2024–25 Liga Nusantara

The 2024–25 Liga Nusantara will be the inaugural season of the Liga Nusantara under its current name and the 10th season under its current league structure. For the first time since its establishment, the competition will be organised by PT Liga Indonesia Baru, after previous editions were organised by both Provincial Association of PSSI and PSSI themselves, thus abolishing the provincial and national phase format.[1]

Liga Nusantara
Season2024–25
Dates13 December 2024 – 26 February 2025[1]
2025–26

Adhyaksa was the champions in the 2023–24 Liga 3 season.

Rules

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Here are the regulations for the 2024–25 season:

Participating team

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  • Only 16 teams will participate in the 2024–25 Liga Nusantara season – the 6 relegated teams from the 2023–24 Liga 2 and the remaining 10 teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 Round of 16 (National phase).

Player

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To be announced.

Format

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The league format was announced on 7 November 2024. For this season, there will be no provincial or national phase. Instead, there will be four rounds:[1]

  • Regular round: 16 teams being divided into two group of eight, with the round being played in a centralized format of double round-robin matches. The top three teams of each group will qualify for the championship round, while the remaining teams will qualify for the relegation play-offs.
  • Relegation play-offs: 10 teams will be divided into two groups of five teams, with the round wil be played in a centralized format of single round-robin matches. The bottom four teams of each group will be relegated to the 2025–26 Liga 4.
  • Championship round: 6 teams will be divided into two groups of three teams, with the round will be played in home-and-away round-robin matches. The group winners will advance to the final and promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2. The group runners-up will enter to the promotion play-off.
  • Promotion play-off & Final: The play-off and final will be played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team. The winner of the play-off match will be promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2, while the winner of the final match being crowned as champions.

Teams

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16 teams will compete in the league – six teams relegated from the 2023–24 Liga 2 and ten teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 national phase third round who were not promoted to the 2024–25 Liga 2.

Teams changes

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The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

  Promoted to 2024–25 Liga 2   Relegated from 2023–24 Liga 2 Withdrawn teams

Both Kalteng Putra and Sulut United have withdrawn from the league before the start of the season, reducing the initial 18 teams to 16.

Name changes

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  • Sada Sumut removed "Sada" from its official name and change their full name to Sumut United Football Club from this season.

Teams by province

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Rank Province Number Teams
1   East Java 3 NZR Sumbersari, Persekabpas, and PSM Madiun
  West Java Persipasi, Persikab, and PSGC
3   Central Papua 2 Persipani and Waanal Brothers
  North Sumatra PSDS and Sumut United
5   Banten 1 Perserang
  Central Java PSCS
  East Kalimantan Persiba Balikpapan
  Riau Tornado
  Riau Islands 757 Kepri Jaya
  Yogyakarta Persiba Bantul

Locations and stadiums

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Locations of non-Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
  Red: Group 1;   Blue: Group 2
Locations of Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
  Red: Group 1;   Blue: Group 2
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2023–24 season
757 Kepri Jaya Batam Gelora Citramas 500 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 4)
NZR Sumbersari Malang Gajayana 25,000 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 2)
Persekabpas Pasuruan R. Soedarsono 10,000 National Phase Fourth Round (4th in Group 1)
Perserang Serang Maulana Yusuf 15,000 3rd in Group A of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Persiba Balikpapan Balikpapan Batakan 40,000 4th in Group C of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Persiba Bantul Bantul Sultan Agung 35,000 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 4)
Persikab Bandung Si Jalak Harupat 27,000 4th in Group B of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Persipani Paniai Soeharto Field 0 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 3)
Persipasi Bekasi Patriot Candrabhaga 30,000 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 3)
PSCS Cilacap Wijayakusuma 20,000 3rd in Group D of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
PSDS Deli Serdang Baharuddin Siregar 15,000 3rd in Group B of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
PSGC Ciamis Galuh 20,000 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 2)
PSM Madiun Madiun Wilis 25,000 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 1)
Sumut United Karo Samura 1,000 4th in Group A of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Tornado Pekanbaru Kaharudin Nasution 30,000 National Phase Fourth Round (4th in Group 2)
Waanal Brothers Mimika WBFC Soccer Field, at Bandung 0 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 1)

