 Since the 1994–95 season, Indonesian football competitions, namely the Perserikatan and Galatama, were merged into one and became the Liga Indonesia Premier Division.In this era, Persiba had to fight hard to stay in the top level of the Indonesian football league.In the first three seasons of the Premier Division, Persiba were always at the bottom of the board and always finished the season one or two positions above the relegation zone in the standings board.