The 2024–25 Liga 4 was the inaugural season of the Liga 4, a football league newly established by the PSSI as the fourth tier in the current league system, and the only amateur competition within the structure. The competition is organized by the PSSI Provincial Associations during the provincial phase and by the PSSI during the national phase.
Tri Brata Rafflesia won their first national trophy in the club history, after defeating Persika Karanganyar in the final match.
Changes from 2023–24 season Starting from the 2024–25 season, the PSSI has restructured Liga 3 into two separate tiers, with Liga Nusantara (third tier) and Liga 4 (fourth tier). Liga Nusantara will operate as a semi-professional league consisting of 16 teams, including 10 teams that reached the third round of the 2023–24 Liga 3 national phase but did not secure promotion to Liga 2. Meanwhile, teams eliminated prior to the third round of the 2023–24 Liga 3 national phase will compete in Liga 4, which remains an amateur-level competition.
Rules Here are the regulations for the 2024–25 season:
Participating clubs PSSI member clubs or PSSI member candidate clubs who have completed the registration administration requirements as a member of PSSI and have received approval at the relevant provincial PSSI annual congress. Registration of participating clubs via the online system SIAP (Sistem Informasi dan Administrasi PSSI). All clubs participating in 2024–25 Liga 4 compete in the provincial phase. Aspects of football development, enough time lag between one match to another.
Player & official The ages of the players are those born 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006, and 7 senior players. The maximum number of registered players is 21. The minimum requirement for a head coach is holding a PSSI B License. Player registration via online system SIAP (Sistem Informasi dan Administrasi PSSI).
Teams The table below shows the number of teams participating in the 38 provincial leagues and the number of slots allocated to each league for the national phase. In this season, a total of 437 teams competed in 35 provincial leagues for 64 slots in the national phase, while 3 provinces did not hold a competition.
Sumatra Region Provincial leagues PT NS Aceh 12 3 North Sumatra 15 2 Riau 7 2 Riau Islands — — West Sumatra 6 2 Jambi 8 1 Bengkulu 6 1 3 1 South Sumatra 11 2 Lampung 8 1 Kalimantan Region Provincial leagues PT NS West Kalimantan 13 1 3 1 South Kalimantan 9 2 East Kalimantan 2 1 2 1
Java Region Provincial leagues PT NS Banten 15 2 Jakarta 22 West Java 6 — Central Java 18 4 Yogyakarta 7 1 East Java 66 8 Nusa Tenggara Islands Region Provincial leagues PT NS Bali 9 1 20 East Nusa Tenggara 32 3 Maluku Islands Region Provincial leagues PT NS Maluku 4 North Maluku — —
Sulawesi Region Provincial leagues PT NS Gorontalo 7 2 North Sulawesi 5 1 Central Sulawesi 8 1 West Sulawesi 7 1 South Sulawesi 16 2 8 1 Papua Region Provincial leagues PT NS Southwest Papua 6 1 West Papua 9 Central Papua 7 1 Papua — — Highland Papua 8 1 South Papua 6 1
Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Phase Round Draw date Matchday Date Provincial phaseDepending on the league system in each provincial leagues 5 December 2024 – 17 April 2025National phase First round(64 teams) 14 April 2025 Matchday 1 21–22 April 2025 Matchday 2 23–24 April 2025 Matchday 3 25–26 April 2025 Second round(32 teams) No draw Matchday 1 29–30 April 2025 Matchday 2 1–2 May 2025 Matchday 3 3–4 May 2025 Third round(16 teams) 6 May 2025 Matchday 1 10–11 May 2025 Matchday 2 12–13 May 2025 Matchday 3 14–15 May 2025 Fourth round(8 teams) No draw Matchday 1 20 May 2025 Matchday 2 22 May 2025 Matchday 3 24 May 2025 Knockout round(2 teams) No draw Final 27 May 2025
Provincial phase These teams will be the representatives from their provincial league to be competing in national phase. The number of representatives from each provincial league varies based on their league coefficient, with a minimum of one representative club per league.
