The 2019 Liga 2 was the third season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 10th season under its current league structure.
Persik won the title after a 3–2 win over Persita in the final at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar on 25 November 2019.
Teams Team changes The following teams have changed division since the 2018 season.
Name changes Aceh United merged with PS Timah Babel into Babel United and relocated to Pangkal Pinang. Bogor relocated to Manado and were renamed to Sulut United. Blitar United relocated to Bandung and became the reserve team of Persib named Bandung United.
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Babel United Pangkal Pinang Depati Amir 15,000 Bandung United Bandung Siliwangi 15,000 Cilegon United Cilegon Krakatau Steel 25,000 Madura Sumenep Ahmad Yani 15,000 Martapura Martapura Demang Lehman 15,000 Mitra Kukar Tenggarong Rondong Demang 6,000 Persatu Tuban Bumi Wali 25,000 Perserang Serang Maulana Yusuf 15,000 Persewar Biak Numfor Cendrawasih 15,000 Persiba Balikpapan Batakan 40,000 Persibat Batang Moh Sarengat 15,000 Persik Kediri Brawijaya 20,000 Persiraja Banda Aceh Haji Dimurthala 20,000 Persis Madiun Wilis 25,000 Persita Tangerang Benteng Taruna 30,000 PSBS Biak Numfor Cendrawasih 15,000 PSCS Cilacap Wijayakusuma 15,000 PSGC Ciamis Galuh 20,000 PSIM Yogyakarta Mandala Krida 35,000 PSMS Medan Teladan 20,000 PSPS Riau Pekanbaru Kaharudin Nasution 30,000 Sriwijaya Palembang Gelora Sriwijaya 23,000 Sulut United Manado Klabat 10,000 Notes:
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) Babel United I Putu Gede Agus Indra JN RBT, Oasis, J&F Coffee, Klix, Visit Babel Bandung United Budiman Yunus Tantan Sportama Cilegon United Imam Riyadi Septian Andriansyah Mattch PT. Cilegon Putra Mandala, Krakatau Steel Madura Agus Yuwono Bakori Andreas MBB Kaisar, de Baghraf Martapura Frans Sinatra Huwae Amirul Mukminin Libero PT Batu Agung Mulia, Hasnur Group Mitra Kukar Rafael Berges Anindito Wahyu Joma ABP Energy Persatu Bambang Sumantri Dhanu Rosadhe Gendoel Semen Gresik, Dua Berlian Mandiri, Next Gen, BookMyShow, Al-Mujaddid Center, PT Timbul Persada, PT Drajad Alam Semesta Raya, NA Center, Rumah Sakit Nahdlatul Ulama Tuban Perserang Jaya Hartono Idang Novriza Made by Club Persewar Elie Aiboy Anthonius Kipin Grande Bank Papua, Northcliff Persiba Satia Badgja Taufiq Kasrun MBB PT Cindara Pratama Lines, HBICS, Bank Kaltimtara Persibat Bona Simanjuntak Arif Budiono Maknorukun Persik Budiardjo Thalib Faris Aditama MBB Biznet Persiraja Hendri Susilo Mukhlis Nakata Trops Bank Aceh, PDAM Tirta Daroy Banda Aceh, Dek Gam Foundation Persis Salahudin Jodi Kustiawan Saestu MedcoEnergi, Syahdana Property Nusantara Persita Widodo C. Putro Egi Melgiansyah Made by Club Moya, Krating Daeng, Aetra Tangerang PSBS Slamet Riyadi Patrias Rumere Artland Bank Papua PSCS Djoko Susilo Jimmy Suparno Calsie S2P, Bank Jateng, Adyasolar, PT Rafi Prima Persada PSGC Andri Wijaya Arif Budiman MBB Sumber Jaya, Bank BJB, Rumah Makan & Catering Linggar Sari, Indah Group PSIM Liestiadi Cristian Gonzáles Made by Club Parkee, Smartfren, ReneSola, CentrePark, Tolak Angin, Winnetnews PSMS Jafri Sastra Legimin Raharjo Made by Club Bank Sumut, Indomie PSPS Riau Raja Isa Rido Rinaldi Curva Sport Sriwijaya Kas Hartadi Ambrizal Calci Bank Sumsel Babel, Bukit Asam, PDPDE Sumsel Sulut United Ricky Nelson Iman Fathurohman Made by Club PT Minahasa Cahaya Lestari, Smartfren Notes:
On the front of shirt. On the back of shirt. On the sleeves. On the shorts.
Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment Babel United Bonggo Pribadi Return to Bandung United 20 November 2018 Pre-season I Putu Gede 10 May 2019 Bandung United Vacant Bonggo Pribadi 20 November 2018 Persiba Haryadi End of contract 10 December 2018 Salahudin 11 January 2019 Sriwijaya Alfredo Vera End of contract 25 December 2018 Kas Hartadi 18 March 2019 Sulut United Jan Saragih Mutual consent 27 December 2018 Vladimir Vujović 16 January 2019 Cilegon United Sasi Kirono End of contract 31 December 2018 Bambang Nurdiansyah 13 May 2019 Persibat Daniel Roekito End of contract 31 December 2018 Freddy Muli 30 March 2019 Persiraja Akhyar Ilyas End of contract 31 December 2018 Hendri Susilo 4 May 2019 PSIM Bona Simanjuntak End of contract 31 December 2018 Vladimir Vujović 27 March 2019 PSMS Peter Butler End of contract 31 December 2018 Abdul R. Gurning 14 January 2019 Mitra Kukar Rahmad Darmawan Signed by PS TIRA 2 January 2019 Rafael Berges 14 June 2019 Persatu Edy Sutrisno Mutual consent 7 January 2019 Purwanto Suwondo 12 May 2019 Madura Salahudin Signed by Persiba 11 January 2019 Eduard Tjong 29 April 2019 Persita Wiganda Saputra Demoted to assistant coach 18 January 2019 Widodo C. Putro 18 January 2019 Persik Alfiat Demoted to assistant coach 24 January 2019 Nazal Mustofa 22 March 2019 Perserang Bambang Nurdiansyah Signed by Cilegon United 5 February 2019 Jaya Hartono 12 May 2019 PSCS Jaya Hartono Resigned 25 February 2019 Ibnu Grahan 14 March 2019 Sulut United Vladimir Vujović Signed by PSIM 27 March 2019 Herry Kiswanto 26 May 2019 PSPS Riau Hendri Susilo Signed by Persiraja 4 May 2019 Bona Simanjuntak 28 May 2019 PSGC Heri Rafni Kotari Mutual consent 11 May 2019 Herrie Setyawan 11 May 2019 PSCS Ibnu Grahan Resigned 27 May 2019 Djoko Susilo 10 June 2019 Persik Nazal Mustofa Resigned 30 May 2019 Budiardjo Thalib 11 June 2019 Bandung United Bonggo Pribadi Mutual consent 10 June 2019 Liestiadi 10 June 2019 PSIM Vladimir Vujović Resigned 9 July 2019 9th in East Region Aji Santoso 15 July 2019 Persibat Freddy Muli Resigned 13 July 2019 10th in West Region Bona Simanjuntak 17 July 2019 Persis Agus Yuwono Resigned 14 July 2019 11th in East Region Choirul Huda 15 July 2019 PSPS Riau Bona Simanjuntak Resigned 14 July 2019 11th in West Region Raja Faisal 14 July 2019 Persiba Salahudin Sacked 22 July 2019 6th in East Region Satia Badgja 24 July 2019 PSGC Herrie Setyawan Resigned 23 July 2019 12th in West Region Heri Rafni Kotari 25 July 2019 Persatu Purwanto Suwondo Resigned 24 July 2019 11th in East Region Bambang Sumantri 25 July 2019 Madura Eduard Tjong Resigned 10 August 2019 8th in East Region Agus Yuwono 12 August 2019 Cilegon United Bambang Nurdiansyah Resigned 18 August 2019 5th in West Region Imam Riyadi 22 August 2019 PSGC Heri Rafni Kotari End of caretaker role 20 August 2019 10th in West Region Andri Wijaya 20 August 2019 PSPS Riau Raja Faisal End of caretaker role 5 September 2019 10th in West Region Raja Isa 5 September 2019 PSMS Abdul R. Gurning Resigned 7 September 2019 7th in West Region Jafri Sastra 8 September 2019 Sulut United Herry Kiswanto Resigned 10 September 2019 7th in East Region Ricky Nelson 10 September 2019 Bandung United Liestiadi Resigned 11 September 2019 12th in West Region Budiman Yunus 11 September 2019 Persis Choirul Huda Demoted to assistant coach 27 September 2019 5th in East Region Salahudin 27 September 2019 PSIM Aji Santoso Resigned 9 October 2019 7th in East Region Liestiadi 10 October 2019 Persewar Carolino Ivakdalam Resigned 7 November 2019 Pre-second round Elie Aiboy 7 November 2019 Notes:
First round West region
East region
Second round This round was played on 9–18 November 2019. Eight teams competed in this round. All groups was played on a single-game round-robin home tournament. The winners and runner-ups from each group advanced to semi-finals.
Group X Five matches were held at Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo and one match was held at Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik. Times listed are UTC+7.
Group Y Five matches were held at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang and one match was held at Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang. Times listed are UTC+7.
Knockout round All times listed below are UTC+8.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Sirvi Arvani Persita 14 2 Assanur Rijal Persiraja 12 3 Rezam Baskoro Bandung United 10 Ahmad Ihwan Sriwijaya 5 Septian Bagaskara Persik 9 Chandra Waskito Persita Cristian Gonzáles PSIM Ilham Fathoni PSMS 9 Hari Habrian Perserang 8
See also 2019 Liga 1 2019 Liga 3 2018–19 Piala Indonesia
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