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
757 Kepri Jaya
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NZR Sumbersari   Agus Yuwono   Samba Apparel[2]
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Persekabpas   Masdra Nurriza   TM Sportswear[3]
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Perserang   Ricky Riskandi   CRV[4] None
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
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Persiba Balikpapan   Amir Yusuf Pohan   Equalnesia[5] Cindara Pratama Group
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    • Front: MIP Poultry, Angel’s Wing Indonesia, PTMB
    • Back: Bizhub 52X, Raja Lalapan
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persiba Bantul   Almer Apparel[6] Muncul Group
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    • Front: Sedayu General Hospital
    • Back: Cheers Air Mineral
    • Sleeves: Sayur Online Bantul
    • Shorts: None
Persikab   Rasiman   Print Sport[7]
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Persipani
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Persipasi
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PSCS   Supriyono
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PSDS
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PSGC   Herry Kiswanto   Zestien[8] Bank BJB
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    • Front: Putra AR, Rizquna Tour & Travel
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
PSM Madiun
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Sumut United
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Tornado   Danang Suryadi   HSP Sportwear[9]
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Waanal Brothers   Sahala Saragih   QZF Waanal Coffee & Co.
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None

Notes:

  1. ^ Apparel made by club.

Coaching changes

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Pre-season

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Persikab   I Putu Gede End of contract 2 February 2024   Rasiman 27 October 2024[10]
Perserang   Bonggo Pribadi 2 February 2024   Ricky Riskandi 11 November 2024[11]
PSCS   Jessie Mustamu 3 February 2024   Supriyono 1 September 2024[12]
Persiba Balikpapan   Rudy Eka Priyambada 3 February 2024   Amir Yusuf Pohan 20 October 2024[13]
PSGC   Heri Kotari 25 May 2024   Herry Kiswanto 20 September 2024[14]
NZR Sumbersari   Purwanto Suwondo 25 May 2024   Agus Yuwono 14 November 2024[15]
Persekabpas   Subangkit 3 June 2024   Irfan Junaidi (caretaker) 4 November 2024[16]
Tornado   Yudi Hendri 3 June 2024   Danang Suryadi 26 November 2024[17]
Persekabpas   Irfan Junaidi End of caretaker role 4 November 2024   Masdra Nurriza 26 November 2024[18]

Regular round

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A total of 16 teams will be drawn into 2 groups of eight teams based on the geographical location of their homebase. The regular round will be played in a centralized format of double round-robin matches.

The top three teams of each group will qualify for the championship round, while the remaining teams will qualify for the relegation play-offs.

Group A

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All matches will be held at Banyuanyar Football Field, Kotabarat Football Field, Sriwaru Football Field, and UNS Stadium, all located in Surakarta.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KRJ SRG KAB BKS DLI CMS SUM TOR
1 757 Kepri Jaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Championship round
2 Perserang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Persikab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Persipasi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
5 PSDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 PSGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Sumut United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tornado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.

Group A Matches

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Group B

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All matches will be held at Kompyang Sujana Stadium and Ngurah Rai Stadium in Denpasar, Gelora Samudra Stadium in Badung, and Bali United Training Ground in Gianyar.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NZR PAS BPP BTL PAN CLP PSM WAB
1 NZR Sumbersari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Championship round
2 Persekabpas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Persiba Balikpapan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Persiba Bantul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Relegation play-offs
5 Persipani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 PSCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 PSM Madiun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Waanal Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 14 December 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.

Group B Matches

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Matchday 7 (3 January)
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Matchday 8 (6 January)
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Matchday 9 (9 January)
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Matchday 10 (12 January)
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Matchday 11 (15 January)
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Matchday 12 (18 January)
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Matchday 13 (21 January)
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Matchday 14 (25 January)
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Relegation play-offs & championship round

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Relegation play-offs

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10 teams will be divided into two groups of five teams, with the round wil be played in a centralized format of single round-robin matches.

The bottom four teams of each group will be relegated to the 2025–26 Liga 4.

Group J

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Team A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Team B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2025–26 Liga 4
3 Team C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Team E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Team A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Team B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2025–26 Liga 4
3 Team C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Team E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.

Championship round

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The top six teams from the regular round will be divided into 2 groups of three teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches.

The group winners will advance to the final and promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2. The group runners-up will enter to the Promotion play-off

Group X

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Team A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Final and promotion to the 2025–26 Liga 2
2 Team B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Promotion play-off
3 Team C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.

Group Y

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Team A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Final and promotion to the 2025–26 Liga 2
2 Team B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the Promotion play-off
3 Team C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.

Promotion play-off

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The play-off will be played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team. The winner will be promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2.

Runner-up of Group XvRunner-up of Group Y

Final

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The final will be played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team.

Winner of Group XvWinner of Group Y

See also

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References

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  6. ^ "Welcome, @almer.apparel ‼️ Persiba Bantul resmi menjalin kerjasama dengan Almer Apparel untuk musim 2024/2025. Selamat bergabung, mari bersinergi. Persiba Bantul x Almer Apparel ! #PersibaBantul #COYLSA". Instagram. 2024-10-03.
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