PSSI meets Rp1 billion from c'ship gate entrance target<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The All Indonesia Football Association (PSSI)
\nmeet its Rp 1 billion (US$486,000) gate entrance target for the
\n10-day intercity amateur soccer championship.<\/p>\n
PSSI vice secretary Soemaryoto said after the conclusion of
\nthe biennial event on Sunday night that the organizers might rack
\nup Rp 1.2 billion ($561,000) in cash through ticket sales.<\/p>\n
\"The amount of this season's revenue equals that in 1992,\"
\nsaid Soemaryoto.<\/p>\n
Sunday's grand finale at Senayan stadium earned PSSI around Rp
\n500 million ($234,000) as all 100,000 tickets were sold. Earlier
\non Friday, for the semifinals, the organizers received Rp 408
\nmillion ($191,000). Tickets for the semifinals and final were
\nsold at between Rp 3,000 ($1.4) and Rp 25,000 ($11.70).<\/p>\n
PSSI also claims that the April 8-13 qualifying round which
\nfeatured eight teams gave it Rp 293 million ($137,000).<\/p>\n
Persib Bandung took the symbol of national supremacy in
\namateur soccer for the third time in ten years after outclassing
\ndefending champion PSM Ujungpandang 2-0 on Sunday. Bandung
\nproduced a double when star striker Sutiono was named the best
\nplayer.<\/p>\n
A whopping amount of bonuses await Robby Darwis and company,
\nwho displayed superb attack-minded football before West Java
\nGovernor R. Nuriana during the final.<\/p>\n
Nuriana said after the match that Sudwikatmono, a renowned
\ntycoon who is also a close relative of President Soeharto, had
\npromised to give them Rp 200 million ($93,600) in cash. The
\nplayers will also receive Rp 10 million ($4,679) each from the
\nWest Java chapter of PSSI.<\/p>\n
The kudos seems to have no end as PSSI is thinking of another
\nform of reward for the champion. \"We plan to send Persib abroad
\nfor an international meet,\" said PSSI chairman Azwar Anas.<\/p>\n
Persib represented Indonesia in a tournament in Brunei in 1986
\nafter its triumph in that year's intercity amateur soccer
\nchampionship. The West Javanese won the international meet and
\nbrought home the Sultan's Cup.<\/p>\n
Azwar gave no indication on whether the Bandung players will
\nform the nucleus of the national team. The national side's
\nassistant coach, Andi M. Teguh, however, said he considered
\npicking Sutiono and Surabaya's Dodik Suprayogi to join the team
\npreparing for the Independence Cup in August.<\/p>\n
PSSI has announced that the international tournament held in
\nconjunction with the republic's 49th anniversary will serve as
\nthe proving ground for Indonesia's campaign to take part in the
\nsoccer competition at the Hiroshima Asian Games in October. (amd)<\/p>",
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