The 2015 Indonesia Super League, also known as QNB League for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008.
The season was planned to be started in February 2015. It was first officially announced that the 2015 Indonesia Super League would start on 1 February 2015, with verification process for the participants done in December 2014 but because of the reduction to participants to 18 teams, it was planned to start either on 21 or 22 February. After Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, Imam Nahrawi, postponed the start of the season because of legal verifications reasons, on 23 February 2015, it was agreed that this season would start on 4 April 2015. The revised schedule was planned to end on 23 November 2015.
Persib were the defending champions. Pusamania Borneo joined as the promoted teams from the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. They replaced Persepam Madura United, Persita, Persijap, Persiba Bantul, and Persik who were relegated to the 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
The season would have some changes including the implementation of three different kick-off time for weekend matches, which are 15:30, 19:00 and 21:00. There would be also only two weekday matches scheduled.
This season was officially discontinued by PSSI on 2 May 2015 due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition.
Teams Eighteen teams competed in the league – the 17 teams from the previous season and the one team promoted from the Premier Division. The new teams this season were Pusamania Borneo and Persiwa, who replaced Persepam Madura United, Persita, Persijap, and Persiba Bantul.
Persiwa and Persik were excluded before the season for failing to comply with financial and infrastructure requirements.
Name changes Putra Samarinda were renamed Bali United and relocated to Gianyar.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Arema Cronus Malang Kanjuruhan 42,449 Bali United Gianyar Kapten I Wayan Dipta 25,000 Barito Putera Banjarmasin May 17th 15,000 Gresik United Gresik Petrokimia 25,000 Mitra Kukar Tenggarong Aji Imbut 35,000 Persebaya ISL Sidoarjo Gelora Delta 35,000 Persela Lamongan Surajaya 14,000 Perseru Serui Marora 10,000 Persib Bandung Si Jalak Harupat 27,000 Persiba Balikpapan Persiba 12,500 Persija Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno 88,083 Persipasi Bandung Raya Bekasi Patriot Candrabhaga 30,000 Persipura Jayapura Mandala 30,000 Persiram Sleman Maguwoharjo 31,700 PSM Makassar Andi Mattalata 15,000 Pusamania Borneo Samarinda Segiri 16,000 Semen Padang Padang Haji Agus Salim 15,000 Sriwijaya Palembang Gelora Sriwijaya 23,000 Notes:
Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Front sponsor(s) Arema Cronus Suharno Victor Igbonefo Specs Anker Sport, Ijen Suites Bali United Indra Sjafri Yoo Jae-hoon Made by club Indofood, Corsa, Achilles Barito Putera Salahudin Muhammad Roby Vision of Superior Hasnur Group Gresik United Liestiadi Bima Sakti Made by club Phonska Mitra Kukar Vacant Zulkifli Syukur Joma Petrona Persebaya ISL Ibnu Grahan Yandri Pitoy Mitre Avian Brands Persela Iwan Setiawan Choirul Huda Diadora Perseru Agus Setyono Arthur Bonai Injers Bank Papua Persib Djadjang Nurdjaman Atep League Datsun, Kantor Pos, Indofood Persiba Edi Simon Antônio Teles Eureka Bankaltim, Philips Persija Rahmad Darmawan Bambang Pamungkas League NET. Persipasi Bandung Raya Dejan Antonić Deniss Romanovs MBB Persipura Osvaldo Lessa Boaz Solossa Specs Freeport Indonesia Persiram Eduard Tjong Mbida Messi Made by club PSM Hans-Peter Schaller Ponaryo Astaman Nike Semen Bosowa Pusamania Borneo Arcan Iurie Hamka Hamzah Salvo Bankaltim, Nahusam Pratama Indonesia Semen Padang Nil Maizar Hengky Ardiles Mizuno Semen Indonesia Sriwijaya Benny Dollo Titus Bonai Joma Bank Sumsel Babel, Bukit Asam
Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Week Table Incoming coach Date of appointment Gresik United Alfredo Vera Resigned September 2014 Pre-season Liestiadi 29 November 2014 Sriwijaya Subangkit Sacked September 2014 Benny Dollo 1 October 2014 Persiba Liestiadi Resigned September 2014 Edi Simon 4 December 2014 Persija Benny Dollo Signed by Sriwijaya 1 October 2014 Rahmad Darmawan 27 November 2014 Persela Eduard Tjong Resigned 2 November 2014 Iwan Setiawan 4 February 2015 Mitra Kukar Stefan Hansson End of contract 12 November 2014 Scott Cooper 11 December 2014 Persebaya ISL Rahmad Darmawan Sacked 12 November 2014 Ibnu Grahan 25 December 2014 Persipura Jacksen F. Tiago Signed by Penang 15 November 2014 Osvaldo Lessa 5 January 2015 Pusamania Borneo Iwan Setiawan Sacked 4 December 2014 Arcan Iurie 7 December 2014 Bali United Nil Maizar Mutual consent 18 December 2014 Indra Sjafri 18 December 2014 PSM Assegaf Razak Mutual consent 8 January 2015 Alfred Riedl 8 January 2015 Semen Padang Jafri Sastra Sacked 22 January 2015 Nil Maizar 25 January 2015 PSM Alfred Riedl Resigned 10 April 2015 3 4 Hans-Peter Schaller 10 April 2015 Mitra Kukar Scott Cooper Resigned 19 April 2015 3 16
Foreign players Football Association of Indonesia restricted the number of foreign players to three per team. A team can use all three foreign players at once. Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. Former Player(s) were players that out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance. Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former Player(s) Arema Cronus Fabiano Beltrame Sengbah Kennedy Yao Rudy Abblode Bali United Cristian Febre Yoo Jae-hoon Barito Putera Andrezinho Alekos Alekou Igor Radusinović Gresik United Herman Dzumafo Shohei Matsunaga Saša Zečević Mitra Kukar Cristian Portilla Jorge Gotor Roy O'Donovan Persebaya ISL Otávio Dutra Émile Mbamba Eric Djemba-Djemba Persela David Pagbe Balša Božović Pedro Velázquez Perseru Osas Saha Ali Khaddafi Djaledjete Bedalbe Persib Makan Konaté Ilija Spasojević Vladimir Vujović Persiba Antônio Teles Ansu Toure Roman Golian Persija Alan Aciar Rohit Chand Evgeni Kabaev Persipasi Bandung Raya Gaston Castaño Deniss Romanovs Boban Nikolić Persipura Robertino Pugliara Lanciné Koné Lim Joon-sik Persiram Mbida Messi Thierry Gathuessi James Lomell PSM Boman Aimé Nemanja Vučićević Pusamania Borneo Martin Kovachev Erick Weeks Srđan Lopičić Semen Padang Esteban Vizcarra Yoo Hyun-goo Goran Gančev Sriwijaya Goran Ljubojević Abdoulaye Maïga Morimakan Koïta
League table
Results
Season statistics Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Fabiano Beltrame Arema Cronus 3 Lerby Eliandry Bali United Bambang Pamungkas Persija Goran Ljubojević Sriwijaya 5 Yusuf Effendi Gresik United 2 Osas Saha Perseru Yohanes Pahabol Persipura Zulham Zamrun Persipura Syamsul Chaeruddin PSM
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Bambang Pamungkas Persija Arema Cronus 4–4 (A)
Discipline
Most yellow card(s): 2 Fabiano Beltrame (Arema Cronus) Jajang Mulyana (Mitra Kukar) Firly Apriansyah (Persebaya ISL) Boban Nikolić (Persipasi Bandung Raya) Sa Anun Al Qadry (Persiram) Saepulloh Maulana (Semen Padang) Most red card(s): 1 Johan Alfarizi (Arema Cronus) Saša Zečević (Gresik United) Jajang Mulyana (Mitra Kukar) Valentino Telaubun (Persiba)
Attendances
See also 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division 2015 Piala Indonesia
References
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