2017 Liga 1
The 2017 Liga 1, also known as Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of Liga 1 under its current name and the eighth season of the top-flight Indonesian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 2008. The season started on 15 April 2017 and ended on 12 November 2017. Fixtures for the 2017 season were announced on 11 April 2017.
Winner of the 2014 Indonesia Super League, Persib were the defending champions, as the 2015 Indonesia Super League was abandoned midway due to FIFA suspension while the 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A was not counted as an official league.
Bhayangkara won their first Liga 1 title and Indonesian top-flight title overall, with one match to spare.
Overview
Referee
In December 2016, PSSI and the league operator planned to use foreign referees for the 2017 competition. The use of foreign referee was intended to improve the quality of the competition. However, two weeks before the league starts, this plan was cancelled.After a wide criticism, protest and dissatisfaction towards the local referees during the first round of the season, PSSI revisited the idea. On 18 July 2017, PSSI and the league operator officially announced the use of foreign referees and assistant referees in select matches for the second round. There were two sets of officials, each coming from Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, and Japan.
Player regulation
League operator also introduced several new regulations, such as requiring clubs to contract a minimum of five U-23 local players with three of them having to play as starting lineup minimum of 45 minutes in a match, restricting clubs to have more than two players older than 35 years old, and increasing the maximum number of substitutions to five for each team in a match.On 30 July 2017, in preparation for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, all regulations concerning under-23 players were suspended. Later on 31 August 2017, PSSI decided to extend the suspension of all regulations concerning under-23 players until end of season.
Substitution rule
FIFA approved the five substitution rule on 12 April 2017. However, the two additional substitutions were only allowed for U-23 players.Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the league – all teams from the abandoned 2015 Indonesia Super League. As such, no promoted team competed this season.Name changes
- Arema Cronus changed name to Arema before the start of the season.
- Pusamania Borneo changed name to Borneo before the start of the season.
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Arema | Malang | Kanjuruhan | 44,965 |
| Bali United | Gianyar | Kapten I Wayan Dipta | 25,000 |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | May 17th | 15,000 |
| Bhayangkara | Bekasi | Patriot Candrabhaga | 30,000 |
| Borneo | Samarinda | Segiri | 16,000 |
| Madura United | Bangkalan | Gelora Ratu Pamelingan | 15,000 |
| Mitra Kukar | Tenggarong | Aji Imbut | 35,000 |
| Persegres | Gresik | Petrokimia | 20,000 |
| Persela | Lamongan | Surajaya | 14,000 |
| Perseru | Serui | Marora | 5,000 |
| Persib | Bandung | Si Jalak Harupat | 27,000 |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Batakan | 46,000 |
| Persija | Bekasi | Patriot Candrabhaga | 30,000 |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Mandala | 30,000 |
| PS TNI | Cibinong | Pakansari | 30,000 |
| PSM | Makassar | Andi Mattalata | 15,000 |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Haji Agus Salim | 15,000 |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | Gelora Sriwijaya | 36,000 |
Notes:
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Arema |  Joko Susilo | Johan Alfarizi | Specs | Torabika, Corsa, Guna Bangun Perkasa, Ijen Suites, Arema Access, Go-Jek |
| Bali United | Widodo C. Putro | Fadil Sausu | Made by club | Indofood, Bank Ina, Anker Sport, Torabika, Achilles, Corsa, Mobil, ACA, Go-Jek, YCAB Foundation, Indomie, Bareksa, DM ID |
| Barito Putera |  Jacksen F. Tiago | Rizky Pora | Vision of Superior | Hasnur Group, Go-Jek, PT. Buana Karya Wiratama, Bank Kalsel |
