# 2018 Indonesia President's Cup

The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup (Indonesian: Piala Presiden 2018) was the third edition of Indonesia President's Cup, held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as a pre-season tournament for the 2018 Liga 1. The tournament started on 16 January and ended on 17 February 2018.
The broadcasting rights were granted to Elang Mahkota Teknologi group; matches were aired by their channels: Indosiar and O-Channel.
The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup Final was played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, with Persija defeating Bali United by 3–0 to win their first title. Arema were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Sriwijaya in the quarter-finals.

## Teams

Initially, the tournament was planned to be competed by 20 teams: 18 teams from 2018 Liga 1 and 2 best placed teams from 2017 Liga 2. Then, Persipura Jayapura decided not to participate in this year's tournament. Kalteng Putra was confirmed to replace them.
| Club | 2017 season | City | Province |
| Arema | Liga 1 9th place | Malang | East Java |
| Bali United | Liga 1 runner-up | Gianyar | Bali |
| Barito Putera | Liga 1 7th place | Banjarmasin | South Kalimantan |
| Bhayangkara | Liga 1 champions | Bekasi | West Java |
| Borneo | Liga 1 8th place | Samarinda | East Kalimantan |
| Kalteng Putra | Liga 2 3rd in Group X | Palangka Raya | Central Kalimantan |
| Madura United | Liga 1 5th place | Pamekasan | East Java |
| Martapura | Liga 2 4th place | Martapura | South Kalimantan |
| Mitra Kukar | Liga 1 10th place | Tenggarong | East Kalimantan |
| Persebaya | Liga 2 champions | Surabaya | East Java |
| Persela | Liga 1 14th place | Lamongan | East Java |
| Perseru | Liga 1 15th place | Serui | Papua |
| Persib | Liga 1 13th place | Bandung | West Java |
| Persija | Liga 1 4th place | Jakarta | DKI Jakarta |
| PS TNI | Liga 1 12th place | Cibinong | West Java |
| PSIS | Liga 2 3rd place | Semarang | Central Java |
| PSM | Liga 1 3rd place | Makassar | South Sulawesi |
| PSMS | Liga 2 runner-up | Medan | North Sumatra |
| PSPS Riau | Liga 2 3rd in Group Y | Pekanbaru | Riau |
| Sriwijaya | Liga 1 11th place | Palembang | South Sumatra |

## Draw

The 20 teams were divided into five groups. Each group consisted of four teams.
Group A :
| Group A PosTeam A1Persib (hosts) A2PSM A3PSMS A4Sriwijaya | Group B PosTeam B1Mitra Kukar (hosts) B2Kalteng Putra B3Martapura B4Barito Putera | Group C PosTeam C1Persebaya (Host) C2Madura United C3Perseru C4PS TNI | Group D PosTeam D1Bali United (hosts) D2Persija D3PSPS D4Borneo | Group E PosTeam E1Arema (hosts) E2Bhayangkara E3PSIS E4Persela |

## Venues

Seven venues in seven cities were selected for the tournament. On 21 January 2018, the venue of Group E officially moved from Gajayana Stadium to Kanjuruhan Stadium after two matches because the pitch of Gajayana was heavily damaged by bad weather and bad drainage.
| Bandung, West Java | Tenggarong, East Kalimantan | Surabaya, East Java |
| Gelora Bandung Lautan Api | Aji Imbut | Gelora Bung Tomo |
| Capacity: 38,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 55,000 |
| Gianyar, Bali | Malang, East Java | Malang Regency, East Java |
| Kapten I Wayan Dipta | Gajayana | Kanjuruhan |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 42,449 |
| Surakarta, Central Java | Palembang, South Sumatra | Special Capital Region of Jakarta |
| Manahan | Gelora Sriwijaya | Gelora Bung Karno |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 77,193 |

## Regulations

Player registration regulations are as follows:
* Clubs can register at least 18 players and a maximum of 36 players;
* Clubs are required to register 7 players under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1996);
* Clubs can register a maximum of 6 foreign players, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. But only 4 foreign players (3+1 Asia) are eligible in a match;
* Player registration is opened from 10 January 2018 until a day before the first match of each group.

## Group stage

The Organising Committee (OC) announced the group draw on 9 January 2018. The group draw was determined by the host, the team's ranking in the 2017 Liga 1 competition, geographical factors, and commercial interests.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sriwijaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | PSMS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Persib (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | PSM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
* All matches played in Bandung, West Java
* Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mitra Kukar (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Barito Putera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Kalteng Putra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Martapura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |
* All matches played in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan
* Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persebaya (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Madura United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | PS TNI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Perseru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |
* All matches played in Surabaya, East Java
* Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bali United (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Persija | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Borneo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | PSPS Riau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |
* All matches played in Gianyar, Bali
* Times listed are local (UTC+8:00)

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Arema (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Bhayangkara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | PSIS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Persela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
* Two matches played in Malang and four matches played in Malang Regency, East Java
* Times listed are local (UTC+7:00)

### Ranking of runner-up teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Madura United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | D | Persija | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | A | PSMS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 4 | E | Bhayangkara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | B | Barito Putera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |

