2017 Indonesia President's Cup
2017 Indonesia President's Cup was the second edition of the Indonesia President's Cup football championship, which was held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). The tournament was held from 4 February to 12 March 2017. In the 2015 edition, Mahaka Sports and Entertainment designated as operator of the championship; this year's edition was held up by the control of the PSSI. This championship became a means of testing the new league rules by PSSI before being used in Liga 1 in April 2017. The broadcasting rights were granted to two television stations under Elang Mahkota Teknologi group, namely Indosiar and SCTV.
Teams
20 clubs participated in the 2017 President's Cup. 18 clubs from 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A, with the rest coming from the champions and runners-up of 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship B, PSCS Cilacap and PSS Sleman. The twenty clubs were divided into five groups, each filled with four participants.Draw
Venues
The venues of the 2017 Piala Presiden
RegulationPSSI tested some special rules for clubs at the 2017 Indonesia President's Cup before being used in 2017 Liga 1. These regulations were as follows.
Group stageGroup 1
---- Group 2---- ---- Group 3---- ---- Group 4---- ---- Group 5---- ---- Ranking of runner-up placed teamsKnockout stageQuarter-finals-------- ---- Semi-finals;First Leg---- ;Second Leg Pusamania Borneo won 5–3 on penalty kicks. ''Arema won 5–3 on aggregate.'' StatisticsAwards
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