Liga Nusantara

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Liga Nusantara
Organising body PSSI (2014–2024)
PT Liga Indonesia Baru (2024–onwards)
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
(as Liga Nusantara)
2017;7 years ago (2017)
(as Liga 3)
2024;0 years ago (2024)
(as Liga Nusantara)
CountryIndonesia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams16 (24 for 2025–26 onwards)
Level on pyramid3
Promotion to Liga 2
Relegation to Liga 4
Domestic cup(s) Piala Indonesia
Current champions Adhyaksa Farmel (1st title)
Most championships Persatu Tuban
Perseden Denpasar
Blitar United
Persik Kediri
Persijap Jepara
Karo United
Adhyaksa Farmel
(1 title each)
TV partners Vidio
Website Official website
Current: 2024–25 Liga Nusantara

Liga Nusantara (English: Archipelago League) is the third-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). [1] The competition started in 2014 after PSSI merged the previous competitions, Liga Indonesia Second Division and Liga Indonesia Third Division. The competition is usually divided into several groups because of factors in terms of geography and number of participants.

Contents

History

The competition was established after Liga Indonesia Second Division and Liga Indonesia Third Division merged in 2014. Starting in 2015, the Liga Indonesia First Division was also merged with Liga Nusantara making it the third-tier level in Indonesian football system. [1] Persatu Tuban won the competition's first season. [2]

In 2017, Liga Nusantara was renamed to Liga 3, along with Indonesian Super League and Indonesian Premier Division which were renamed to Liga 1 and Liga 2, respectively. [3]

In 2024, Liga 3 was renamed back to the Liga Nusantara, along with the establishment of Liga 4 as fourth-tier level.

Format

Old format

The system that will be used in Liga 3 is a full competition with a home-away format. Each participating club is required to compete at least 18 times during the competition season. This is different from previous amateur competitions where the number of matches per club can be uneven. There are those who can compete more than 10, but there are also those who only competed 2 times.

Provincial phase

Each province will hold a provincial phase, they are followed by amateur clubs without a limit of participants with different competition formats, the difference in the format is due to the different number of participants in each province. Furthermore, the teams that qualify from the provincial phase will compete in national phase.

National phase

A total of 80 teams will enter this phase.

  • First round: 80 teams are divided into sixteen groups of 5. Each group is played on a home tournament basis. Winner and runner-up of each group advance to the second round.
  • Second round: 32 teams which are the winners and runners-up from each group of the first round. They divided into eight groups of 4 and each winner and runner-up advances to the third round.
  • Third round: 16 teams are divided into two groups. Each group is played on a home tournament basis. Same as previous round, the winner and runner-up of each group advance to the fourth round.
  • Fourth round: 8 teams are divided into two groups. The three best teams of each group are promoted to the Liga 2. The winner of each group also advances to the final.
  • Final: The 2 group winners from the fourth round play in the final match. The final played as a single match.

New format

The league format was announced on 7 November 2024. There will be no provincial or national phase. Instead, there will be four rounds: [4]

Teams

Maps

Indonesia location map.svg
Locations of non-Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
Red pog.svg Red: Group 1; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group 2
Java location map plain.svg
Locations of Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
Red pog.svg Red: Group 1; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group 2

Current participating teams

Note: According to 2024–25 season.

2024–25
Club
LocationCurrent spell in
Liga 3
Seasons
in Liga 3
Last spell in
Liga 2
757 Kepri Jaya Batam 2019–42017
NZR Sumbersari Malang 2021–3
Persekabpas Pasuruan 2017–6
Perserang Serang 2024–12017–2024
Persiba Balikpapan Balikpapan 2024–12018–2024
Persiba Bantul Bantul 2021–32017
Persikab Bandung 2024–52022–2024
Persipani Paniai 2017–4
Persipasi Bekasi 2021–3
PSCS Cilacap 2024–22019–2024
PSDS Deli Serdang 2024–42022–2024
PSGC Ciamis 2021–32019
PSM Madiun Madiun 2019–4
Sumut United Karo 2024–22022–2024
Tornado Pekanbaru 2018–5
Waanal Brothers Mimika 2023–2
Recently relegated from Liga 2

Championship history

Old format

SeasonLeague nameChampionsScoreRunners-up
2014 Liga Nusantara Persatu Tuban 2–1 Laga
2015Season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of Indonesia
2016 ISC C Perseden Denpasar 2-0 PSN Ngada
2017 Liga 3 Blitar United 2–1 Persik Kendal
SeasonLeague nameHome teamScoreAway team
2018 Liga 3 Persik Kediri 3–1 PSCS Cilacap
PSCS Cilacap 1–0 Persik Kediri
Persik Kediri won 3–2 on aggregate
SeasonLeague nameChampionsScoreRunners-up
2019 Liga 3 Persijap Jepara 3–1 PSKC Cimahi
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2021–22 Karo United 3–3 (4–2 p) Putra Delta Sidoarjo
2022–23 Season abandoned
2023–24 Adhyaksa Farmel 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) Persibo Bojonegoro

New format

SeasonLeague nameChampionsScoreRunners-up
2024–25 Liga Nusantara

    Awards

    Best players

    SeasonPlayerClub
    2014 Flag of Indonesia.svg Edi Winarno [5] Persatu Tuban
    2017 Flag of Indonesia.svg Assanur Rijal Aceh United
    2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Galih Akbar Persik Kediri
    2019 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rizki Hidayat Persijap Jepara
    2021–22 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rian Ramadan Karo United
    2023–24 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sehabudin Ahmad Adhyaksa Farmel
    2024–25

    Top scorers

    SeasonTop scorerClubGoals
    2014 Flag of Indonesia.svg Imam Bagus Kurnia Laga 4
    2017 Flag of Indonesia.svg Arianto Aceh United 7
    2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Septian Bagaskara Persik Kediri 21
    2019 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rikza Syawali PSKC Cimahi 9
    2021–22 Flag of Indonesia.svg Adam Malik Putra Delta Sidoarjo 11
    2023–24 Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Sopian Dejan 9
    2024–25

    Fair play awards

    SeasonClub
    2018 Persik Kediri
    2019 PSKC Cimahi
    2021–22 Mataram Utama
    2023–24 Dejan
    2024–25

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