## Knockout stage

Extra time would not be played in the quarter-finals. If a match ended with a draw, it would go straight to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used in the semi-finals, if necessary. The third place match would also go straight to a penalty shoot-out if tied after normal playing time. Extra time and penalty shoot-out would also be used in the final, if necessary.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 February – Surakarta | 3 February – Surakarta | | | | | | |
| Persebaya | 3 (3) | | | | | | |
| Persebaya | 3 (3) | 10/12 February | 10/12 February | 10/12 February | 10/12 February | | |
| PSMS (p) | 3 (4) | 10/12 February | 10/12 February | 10/12 February | 10/12 February | | |
| PSMS (p) | 3 (4) | PSMS | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 4 February – Surakarta | 4 February – Surakarta | PSMS | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| 4 February – Surakarta | 4 February – Surakarta | Persija | 4 | 1 | 5 | | |
| Mitra Kukar | 1 | Persija | 4 | 1 | 5 | | |
| Mitra Kukar | 1 | | | | | 17 February – Jakarta | 17 February – Jakarta |
| Persija | 3 | | | | | 17 February – Jakarta | 17 February – Jakarta |
| Persija | 3 | | | | | Persija | 3 |
| 4 February – Surakarta | 4 February – Surakarta | | | | | Persija | 3 |
| 4 February – Surakarta | 4 February – Surakarta | | | | | Bali United | 0 |
| Sriwijaya | 3 | | | | | Bali United | 0 |
| Sriwijaya | 3 | 11/14 February | 11/14 February | 11/14 February | 11/14 February | | |
| Arema | 1 | 11/14 February | 11/14 February | 11/14 February | 11/14 February | | |
| Arema | 1 | Sriwijaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| 3 February – Surakarta | 3 February – Surakarta | Sriwijaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| 3 February – Surakarta | 3 February – Surakarta | Bali United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 February – Jakarta | 17 February – Jakarta |
| Bali United (p) | 2 (5) | Bali United | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 February – Jakarta | 17 February – Jakarta |
| Bali United (p) | 2 (5) | | | | | PSMS | 0 |
| Madura United | 2 (4) | | | | | PSMS | 0 |
| Madura United | 2 (4) | | | | | Sriwijaya | 4 |

### Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held at Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, on 31 January 2018.

### Semi-finals

Persija won 5–1 on aggregate.
Bali United won 1–0 on aggregate.

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 114 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.85 goals per match.
11 goals
* Marko Šimić
5 goals
* Stefano Lilipaly
4 goals
* Greg Nwokolo
* Fernando Rodríguez
3 goals
* Yohanes Pahabol
2 goals
* Jaime Xavier
* Thiago Furtuoso
* Ahmad Nufiandani
* Antoni Nugroho
* Bambang Pamungkas
* Bayu Gatra
* Cristian Gonzáles
* Frets Butuan
* Irfan Jaya
* Manahati Lestusen
* Michael Rumere
* Samsul Arif
* Donald Bissa
* Wilfried Yessoh
* Makan Konaté
* Stevan Marković
* Sílvio Escobar
* Élio Martins
* Manuchekhr Dzhalilov
1 goal
* Bruce Djite
* Esteban Vizcarra
* Beto Gonçalves
* Alessandro Celin
* André Araújo
* Demerson
* Fabiano Beltrame
* Ivan Carlos
* Abdul Abanda Rahman
* Adam Alis
* Ady Setiawan
* Ahmad Agung
* Ahmad Hardianto
* Azka Fauzi
* Bayu Nugroho
* Bio Paulin
* Boaz Solossa
* Dadang Apridianto
* Dendi Santoso
* Friska Womsiwor
* Guy Junior Ondoua
* Hamka Hamzah
* Hari Nur Yulianto
* Hendra Bayauw
* Herman Dzumafo
* I Nyoman Sukarja
* Ilija Spasojević
* Ismed Sofyan
* Jajang Mulyana
* Johan Alfarizi
* Martinus Novianto
* Muhammad Rifqi
* Nelson Alom
* Novri Setiawan
* Qischil Minny
* Raphael Maitimo
* Rishadi Fauzi
* Rizky Pora
* Sugeng Efendi
* Suhandi
* Syahrian Abimanyu
* Wahyu Kristanto
* Mahamadou N'Diaye
* Sadney Urikhob
* Kevin Brands
* Oh In-kyun
1 own goal
* Mochammad Zaenuri (against Persela)
* Rio Saputro (against Arema)
* Samuel Sibatuara (against Sriwijaya)

### Awards

* Best supporters: Bobotoh (Persib)
* Best referee: Oki Dwi Putra
* Top scorer and best player: Marko Šimić (Persija, 11 goals)
* Best young player: Rezaldi Hehanusa (Persija)
* Fair-play award: Bali United

### Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs were counted as draws.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | D | Persija | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 18 | Champion |
| 2 | D | Bali United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 | Runner-up |
| 3 | A | Sriwijaya | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | A | PSMS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Mitra Kukar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
| 6 | C | Persebaya | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
| 7 | C | Madura United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
| 8 | E | Arema | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
| 9 | E | Bhayangkara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 10 | B | Barito Putera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 11 | C | PS TNI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 12 | B | Kalteng Putra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 13 | D | Borneo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 14 | E | PSIS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 15 | A | Persib | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 16 | A | PSM | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 17 | E | Persela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 18 | B | Martapura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 19 | D | PSPS Riau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 20 | C | Perseru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |