The 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup final at SUGBK on Monday, October 5, ended 2-2 after extra time and Indonesia won 4-2 on penalties (RCTI+, Investortrust, Akurat). Reports put the score at 1-1 in regular time after Dean James opened the scoring with a deflected free kick in the 82nd minute. Peeradol Chamrasamee put Thailand ahead in the 111th minute and Elkan Baggott equalized in the 115th. In the shootout Kevin Diks, Dean James, Baggott and Shayne Pattynama scored; Sarach Yooyen and Nattapong Sayriya missed, and Emil Audero saved one kick. This is the first title of the inaugural edition and ends a 35-year drought for the senior national team.
The title ends a long wait and came at home, in front of the president. According to the report, Indonesia had also not previously won the final of an inter-country Southeast Asian tournament.
For football fans, this is momentum for the league and youth development programs. There is no direct effect on prices or services.
The win is the result of a more complete team effort, with heritage players and an experienced goalkeeper, and deserves to be celebrated as a historic achievement.
One tournament does not prove long-term quality; World Cup ambitions need a strong domestic league, not just naturalized players.
A final decided on penalties shows the thin line between champion and runner-up. What deserves watching is whether this momentum turns into youth development and a healthy league calendar, not just bonuses and ceremony.
RCTI+, Investortrust, Akurat, Setkab, Goodstats (Oct 5-6, 2026)
Sport · FootballPress ✓ 6 outlets · score according to RCTI+, Investortrust, Akurat, Setkab
Indonesia win the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup, beating Thailand 4-2 on penalties at SUGBK
The score was 2-2 after extra time. Elkan Baggott equalized in the 115th minute, then Emil Audero saved one Thai kick. The title ends a 35-year drought for the senior national team.
Indonesia’s national team won the 2026 FIFA ASEAN Cup by beating Thailand 4-2 in a penalty shootout at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) in Jakarta on Monday night, October 5, according to RCTI+, Investortrust and Akurat. The match ended 2-2 after extra time. RCTI+ and Goodstats reported 1-1 in regular time; Indonesia went ahead first through a Dean James free kick that deflected off a Thai player in the 82nd minute.
In extra time, Peeradol Chamrasamee put Thailand ahead in the 111th minute, but Elkan Baggott leveled the score four minutes later. In the shootout Kevin Diks, Dean James, Baggott and Shayne Pattynama scored for Indonesia. Thailand converted only twice, through Manuel Bihr and Waris Choolthong; Sarach Yooyen and Nattapong Sayriya missed, with goalkeeper Emil Audero reported to have saved one kick.
The tournament was a first edition, and the title is the senior national team’s first in 35 years, according to RCTI+ and Setkab. President Prabowo Subianto attended the match and said he was glad and proud (Investortrust, Setkab). The media have not reported an official attendance figure; about 67,000 tickets were earlier reported sold.
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4-2penalty shootout score after 2-2 in extra time (RCTI+, Investortrust)
35years without a title for the senior national team before Monday night (RCTI+, Setkab)
204new TNI units inaugurated on the 81st anniversary (Investortrust, Bisnis)
The IHSG rose 81.97 points, or 1.36%, to 6,118.86 on Monday, October 5, from 6,036.89, after touching 6,019.84 (CNBC Indonesia, Bisnis, Databoks). Ten of eleven sectors gained; property rose 2.31% and technology fell. BRPT rose 4.58% to Rp1,485 and GOTO fell about 3.33%. In all, 526 shares rose and 153 fell, with turnover of about Rp9.6 trillion to Rp9.97 trillion, figures that differ slightly between sources. Databoks recorded a spot rate of Rp17,916.4 per US dollar at 4:46 p.m. WIB, weaker by about 0.36%; DailyDrop has not found a second source, and Bloomberg’s Friday closing figure differs.
After falling 3.28% last week, a 1.36% rebound eases the pressure, but one day does not set a direction. A rupiah near Rp18,000 remains a risk.
Retail investors should not infer a trend from a single session. For foreign-currency spending, the exchange rate is still near this year’s highest level.
Broad gains across ten sectors show buying interest returning after a deep correction, and the interest-rate-sensitive property sector led.
Rebounds after a correction are often short-lived while foreigners are still net sellers and the currency is weak; turnover of about Rp9.6 trillion does not yet show a big surge.
Watch whether foreign investors stop selling and whether the rupiah can hold below Rp17,900 for several days in a row. Without that, this rebound remains a technical rise.
CNBC Indonesia, Bisnis, Databoks Katadata, romisaputra.com (Oct 5, 2026)
Markets · IndonesiaPress ✓ 4 outlets · IHSG according to CNBC Indonesia, Bisnis, Databoks; exchange rate from one source
Jakarta Composite Index surges 1.36% to 6,118.86 on Monday, rupiah around Rp17,916
The Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) closed up 81.97 points, or 1.36%, at 6,118.86 on Monday, October 5, from 6,036.89 on Friday, according to CNBC Indonesia, Bisnis and Databoks. The index dipped to 6,019.84 before turning around. Ten of eleven sectors gained; property led with a 2.31% rise and technology was the only decliner. Shares of BRPT rose 4.58% to Rp1,485, while GOTO fell about 3.33%. In all, 526 shares rose, 153 fell and 114 were unchanged, with turnover of about Rp9.6 trillion to Rp9.97 trillion.
For the rupiah, DailyDrop has found only one source so far. Databoks recorded a spot rate of Rp17,916.4 per US dollar at 4:46 p.m. WIB, about 0.36% weaker than the previous close by its own count. That figure differs from the Rp17,882 Bloomberg reported for Friday, so read it as an estimate, not an official close.
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Penalty shootoutSportA way to decide the winner when the score is still level after extra time: the teams take turns kicking from the penalty spot, and the one that scores more goals wins.