Piala Presiden (Indonesia)

President's Cup (Indonesia) (Piala Presiden) - a pre-season club tournament in Indonesia held under the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as preparation ahead of the domestic season. Regulations: the list of participants and the competition format are approved by the organizers before the tournament starts, with a typical structure based on a group stage followed by a knockout phase, and in the group stage teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. If teams are level on points, the usual sequence is head-to-head criteria (points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored), then overall goal difference, overall goals scored, disciplinary points and drawing of lots. Knockout matches are played as single ties and, if level after normal time, extra time is typically not played and the winner is decided by a penalty shoot-out, with a third-place match included when scheduled.