Liga 4 (Indonesia)

Liga 4
Organising bodyPSSI
Founded2024 (2024)
CountryIndonesia
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubsunlimited (regency/city phase & provincial phase)
64 (national phase)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toLiga Nusantara
Domestic cupPiala Indonesia
Current championsTri Brata Rafflesia
1st Liga 4 title
1st fourth-tier title
Broadcaster(s)
  • Streaming:
Current: 2025–26 Liga 4

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

History

From 2015 to 2023, there was no fourth-tier competition in the Indonesian football league system following the merger of Liga Nusantara with the First Division, which resulted in the formation of the Liga 3 as the lowest tier of the national league structure.

In 2024, PSSI restructured the league system and reintroduced the fourth-tier competition under the name Liga 4, following the elevation of the Liga 3 to a semi-professional status operated by the I-League.

Format

2024–25 season

Provincial phase

Each province held a provincial league, they were followed by amateur clubs without a limit of participants with different competition formats, the difference in the format was due to the different number of participants in each province. Furthermore, the teams that qualified from the provincial phase competed in national phase.[1]

National phase

A total of 64 teams entered this phase.

  • First round: 64 teams were divided into sixteen groups of four. Each group was played on a home tournament basis. Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: 32 teams which were the winners and runners-up from each group of the first round. They were divided into 8 groups of four and each winner and runner-up advanced to the third round.
  • Third round: 16 teams were divided into 4 groups four. Each group was played on a home tournament basis. The winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the fourth round and promoted to 2025–26 Liga Nusantara
  • Fourth round: 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of four. The winner of each group advanced to the final.
  • Final: The 2 group winners from the fourth round played in the final match. The final was played as a single match.

2025–26 season

Regency/City phase

Each regency or city holds a league, organized by the respective regency or city PSSI association. The league is contested by amateur clubs without a limit of participants, with different competition formats depending on the number of clubs in each regency or city. The qualified teams from this phase will advance to the provincial phase.

Provincial phase

Each province holds a provincial league, organized by the respective provincial PSSI association. The participants consist of the provincial PSSI association as well as qualified teams from the regency and city phase. The qualified teams from the provincial phase advance to the national phase.

National phase

The national phase is contested by the best teams from all provincial leagues. In this phase, the qualified teams compete for promotion to Liga Nusantara.

Performance by province

The following table represents the performance of each provincial league based on the number of representatives remaining in each round of the national phase.

2024–25 season

No Provincial leagues Number of representatives
R1 R2 R3 R4 F
1 Central Java Central Java 4 4 2 1 1
2 Bengkulu Bengkulu 1 1 1 1 1
3 Jakarta Jakarta 3 3 2 2
4 East Java East Java 8 6 6 1
5 East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara 3 2 1 1
6 Riau Riau 2 1 1 1
7 Bali Bali 1 1 1 1
8 Banten Banten 2 2 1
9 Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi 1 1 1
10 West Java West Java 6 3
11 West Sumatra West Sumatra 2 2
12 Aceh Aceh 3 1
13 Gorontalo Gorontalo 2 1
14 North Sumatra North Sumatra 2 1
15 West Papua (province) West Papua 2 1
16 Highland Papua Highland Papua 1 1
17 South Papua South Papua 1 1
18 South Kalimantan South Kalimantan 2
19 South Sulawesi South Sulawesi 2
20 South Sumatra South Sumatra 2
21 Bangka Belitung Islands Bangka Belitung Islands 1
22 Central Kalimantan Central Kalimantan 1
23 Central Papua Central Papua 1
24 East Kalimantan East Kalimantan 1
25 Jambi Jambi 1
26 Lampung Lampung 1
27 North Kalimantan North Kalimantan 1
28 North Sulawesi North Sulawesi 1
29 Southeast Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi 1
30 Southwest Papua Southwest Papua 1
31 West Kalimantan West Kalimantan 1
32 West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara 1
33 West Sulawesi West Sulawesi 1
34 Special Region of Yogyakarta Yogyakarta 1
35 Maluku (province) Maluku
36 North Maluku North Maluku
37 Papua (province) Papua
38 Riau Islands Riau Islands
Total 64 32 16 8 2

Notes:

  • BOLD: Bold indicates the province with the highest number of representatives in each round.
  • Gold background denotes provinces whose representatives are promoted to the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara.

Championship history

Season League name Champions Score Runners-up
2024–25 Liga 4 Tri Brata Rafflesia 3–2 Persika Karanganyar
2025–26

Promotion history

Season Promoted teams Total
2024–25 8
2025–26

Awards

Best players

Season Player Club
2024–25 Indonesia Iqbal Tri Saputra Tri Brata Rafflesia

Top scorers

Season Top scorer Club Goals
2024–25 Indonesia Rizqi Fauzan Persika Karanganyar 14

Best young players

Season Player Club
2024–25 Indonesia Dedy Jaenuar Tri Brata Rafflesia

Fair play awards

Season Club
2024–25 Pekanbaru

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "PSSI Siap Gelar Liga 3 dan Liga 4, Kompetisi Baru Musim 2024/2025: Ini Regulasi, dan Calon Pesertanya". Radar Solo. 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.