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Fisipol Sports Forum (FOF) collaborated with the KOMAP and KAPSTRA UGM to hold the Diskopol (Fisipol Sports Discussion) Vol.2 on Saturday (27/11). The theme being discussed was “The Polemic of Contemporary Indonesia Soccer: Stuck Between Being a Sport, Profit Source, or a Mere Popularity Booster”. The event invited several speakers namely Hasani Abdulgani (Member of Exco PSSI), Akmal Marhali (Soccer Analyst), and Aun Rahmat (Pundit Box2Box Indonesia).The discussion was about the phenomena of the emergence of new clubs such as Rans Cilegon FC belonging to Raffi Ahmad and AHHA PS Pati belonging to Atta Halilintar and Putra Siregar. In response to this, Hasani said that they’re not aiming to boost popularity through soccer because those people are already popular in their own career.
However, if the aim is to seek profit, there is a general condition where clubs, especially League 1, are not yet profitable. This is worsened with the pandemic where there is little to no income other than the subsidy from PT LIB (Liga Indonesia Baru).
“It is true that soccer is a popular sport in Indonesia and I know that those new owners are soccer fans, so at the very least they know how to manage a soccer team,” Hasani said.
Akmal said that the emergence of new clubs needs to be celebrated positively. Clubs get investments from popular people which at the very least can create a positive image out of soccer in the future. The problem with the new investors is related to the weak business security which is related to how we can make them feel comfortable with the industry so they want to continue to invest. read more