# 2013 Indonesian Premier League

The 2013 Indonesian Premier League was the 2nd and final season of the Indonesian Premier League (IPL), a fully professional football competition as the shared top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia with the Indonesia Super League before the two leagues merged for the 2014 season. The season began on 16 February 2013. Semen Padang were the defending champions, having won their 1st league title .

## Teams

PSMS Medan were relegated during the end of the previous season. They were replaced by the best three teams (three group champions) from the 2011–12 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Persepar Palangkaraya, Perseman Manokwari and Pro Duta FC.
Eleventh place Indonesian Premier League side Bontang FC managed to retain his place in the highest competition after finishing as champions of the play-offs.
Two Premier Division group runner-up last season side PSLS Lhokseumawe and PSIR Rembang managed promotion after finishing runner-up and third-place in the play-offs.

### Stadium and locations

| Club | City | Province | Stadium | Capacity | 2011–12 season |
| Arema Indonesia | Malang | East Java | Gajayana | 30,000 | 3rd Indonesia Premier League |
| Bontang FC | Bontang | East Kalimantan | Mulawarman | 20,000 | 11th Indonesia Premier League |
| Persebaya 1927 | Surabaya | East Java | Gelora Bung Tomo | 50,000 | 2nd Indonesia Premier League Runners-up |
| Persema Malang | Malang | East Java | Gajayana | 30,000 | 8th Indonesia Premier League |
| Perseman Manokwari | Manokwari | West Papua | Maguwoharjo | 30,000 | 1st in Group 3 Premier Division |
| Persepar Palangkaraya | Palangkaraya | Central Kalimantan | Tuah Pahoe Stadium | 7,000 | 1st in Group 2 Premier Division Champions |
| Persiba Bantul | Bantul | Yogyakarta | Sultan Agung | 35,000 | 5th Indonesia Premier League |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | Bojonegoro | East Java | Letjen Haji Sudirman | 15,000 | 4th Indonesia Premier League |
| Jakarta FC | Jakarta | Jakarta | Singaperbangsa | 25,000 | 9th in Indonesia Premier League |
| Persijap Jepara | Jepara | Central Java | Gelora Bumi Kartini | 25,000 | 10th in Indonesia Premier League |
| Persiraja Banda Aceh | Banda Aceh | Aceh | Harapan Bangsa | 40,000 | 7th Indonesia Premier League |
| Pro Duta FC | Lubuk Pakam | North Sumatra | Baharuddin Siregar | 15,000 | 1st in Group 1 Premier Division |
| PSIR Rembang | Rembang | Central Java | Krida Stadium | 7,000 | 2nd in Group 2 Premier Division |
| PSLS Lhokseumawe | Lhokseumawe | Aceh | Tunas Bangsa Stadium | 20,000 | 2nd in Group 1 Premier Division |
| PSM Makassar | Makassar | South Sulawesi | Andi Mattalatta | 30,000 | 6th Indonesian Premier League |
| Semen Padang FC | Padang | West Sumatra | Haji Agus Salim | 28,000 | 1st in Indonesian Premier League Champions |

### Personnel

| Team | Coach$^1$ | Captain |
| Arema Indonesia | Abdul Rahman Gurning | Legimin Raharjo |
| Bontang FC | Fachry Husaini | Ridwansyah |
| Persebaya 1927 | Fabio Oliveira | Mat Halil |
| Persema Malang | Rudi Hariantoko | Agung Dwi Jaksono |
| Perseman Manokwari | Arcan Iurie | Marcio Souza |
| Persepar Palangkaraya | Edy Simon Badawi | Bima Sakti |
| Persiba Bantul | Sajuri Syahid | Ezequiel González |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | Gusnul Yakin | |
| Jakarta FC | Eduard Tjong | Cornelius Geddy |
| Persijap Jepara | Raja Isa | Evaldo Silva |
| Persiraja Banda Aceh | Maman Suryaman | Erik Saputra |
| Pro Duta FC | Dejan Antonić | Suyatno |
| PSIR Rembang | Kibnu Harto | Christian Lenglolo |
| PSLS Lhokseumawe | Nasrul Koto | Hendra Syahputra |
| PSM Makassar | Imran Amirullah (caretaker) | Syamsul Chaeruddin |
| Semen Padang FC | Jafri Sastra | Elie Aiboy |

### Coaching changes
#### Pre-season

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Persijap Jepara | Sartono Anwar | Signed by Persisam Putra | August 2012 | Riono Asnan | 28 August 2012 |
| Semen Padang | Suhatman Iman | Mutual consent | September 2012 | Jafri Sastra | 20 October 2012 |
| Persiraja Banda Aceh | Herry Kiswanto | Signed by Persiba Balikpapan | 18 December 2012 | Maman Suryaman | 26 February 2013 |

