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The following players are registered for the [[2010 AFF Suzuki Cup|AFF Suzuki Cup 2010]]
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Revision as of 13:16, 1 February 2011

Indonesia national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Timnas
(Tim Nasional, The National Team)
Garuda
Merah Putih
(The Reds and Whites)
AssociationFootball Association of Indonesia (PSSI)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachBatman
CaptainFirman Utina
Most capsBembeng Pamungkas (76)
Top scorerBembeng Pamungkas (34)
Home stadiumSawah
FIFA codeIDN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current126
Highest76 (September 1998)
Lowest153 (December 1995, December 2006 and July 2008)
First international
Unofficial:
 Dutch East Indies 1–0 Singapore 
(Batavia, Dutch East Indies; March 28, 1921)[1]
Official:
 Japan 1–7 Dutch East Indies Netherlands
(Manila, Philippines; May 13, 1934)[2]
Biggest win
Indonesia Indonesia 12–0 Philippines 
(Seoul, South Korea; September 22, 1972)
Indonesia Indonesia 13–1 Philippines 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; December 23, 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 9–0 Indonesia Indonesia
(Copenhagen, Denmark; September 3, 1974)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1938)
Best resultRound 1, 1938
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1996)
Best resultRound 1, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007

The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). Despite football being one of the nation's favourite sports, Indonesia is not among the strongest teams in the AFC. However, in history they are considered as one of the strong teams in Southeast Asia. Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team.

History

Early days

The early matches involving sides from the Dutch East Indies were organised by the Nederlandsch Indische Voetbal Bond (NIVB) or its successor, the Nederlandsch Indische Voetbal Unie (NIVU). The matches prior to independence in 1945 are not recognised by PSSI (the Football Association of Indonesia).[1]

The first recorded football match involving a side from the Dutch East Indies was against a side from Singapore on March 28, 1921. The match was played in Batavia and was won 1–0. This was followed by matches against an Australian XI in August 1928 (won 2–1) and a team from Shanghai two years later (4–4).[1]

In 1934, a team from Java represented the Dutch East Indies in the Far Eastern Games played in Manila, Philippines. Despite defeating Japan 7–1 in their first match,[3] the next two matches ended in defeats (2–0 to China and 3–2 to the host nation) resulting in a second-place finish in the tournament for the Javan team. Although not recognized by PSSI, these matches are treated as the first matches involving the Indonesian national side by the World Football Elo ratings.[2]

FIFA World Cup

See also: Indonesia at the FIFA World Cup
File:Dutch East Indies players 1938.jpg
Dutch East Indies players line up in Reims, France in 1938 to face Hungary.

Indonesia, under the name Dutch East Indies, was the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup when they qualified to the 1938 tournament. A 6-0 first-round loss in Reims to eventual finalists Hungary remains the country's only appearance in the World Cup.

In 1958, the team tasted their first World Cup action as Indonesia in the qualifying rounds. They got past China in the first round, but subsequently refused to play their next opponents Israel due to political issues. The team subsequently suffered a ban from FIFA World Cup from 1958 to 1974 due to unfavorable internal and external political situation. It was only almost two decades later that Indonesia returned to the fold.

Asian Cup

Indonesia's first appearance in the AFC Asian Cup was in the United Arab Emirates in 1996. During the tournament Indonesia only gained one point from drawing against Kuwait in the first round. Their second appearance in Asian Cup was in Lebanon in 2000: again, they gained only one point from three games, and again, from a draw against Kuwait.

Indonesia eventually established better record in 2004, beating Qatar 2-1 to record their first ever victory in the history of tournament. Nevertheless, as luck had it, the win was unfortunately not enough to qualify for the second round.

Their participation in 2007 was especially notable as Indonesia acted as one (of four) co-hosts of the tournament. The national team proceeded by defeating Bahrain 2-1 in the first match, however, the next two ties proved tough as they face Asian giants Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Despite arguably decent performance both ties ended in narrow 1-2 and 0-1 defeat -- thus sealing their fate as third place in the group.

