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14 soccer clubs threaten to ditch Indonesian League The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 10/14/2011 11:26 AM Fourteen soccer clubs have threatened not to take part in the upcoming Indonesian League competition unless its organizers, the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI), repeals a decision to include 24 soccer clubs first before officially launching the league. “We don’t understand why the PSSI is so persistent with such a problematic decision,” Persisam football club chairman Harbiansyah Hanafiah said Thursday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com. Harbiansyah urged the PSSI to start the competition with the 14 clubs that had already agreed to play.They are,Swiwijaya FC,Persidafon,Persiwa Wamena,Persela,PSPS,Pelita Jaya,Semen Padang,Deltrans Sidoarjo,Persisam,Mitra Kukar,Persib Bandung,Arema and Persiba. Harbiansyah also criticized the schedule for the competition, slated to commence on Oct.15, as being unrealistic. Copyright © 2008 The Jakarta Post - PT Bina Media Tenggara. All Rights Reserved.