#### In season

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
| Persema Malang | Slave Radovský | Resigned | 4 April 2013 | Rudi Hariantoko | 4 April 2013 |
| Persijap Jepara | Riono Asnan | Sacked | 31 March 2013 | Raja Isa | 4 April 2013 |
| Pro Duta | Roberto Bianchi | Sacked | 31 May 2013 | Ansyari Lubis (interim) | 2 June 2013 |
| PSM Makassar | Petar Segrt | Resigned | 11 June 2013 | Imran Amrullah (interim) | 11 June 2013 |
| Persebaya Surabaya | Ibnu Grahan | Resigned | June 2013 | Fabio Oliveira | 3 August 2013 |
| Pro Duta | Ansyari Lubis | End of caretaker role | 16 September 2013 | Dejan Antonić | 16 September 2013 |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian player | Former players |
| Arema Indonesia | Marko Krasić | Roman Chmelo | | | |
| Bontang F.C. | César M'Boma | Jimmy Kidega | | Masahiro Fukasawa | |
| Jakarta F.C. | | | | | |
| Persebaya 1927 | Fernando Soler | Mario Karlović | Goran Gančev | Han Ji-ho | |
| Persema Malang | Guy Mamoun | Dramane Coulibaly | | | |
| Perseman Manokwari | Márcio Souza | Stanislav Zhekov | Michael Onwatuegwu | | |
| Persepar Palangkaraya | Antônio Teles | Émile Mbamba | George Oyedepo | Kim Sang-duk | William Teixeira |
| Persiba Bantul | Ezequiel González | Carlos Eduardo | Roberto Kwateh | | |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | Marcelo Cirelli | Alexander Robinson | | Han Ji-ho | Julio Alcorsé |
| Persijap Jepara | Julio Alcorsé | Walter Brizuela | Evaldo | Kim Yong-han | Víctor Coto |
| Persiraja Banda Aceh | Ivan Razumović | | | | |
| Pro Duta F.C. | Deniss Romanovs | Ģirts Karlsons | José Galán | | |
| PSIR Rembang | Christian Lenglolo | Mbemba Sylla | Esaiah Pello Benson | | |
| PSLS Lhokseumawe | Carlos Sciucatti | Fassawa Camara | Sergey Litvinov | | |
| PSM Makassar | Ilija Spasojević | | | | Mirko Spasojević |
| Semen Padang F.C. | Estebán Vizcarra | David Pagbe | Edward Junior Wilson | Yoo Hyun-goo | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Semen Padang | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 6 | +40 | 41 | Get wildcard to advance league verification and 2013 Premier League Final |
| 2 | Perseman Manokwari | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 39 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 3 | Pro Duta | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 37 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 4 | Persiba Bantul | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 35 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 5 | Persebaya 1927 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 34 | Disqualified from the league |
| 6 | PSM Makassar | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 32 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 7 | PSIR Rembang | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 31 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 8 | Persijap Jepara | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 30 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 9 | Persepar Palangkaraya | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 30 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 10 | Persiraja Banda Aceh | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 25 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 11 | PSLS Lhokseumawe | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 25 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 12 | Arema Indonesia | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 17 | Disqualified from the league |
| 13 | Bontang FC | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 14 | Advance to Play-off round |
| 14 | Persema Malang | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 9 | Disqualified from the league |
| 15 | Persibo Bojonegoro | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 39 | −33 | 7 | Disqualified from the league |
| 16 | Jakarta FC | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 4 | Disqualified from the league |
* ↑ A PSSI extraordinary congress resulted in a decision to merge the two leagues into one in the 2014 season with a name Super League. Therefore Premier League (IPL) clubs would have 4 teams eligible to appear in the new league, the quota taken from the four best teams in the IPL 2013 season.
* 1 2 Persebaya 1927 and Arema Indonesia was disqualified as they did not meet the conditions for PSSI membership.
* ↑ Persibo Bojonegoro, Persema Malang and Jakarta FC were disqualified for walking out too many matches.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARE | BON | PSBY | PSMA | PSMN | PPAR | PSBN | PSBO | JFC | PSJP | RAJ | PDFC | REM | PSLS | PSM | SPD |
| Arema Indonesia | | | | 3–1 | | | 1–3 | | | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | | |
| Bontang FC | | | | | | 3–0 | | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | | 3–2 | | |
| Persebaya Surabaya | | 5–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 5–1 | | | 0–0 | | 5–2 | 4–2 | | |
| Persema Malang | | 4–1 | 0–1 | | | | | | 5–2 | 0–4 | | | | | | |
| Perseman Manokwari | | | | 3–0 | | 2–2 | | | | | | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Persepar Palangkaraya | 1–0 | | | | 0–2 | | 1–0 | | | | | | | | 1–0 | |
| Persiba Bantul | | | | 5–0 | | | | | | | 4–0 | | 7–1 | 4–1 | | |
| Persibo Bojonegoro | 0–3 | | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | |
| Jakarta FC | | | | | | 0–3 | | 0–3 | | | | 0–3 | | | | 0–3 |
| Persijap Jepara | | | | | | | | 4–0 | 5–0 | | | 0–2 | | | | 0–0 |
| Persiraja | | | | | 0–0 | | | | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Pro Duta | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | | | 0–0 | | | | | | | | | 0–2 |
| PSIR | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | | | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | | | | | |
| PSLS Lhokseumawe | | | | | 2–0 | | | | 3–3 | 2–0 | | | | | 1–0 | |
| PSM | | | | 3–0 | | | | | | | | 2–0 | 5–1 | | | 0–1 |
| Semen Padang | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | | | | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Edward Wilson Junior | Semen Padang | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Raul Sciucatti | PSLS Lhokseumawe | 13 |
| 3 | Christian Lenglolo | PSIR Rembang | 12 |
| 4 | Mario Karlovic | Persebaya 1927 | 10 |
| 5 | Roberto Kwateh | Persiba Bantul | 9 |
| 5 | Rahmad Hidayat | Pro Duta FC | 9 |
| 5 | Andi Oddang | PSM Makassar | 9 |
| 8 | Kornelis Kaimu | Perseman Manokwari | 8 |
| 8 | Esteban Vizcarra | Semen Padang | 8 |
| 10 | Fernando Soler | Persebaya 1927 | 7 |
| 10 | Émile Mbamba | Persepar Palangkaraya | 7 |
| 10 | Sansan Fauzi | Jakarta FC | 7 |
Updated to games played on 4 September 2013. Source: IPL Topscorer

