2022–23 Liga 2 (Indonesia)

The 2022–23 Liga 2 was the sixth season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 13th season under its current league structure. 28 teams, an increase of four teams from the previous season's campaign, participated for the season.^[1]

Liga 2

Season	2022–23
Dates	28 August 2022 – 12 January 2023
Champions	Not awarded
Relegated	None
Matches played	88
Goals scored	193 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Zulham Zamrun (6 goals)
Biggest home win	Semen Padang 5–0 Perserang Persiba 5–0 Kalteng Putra (22 September 2022) Deltras 5–0 Kalteng Putra (30 September 2022)
Biggest away win	PSPS 3–4 PSMS (22 September 2022)
Highest scoring	PSPS 3–4 PSMS (22 September 2022)
Longest winning run	PSMS (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	PSMS (6 games)
Longest winless run	Gresik United (3 games)
Longest losing run	Kalteng Putra (4 games)
Highest attendance	14,013 Persewar 0–0 Persipura (1 October 2022)
Lowest attendance	52 Nusantara United 0–0 Persikab (23 September 2022)
Total attendance	318,059
Average attendance	3,614
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 1 October 2022.

The league along with 2022–23 Liga 3 were abandoned due to a combination of factors, the most notable among them was the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster.^[2]

Teams

Team changes

The following teams changed division after the 2021 season.

To Liga 2 Relegated from Liga 1 Persipura Persela Persiraja Promoted from Liga 3 Karo United Putra Delta Sidoarjo PSDS Nusantara United (replacing Mataram Utama)[3] Deltras Persikab Persipa Gresik United Persipal BU (via acquisition of Muba Babel United)

From Liga 2 Promoted to Liga 1 Persis RANS Cilegon Dewa United Relegated to Liga 3 Tiga Naga Badak Lampung Hizbul Wathan Mitra Kukar

Name changes

• AHHA PS Pati relocated to Bekasi and were renamed to Bekasi FC^[3][4] However, following a lawsuit by Bekasi FC's original rights holder, the club is subject to another name change. On 30 May 2022, during the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress, the club finally changed their name once again to Bekasi City.^[3][5]
• Mataram Utama handed over their senior team to a group of investors, who subsequently rebranded the club as Nusantara United.^[3][6] The two clubs exist as separate entities, with Nusantara United taking over Mataram Utama's place in the Liga 2, while Mataram Utama redirected their focus towards youth development and their football academy.^[7] On 5 July, Nusantara United, on an Instagram post unveiling their new logo, revealed that they are now based in Nusantara, the planned new capital of Indonesia.^[8]
• Muba Babel United was acquired by Liga 3 side Persipal Palu. As a result, Persipal took over Muba Babel United's place in Liga 2 starting from the 2022–23 season and they will compete under name Persipal BU.^[9][10][11]

Stadiums and locations

Persiraja

Karo United

PSDS

PSMS

Semen Padang

PSPS

Sriwijaya

Kalteng Putra

Persiba

Sulut United

Persipal BU

PSBS

Persewar

Persipura

Locations of non-Java-based 2022–23 Liga 2 teams.
Red: West Region; Yellow: Central Region; Green: East Region

