Liga 4 (Indonesia)
| Organising body | PSSI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | unlimited (regency/city phase & provincial phase) 64 (national phase) |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | Liga Nusantara |
| Domestic cup | Piala Indonesia |
| Current champions | Tri Brata Rafflesia 1st Liga 4 title 1st fourth-tier title |
| Broadcaster(s) |
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| 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 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | ||||||
| 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 22 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 25 | 1 | ||||||
| 26 | 1 | ||||||
| 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 28 | 1 | ||||||
| 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 30 | 1 | ||||||
| 31 | 1 | ||||||
| 32 | 1 | ||||||
| 33 | 1 | ||||||
| 34 | 1 | ||||||
| 35 | |||||||
| 36 | |||||||
| 37 | |||||||
| 38 | |||||||
| 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 | Tri Brata Rafflesia |
Top scorers
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Persika Karanganyar | 14 |
Best young players
| Season | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Tri Brata Rafflesia |
Fair play awards
| Season | Club |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Pekanbaru |
See also
- Indonesian football league system
- Super League
- Championship
- Liga Nusantara
- Piala Presiden
- Piala Indonesia
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. Archived 2021-04-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Indonesian).