# 2020 Liga 1 (Indonesia)

The 2020 Liga 1, also known as Shopee Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th season of Liga 1 under its current name and the 11th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 29 February 2020 and was suspended on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and declared void on 20 January 2021.
Bali United were the defending champions. Persik, Persita, and Persiraja joined as the promoted teams from the 2019 Liga 2. They replace Badak Lampung, Kalteng Putra, and Semen Padang who were relegated to the 2020 Liga 2.

## Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The season was first suspended on 15 March 2020 after finishing matchday three amid increasing contagion risks from the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial plan was the suspension would end in late March. However, the suspension was extended to 29 May 2020 due to government restrictions on social gatherings.
On 27 June 2020, the Indonesian football association, PSSI, announced it would resume Liga 1 from October 2020. League organizer PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) followed it up by announcing matchday four would be held on 1 October 2020 and the season would end on 28 February 2021, but with a note that this tentative schedule would need approval from authorities related to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan was to hold all matches without spectators and have no changes to the double round-robin format. Organizers were prepared to hold all matches on the main island of Java, where most teams are based, to mitigate contagion risks. Teams from outside Java and the capital Jakarta, which had the highest infection risks in the country, would be based in Yogyakarta, where the pandemic was relatively under control.
In a 17 July 2020 meeting, all teams agreed on further details for the resumption plan, including increasing substitutions from three to five, in line with a proposal by FIFA to lessen the impact of fixture congestion. The meeting also agreed that there would be no relegation and all teams must have a minimum of two U-20 local players. To mitigate infection risks, each team must conduct a swab test before the resumption and a rapid test every 14 days during the competition with LIB in charge of testing the day before matchday. LIB also would allow mid-season transfers between 21 September – 18 October 2020 but the transfers would not be recorded at FIFA Transfer Match System (TMS) to avoid conflict with FIFA regulations.
The plan began to crumble in September. On 29 September 2020, PSSI postponed the resumption of Liga 1 and Liga 2 for a month after failing to obtain permission from the police on fears that unruly fans would crowd outside the stadiums. After a month, on 29 October 2020, PSSI announced police had not changed their mind and declared the competition could not be held in 2020.
In November 2020, LIB made another attempt to resume the 2020 season in February 2021 with a plan to finish in July 2021. Police also blocked this plan. Eventually, on 15 January 2021, PSSI dismissed the 2020 season of Liga 1 and Liga 2 football leagues and declared them void of winners, relegations and promotions. Any resumption of professional football will be considered as a fresh start of a season.
The inability to finish the 2020 season impacted Indonesia's participation in the 2021 AFC Cup competition. Representatives had to be determined by the results of the previous domestic season. Bali United, the 2019 Liga 1 champions, was appointed as the first representative. The second appointment was not as straightforward. PSM, the 2018–19 Piala Indonesia winners, should have taken the spot but they failed to obtain an AFC license that is required for the hosting of an AFC match. The next on the pecking order was Persebaya, the 2019 Liga 1 runner-up, but they also missed the AFC hosting qualifications. As a result, Persipura, the league third place, qualified to take the second AFC Cup slot for Indonesia.

## Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Liga 2. The new teams this season were Persik, Persita, and Persiraja, who replaced Badak Lampung, Kalteng Putra, and Semen Padang.

### Name changes

* TIRA-Persikabo were renamed to Persikabo 1973, but the name would be used starting next season.
* Bhayangkara relocated to Surakarta and were renamed Bhayangkara Solo.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Arema | Malang | Kanjuruhan | 42,449 |
| Bali United | Gianyar | Kapten I Wayan Dipta | 23,081 |
| Bali United | Bantul | Sultan Agung | 35,000 |
| Barito Putera | Martapura | Demang Lehman | 15,000 |
| Barito Putera | Sleman | Maguwoharjo | 31,700 |
| Bhayangkara | Surakarta | Manahan | 20,000 |
| Borneo | Samarinda | Segiri | 16,000 |
| Borneo | Sleman | Maguwoharjo | 31,700 |
| Madura United | Pamekasan | Gelora Madura | 15,000 |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | Gelora Bung Tomo | 55,000 |
| Persela | Lamongan | Surajaya | 16,000 |
| Persib | Bandung | Si Jalak Harupat | 27,000 |
| Persib | Bandung | Gelora Bandung Lautan Api | 38,000 |
| Persija | Jakarta | Gelora Bung Karno | 77,193 |
| Persija | Bantul | Sultan Agung | 35,000 |
| Persik | Kediri | Brawijaya | 20,000 |
| Persipura | Manado | Klabat | 10,000 |
| Persipura | Lamongan | Surajaya | 16,000 |
| Persiraja | Banda Aceh | Harapan Bangsa | 45,000 |
| Persiraja | Sleman | Maguwoharjo | 31,700 |
| Persita | Tangerang | Indomilk Arena | 30,000 |
| PSIS | Semarang | Citarum | 7,000 |
| PSM | Makassar | Andi Mattalata | 15,000 |
| PSM | Bantul | Sultan Agung | 35,000 |
| PSS | Sleman | Maguwoharjo | 31,700 |
| TIRA-Persikabo | Cibinong | Pakansari | 30,000 |
Notes:
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stadium planned to be used for home games of non-Java teams for matches behind closed doors.
* ↑ Barito Putera played their home matches at Demang Lehman due to the renovation of their stadium at May 17th.
* ↑ Persija also registered Patriot Candrabhaga as their home stadium.
* ↑ Persipura played their home matches at Klabat due to the renovation of their stadium at Mandala for 2020 Indonesian National Games (PON XX).
* ↑ PSIS will play their home matches at Citarum because the rebuilding of their stadium at Jatidiri isn't finished yet. They also registered Moch. Soebroto and Kebondalem.

