2025–26 Liga 4

Liga 4
Season2025–26
DatesRegency or city phase:
24 August 2025 – January 2026
Provincial phase:
25 October 2025 – March 2026
National phase:
April – May 2026
[1]
Highest scoringProvincial phase:
Makassar City 21–0 Persibone Bone
(12 February 2026)
2026–27

The 2025–26 Liga 4 is the second season of the Liga 4, the fourth tier in the Indonesian football league system and the only amateur competition within the structure. The competition is organized by the PSSI Regency or City Associations during the regency or city phase, by the PSSI Provincial Associations during the provincial phase, and by the PSSI during the national phase.[1]

Changes from 2024–25 season

For the 2025–26 season, PSSI introduced a new level in the competition system, the regency or city phase, which is contested by clubs that are members of the respective PSSI Regency or City Associations. The best teams from this phase advance to the provincial phase.

The provincial phase is contested by clubs that are members of the PSSI Provincial Associations, along with teams that qualified from the regency or city phase.[1]

Teams changes

Increase Promoted to Liga Nusantara Decrease Relegated from Liga Nusantara

Regency or city phase

These teams will be the representatives from their regency or city league to be competing in provincial phase. The number of representatives from each regency or city league varies based on their league coefficient, with a minimum of one representative club per league.

Sumatra Region
Regency or city leagues Winners Qualified to
Tanah Datar PSR Rambatan West Sumatra 2025–26 Liga 4 West Sumatra
Java Region
Regency or city leagues Winners Qualified to
Bandung City Riverside Forest[2] West Java 2025 Liga 4 West Java Series 2
Depok GWR Family[3]
Garut TS Maung Garut[4]
Kuningan Diklat Sepakbola Kuningan
Purwakarta Pelita Yudha Purwakarta
Sumedang Bhatara United
Malang Regency Sinar Mas[5] East Java 2025–26 Liga 4 East Java
Pasuruan Regency PS Putra Jaya
Surabaya PS Putra Mars[6]
Sulawesi Region
Regency or city leagues Winners Qualified to
Donggala Sinar Laut[7] Central Sulawesi 2025–26 Liga 4 Central Sulawesi
Palu AKL 88[8]
Parigi Moutong PS Berlian Tomoli[9]
Sigi PS Kaleke Putra[10]
Lesser Sunda Islands Region
Regency or city leagues Winners Qualified to
East Lombok Angkasa Suela[11]
West Lombok Persilaga Sekotong[12]

Provincial phase

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.

Notes:
  • PT (participating teams): Total number of teams participating in each provincial league.
  • NS (national slots): Number of slots allocated to each provincial league for the national phase.
  • Grey background indicates provinces that did not hold a provincial league competition this season.
  • West Java Series 2 has no national slot as it is the second-tier competition of the West Java Provincial League.

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 2026–27 Liga Nusantara.

Qualified teams

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
Aceh (1st) North Sumatra (1st) Riau Wahana (1st) Riau EBR United (2nd)
Riau Islands 757 Kepri Jaya (1st) West Sumatra (1st) Jambi (1st) Bengkulu (1st)
Bangka Belitung Islands (1st) South Sumatra Siti Fatimah (1st) Lampung Tanggamus Farmers Angonsaka (1st)
Kalimantan Region
West Kalimantan Persiwah Mempawah (1st) Central Kalimantan (1st) South Kalimantan (1st) East Kalimantan Balikpapan (1st)
North Kalimantan (1st)
Java Region
Banten (1st) Jakarta (1st) West Java Persikotas Tasikmalaya (1st) West Java Persika 1951 (2nd)
West Java Pesik Kuningan (3rd) West Java Cimahi United (4th) West Java Persindra Indramayu (5th) West Java Persigar Garut (6th)
Central Java Persibangga Purbalingga (1st) Special Region of Yogyakarta Mataram Utama (1st) East Java Persepam Pamekasan (1st) East Java Pasuruan United (2nd)
East Java Persid Jember (3rd) East Java Persinga Ngawi (4th) East Java (5th) East Java (6th)
East Java (7th)
Sulawesi Region
North Sulawesi (1st) Gorontalo (1st) Central Sulawesi (1st) West Sulawesi (1st)
South Sulawesi (1st) Southeast Sulawesi (1st)
Lesser Sunda Islands Region
Bali (1st) West Nusa Tenggara PS Daygun (1st) West Nusa Tenggara Persebi Bima (2nd) East Nusa Tenggara PSN Ngada (1st)
East Nusa Tenggara Persena Nagekeo (2nd) East Nusa Tenggara Persada Southwest Sumba (4th)[a]
Maluku Region
North Maluku (1st) Maluku (province) (1st)
Papua Region
Southwest Papua (1st) West Papua (province) (1st) Papua (province) (1st) Central Papua (1st)
Highland Papua (1st) South Papua (1st)

Notes:

  1. ^ Bajak Laut, who finished third in the 2025–26 Liga 4 East Nusa Tenggara, were ineligible for the National Phase as they were not full members of PSSI East Nusa Tenggara at the time of the competition. Their spot in the National Phase were taken over by fourth-placed Persada Southwest Sumba instead.[13]

Locations

Liga 4 teams national phase in Indonesia
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru
Pekanbaru teams EBR United Wahana
Pekanbaru teams
EBR United
Wahana
Siti Fatimah
Siti Fatimah
TF Angonsaka
TF Angonsaka
PS Daygun
PS Daygun
Persena
Persena
Locations of non-Java-based 2024–25 Liga 4 national phase teams.
Yellow: Provincial league champions; Red: Other qualified teams (based on provincial quota).
Locations of Java-based 2024–25 Liga 4 national phase teams.
Yellow: Provincial league champions; Red: Other qualified teams (based on provincial quota).

See also

References

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  7. ^ n.a. (13 January 2026). "Juara Liga 4 Zona Donggala, Sinar Laut FC dan Mental Juara yang Tak Pernah Retak". HARIAN MERCUSUAR (in Indonesian).
  8. ^ n.a. (17 December 2025). "AKL 88 Juara Liga 4 Piala Wali Kota Palu 2025". HARIAN MERCUSUAR (in Indonesian).
  9. ^ n.a. (10 January 2026). "Liga 4 Parigi Moutong, Berlian Tomoli Juara Zona 1". Sulteng Raya (in Indonesian).
  10. ^ n.a. (12 January 2026). "Kaleke Putra Juara Liga 4 Nasional Zona Kabupaten Sigi". HARIAN MERCUSUAR (in Indonesian).
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  12. ^ "PS Persilaga Sekotong Keluar Jadi Juara, PSSI Lobar Pelopor Pelaksanaan Liga 4 di NTB". SUARANTB.com (in Indonesian). 18 November 2025.
  13. ^ Keban, Frengky (7 December 2025). "Persada Bakal Main di Liga 4 Nasional, Bupati SBD: Ini Prestasi dan Sejarah, Pemerintah Pasti Beri Dukungan Penuh". Victory News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.