2014 Indonesia Super League - Disciplinary Record and (Unofficial) Fair Play Award

source: ligaindonesia.co.id

The 2014 Indonesia Super League (ISL) qualifying round was finished on September 5. Starting October, the competition continues for the Last 8 phase up until the grand final on November.

The qualifying round, however, has left several notes on the record book. Based on official tally, from 220 matches (110 from each West and East zones), there are 597 goals (304 West, 293 East) scored in which 7 of them were own goals (4 West, 3 East) and 76 of them were scored from the penalty’s spot (41 West, 35 East). Also, the season recorded 1,546,674 attendance (1,124,574 West, 422,100 East) with 7,030 in average.

In terms of disciplinary, the 220 matches from both Zones have produced 841 yellow cards (413 West, 428 East), and 22 red cards (15 West, 7 East). In average, there are 3.8 yellow cards per match, and 1 red card in every 10 matches.

Speaking of disciplinary, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) have also imposed several sanctions and fines on clubs for violations done by their players and personnel. Sanctions and fines were also given for negative behaviors caused by supporters in a match. Also, based on the regulation, when a team receives 5 or more bookings in a match, the team will be fined as well. Here’s the list of sanctions and fines imposed by the Indonesian FA’s (PSSI) Disciplinary Committee in the 2014 ISL (From February to August 2014):

Flare burning, major cause of fines
source: bolaindo.com

The sanctions and fines were imposed for several reasons, mostly unsportmanship behavior from players and flare burning and throwing of object into the pitch by supporters.

 





This season, the Disciplinary Committee is more active on imposing sanctions and fines. In total, they have imposed fine of IDR 2,400,000,000 on ISL clubs throughout the qualifying round of the season, and that doesn’t include fines on clubs in Divisi Utama. It is good to make the perpetrators learn some lessons and behave themselves, but that sum of money should also be used to improve the quality of referees and their linesmen. Many questionable decision made by the refs and/or the linesmen still occurred in the 2014 ISL. The point is: sanctions and fines should not be imposed on players and club’s personnel only, but also on referees and linesmen who made questionable decisions way too often. Because, it is quite obvious that some –though not always- unsportmanship behavior done by players and club personnel were caused by those unfair decisions.

Still, many questionable decisions made by ISL referees and linesmen this season
source: indopos.co.id

Persib had to pay the most amount of fines this season. There was half billion rupiah of total fine imposed on their name. Rumor had it that the Disciplinary Committee were being very harsh towards Persib because Maung Bandung is one of the club with deep pocket. That, actually, can be confirmed as the second club with the most amount of fines is Arema, with IDR 310,000,000 in total. It seemed that the Disciplinary Committee put rich clubs under a microscope and imposing expensive fines easily.

Total amount of fines per club
click on image to enlarge

Hinca Panjaitan, Head of Disciplinary Committee
source: sundul.com

Persib’s short-fused Ferdinand Sinaga got the most fined player this season. He likes to be an outlaw as he likes to score goals. For his “misdemeanors”, he had to pay IDR 100,000,000 in total. An inside source said that the U-23 players made a joke about it, saying that Sinaga “opened a tab at the Disciplinary Committee and made a routine deposit.”

Ferdinand Sinaga, opened a tab and made routine deposit to the Disciplinary Committee
source: bola.okezone.com

Because the league nor the federation has no system on determining Fair Play Award, I’ve made my version of Fair Play table of 2014 ISL using the same system as La Liga. Here it is:

2014 ISL Disciplinary Table
click on image to enlarge

Point system:
yellow card = 1 point/yellow card
2nd yellow card = 2 points/2nd yellow card
direct red card = 3 points/red card
games of suspension (player) = as many as banned games
games of suspension (club's personnel) = 5 points/banned games
audience behaviour = determined by amount of fine
- IDR 0 - 100,000,000 = mild
- IDR 100,000,000 - 200,000,000 = serious
- > IDR 200,000,000 = very serious
closure of stadium = 10 points/closure of stadium
*when serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of stadium

Persiram players collected more bookings than any other 2014 ISL contestants. There are 54 yellow cards and 2 red cards given to Persiram players. However, Persiram’s disciplinary point collection is still fewer than Persiba Bantul’s. The fact that one of Persiba (BTL)’s personnel got banned for the whole season, as well as 1 closure of stadium have worsened their relegation. Lastly, congratulations to Semen Padang as the most behaved team in the qualifying round of the 2014 ISL.

