"This decision was made based on extensive evaluations carried out by the PSSI and the national team department regarding the team's performance and the long-term goals the Indonesian national team wants to achieve," the PSSI said in a statement.

"PSSI thanks and appreciates all the contributions given to the development of the Indonesian national football team and wishes Shin Tae-yong the best for the future."

The 54-year-old had qualified the country to the AFC Asian Cup Finals Qatar 2023™, where the Indonesians reached the knockout phase for the first time in their history, losing to Australia in the Round of 16.

He also took Indonesia to the verge of qualification for the Olympic Games for the first time since 1950, narrowly losing out to Guinea in a playoff for a berth in Paris after reaching the semi-finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024™.

In addition, Shin, who won the 2010 AFC Champions League™ with Seongnam Ilhwa and led Korea Republic at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, kept Indonesia in contention for the nation’s first FIFA World Cup appearance since 1938.

Indonesia are currently third in Group C on six points and trail second-placed Australia, who they face in Sydney on March 21, by a point. Japan lead by nine points with the first two finishers guaranteed to qualify automatically for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

“Shin Tae-yong has accepted the paperwork,” PSSI president Erick Thohir told a press conference in Jakarta on Monday.

“We need a leadership that implements strategies as agreed with the players, communicates better and implements better programmes for our national team.”

Thohir said Shin’s replacement would be announced on January 12.