# 2001 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 2001 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (also known as the Liga Bank Mandiri for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top Indonesian professional league for association football clubs, since its formation in 1994. It began on 14 January and ended on 7 October. It was contested by 28 teams. Persija won the title after beating defending champions, PSM 3–2 in the final. RCTI provided broadcast coverage for the season.

## Teams
### Team changes
#### Relegated from Premier Division

* Indocement Cirebon
* Medan Jaya
* PSIM
* PSIS

#### Promoted to Premier Division

* Persita
* PSS
* Persikabo
* Persijap

### Name changes

* Gelora Dewata changed their name to Gelora Delta Putra following their relocation to Sidoarjo.

### Stadiums and locations

West Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Persib | Bandung | Siliwangi |
| Persija | Jakarta (Central Jakarta) | Lebak Bulus |
| Persijatim | Jakarta (East Jakarta) | Rawamangun |
| Persikab | Cimahi | Sangkuriang |
| Persikabo | Bogor | Pajajaran |
| Persikota | Tangerang | Benteng |
| Persiraja | Banda Aceh | Haji Dimurthala |
| PSBL | Bandar Lampung | Pahoman |
| Persita | Tangerang | Benteng |
| PSDS | Deli Serdang | Baharuddin Siregar |
| PSMS | Medan | Teladan |
| PSP | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
| PSPS | Pekanbaru | Kaharudin Nasution |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
East Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Arema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th |
| Gelora Delta Putra | Sidoarjo | Gelora Delta |
| Pelita Solo | Surakarta | Manahan |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Persema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Persijap | Jepara | Kamal Djunaedi |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala |
| Persma | Manado | Klabat |
| Petrokimia Putra | Gresik | Petrokimia |
| PSM | Makassar | Andi Mattalata |
| PSS | Sleman | Tridadi |
| Pupuk Kaltim | Bontang | Mulawarman |
| Putra Samarinda | Samarinda | Segiri Samarinda |

## First stage
### West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PSMS | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 52 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Persija (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 51 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Persib | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 47 | Advance to second stage |
| 4 | Persita | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 42 | Advance to second stage |
| 5 | Persikota | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 41 | |
| 6 | PSPS | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Semen Padang | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 36 | |
| 8 | Persijatim | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 34 | |
| 9 | PSBL | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 32 | |
| 10 | PSDS | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 | |
| 11 | Persikab | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 29 | |
| 12 | Persiraja (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |
| 13 | PSP (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 22 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Persikabo (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |

### East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PSM | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 54 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Persebaya | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 51 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Arema | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 46 | Advance to second stage |
| 4 | Barito Putera | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 | Advance to second stage |
| 5 | Pupuk Kaltim | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Petrokimia Putra | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Persema | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Persipura | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Gelora Delta Putra | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | |
| 10 | PSS | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 27 | |
| 11 | Pelita Solo | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | |
| 12 | Persijap (R) | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 23 | Relegation to First Division |
| 13 | Persma (R) | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 23 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Putra Samarinda (R) | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 14 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Putra Samarinda withdrew in 22nd matchday.

## Second stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSMS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Persebaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Persib | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Barito Putera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persija | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | PSM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Persita | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Arema | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 4 October – Jakarta | 4 October – Jakarta |
| PSMS | 2 (2) |
| PSMS | 2 (2) | 7 October – Jakarta | 7 October – Jakarta |
| PSM (pen.) | 2 (3) | 7 October – Jakarta | 7 October – Jakarta |
| PSM (pen.) | 2 (3) | PSM | 2 |
| 4 October – Jakarta | 4 October – Jakarta | | PSM | 2 |
| 4 October – Jakarta | 4 October – Jakarta | Persija | 3 |
| Persija | 2 | Persija | 3 |
| Persebaya | 1 | | |

### Final
## Awards
### Top scorer

The following is a list of the top scorers from the 2001 season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sadissou Bako | Barito Putera | 22 |
| 2 | Ilham Jaya Kesuma | Persita | 20 |
| 3 | Budi Sudarsono | Persija | 16 |
| 3 | Marco Mourmada | PSMS | 16 |
| 4 | Bambang Pamungkas | Persija | 15 |
| 5 | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto | PSM | 14 |
| 5 | Ahmad Junaidi | Arema | 14 |

### Best player

Bambang Pamungkas (Persija)