The vast island nation's Liga 1 top flight features teams from as far northwest as Banda Aceh on Sumatra and as easterly as Jayapura on Papua, while intense rivalries often reach fever pitch.

Below we've selected five teams, based on their success over the years, as Indonesia's most popular clubs. Review the candidates and vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition ahead of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with Syria's Omar Khrbin facing Sunil Chhetri of India, while Turkmenistan's Arslanmyrat Amanow goes up against Almoez Ali of Qatar.

As we build up to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with another four fantastic goals as Younes Mahmoud of Iraq goes head to head against Japan's Tadanari Lee, while Indonesia's Widodo Putra meets Nawaf Al Temyat of Saudi Arabia.

As we build up towards the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com kicks off the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge which will feature 32 mouthwatering goals from previous editions of the Continent's premier national team competition.

To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on match data from the tournament to draw up a statistics-based approach to present the outstanding performers.

We kick things off with five standout goalkeepers for the all-important number one jersey. Review the nominees and then choose who you think should take the position as the last line of defence in this all-star XI in the poll below.

The 25-year-old, indeed, hasn't missed a single match since joining Bunyodkor in 2018, managing 77 goals from 68 appearances in all competitions. Notably, Karachik finished as the leading markswoman in last season’s Uzbekistan league with a record 42 goals.

From Omar Abdulrahman to Xavi, the Continental competition has been graced by numerous creative maestros and unsurprisingly a number of them feature in our selection of great assists as their touches of genius have enabled those around them to take the goalscoring glory. After reviewing the five, don't forget to vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.

Also check out our previous editions: acrobatic goals, solo goals, volleys, long-range screamers, chips, free-kicks, curlers, saves, team goals and flicks, tricks and backheels.