FIFA Normalisation Committee recognizes Indonesian Premier League..

By Chris Paraskevas

Apr 12, 2011 5:47:00 AM

 

Liga Primer Indonesia (LPI)

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The FIFA Normalisation Committee charged with running Indonesian football has officially recognized the Indonesian Premier League.

Earlier this month the Committee took over from the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) after a farcical March congress resulted in scenes of unrest and the refused entry of FIFA observer Frank Van Hattum.

Instilling an Australian touch on Indonesian football...

original from: www.thefootballsack.com

Saturday, April 02, 2011

by Nick Guoth

Life in Indonesia as a footballer has been quite different in 2011. In this third part of football in Indonesia, The Football Sack chats to Professional Footballers Australia’s CEO Brendan Schwab about his, and FIFPro’s, involvement with the Indonesian Premier League (LPI).

FIFPro is the world players’ union and in 2005 Schwab was asked to be chair of the FIFPro Asia Committee which two years later became one of the four official Divisions of FIFPro. Through this Schwab was involved in the development of the Indonesian players’ association (APPI) under the leadership of Vennard Hutabarat and Arya Abhiseka.

Fink: FIFA must save Indonesian football

ESPNSTAR.com columnist Jesse Fink identifies the need for FIFA to step in and save Indonesia's ailing football scene.

Indonesia national team in AFF Cup 2010

What does FIFA do in Indonesia now that the national football association (PSSI) has been exposed for the broken organisation it is following the farcical scenes at the PSSI General Assembly in Pekanbaru?

Hendrie happy plying his trade at the bottom of Indonesia's illegal league...

Former England player admits it's taken time to get used to life with Bandung

By Antony Sutton in Jakarta and Glenn Moore

Friday, 25 March 2011

Lee Hendrie could have been looking forward to playing at Wembley this season, a last hurrah in the sun for a player whose potential was never quite fulfilled. Instead the former Aston Villa midfielder is playing for the bottom-placed club in an illegal league thousands of miles away, in Indonesia.

Few well-known Englishmen play abroad, and those that do, like David Beckham and Robbie Fowler, tend to go to places they would be happy to visit on holiday. Hendrie, however, has boldly gone where no English player has gone before.

Raphael Maitimo,,,new boy for Bali De Vata..

Netherlands footballer whose Indonesian descendant, now officially come to his motherland's ancestor to strengthen Bali De Vata.
He ever appear to tv show in on of the private television along with Jhon Van Beukering due to the naturalization program for the national team.

Pantelidis heading to Indonesia ...

original from: theworldgame.sbc.com
 7 February 2011-SBS EXCLUSIVE

Moving on ... Gold Coast United hardman 

Steve Pantelidis

A-League hardman Steve Pantelidis has become the latest player to join the exodus from Gold Coast United with the combative midfielder inking a two-year deal with  Indonesian outfit PSMS Medan.

An Australian in Indonesia: Aleks Vrteski...

original from: thefootballsack.com

Friday, March 18, 2011

by Nick Guoth

Following up on my article about the perils of playing football in Indonesia, Aleks Vrteski has kindly spoken to The Football Sack about what it is like, personally, to be part of the new revolution in Indonesian football.

 Born in Karratha on the north west coast of Western Australia, Aleks has plyed his trade as a goalkeeper for a number of teams including Perth Glory on two stints and FK Pobeda in Macedonia. He has also represented Australia at U17 and U20 level and Macedonia at U21 level.

From LPI to national team...

Two LPI's side,Ksatria Solo FC and Cendrawasih Papua FC, both team will lost their key player in the next fixture of LPI. Base on the twitter of LPI's spokesman, Abi Hasantosa, both players (Aleksandar Vrteski and Deniss Romanovs)  will play for their national team in the Euro 2012 qualifying round.

aleks's show

Aleksandar Vrteski, the goal keeper from Solo FC will play for Macedonian national team. In the previous game,Solo FC was goalless against Cendrawasih Papua FC.

Deniss Romanovs, in national team's jersey

   

	Deniss Romanovs, also a goal keeper who plays for Cendrawasih Papua FC and Latvian national team. He draws the attention after excellent performance in the game against Persebaya 1927, which goalless in that game.

Change The Game..

from :http://about-footbal.blogspot.com/

The perils of Premier League football in Indonesia..

Thursday, March 03, 2011

by Nick Guoth

At a time when the FFA have chosen to contract the Hyundai A-League, just north of the Arafura Sea everything appears to be on the go. In Indonesia there are now two different major competitions and Australians are flocking there in numbers - drawn in by lucrative salaries.

Yet there are perils many do not understand and recent articles in the region's newspapers and blogs show that all is not in harmony in our closest northern neighbour.