto
* Misbakhus Solikin
* Novan Sasongko
* Osvaldo Haay
* Raphael Maitimo
* Slamet Nurcahyo
* Makan Konaté
* Ibrahim Conteh
* Fernando Rodríguez
* Manuchekhr Dzhalilov