Participants Of The 2024 President's Cup Must Include Players With The Indonesian National Team Label In The Squad

JAKARTA - The 2024 President's Cup will start rolling on July 19, 2024 by establishing Bandung, Bali, and Solo as the location of the event. The pre-season event requires each club to include players with the Indonesian national team stage in their squad.

This was conveyed by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee (OC) or the organizing committee for the 2024 Presidential Cup, Risha Adi Wijaya. He said that the points had been determined based on input from the General Chairperson (Ketum) of PSSI, Erick Thohir.

"Earlier, Mr. Erick (Thohir)'s input was extraordinary because this is indeed for the advancement of Indonesian football," said Risha Adi Wijaya when met at the 2024 Presidential Cup Launching event in Senayan Area, Central Jakarta on Monday, July 15, 2024.

"So, this is pre-season, the club is actually allowed to experiment on its players. However, there is an obligation that if there are teams that have players with the status of the Indonesian national team, they (players) must be played," said Risha.

Regarding the team's obligation to include players labeled the Indonesian national team, Risha also did not want to be too stiff. He said that how will the implementation in the field be, it could be regulated by the coach regarding playing time.

The most emphasized thing for the OC chairman is that each team can maintain the spirit of the President's Cup well.

"It's just a matter of changing (the player labeled the Indonesian national team) in the middle of the round, it doesn't matter. It will be technical things that are usually done."

"It must be remembered that pre-season clubs are currently in the process of trialing their players. Therefore, we are a little more flexible. We are not an official competition, but a pre-season tournament."

"Of course, we also maintain the prestige of this tournament itself. That's why we make rules that are more flexible to the club."

"However, we will still protect the spirit of the President's Cup," said Risha again.

The 2024 President's Cup will open at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, on July 19, 2024. Persib Bandung as the host will appear against PSM Makassar.

In this event, there were eight teams that participated and were divided into two groups. Group A is inhabited by Persib Bandung, PSM Makassar, Persis Solo, and Borneo FC. Then, Group B is filled with Persija Jakarta, Madura United, Arema FC, and Bali United.