Perserang

Bekasi City

PSKC

Persikab

PSCS

Persekat

Persijap

Persipa

Nusantara United

PSIM

Persela

Gresik United

Deltras
Putra Delta

Locations of Java-based 2022–23 Liga 2 teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Bekasi City	Bekasi	Patriot Candrabhaga	30,000
Deltras	Sidoarjo	Gelora Delta	35,000
Gresik United	Gresik	Gelora Joko Samudro	40,000
Kalteng Putra	Palangka Raya	Tuah Pahoe	10,000
Karo United	Karo	Teladan, at Medan[12]	20,000
Nusantara United	Salatiga	Moch. Soebroto, at Magelang[a]	20,000
Persekat	Tegal	Tri Sanja	10,000
Persela	Lamongan	Surajaya	16,000
Perserang	Serang	Maulana Yusuf	15,000
Persewar	Waropen	Mandala, at Jayapura[15]	30,000
Persiba	Balikpapan	Batakan	40,000
Persijap	Jepara	Gelora Bumi Kartini	20,000
Persikab	Bandung	Si Jalak Harupat	30,100
Persipa	Pati	Joyokusumo	20,000
Persipal BU	Palu	Gawalise	20,000
Persipura	Jayapura	Lukas Enembe	40,263
Persiraja	Banda Aceh	H. Dimurthala	20,000
PSBS	Biak Numfor	Cendrawasih	15,000
PSCS	Cilacap	Wijayakusuma	15,000
PSDS	Deli Serdang	Baharuddin Siregar	15,000
PSIM	Yogyakarta	Mandala Krida[b]	35,000
PSKC	Cimahi	Si Jalak Harupat, at Bandung	30,100
PSMS	Medan	Teladan	20,000
PSPS	Pekanbaru	Riau Main	43,923
Putra Delta Sidoarjo	Sidoarjo	Gelora Supriyadi, at Blitar[18]	15,000
Semen Padang	Padang	Gelora Haji Agus Salim	20,000
Sriwijaya	Palembang	Bumi Sriwijaya[c]	6,000
Sulut United	Manado	Klabat	10,000

Notes:

1. As the city of Nusantara is still under construction until at least 2024, Nusantara United will temporarily base themselves at the city of Salatiga,^[13] however they will play league games at the Moch. Soebroto Stadium in nearby Magelang.^[14]
2. PSIM also registered the Sultan Agung Stadium in Bantul as the Mandala Krida doesn't have the required lighting for matches played at night.^[16][17]
3. Sriwijaya will play their first few home games at the Lapangan Atletik 1 within the Jakabaring Sport City complex as the Bumi Sriwijaya is still undergoing renovation work.^[19]

