2018 Liga 2 (Indonesia)

The 2018 Liga 2 was the second season of the Liga 2 under its current name, and the ninth season under its current league structure.^[1]

Liga 2

Season	2018
Dates	23 April – 4 December 2018
Champions	PSS (1st title)
Promoted	PSS Semen Padang Kalteng Putra
Relegated	Persegres Persik Kendal Persika Persiwa PSIR Semeru
Matches	293[i]
Goals	761 (2.6 per match)[i]
Best Player	Ichsan Pratama
Top goalscorer	Indra Setiawan (29 goals)
Biggest home win	Persiraja 7–0 Perserang (14 July 2018)
Biggest away win	Persik Kendal 0–3 Semen Padang (3 July 2018) Semeru 0–3 Madura (5 July 2018)
Highest scoring	Martapura 3–4 Persiwa (25 April 2018) Persiraja 7–0 Perserang (14 July 2018) PSBS 5–2 Persiba (15 July 2018) Persiraja 6–1 Aceh United (8 October 2018)
Longest winning run	7 games Semen Padang
Longest unbeaten run	10 games PSIM
Longest winless run	12 games Persiwa
Longest losing run	6 games Persiwa
← 2017 2019 →

PSS won the title after a 2–0 win over Semen Padang in the final at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong on 4 December 2018.^[2]

Overview

Player regulations

Clubs could register at least 18 players and a maximum of 30 players without age restriction like the previous season, but maximum 3 players over the age of 35 years. Like the previous season, the clubs also couldn't use foreign players.^[3]

Teams

Teams changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.

To Liga 2

Relegated from Liga 1

• Persegres
• Persiba
• Semen Padang

Promoted from Liga 3

• Blitar United
• Persik Kendal
• Aceh United

From Liga 2

Promoted to Liga 1

• Persebaya
• PSMS
• PSIS

Relegated to Liga 3

• 757 Kepri Jaya
• PSBL
• Persih
• Pro Duta
• Persikad
• PS Bengkulu
• Lampung Sakti
• Persikabo
• Persibas
• Persip
• Persijap
• Persibangga
• Sragen United
• PPSM
• Persipon
• Persiba Bantul
• Persatu
• Persinga
• Madiun Putra
• PSBI
• Persewangi
• Perssu
• Persida
• PS Badung
• PS West Sumbawa
• Persekap
• Persigubin
• Persbul
• Persifa
• Celebest
• PS Timah Babel
• Persepam
• Yahukimo
• Perseka
• PSCS
• Persipur
• PSBK
• Persik
• PSGC
• Persekam Metro

Stadium and locations

Aceh United

Cilegon United

Perserang

Persibat

Persik

Persika

Persiraja

Persis

Persita

PSIR

PSPS

Semen Padang

Blitar United

Kalteng Putra

Madura

Martapura

Persegres

Persiba

Persiwa

PSBS

PSMP

Semeru

Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta teams:
PSIM
PSS

Locations of the 2018 Liga 2 teams (Red: West Region, Blue: East Region)

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aceh United	Banda Aceh	Harapan Bangsa	45,000
	Bireuën	Cot Gapu[a]	15,000
Blitar United	Blitar	Gelora Supriyadi	15,000
Cilegon United	Cilegon	Krakatau Steel	25,000
Kalteng Putra	Palangka Raya	Tuah Pahoe	5,000
Madura	Sumenep	Ahmad Yani	15,000
Martapura	Martapura	Demang Lehman	15,000
Persegres	Gresik	Gelora Joko Samudro	25,000
Perserang	Serang	Maulana Yusuf	15,000
Persiba	Balikpapan	Batakan	40,000
Persibat	Batang	Moh Sarengat	15,000
Persik Kendal	Kendal	Kebondalem	10,000
Persika	Karawang	Singaperbangsa	25,000
Persiraja	Banda Aceh	H. Dimurthala	20,000
Persis	Solo	Manahan	25,000
	Madiun	Wilis[b]	25,000
Persita	Karawang	Singaperbangsa[c]	25,000
	Tangerang	Benteng Taruna	30,000
Persiwa	Kuningan	Mashud Wisnusaputra	10,000
	Cirebon	Bima	15,000
	Depok	Heri Sudrajat	5,000
PSBS	Biak	Cendrawasih	15,000
PSIM	Yogyakarta	Sultan Agung[d]	35,000
PSIR	Rembang	Krida	10,000
PSMP	Mojokerto	Gajahmada Mojosari	10,000
PSPS Riau	Pekanbaru	Kaharudin Nasution	30,000
PSS	Sleman	Maguwoharjo	31,700
Semen Padang	Padang	Haji Agus Salim	15,000
Semeru	Lumajang	Semeru	3,000

Notes:

1. Aceh United plays at Cot Gapu starting from week 16.^[4]
2. Persis plays at Wilis due to the renovation of their stadium at Manahan.^[5]
3. Persita played their first seven home games at Singaperbangsa until Benteng Taruna was finished.^[6]
4. PSIM plays at Sultan Agung due to the renovation of their stadium at Mandala Krida.^[7]

