The company was formed to replace PT Liga Indonesia which used to be the league operator for PSSI from 2009 until 2015.

LI was tasked to organize the new league alongside Divisi Utama (now Liga 2) and Piala Indonesia by PSSI from 2008–09 season onwards.

[4] There were two rival claimants to PSSI's chairmanship namely Djohar Arifin Husin and La Nyalla Mattalitti.

Djohar Arifin Husin, PSSI's chairman at the time, chose a new league operator, PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS), instead of LI.

However, the competition in 2015 was paused due to threats of sanctions from Badan Olahraga Profesional Indonesia (BOPI) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports on PSSI and PT LI because two ISL clubs, Arema and Persebaya, didn't get BOPI recommendations.

[5] This attracted FIFA's attention which threatened to ban Indonesian football altogether due to external meddling from BOPI and the Ministry in PSSI affairs.