Personnel and kits

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	Shirt Sponsor(s)
Bekasi City	Jafri Sastra[20]	Hamka Hamzah	Allvane[21]	PStore1, AHHA1
Deltras	Ibnu Grahan[22]	Rendi Irwan	DTS Apparel5[23]	Kapal Api1, RANS Entertainment1, MPM Honda Distributor3
Gresik United	Vacant	Imam Witoyo	GUS Apparel5	ISO Plus1, Hyundai Gowa1, Rumah Makan Bandeng Pak Elan 21, Alkesmart1, Wilmar2, Smelting Peduli3
Kalteng Putra	Eko Tamamie[24]	Nur Akbar Jawara Munir	WWJD Sport	Agustiar Sabran Foundation1, Halo Dayak1, Bank Kalteng1
Karo United	Suharto AD[25]	Aidun Sastra Utami	False9[26]	Vokraf1, Simgroup1, NG Corporation3
Nusantara United	Slamet Riadi[27]	Tegar Hening Pangestu	Adhoc[28]	Adaro Minerals1, IDN Media1, Gudang Digital2
Persekat	Vacant	Soni Setiawan	Sebayu5[29]	Tegal Road Construction1, Bhamada University1, RSUD dr. Soeselo Slawi2, Trendys Production3
Persela	Vacant	Zulham Zamrun	Grygera[30]	So Nice1, Belikopi1
Perserang	Syafrianto Rusli[31]	Egi Melgiansyah	CRV[32]
Persewar	Eduard Ivakdalam[33]	Elvis Harewan	Grygera[34]	Bank Papua1 3, Nitmeke Adventure1, Milan Group2, Waropen2
Persiba	Ilham Romadhona[35]	Muhammad Roby	GW Apparel[36]	PSF Group1, Herald Indonesia3
Persijap	Salahudin[37]	Andre Putra Wibowo	Made by club	Oasis Water1 2 4 Oasis Blu1 Oasis+1 3
Persikab	Stefan Keltjes[38]	Dimas Sukarno Putra	BB Sportwear5	Bank BJB1, Extra Joss2, OHIMen2, Ron883, Asbhoel3
Persipa	Nazal Mustofa	Rachmat Latief	Nine[39]	BPR KCA1, Hakim Terpal1, Zerone Japan1, Sukun2, Hwi Hwaseung3, Jurnalindo.com3
Persipal BU	Bambang Nurdiansyah[40]	Fajar Handika	Made by club	PT Pembangunan Sulawesi Tengah1, MTG Systems1, Citra Shipyard1, Bank Sulteng2, RMP3
Persipura	Ricky Nelson[41]	Ian Louis Kabes	SPECS[42]	Bank Papua1, Freeport Indonesia1, Ulam Laut Nusantara2
Persiraja	Washiyatul Akmal[43]	Mukhlis Nakata	Northon[44]	Tabarak Restoran Arab1, Atjeh Advertising1, AVO1, Tabarak Tour & Travel Umrah2
PSBS	Ega Raka Ghalih[45]	Yohanis Tjoe	Rabona	Bank Papua1 2, Biak Numfor1, Benneta Voice1, CV King David1
PSCS	Hendri Susilo[46]	Tri Rahmad Priadi	Nine[47]	PSF Group1
PSDS	Susanto[48]	Muhammad Irfan	Zeals[49]
PSIM	Erwan Hendarwanto[50]	Aditya Putra Dewa	Seven Stars[51]	Vidio1, Smoot1, Tolak Angin2
PSKC	Joko Susilo[52]	Taufiq Kasrun	Benz[53]
PSMS	I Putu Gede[54]	Joko Susilo	Adhoc[55]	Bank Sumut1, Inalum1, PDAM Tirtanadi1, Pelindo1
PSPS	Vacant	Dian Agus Prasetyo	93 Sports	Hotel Zamburger1. Eka Hospital2
Putra Delta Sidoarjo	Didik Ludianto[56]	Ferry Aman Saragih	Oliver[57]	HappiArena1 3
Semen Padang	Delfri Adri[58]	Sílvio Escobar	XTen[59]	Semen Padang1 3, Livin' by Mandiri1, Bank Mandiri1, Pertamax Turbo1, Taspen2
Sriwijaya	Liestiadi[60]	Amirul Mukminin[61]	Tweve[62]	Bukit Asam1, Bara Coal1
Sulut United	Jaya Hartono[63]	Mahadirga Lasut	Mills	Minahasa Cahaya Lestari1

Notes:

1. ^ On the front of shirt.
2. ^ On the back of shirt.
3. ^ On the sleeves.
4. ^ On the shorts.
5. ^ Apparel made by club.

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Week	Table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
PSDS	Syahrial Effendi	Resigned	11 September 2022[64]	3	9 in West Region	Susanto	11 September 2022[65]
PSIM	Imran Nahumarury	Sacked	13 September 2022[66]	3	6 in Central Region	Dwi Priyo Utomo (caretaker)	13 September 2022[67]
Persekat	Erwan Hendarwanto	Resigned	13 September 2022[68]	3	8 in Central Region	Agus Supriyanto (caretaker)	15 September 2022[69]
PSIM	Dwi Priyo Utomo (caretaker)	End of caretaker spell	21 September 2022[70]	4	10 in Central Region	Erwan Hendarwanto	21 September 2022[71]
Gresik United	Khusairi	Resigned	20 September 2022[72]	5	10 in Central Region
PSPS	Yusup Prasetiyo	Sacked	23 September 2022[73]	4	9 in West Region	Riswandi (caretaker)	23 September 2022[74]
Persela	Fakhri Husaini	Sacked	28 September 2022[75]	6	9 in Central Region

