# 1995–96 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 1995–96 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (known as the Liga Dunhill for sponsorship reasons) was the 2th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. The season began on 26 November 1995 and ended on 6 October 1996. Bandung Raya won the title after beating PSM 2–0 in the final.

## Teams
### Team changes

The number of teams dropped from 34 to 31 this season.

#### Relegated to First Division

* PS Bengkulu
* Warna Agung
* PSIR
* PSIM

#### Promoted to Premier Division

* Persikab
* Persma

#### Withdrew from Premier Division

* Persiku

### Name changes

* Mataram Putra changed its name to Mataram Indocement

### Stadiums and locations

West Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Arseto | Solo | Sriwedari |
| Bandung Raya | Bandung | Siliwangi |
| BPD Jateng | Semarang | Jatidiri |
| Mataram Indocement | Yogyakarta | Mandala Krida |
| Medan Jaya | Medan | Teladan |
| Pelita Jaya | Jakarta (South Jakarta) | Lebak Bulus |
| Persib | Bandung | Siliwangi |
| Persija | Jakarta (Central Jakarta) | Menteng |
| Persijatim | Jakarta (East Jakarta) | Rawamangun |
| Persikab | Cimahi | Sangkuriang |
| Persiraja | Banda Aceh | Haji Dimurthala |
| Persita | Tangerang | Benteng |
| PSDS | Deli Serdang | Baharuddin Siregar |
| PSMS | Medan | Teladan |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim |
East Division :
| Team | Location | Stadium |
| Arema | Malang | Gajayana |
| ASGS | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th |
| Gelora Dewata | Denpasar | Ngurah Rai |
| Mitra Surabaya | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | Gelora 10 November |
| Persegres | Gresik | Petrokimia |
| Persema | Malang | Gajayana |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Persiba |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala |
| Persma | Manado | Klabat |
| Petrokimia Putra | Gresik | Petrokimia |
| Pupuk Kaltim | Bontang | Mulawarman |
| Putra Samarinda | Samarinda | Segiri Samarinda |
| PSIS | Semarang | Jatidiri |
| PSM | Ujung Pandang | Andi Mattalata |

### Kits and sponsorship

All of the teams kits are provided by Adidas and sponsored by Dunhill as part of the league's sponsorship deal.

## First stage
### West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bandung Raya (C) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 61 | Advance to second stage & qualification for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| 2 | Pelita Jaya | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 55 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Persib | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 50 | Advance to second stage |
| 4 | Persita | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 47 | Advance to second stage |
| 5 | Persikab | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 45 | Advance to second stage |
| 6 | Mataram Indocement | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 45 | Advance to second stage |
| 7 | Persiraja | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 43 | |
| 8 | PSDS | 28 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Semen Padang | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Medan Jaya | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 32 | |
| 11 | PSMS | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 28 | |
| 12 | Persijatim | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 27 | |
| 13 | Arseto | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Persija | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 23 | |
| 15 | BPD Jateng (R) | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Persiku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew |
* ↑ Since the Premier Division was not finished before the AFC club registration deadline, PSSI awarded Bandung Raya qualification for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup as West Division champions.
* ↑ Persiku withdrew before the season started.

### East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | PSM | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 57 | Advance to second stage & qualification for the Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Mitra Surabaya | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 54 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Pupuk Kaltim | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 52 | Advance to second stage |
| 4 | Gelora Dewata | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 50 | Advance to second stage |
| 5 | Persipura | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 49 | Advance to second stage |
| 6 | Putra Samarinda | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 48 | Advance to second stage |
| 7 | Persebaya | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 47 | |
| 8 | Petrokimia Putra | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 45 | |
| 9 | ASGS | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 40 | |
| 10 | PSIS | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Persma | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 37 | |
| 12 | Arema | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | Persema | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 31 | |
| 14 | Persiba | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 29 | |
| 15 | Barito Putera | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 29 | |
| 16 | Persegres (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 15 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Since the Premier Division was not finished before the AFC club registration deadline, PSSI awarded PSM qualification for the Asian Club Championship as East Division champions.
* ↑ Pupuk Kaltim had 3 points deducted.
* ↑ Persma had 3 points deducted.
* ↑ Barito Putera had 3 points deducted.

## Second stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bandung Raya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Persikab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Pupuk Kaltim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Putra Samarinda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mitra Surabaya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gelora Dewata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Pelita Jaya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Persita | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Persipura | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Persib | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mataram Indocement | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Persipura | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Gelora Dewata | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | A | Persikab | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 4 October – Jakarta | 4 October – Jakarta |
| PSM | 4 |
| PSM | 4 | 6 October – Jakarta | 6 October – Jakarta |
| Persipura | 3 | 6 October – Jakarta | 6 October – Jakarta |
| Persipura | 3 | PSM | 0 |
| 4 October – Jakarta | 4 October – Jakarta | | PSM | 0 |
| 4 October – Jakarta | 4 October – Jakarta | Bandung Raya | 2 |
| Bandung Raya (pen.) | 0 (4) | Bandung Raya | 2 |
| Mitra Surabaya | 0 (2) | | |

### Final
## Awards
### Top scorers

The following is a list of the top scorers from the 1995-96 season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dejan Gluščević | Bandung Raya | 30 |
| 2 | Fouda Ntsama | Pupuk Kaltim | 23 |
| 3 | Peri Sandria | Bandung Raya | 21 |
| 4 | Chris Yarangga | Persipura | 20 |
| 5 | Widodo C. Putro | Petrokimia Putra | 19 |

### Best player

* Ronny Wabia (Persipura)