Semen Padang, most behaved team in 2014 ISL
qualifying round
source: fcsemenpadang.com

Persiram, collected more bookings than any
other 2014 ISL contestants
source: goal.co.id

Sources:
Disciplinary Committee Release, February 12 
Disciplinary Committee Release, February 19 
Disciplinary Committee Release, February 27 
Disciplinary Committee Release, April 21 
Disciplinary Committee Release, 8 May 
Disciplinary Committee Release, 12, 22, 31 May 
Disciplinary Committee Release, June 12 
Disciplinary Committee Release, July 10 
Appeal Committee Release, July 11 
Disciplinary Committee Release, August 6 
Disiciplinary Committee Release, 14, 21, 26 August 
Sanction for Syakir Sulaiman  

Card data sourced and processed from ligaindonesia.co.id and cross-referenced with goal.com

2014 Indonesia Super League - Persija Stats

Pre-Preparation
After a disappointing campaign in 2013, Persija made a couple of head-start moves for the 2014 season. For example, even before the year 2013 was over, Persija was the first team among other 2014 Indonesia Super League (ISL) contestants who launched their official jersey. Also, still in 2013, Persija started their preparation program ahead of any other teams by holding and participating in the 2013 Trofeo Persija. They invited Arema, Army United FC (Thaliand) and PDRM FA (Malaysia) to the mini-competition. The Kemayoran Tigers managed to win twice against the foreign invitees (2-1 vs PDRM FA, 4-1 vs Army United), but those weren’t enough to stop Arema from winning the title. Collecting the same number of points as Persija, The Crazy Lions claimed the first spot on goal productivity. It was the first Trofeo Persija won by a team other than Persija.

2014 Trofeo Persija Logo
source: sidomi.com

Along came 2014, Persija participated in the 2014 Inter Island Cup (IIC) held by Liga Indonesia. A traditional pre-season competition as a warm up before the season starts. But just like in previous editions, Persija failed to proceed from the qualification phase. Only got 2 points from 3 matches put Persija behind Arema and Persela in Java – Group 2. The result concluded Persija’s preparation before the 2014 ISL curtain raiser.

Squad
The departure of the prolific striker Emmanuel Kenmogne left a huge hole in Persija’s arsenal. For over 2 months, Persija tried to find the replacement. First, they invited Shaka Bangura for trial during the 2013 Trofeo Persija. The Sierra Leonean failed to impress Benny Dollo and got dumped right after. Then, they put the Argentine Mario Costas (former Persela) on trial for the 2014 IIC. He scored 2 goals in the campaign, but the coaching staff saw no improvement in weeks prior to the start of the competition. Suddenly, the management announced that they have secured the service of a former FIFA World Cup participant from Croatia. It was Ivan Bosnjak who got the honor to join the squad. The former DPMM (Brunei Darussalam) striker also got to wear the no. 10 jersey.

Ivan Bosnjak, former Croatian international who played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
as Persija's big signing for the 2014 ISL
source: bolaindo.com

As the new foreign players’ composition rule put in effect in the 2014 season, Persija used the maximum quota of 4 foreigners in their squad the whole season. After updating Fabiano da Rosa Beltrame and Rohit Chand’s contracts, as well as securing Bosnjak’s role, the management signed Bosnian Zelimir Terkes to accompany Bosnjak upfront.

As for the locals, Benny Dollo’s tendency to trust young players made the squad filled with youngsters. Names from the previous season like Dany Saputra, Andritany Ardhiyasa, Syahrizal, A. A. Ngurah Wahyu, Ismed Sofyan, Amarzukih and Defri Riski filled the squad’s list along with familiar new recruits of Egi Melgiansyah, Victor Pae, and Agung Supriyanto. Rizky Ramdhani Lestaluhu is also among those names, following a not-so-good season with Sriwijaya FC. April Hadi also joined the nation’s capital club from PSPS.