First round

West Region

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		MED	KAR	SRI	SPD	PRJ	PKC	SER	PDS	RIA
1	PSMS	6	5	1	0	11	4	+7	16	Advance to the second round		—	1–0	2–1	1–0
2	Karo United	5	4	0	1	6	1	+5	12				—					3–0	1–0
3	Sriwijaya	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11					—	2–2	2–0		1–0
4	Semen Padang	6	2	3	1	12	5	+7	9[a]						—	3–0		5–0
5	Persiraja	6	3	0	3	5	10	−5	9[a]			0–3[b]				—	2–1	1–0		2–1
6	PSKC	6	2	1	3	4	5	−1	7			0–0	0–1	0–1			—		2–1
7	Perserang	7	2	0	5	3	12	−9	6	Possible Relegation to Liga 3							0–1	—	2–1	1–0
8	PSDS	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5	Relegation to Liga 3				0–0	1–1				—	2–1
9	PSPS	6	0	1	5	6	11	−5	1			3–4	0–1		1–1					—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: Liga 2 2022–23
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Discipline point; 6) Drawing.^[77]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Semen Padang 3–0 Persiraja.
2. PSMS were awarded a 3–0 win over Persiraja by the PSSI and LIB's Competition Ad-hoc Committee due to the negligence by the latter match committee which caused the lighting in the stadium to suddenly go out 6 minutes before the scheduled kick-off time and spark the audiences anger which afterward led to the supporters riot.^[76]

Central Region

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		BEK	PJP	GUN	CLP	PAT	YOG	PKB	PSL	KAT	NUN
1	Bekasi City	7	5	1	1	10	3	+7	16	Advance to the second round		—		1–0			3–0		2–1		2–0
2	Persijap	7	3	3	1	9	7	+2	12			1–0	—						2–2	1–0	0–1
3	Gresik United	7	2	4	1	6	3	+3	10[a]					—		2–0	2–0	0–0
4	PSCS	7	2	4	1	6	5	+1	10[a]				2–3	0–0	—	1–1
5	Persipa	7	2	3	2	9	9	0	9			1–1	2–2			—		2–0
6	PSIM	7	2	3	2	6	8	−2	9						1–1		—		1–0	3–1
7	Persikab	7	1	4	2	4	6	−2	7				0–0		0–1		1–1	—
8	Persela	7	1	3	3	11	13	−2	6[b]	Possible Relegation to Liga 3				2–2		2–1		2–3	—
9	Persekat	7	1	3	3	4	7	−3	6[b]	Relegation to Liga 3		0–1		0–0	0–0				2–2	—	1–0
10	Nusantara United	7	1	2	4	2	6	−4	5						0–1	1–2	0–0	0–0			—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: Liga 2 2022–23
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Discipline point; 6) Drawing.^[77]
Notes:

1. Tied on Head-to-head results. Goal difference: Gresik United +3, PSCS +1.
2. Tied on Head-to-head results. Goal difference: Persela –2, Persekat –3.

East Region

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation		PPR	PBA	PAL	DEL	PWR	SUL	PDS	BIA	KTP
1	Persipura	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Advance to the second round		—			1–0			1–1		4–0
2	Persiba	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5	10[a]			2–1	—		3–1					5–0
3	Persipal BU	6	2	4	0	4	2	+2	10[a]				0–0	—			1–0	0–0	2–1
4	Deltras	6	3	0	3	12	7	+5	9						—	3–1		3–1		5–0
5	Persewar	7	2	3	2	11	9	+2	9			0–0		1–1		—		4–1		3–1
6	Sulut United	5	3	0	2	7	5	+2	9			1–2	2–0			3–2	—		1–0
7	Putra Delta Sidoarjo	6	2	2	2	9	10	−1	8	Possible Relegation to Liga 3			3–2					—	3–0
8	PSBS	5	1	1	3	2	6	−4	4	Relegation to Liga 3					1–0	0–0			—
9	Kalteng Putra	5	0	1	4	1	17	−16	1					0–0						—

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: Liga 2 2022–23
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Discipline point; 6) Drawing.^[77]
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results. Goal difference: Persiba +5, Persipal BU +2.

