Perserikatan

The competition was started on 19 April 1930. Some of Dutch East Indies prominent football club, like VIJ Jakarta, BIVB Bandung, IVBM Magelang, MVB Makassar, SIVB Surabaya and VVB Solo, met and discuss about the future championship on the Netherlands territory. They met at Societeit Hadiprojo, Yogyakarta.{{cite news|url=https://www.bola.com/indonesia/read/4461519/5-klub-dengan-label-penguasa-era-perserikatan-persija-torehkan-tinta-emas|title=5 Klub dengan Label Penguasa Era Perserikatan: Persija Torehkan Tinta Emas|last=Harahap|first=Zulfirdaus|date=20 January 2021|work=Bola.com|language=id}}

After the meeting, it was agreed that these clubs would found Persatoean Sepak Raga Seloeroeh Indonesia, the parent organization for the teams.

Before Perserikatan was held, the official nationwide football tournament was held by the Nederlands Indische Voetbal Bond, a football association consisting of Dutch people only. The tournament was Netherlands East Indies Inter-City Championship, which started in 1914.

From 1951 to 1979, Perserikatan was officially named as the Kejurnas PSSI (PSSI National Championship). From 1980 to 1994, it was referred to as Divisi Utama PSSI (PSSI Premier Division). In 1994, after being held for approximately 60 seasons (with some breaks in between, such as during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and Indonesian National Revolution periods), it was merged with Galatama to form new fully professional league, the Liga Indonesia.

Source:{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indoamchamp.html |title=List of Perserikatan champions in RSSSF |access-date=2010-01-13 |archive-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021141222/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indoamchamp.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=P.S.S.I. (inlandsche) Stedenwedstrijden 1930–1950|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiechamp.html|access-date=11 October 2014|ref=rsssf.com|archive-date=13 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013064731/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiechamp.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.indosport.com/sepakbola/20200510/1969-1970-era-los-galaticos-di-psms-medan|title=1969–1970, Era 'Los Galaticos' di PSMS Medan|last=Anwar|first=Aldi Aulia|editor-last=Manurung|editor-first=Ivan Reinhard|date=10 May 2020|work=Indosport|language=id}}

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• {{cite book|title=Kenang-Kenangan P.S.S.I. 50th 19 April 1930 – 19 April 1980|last=PSSI|author-link=Football Association of Indonesia|date=1980|language=id}}
• {{cite book|title=Bulletin djembatan Kawanua Edisi 65–75|last=Kawanua|date=1969|publisher=Kawanua|language=id}}
• {{cite book|title=Mingguan Djaja Edisi 387|date=1969|publisher=Pembangunan Ibu Kota Djakarta Raya|language=id}}
• {{cite book|title=Selecta Edisi 407–419|date=1969|publisher=Analisa|language=id}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090904015659/http://www.ligaindonesia.co.id/ Official website] of Liga Indonesia {{in lang|id}} (archived 4 September 2009)
• [http://www.pssi-football.com/ Official website] of PSSI {{in lang|id}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110603233431/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indoamchamp.html List of Indonesian Football Champions] {{in lang|id}} (archived 3 June 2011)

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