As the first half of the season finished, a couple of changes were made. Very poor performance from Zelimir Terkes put the Bosnian on the outgoing box. His last ever match for Persija was in a friendly against Ajax Amsterdam on May. He left Jakarta with 0 goals and only 4 appearances throughout the season (2 in ISL and 2 in friendlies). To replace him, the management invited Habib Bamogo for a taste in the friendly against Ajax, but the Burkinabé’s unfit posture dissatisfied the coaching staff. Luckily for Persija, Persipura surprisingly released Boakay Eddie Foday from their squad just after the Liberian scored 5 goals for the Papuan team in the 2014 AFC Cup campaign. Without further ado, Foday was given the no. 25 orange jersey of Persija.

Poor performance was also the reason behind Rudi Setiawan’s loan release to Martapura FC.

Ponaryo Astaman returned to Persija
source: persija.co.id

2 other additions to the squad made in the 2nd transfer window involving Agus Salim from Persipasi and ex-captain of the Indonesian National Team Ponaryo Astaman from PSM. Salim was Persipasi’s top scorer at the time before he moved to Jakarta.

The media flown over a gossip that said “Ex-Persija is about to return to Jakarta.” Of course, the first name came out on the fans’ minds was Bambang Pamungkas. But it turned out to be Ponaryo Astaman. The deal was made hours before the 2nd transfer window was closed.

 

Campaign 
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1st phase
Persija started the season with a rare away win over Barito Putera at Demang Lehman Stadium. Rohit Chand scored Persija’s first goal of the season only 3 minutes after the kick-off. Ramdhani Lestaluhu secured Persija’s first 3-point with a late 83rd-minute goal.

On their first home game of the season, they beat Semen Padang 2-0 in front of 23,000+ crowd of Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium. Bosnjak scored his first goal for Persija from the spot, while Rachmat Affandi’s header ensured Persija’s 1st home win.

Their next fixture was a tricky one: away to Bandung against Pelita Bandung Raya (PBR), where their former icon Bambang Pamungkas plays. For the 1st and 2nd time on the history of his career, BePe scored 2 goals to Persija’s net in that fixture. However, Persija struck back and equalized with Bosnjak’s penalty and April Hadi’s header.

They supposed to face Persib on February 22, but due to no permit issued by the authorities, the match was postponed to May 8. Until that date, Persija went through 3 wins (1-0 vs Persita (H), 2-0 vs Persijap (A), 1-0 vs Gresik United (H)), 1 draw (1-1 vs Sriwijaya FC (H)) and 2 defeats (1-2 vs Persik (A), 0-1 vs Arema (H)). Along came May 8, Persija brought home a point from Bandung after a scoreless draw against Persib. The match was enlivened by bottle throwing and intimidation towards Persija players. Those results put Persija on the 3rd spot of the West Conference table at the half-season break.

Team huddle before kick-off
source: persija.co.id

2nd phase
0-1 defeat in Malang and 1-1 draw against Gresik in the first 2 matches of the 2nd phase pulled Persija down to the 4th spot of the table. They strived back with a double win at home, 4-1 against Persijap and 1-0 against Persik. Their trip to Palembang resulted in a 1-3 defeat against Sriwijaya FC. Before the 2-month break due to series of local and international events, Persija recorded their biggest win of the season over Persita with a 4-0 away win. At this point, Persija was still on the 4th position.

Right after the break, Persija hosted Persib in front of a capacity crowd of 66,000+ at GBK. The number became the 2nd highest attendance record in the history of ISL, right under full house crowd of 85,000 in 2010 when Persija hosted Arema at the same place. Unfortunately, the match couldn’t keep up with the atmosphere of the stadium and ended scoreless.

Next up, another visitor from Bandung who also brought Persija’s goal scoring record holder, PBR. A win would have put Persija on the driver’s seat towards the last 8. Sadly, Bambang Pamungkas had a different idea and agenda. His masterpiece header strike almost put Persija in misery on their spot, before a very late controversial penalty from Ponaryo Astaman saved the home side from humiliation. Nonetheless, the result turned out to be very decisive and determined Persija’s outcome of the season.

Bambang Pamungkas, 3 goals in 2 matches against Persija
source: bolanasional.co.id

Next match away to Padang against Semen Padang was considered as the decider of whether Persija would qualify to the last 8 or finish the season earlier. A scoreless draw in H. Agus Salim Stadium followed by a double win by PBR at the end of August kicked Persija out from the top 4.