Ranking possible relegation

Since the Central Region contains 10 teams, the results against the 10th place do not count.^[77]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Liga 3
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 28 August 2022. Source: Liga 2 2022–23
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Discipline point; 5) Drawing.^[77]

Second round

In this round, competing teams will be divided into two groups of three teams (groups X to Y). Teams in each group played one another in a double round-robin.

Group X

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to the Final and Promotion to Liga 1
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to the Third place
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: Liga 2 2022–23

Group Y

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Team 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to the Final and promotion to Liga 1
2	Team 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to the Third place
3	Team 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: Liga 2 2022–23

Knockout round

	Final
	Winner Group X
	Winner Group Y
	Third place
	Runner-up Group X
	Runner-up Group Y

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 1 October 2022.^[78]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Zulham Zamrun	Persela	6
2	Eksel Runtukahu	Sulut United	5
3	I Nyoman Sukarja	PSKC	4
	Sílvio Escobar	Semen Padang
	Riski Novriansyah	Persipa Pati
6	9 players		3

Discipline

As of matches played on 19 September 2022.

• Most yellow card(s): 4
  • Yericho Christiantoko (Persekat)
• Most red card(s): 1
  • Marcel Yusuf Usemahu (Deltras)
  • Sandy Ferizal (Persela)
  • Sugiyanto (Perserang)
  • Imanuel Rumbiak (Persewar)
  • Andre Putra Wibowo (Persijap)
  • Munhar (PSPS)
  • Patrison Lucky Rumere (PSBS)
  • Susanto (Perserang)
  • Ahmad Amin Agusti (PSKC)
  • Ahmad Burhan Afiludin (Persikab)

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Ahmad Ihwan	PSMS	PSPS	4–3 (A)	22 September 2022

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Persijap	33,733	8,543	8,500	8,433	n/a†
2	Persipura	29,107	10,876	8,200	9,702	n/a†
3	Persiraja	24,886	8,136	5,302	6,221	n/a†
4	PSIM	24,348	12,563	11,785	12,174	n/a†
5	PSMS	21,925	8,275	6,800	7,308	n/a†
6	Persewar	20,538	14,013	1,021	5,134	n/a†
7	Semen Padang	18,537	10,780	7,757	9,268	n/a†
8	Persekat	16,768	4,391	2,871	3,354	n/a†
9	Persiba	13,362	6,200	3,200	4,454	n/a†
10	PSDS	11,074	4,026	3,448	3,691	n/a†
11	Persipa	10,400	4,100	2,600	3,467	n/a†
12	PSPS	9,719	4,946	4,773	4,859	n/a†
13	Gresik United	9,713	4,223	2,582	3,238	n/a†
14	Persela	9,316	4,574	1,574	3,105	n/a†
15	PSCS	8,782	3,552	1,719	2,927	n/a†
16	Persipal BU	7,537	4,257	3,280	3,768	n/a†
17	Sulut United	7,130	3,109	1,045	1,782	n/a†
18	Persikab	6,325	2,665	1,386	2,308	n/a†
19	Bekasi City	6,249	2,877	1,472	2,083	n/a†
20	Deltras	5,456	2,370	1,171	1,819	n/a†
21	Perserang	5,375	2,352	1,251	1,791	n/a†
22	PSBS	5,244	3,125	2,119	2,662	n/a†
23	Kalteng Putra	5,150	5,150	5,150	5,150	n/a†
24	Sriwijaya	4,704	1,603	1,600	1,568	n/a†
25	Karo United	1,602	833	769	801	n/a†
26	PSKC	841	267	235	210	n/a†
27	Putra Delta Sidoarjo	200	100	100	100	n/a†
28	Nusantara United	138	86	52	34	n/a†
	League total	318,059	14,013	52	3,614	n/a†

Updated to games played on 1 October 2022
Source: Liga 2 2022–23

See also

• 2022–23 Liga 1
• 2022–23 Liga 3
• 2022–23 Piala Indonesia