The 2019 Liga 1, also known as

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clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 15 May 2019 and finished on 22 December 2019. Fixtures for the 2019 season were announced on 7 May 2019. Persija were the defending champions. PSS,

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, and Kalteng Putra joined as the promoted teams from the 2018 Liga 2. They replace

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, and

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who were relegated to the 2019 Liga 2. On 2 December 2019,

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won the championship for the first time in their history, becoming the seventh club to win the Liga 1 after second placed

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draw to

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, followed by a win in

, giving Bali United a 17-point lead with only four games left.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Liga 2. The new teams this season were PSS,

, and Kalteng Putra, who replaced

, and

Name changes

* PS TIRA merged with Persikabo into TIRA-Persikabo and relocated to Cibinong. * Perseru relocated to

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and were renamed to

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Stadiums and locations

Notes:

Personnel and kits

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supplied the match ball. Apparel and captain changes:

Coaching changes

* Notes:

Foreign players

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restricted the number of foreign players to four per team, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use all four foreign players at once. * Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window. * Former Player(s) were players that out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance. Source
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Notes:

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Discipline

*Most yellow card(s): 11 ** Akbar Tanjung (

) ** Muhammad Tahir ( Persipura) *Most red card(s): 3 **

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(

)

Attendances

Awards

Notes

References

External links

* {{Liga Indonesia seasons

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