JAKARTA - PSSI still has not disclosed the names of five candidates for the Indonesian national team coach. The chairman of the National Team Agency (BTN), Sumardji, revealed the reason why PSSI has not disclosed the five names who are candidates for the Indonesian national team coach.
The coaching chair of the Indonesian national team is confirmed to be vacant after PSSI officially ended its faster cooperation with Patrick Kluivert. The team's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup was the reason for the separation on October 16, 2025.
After the dismissal of Kluivert, Garuda's Skuad coach seat is actually still vacant today. However, PSSI claims that it has pocketed five new candidates for coach.
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Unfortunately, until Thursday, November 20, 2025, the federation has yet to divulge the list of names included in the new coach's plan. This situation clearly makes the Indonesian football public curious.
Responding to this, Sumardji explained the reason why PSSI was still keeping the names of the five candidates for coach of the Indonesian national team a secret.
"So, ladies and gentlemen, why don't any names be opened, I need to explain that regarding these five names, why haven't we opened them yet. We won't open them first," said Sumardji during a press conference in Jakarta, Thursday, November 20, 2025, afternoon WIB.
The decision was made because it was related to professional ethics. Because from several candidates for the current Indonesian national team coach, there are still those who have contracts with clubs and national teams of other countries.
"One, we respect because each head coach has privacy. Second, also these coaches are still at the club and are still in the national team of a country. It is impossible for us to open it," said Sumardji.
Although so far there has been no official announcement regarding the names of the new coach candidates, a number of names have been rumored to be candidates for the Indonesian national team coach. The two names that have recently been widely mentioned are Jesus Casas and Timur Kapadze.
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