# 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (also known as the Liga Bank Mandiri for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top Indonesian professional league for association football clubs, since its formation in 1994. It began on 12 January and ended on 15 September. Petrokimia Putra were the defending champions.

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

* Persebaya
* Persedikab
* Persema
* Persikab
* PSBL
* PSMS

#### Promoted to Premier Division

* Persik
* Perseden

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Arema | Malang | Gajayana | 25,000 |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th | 15,000 |
| Bontang PKT | Bontang | Mulawarman | 12,000 |
| Deltras | Sidoarjo | Gelora Delta | 35,000 |
| Pelita Krakatau Steel | Cilegon | Krakatau Steel | 5,000 |
| Perseden | Denpasar | Kompyang Sujana | 7,000 |
| Persib | Bandung | Siliwangi | 15,000 |
| Persija | Jakarta | Lebak Bulus Stadium | 12,500 |
| Persijatim Solo | Surakarta | Manahan | 20,000 |
| Persik | Kediri | Brawijaya | 20,000 |
| Persikota | Tangerang | Benteng | 15,000 |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala | 30,000 |
| Persita | Tangerang | Benteng | 15,000 |
| Petrokimia Putra | Gresik | Petrokimia | 20,000 |
| PSDS | Deli Serdang | Baharuddin Siregar | 15,000 |
| PSIS | Semarang | Jatidiri | 25,000 |
| PSM | Makassar | Andi Mattalata | 15,000 |
| PSPS | Pekanbaru | Kaharudin Nasution | 30,000 |
| PSS | Sleman | Tridadi | 12,000 |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim | 20,000 |

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persik (C) | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 67 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League |
| 2 | PSM | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League |
| 3 | Persita | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 62 | |
| 4 | PSS | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 60 | |
| 5 | Persipura | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 58 | |
| 6 | Persikota | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 58 | |
| 7 | Persija | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 55 | |
| 8 | Semen Padang | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 55 | |
| 9 | PSPS | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 54 | |
| 10 | Bontang PKT | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 53 | |
| 11 | Persijatim | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 53 | |
| 12 | Deltras | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 51 | |
| 13 | PSIS | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 50 | |
| 14 | Pelita Krakatau Steel | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 50 | |
| 15 | Perseden (R) | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 48 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Persib (O) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 45 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Arema (R) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 44 | Relegation to First Division |
| 18 | Petrokimia Putra (R) | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 42 | Relegation to First Division |
| 19 | PSDS (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 41 | Relegation to First Division |
| 20 | Barito Putera (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 38 | Relegation to First Division |

## Relegation play-offs

Perseden and Persib compete with Persela and PSIM in a round-robin play-off to secure two spots in next season's Premier Division. The matches were held in Solo.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Persib | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 2 | Persela | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Promotion to Premier Division |
| 3 | PSIM | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Relegation to First Division |
| 4 | Perseden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | Relegation to First Division |

## Awards
### Top scorers

This is a list of the top scorers from the 2003 season.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Oscar Aravena | PSM | 31 |
| 2 | Bamidelle Frank Bob Manuel | Persik | 29 |
| 3 | Cristian Gonzáles | PSM | 27 |
| 4 | Bambang Pamungkas | Persija | 24 |
| 5 | Marcelo Braga | PSS | 21 |
| 5 | Musikan | Persik | 21 |

### Best player

* Musikan (Persik).