Proliga 2022 Starts January 7th, This Is The Champion From Time To Time

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JAKARTA - The most prestigious volleyball competition in the Proliga 2022 season will soon be taking place at the Kunarto Police General Volleyball Padepokan, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, from 7 January to 27 March 2022.

But before the best Indonesian volleyball teams compete in the new season, let's look at the list of the men's squads that have won the Proliga from time to time.

Quoted from Antara, Tuesday, January 4, since the debut of the Proliga in 2002, seven teams have won success where the team now named Surabaya Bhayangkara Samator has won the most times with seven titles in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019.

Jakarta BNI Taplus or BNI 46 became the second team to collect the most Proliga titles with six trophies, respectively in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013.

Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel won two titles in 2011 and 2013, while Bandung Tectona (2002), Jakarta Sananta (2008), Jakarta Electric PLN (2015), and Jakarta Pertamina Energi (2017) each won one title.

Surabaya Samator became the most successful team in the Proliga competition. The first title was won in the third edition in 2004 while still using the name Surabaya Flame and in the final defeated Bandung Telkomsel Tectona 25-20, 25-21, 25-13.

This title was achieved after being runner-up in the first two seasons. On their 2002 debut, Surabaya Flame lost 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25, 12-15 in the final match against Bandung Tectona.

One year later, Surabaya Flame took second place after losing 2-3 to Jakarta BNI Phinisi with 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 17-19.

In the 2005 and 2006 editions, it was Jakarta BNI Taplus' turn to dominate. In 2005, the two teams from the capital met in the final. In the end, Jakarta BNI Taplus became the champion after beating Jakarta Monas Bank DKI with 20-25, 30-28, 25-20, 25-19.

Then Jakarta BNI Taplus defended the title after defeating Surabaya Samator, previously known as Surabaya Flame, with 25-23, 22-25, 25-14, 25-18.

After becoming runner-up, Surabaya Samator proved to be one of the best teams by bringing home the 2007 season title again and completing the mission of revenge against Jakarta BNI Taplus 25-17, 25-20, 28-26.

The title went to Jakarta P2B Sananta in the 2008 season after winning over Jakarta BNI Taplus in the final with 25-17, 25-20, 15-25, 25-20.

However, after that, Surabaya Samator won the title again in the 2009 season by defeating the defending champion Jakarta P2B Sananta in the final with a score of 3-0 (25-18, 29-27, 25-22).

Domination stopped

In the following season in 2010, Surabaya Samator failed to defend the title after losing 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 18-25 to Jakarta BNI Taplus.

In 2011, Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel stopped the domination of Samator and Jakarta BNI, which took turns competing for the title.

Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel became the best after defeating Jakarta Sananta in the 2011 season final in a five-set match which was successful 16-25, 25-19, 25-15, 20-25, 15-11.

But after that, Jakarta BNI 46 won the trophy again, which beat Semarang Bank Jateng 3-1 in the 2012 Proliga with 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 29-27.

Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel finally returned to being the best in the following season after beating Jakarta BNI 46 in 2013 25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21.

After four seasons without a title, Surabaya Samator once again showed their titans by winning their fourth title in the 2014 season after beating Jakarta Pertamina Energi 25-11, 25-14, 25-22.

In the following season, Surabaya Samator failed to defend the title after losing in the final against Jakarta Electric PLN 19-25, 26-28, 22-25.

Surabaya Samator bounced back by reclaiming the 2016 Proliga title after eliminating Jakarta BNI Tapls 25-18, 25-22, 25-22 in a three-set match.

But in 2017, it was Surabaya Samator who bit his finger. This edition was the turn of Jakarta Pertamina Energi to become the champion after defeating Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel with a score of 3-0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-12).

In the last two seasons in 2018 and 2019, Surabaya Samator, which uses the name Surabaya Bhayangkara Samator, has again confirmed its status as the strongest Proliga team by winning this edition.

In 2018, Samator defeated Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel with a score of 3-1 (25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 30-28), while in the 2019 season, they defeated Jakarta BNI 46 in a four-set match with 23-25 , 25-20, 26-24, 25-17.

Meanwhile, Proliga has been constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years. In 2019, the competition only lasted until the semifinals, while in 2020 it was not held.

2022 pro league

Entering the new Proliga 2022 season, it is predicted that it will be even more fierce. All teams have quality players. What's more, the organizers finally allowed each team to have two foreign players.

In the men's sector, four of the six competing teams are the old face of Surabaya Bhayangkara Samator, Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel, and Jakarta Pertamina Pertamax.

While the rest were present as debutants, Kudus Sukun Badak and Bogor LavAni.

Despite appearing for the first time, these two teams deserve to be taken into account because a number of top players were present to prove that the two were not complementary.

Kudus Sukun Badak has two volleyball players labeled as national team players, namely Aji Maulana and Antho Bertiyawan.

Aji Maulana is a player who strengthened Indonesia at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. Meanwhile, Antho Bertiyawan has also often been a mainstay for the Red and White as at the 2011 2011 and 2015 SEA Games.

Meanwhile, Bogor LavAni was founded by the President of the Republic of Indonesia for the period 2004-2014, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. They also performed with star players such as Dony Haryono and Dio Zulfikri who brought Indonesia to the Philippines SEA Games gold medal in 2019.

In addition, there is also the name Muhammad Malizi who strengthened Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games and also won the best blocker award in the 2018 Proliga season.

Proliga 2022 will run without spectators and be held in one location to prevent the spread of the corona virus. However, the competition is predicted to remain fierce.

It is worth waiting for whether Surabaya Bhayangkara Samator will continue its dominance or even become the new champion of the most prestigious volleyball competition in the country.

List of Proliga men's team champions from time to time

2002 Winner: Bandung TectonaRunner-up: Surabaya Flame

2003 Winner: Jakarta BNI Phinisi Runner-up: Surabaya Flame

2004 Winner: Surabaya FlameRunner-up: Bandung Telkomsel Tectona

2005 Winner: Jakarta BNI Taplus Runner-up: Jakarta Monas Bank DKI

2006 Winner: Jakarta BNI Taplus Runner-up: Surabaya Samator

2007 Winner: Surabaya SamatorRunner-up: Jakarta BNI Taplus

2008 Winner: Jakarta P2B Sananta Runner-up: Jakarta BNI Taplus

2009 Winner: Surabaya SamatorRunner-up: Jakarta P2B Sananta

2010 Winner: Jakarta BNI Taplus Runner-up: Surabaya Samator

2011 Winner: Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel Runner-up: Jakarta Sananta

2012 Winner: Jakarta BNI 46Runner-up: Semarang Bank Jateng

2013 Winner: Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel Runner-up: Jakarta BNI 46

2014 Winner: Surabaya SamatorRunner-up: Jakarta Pertamina Energi

2015 Winner: Jakarta Electric PLNRunner-up: Surabaya Samator

2016 Winner: Surabaya SamatorRunner-up: Jakarta BNI Taplus

2017 Winner: Jakarta Pertamina EnergiRunner-up: Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel

2018 Winner: Surabaya Bhayangkara SamatorRunner-up: Palembang Bank Sumsel Babel

2019 Winner: Surabaya Bhayangkara SamatorRunner-up: Jakarta BNI 46