By David Gold
April 12 – The Indonesian Premier League (IPL), which is in conflict with the country’s Football Association (PSSI), is set for a merger with the country’s Super League, but has won Government and FIFA support to continue until the end of the season.
The breakaway league have distanced themselves from PSSI and been branded “rebels” by the Association, which threatened to merge the two competitions.
FIFA, which is in dispute with the PSSI and its controversial chief Nurdin Halid over the failure of the organisation to conduct a fair election, appointed a normalisation committee to sanction the league.
After elections take place in the PSSI next month, the IPL’s future will return to the jurisdiction of the PSSI.
FIFA regulations stipulate that only one league is permitted per country.
The chief of the committee, Agum Gumelar, said: “We made the decision to accommodate the IPL under the committee’s supervision until the end of the season.
“After the end of its season, the IPL must report to the new PSSI leadership and the new heads of the association will decide thereafter the league’s future.”
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