## Play-off round

After the meeting on Wednesday, 2 October 2013 between PSSI and PT. Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo and club participants Indonesian Premier League (IPL), they decided that the IPL competition was stopped and the entire first and second round scores were not recognized. Due to this on Thursday 3 October 2013 PSSI executive committee decided to hold a play-off to determine which club was eligible for the verification of 2014 Indonesia Super League club participants and also determine the champions of IPL 2013 season.
Ten clubs participated in the play-off. These were Persiraja Banda Aceh, PSLS Lhokseumawe, Pro Duta FC, Persijap Jepara, PSIR Rembang, Persiba Bantul, Bontang FC, PSM Makassar, Persepar Palangkaraya and Perseman Manokwari. Meanwhile, Persebaya 1927 and Arema Indonesia were disqualified for not being official members of the PSSI. While Semen Padang FC received a wildcard to qualify directly for the finals and 2014 leagues verification as the defending champion of last season and in the standings this season they were top of the standings.
As for the format of the play-off with the home tournament system, Jepara (Gelora Bumi Kartini) and Bantul (Sultan Agung Stadium) were appointed as the hosts. Play-offs were divided into two groups with five teams each, the top three teams of each group qualified for the following leagues verification. While the winner of each group qualified for the semi-finals of the play-offs, the winner advanced to the finals to face with Semen Padang to determine the champion of the 2013 Indonesian Premier League.
The play-off was originally scheduled to start on 16 October and finish on 2 November 2013.

### Group stage

Group stage draw was made on Friday on 4 October 2013 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Indonesia. Among the group stage started on 16 October 2013 and finished on 25 October 2013.

#### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pro Duta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 10 | Advances to Semi-finals and qualified to 2014 leagues verification |
| 2 | PSM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Qualified to 2014 leagues verification |
| 3 | Persijap Jepara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Qualified to 2014 leagues verification |
| 4 | Bontang FC (R) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | Relegation to 2014 Premier Division |
| 5 | PSLS Lhokseumawe (R) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 | Relegation to 2014 Premier Division |

#### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persepar Palangkaraya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Advances to Semi-finals and qualified to 2014 leagues verification |
| 2 | Persiba Bantul | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to 2014 leagues verification |
| 3 | Perseman Manokwari | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | Qualified to 2014 leagues verification |
| 4 | PSIR (R) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 | Relegation to 2014 Premier Division |
| 5 | Persiraja (R) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0 | Relegation to 2014 Premier Division |

### Knockout stage

The knockout stage started on 28 October and was scheduled to finish on 2 November 2013 in grand final match. However, three days before the start of the knockout stage on 25 October 2013, PSSI secretary-general Joko Driyono announced the cancellation of the 2013 IPL play-off final match, citing that the game was not a priority as the league competition was already finished, since it had been cancelled by PSSI. He elaborated that the main objective of the play-off was to determine seven teams that would join the new unified league in 2014, pursuant to a verification process. According to Joko, other agendas were not considered not a priority.
The cancellation meant that there was no league champion for the IPL's final season; rather, the winner of the semifinal match earned the title of 2013 IPL play-off champion. Three days after the announcement by PSSI, Pro Duta FC defeated Persepar Palangkaraya in the final IPL match that was ever played to win the title. It also solved a scheduling problem: Semen Padang was committed to play in a tournament in Vietnam from 25 October to 3 November, making it impossible for them to play in the final match that was scheduled for 2 November. Ultimately, Pro Duta and Persepar (along with Perseman) did not participate in the ISL as PSSI denied them licenses during the verification process.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | 2 November (cancelled) | 2 November (cancelled) |
| | | Semen Padang | |
| 28 October – Bantul | 28 October – Bantul | | Semen Padang |
| 28 October – Bantul | 28 October – Bantul | Pro Duta FC | |
| Pro Duta FC | 3 | Pro Duta FC | |
| Persepar Palangkaraya | 2 | | |