Indonesia national football team

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The Indonesian national football team ( Indonesian: Tim Nasional Indonesia sepak bola ) represents the Southeast Asian Republic of Indonesia in football. In 1938, the team as the Dutch East Indies for the first and only time at the football World Cup finals. The team is the Football Association of Indonesia ( Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia, PSSI ) was assumed and is one of the stronger teams in Southeast Asia.

Merah Putih home of the ( in German: red and white ), the 1962 completed Gelora Bung Karno Stadium - in the capital Jakarta, with more than 100,000 seats, it is also one of the largest stadiums in the world.

Current national coach of the Indonesians is Alfred Riedl, who has organized the team from 2010 to 2011.

History

In the Football World Cup 1938, the Dutch colony was represented under the name Dutch East Indies, in the first round but could not hold its own against the eventual runners- Hungary, and retired after the 0:6 against this out.

Only in 1958 - 20 years later - took the now independent Indonesia again participated in the World Cup qualifiers. In the first round, Indonesia stood out against the Chinese team, in the second round, however, refused to be against Israel to compete. Again, Indonesia played for 16 years no longer in qualifying. Since then, the team plays with incessantly, but a success they could not previously recorded.

After several attempts, Indonesia succeeded in 1996 for the first time qualifying for the Asian Cup. In the final competition in the United Arab Emirates, the Indonesians left but with a point ( a 2-2 draw against Kuwait) as well as four years later in Lebanon in the preliminary round of. In the Asia Cup in 2004 2-1 over Qatar scored the first victory, but to progress it was not enough. 2007 Indonesia was one of the hosts for the final round, the hosts started with their second victory, a 2-1 win against Bahrain in the tournament. In the second game managed for the Indonesians against the heavily favored Saudis until the 92nd minute to keep 1:1, before finally a hit in the final seconds meant the defeat. In the third game against South Korea played well with you and only lost 0-1.

At regional level, Indonesia has three times ( 2000, 2002 and 2004) reach the final of the Asean Football Championship, the victory it was not enough, however.

Participation at the Olympic Games

After 1988, the national team no longer took part in the qualification for the Olympic Games. Hitherto An Indonesian Olympic team could not qualify.

Participation in the World Championships

So far Indonesia has not yet qualify for a world championship itself. In 1938, the Dutch East Indies participated in the World Cup finals, but had to be sure not qualify as qualifying opponents Japan and the USA not competed or retired. In France, the Dutch East Indies played only one game and is the only team that has a total of contested at the World Cup finals just a game. In the eternal table of World Cup finalists Indonesia thus occupies the 71st place and is one of the five teams to score.

Participation in the AFC Asian Championships

Participation in the ASEAN Football Championships

International matches against German -speaking national soccer teams

So far there has been no official games against Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.