History
Indonesian outdoor football league competitions are not new to the Indonesian communities and people of Sydney, Australia. In fact, it has had a long and rich history. Our organising committee; Australian Indonesian Football Council (AIFC) has been rebranded from what was previously known to be INDOSAS and last known as IFA Sydney. INDOSAS and IFA Leagues in the past have been a platform to unite and bring together Indonesian and surrounding communities of all ages. 8 years now have passed since the last final whistle of the Indonesian outdoor football league competition in 2014. Partnering up with LFC Sports, AIFC is eager to restart the league.
The revival of an Indonesian outdoor football league has sparked a high level of interest and demand from the continuously growing Indonesian population and communities in Sydney. With the support of local communities, organisations and Individuals, AIFC introduces โINDOLEAGUEโ. A new era in Indonesian football league competition history.
INDOLEAGUE will commence its inaugural season in Mid September 2022, and will be held over a duration of 10 weeks. The aim of this football league competition is to contribute to the development of Indonesian football culture in Sydney thereby delivering the social, health and community benefits that are well-recognised as flowing from community participation and support for sporting teams and the competition itself.
Through INDOLEAGUE, AIFC aspires to continue the long traditions of Indonesian footballers in Australia. To provide a platform to continue uniting local and wider communities, with a particular focus on Indonesian communities, including youths and elders via this common and immensely popular passion: football. Additionally, the ability to improve physical and mental health by encouraging our community to be physically and socially active. With this league competition, our local communities will have a greater opportunity to form stronger bonds and ties with one another whilst promoting togetherness and harmony through this sport.
Missions
Our mission is to deliver short, medium, and long-term community building, social health, and welfare benefits by:
- Providing young people in particular Indonesians of Sydney role models for participation in exercise and organised teams sports
- Encouraging and growing the rates of participation in football for Indonesian and surrounding communities
- Providing a platform to play football in a comfortable environment within the Indonesian and wider communities and/or fulfilment of their individual sporting potential
- Providing future coaches and other technical football staff and sporting administrators in Indonesian and wider communities an opportunity to pursue their passions, as well as to gain further experience for future career paths in their chosen sport and profession within their local community.
- Providing the Indonesian and wider communities of Sydney with volunteering opportunities based around support for their teams and this Indonesian competition.
- Providing the people of Indonesian and wider communities of Sydney a forum to foster and grow their community spirit and pride through their shared support of their own local community teams and competition.