The 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup was a four-team under-23 association football tournament held at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Bogor Regency from 27 April until 3 May 2018.[1] The tournament was organised to commemorate the 88th anniversary of Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).[2] Earlier, the tournament was expected to be kicked off on 28 April, however PSSI later changed it on 27 April due to Liga 1 matches that were to be held on that day.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Dates | 27 April – 3 May 2018 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Bahrain |
| Runner-up |  Uzbekistan |
| Third place | Indonesia |
| Fourth place |  North Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 16 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mohamed Marhoon (3 goals) |
Bahrain emerged as the tournament champion with 7 points ahead of the rest of the teams.[4]
Participating nations
editA total of four nations comprising host Indonesia, Bahrain, North Korea and Malaysia have earlier announced their participation in the tournament.[2][3][5] On 12 April 2018, Malaysia announced their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule that resulted in each of their players to be busy with their respective club matches that will prevent them from playing with the national team.[6][7] Two replacement candidates from Senegal and Uzbekistan are then called by PSSI,[8] with Thailand, Vietnam, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan being also decided as other potential candidates despite both Thailand and Vietnam having responded that their players were also busy with tight league schedules in their country.[9] The PSSI later decided Uzbekistan as the suitable replacement candidate.[9][10]
Indonesia (Host)
Bahrain
North Korea
Uzbekistan (replacing 
Malaysia)
Match officials
editThe following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.[11]
- Referees
Khoun Virak
Luk Kin Sun- Mustafa Umarella
- Yudi Nurcahya
- Assistant referees
- Fok Pong Shing
- Wong Ping Chung
- Agus Mulyadi
- Agus Prima Aspa
- Dedek Duha
Regulation
editThe tournament followed Asian Games regulation with all participating teams will be using their U-23 national team with an advantage to use three senior players.[12] It was decided through a round-robin format and team with the highest point would become the winner.[13]
Venue
editThe sole venue stadium was the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong of Bogor Regency. Earlier, the PSSI also expected the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta to be used for the tournament, but the stadium was being renovated to host the upcoming 2018 Asian Games, where Indonesia became the host.[1]
| Cibinong
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Pakansari Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | ||
|
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Champion |
| 2 | Uzbekistan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Runner–up |
| 3 | Indonesia (H)
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | Third place |
| 4 | North Korea
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Fair-play points; 6) Penalty shoot-out
(H) Hosts
Matches
edit| Uzbekistan | 2–2 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
Alijonov  8'Sidorov 25' |
Report | Jo Sol-song 32', 86' |
| Bahrain | 3–3 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Hashim 35' Marhoon 50', 59' |
Report | Amonov 43' Gafurov 72'Kodirkulov 90+3' |
| Indonesia | 0–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| North Korea | 1–4 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Song Kum-song 60' |
Report | Sanad 15' Jasim 52'Al-Sherooqi 57', 75' |
| Indonesia | 0–0 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Winners
edit| 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup |
|---|
 Bahrain First title |
Goalscorers
edit- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Ahmed Al-Sherooqi
- Jo Sol-song
- 1 goal
References
edit- ^ a b "Stadion Pakansari Jadi Venue Tunggal Anniversary Cup" (in Indonesian). Bola.net. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b Eris Eka Jaya (27 February 2018). "PSSI Gelar Anniversary Cup, Korut, Malaysia, dan Bahrain Jadi Peserta" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b Amalia Dwi Septi (28 February 2018). "PSSI Majukan Kick-off Turnamen Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). DetikCom. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Bahrain Olympic team lift soccer crown in Indonesia". Gulf Digital News. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Robert (26 February 2018). "PSSI Jelaskan Format Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Bolalob. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Benediktus Gerendo Pradigdo (12 April 2018). "Malaysia Urung Ikut PSSI Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Hasiolan Eko P Gultom (12 April 2018). "Alasan Timnas Malaysia Undur Diri dari Anniversary Cup Bukan Karena Takut Kalah dari Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Mochamad Hary Prasetya (13 April 2018). "Malaysia Batal Ikut Anniversary Cup, PSSI Kontak Senegal dan Uzbekistan" (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b Arby Rahmat (12 April 2018). "Timnas Uzbekistan Gantikan Malaysia di Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Rais Adnan (13 April 2018). "Juara Piala Asia U-23 Gantikan Malaysia Di Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Goal.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Bandung Saputra (24 April 2018). "Ini Wasit yang Bertugas di PSSI Anniversary Cup 2018" (in Indonesian). Vavel. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Gerry Putra (17 March 2018). "PSSI Terapkan Regulasi Asian Games di Anniversary Cup" (in Indonesian). Bolalob. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Nurdin Saleh (3 April 2018). "Timnas U-23 Ikuti Anniversary Cup pada 27 April, Ini Jadwalnya" (in Indonesian). Tempo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.