Govt halts financial support to PSSI
Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 03/08/2012
The government says it has temporarily stopped funding the national soccer team after learning of “discriminative practices” that led to its 0-10 trouncing by Bahrain at a World Cup Qualifier match on Feb. 29.
“It was definitely not the best team in the match against Bahrain. The team also engaged in discrimination because the players were sourced only from one league. Therefore, we have halted our donation,” Youth and Sports Ministry secretary Djoko Pekik Irianto told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Djoko was referring to the Indonesian Soccer Association’s (PSSI) decision to only use players from the Indonesian Premier League (LPI), rather than deploying experienced senior players who were participating in the Indonesian Super League (ISL) — a rival league that is not recognized by the PSSI.
The PSSI claims that it made its decision on players based on a regulation from world soccer body FIFA that does not allow players from an unrecognized league to play on a national team.
“What makes a great team is a squad consisting of the greatest players nationwide. It doesn’t matter from which clubs or leagues they are in — even if we have one good player from a remote village and he doesn’t join a club, the PSSI must call him,” Djoko said.
The Youth and Sports Ministry gave Rp 20 billion (US$2.1 million) to national soccer teams in 2011, Djoko said, including a senior team for the World Cup Qualifier, a U-23 squad for the Southeast Asian Games, a U-19 team for the ASEAN Football Federation tournament and a U-16 team for the Asian Football Confederation tournament.
“This year, the PSSI has proposed about Rp 40 billion in support. However, as long as the discrimination remains within the team, we will not hand over the funding,” he added.
“It is PSSI’s homework to settle the dualism in the national league. How to make it all legal? By merging the two leagues, perhaps?”
In an effort to help settling the PSSI’s troubles, Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) chief Tono Suratman said that he had formed a mediation team comprising representatives of the PSSI, an opposing party called the Indonesian Soccer Rescuing Committee (KPSI) and KONI.
“Our aim is reconciliation. We have local arbitration institutions that can help us handle the problem.
“We will do our best to achieve a favorable result before March 18,” Tono said, referring to the date when the PSSI was scheduled to hold a congress and the KPSI was scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting.
Following non-stop bickering between the PSSI and the KPSI, FIFA has ordered the association to conduct an ordinary congress before Mar. 20, to avoid referral to FIFA’s associations committee for possible sanctions.
Previously, the PSSI’s National Team Board (BTN) chief, Bernhard Limbong, said that he saw the halt of the donation as a proper gesture.
“As we performed poorly, I think the stoppage is appropriate. I hope it can motivate the national team to be better,” Bernhard said on Tuesday as quoted by Antara
“It was definitely not the best team in the match against Bahrain. The team also engaged in discrimination because the players were sourced only from one league. Therefore, we have halted our donation,” Youth and Sports Ministry secretary Djoko Pekik Irianto told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Djoko was referring to the Indonesian Soccer Association’s (PSSI) decision to only use players from the Indonesian Premier League (LPI), rather than deploying experienced senior players who were participating in the Indonesian Super League (ISL) — a rival league that is not recognized by the PSSI.
The PSSI claims that it made its decision on players based on a regulation from world soccer body FIFA that does not allow players from an unrecognized league to play on a national team.
“What makes a great team is a squad consisting of the greatest players nationwide. It doesn’t matter from which clubs or leagues they are in — even if we have one good player from a remote village and he doesn’t join a club, the PSSI must call him,” Djoko said.
The Youth and Sports Ministry gave Rp 20 billion (US$2.1 million) to national soccer teams in 2011, Djoko said, including a senior team for the World Cup Qualifier, a U-23 squad for the Southeast Asian Games, a U-19 team for the ASEAN Football Federation tournament and a U-16 team for the Asian Football Confederation tournament.
“This year, the PSSI has proposed about Rp 40 billion in support. However, as long as the discrimination remains within the team, we will not hand over the funding,” he added.
“It is PSSI’s homework to settle the dualism in the national league. How to make it all legal? By merging the two leagues, perhaps?”
In an effort to help settling the PSSI’s troubles, Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) chief Tono Suratman said that he had formed a mediation team comprising representatives of the PSSI, an opposing party called the Indonesian Soccer Rescuing Committee (KPSI) and KONI.
“Our aim is reconciliation. We have local arbitration institutions that can help us handle the problem.
“We will do our best to achieve a favorable result before March 18,” Tono said, referring to the date when the PSSI was scheduled to hold a congress and the KPSI was scheduled to hold an extraordinary meeting.
Following non-stop bickering between the PSSI and the KPSI, FIFA has ordered the association to conduct an ordinary congress before Mar. 20, to avoid referral to FIFA’s associations committee for possible sanctions.
Previously, the PSSI’s National Team Board (BTN) chief, Bernhard Limbong, said that he saw the halt of the donation as a proper gesture.
“As we performed poorly, I think the stoppage is appropriate. I hope it can motivate the national team to be better,” Bernhard said on Tuesday as quoted by Antara
1. “It was definitely not the best team in the match against Bahrain. The team also engaged in discrimination because the players were sourced only from one league. Therefore, we have halted our donation,” Youth and Sports Ministry secretary Djoko Pekik Irianto told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday. (DIRECT)
2. What makes a great team is a squad consisting of the greatest players nationwide. It doesn’t matter from which clubs or leagues they are in — even if we have one good player from a remote village and he doesn’t join a club, the PSSI must call him,” Djoko said. (DIRECT)
3. “This year, the PSSI has proposed about Rp 40 billion in support. However, as long as the discrimination remains within the team, we will not hand over the funding,” he added. (DIRECT)
4. Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) chief Tono Suratman said that he had formed a mediation team comprising representatives of the PSSI, an opposing party called the Indonesian Soccer Rescuing Committee (KPSI) and KONI. (INDIRECT)
5. the PSSI’s National Team Board (BTN) chief, Bernhard Limbong, said that he saw the halt of the donation as a proper gesture. (INDIRECT)
6. “As we performed poorly, I think the stoppage is appropriate. I hope it can motivate the national team to be better,” Bernhard said on Tuesday as quoted by Antara (DIRECT)
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