JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair (Ketum) Erick Thohir responded to the chaos between PSIM Yogyakarta supporters and Persib Bandung in the third week of the 2025/2026 Super League. He said, I-League as the operator of the competition and the club must be held accountable.
"Ask I-League. We from PSSI have fully handed over the responsibility to I-League and the club."
"We will monitor the steps taken by I-League," said Erick Thohir when met in Jakarta, quoted Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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The riots occurred after PSIM and Persib shared point 1-1 on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul. On social media, a video of the bus supporting the visitors was circulated was damaged and thrown.
Regarding this chaos, Erick Thohir again highlighted the ban on away supporters in Indonesian football which has still been in effect this season since it was implemented two seasons ago.
"To be sure, we were in a position from the start that we wanted to save Indonesian football, wanted to make sure the fans returned home safely."
"Well, so I-League must be responsible, clubs must be responsible. We have reminded many times, we even have a supporter committee that continues to try to work together," said Erick Thohir.
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