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor(s) |
| Arema | Carlos Oliveira | Hendro Siswanto | Made by club | Ms Glow for Men, Krating Daeng, Indomie, Joseph Refo Investment Inc |
| Bali United | Stefano Cugurra | Fadil Sausu | Made by club | OVO, Envi, Indofood, Smartfren, Wuling Motors, Bank Ina, KukuBima Ener-G!, Alderon, Coco Mart, Bengkel BOS, CBN Fiber, Indomie, Achilles, Ms Glow for Men, Buana Capital, YCAB Foundation, TOA |
| Barito Putera | Djadjang Nurdjaman | Rizky Pora | Made by club | Hasnur Group |
| Bhayangkara | Paul Munster | Indra Kahfi | SPECS | BNI, Jatim Park Group, Gojek, Go-Pay, Bright Gas, Jasa Raharja |
| Borneo | Mario Gómez | Diego Michiels | RIORS | Feast, BIB, KukuBima Ener-G!, Ansaf, Fun88 Bola, Bank Kaltimtara |
| Madura United | Rahmad Darmawan | Slamet Nurcahyono | XTEN | Pojur, Lion Group, KukuBima Ener-G!, Integra Group, Kangean Energy Indonesia, Kopi ABC, Tiket.com |
| Persebaya | Aji Santoso | Hansamu Yama | Made by club | Extra Joss, Kapal Api, Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya, MPM Distributor Honda |
| Persela | Nil Maizar | Eky Taufik | Made by club | So Nice, Extra Joss |
| Persib | Robert Alberts | Supardi Nasir | Sportama | Pria Punya Selera, Halodoc, Indofood, Mobil, Permata Bank Syariah, Kopi ABC, Azzuri, Envi, Didimax, Indomie |
| Persija | Sudirman | Andritany Ardhiyasa | Juara | Krating Daeng, Amman Mineral, Indomie, Bank DKI, Ithaca Resources |
| Persik | Budi Sudarsono | Faris Aditama | Noij | Biznet, Greenland Kediri |
| Persipura | Jacksen F. Tiago | Boaz Solossa | SPECS | KukuBima Ener-G!, Bank Papua, PT Freeport Indonesia |
| Persiraja | Hendri Susilo | Mukhlis Nakata | Adhoc | Dek Gam Foundation, Bank Aceh, Lion Parcel, Kyriad Hotel Muraya Aceh, Extra Joss, PDAM Tirta Daroy, The Atjeh Connection |
| Persita | Widodo C. Putro | Egi Melgiansyah | Made by club | Palang Merah Indonesia, Matrix, Indomilk, Moya, Krating Daeng, Indomie, SOS Children's Villages, Aetra |
| PSIS | Dragan Đukanović | Wallace Costa | RIORS | DBAsia.news, Indomie, Charlie Hospital, Extra Joss, Pegadaian |
| PSM | Vacant | Wiljan Pluim | Umbro | Semen Bosowa, Kalla Group, Honda, KukuBima Ener-G! |
| PSS | Dejan Antonić | Bagus Nirwanto | Sembada | Krating Daeng, Indomie, ACEOFNEWS |
| TIRA-Persikabo | Igor Kriushenko | Manahati Lestusen | DJ Sport | SBOTOP |
Notes:
* ^ On the front of shirt.
* ^ On the back of shirt.
* ^ On the sleeves.
* ^ On the shorts.
Additionally, SPECS made referee kits and also supplied the match ball, the Illuzion II.
Apparel changes:
* ↑ Madura United used MBB as their kit manufacturer before changed it from week 4.
* ↑ Persik used MBB as their kit manufacturer before changed it from week 4.
* ↑ Persiraja used MBB as their kit manufacturer before changed it from week 4.

