PSS Vs Persebaya Open League 1 Indonesia 2020

Persebaya (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) has released the schedule for Liga 1 Indonesia 2020. The PSS versus Persebaya will open the competition for the highest caste of Indonesian football at Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, October 1, 2020.

"The preparation of this schedule has adjusted to the latest conditions, according to the continued implementation of the competition with the status of 'extraordinary competition'," said Operations Director of LIB Sudjarno, quoted from Antara, Friday, September 4.

Sudjarno added that the preparation of the schedule had considered other aspects such as moving the club headquarters and the player's recovery period.

League 1 season 2020 will roll from October 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021 without relegation.

Before COVID-19 temporarily halted national football competitions, League 1 2020 has been going on until the third week. Persib leads the Premier League standings with nine points from three wins in three matches.

All continuation of League 1 2020 matches will be held on Java Island so that teams will move around via land transportation to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

From the LIB schedule received by Antara, there is only one match that will be held on the first day of Thursday 1 October, namely PSS against Persebaya in Sleman.

The rest of the matches take place on the weekend, but some are held Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

PT LIB is still vacating the Barito Putera and Persebaya headquarters stadiums.

Barito Putera himself is known to have chosen Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman. Only Persebaya, who until this news was published, had not yet decided on a base.

Regarding this, LIB had stated that Persebaya would make a decision in the first week of September 2020.

Persebaya actually houses the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, Surabaya, but is currently being renovated because it will be used for the U-20 World Cup next year.

The Bajul Ijo squad is rumored to be choosing Gelora Delta Stadium in Sidoarjo as the home stadium during the League 1 continuation although there has been no official news about this.