Indonesia national football team

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Indonesia

Nickname

Merah Putih

Association

Football Association
of Indonesia

Head coach

Peter Withe, 2004-

Most caps

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (60)

Top scorer

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (33)

FIFA code

IDN

FIFA ranking

144

Highest FIFA ranking

76 (September 1998)

Lowest FIFA ranking

152 (October 1995)

Elo ranking

129





Home kit





Away kit

First international

China (club side) 2 - 0 Dutch East Indies

(Philippines; May 5, 1934)

India 3 - 0 Indonesia

(Delhi, India; March 4, 1951)

Largest win

Indonesia 13 - 0 Philippines

(Jakarta, Indonesia; December 23, 2002)

Worst defeat

Denmark 9 - 0 Indonesia

(Copenhagen, Denmark; September 3, 1974)

World Cup

Appearances

1 (First in 1938)

Best result

Round 1, 1938

AFC Asian Cup

Appearances

3 (First in 1996)

Best result

Round 1, 1996, 2000, 2004

The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia. Despite the nation's size and population, Indonesia is not among the strongest teams in the AFC. However, they are one of the few teams in Southeast Asia who are able to challenge Thailand.

1 History
2 Tournament Records
3 National Team Squad

[edit] History

Indonesia, under the name Dutch East Indies, was the first Asian team to participate in the FIFA World Cup when they qualified in 1938. But a 6-0 loss in Reims to eventual finalists Hungary remains the country's only World Cup match. 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.

Indonesia 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 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.

Indonesia has yet to win the regional Tiger Cup, despite reaching the final in the last three tournaments (2000, 2002, and 2004). Their only continental titles came in the 1987 and 1991 South East 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 looks set to continue their success in terms of football development and in the FIFA World Rankings -- currently Indonesia is in 110th position with 402 points (based on FIFA World Rankings - May 2006).

[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 2006 - Did not qualify

[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 - Qualified as one of the four co-host countries

[edit] SEA Games

1977 - Third Places
1979 - Runner Up
1981 - Third Places
1987 - Winner
1989 - Third Places
1991 - Winner
1997 - Runner Up
1999 - Third Places

[edit] Tiger Cup Record

1996 - Semi Finals
1998 - Third Place
2000 to 2004 - Runners Up

[edit] National Team Squad

[edit] Indonesia First Team

Head coach: Peter Withe
Assistant coach: Syamsuddin Umar
Trainer: Jason White

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Club
??	GK	Syamsidar	15 July 1982	1	PSM Makassar
1	GK	Hendro Kartiko	24 April 1973	57	Persija Jakarta
12	GK	Jendri C. Pitoy	15 January 1981	11	Persipura Jayapura
18	DF	Firmansyah	7 April 1980	17	Persikota Tangerang
17	DF	Hamka Hamzah	1982	6	Persija Jakarta
??	DF	Maman Abdurrahman	1982	2	PSIS Semarang
??	DF	Bayu Sutha	1983	3	Persema Malang
??	DF	Ricardo Salampessy	1984	3	Persipura Jayapura
6	DF	Muhammad Mauly Lessy	7 August 1974	8	Persipura Jayapura
2	MF	Ismed Sofyan	28 August 1979	35	Persija Jakarta
3	MF	Ortizan Solossa	28 October 1977	12	Persija Jakarta
??	MF	Erol FX Iba	1979	3	Arema Malang
14	MF	Firman Utina	15 December 1981	4	Arema Malang
11	MF	Ponaryo Astaman (C)	25 September 1979	29	Telecom Malacca
16	MF	Syamsul Chaeruddin	9 February 1983	18	PSM Makassar
13	MF	Agus Indra Kurniawan	1983	8	Persija Jakarta
21	MF	Mahyadi Panggabean	1983	6	PSMS Medan
7	FW	Boaz Solossa	16 March 1986	10	Persipura Jayapura
??	FW	Saktiawan Sinaga	19 February 1982	6	Arema Malang
9	FW	Ilham Jayakesuma	19 September 1978	14	Persita Tangerang
10	FW	Zaenal Arif	1981	10	Persija Jakarta
8	FW	Ellie Aiboy	20 April 1979	29	Selangor FC
20	FW	Bambang Pamungkas	10 June 1980	38	Selangor FC

Squad List per October 2006

[edit] Legendary Players

Achmad Nawir, captain of Dutch East Indies in 1938
Eliseus 'Beb' Bakhuijs, member of Netherlands in the 1930's
Ramang, Maulwi Saelan, Tan Liong Houw and Thio Him Tjiang, members of Indonesia in 1956
Ronny Pattinasarani, captain of Indonesia in the 1970s
Ricky Yacobi, first Indonesia who played overseas in Japan
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, promising young player in the 1990s, had a brief spell at Sampdoria and FC Lucerne