The Riau Islands is a province of Indonesia—not to be confused with neighbouring Riau Province from which the Riau Islands Province were separated in 2002. The capital of the province is Tanjung Pinang, while the largest city is Batam. It shares a maritime border with Riau and Jambi to the west, Bangka Belitung Islands to the south, Singapore to the northeast, Malaysia and West Kalimantan to the east, and Vietnam and Cambodia to the north. It comprises a total of 2.408 islands scattered between Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo including the Riau Archipelago. Situated on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes along the Malacca Strait and the Natuna Sea, the province shares water borders with neighboring countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei. The Riau Islands also have relatively large potential mineral resources and energy, as well as marine resources.
Tanjungpinang, also colloquially written as Tanjung Pinang, is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Riau Islands. It covers a land area of 144.56 km2, mainly in the southern part of Bintan Island, as well as other smaller islands such as Dompak Island and Penyengat Island. With a population of 227,663 at the 2020 Census, it is the second largest city of the province, after Batam; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 234,840. Tanjungpinang is a historic city of the Malay culture, having served as the capital of both Johor Sultanate and Riau-Lingga Sultanate.
Persatuan Sepak Bola Bintang Jaya Asahan, commonly known as PS Bintang Jaya Asahan, was an Indonesian football club based in Asahan Regency, North Sumatra. The club was merged with YSK 757 Karimun in 2017 to form 757 Kepri Jaya F.C.
The 2014 Liga Nusantara Riau Islands season was the first edition of Liga Nusantara Riau Islands as a qualifying round of the 2014 Liga Nusantara. The competition started in May 2014.
YSK 757 Karimun or Yayasan Sepakbola Karimun 757 was an Indonesian football club based in Karimun Regency, Riau Islands, and nicknamed "The Captains". They used to play in the Liga Nusantara. The club was merged with PS Bintang Jaya Asahan in 2017 to form 757 Kepri Jaya F.C.
The 2017 Liga 2 was the inaugural season of the Liga 2 under its current name, and the eighth season under its current league structure.
757 Kepulauan Riau Jaya Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Batam, Riau Islands. They currently compete in Liga 3.
Gelora Citramas Stadium is a stadium in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. The stadium is home to 757 Kepri Jaya. It has a seating capacity of 600 people.
The 2018–19 Piala Indonesia was the seventh edition of Piala Indonesia. It began with the first round on 8 May 2018, and concluded with the finals on 21 July and 6 August 2019. The winner would qualify for the play-off round of the 2020 AFC Cup.
The 2019 Liga 3 was the third season of the Liga 3 under its current name, the fourth season under its current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia.
The 2019 Liga 3 Regional Round was played from 18 November to 5 December 2019. A total of 81 teams competed in the regional round to decide 26 of the 32 places in the national round of the 2019 Liga 3.
Ansar Ahmad is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Riau Islands following the 2020 gubernatorial election. He had previously served as a member of the Indonesia’s House of Representatives, and before that he served 10 years as regent of Bintan Regency.
Football Club Bekasi City or FC Bekasi City is an Indonesian football club based in Bekasi, West Java that competes in Liga 2 and play their home match at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium.
The 2021–22 Liga 3 is the sixth season of the Liga 3 under its current name, the seventh season under its current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia.
The 2021 Liga 2 was the fifth season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 12th season under its current league structure.
Alesha Football Club is an Indonesian football club from Makassar, South Sulawesi. They currently play in Liga 3. Alesha FC is a club owned by a company PT Alesha Group Perkasa. they have just registered as official members of the Asprov PSSI South Sulawesi in Liga 3 and will debut to compete in 2021 Liga 3 South Sulawesi zone. In addition to having a main squad team, they also have a young squad that competed in the Soeratin Cup, namely Alesha FC U13, Alesha FC U15 and Alesha FC U17.
Serpong City Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in North Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. Starting as a soccer school club in 2012, they now compete in Liga 3, and in 2021, they were inaugurated in to the PSSI congress as a professional football club.
Pekanbaru United Football Club is an Indonesian football club based in Pekanbaru, Riau. They currently compete in the Liga 3.
2023–24 Liga 3 was the eighth season of the Liga 3 under the current name and the ninth season under the current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia. The tournament was organized by Provincial Association of PSSI for the provincial phase and PSSI for the national phase.
Madani Berkisa Sejati United Football Club, commonly known as MBS United, is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Batam, Riau Islands. They currently compete in the Liga 4.
