# Liga Indonesia Premier Division

Liga Indonesia Premier Division (Indonesian: Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia) was the second-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by PSSI. The competition started in 1994 as a top-tier division in the Indonesian football league system. Prior to the formation of Indonesia Super League in 2008, the Premier Division was the Indonesian top-flight football league. Along with Indonesia Super League, Premier Division is a fully professional competition. The competition is usually divided into several groups because of factors in terms of geography and number of participants.
In its time as a top-flight league, the competition used to be contested by 28 to 36 teams divided into 2 groups, the West Division and the East Division. The top four teams from each group would then advance to the second stage where they were placed in one of two groups of four teams, with the top two teams in the second stage advancing to the knockout stage.
After the establishment of the Liga 2 in 2017, the Premier Division was dissolved.

## History

In 1994, PSSI merged the existing Perserikatan and Galatama to form Liga Indonesia. This decision was taken to increase the quality of Indonesian football. In order to do so, PSSI sought to combine supporter's fanaticism from Perserikatan and Galatama's professionalism. The Premier Division was the first-tier in Liga Indonesia. The system stayed put until 2007.
In 2008, PSSI formed the Indonesia Super League (ISL), the first fully professional league in Indonesia, as the new top-tier of Indonesian football. The Premier Division was then being relegated to the second-tier.
As a result of continuing conflict between PT Liga Indonesia (LI) and PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS), there were two different Liga Indonesia Premier Division being organized for 2011–12 and 2013 season, one for the Indonesia Super League and the other for Indonesian Premier League. Starting in the 2014 season Premier Division was organized again by PT Liga Indonesia after the dissolution of LPIS.
In January 2017, PSSI renamed the competition from Premier Division to Liga 2 along with the change in the name of the league in the top division from Indonesia Super League to Liga 1.

## First-tier era
### Past champions

| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up |
| 1994–95 | Persib Bandung | 1–0 | Petrokimia Putra |
| 1995–96 | Bandung Raya | 2–0 | PSM Makassar |
| 1996–97 | Persebaya Surabaya | 3–1 | Bandung Raya |
| 1997–98 | Season abandoned due to political and economic turmoil | Season abandoned due to political and economic turmoil | Season abandoned due to political and economic turmoil |
| 1998–99 | PSIS Semarang | 1–0 | Persebaya Surabaya |
| 1999–2000 | PSM Makassar | 3–2 | Pupuk Kaltim |
| 2001 | Persija Jakarta | 3–2 | PSM Makassar |
| 2002 | Petrokimia Putra | 2–1 (g.g.) | Persita Tangerang |
| 2003 | Persik Kediri | – | PSM Makassar |
| 2004 | Persebaya Surabaya | – | PSM Makassar |
| 2005 | Persipura Jayapura | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Persija Jakarta |
| 2006 | Persik Kediri | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | PSIS Semarang |
| 2007–08 | Sriwijaya | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | PSMS Medan |

### Title sponsors

| Period | Sponsor(s) | Brand |
| 1994–1996 | Dunhill | Liga Dunhill |
| 1996–1997 | Kansas | Liga Kansas |
| 1997–1999 | No sponsors | Ligina (Liga Indonesia) |
| 1999–2004 | Bank Mandiri | Liga Bank Mandiri |
| 2005–2008 | Djarum Super | Liga Djarum Indonesia |

### Broadcasting partner

* TVRI (1994–2002)
* ANTV (1994–2007)
* RCTI (2000–2002)
* SCTV (2003)
* Trans TV (2004)
* TV7 (2004–2006)
* Lativi (2007)

### Player of the season

| Season | Player | Club |
| 1994–95 | Widodo C. Putro | Petrokimia Putra |
| 1995–96 | Ronny Wabia | Persipura Jayapura |
| 1996–97 | Nuralim | Bandung Raya |
| 1998–99 | Ali Sunan | PSIS Semarang |
| 1999–2000 | Bima Sakti | PSM Makassar |
| 2001 | Bambang Pamungkas | Persija Jakarta |
| 2002 | Ilham Jaya Kesuma | Persita Tangerang |
| 2003 | Musikan | Persik Kediri |
| 2004 | Ponaryo Astaman | PSM Makassar |
| 2005 | Christian Warobay | Persipura Jayapura |
| 2006 | Maman Abdurrahman | PSIS Semarang |
| 2007–08 | Zah Rahan Krangar | Sriwijaya |

