After losing twice to coach Kim Sang Sik, Indonesia made an unprecedented move.

The Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) has decided to postpone the country's national championship with the determination to take revenge on Vietnamese football at the SEA Games.

In the past 9 months, Indonesian teams have lost twice to Vietnamese teams in the 2024 AFF Cup (national team) and the U23 Southeast Asian tournament (U23 level). That makes PSSI want to take revenge on Vietnamese football at the SEA Games held in December.

U23 Indonesia determined to take revenge on U23 Vietnam at SEA Games

Yesterday, PSSI decided to postpone the national championship of this country during the time the U23 Indonesia team competes in the SEA Games. That shows that they are very determined to take revenge on U23 Vietnam to win the gold medal of this tournament. Remember, U23 Indonesia is the current champion of men's football at the SEA Games.

This is the first time PSSI has made such a strong move. They have never postponed the national championship to serve a tournament that is not part of FIFA Days (national team gathering according to FIFA's schedule).

Previously, PSSI had a plan to prepare for the SEA Games, but after witnessing the U23 Indonesia team lose to U23 Vietnam right on their home field in the final match of the recent U23 Southeast Asian tournament, the Indonesian football authority has just made a specific announcement.

PSSI decided to postpone the national championship to serve U23 Indonesia to compete in SEA Games

CNN Indonesia confirmed that U23 Indonesia will have a different look at the SEA Games. The young team of the archipelago country still has many naturalized players and many stars of the age group allowed to participate in the SEA Games.

Notably, Justin Hubner (22 years old), Rafael Struick (22 years old), and Marselino Ferdinan (21 years old). These are all players currently playing for the Indonesian national team. They did not participate in the recent U23 Southeast Asian Championship 2025.

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The 33rd SEA Games men's football tournament has 11 participating teams, divided into 3 groups, the teams using the U22 squad. The seeded group includes Thailand (host), Indonesia and Vietnam. Group 2 includes Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia. Group 3 includes Timor Leste, Philippines, Laos, and group 4 includes Singapore and Brunei. The teams compete in a round-robin, selecting the 3 group winners and 1 second-place team with the best record to enter the semi-finals.