Indonesian Independence Cup

Indonesian Independence Cup
Organising bodyPSSI
Founded1985 (1985)
RegionIndonesia
Current champions Mali (1st titles)
Most successful club(s) Indonesia (3 titles)
2025 Indonesia Independence Cup

The Indonesian Independence Cup (Indonesian: Piala Kemerdekaan) is an international football tournament organised by the Football Association of Indonesia to commemorate the independence day of the Republic of Indonesia.[1] The tournament was held nine times from 1985 until its last edition in 2008.[2] In 2025, this tournament was revived as a preparation event for the U-17 national team.[3][4]

Summary

Year Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1985  Chile
1–0
 South Korea B  Thailand
2–1
 Tianjin
1986  Algeria
1–0 (a.e.t.)
 Indonesia BrazilAmerica FC (RJ)
2–1
 Romania U-18
1987  Indonesia
2–1 (a.e.t.)
 Algeria  South Korea  Indonesia B
1988  China B
1–0
 Australia U-20  Indonesia  Indonesia U-23
1990  Australia
3–0
 Indonesia  Thailand U-23
1–0
 Malaysia U-23
1992  Malaysia
2–0
 South Korea  Australia  Indonesia
1994  Thailand  Indonesia XI League  Indonesia U-23  South Korea
2000  Indonesia
3–0
 Iraq  Myanmar  Chinese Taipei
2008  Indonesia
3–1 [note 4]
 Libya U-23  Indonesia B
1–0
 Myanmar
2025  Mali 2–1  Indonesia  Tajikistan 3-3  Uzbekistan
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d Places decided by group position.
  2. ^ Unknown result, victory was to Thailand.
  3. ^ Unknown result.
  4. ^ Indonesia became the champion in the 2008 edition as Libya U-23 decided to 'pull out' in the second half despite leading the game with 1–0 score, therefore the 1–0 goal was given to the hosts instead to become the champion.

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Indonesia34310
2 Australia1113
3 Algeria1102
4 Thailand1023
5 Chile1001
 China1001
 Malaysia1001
 Mali1001
9 South Korea0213
10 Iraq0101
 Libya0101
12 Brazil0011
 Myanmar0011
 Tajikistan0011
Totals (14 entries)10101030

Results

References

  1. ^ Bobby Chandra (6 August 2008). "Piala Kemerdekaan Sesuai Jadwal" (in Indonesian). Tempo Interaktif [Olahraga]. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ Neil Morrison (4 September 2008). "Piala Kermerdekaan (Independence Cup) 1985-2008". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Mali And Uzbekistan Join In The 2025 Independence Cup". Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  4. ^ "PSSI Holds Independence Cup in Medan in Preparation for the U-17 National Team World Cup". Retrieved 6 August 2025.