Indonesian Journal of Sport Law
Vol. 2 No. 02 (2025): INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS LAW

Normative Analysis: Regulatory Critique of Match Fixing Crimes in the 2018-2019 Liga 2 Football Competition.

NAYSILA RAMADHANI (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
Berlian Jelang Fajr (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the legal framework governing matchfixing practices in the 2018–2019 Indonesian Liga 2 soccer competition and to identify weaknesses in the existing regulations. This study employs a normative legal method with a legislative approach. The findings indicate that match-fixing practices can, in principle, be prosecuted under the provisions of Law No. 11 of 1980 on Bribery Offenses; however, there are currently no specific regulations explicitly classifying match manipulation as a criminal offense under Indonesian positive law. This situation creates legal uncertainty and limitations in law enforcement, particularly regarding all forms of match manipulation. Therefore, regulations are needed to establish a specific offense related to match fixing to ensure legal certainty and the effectiveness of law enforcement in the field of sports.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijsl

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Other

Description

Indonesian Journal of Sports Law (IJSL) is a peer reviewed journal published biannual (Juni and Desember) by Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Surabaya. IJSL published both Printed and Online version Online ISSN 30906156. IJSL is intended to be the journal for publishing of results of research on ...