| Bhayangkara |  Simon McMenemy | Indra Kahfi | Vilour | BNI |
| Borneo | Iwan Setiawan |  Kunihiro Yamashita | Salvo | STM, BIB, CV Citra, Kopi ABC, Apau, Go-Jek |
| Madura United | Gomes de Olivera | Fabiano Beltrame | Mizuno | JD.id, Lion Air, POJUR, Integra Group, Torabika, POOL Advista, Go-Jek, Radar Madura |
| Mitra Kukar | Yudi Suryata | Bayu Pradana | Joma | ABP Energy, PT Putra Perkasa Abadi, Go-Jek, Grand Elty, Bank Kaltim |
| Persegres | Hanafi | Agus Indra | Creative Color | |
| Persela | Aji Santoso |  José Coelho | Lotto | Go-Jek, So Nice, APP |
| Perseru | Agus Yuwono | Arthur Bonai | Junior Sport | Bank Papua, Pemerintah Kabupaten Kep. Yapen |
| Persib | Emral Abus | Atep Rizal | Sportama | Datsun, Indofood, Indomie, Permata Bank Syariah, Go-Jek, Go-Pay, Corsa, Indaco, IM3 Ooredoo, Kopi ABC, FWD |
| Persiba | Haryadi | Marlon da Silva | MBB | Anugerah Group, Go-Jek |
| Persija | Stefano Cugurra | Ismed Sofyan | League | Go-Jek, TOA, Columbia, Dompetku |
| Persipura | Wanderley da Silva | Boaz Solossa | Specs | Bank Papua, Persipura Access |
| PS TNI | Rudy Priyambada | Manahati Lestusen | MBB | Mogu Mogu, Torabika, GOON, Go-Jek |
| PSM |  Robert Alberts | Hamka Hamzah | Kelme | Semen Bosowa, Kopi ABC |
| Semen Padang | Syafrianto Rusli | Hengky Ardiles | Mizuno | Semen Padang, Torabika, Bank Nagari, Oxygen Denim, Go-Jek, PT. Kunango Jantan, Covesia, G-Sport, Ayia |
| Sriwijaya | Hartono Ruslan |  Yoo Hyun-goo | Calci | Bank Sumsel Babel, TEL, Torabika, Berita Pagi, Sriwijaya Post, PGN, PDPDE, Bukit Asam, Go-Jek |
Additionally, referee kits are made by Joma and Nike supplied the match ball.
Coaching changes
Foreign players
- Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Former Player were players that out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Asian Player | Marquee Player | Former Player |
| Arema |  Esteban Vizcarra | Arthur Cunha |  Ahmet Ataýew |  Juan Pablo Pino |  Jad Noureddine |
| Bali United | Marcos Flores | Sylvano Comvalius | Ahn Byung-keon | Nick van der Velden | |
| Barito Putera | Matías Córdoba | Willian Lira |  Aaron Evans | Douglas Packer | Thiago Cunha |
| Bhayangkara | Otávio Dutra |  Ilija Spasojević | Lee Yoo-joon | Paulo Sérgio | Thiago Furtuoso |
| Borneo | Flávio Beck | Matheus Lopes | Kunihiro Yamashita |  Shane Smeltz | Helder Lobato |
| Madura United | Fabiano Beltrame | Thiago Furtuoso | Dane Milovanović |  Peter Odemwingie | Cameron Watson Boubacar Sanogo Redouane Zerzouri |
| Mitra Kukar |  Jorge Gotor | Marclei Santos | Oh In-kyun |  Mohamed Sissoko | |
| Persegres | Patrick da Silva |  Saša Zečević | Yusuke Kato | Choi Hyun-yeon Goran Gančev | |
| Persela | Ivan Carlos | Ramon Rodrigues | Kosuke Uchida | José Coelho | Márcio Rosário |
| Perseru | Boman Aimé |  Sílvio Escobar | Ryutaro Karube | Omar El-Din | |
| Persib | Vladimir Vujović |  Ezechiel N'Douassel | Shohei Matsunaga |  Michael Essien |  Carlton Cole |
| Persiba | Marlon da Silva | Srđan Lopičić |  Anmar Almubaraki | Júnior Lopes | Masahito Noto Dirkir Glay |
| Persija | Willian Pacheco | Reinaldo Elias |  Rohit Chand | Bruno Lopes | Luiz Júnior |
| Persipura | Mauricio Leal | Addison Alves | Yoo Jae-hoon | Ricardinho | |
| PS TNI | Redouane Zerzouri |  Franklin Anzité | Hong Soon-hak | Élio Martins | Facundo Talín Leonel Núñez Aboubacar Camara Aboubacar Sylla |
| PSM |  Steven Paulle | Marc Klok |  Pavel Purishkin | Wiljan Pluim | Reinaldo Elias |
| Semen Padang | Cássio de Jesus | Marcel Sacramento | Ko Jae-sung | Didier Zokora | |
| Sriwijaya | Alberto Gonçalves | Hilton Moreira | Yoo Hyun-goo |  Tijani Belaïd |
Source: ,
Notes:
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
Discipline
- Most yellow card: 12
- * Jorge Gotor
- Most red card: 3
- * Sandi Sute
Attendances
Awards
These were the list of Liga Indonesia First & Excellence Awards 2017 winners that held on 22 December 2017.| Award | Winner |
| Best Player | Paulo Sérgio |
| Best Young Player | Rezaldi Hehanusa |
| Fair Play Team | Perseru |
| Best Referee | Mustofa Umarella |
| Best Goal | Septian David |
| Lifetime Achievement | Choirul Huda |