ASEAN Football Championship

Indonesia has somewhat decent record in ASEAN Football Championship, reaching the final four times (2000, 2002, 2004, and 2010), albeit never able to lift the trophy. Their claim of regional titles came via Southeast Asian Games in 1987 and 1991, whilst only getting bronze or silver medals in recent time.

It was perceived that, right after the historic 2004 Asian Cup campaign, Indonesia might be on verge of growing stature in ASEAN football scene. Under the guidance of former Aston Villa and England striker Peter Withe, the South-East Asian outfit looked set to continue success in terms of football development and FIFA World Rankings. However they failed on the group stage of ASEAN Football Championship, and on January 18, 2007, Withe was immediately sacked. He was replaced by Bulgarian Ivan Venkov Kolev.

After the Withe era, the inability to fulfill ASEAN target has been cited as reason for Indonesian managerial rolling door. During two years time Indonesia national team had seen Kolev succeeded by local coach Benny Dollo, whom was in turn getting sacked in 2010. As of recently Indonesian national team head coach position is held by Alfred Riedl, former national coach of Vietnam and Laos.

The 1998 Tiger Cup Controversy

The regional 1998 ASEAN Football Championship tournament was perhaps infamous in respect to Indonesian football history. In what was supposedly a sporting event, the group stage match between Thailand and Indonesia was marred with an unsportsmanlike attempt. At the time both teams had already qualified for semi-finals, but with knowledge that winners would have to face hosts Vietnam, while the losing team would play the supposedly-weaker Singapore. There was also technical incentive that facing Vietnam would mean moving training bases from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi -- which none of the team would wish to do.

The first half saw very little action as both teams barely making attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, partly thanks to half-hearted defending, resulting in a 2–2 tie after 90 minutes. However the real infamy didn't take place until extra time, in which Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately kicked the ball into his own goal (despite the Thais' attempts to stop him doing so).

This turn of events led to Thailand winning the match 3-2, sending them to face Vietnam. Nevertheless repercussion and outrage followed after the match: both teams were eventually fined for "violating the spirit of the game", and Mursyid Effendi was banned from football for life.

Ironically in the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia also lost to Singapore, pitting the team once again for third-place playoff. Indonesia eventually won by penalty shootout, as in the final, unfancied Singapore made one of the competition's biggest shocks by defeating Vietnam.

Kit

Kit used in the 1938 FIFA World Cup
Indonesia's football jersey in 1981

During the Dutch colonial era, the team competed as Dutch East Indies in international matches and played in an orange jersey, the national colour of the Netherlands. There are no official documents about the team's kit, only several black-and-white photos from the match against Hungary in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, but unofficial documents stated that the kit consisted of an orange jersey, white shorts and light blue socks.[4] After Indonesia's independence, the kit consists the colours of the country's flag, which are red and white. A combination of green and white has also been used for the away kits, and was used from the team's participation in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, until in the mid 1980s.[5] During the 1990s, the colour changed to all-red for the home kit and all-white for the away kit. In 2007, just before the start of the Asian Cup, the original colours were restored.

The shirt badge has always been the Garuda Pancasila, Indonesia's coat of arms. This is where the inspiration of the song Garuda di Dadaku (Garuda on My Chest) came from. The song is a modified version of a Papuan folk song, Apuse, with the lyrics changed. It was made by Persija Jakarta football fans, and was popularized by Jakmania which was recorded for a movie under the same name.

Home Stadium

Main article: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

The Indonesian home stadium is the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta. The stadium capacity is 88,083. The stadium is the largest Stadium in Indonesia, it is also the largest stadium in South East Asia and the 10th Biggest football stadium in the world. It is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stadium was built in 1960 for the 1962 Asian Games and is the home stadium of Indonesia football team up to present.

Other stadia used include:

Tournament records

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