Legal Review of The Phenomenon of Naturalization Of Foreign Players For The Indonesian National Football Team

Abstract

Football is a sport that is favored by various ages, both young and old. There are so many legal patterns that exist in the sport of football. One of the is the phenomenon of naturalization, which means that a process carried out for foreigners to obtain Indonesian citizenship status. This is done by a football club to improve team performance, as well as adding diversification of a football player's playstyle. There are processes that must be carried out by a foreign citizen in order to obtain Indonesian citizenship status, and also those who have received citizenship status are guaranteed their rights and obligations by the state. Naturalization also involves several aspects such as constitutional, law, social and political, cultural and economic. In its journey, the naturalization process carried out on the national team is supervised by the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) following the rules set by FIFA and naturalization regulations from Indonesian law, which is Law Number 12 of 2006 concerning Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia. It is hoped that the naturalization process carried out can obey the rules that have been set and not become an obstacle for the Indonesian national football team as a process that eliminates the identity of the national team.