JAKARTA Dewa United Banten made thorough preparations to hunt for their first title in the Indonesia Basketball League (IBL) against Pelita Jaya in the final of the 2025 season.

The two teams will clash in the final match of the competition in the best-of-three system after both locking the final tickets on Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Dewa United coach Pablo Favarel said that fighting a team that is thick with a champion tradition is certainly not easy. However, he believes his team can make history in the highest level Indonesian basketball league.

"We realize they are defending champions. They have players and coaches who have won before, but in our team there are also experienced players who have won," he said.

Dewa United reached the IBL finals for the first time in the history of their team after stopping RANS Simba Bogor.

Meanwhile, Pelita Jaya, who is the defending champion, stepped in their fifth straight final after defeating Satria Muda Pertamina, a team that they stopped last season in the final round.

Pablo said that the opportunity to get the title was now in sight so he refused to waste the opportunity.

"We are happy to be here, but we are not satisfied. We know the work is not finished. Our journey is still long and at this time we are only focused on Pelita Jaya," said the Argentine tactician.

The first match between the two teams will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Dewa United Arena, Tangerang, Banten. Then the second game took place on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

If each of them can secure one win then a third game is needed to determine the winner, which will take place on Sunday, July 20, 2025.


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