Dutch East Indies city Championship was a national amateur football competition in Indonesia held between 1914 and 1930 before the formation of Perserikatan,List of Perserikatan champions in RSSSF organized by the PSSI, the Indonesian football federation. The tournament originally featured only the four main cities (Batavia, Soerabaja, Semarang, Bandoeng) but by 1930 included many cities from across the island. Competition in the initiated and organized by the Nederlandsch Indische Voetbal Bond (NIVB) or its successor, the Nederlandsch Indische Voetbal Unie (NIVU) before the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) is formed.
History Starting from 1914, there was a city championship for the main cities on Java. The first seven editions were played for the De Vries beker, which was to be kept outright by the first city to win the tournament five times in total or three times in succession, with Batavia fulfilling both conditions simultaneously when they won on enemy territory in 1920. The tournament originally featured only the four main cities (Batavia, Soerabaja, Semarang, Bandoeng) but by 1930 included many cities from across the island.
In addition, there were a number of local leagues, lists the following leagues on Java as being controlled by the NIVB (Nederlandsch-Indische Voetbalbond): Batavia (14 clubs), Bandoeng (9 clubs), Soerabaja (12 clubs), Semarang (15 clubs), Malang (8 clubs), Soekaboemi (7 clubs), Djokjakarta (10 clubs); moreover, 3 associations on other islands were subscribed to the NIVB (renamed NIVU in 1936): East Sumatra (based in Medan), Makassar and Bandjermasin. In addition the Hwa Nan FA (based in Semarang), presumably an ethnic Chinese association, was subscribed.
List of Dutch East Indies city champions It's the list of the DEI Championship winner since 1914 until 1950.List of Dutch East Indies city champions
SeasonWinnersVenueReference1914BataviaSemarang1915BataviaBatavia1916SoerabajaSoerabaja1922 DEI Championship1917SoerabajaSemarang1918BataviaBandoeng1919BataviaBatavia 1920BataviaSoerabaja1922 DEI Championship1921BataviaSemarang1922SoerabajaWeltevreden (Batavia)1922 DEI Championship1923BataviaBatavia 1924SoerabajaSoerabaja 1925BataviaBandoeng1926SoerabajaSemarang1927BataviaBatavia1927 DEI Championship1928SoerabajaSoerabaja1928 DEI Championship1929BataviaBandoeng1929 DEI Championship1930SoerabajaSemarang1930 DEI Championship1931SoerabajaBatavia1932SoerabajaSoerabaja1933BataviaBandoeng1934SoerabajaSemarang1934BataviaBatavia1935BataviaBatavia1936SoerabajaSoerabaja1937SoerabajaBandoeng1938BataviaSemarang1939BataviaBatavia1940BataviaSoerabaja1941SoerabajaBandoeng1942-46not held 1947BataviaSoerabaja1948BataviaSemarang1949SoerabajaBatavia1950SoerabajaBandoeng
City Championship Oost Sumatra Eerste Klasse SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1907Voorwaarts (Medan) 1908Voorwaarts (Medan) 1909not known (possibly not held) 1910Handel (Medan) 1911/12Handel (Medan) 1913Handel (Medan) 1914Van Nie & Co. (Medan) 1915Pabatoe (Padang-Bedagei district) (Medan champions: Go Ahead) 1916A.V.V. (Kisaran) (Medan champions: D.S.V.) 1917D.S.V. (Medan) 1918Go Ahead (Medan) 1919Go Ahead (Medan) 1920D.S.V. (Medan) 1921Go Ahead (Medan) 1922Langkat Sportvereeniging (L.S.V.)Go-Ahead Medansche1922 Oost Sumatra1923D.S.V. (Medan) 1924Go Ahead (Medan) 1925M.S.V. (Medan) 1926L.S.V. (Bindjey) 1927M.S.V. (Medan) 1928M.S.V. (Medan) 1929I.V.C. (Medan) 1930M.S.V. (Medan) 1931/32C.S.C. (Medan) 1932-34U.V.V. (Belawan) 1935U.V.V. (Belawan) (Siantar champions: P.S.V.) 1936/37P.S.V. (Tebing Tinggi) (Medan champions: Deli Mij.) 1937/38C.S.C. (Pematang Siantar) (Medan champions: M.C.V.C.) 1939S.S.C. (Pangkalan Brandan)
