Liga Nusantara ( English : Archipelago League ) is the third-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia , organized by Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). The competition started in 2014 after PSSI merged the previous competitions, Liga Indonesia Second Division and Liga Indonesia Third Division . The competition is usually divided into several groups because of factors in terms of geography and number of participants.
4-652: The competition was established after Liga Indonesia Second Division and Liga Indonesia Third Division merged in 2014. Starting in 2015, the Liga Indonesia First Division was also merged with Liga Nusantara making it the third-tier level in Indonesian football system. Persatu Tuban won the competition's first season. In 2017, Liga Nusantara was renamed to Liga 3 , along with Indonesian Super League and Indonesian Premier Division which were renamed to Liga 1 and Liga 2 , respectively. In 2024, Liga 3
8-656: A provincial phase, they are followed by amateur clubs without a limit of participants with different competition formats, the difference in the format is due to the different number of participants in each province. Furthermore, the teams that qualify from the provincial phase will compete in national phase. A total of 80 teams will enter this phase. The league format was announced on 7 November 2024. There will be no provincial or national phase. Instead, there will be four rounds: Note: According to 2024–25 season . Liga Indonesia Second Division Liga Indonesia Second Division ( Indonesian : Divisi Dua Liga Indonesia )
12-620: Was renamed back to the Liga Nusantara , along with the establishment of Liga 4 as fourth-tier level. The system that will be used in Liga 3 is a full competition with a home-away format. Each participating club is required to compete at least 18 times during the competition season. This is different from previous amateur competitions where the number of matches per club can be uneven. There are those who can compete more than 10, but there are also those who only competed 2 times. Each province will hold
16-583: Was the fourth level football league in the Indonesian football competition system . This competition, along with First Division and Third Division , is managed by the Amateur League Board of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). This level of Indonesian football is amateur and is run on a national level. This competition is for players under the age of twenty-three years and is part of
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