On the last day of the regular season (9/5) an unsurprisingly odd fixtures set up by the league operator, PT. Liga Indonesia. Instead of playing all 10 games at the same time, they decided to separate the kick-off times, including those involving Persija and PBR. Persija had to wish that PBR would drop a point or two in Karawang against Persita, while hoping for the best to beat Barito Putera in GBK. But there was no drama on the stage. PBR who player as early as 15:30 ensured the 4th spot for themselves by winning 3-1 against Persita. To put insult to injury towards Persija, two ex-Jakartans scored the goals for PBR (BePe and T. A. Mushafry). Thus making Persija’s last match against Barito Putera at 19:00 had no importance other than a formality. A 3-1 victory over the visitor from Banjarmasin meant nothing, as the fans were yelling for the management to step down. That concludes another disappointing season for the Kemayoran Tigers.

At the end of the season, Persija sat on the 5th position with 34 points from 9 wins, 7 draws, and 4 losses. They scored 27 and conceded 15 goals throughout the season, with 9 clean sheets on their name. Persija is one of the team with no player sent off in the 2014 ISL, along with Persela. The immediate outcome from the campaign is that Benny Dollo will no longer stay at the club for the 2015 season.

Players and officials giving salute and appreciation to the fans
source: tribunnews.com

Player Stats 


6 Persija strikers in the 2014 ISL only scored 9 goals in total (Ivan Bosnjak 4, Rachmat Affandi 2, Boakay Eddie Foday 2, Agung Supriyanto 1). The midfielders contributed more goals with Rizky Ramdhani Lestaluhu came up as Persija's top scorer of the season with 8 goals. Other midfielders who scored are Victor Pae (3), April Hadi (1), Ponaryo Astaman (1), and Rohit Chand (1). Captain Fabiano da Rosa Beltrame scored 3 header goals, and 1 goal came from A. A. Ngurah Wahyu Trisnajaya.

Rizky Ramdhani Lestaluhu, Persija's top scorer in the 2014 ISL with 8 goals
source: sidomi.com

Fabiano and Andritany Ardhiyasa collected more appearances and playing minutes than any other Persija players this season. Each of them played 19 times for 1710 minutes in total throughout the season.

Andritany Ardhiyasa and Fabiano da Rosa Beltrame, 19 apperances, 1710 minutes each.
source: indopos.co.id and mediasepakbola.co.id

Fabiano and Victor Pae received most yellow cards for Persija this season. Each of them collected 5 yellow cards.
 
Table Movement

Persija's table movement on the 2014 ISL West Conference Classification
click on image to enlarge

 

Team Records
 

Attendance
Persija’s management in the 2014 season has shown quite of an improvement. One obvious example would be the sponsor’s logo on Persija’s jersey.

They also launched a new fans hospitality program called “Persija Card”, which can be used to book ticket, on-line. As far as I’m concerned, they’re the first Indonesian club who does that. The impact was very significant. Persija recorded highest attendance record of the season with 258,051 in total from 10 matches held in GBK (average 25,805). The number trails Persib’s as well as Arema’s with significant difference.

Persija's Home Attendance Record in the 2014 ISL

click on image to enlarge

TV Broadcast
The deal with pay-based television has brought quite a benefit for the 2014 ISL contestants. More matches being broadcasted live this season, and Persija made the most from it. All 20 matches in which Persija was involved were being broadcasted live. The record they shared with Persib and Arema.

2014 Indonesia Super League - Penalty Record

source: ligaindonesia.co.id

So, there you have it. The whole 220 matches of the 2014 Indonesia Super League (ISL) have been played. From February 1st to September 5th, there were 597 goals scored (avg. 2.7 goals/ match). Within the same time range, there were 95 penalties have been awarded by the referees. Which means in every 2 matches, there were at least 1 penalty being awarded. Surprised? I'm not.

Here's the full list of the penalties this season
next sheets contain tabulations of the list

Unsurprisingly, penalties for the visiting team are fewer than those for the home team. 66 penalties (38 in West, 28 in East) were being awarded to the host, while the visitors only got 29 (15 in West, 14 in East).

