2018 Indonesia President's Cup
The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup was the third edition of Indonesia President's Cup, held by the Football Association of Indonesia as a pre-season tournament for the 2018 Liga 1. The tournament started on 16 January 2018 and ended on 17 February 2018.
The broadcasting rights were granted to Elang Mahkota Teknologi group; matches were aired by their channels: Indosiar and O-Channel.
The 2018 Indonesia President's Cup Final was played at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, with Persija defeating Bali United by 3–0 to win their first title. Arema were the title holders, but they were eliminated by Sriwijaya in the quarter-finals.
Teams
Initially, the tournament was planned to be competed by 20 teams: 18 teams from 2018 Liga 1 and 2 best placed teams from 2017 Liga 2. Then, Persipura Jayapura decided not to participate in this year's tournament. Kalteng Putra was confirmed to replace them.| Club | 2017 season | City | Province |
| Arema | Malang | East Java | |
| Bali United | Gianyar | Bali | |
| Barito Putera | Banjarmasin | South Kalimantan | |
| Bhayangkara | Bekasi | West Java | |
| Borneo | Samarinda | East Kalimantan | |
| Kalteng Putra | Palangka Raya | Central Kalimantan | |
| Madura United | Pamekasan | East Java | |
| Martapura | Martapura | South Kalimantan | |
| Mitra Kukar | Tenggarong | East Kalimantan | |
| Persebaya | Surabaya | East Java | |
| Persela | Lamongan | East Java | |
| Perseru | Serui | Papua | |
| Persib | Bandung | West Java | |
| Persija | Jakarta | DKI Jakarta | |
| PS TNI | Cibinong | West Java | |
| PSIS | Semarang | Central Java | |
| PSM | Makassar | South Sulawesi | |
| PSMS | Medan | North Sumatra | |
| PSPS Riau | Pekanbaru | Riau | |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | South Sumatra |
Venues
Seven venues in seven cities were selected for the tournament. On 21 January 2018, the venue of Group E officially moved from Gajayana Stadium to Kanjuruhan Stadium after two matches because the Gajayana's pitch was heavily damaged by bad weather and bad drainage.| Bandung, West Java | Tenggarong, East Kalimantan | Surabaya, East Java |
| Gelora Bandung Lautan Api | Aji Imbut | Gelora Bung Tomo |
| Capacity: 38,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 55,000 |
| Gianyar, Bali | Malang, East Java | Malang Regency, East Java |
| Kapten I Wayan Dipta | Gajayana | Kanjuruhan |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 42,449 |
| Surakarta, Central Java | Palembang, South Sumatra | Special Capital Region of Jakarta |
| Manahan | Gelora Sriwijaya | Gelora Bung Karno |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 77,193 |
Regulations
Player registration regulations are as follows:- Clubs can register at least 18 players and a maximum of 36 players;
- Clubs are required to register 7 players under the age of 23 ;
- Clubs can register a maximum of 6 foreign players, including one slot for a player from AFC countries. But only 4 foreign players are eligible in a match;
- Player registration is opened from 10 January 2018 until a day before the first match of each group.
Group stage
Group A
- All matches played in Bandung, West Java
- Times listed are local
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Group B
- All matches played in Tenggarong, East Kalimantan
- Times listed are local
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Group C
- All matches played in Surabaya, East Java
- Times listed are local
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Group D
- All matches played in Gianyar, Bali
- Times listed are local
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Group E
- Two matches played in Malang and four matches played in Malang Regency, East Java
- Times listed are local
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Ranking of runner-up teams
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals has been done at Sultan Hotel, Jakarta on 31 January 2018.----
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Semi-finals
Persija won 5–1 on aggregate.----
Bali United won 1–0 on aggregate.
Third place
Final
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Marko Šimić | Persija | 11 |
| 2 |  Stefano Lilipaly | Bali United | 5 |
| 3 | Greg Nwokolo | Madura United | 4 |
| 3 |  Fernando Rodríguez | Mitra Kukar | 4 |
| 5 | Yohanes Pahabol | Persebaya | 3 |
Awards
- Best supporter was awarded to Persib's supporter, Bobotoh.
- Best referee was awarded to Oki Dwi Putra.
- Top scorer was awarded to Marko Šimić.
- Best young player was awarded to Rezaldi Hehanusa.
- Fair play team was awarded to Bali United.
- Best player was awarded to Marko Šimić.
Tournament team rankings