Suggestion for Liga Indonesia

Suggestion for Liga Indonesia

From Suara Karya

The Liga Indonesia tournament was a bold step for the
Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) and should be highly
appreciated by soccer fans throughout Indonesia. In addition to
Liga Indonesia, PSSI has also prepared a Future Team (Primavera),
which is currently being trained in Italy. Our hope is that this
program will be successful enough for Indonesia to then take part
in the World Cup in 2002 and 2006.

However, something can still be done to improve the
performance of Liga Indonesia competition. The tournament
involves too many teams. With 34 teams participating in the
competition, the meeting timetable is crammed with matches and
the tournament will last very long. If a player happens to also
work, he will have to leave his job for six months.

In Europe, similar tournaments involve only 15 to 22 teams.
Also, grouping the participants into two groups (east and west)
will not likely result in a real champion. The top seeded team in
the west group, for instance, will not automatically be able to
beat the lowest seeded team in the east group. Anyway, sports are
not mathematics.

ACHRY

Kolaka

Southeast Sulawesi