Candidates For The Indonesian National Team Coach Candidates Narrow To Two Names

The figure who will become the coach of the Indonesian national team has started to become clear (VOI/Karisa Aurelia Tukan).

JAKARTA - PSSI's work to determine the new coach candidate for the Indonesian national team is getting lighter. Now the number of candidates has narrowed to only two names.

After almost a week of PSSI representatives working in Europe to find the right new coach, the results are now quite good news.

The chairman of the National Team Agency (BTN), Sumardji, said that the prospective Indonesian national team coach who will be brought to the PSSI Exco (Executive Committee) meeting to be determined has narrowed to two names.

"We will choose two coaches first to discuss in more detail. Yes, just wait for it (the names interviewed) because we want to find the best," Sumardji said in a statement quoted on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.

Even though he has given a bright spot, Sumardji is still closing the meeting on the identities of the two prospective coaches. He only explained a little about the systematic process of determining the final.

"Several prospective coaches have been interviewed by Alexander Zwiers (PSSI Technical Director) and Mr. Muhammad and Endri Erawan (Exco PSSI). Later, after the three of them return to Indonesia, then we will hold the Exco PSSI meeting."

"So, later there will be ratings from one to five, who is the best order. After that we discussed together at the Exco PSSI meeting," said Sumardji.

Based on rumors circulating, the five names of prospective coaches for the Indonesian national team are Timur Kapadze, Jesus Casas, Heimir Hallgrimsson, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, and John Herdman.

However, based on the latest situation, Kapadze was knocked out of the list of candidates for coach of the Indonesian national team. The reason is, the coach from Uzbekistan has just been proposed by the PFC Navbahor club.