The Indonesian football association decided to form a new fully professional league called the Liga Indonesia Premier Division as a merger of Galatama and Perserikatan.
Dunhill, a cigarette manufacturer from the UK is the first company to dive in and become the inaugural title sponsor of the league.
As a result of this sponsorship, Dunhill poured funds up to Rp4.5 billion per season and provided subsidies of Rp100 million for each Premier Division club.
The match ended 1–0 for Pelita Jaya with their Montenegrin striker Dejan Gluščević becoming the first player to score a goal in the new top-flight in the 60th minute.
[2] By the end of the first stage, PS Bengkulu, Warna Agung, PSIR, and PSIM were the clubs that were relegated from the league.
The Maung Bandung, who only finished as runners-up in the West Division, won the title thanks to a narrow 1–0 victory over Petrokimia Putra in the final held in Gelora Senayan Main Stadium on 30 July 1995.
All of the teams kits are provided by Adidas and sponsored by Dunhill as part of the league's sponsorship deal.