Ivan Bosnjak's debut goal for Persija, from the penalty spot
source: tribunnews.com

Among the 76 successfully-converted penalties, 19 of them had high decisiveness level towards the result of each matches. Whether to obtain 3 points or to secure a draw. Simply put, there were 22 penalties being awarded in the 3rd 15-minute interval of the second half (from the 76th minute up to 90th++ minute). 18 of them were converted into goals, and 10 of them changed the end-result of each matches. The best example would be Nasser Al Sebai's spot kick for Putra Samarinda against PSM.

Several notes from the record:

• All 22 contestants of the 2014 ISL have won at least a penalty. Persebaya won more than any other teams with 8 penalties (6 success, 2 failed). Persik and Semen Padang came second with 7 penalties each. On the other hand, Mitra Kukar and Persijap only got 1 penalty the whole season.

• Persijap had given away more penalties than any other teams. They were being punished 13 times the whole season. 2 other relegated teams, Persita and Persiba (BTL) came second with 8 penalties given against each of them. Persebaya, on the other hand, not only that they got more penalties, they also hold the record of 0 penalty given against them!
  

  

  Persebaya, won 8 penalties and never given away even one this season
  Source: ligaindonesia.co.id

• Persipura won the first penalty of the season on the curtain-raiser against Persela on February 1. Ian Louis Kabes successfully scored and became the first successful spot-kick taker of the season.

Ian Louis Kabes, won and scored the first penalty of the season
source: tabloidjubi.com

• Ngon Mamoun Guy Bertrand (Persik), Esteban Vizcarra (Semen Padang) and Emmanuel Kenmogne (Persebaya) have taken more penalties than any other players the whole season. All of them have taken 6 penalties each, but Ngon Mamoun has the best success rate. He scored 6 from 6, while Kenmogne and Vizcarra only scored 4 from 6.
  Ansou Toure (Persiba (BPN)), Ponaryo Astaman (PSM & Persija), and Konate Makan (Persib) also have 100% penalty-conversion record. Each of them scored 4 from 4. Other players who have also taken 4 penalties are Gustavo Lopez (Arema, scored 2 from 4) and Lancine Kone (Sriwijaya FC, scored 3 from 4).
  
  

  

  Ngon Mamoun (Persik) has 100% penalty conversion record (6 from 6)
  source: antarafoto.com

• 3 names have failed to score from the spot twice: Emmanuel Kenmogne (Persebaya), Gustavo Lopez (Arema) and Esteban Vizcarra (Semen Padang). Nonetheless, those 3 have scored 39 goals in total this season!

• From 19 failed penalties, only 6 of them completely missed the target. The other 13 were saved by the goalkeeper. 2 saved penalties were converted into goals from the rebound
• Dedi Heryanto (Persijap) and Yogi Triana (Persita) have had to face more penalties than any other goalkeepers this season. Each of them had to face 7 penalties. Yogi came up with 1 save and 1 off target, while Dedi didn't manage to save any but witnessed 1 off target.
  
  

  

  Dedi Heryanto (Persijap) and Yogi Triana (Persita), had to face 7 penalties
  source: indopos.co.id & suarabobotoh.com

• Markus Harris Maulana (PSM) and Fauzi Toldo (Sriwijaya FC) have saved 2 penalties this season, more than any other goalkeepers. Fauzi, however, wasted 1 of his save because of the rebound following it. While Markus completely cleared 2 penalties out of 4 that he faced this season.
   

  

  Markus Harris Maulana, 2 penalty saves
  source: sportanews.com

Ahmad Suparman, lost his job after a controversial
penalty decision towards Persiba (BPN)
source: indopos.co.id

Sometimes, penalty award is based on a controversial decision by the referee. This season, cases on the subject have also occurred on several occasions. The most memorable ones could be the one given to Persipura against Persiba (BPN) by referee Ahmad Suparman. Following many questionable decisions prior to, the West Javanese pointed to Persiba’s penalty spot on the 90th minute over a controversial reason. Stating “hand ball” while replay showed no hands touched no ball. A call that lately cost him his refereeing career.