### Top scorers

| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1994–95 | Peri Sandria | Bandung Raya | 34 |
| 1995–96 | Dejan Gluscevic | Bandung Raya | 30 |
| 1996–97 | Jacksen F. Tiago | Persebaya Surabaya | 26 |
| 1997–98 | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto | Pelita Jaya | 20 |
| 1998–99 | Alain Mabenda | PSDS Deli Serdang | 11 |
| 1999–2000 | Bambang Pamungkas | Persija Jakarta | 24 |
| 2001 | Sadissou Bako | Barito Putera | 22 |
| 2002 | Ilham Jaya Kesuma | Persita Tangerang | 26 |
| 2003 | Oscar Aravena | PSM Makassar | 31 |
| 2004 | Ilham Jaya Kesuma | Persita Tangerang | 22 |
| 2005 | Cristian Gonzáles | Persik Kediri | 25 |
| 2006 | Cristian Gonzáles | Persik Kediri | 29 |
| 2007–08 | Cristian Gonzáles | Persik Kediri | 32 |

## Second-tier era
### Past champions

| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up |
| 2008–09 | Persisam Putra Samarinda | 1–0 | Persema Malang |
| 2009–10 | Persibo Bojonegoro | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Deltras Sidoarjo |
| 2010–11 | Persiba Bantul | 1–0 | Persiraja Banda Aceh |
| 2011–12 (LPIS) | Persepar Palangkaraya | round robin | Pro Duta |
| 2011–12 (LI) | Barito Putera | 2–1 | Persita Tanggerang |
| 2013 (LPIS) | PSS Sleman | 2–1 | Lampung FC |
| 2013 (LI) | Persebaya DU | 2–0 | Perseru Serui |
| 2014 | Pusamania Borneo | 2–1 | Persiwa Wamena |
| 2015 | Season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of Indonesia | Season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of Indonesia | Season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of Indonesia |

### Title sponsors

| Period | Sponsor(s) | Brand |
| 2008–2009 | Esia | Esia Divisi Utama |
| 2009–2010 | Extra Joss | Liga Joss Indonesia |
| 2010–2011 | Ti-Phone | Liga Ti-Phone |
| 2012–2016 | No sponsors | Divisi Utama |

### Broadcasting partner

* ANTV (2008–2013)
* tvOne (2013)
* First Media and Big TV (2014)

### Player of the season

| Season | Player | Club |
| 2008–09 | Aldo Baretto | Persisam Putra Samarinda |
| 2009–10 | Victor da Silva | Persibo Bojonegoro |
| 2010–11 | Wahyu Wijiastanto | Persiba Bantul |
| 2011–12 (LPIS) | George Oyebode Oyedepo | Persepar Palangkaraya |
| 2011–12 (LI) | Cristian Carrasco | Persita Tangerang |
| 2013 (LPIS) | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2013 (LI) | Jean Paul Boumsong | Persebaya (DU) |
| 2014 | Sengbah Kennedy | Persiwa Wamena |

### Top scorers

| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
| 2008–09 | Herman Dzumafo Epandi Jean Paul Boumsong Mardiansyah | PSPS Pekanbaru Persikad Depok Persikabo Bogor | 17 |
| 2009–10 | Edward Junior Wilson | Semen Padang | 20 |
| 2010–11 | Udo Fortune | Persiba Bantul | 34 |
| 2011–12 (LPIS) | Abel Cielo | Perseman Manokwari | 11 |
| 2011–12 (LI) | Sackie Teah Doe | Barito Putera | 18 |
| 2013 (LPIS) | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2013 (LI) | Jean Paul Boumsong Oliver Makor | Persebaya (DU) Persik Kediri | 18 |
| 2014 | Yao Rudy Abblode | Persiwa Wamena | 17 |