If Liga 1 Don't Have A Scroll Until The End Of November December, Clubs Will Play Due To Financial Crisis

The president of the club RANS Nusantara FC, Roofi Ardian. (Photo via ANTARA/Michael Siahaan)

JAKARTA - The fate of the 2022/2023 Liga 1 competition is still uncertain. PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) and the club have agreed on three options for the start of Liga 1.

At the latest, Liga 1 2022/2023 will roll again on December 2. However, it is hoped that the competition club can roll again before the end of November.

The president of the RANS Nusantara club FC Roofi Ardian said that from a financial perspective it would be difficult for his team if the 2022-2023 Indonesian League 1 was not resumed in November 2022.

"If it doesn't work until the end of November, it will be difficult. All teams seem to feel the same way," said Roofi as quoted by Antara, Saturday, November 5, 2022.

Therefore, he continued, his party hopes that the competition that was postponed due to the bloody incident at the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, will start again soon.

Teams need certainty because they are under contract with the players. In addition, the club also has a working time span with the sponsors.

If Liga 1 does not roll out or take a long vacation, Roofi admits his club will find it difficult to earn income.

"If the league doesn't work, we have to figure out how to live. Businesses have to keep running because a lot of people depend on this team, including officials, players and others," said Roofi.

However, even though Liga 1 2022-2023 has stopped since October 2, 2022, Roofi ensures that RANS Nusantara still pays its players' salaries in full according to the contract.

In a meeting with Liga 1 club owners in Jakarta, Friday (4/11), competition operator PT LIB explained three options for the start of Liga 1 2022-2023, namely November 18, November 25 and December 2, 2022.

However, whenever the competition starts, the LIB targets it to be completed on April 16, 2023 to provide space for the 2023 U-20 World Cup which starts in May 2023.

LIB hopes that certainty regarding the League 1 permit from the government can be obtained before the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS) of PT LIB which will be held in Jakarta on November 15, 2022.