Liga 3 (English: League Three) is the lowest tier in the Indonesian football league system organized by the PSSI.[1] Formed as Liga Nusantara in 2014, this league occupies the third tier and consists of 2 rounds: provincial qualification—held in every province in Indonesia, and a national round, competed for by provincial qualifiers (the number varies between provinces).[1][2] The PSSI typically delegated the task of organizing the provincial qualifiers to its members, the provincial football associations, while PSSI organized the national round.
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| Organising body | PSSI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 (as Liga Nusantara) 2017 (as Liga 3) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Level on pyramid | 3 4 (West Java) |
| Promotion to | Liga 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Piala Indonesia |
| Current champions | Karo United (1st title) |
| Most championships | Persatu Tuban Blitar United Persik Kediri Persijap Jepara Karo United (1 title) |
| TV partners | Vidio |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2023–24 | |
History edit
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.[3]
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.[4]
Format edit
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 15 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 round edit
Each province will hold a provincial round, 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 round will compete in Regional round.
Regional round edit
Participants are teams that have passed the Provincial round which is held in 7 regional regions:
The competition system is a knockout system (home and away) to get 32 slots in the National round.
National round edit
A total of 32 teams will enter this round. In this first round, 32 teams are divided into eight groups (4 groups in the West region and 4 groups in the East region). Each group is played on a home tournament basis. Winner and runner-up of each group advance to the second round. The second round features 16 teams which are the winners and runners-up from each group of the first round. Each winner advances to the third round. In the third round, eight teams are divided into two groups. Each group is played on a home tournament basis. The three best teams of each group are promoted to the Liga 2. The winner of each group also advances to the final.
Championship history edit
| Season | League name | Champions | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Liga Nusantara | Persatu Tuban | 2–1 | Laga |
| 2015 | Season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of Indonesia | |||
| 2017 | Liga 3 | Blitar United | 2–1 | Persik Kendal |
| Season | League name | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2018 | Liga 3 | Persik Kediri | 3–1 | PSCS Cilacap |
| PSCS Cilacap | 1–0 | Persik Kediri | ||
| Persik Kediri won 3–2 on aggregate | ||||
| Season | League name | Champions | Score | Runners-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 | ||||
Awards edit
Best players edit
| Season | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Edi Winarno[5]
|
Persatu Tuban |
| 2017 | Assanur Rijal
|
Aceh United |
| 2018 | Galih Akbar
|
Persik Kediri |
| 2019 | Rizki Hidayat
|
Persijap Jepara |
| 2021–22 | Rian Ramadan
|
Karo United |
Top scorers edit
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Imam Bagus Kurnia
|
Laga | 4 |
| 2017 | Arianto
|
Aceh United | 7 |
| 2018 | Septian Bagaskara
|
Persik Kediri | 21 |
| 2019 | Rikza Syawali
|
PSKC Cimahi | 9 |
| 2021–22 | Adam Malik
|
Putra Delta Sidoarjo | 11 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mulai Tahun Ini PSSI akan Gelar Liga Nusantara". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Liga 3". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Persatu Juarai Piala Nusantara 2014" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "PSSI Ubah ISL Jadi Liga 1" (in Indonesian). Bola.net. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Luar Biasa! Jatim Kuasai Piala Nusantara 2014" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 December 2014.
External links edit
- Official page on PSSI's website