PSSI proposes Jakarta, Surakarta for Tiger Cup

PSSI proposes Jakarta, Surakarta for Tiger Cup

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has proposed
Surakarta, Central Java, and Jakarta as the venue for the
upcoming Tiger Cup, according to association chairman Agum
Gumelar.

The Tiger Cup, a biennial soccer tournament featuring the
member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN), will be jointly hosted by Singapore and Indonesia in
December.

"The ASEAN Football Federation will check the stadiums in the
two cities in the immediate future," Agum said here on Wednesday
as quoted by Antara here on Wednesday.

The choice of Manahan Stadium in Surakarta as an alternative
venue to Jakarta, according to the retired four-star Army
general, is aimed at encouraging soccer development outside of
the capital.

The tournament had been scheduled for August, but was put back
because it would have clashed with the preliminary round of the
Asian's Champions League.

Agum said Indonesia should benefit from the postponement
because the national team, now coached by Bulgarian Ivan Kolev,
would have more time to prepare.

However, he did not mention that the postponement also meant
that PSSI had to revise its regular roster.

ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam