Bali United Go Public, Media Asing Sejajarkan dengan Juventus dan MU
Bali Utd Scores on Stock Market First for SE Asian Club
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
BALI UNITED melakukan penawaran saham perdana [initial public offering/IPO] di Bursa Efek Indonesia [BEI], menandai untuk pertama kalinya sebuah klub sepak bola di Asia Tenggara go public.
Penjualan saham mendorong media asing terkemuka dunia, AFP, menyebut Bali United sejajar dengan klub top dunia seperti Manchester United, Juventus dan Borussia Dortmund yang sebelumnya juga menawarkan saham klub kepada publik.
Harga saham Bali United langsung melonjak hampir 70 persen pada Senin setelah IPO perdana dengan meraup dana Rp350 miliar.
Sekitar sepertiga saham dari pemilik tim PT Bali Bintang Sejahtera Tbk dijual dengan harga Rp175 per saham. Nama saham di perdagangan BEI adalah BOLA.
Beberapa pemegang saham baru adalah penggemar berat Bali United, yang berada di posisi kedua di liga utama Indonesia 1.
"Bali United akan menjadi lebih positif sebagai klub profesional dengan dukungan besar-besaran dari para penggemar," kata Iwan Budianto, Plt Ketua Umum Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI).
"PSSI akan selalu mendukung dan berharap akan ada klub lain yang akan mengikuti langkah Bali United," tambahnya.
Walaupun memiliki profil internasional yang rendah, Indonesia telah menarik perhatian bintang-bintang bola dunia termasuk mantan bintang Chelsea, Michael Essien dan gelandang Tottenham Hotspur, Didier Zokora.
Namun Liga Indonesia 1 telah ternoda oleh sejumlah masalah, termasuk skandal pengaturan pertandingan dan hooliganisme yang mematikan seperti dikutip AFP yang dilansir MailOnline.
BALI UNITED soared on its stock market debut in Jakarta Monday, marking the first time that a Southeast Asian football club has gone public.
The listing puts the team among top clubs Manchester United, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund which have also previously offered their shares.
The Bali side´s parent company jumped nearly 70 percent Monday after an initial public offering that raised a modest 350 million rupiah ($25 million).
About one-third of team owner PT Bali Bintang Sejahtera Tbk was sold at 175 rupiah per share. Its ticker is BOLA, or ball in Indonesian.
Some new shareholders were die-hard fans of Bali United, which is in second spot in Indonesia´s top flight Liga 1, officials said.
"The Bali United brand will become more positive as a professional club with massive support from fans," said Iwan Budianto, acting chairman of Indonesian Football Association (PSSI).
"PSSI will always support and hope that there will be another clubs that will follow Bali United´s move," he added.
While it has a low international profile, Indonesia has attracted some foreign talent in the past, including former Chelsea star Michael Essien and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Didier Zokora.
But the league has been tarnished by a host of problems, including match fixing scandals and deadly hooliganism.
