Indonesia national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Merah Putih (Red and White), "Garuda" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia (Football Association of Indonesia) |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Benny Dollo |
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| Most caps | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | IDN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 76 (September 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 153 (December 1995 & December 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Philippines 3 - 2 Dutch East Indies  (Manila, Philippines; May 1, 1934)  India 3 - 0 Indonesia (New Delhi, India; March 4, 1951) |
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| Indonesia 13 - 0 Philippines (Jakarta, Indonesia; December 23, 2002) |
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 Syria 11 - 1 Indonesia (Copenhagen, Denmark; September 3, 1974) |
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| Appearances | 1 (First in 1938) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 1938 (as the Dutch East Indies) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 4 (First in 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Round 1, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). Despite the nation's size and population, Indonesia is not among the strongest teams in the AFC. However, they are considered as one of the strongest teams in Southeast Asia along with Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
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[edit] History
Indonesia, under the name Dutch East Indies, was the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup when they qualified to the 1938 tournament. A 6-0 first-round loss in Reims to eventual finalists Hungary remains the country's only appearance in World Cup.
In 1958, the team tasted their first World Cup action as Indonesia in the qualifying rounds. They got past China in the first round, but subsequently refused to play their next opponents Israel. The team suffered a long hiatus from FIFA World Cup since 1958 due to an unfavourable political situation - both internally and externally. It was only in 1974 that Indonesia returned to the fold.
Indonesia's first appearance in the AFC Asian Cup was in the United Arab Emirates in 1996, Indonesia only gained one point from a draw against Kuwait in the first round. Their second appearance in Asian Cup was in Lebanon in 2000; again, Indonesia gained only one point from three games. Indonesia performed better in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, beating Qatar 2-1 to record their first ever victory in the Asian Cup; unfortunately this was not enough to qualify for the second round. In 2007, they were the co-host of the tornament. They defeated Bahrain 2-1 in their opening match, but lost their last two ties and finished third in the group and failed to reach the quarter-finals. Nevertheless, their 2007 AFC Asian Cup performance is considered as their best performance in the tournament.
Indonesia has yet to win the regional Tiger Cup, despite reaching the final in three tournaments (2000, 2002, and 2004). Their only continental titles came in the 1987 and 1991 Southeast Asian Games. A group win in the 2004 Asian Cup tournament, their first ever in that competition, may signal a rise in the side's stature on the Asian football scene. Under the guidance of former Aston Villa and England striker Peter Withe, the South-East Asian outfit looked set to continue their success in terms of football development and in the FIFA World Rankings. However on January 18, 2007, Withe was sacked due to their first round exit of the ASEAN Football Championship and replaced by Ivan Venkov Kolev. Recently Benny Dollo was appointed as the new head coach after Ivan Venkov Kolev was sacked due the bad performance of Indonesia national football team at SEA Games.
Actually, there are many players in Netherlands with Indonesian origins, mostly from islands of Maluku, due to the Indo diaspora. Young players like Irfan Bachdim and Radja Nainggolan have been targeted by Indonesian FA. Both of them, are Indonesian origins from their fathers. Irfan is playing for FC Utrecht reserves team, while Radja is playing for Piacenza, after moving from Belgian club, Germinal.
[edit] Results and Upcoming fixtures
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Siliwangi Stadium, Bandung, West Java |
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Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |
Indonesia |
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 FC Bayern Munich |
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Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya |
 Malaysia |
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Gelora 10 November Stadium, Surabaya |
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[edit] Tournament Records
[edit] World Cup Record
- 1930 - Did not enter
- 1934 - Did not enter
- 1938 - Round 1 (as Dutch East Indies)
- 1950 - Withdrew
- 1954 - Did not enter
- 1958 - Withdrew during qualifying
- 1962 - Withdrew
- 1966 - Did not enter
- 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 to 2010 - Did not qualify
[edit] Olympic Record
- 1956 Melbourne - First Round; Drew against USSR, lost replay.
[edit] Asian Cup Record
- 1956 to 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 to 1992 - Did not qualify
- 1996 - Round 1
- 2000 - Round 1
- 2004 - Round 1
- 2007 - Round 1
[edit] SEA Games Record
- 1977 - Third Place
- 1979 - Runner Up
- 1981 - Third Place
- 1987 - Winner
- 1989 - Third Place
- 1991 - Winner
- 1997 - Runner Up
- 1999 - Third Place
[edit] ASEAN Football Championship Record
- 1996 - Semi Finals
- 1998 - Third Place
- 2000 - Runners Up
- 2002 - Runners Up
- 2004 - Runners Up
- 2007 - Round 1
- 2008 - Qualify as Host
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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[edit] Recent Call Ups in 2007
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[edit] 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad
- Head coach: Benny Dollo
- Assistant coach: Syamsuddin Umar
- Assistant coach:
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[edit] Notable players
- Achmad Nawir, captain of Dutch East Indies in 1938
- Eliseus 'Beb' Bakhuijs, member of Netherlands in the 1930s
- Ramang, Maulwi Saelan, Tan Liong Houw and Thio Him Tjiang, members of Indonesia in 1956
- Rochy Putiray, eccentric striker in the 1990s, spent most of his career in Hong Kong
- Ronny Pattinasarani, captain of Indonesia in the 1970s
- Iswadi Idris, Abdul Kadir, Anjas Asmara, Ronny Paslah, Rudy Keltjes, Yudo Hadianto, 1970s legends
- Herry Kiswanto, the best libero during 1980s to 1990s, captain of national team, got only 1 yellow card during his career
- Ricky Yacobi, legendary striker during mid 1980s to beginning of 1990s
- Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, promising young striker in the 1990s, had a brief spell at Sampdoria and FC Lucerne
- Hendro Kartiko, former Asian best goal keeper, dubbed as "the Asian Fabien Barthez" by football pundits
- Widodo C Putro, winner of "The Best Goal Award" in 1996 Asian Cup
[edit] Previous coaches
- Johannes Christoffel van Mastenbroek (1938)
Choo Seng Quee (1951-1953)
Tony Pogacknik (1954-1964)- E. A. Mangindaan (1966-1970)
- Endang Witarsa (1970)
Yusuf Balik (1971-1972)- Suwardi Arland (1972-1974)
- Aang Witarsa (1974-1978)
- Wiel Coerver (1975-1976)
- Suwardi Arland (1976-1978)
- Frans Van Balkom (1978-1979)
Marek Janota (1979-1980)- Bernd Fischer (1980-1981)
- Harry Tjong (1981-1982)
- Sinyo Aliandoe (1982-1983)
- M. Basri, Iswadi Idris and Abdul Kadir (1983-1984)
- Bertje Matulapelwa (1985-1987)
- Sinyo Aliandoe (1985)
Anatoly Polosin (1987-1991)- Ivan Toplak (1991-1993)
Romano Matte (1993-1995)- Danurwindo (1995-1996)
- Henk Wullems (1996-1997)
- Rusdy Bahalwan (1998)
- Bernard Schumm (1999)
- Nandar Iskandar (1999-2000)
- Benny Dollo (2000-2001)
Ivan Venkov Kolev (2002-2004)
Peter Withe (2004-2007)- Ivan Venkov Kolev (2007-2007)
- Benny Dollo (2008-present)
[edit] See also
- Indonesia national under-23 football team
- Indonesia national under-21 football team
- Indonesia national under-19 football team
[edit] External links
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