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Persik | Budiardjo Thalib | End of contract | 15 December 2019 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Joko Susilo | 4 January 2020 |
| PSM | Darije Kalezić | Resigned | 23 December 2019 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Bojan Hodak | 31 December 2019 |
| Arema | Milomir Šešlija | End of contract | 23 December 2019 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Mario Gómez | 2 January 2020 |
| Madura United | Rasiman | Demoted to assistant coach | 23 December 2019 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Rahmad Darmawan | 23 December 2019 |
| Borneo | Mario Gómez | End of contract | 26 December 2019 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Edson Tavares | 4 January 2020 |
| PSIS | Bambang Nurdiansyah | Resigned | 1 January 2020 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Dragan Đukanović | 1 January 2020 |
| Persija | Edson Tavares | End of contract | 2 January 2020 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Sérgio Farias | 12 January 2020 |
| PSS | Seto Nurdiantoro | End of contract | 12 January 2020 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Eduardo Pérez | 15 January 2020 |
| PSS | Eduardo Pérez | Resigned | 24 February 2020 | Pre-season | Pre-season | Dejan Antonić | 26 February 2020 |
| Arema | Mario Gómez | Resigned | 3 August 2020 | 4 | 12 | Carlos Oliveira | 17 September 2020 |
| Borneo | Edson Tavares | Sacked | 11 August 2020 | 4 | 3 | Mario Gómez | 21 August 2020 |
| Persik | Joko Susilo | Became technical director | 13 August 2020 | 4 | 13 | Budi Sudarsono | 13 August 2020 |
| Persija | Sérgio Farias | Mutual consent | 10 September 2020 | 4 | 9 | Sudirman | 10 September 2020 |
| PSM | Bojan Hodak | Signed by Kuala Lumpur United | 9 January 2021 | 4 | 6 | | |

## Foreign players

Football Association of Indonesia restricted the number of foreign players to four per team, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. Teams can use all the foreign players at once.
* Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Former Player(s) were players that out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Player(s) |
| Arema | Bruno Smith | Caio Ruan | | | Jonathan Bauman Oh In-kyun Elías Alderete Matías Malvino |
| Bali United | Willian Pacheco | Brwa Nouri | Melvin Platje | | Paulo Sérgio |
| Barito Putera | Cássio | Aleksandar Rakić | Danilo Sekulić | | Yashir Islame |
| Bhayangkara | Renan Silva | Ezechiel N'Douassel | Lee Won-jae | | Hervé Guy |
| Borneo | Nuriddin Davronov | Javlon Guseynov | | | Torres Diogo Campos |
| Madura United | Jacob Pepper | Bruno Matos | Jaimerson | | Emmanuel Oti Essigba |
| Persebaya | Aryn Williams | | | | David da Silva Makan Konaté Mahmoud Eid |
| Persela | Gabriel do Carmo | Marquinhos Carioca | Brian Ferreira | | Shunsuke Nakamura Jasmin Mecinović Rafinha |
| Persib | Wander Luiz | Geoffrey Castillion | Nick Kuipers | Omid Nazari | |
| Persija | Yann Motta | Marko Šimić | Marco Motta | Rohit Chand | Marc Klok |
| Persik | | | | | Nikola Ašćerić Ante Bakmaz Gaspar Vega Jefferson Oliveira |
| Persipura | Takuya Matsunaga | | | | Sylvano Comvalius Arthur Cunha Thiago Amaral |
| Persiraja | | | | | Adam Mitter Vanderlei Bruno Dybal Samir Ayass |
| Persita | Tamirlan Kozubaev | Yevhen Budnik | | | Mateo Bustos Eldar Hasanović |
| PSIS | Bruno Silva | Flávio Beck | Wallace Costa | Jonathan Cantillana | |
| PSM | Wiljan Pluim | | | | Hussein Eldor Giancarlo Šerif Hasić |
| PSS | Guilherme Batata | Zah Rahan Krangar | Yevhen Bokhashvili | Aaron Evans | |
| TIRA-Persikabo | Alex Gonçalves | Ciro Alves | | | Petteri Pennanen Artyom Filiposyan |
Source: First transfer window
Notes:
* ↑ Gained Indonesian citizenship

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persib | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | |
| 2 | Bali United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Borneo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Persipura | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup play-off round |
| 5 | PSIS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | PSM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Persiraja | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Madura United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 9 | Persija | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 10 | TIRA-Persikabo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Bhayangkara | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Arema | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Persik | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Persita | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Persebaya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | |
| 16 | PSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 17 | Barito Putera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
| 18 | Persela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
* ↑ Bali United qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage as the 2019 Liga 1 champions.
* ↑ Persipura qualified for the 2021 AFC Cup play-off round as the 2019 Liga 1 third place.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARE | BLU | BPT | BHA | BOR | MDU | PBY | PSL | PSB | PSJ | KDR | PPR | RAJ | PTA | SMG | PSM | PSS | TIR |
| Arema | — | | | | | | a | | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bali United | | — | | | | 3–1 | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | |
| Barito Putera | | 1–2 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bhayangkara | | | | — | | | | | | 2–2 | | | | | | | | |
| Borneo | | | | | — | | | 2–1 | | | | 2–0 | | | | | | |
| Madura United | | | 4–0 | | | — | | | | | | | 0–0 | | | | | |
| Persebaya | a | | | | | | — | | | | 1–1 | 3–4 | | | | | | |
| Persela | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | 2–3 | | | |
| Persib | | | | | | | | 3–0 | — | a | | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Persija | | | | | 3–2 | | | | a | — | | | | | | | | |
| Persik | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | — | | 0–1 | | | | | |
| Persipura | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | 2–0 | | | |
| Persiraja | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| Persita | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | 1–1 | | |
| PSIS | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| PSM | | | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 2–1 | |
| PSS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | 0–0 |
| TIRA-Persikabo | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3–1 | | | | — |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Wander Luiz | Persib | 4 |
| 2 | Alberto Gonçalves | Madura United | 3 |
| 3 | Kushedya Hari Yudo | Arema | 2 |
| 3 | Melvin Platje | Bali United | 2 |
| 3 | Renan Silva | Bhayangkara | 2 |
| 3 | Torres | Borneo | 2 |
| 3 | Rafinha | Persela | 2 |
| 3 | Geoffrey Castillion | Persib | 2 |
| 3 | Evan Dimas | Persija | 2 |
| 3 | Thiago Amaral | Persipura | 2 |
| 3 | Bruno Silva | PSIS | 2 |

### Discipline

* Most yellow card(s): 2
** 17 players
* Most red card(s): 1
** Jonathan Bauman (Arema)
** Gabriel do Carmo (Persela)
** Ante Bakmaz (Persik)
** Andri Ibo (Persik)
** Arthur Cunha (Persipura)
** Feri Komul (Persiraja)
** Finky Pasamba (PSIS)
** Safrudin Tahar (PSIS)
** Derry Rachman (PSS)

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Persija | 50,826 | 50,826 | 50,826 | 50,826 | +109.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Persebaya | 62,227 | 50,000 | 12,227 | 31,114 | +88.9%$^†$ |
| 3 | Persiraja | 26,510 | 26,510 | 26,510 | 26,510 | +277.1%$^†$ |
| 4 | Persib | 51,927 | 26,677 | 25,250 | 25,964 | +72.3%$^†$ |
| 5 | Arema | 23,781 | 23,781 | 23,781 | 23,781 | +67.7%$^†$ |
| 6 | PSIS | 16,272 | 16,272 | 16,272 | 16,272 | +80.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Persik | 23,642 | 12,600 | 11,042 | 11,821 | +50.4%$^†$ |
| 8 | Persita | 10,019 | 10,019 | 10,019 | 10,019 | +80.5%$^†$ |
| 9 | PSM | 19,855 | 12,317 | 7,538 | 9,928 | +29.5%$^†$ |
| 10 | Persela | 8,956 | 8,956 | 8,956 | 8,956 | +13.4%$^†$ |
| 11 | TIRA-Persikabo | 16,870 | 9,962 | 6,908 | 8,435 | +47.0%$^†$ |
| 12 | Bali United | 14,774 | 8,223 | 6,551 | 7,387 | −56.4%$^†$ |
| 13 | Borneo | 9,522 | 5,351 | 4,171 | 4,761 | +50.1%$^†$ |
| 14 | Barito Putera | 4,481 | 4,481 | 4,481 | 4,481 | −6.4%$^†$ |
| 15 | Persipura | 3,428 | 3,428 | 3,428 | 3,428 | −2.7%$^†$ |
| 16 | PSS | 3,118 | 3,118 | 3,118 | 3,118 | −83.5%$^†$ |
| 17 | Madura United | 6,136 | 3,865 | 2,271 | 3,068 | −8.6%$^†$ |
| 18 | Bhayangkara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −100.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 352,344 | 50,826 | 0 | 13,552 | +44.8%$^†$ |
Source: Shopee Liga 1 2020 Notes: $^†$ Teams played previous season in Liga 2