Indonesia national football team
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| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Merah Putih (The Red and White) Garuda (The Eagle) | ||
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| Association | Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Nil Maizar | ||
| Captain | Elie Aiboy | ||
| Most caps | Bambang Pamungkas (83) | ||
| Top scorer | Bambang Pamungkas (37) | ||
| Home stadium | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IDN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 165 | ||
| Highest | 76 (September 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 170 (October 2012) | ||
| First international | |||
 Japan 1–7 Dutch East Indies  (Manila, Philippines; 13 May 1934)[1] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Indonesia 12–0 Philippines  (Seoul, South Korea; 22 September 1972) Indonesia 13–1 Philippines  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 23 December 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia (Riffa, Bahrain; 29 February 2012) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1938) | ||
| Best result | Round 1, 1938 | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Round 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). It is a member of Asian Football Confederation. Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup when they qualified to the 1938 tournament in France. They were knocked out by Hungary in the first round and have not qualified for the World Cup since.[1]
Their only Olympic appearance was in 1956 in Melbourne, where they held eventual gold medalist Soviet Union to a 0–0 draw, but lost 0–4 in the replay match.[1] They qualified to the AFC Asian Cup four times but have never progressed beyond the group stage. Indonesia's best performance in Asia was at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, when they got the bronze medal.[1] They have reached the ASEAN Football Championship final four times but have never won the tournament.
History
Early years
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 28 March 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,[2] 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 recognised by PSSI, these matches are treated as the first matches involving the Indonesian national side by the World Football Elo ratings.[3]
1938 FIFA World Cup
Indonesia, was the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup when they qualified to the 1938 tournament after their opponent Japan withdrew from qualification. Their loss 6-0 to eventual finalists Hungary in the first round of the tournament in Reims, France remains the country's only appearance in the World Cup.
1950 era
After the second world war, followed by the Indonesian independence war, the highlight of the footballing history of independent Indonesia came at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. They forced the Soviet Union to a 0–0 draw, but lost 0–4 in the replay match,[1] Soviet Union later received the gold medal. This remains the country's only appearance in the Olympics.
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.[1] The team subsequently suffered a ban from the FIFA World Cup from 1958 to 1970 due to unfavorable internal and external political situation.
Uniquely, shortly after that they won the bronze medal at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan. They beat India 4–1 in the third place match.[1] They also drew 2–2 with East Germany in a friendly match.[1]
1960–1984 era
In this era, they lifted the Merdeka Tournament trophy at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia three times (i.e. 1961,1962,1969).[1] They were also champion of the 1968 King's Cup in Bangkok, Thailand .[1]
Indonesia returned to World Cup qualification in 1974. They were eliminated in the first round with only one win (from 6 matches) against New Zealand.[1] In 1978 qualification, they won only a single match (from four matches) against host Singapore.[1] Four years later they recorded two victories in qualifying matches (from eight matches), against Chinese Taipei and Australia.[1]
1985–1995 era
1986 qualification saw a better performance for Indonesia, as they advanced from the first round with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, to finish top of the group. However they lost to South Korea in the second round.[1]
They also reached the semifinal of the 1986 Asian Games after beating United Arab Emirates at quarter final, but lost to hosts South Korea. They lost to Kuwait in a third-place match.
A milestone in this era was the gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in 1987 and 1991. In 1987 they beat Malaysia 1–0, While in 1991 they beat Thailand 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out.[1]
While, in 1990 qualification they failed at the first round with only one win (against Hong Kong), three draws and two defeats.[1] They also had only a single victory (against Vietnam) in 1994 qualification.[1]
1995–2007 era
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 2–2 draw against Kuwait in the first round. In that match, striker Widodo C Putro gained fame for scoring a beautiful goal with a bicycle kick. Their Asian Cupsecond appearance was in Lebanon in 2000: again, they gained only one point from three games, and again from a match against Kuwait that finished goalless.
Indonesia eventually established a 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 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.
World Cup qualification
While in 1998 World cup qualification they crushed Cambodia 8–0 in the opening match . Only lost single match when visiting Uzbekistan, but draw 4 other match make them failed to advanced.
Indonesia recorded better performance in 2002 qualification, beating Maldives and Cambodia, in home and away match. They have same point and shared group leader with China, but losing home and away match against China make them eliminated. Later China advanced to the 2002 World Cup.
