Disgruntled home supporters stormed the pitch at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang and panic broke out as police responded by firing tear gas.
Spectators were suffocated or trampled to death in the chaos that ensued.
After the disaster, seven families sued the Indonesian Football Association and the stadium was demolished.
Swedish Brwa Nouri, who plays in league rival Bali United, thinks it is right to punish those responsible.
- It doesn't feel entirely bad that people have to be held accountable for what happened.
However, I am not very familiar with who is responsible and who this particular person is, he tells SVT Sport.
How to talk about this disaster in football Indonesia today?
- Today we don't talk about it, it was mostly very tragic in the weeks after, he says.