El Clasico IBL 2024 Final, Satria Muda One Step Again Extends Record

JAKARTA - Satria Muda Pertamina and Pelita Jaya Bakrie Jakarta again met in the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) final.

The second meeting was nicknamed 'El Clasico' because they often clashed in the top of the competition. In addition, the two teams are considered the oldest clubs in Indonesian basketball competitions that have survived until now.

If withdrawn since 2016, Satria Muda (SM) and Pelita Jaya (PJ) have met 28 times before the 2024 IBL final.

However, in the last five years, SM and PJ have only two wins. Satria Muda leads head-to-head (9-7).

The two victories included a victory in the 2024 IBL regular season. In which Satria Muda won 100-77 in the first meeting, and narrowly won 73-72 in the second meeting.

If we move back to the final, Satria Muda and Pelita Jaya have met in the top four seasons, namely 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022 editions.

The meeting record in the final is 7-4 for Satria Muda's advantage. Arki Dikania Wisnu and his friends also won three championship trophies from the four final series. Meanwhile, Pelita Jaya won only once in 2017.

Back to the 2024 season, where Satria Muda won 2-0 over Pelita Jaya in the regular season.

At the first meeting, January 20, 2024, both teams still have top players.

Duel Satria Muda vs Pelita Jaya kembali tersaji di IBL 2024 atau El Clasico volume lima. Satria Muda dengan rekor 3-1 di final IBL, sudah memimpin 1-0 di gim pertama pada Kamis, 1 Agustus 2024, dengan kemenangan 84-71 di Britama Arena.

They will meet again in the second game on August 3, 2024 at Pelita Jaya's home, Indoor Stadium SC.

Satria Muda is being led to extend El Clasico's record in the IBL final because one leg they have stepped into the 2024 season champion.

El Clasico Final Debut Player

The 2024 IBL final titled El Clasico is the first experience for a number of players, especially not foreign players. The new and rookie players in the league have clearly not tasted the asteroid.

The Satria Muda camp, for example, has two rookies who will debut in the El Clasico final, namely Adrien Maxime Alain Chalias and Armando Fredik Yegiwar Kaize.

Then, there are the names of young players who have never tasted the classic top party, namely Dame Diagne, Ali Bagir Wayarabi Alhadar, Julian Alexandre Chalias, and Karl Patrick Utiarahman Gloria.

Meanwhile, in the Pelita Jaya camp, there is the name Greans Chandra Bartes Tangklung who has never appeared in the final of El Clasico because of his status as a rookie player.

There are also two players who have just joined Pelita Jaya, namely Anto Febrianto Boyratan and Nickson Damara Gosal. Both of them have had their third season in the league, but have just moved to Pelita Jaya this year.

Head-to-Head Satria Muda vs Pelita Jaya In The IBL Final

2017

Game 1: PJ vs SM 63-57 (May 4, 2017)

Game 2: SM vs PJ 83-63 (May 6, 2017)

Game 3: PJ vs SM 72-62 (May 7, 2017)

2018

Game 1: SM vs PJ 73-63 (19 April 2018)

Game 2: PJ vs SM 94-78 (April 21, 2018)

Game 3: SM vs PJ 69-64 (22 April 2018)

2021

Game 1: SM vs PJ 70-50 (3 June 2021)

Game 2: PJ vs SM 71-65 (June 4 2021)

Game 3: SM vs PJ 68-60 (4 June 2021)

2022

Game 1: SM vs PJ 95-87 (27 August 2022)

Game 2: SM vs PJ 89-74 (28 August 2022)