Indonesian Independence Cup

Indonesian Independence Cup
Organiser(s)PSSI
Founded1985 (1985)
RegionIndonesia
Current champions Mali (1st title)
Most championships Indonesia (3 titles)
2025 Indonesian 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 B  Myanmar  Chinese Taipei
2008  Indonesia
3–1 [note 4]
 Libya U-23 Indonesia B
1–0
 Myanmar
2025  Mali 2–1  Indonesia  Tajikistan  Uzbekistan
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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 3 goals were given to the hosts 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.