Suyanto, giving Vujovic a yellow card
following Sukadana's successful dive
source: ongisnade.co.id

Another evident example on the subject is the one involving Vladimir Vujovic (Persib) against the host and zone-leader Arema. Referee Suyanto awarded Arema a penalty following a blatant dive by Sukadana.

* This entry is revised version of a previous entry titled 2014 Indonesia Super League - No Penalty, No Party published on this blog on February 26, 2014.

All data sourced from ligaindonesia.co.id 

Kelirumologi: Sepak Bola

Jika ada orang yang bertanya, “Apa yang anda ketahui tentang sepak bola?” Saya cukup yakin anda bisa segera menjawabnya. Sebagai cabang olah raga yang banyak digemari dan memiliki porsi pemberitaan yang sangat besar, dapat dikatakan hampir semua orang mengerti ide dasar dari sepak bola. Secara umum, sepak bola bisa diungkapkan sebagai salah satu cabang olah raga. Selain itu, sepak bola juga bisa diartikan sebagai permainan yang dimainkan dengan menendang bola dengan kaki, atau singkatnya bermain bola dengan kaki. Setidaknya seperti itulah arti kata ‘sepak bola’ yang dikemukakan dalam Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia (KUBI) tahun 1976.

sumber: koleksi pribadi

Secara lebih spesifik lagi, Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) mengartikan ‘sepak bola’ sebagai “permainan beregu di lapangan, menggunakan bola sepak dari dua kelompok yang berlawanan yang masing-masing terdiri atas sebelas pemain, berlangsung selama 2 x 45 menit, di mana kemenangan ditentukan oleh selisih gol yang masuk ke gawang lawan.”

Namun jika anda memiliki concern terhadap penggunaan kata ‘sepak bola’, anda akan menemukan dua kejanggalan yang terkadang membingungkan. Pertama, jika anda perhatikan secara seksama, sering muncul inkonsistensi penulisan kata ‘sepak bola’ di berbagai media. Ada yang menulis ‘sepak bola’ (sepak dan bola terpisah), dan ada yang menulis ‘sepakbola’ (sepak dan bola digabung). Kedua, ada sebagian orang yang menganggap kata ‘sepak bola’ adalah sebuah kesalahan dalam berbahasa terkait tata letak. Mereka merasa kata yang lebih tepat digunakan adalah ‘bola sepak’.

Melalui diskusi singkat saya dengan pak Waway Tiswaya, Drs., M. Hum. selaku dosen Jurusan Sastra Indonesia di Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Padjadjaran, saya akan mencoba memberikan penjelasan kelirumologis terkait dua kejanggalan yang disebutkan sebelumnya.

Pertama, terkait inkonsistensi penulisan, anda mungkin sering menemukannya di berbagai literatur atau media cetak. Contoh inkonsistensi yang tampak jelas juga bisa ditemukan dalam penyingkatan nama institusi. Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia menggunakan ‘sepakbola’ dalam singkatannya sehingga menjadi PSSI. Sementara Sekolah Sepak Bola menggunakan ‘sepak bola’ sehingga singkatan umumnya menjadi SSB.

Contoh inkonsistensi penulisan sepak bola
sumber: salmande.net; supersoccer.co.id

Guna memberi penjelasan terkait inkonsistensi ini, hal pertama yang perlu kita ketahui adalah bahwa ‘sepak bola’ merupakan kata majemuk. Pengertian sederhana dari kata majemuk adalah gabungan dua kata atau lebih yang membentuk arti baru atau suatu kesatuan makna. Kata ‘sepak bola’ masuk dalam kategori kata majemuk yang terdiri atas kata kerja (sepak) dan kata benda (bola).

Penulisan ‘sepakbola’ (sepak dan bola digabung) memang masih sering muncul dalam berbagai media berbasis tulisan. Hal tersebut dapat dianggap sebagai kekeliruan yang tidak disengaja. Karena memang pembentukan kata majemuk ‘sepak bola’ masih belum menemukan keajegan antara senyawa (digabung) atau tak senyawa (terpisah). Kasus yang sama terjadi pada kata ‘olah raga’ dan ‘sapu tangan’. Dalam kasus ini, akan lebih tepat bagi para penulis untuk mengacu pada KBBI. Terlebih lagi jika penulis hendak mempublikasikan tulisan di media cetak atau karya ilmiah. Sehingga cara penulisan yang lebih tepat adalah ‘sepak bola’ (sepak dan bola terpisah), seperti yang tertera dalam KBBI.

