The 2015 Liga Indonesia Premier Division season was the 20th edition of Liga Indonesia Premier Division and the seventh edition as a second-tier competition.

On November 3, 2014, PSSI announced that starting this season, teams are not allowed to use foreign players and only allowed to have a maximum of 30 players. It was planned to start the season in March 2015 but it was revised to start the season on February 19, 2015. The start of the season was again revised to start in mid-April. On April 20, 2015, it was confirmed that the season will start on April 26, 2015.

This season was officially discontinued by PSSI on May 2, 2015, due to a ban by Imam Nahrawi, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, against PSSI to run any football competition. Only one match was successfully played before the ban was put on place.

Format This year the competition will divided into six groups containing tens teams, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the next round, meanwhile the five lowest team from each group will be relegated to Liga Nusantara next season, this is done to reduce participants to 32 clubs in the 2016 season.

Teams Persiba Bantul, Persijap Jepara, Persita Tangerang and Persepam Madura Utama will participate this season, having been relegated from Indonesia Super League. Cilegon United and Persibat Batang are teams promoted from Liga Indonesia First Division. Laga FC, Persatu Tuban, Perssu Sumenep, PS Badung, Perserang Serang and Persibas Banyumas are teams promoted from Liga Nusantara.

Persiwa Wamena will still play in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division despite gaining promotion in the 2014 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, after they did not pass the verification process for the 2015 Indonesia Super League. Persik Kediri will also compete in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, because they fail to pass the verification process.

On April 20, 2015, Persiwa Wamena and Persik Kediri decided to pull out from the competition, joining PSBS Biak and Persifa Fak-fak who failed the verification process.

Stadium and locations

Club Regency or City Province Stadium Capacity 2014 season PS Bintang Jaya Asahan Asahan North Sumatra Mutiara Kisaran 10,000 First round in Premier Division PSBL Langsa Langsa Aceh Langsa 8,000 First round in Premier Division PSMS Medan Medan North Sumatra Teladan 20,000 First round in Premier Division Persiraja Banda Aceh Banda Aceh Aceh Haji Dimurthala 20,000 First round in Premier Division Persih Tembilahan Indragiri Hilir Riau Beringin 5,000 First round in Premier Division Persikad Depok Depok West Java Merpati 1,000 First round in Premier Division PS Bengkulu Bengkulu Bengkulu Semarak 15,000 First round in Premier Division Villa 2000 South Tangerang Banten Gelora 19 Agustus 10,000 First round in Premier Division Persika Karawang Karawang West Java Singaperbangsa 25,000 First round in Premier Division Persibangga Purbalingga Purbalingga Central Java Goentoer Darjono 15,000 First round in Premier Division Persipon Pontianak Pontianak West Kalimantan Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman 15,000 First round in Premier Division Persip Pekalongan Pekalongan Central Java Hoegeng 20,000 First round in Premier Division Persipur Purwodadi Purwodadi Central Java Krida Bakti 12,000 First round in Premier Division Persires Sukoharjo Sukoharjo Regency Central Java Gelora Merdeka Jombor First round in Premier Division PPSM Sakti Magelang Magelang Central Java Abu Bakrin 10,000 First round in Premier Division PSIR Rembang Rembang Regency Central Java Krida 7,000 First round in Premier Division PSBI Blitar Blitar East Java Aryo Srengat 6,000 First round in Premier Division PSBK Blitar Blitar Regency East Java Gelora Supriyadi 15,000 First round in Premier Division PSIM Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Mandala Krida 25,000 First round in Premier Division Madiun Putra Madiun East Java Wilis 25,000 First round in Premier Division Kalteng Putra Palangkaraya Central Kalimantan Tuah Pahoe 5,000 First round in Premier Division Mojokerto Putra Mojokerto East Java Gajahmada 10,000 First round in Premier Division Persekap Pasuruan Pasuruan East Java Untung Suropati 5,000 First round in Premier Division Persida Sidoarjo Sidoarjo East Java Gelora Delta 35,000 First round in Premier Division Persbul Buol Buol Central Sulawesi Kuonoto 3,000 First round in Premier Division Metro FC Malang Regency East Java Kanjuruhan 40,000 First round in Premier Division Persigo Gorontalo Gorontalo Gorontalo Merdeka 10,000 First round in Premier Division PS Sumbawa Barat West Sumbawa West Nusa Tenggara Lalu Magaparang 15,000 First round in Premier Division Yahukimo FC Yahukimo Papua Andi Mattalatta 20,000 First round in Premier Division Persiba Bantul Bantul Regency Yogyakarta Sultan Agung 30,000 Relegated from Super League Persijap Jepara Jepara Regency Central Java Gelora Bumi Kartini 25,000 Relegated from Super League Persepam Madura Utama Pamekasan Regency East Java Gelora Bangkalan 15,000 Relegated from Super League Persita Tangerang Karawang Regency West Java Singaperbangsa 25,000 Relegated from Super League Cilegon United F.C. Cilegon Banten Krakatau Steel 25,000 Promoted from Liga Indonesia First Division Persibat Batang Batang Regency Central Java Moh Sarengat 15,000 Promoted from Liga Indonesia First Division Persewangi Banyuwangi Banyuwangi East Java Diponegoro 10,000 Second round in Premier Division Persebo Bondowoso Bondowoso East Java Semeru 25,000 Second round in Premier Division Persinga Ngawi NgawiMadiun East Java KetonggoWilis 6,00025,000 Second round in Premier Division Pro Duta FC Medan North Sumatra Teladan 20,000 Second round in Premier Division Persigubin Gunung Bintang Pegunungan Bintang Papua Barnabas Youwe 15,000 Second round in Premier Division Persikabo Bogor Bogor Regency West Java PakansariPersikabo 30,00015,000 Second round in Premier Division PSPS Pekanbaru Pekanbaru Riau Kaharudin Nasution 25,000 Second round in Premier Division PS Bangka Bangka Regency Bangka-Belitung Orom 7,000 Second round in Premier Division Persis Solo Surakarta Central Java Manahan 25,000 Third round in Premier Division PSCS Cilacap Cilacap Central Java Wijayakusuma 15,000 Third round in Premier Division PSIS Semarang Semarang Central Java Jatidiri 25,000 Third round in Premier Division PSS Sleman Sleman Yogyakarta Maguwoharjo 40,000 Third round in Premier Division PSGC Ciamis Ciamis West Java Galuh 10,000 Semifinal in Premier Division Martapura FC Banjar South Kalimantan Demang Lehman 15,000 Semifinal in Premier Division Laga FC East Java Promoted from Liga Nusantara Persatu Tuban Tuban East Java Loka Jaya Stadium 2,000 Promoted from Liga Nusantara Perssu Sumenep Sumenep East Java Ahmad Yani 15,000 Promoted from Liga Nusantara PS Badung Badung Bali Gelora Samudra Promoted from Liga Nusantara Perserang Serang Serang Banten Maulana Yusuf 15,000 Promoted from Liga Nusantara Persibas Banyumas Banyumas Central Java Satria 8,000 Promoted from Liga Nusantara

First round This round will start on 26 April 2015 until 10 September 2015 with 55 teams competing.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

See also 2015 Indonesia Super League 2015 Liga Nusantara 2015 Indonesia Super League U-21 2015 Piala Indonesia

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