Indonesia's Liga 1, also known as BRI Liga 1, for the 2023/2024 season began on July 1, 2023, and will run until May 31, 2024. Eighteen football clubs will compete for the championship title this season.
This top-tier competition in Indonesian football began in 1994. The All-Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) merged two previously existing competitions, Perserikatan and the Utama Football League (Galatama), to create Liga 1 Indonesia.
So, which club has won Liga 1 the most often?
According to data from the football website *Goal.com*, Persipura Jayapura is the Indonesian football club with the most Liga 1 championship titles from 1994 to 2023. This club, based in Jayapura, Papua, has won 4 championship titles.
Persipura Jayapura achieved these titles in the 2005, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, and 2013 seasons.
In second place, there are six football clubs that have each won 2 Liga 1 championship titles. These clubs are Persib Bandung, Persebaya Surabaya, PSM Makassar, Persija Jakarta, Sriwijaya FC, Bali United, and Persik Kediri.
Most recently, PSM Makassar emerged as the champion of the 2022/2023 Liga 1 season. The club, based in Makassar, South Sulawesi, finally ended a 23-year title drought.
Here's a breakdown of Liga 1 championship-winning clubs from 1994-2023:
1. Persipura Jayapura: 4 championship titles
2. Persib Bandung: 2 championship titles
3. Persebaya Surabaya: 2 championship titles
4. PSM Makassar: 2 championship titles
5. Persija Jakarta: 2 championship titles
6. Sriwijaya FC: 2 championship titles
7. Bali United: 2 championship titles
8. Bandung Raya: 1 championship title
9. PSIS Semarang: 1 championship title
10. Petrokimia Putra: 1 championship title
11. Persik Kediri: 2 championship titles
12. Arema: 1 championship title
13. Semen Padang: 1 championship title
14. Bhayangkara FC: 1 championship title
Here's a breakdown of Liga 1 champions by season:
* 1994/1995: Persib Bandung
* 1995/1996: Bandung Raya
* 1996/1997: Persebaya Surabaya
* 1998/1999: PSIS Semarang
* 1999/2000: PSM Makassar
* 2001: Persija Jakarta
* 2002: Petrokimia Putra
* 2003: Persik Kediri
* 2004: Persebaya Surabaya
* 2005: Persipura Jayapura
* 2006: Persik Kediri
* 2007: Sriwijaya FC
* 2008/2009: Persipura Jayapura
* 2009/2010: Arema
* 2010/2011: Persipura Jayapura
* 2011/2012: Sriwijaya FC
* 2011/2012: Semen Padang
* 2013: Persipura Jayapura
* 2014: Persib Bandung
* 2017: Bhayangkara FC
* 2018: Persija Jakarta
* 2019: Bali United
* 2021-2022: Bali United
* 2022-2023: PSM Makassar