1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division was the fifth season of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, the top division of Indonesian football. The season began on 1 November 1998 and ended on 9 April 1999. The league was made up of 28 clubs. PSIS Semarang won the title after beating the defending champions, Persebaya Surabaya 1–0 in the final.

Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Season1998–99
Dates1 November 1998 – 9 April 1999
ChampionsPSIS Semarang
(1st title)
RelegatedPersita Tangerang
Persikabo Bogor
Persiba Balikpapan
Asian Club ChampionshipPSIS Semarang
Asian Cup Winners' CupPersebaya Surabaya
Matches played153
Goals scored364 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerAlain Mabenda
(11 goals)
Biggest home winPersija Jakarta 5–0 Petrokimia Putra
(13 December 1998)
Biggest away winMedan Jaya 0–3 PSDS Deli Serdang
(15 November 1998)
Persiraja Banda Aceh 0–3 PSDS Deli Serdang
(14 February 1999)
Highest scoringSemen Padang 6–1 Petrokimia Putra
(26 March 1999)

Overview

It was contested by 28 teams, and PSIS Semarang won the championship.

First stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PSMS Medan 10 6 2 2 17 14 +3 20 Advance to second stage
2 Semen Padang 10 5 3 2 16 8 +8 18
3 PSDS Deli Serdang 10 4 4 2 17 11 +6 16
4 Medan Jaya 10 3 2 5 6 14 −8 11
5 PSP Padang 10 1 5 4 10 11 −1 8
6 Persiraja Banda Aceh (O) 10 1 4 5 8 16 −8 7 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: RSSSF
(O) Play-off winner.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persija Jakarta 8 4 3 1 13 4 +9 15 Advance to second stage
2 Petrokimia Putra 8 3 4 1 13 15 −2 13
3 Persib Bandung 8 3 1 4 9 10 −1 10
4 PSBL Bandar Lampung 8 1 4 3 9 10 −1 7
5 Persita Tangerang (R) 8 1 4 3 9 14 −5 7 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.

Relegation play-offs
Persita Tangerang4–1Persiraja Banda Aceh
Persiraja Banda Aceh3–0Persita Tangerang

4–4 on aggregate. Persiraja Banda Aceh won on away goals and retained their spot in the Premier Division, Persita Tangerang were relegated.

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persikota Tangerang 10 6 2 2 14 7 +7 20 Advance to second stage
2 Pelita Bakrie 10 6 2 2 14 8 +6 20
3 Arema Malang 10 4 3 3 10 6 +4 15
4 Persikab 10 3 4 3 9 12 −3 13
5 PSIM Yogyakarta 10 2 2 6 7 11 −4 8
6 Persikabo Bogor (R) 10 1 3 6 8 18 −10 6 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persebaya Surabaya 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17 Advance to second stage
2 PSIS Semarang 8 3 2 3 10 7 +3 11
3 Barito Putra 8 3 1 4 8 10 −2 10
4 Persema Malang 8 2 3 3 10 13 −3 9
5 Gelora Dewata (O) 8 2 2 4 7 13 −6 8 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: RSSSF
(O) Play-off winner.

Relegation play-offs
Gelora Dewata5–1Persikabo Bogor
Persikabo Bogor4–2Gelora Dewata

Gelora Dewata won 7–5 on aggregate and retained their spot in the Premier Division, Persikabo Bogor were relegated.

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pupuk Kaltim 10 5 2 3 11 9 +2 17 Advance to second stage
2 PSM Makassar 10 5 1 4 13 11 +2 16
3 Persma Manado 10 5 1 4 13 12 +1 16
4 Putra Samarinda 10 4 0 6 14 15 −1 12
5 Persipura Jayapura 10 3 3 4 15 16 −1 12
6 Persiba Balikpapan (R) 10 3 3 4 10 13 −3 12 Relegation to First Division
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated.

Second stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persebaya Surabaya 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 PSIS Semarang 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
3 Semen Padang 4 1 3 0 10 5 +5 6
4 Persikota Tangerang 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2
5 Petrokimia Putra 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1
Source: RSSSF

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persija Jakarta 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8 Advance to knockout stage
2 PSMS Medan 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6
3 Pelita Bakrie 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5
4 Pupuk Kaltim 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
5 PSM Makassar 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
1 April – Jakarta
 
 
Persebaya Surabaya (pen.)1 (4)
 
9 April – Manado
 
PSMS Medan1 (2)
 
Persebaya Surabaya0
 
1 April – Jakarta
 
PSIS Semarang1
 
Persija Jakarta0
 
 
PSIS Semarang1
 

Semifinals
Persebaya Surabaya1–1PSMS Medan
Yusuf  70' Baboaken  83'
Penalties
4–2
Persija Jakarta0–1PSIS Semarang
Timothy  83'

Final
Main article: 1999 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final
Persebaya Surabaya0–1PSIS Semarang
Tugiyo  89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Djadjat Sudradjat

Awards

Top scorer

The following is a list of the top scorers from the 1998-99 season.[1]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alain Mabenda PSDS Deli Serdang 11
2 Musa Kallon Persebaya Surabaya 8
3 Jean Michel Babouaken PSMS Medan 7
Stephen Weah Persikota Tangerang 7
Tugiyo PSIS Semarang 7

Best player

Fair play team

References
  1. "LI 1998-99". RSSSF. 2005. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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