League 1 Rolling Date July 3rd, League 2 14 Days Later

Ketum PSSI Mochamad Iriawan (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Mochamad Iriawan, said that the League 1 and League 2 seasons of 2021 are scheduled to start in July.

"In our schedule, on July 3, League 1 will roll, then 14 days after that, continue to League 2", said Iriawan in a virtual gathering with RANS Cilegon FC, Monday night, reported by Antara.

Iriawan said that he had submitted recommendations to the Chairman of COVID-19 Task Force, Doni Monardo, as well as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Youth and Sports to further formally apply for permission to the Police.

"Please pray, what is clear is that we are as strong as possible to carry out what the Indonesian people's state wants, namely that health protocols are created in every competition", said Iriawan.

"Hopefully on the 17th everything goes well, and the wheels of football will come back to life", he continued.

Reflecting on the implementation of the Menpora Cup, Iriawan said that the tournament was successfully held by implementing strict health protocols in every match.

This, according to Iriawan, can be seen from the results of the evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the COVID-19 Task Force which stated that all matches went smoothly, and safely.

"Our commitment is to convey to the government and the people that it was carried out optimally and it can be seen that all of the activities for nearly 35 days yesterday were clear and there were no problems", said Iriawan.

He added that all players in the Menpora Cup competition, including officials and match kits, had received the vaccine.

"And all those who entered the stadium arena had already had antigen swabs. 11,000 of the 39 matches were swabbed with antigen", said Iriawan.

"Let's pray that the recommendations will come out soon, and we will submit permits, and hopefully they will be signed by the police", he said.