The 2017 season is Persija's 84th competitive season. Along with Liga 1, the club competed in several pre-season cup tournaments, the most notable among those was the President's Cup. The season covers the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
Month by month review
Before the season begins, Persija Jakarta had followed the preseason tournament, the President Cup. Different from the previous year, now the club dubbed "Macan Kemayoran" it failed to achieve the preseason title for the second time.
^Head-to-head results: Bali United 1–3 Bhayangkara; Bhayangkara 3–2 Bali United.
^Bhayangkara failed to obtain an AFC license to participate in Asian competitions. As a result, Bali United, the league runners-up, entered the qualifying play-offs.[23]
^PSM failed to obtain an AFC license to participate in Asian competitions. As a result, Persija, the league 4th place, entered the group stage.[23]
^Madura United were deducted three points due to FIFA sanction. Madura United would have qualified for the AFC Cup group stage had Bali United qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage. As Bali United failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, Madura United's qualification in the AFC Cup was annulled.