Liga 4 (Indonesia)

Liga 4

Organising body	PSSI
Founded	2024; 1 year ago (2024)
Country	Indonesia
Confederation	AFC
Number of clubs	unlimited
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Liga Nusantara
Domestic cup(s)	Piala Indonesia
Current: 2024–25

Liga 4 (English: League Four) is the fourth-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia. The competition is organized by Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and the first season starts in 2024.[1][2]

History

This competition was established as the fourth-tier level in the Indonesian football league system after PSSI rebranded Liga 3 as Liga Nusantara and elevated it to a professional competition operated by LIB.

Format

Provincial phase

Each province will hold a provincial league, 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.[1]

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.

Teams

Provincial phase

The table below shows the number of teams participating in the 38 provincial leagues and the number of slots allocated to each league for the national phase in the 2024–25 season.

Sumatra Region Provincial leagues PT NS Aceh 12 North Sumatra 13 Riau 7 Riau Islands West Sumatra Jambi 8 Bengkulu Bangka Belitung Islands South Sumatra 11 Lampung 8 Kalimantan Region Provincial leagues PT NS West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan 9 East Kalimantan North Kalimantan

Java Region Provincial leagues PT NS Banten 15 Jakarta West Java 24 (S1) 28 (S2) — Central Java 18 Yogyakarta 7 East Java 66 Nusa Tenggara Islands Region Provincial leagues PT NS Bali 9 West Nusa Tenggara 20 East Nusa Tenggara Maluku Islands Region Provincial leagues PT NS Maluku North Maluku

Sulawesi Region Provincial leagues PT NS Gorontalo 12 North Sulawesi Central Sulawesi West Sulawesi South Sulawesi 16 Southeast Sulawesi Papua Region Provincial leagues PT NS Southwest Papua 11 West Papua Central Papua Papua Highland Papua South Papua

Notes:

• PT (participating teams): Total number of teams participating in each provincial league
• NS (national slots): Number of slots allocated to each provincial league for the national phase

National phase

These teams will be the representatives from their provincial league to be competing in national phase. The number of representatives from each provincial league varies based on their league coefficient, with a minimum of one representative club per league.

Sumatra Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Aceh North Sumatra Riau Riau Islands West Sumatra Jambi Bengkulu Bangka Belitung Islands South Sumatra Lampung Kalimantan Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan East Kalimantan North Kalimantan

Java Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Banten Jakarta West Java PS Cimahi Putra Central Java Yogyakarta East Java Nusa Tenggara Islands Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Bali Perseden Denpasar West Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara Maluku Islands Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Maluku North Maluku

Sulawesi Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Gorontalo North Sulawesi Central Sulawesi West Sulawesi South Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi Papua Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Southwest Papua West Papua Central Papua Papua Highland Papua South Papua

Notes:

• BOLD: Champions of each provincial league.
• Grey background denotes provinces that did not sent representative to the national phase.

Championship history

Season	League name	Champions	Score	Runners-up
2024–25	Liga 4

Promotion history

Season	Promoted teams	Number of promoted teams
2024–25

Awards

Best players

Season	Player	Club
2024–25

Top scorers

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
2024–25

Fair play awards

Season	Club
2024–25

See also

• Indonesian football league system
• Liga 1
• Liga 2
• Liga Nusantara
• Piala Indonesia

References

1. "PSSI Siap Gelar Liga 3 dan Liga 4, Kompetisi Baru Musim 2024/2025: Ini Regulasi, dan Calon Pesertanya". radarsolo.jawapos. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
2. "4 Fakta Menarik Liga 4 Indonesia, Kompetisi Sepak Bola Baru yang akan Digelar PSSI". jawapos.com. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

External links

• Official website of PSSI (in Indonesian)