Sumatra Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Aceh Persidi Idi Rayeuk PSAB Aceh Besar PS Peureulak Raya Victory Dairi PS Kwarta Deli Serdang Riau Wahana Pekanbaru Riau Islands Not held Josal Piaman Jambi Bengkulu Tri Brata Rafflesia Bangka Belitung Islands PS Bangka PS Palembang KMP Bumara Lampung Kalimantan Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams West Kalimantan Sylva Kalteng South Kalimantan PS Kab. Tapin Putra Plaosan Martapura East Kalimantan Kartanegara Persemal Malinau
Java Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Banten Persic Cilegon Harin Jakarta Batavia ASIOP Persitara North Jakarta West Java Persipu Cimahi United Pesik Kuningan Persikabumi Sukabumi Persikasi Bekasi Persebi Boyolali Persibat Batang Persip Pekalongan Yogyakarta PS HW UMY East Java Persewangi Banyuwangi Persinga Ngawi PS Mojokerto Putra Persema Malang Sang Maestro Mitra Surabaya Inter Kediri Persikoba Batu Nusa Tenggara Islands Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Bali Persidom Dompu Garuda Muda East Nusa Tenggara Bintang Timur Atambua Persebata Lembata Perseftim East Flores
Sulawesi Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Gorontalo Persital Talumolo PS Klabat XIII Jaya Sakti Celebest West Sulawesi PS Sandeq South Sulawesi Mangiwang Perslutim East Luwu Southeast Sulawesi UHO MZF Maluku Islands Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Maluku Siwalima Not held Papua Region Provincial leagues Qualified teams Persikos Sorong West Papua Persipegaf Arfak Mountains Central Papua Papua Not held South Papua Persimer Merauke
Notes:
BOLD: Champions of each provincial league. Grey background denotes provinces that did not sent representative to the national phase.
National phase
The best 64 teams from the provincial phase will compete in this phase to determine the top 8 teams that will be promoted to 2025–26 Liga Nusantara.
First round The 64 teams will be drawn into 16 groups of four. The first round will be played in a home tournament format of single round-robin matches.
The top two teams of each group will qualify for the Second round.
Second round The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of four. The second round will be played in a home tournament format of single round-robin matches.
The top two teams of each group will qualify for the Third round.
Third round The 16 teams will be drawn into 4 groups of four. The third round will be played in a home tournament format of single round-robin matches.
The top two teams of each group will qualify for the Fourth round and promoted to 2025–26 Liga Nusantara
Fourth round The 8 teams will be drawn into two groups of four. The fourth round will be played in a home tournament format of single round-robin matches.
The winner of each group will qualify for the Final.
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.
Season statistics Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Rizqi Fauzan Persika Karanganyar 14 2 Ariesta Renaldo Tri Brata Rafflesia 10 3 Yusuf Effendi Persewangi Banyuwangi 8 Khoirul Anam Persika Karanganyar Yahya Kardinando Tri Brata Rafflesia 6 Kadek Yoga Perseden Denpasar 7 Peri Maulana Persic Cilegon Khaiz Rayan Persika Karanganyar Muhammad Ubaid Sang Maestro
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.
No Provincial leagues Number of representatives 1 Central Java 4 4 2 1 1 2 Bengkulu 1 1 1 1 1 3 Jakarta 3 3 2 2 4 East Java 8 6 6 1 5 East Nusa Tenggara 3 2 1 1 6 Riau 2 1 1 1 7 Bali 1 1 1 1 8 Banten 2 2 1 9 Central Sulawesi 1 1 1 10 West Java 6 3 11 West Sumatra 2 2 12 Aceh 3 1 13 Gorontalo 2 1 14 North Sumatra 2 1 15 West Papua 2 1 16 Highland Papua 1 1 17 South Papua 1 1 18 South Kalimantan 2 19 South Sulawesi 2 20 South Sumatra 2 21 Bangka Belitung Islands 1 22 Central Kalimantan 1 23 Central Papua 1 24 East Kalimantan 1 25 Jambi 1 26 Lampung 1 27 North Kalimantan 1 28 North Sulawesi 1 29 Southeast Sulawesi 1 30 Southwest Papua 1 31 West Kalimantan 1 32 1 33 West Sulawesi 1 34 Yogyakarta 1 35 Maluku 36 North Maluku 37 Papua 38 Riau Islands 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.
Awards Award Winner Club Ref. Best Player Iqbal Tri Saputra Tri Brata Rafflesia Best Young Player Dedy Jaenuar Top Scorer Rizqi Fauzan Persika Karanganyar Fair Play Team Pekanbaru
See also 2024–25 Liga 1 2024–25 Liga 2 2024–25 Liga Nusantara
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