Four years later they finished third in a second round group, with 2 win, 1 draw and 3 lost. Group winner, Saudi Arabia later also advanced to the 2006 World Cup.
ASEAN Football championship
Also in this era, Indonesia has somewhat decent record in ASEAN Football Championship (AFF 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.
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 18 January 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, who 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. But he failed to lift any cups during his time and in July 2011, he was replaced by Wim Rijsbergen.
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 teams 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, with a Thai attacker running towards the ball.[4] FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid Effendi was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.
Ironically in the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia also lost to Singapore, pitting the teams together once again for the 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.
Suspension
The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) could possibly be suspended due to governmental interference in its affairs, The National Sports Committee (KONI) will take over the beleaguered PSSI if it fails to end months of chaos by the weekend. KONI encourage the PSSI and KPSI to reconcile and work together to improve Indonesian football, if it fail then KONI will take over PSSI.[5] FIFA have not state whether Indonesia would be suspended but on 20 March 2012 FIFA will announced it.[6] The PSSI has been given until 15 June 2012 to settle the issues at stake, notably the control of the breakaway league, failing which the case will be referred to the FIFA Emergency Committee for suspension.[7]
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Indonesia received a bye to the second round along with 21 others who advanced past the first round in 2014 qualification. Having only 5 days to prepare for their first match, Indonesia managed to equalise 1–1 against the home team Turkmenistan. Indonesia was the only away team that did not lose on their first leg. On the second leg, playing in their home stadium, Indonesia managed to advance to the third round after winning 4–3 against the guest team.
In the third round of qualification, Indonesia joins Group E with Iran, Qatar, and Bahrain as determined in the preliminary draw in Brazil on 30 July 2011.
Second round
Turkmenistan  | 1–1 | Indonesia |
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Krendelev  12' |
Report | Ilham 30' |
| Indonesia | 4–3 | Turkmenistan |
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| Gonzáles 9' 19' Nasuha 43' Ridwan 76' |
Report | Nasuha 70' (o.g.) Şamyradow 83' Çoňkaýew 86' |
Third round
Group ETemplate:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round Group E
Iran  | 3–0 | Indonesia |
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| Nekounam 53', 74' Teymourian 87' |
Report |
| Bahrain | 10–0 | Indonesia |
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| Latif 5' (pen.), 71', 75' Tayeb 16', 61'Abdulrahman 35' (pen.), 42'Dhiya 63', 82', 90+4' |
Report |
Fixtures and results
- 1 Non FIFA 'A' international match
Kit
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.[8] 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.[9] 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.
Nike (2007–present)
PSSI signed a deal with Nike to sponsor football uniform on Indonesia national football team. The first kit of Nike that Indonesian wore is Red-White-White (Home) combination and for away was white-red-red uniform. This kit was worn at 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. Shortly before the Asian Cup, Nike introduce a new kits with White-Green-White combination and Red-White-Red for home. The new colours stayed for a year. In 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, they started wearing new kits with same colours. By 2010, Nike design Indonesian uniform with Garuda water mark on the both home and away jersey. In addition, Nike also went back to 2007 colours for home but the away is not used red for the short and socks, instead White-Green-Green combination. The home kit is red-white-white combination, from the Flag of Indonesia. The 2010–2012 home kit have issue when they're playing with opponent that wear all white uniform. The solution was solve by wearing Red-Green-Green combination (on away games) or all reds uniform (on home games). On 8 September 2011, Indonesia U-19 team wore old colours combination with red shirt and white shorts as usual, but they used red socks which usually used for training when they forced a draw against Laos in AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Myanmar.[10][11] There is also a combination for away colours. Indonesia U-23 team wore white home socks when they faced Persebaya 1927.[12]
Home Stadium
The Indonesian home stadium is the Gelora Bung Karno. The stadium capacity is 88.000 . The stadium is the largest stadium in Indonesia, it is also the second largest stadium in Southeast Asia and the 9th largest football stadium in the world. It is located in Jakarta. 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:
- Gelora Sriwijaya (Jakabaring) Stadium – Palembang, South Sumatra
- Jalak Harupat Stadium – Bandung Regency, West Java
- Siliwangi Stadium – Bandung, West Java
- Gelora 10 November Stadium – Surabaya, East Java
- Manahan Stadium – Surakarta, Central Java
- Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium – Surabaya, East Java
Tournament records
FIFA World Cup record
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