Inlandsche Competitive SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1922Medansche Sportvereeniging (M.S.V.)Bataksche Sportvereeniging
Batavia Eerste Klasse SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1904Vios (Voorwaarts is ons streven)Oliveo (Onze leus is voorwaarts en overwinnen)1904 Batavia1904/05Oliveo 1905/06Vios 1906/07Hercules 1907/08Vios 1908/09Vios 1909/10Vios 1910/11Vios 1911/12Oliveo 1912Vios 1912/13Vios 1914Vios 1915Hercules 1916Hercules 1917Hercules 1918Hercules 1919Hercules BataviaBataviasche Voetbal Club (B.V.C.)1919 Batavia1920Hercules BataviaSport Vereeniging Binnenlandsch Bestuur (S.V.B.B.)1920 Batavia1921/22Hercules 1922Hercules 1922/23Hercules 1923/24Hercules 1924/25Hercules 1925/26S.V.B.B. 1926/27Oliveo 1927/28Hercules 1928/29S.V.B.B. 1929/30S.V.B.B. 1930/31Hercules 1931/32S.V.B.B. 1932/33U.M.S. 1933/34Hercules BataviaSport Vereeniging Binnenlandsch Bestuur (S.V.B.B.)1933/34 Batavia1934/35Hercules 1934/35Hercules 1935/36S.V.J.A. 1936/37S.V.J.A. 1937/38Hercules 1938/39B.V.C. 1940-45not played 1946B.V.C. 1947/48U.M.S.
Tweede Klasse SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1933/34Jong Arab
Bandoeng Eerste Klasse SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1915U.N.I. 1916U.N.I. 1917U.N.I. 1918U.N.I. 1919Uitspanning Na Inspanning (U.N.I.)Sidolig (Sport in de open lucht is gezond)1919 Bandoeng1920Sparta BandoengUitspanning Na Inspanning (U.N.I.)1920 Bandoeng1921U.N.I. 1922not known 1923U.N.I. 1924not known 1925U.N.I. 1926/27Sidolig 1927/28Velocitas (Tjimahi) 1928U.N.I. 1929U.N.I. (championship playoff Jan 1930) 1930/31not known 1931/32Velocitas (Tjimahi) 1932/33U.N.I. 1933/34Sidolig 1934/35U.N.I. 1935/36Sparta Bandoeng 1936/37Sparta Bandoeng 1937/38U.N.I. 1938/39U.N.I.
Tweede Klasse SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1919Sparta IIOsvia1920U.N.I. IIL.U.N.O. II
Vijfjarig jubileum B.V.B. (Bandoeng Voetbal Bond) SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upReference1919Sidolig1-0Sparta Bandoeng
Soekaboemi Eerste Klasse SeasonWinnersScoreRunner-upReference1933/34Y.M.A.3-1P.V.C.1933/34 Soekaboemi
Soerabaja Eerste Klasse SeasonWinnersRunner-upReference1902T.H.O.R. (beat E.C.A. 1–0 in final) 1903-07not known 1908T.H.O.R. 1909Quick 1910Quick 1911Quick 1912Quick 1913Quick 1914H.B.S. 1915Quick 1916H.B.S. 1917H.B.S. 1918H.B.S. 1918/19T.H.O.R. 1919/20T.H.O.R. 1920/21T.H.O.R. 1921Excelsior 1922H.B.S. 1923H.B.S. 1924H.B.S. 1925H.B.S. 1926/27Excelsior 1927/28Excelsior 1928T.H.O.R. 1929Tiong Hoa 1930Excelsior 1931/32T.H.O.R. 1932/33Excelsior 1933/34Tiong Hoa 1934Tiong Hoa 1934/35T.H.O.R. 1935T.H.O.R. 1935/36H.B.S. 1936/37H.B.S. 1937/38H.B.S. 1938/39Tiong Hoa 1939-48not known 1948/49Tiong Hoa
External links Official website of Liga Indonesia Official website of PSSI List of Indonesian Football Champions
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