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

Season	2024–25
Dates	13 December 2024 – 26 February 2025[1]
← 2023–24 Liga 3 2025–26 →

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

Rules

Here are the regulations for the 2024–25 season:

Participating team

• 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

To be announced.

Format

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

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

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

Promoted to 2024–25 Liga 2	Relegated from 2023–24 Liga 2
Adhyaksa Dejan Persibo Persikas Persikota Persiku	Kalteng Putra† Perserang Persiba Balikpapan Persikab PSCS PSDS Sumut United Sulut United†

Notes: ^† Teams not participate in this season.

Name changes

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

Teams by province

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

Sumut United

PSDS

Tornado

757 Kepri Jaya

Persiba Balikpapan

Persipani

Locations of non-Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
Red: Group 1; Blue: Group 2

Perserang

Persipasi

Persikab

Waanal Brothers

PSGC

PSCS

Persiba Bantul

PSM Madiun

NZR Sumbersari

Persekabpas

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

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					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
NZR Sumbersari	Agus Yuwono		Samba Apparel[2]		List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Persekabpas	Irfan Junaidi		TM Sportswear[3]		List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Perserang	Ricky Riskandi				List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Persiba Balikpapan	Amir Yusuf Pohan		Equalnesia[4]		List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Persiba Bantul			Almer Apparel[5]		List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Persikab	Rasiman		Print Sport[6]		List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Persipani					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Persipasi					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
PSCS	Supriyono				List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
PSDS					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
PSGC	Herry Kiswanto				List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
PSM Madiun					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Sumut United					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Tornado					List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:
Waanal Brothers	Sahala Saragih				List Front: Back: Sleeves: Shorts:

Notes:

1. ^ Apparel made by club.

Coaching changes

Pre-season

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[7]
Perserang	Bonggo Pribadi		2 February 2024	Ricky Riskandi	11 November 2024[8]
PSCS	Jessie Mustamu		3 February 2024	Supriyono	1 September 2024[9]
Persiba Balikpapan	Rudy Eka Priyambada		3 February 2024	Amir Yusuf Pohan	20 October 2024[10]
PSGC	Heri Kotari		25 May 2024	Herry Kiswanto	20 September 2024[11]
NZR Sumbersari	Purwanto Suwondo		25 May 2024	Agus Yuwono	14 November 2024[12]
Persekabpas	Subangkit		3 June 2024	Irfan Junaidi	4 November 2024[13]

Regular round

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

All matches will be held in Medan, North Sumatra.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KRJ	SRG	KAB	BKS	DLI	SDS	TOR	WAB
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	Sada Sumut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								—
7	Tornado	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: 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 B

All matches will be held in Surakarta, Central Java.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NZR	PAS	BLP	BTL	PAN	CLP	CMS	MAD
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	PSGC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0									—
8	PSM Madiun	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 C

All matches will be held in Bali.

Relegation play-offs & championship round

Relegation play-offs

12 teams will be divided into two groups of six 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

Pos	Team v t e	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
3	Team C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2025–26 Liga 4
4	Team D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Team E	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Team F	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

Pos	Team v t e	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
3	Team C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2025–26 Liga 4
4	Team D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Team E	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Team F	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

The top eight 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

Pos	Team v t e	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

Pos	Team v t e	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

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 X	v	Runner-up of Group Y

February 2025 (2025-02)

Final

Main article: 2025 Liga Nusantara final

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 X	v	Winner of Group Y

21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)

Attendances

Overall

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	757 Kepri Jaya					n/a†
2	NZR Sumbersari					n/a†
3	Persekabpas					n/a†
4	Perserang					n/a†
5	Persiba Balikpapan					n/a†
6	Persiba Bantul					n/a†
7	Persikab					n/a†
8	Persipani					n/a†
9	Persipasi					n/a†
10	PSCS					n/a†
11	PSDS					n/a†
12	PSGC					n/a†
13	PSM Madiun					n/a†
14	Sumut United					n/a†
15	Tornado					n/a†
16	Waanal Brothers					n/a†
	League total					n/a†

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Home match played

Team \ Match played	Regular round					Relegation play-offs & championship round			Promotion play-off & Final	Total
	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3
757 Kepri Jaya										0
NZR Sumbersari										0
Persekabpas										0
Perserang										0
Persiba Balikpapan										0
Persiba Bantul										0
Persikab										0
Persipani										0
Persipasi										0
PSCS										0
PSDS										0
PSGC										0
PSM Madiun										0
Sumut United										0
Tornado										0
Waanal Brothers										0
League total										0

See also

• 2024–25 Liga 1
• 2024–25 Liga 2
• 2024–25 Liga 4

References

1. "Liga Nusantara 2024/25 Segera Dimulai, Format Baru, Tantangan Baru, Bintang Baru!". www.ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. "Wes deal sam, @sambaapparel ‼️". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
3. "Kulo Nuwun Laskar Sakera Persekabpas Kabupaten Pasuruan. Mulai detik ini, kita akan berjalan bersama-sama untuk mewujudkan harapan-harapan indah untuk Persekabpas kedepan. #persekabpas #thelassak1985🇮🇩#persekabpasbangkit #produktmsports #tmsports #sepakbola #sepakbolaindonesia". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
4. "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥! Persiba Balikpapan resmi kembali menjalin kerja sama dengan @equalnesia ! 🐻👕 @equalnesia akan menjadi 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐦𝐢 yang siap mendampingi Persiba Balikpapan berjuang di musim 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. #PersibaBalikpapan". Instagram. 2024-10-19.
5. "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.
6. "#persikabbandung Official Apparel @persikab_bandung Season 2024 @printsport_id @printsport_id @printsport_id". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
7. "Wilujeng Sumping Head Coach PERSIKAB Kabupaten Bandung RASIMAN". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
8. "Tim Kepelatihan: Kiri ke Kanan, Coach Asst 1: Melkianus A. Papare GK Coach: Tb. Tema Mursadat Head Coach: Ricky Riskandi Coach Asst 2: Rastiawan Aribowo Physical Coach: Dani S. Syahru #perserang #laskarsingandaru". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. "Tak Ada Kabar Usai Terlempar ke Liga 3, PSCS Cilacap Diberondong Pertanyaan Oleh Suporter". Tribun Banyumas. 24 September 2024.
10. "𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐫 𝐘𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟!". www.instagram.com (in Indonesian). 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
11. "WELCOME COACH🙌💜". Instagram. 20 September 2024.
12. "AGUS YUWONO 🦅". Instagram. 14 November 2024.
13. "Eks Pelatih Pasuruan United Ditunjuk Tangani Persekabpas Musim Baru". Radar Bromo (in Indonesian). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.