2017 Indonesia President's Cup (Indonesian: Piala Presiden 2017) 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

• Final and Third place playoff: Pakansari, Bogor, West Java
• Semi-finals 1: Segiri, Samarinda, East Kalimantan
• Semi-finals 2: Si Jalak Harupat, Soreang, West Java
• Semi-finals 3: Haji Agus Salim, Padang, West Sumatra
• Semi-finals 4: Kanjuruhan, Malang, East Java
• Quarter-finals: Manahan, Surakarta, Central Java
• Group 1: Maguwoharjo, Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta
• Group 2: Kanjuruhan, Kepanjen, East Java
• Group 3: Si Jalak Harupat, Soreang, West Java
• Group 4: Kapten I Wayan Dipta, Gianyar, Bali
• Group 5: Gelora Ratu Pamelingan, Pamekasan, East Java

Regulation

PSSI 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.

• Five clubs who were group winners plus the three best second place qualified for the fall. The quarter-finals and final were single matches played at a neutral venue, while the semi-finals were played on a home-and-away system.
• Each club signed at least five U-23 players and must play three of whom at least 45 minutes of game time. If one of the three U-23 players had an injury, the player was replaced by the other U-23 players.
• Each club was allowed to put more than three foreign players in the lineup. However, while playing in the field, the club must comply with the rules 2 + 1, or two non-Asian foreign players and one Asian player.
• Each club was prohibited to put more than 2 players aged over 35 in the starting lineup.

Group stage

Group 1

• All matches played in the Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta
• Times listed were local (UTC+7:00)

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Group 2

• All matches played in the Kepanjen, East Java
• Times listed were local (UTC+7:00)

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Group 3

• All matches played in the Soreang, West Java
• Times listed were local (UTC+7:00)

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Group 4

• All matches played in the Gianyar, Bali
• Times listed were local (UTC+8:00)

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Group 5

• All matches played in the Pamekasan, East Java
• Times listed were local (UTC+7:00)

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Ranking of runner-up placed teams

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

First Leg

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Second Leg

Pusamania Borneo won 5–3 on penalty kicks.

Arema won 5–3 on aggregate.

Third place playoff

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

11 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

• Best Referee: Musthofa Umarella
• Fair Play Team: Madura United
• Best Supporter: Persib Bandung (Bobotoh)
• Best Player: Adam Alis (Arema FC)
• Top Scorer: Cristian Gonzáles (Arema FC)
• Best Young Player: Febri Haryadi (Persib Bandung)

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.

See also

• 2017 Indonesian League 1
• 2017 Indonesian League 2
• 2017 Indonesian League 3

References

Works cited

• PSSI (2017). REGULASI TURNAMEN PIALA PRESIDEN 2017 (in Indonesian).