Kedua, terkait tata letak, ada beberapa orang yang menganggap kata ‘bola sepak’ (seperti yang digunakan dalam Bahasa Melayu) lebih tepat digunakan. Umumnya mereka mengacu pada terjemahan (translasi) dari bahasa induknya yaitu football, atau mengaitkannya dengan membawa contoh translasi cabang olah raga lain seperti basketball atau handball.

Bolasepak dalam Bahasa Melayu
sumber: ligabolasepakmalaysia.com

Penjelasan sederhana untuk menyanggah anggapan tersebut adalah penekanan pada translasi itu sendiri. Kata ‘bola basket’ atau ‘bola keranjang’ adalah benar translasi dari basketball. Berdasarkan penerjemahan yang mengacu pada hukum Diterangkan Menerangkan (DM) yang berlaku dalam Bahasa Indonesia, ‘basket’ berarti ‘keranjang’ (umumnya dibiarkan dalam bahasa aslinya) dan ‘ball’ berarti ‘bola’. Begitu juga dengan kata ‘bola tangan’ yang merupakan translasi dari handball (hand = tangan, ball = bola).

Akan tetapi, ‘bola sepak’ bukanlah translasi yang benar dari football. Karena ‘foot’ jika diterjemahkan ke Bahasa Indonesia berarti ‘kaki’, bukan ‘sepak’ (dalam Bahasa Inggris, ‘sepak’ adalah ‘kick’). Dalam kasus ini, kata ‘bola kaki’ akan jauh lebih tepat ketimbang ‘bola sepak’. Entah mengapa Bahasa Melayu menggunakan istilah ‘bola sepak’, padahal terjemahan dari ‘foot’ dalam bahasa mereka sama saja dengan Bahasa Indonesia, yaitu ‘kaki’, bukan ‘sepak’.

Lalu, mengapa Bahasa Indonesia menyebutnya ‘sepak bola’, bukan ‘bola kaki’? Hal ini ditengarai dilakukan guna menghindari kebingungan yang mungkin muncul dari pengertian ganda dari kata ‘bola kaki’. Karena kata ‘bola kaki’ sebagai kata benda dapat juga berarti ‘bola yang digunakan dalam permainan bola menggunakan kaki’, dengan penggunaan yang sama seperti ‘bola biliar’ atau ‘bola golf’. Dalam konteks ini, kata ‘bola sepak’ juga dapat digunakan dengan pengertian yang sama. Oleh karena itu, digunakanlah kata ‘sepak bola’ yang secara terminologis mengacu pada permainan atau cabang olah raga yang kita kenal.

‘Sepak bola’ bukanlah hasil translasi ataupun adaptasi dari kata football, melainkan istilah tersendiri yang dimunculkan dan digunakan dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Hal yang sama juga berlaku dalam Bahasa Italia dengan istilah ‘calcio’ atau Bahasa Inggris-Amerika Serikat dengan istilah ‘soccer’.

Sepak bola dalam berbagai bahasa
klik gambar untuk memperbesar
sumber: businessinsider.com

Kebanyakan bahasa menggunakan adaptasi dari kata football, seperti fútbol (Bahasa Spanyol), Fussball (Bahasa Jerman), futebol (Bahasa Portugis), voetbal (Bahasa Belanda). Sementara contoh kata translasi dari football yang digunakan dalam bahasa lain adalah jalkapallo (Bahasa Finlandia – ‘jalka’ = foot, ‘pallo’ = ball).

Semoga bermanfaat.

*Terima kasih banyak kepada pak Waway Tiswaya, Drs., M.Hum. atas konsultasinya.

*Entri ini merupakan revisi dari entri berjudul "Kelirumologi: Sepak Bola, Sepakbola, dan Bola Sepak" yang dipublikasikan dalam blog ini pada 27 April 2011.

sumber:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28word%29 

http://mersiku.jw.lt/materi/bahasa_indonesia_4

http://www.businessinsider.com/football-vs-soccer-map-2013-12?IR=T&

http://www.penulisartikelbagus.com/definisi-kata-majemuk/