Persebaya Surabaya holds spectator record<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Persebaya Surabaya has accumulated a record of
\n155,000 spectators during its six national soccer league matches
\nat home since the league kicked off on Nov. 27 last year.<\/p>\n
The data, issued by the All-Indonesia Football Association,
\nreveals that the East Javanese team, winner of the 1986 intercity
\namateur championship, outdid its West Division rival Persiraja
\nBanda Aceh which has attracted only 92,000 spectators in its
\nseven home matches so far.<\/p>\n
Semi-professional champion Pelita Jaya of Jakarta trails is in
\nthird place, with 83,500 attending five matches, followed by
\nNorth Sumatra's Medan Jaya with 74,000 in eight matches.<\/p>\n
Amateur sides Persija Jakarta and PS Bengkulu registered the
\nfewest spectators, with 12,500 apiece. Persija has hosted five
\nmatches, three more than Bengkulu.<\/p>\n
A total of 1,518,500 soccer fans turned out to fill stadiums
\nthroughout the country in 152 matches staged in the past two
\nmonths. The East Division leads the West Division by 189,000
\nspectators.<\/p>\n
The data discloses that referees have sent off eight players
\nand showed 270 yellow cards during the first 152 matches. The
\nEast Division matches saw six players sent off and 135 yellow
\ncards.<\/p>\n
Surabaya-based semiprofessional team Assyabaab Salim tops the
\ngoal-scoring list with 19, two more than Pelita Jaya. A total of
\n338 goals were scored, with West Division teams netting 172
\ngoals.<\/p>\n
The newly established Indonesian soccer league, which is
\nallowed to employ foreign players, groups 17 semi-professional
\nand 17 amateur city clubs, making it the biggest league in the
\nworld. The teams are split into two divisions, with the two top
\nteams playing in the grand final in July.<\/p>\n
The league has been taking a long break since Jan. 30. Games
\nwill resume after the Idul Fitri holiday early next month. (amd)<\/p>",
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