Liga 4 (Indonesia)

Liga 4 (English: League Four) is the fourth-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia. The competition is organized by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and the first season started in 2024.

History From 2015 to 2023, there was no fourth-tier competition in the Indonesian football league system following the merger of Liga Nusantara with the First Division, which resulted in the formation of the Liga 3 as the lowest tier of the national league structure.

In 2024, PSSI restructured the league system and reintroduced the fourth-tier competition under the name Liga 4, following the elevation of the Liga 3 to a semi-professional status operated by the I-League.

Format 2024–25 season Provincial phase Each province held a provincial league, they were followed by amateur clubs without a limit of participants with different competition formats, the difference in the format was due to the different number of participants in each province. Furthermore, the teams that qualified from the provincial phase competed in national phase.

National phase A total of 64 teams entered this phase. First round: 64 teams were divided into sixteen groups of four. Each group was played on a home tournament basis. Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the second round. Second round: 32 teams which were the winners and runners-up from each group of the first round. They were divided into 8 groups of four and each winner and runner-up advanced to the third round. Third round: 16 teams were divided into 4 groups four. Each group was played on a home tournament basis. The winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the fourth round and promoted to 2025–26 Liga Nusantara Fourth round: 8 teams were divided into 2 groups of four. The winner of each group advanced to the final. Final: The 2 group winners from the fourth round played in the final match. The final was played as a single match.

2025–26 season Regency/city phase Each regency or city holds a league, organized by the respective regency or city PSSI association. The league is contested by amateur clubs without a limit of participants, with different competition formats depending on the number of clubs in each regency or city. The qualified teams from this phase will advance to the provincial phase.

Provincial phase Each province holds a provincial league, organized by the respective provincial PSSI association. The participants consist of the provincial PSSI association as well as qualified teams from the regency and city phase. The qualified teams from the provincial phase advance to the national phase.

National phase The national phase is contested by the best teams from all provincial leagues. In this phase, the qualified teams compete for promotion to 2026–27 Liga Nusantara.

Championship history

Season League name Champions Score Runners-up 2024–25 Liga 4 Tri Brata Rafflesia 3–2 Persika Karanganyar 2025–26 1–0 Pesik Kuningan 2026–27

Promotion history Season Promoted teams Total 2024–25 8 2025–26 6 2026–27

Awards Best players SeasonPlayerClub 2024–25 Iqbal Tri Saputra Tri Brata Rafflesia 2025–26 Racksa Surya Wijaya

Top scorers SeasonTop scorerClubGoals 2024–25 Rizqi Fauzan Persika Karanganyar 14 2025–26 Mohammad Rifqi Celebest 10

Best young players SeasonPlayerClub 2024–25 Dedy Jaenuar Tri Brata Rafflesia 2025–26 Mohamad Revanza Pesik Kuningan

Fair play awards SeasonClub 2024–25 Pekanbaru 2025–26 757 Kepri Jaya

Liga 4 (Indonesia)

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