Season update 2017/18 - Barito Putra Banjarmasin
Super League: 5th Table
Indonesian Cup: Winners
Another solid season in the league, in which we so easily could have finished 2nd, along with winning the Indonesian Cup for the first time of many hopefully.
We started with a defeat, but then put a run of wins together to put ourselves up the top from the start, and we were actually top of the table for the first time - albeit briefly - around the half way stage. Our away form let us down though, including a run of 4 straight away defeats and 6 without a win on our travels. We were unbeaten at home. If we'd played a bit better away, we would have taken 2nd.
But now, the cup.
R1: Persipal 0-3 Barito Putra
Barito Putra 0-3 Persipal
We were close to disaster against First Division Persipal, before going through on penalties.I put out a weakened side for the 2nd leg, that somehow capitulated to lose 3-0. Anyway,at least we made it through.
R2: Deltras 1-0 Barito Putra
Barito Putra 3-0 Deltras
In between the two legs we won 6-1 at Deltras in the league, paving the way for our comfortable home win.
R3: Barito Putra 3-1 Persibom
Persibom 3-2 Barito Putra
We did enough away from home.
R4: Barito Putra 5-1 Sriwijaya FC
Sriwijaya FC 4-1 Barito Putra
A demolition of Sriwijaya FC at home, followed by them almost matching it. They are the dominant team in the league at the moment, and this was the first time I've beaten them.
QF: PKT Bontang 0-3 Barito Putra
Barito Putra 3-1 PKT Bontang
Easiest tie so far, against the Premier Division team.
SF: Arema 0-0 Barito Putra
Barito Putra 2-1 Arema
Another of the teams we struggle to bear, and it looked that way with 15 minutes to play. However, we turned it around from 0-1 to advance to the final.
F: Persigo 1-2 Barito Putra
More comfortable that the score suggests, as we dominate possession.
As the season neared its close, an offer of £200k came in for my left midfielder from a Saudi team. I asked for £2.5m + 50% of next sale, and suprisingly they offered it, and the board accepted it. However, I noticed there were other clubs interested, and offered him to them for £5m + 50%. Sriwijaya FC came in with an offer of that, but the board didn't accept it automatically for some reason, but I did, and he ended up joining Sriwijaya. I know they're my title rivals, and dominate already, but I had to take the 5m. I'm struggling to pay ther wages of top players at the moment anyway, but hopefully my squad can be strengthened enough to challenge for the title next year.
Indonesia in World Cup 2018 update coming next!
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2009/10 First Division 5th 8th
2010/11 First Division 6th 3rd
2011/12 First Division 6th 1st
2012/13 Premier Division 15th 8th
2013/14 Premier Division 11th 3rd
2014/15 Premier Division 8th 2nd
2015/16 Super League 18th 6th
2016/17 Super League 10th 3rd
2017/18 Super League 6th 5th
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