2018 Indonesia President's Cup


The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup was the third edition of Indonesia President's Cup, held by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as a pre-season tournament for the 2018 Liga 1. The tournament started on 16 January and ended on 17 February 2018.
The broadcasting rights were granted to Elang Mahkota Teknologi group; matches were aired by their channels: Indosiar and O-Channel.
The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup Final was played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, with Persija defeating Bali United by 3–0 to win their first title. Arema were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Sriwijaya in the quarter-finals.

Teams

Initially, the tournament was planned to be competed by 20 teams: 18 teams from 2018 Liga 1 and 2 best placed teams from 2017 Liga 2. Then, Persipura Jayapura decided not to participate in this year's tournament. Kalteng Putra was confirmed to replace them.
Club2017 seasonCityProvince
AremaMalangEast Java
Bali UnitedGianyarBali
Barito PuteraBanjarmasinSouth Kalimantan
BhayangkaraBekasiWest Java
BorneoSamarindaEast Kalimantan
Kalteng PutraPalangka RayaCentral Kalimantan
Madura UnitedPamekasanEast Java
MartapuraMartapuraSouth Kalimantan
Mitra KukarTenggarongEast Kalimantan
PersebayaSurabayaEast Java
PerselaLamonganEast Java
PerseruSeruiPapua
PersibBandungWest Java
PersijaJakartaDKI Jakarta
PS TNICibinongWest Java
PSISSemarangCentral Java
PSMMakassarSouth Sulawesi
PSMSMedanNorth Sumatra
PSPS RiauPekanbaruRiau
SriwijayaPalembangSouth Sumatra

Draw

The 20 teams were divided into five groups. Each group consisted of four teams.

Venues

Seven venues in seven cities were selected for the tournament. On 21 January 2018, the venue of Group E officially moved from Gajayana Stadium to Kanjuruhan Stadium after two matches because the pitch of Gajayana was heavily damaged by bad weather and bad drainage.

Bandung, West JavaTenggarong, East KalimantanSurabaya, East Java
Gelora Bandung Lautan ApiAji ImbutGelora Bung Tomo
Capacity: 38,000Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 55,000
Gianyar, BaliMalang, East JavaMalang Regency, East Java
Kapten I Wayan DiptaGajayanaKanjuruhan
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 35,000Capacity: 42,449
Surakarta, Central JavaPalembang, South SumatraSpecial Capital Region of Jakarta
ManahanGelora SriwijayaGelora Bung Karno
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 77,193

Regulations

Player registration regulations are as follows:
  • Clubs can register at least 18 players and a maximum of 36 players;
  • Clubs are required to register 7 players under the age of 23 ;
  • Clubs can register a maximum of 6 foreign players, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. But only 4 foreign players are eligible in a match;
  • Player registration is opened from 10 January 2018 until a day before the first match of each group.

Group stage

The Organising Committee announced the group draw on 9 January 2018. The group draw was determined by the host, the team's ranking in the 2017 Liga 1 competition, geographical factors, and commercial interests.

Group A


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Group B


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Group C


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Group D


  • All matches played in Gianyar, Bali
  • Times listed are local
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Group E


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Knockout stage

Extra time would not be played in the quarter-finals. If a match ended with a draw, it would go straight to a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used in the semi-finals, if necessary. The third place match would also go straight to a penalty shoot-out if tied after normal playing time. Extra time and penalty shoot-out would also be used in the final, if necessary.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held at Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, on 31 January 2018.
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Semi-finals

Persija won 5–1 on aggregate.
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''Bali United won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Statistics

Awards

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time were counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs were counted as draws.