2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division

The 2003 Liga Indonesia Premier Division (also known as the Liga Bank Mandiri for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth 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.[1]

Liga Indonesia Premier Division
Season2003
Dates12 January – 15 September 2003
ChampionsPersik Kediri
(1st title)
RelegatedPerseden Denpasar
Arema Malang
Petrokimia Putra
PSDS Deli Serdang
Barito Putra
AFC Champions LeaguePersik Kediri
PSM Makassar
Matches played380
Goals scored993 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerOscar Aravena
(31 goals)
Biggest home winPersipura Jayapura 6–0 Arema Malang
(26 January)
Persipura Jayapura 6–0 Petrokimia Putra
(11 June)
Persik Kediri 6–0 Persipura Jayapura
(26 June)
Biggest away winPSPS Pekanbaru 1–5 PSDS Deli Serdang
(27 February)
Highest scoringPersik Kediri 6–3 PS Semen Padang
(6 April)
← 2002
2004 →

Overview

It was contested by 20 teams, and Persik Kediri won the championship.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persik Kediri (C) 38 18 13 7 72 32 +40 67 Qualification for the AFC Champions League
2 PSM Makassar 38 18 8 12 68 48 +20 62
3 Persita Tangerang 38 16 14 8 47 33 +14 62
4 PSS Sleman 38 16 12 10 48 43 +5 60
5 Persipura Jayapura 38 17 7 14 66 51 +15 58
6 Persikota Tangerang 38 16 10 12 59 45 +14 58
7 Persija Jakarta 38 15 10 13 59 46 +13 55
8 PS Semen Padang 38 15 10 13 44 54 −10 55
9 PSPS Pekanbaru 38 14 12 12 49 46 +3 54
10 Pupuk Kaltim 38 16 5 17 49 49 0 53
11 Persijatim 38 14 11 13 47 47 0 53
12 Deltras Sidoarjo 38 14 9 15 49 55 −6 51
13 PSIS Semarang 38 14 8 16 43 45 −2 50
14 Pelita Krakatau Steel Cilegon 38 15 5 18 48 56 −8 50
15 Perseden Denpasar (R) 38 14 6 18 46 56 −10 48 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 Persib Bandung (O) 38 12 9 17 35 48 −13 45
17 Arema Malang (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
19 PSDS Deli Serdang (R) 38 11 8 19 43 56 −13 41
20 Barito Putra (R) 38 9 11 18 30 52 −22 38
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Relegation play-offs

Perseden Denpasar and Persib Bandung compete with Persela Lamongan and PSIM Yogyakarta in a round-robin play-off to secure two spots in next season's Premier Division. The matches were held in Solo.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Persib Bandung 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Persela Lamongan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 PSIM Yogyakarta 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Relegation to First Division
4 Perseden Denpasar 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: RSSSF

Awards

Top scorers

This is a list of the top scorers from the 2003 season.[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Oscar Aravena PSM Makassar 31
2 Bamidelle Frank Bob Manuel Persik Kediri 29
3 Cristian Gonzáles PSM Makassar 27
4 Bambang Pamungkas Persija Jakarta 24
5 Marcelo Braga PSS Sleman 21
Musikan Persik Kediri 21
7 Camara Fode PKT Bontang 20
8 Budi Sudarsono Deltras Sidoarjo 19
9 Gendut Doni Christiawan Persikota Tangerang 18
10 Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto PSPS Pekanbaru 16
Julio Lopez Persik Kediri 16
Francis Yonga Persikota Tangerang 16
13 Ilham Jaya Kesuma Persita Tangerang 15

Best player

Musikan (Persik Kediri).

References
  1. "Indonesia 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. "Indonesia 2003". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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