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)
Aceh United	Bonggo Pribadi[8]	Feri Komul[9]	Calci[10]	Bank Aceh1, The Light of Aceh1
Blitar United	Vacant	Eka Hera[11]	Kelme[12]
Cilegon United	Sasi Kirono	Rinto Ali[13]	Kelme[14]	Krakatau Steel1, PT. Cilegon Putra Mandala1
Kalteng Putra	Kas Hartadi	Dadang Apridianto[15]	MBB[16]	Halo Dayak1, Bank Kalteng1, Barito Pacific1, Dwima Group1, Wilmar2
Madura	Salahudin	Beny Ashar[17]	Kelme[18]	BPR El Baghraf1
Martapura	Frans Sinatra Huwae[19]	Qischil Minny[20]	Kelme[21]	Jhonlin Group1, Banjarmasin Post1, Haji Maming2
Persegres	Sanusi Rahman[22]	Dedi Indra[23]	Twinstore[23]
Perserang	Bambang Nurdiansyah[24]	Rastiawan Aribowo[25]	Kelme[26]
Persiba	Haryadi	Bryan Cesar[27]	RIORS[27]	Anugerah Group Balikpapan1, Cahaya Indonesia Wisata3
Persibat	Daniel Roekito[28]	Arif Budiono[29]	RIORS[30]	Negeri Phonsel1, Kospin Sekartama1
Persik Kendal	Ricky Nelson	Alaik Sabrina[31]	Kelme[32]	Sinar Mas Group1, Dewi Ratih Putera Beton2, Tribun Jateng2, Kendal Industrial Park3
Persika	Herry Kiswanto	Aang Suparman[33]	MBB[34]	Paytren1, Pupuk Kujang1, Peruri1, Yamaha3, Bank BJB3, Aqudo3
Persiraja	Akhyar Ilyas	Muklis Nakata[35]	Kelme[36]	PDAM Tirta Daroy1
Persis	Agus Yuwono	Galih Sudaryono	Saestu[37]	Torabika1, Bukalapak1, BNI1, Syahdana Properti Nusantara1, Syahdhana Energi1, Saestu Manunggal Nusantara1, PLN2, Corsa2, Kalimasadha Nusantara3
Persita	Wiganda Saputra	Egi Melgiansyah	RIORS[38]
Persiwa	Suimin Diharja[39]	Saktiawan Sinaga[40]	Calsie[12]
PSBS	Slamet Riyadi	Toumahuw Yacob	talas[41]	Bank Papua1
PSIM	Bona Simanjuntak[42]	Hendika Arga[43]	Kelme[44]	ReneSola1, Jogja Istimewa1, Gudegnet3
PSIR	Uston Nawawi	Denny Rumba[45]	Print Sport[46]	Semen Gresik1
PSMP	Jamal Yastro[47]	Indra Setiawan	Print Sport[48]
PSPS Riau	Hendri Susilo[49]	Ponda Dwi Saputra[50]	Kelme[51]	Corsa1, Bank Riau Kepri1, Frozen1, Oxygen1, FAT1, Pemuda Pancasila Provinsi Riau3, Grand Elite Hotel Pekanbaru3
PSS	Seto Nurdiantoro[52]	Achmad Hisyam[53]	Sembada[54]	Corsa1, Torabika1, Indomie1, Go-Jek1, Muncul3
Semen Padang	Syafrianto Rusli	Hengky Ardiles[55]	MBB[56]	Oxygen1, Semen Padang (Semen Indonesia Group)1, Torabika1, Corsa1, Paytren1, Citilink2, AYIA3
Semeru	Putut Wijanarko	Reza Mustofa[57]	Kelme[58]	Manda Group1, Nogosari Leather1, Radar Semeru1, Radar Jember2, Tabloid Bola3, Beritajatim.com3

Notes:

1. ^ On the front of shirt.

2. ^ On the back of shirt.

3. ^ On the sleeves.

4. ^ On the shorts.

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Persita	Bambang Nurdiansyah	End of contract	12 October 2017	Pre-season	Elly Idris	27 December 2017[59]
PSBS	Frengky Samay	End of contract	13 October 2017		M. Jaelani Saputra	February 2018[60]
Persiwa	Djoko Susilo	End of contract	13 October 2017		Suimin Diharja	13 April 2018[39]
PSS	Freddy Muli	Signed by Persis	16 October 2017[61]		Herry Kiswanto	1 December 2017[62]
Persegres	Hanafi	End of contract	12 November 2017[63]		Puji Handoko	19 April 2018[64]
Persiba	Haryadi	Demoted to assistant coach	12 November 2017[65]		Wanderley da Silva	13 December 2017[66]
PSPS Riau	Philep Hansen Maramis	End of contract	21 November 2017		Jafri Sastra	15 December 2017[67]
Persika	Suimin Diharja	End of contract	24 November 2017[68]		Ricky Nelson	11 December 2017[69]
Martapura	Frans Sinatra Huawe	End of contract	28 November 2017		Hartono Ruslan	22 February 2018[70]
Aceh United	Ansyari Lubis	End of contract	28 December 2017		Simón Elissetche	28 December 2017[71]
PSMP	Redi Supriyanto	Demoted to assistant coach	2 January 2018		Jamal Yastro	2 January 2018[47]
Blitar United	Gatot Mulbajadi	Mutual termination	12 January 2018[72]		Suimin Diharja	2 March 2018[73]
Persik Kendal	Ahmad Yasin	Demoted to assistant coach	24 January 2018		Eduard Tjong	24 January 2018[74]
PSPS Riau	Jafri Sastra	Mutual termination	4 February 2018[75]		Ansyari Lubis	8 February 2018[76]
Persis	Freddy Muli	Resigned	23 February 2018[77]		Jafri Sastra	14 March 2018[78]
PSPS Riau	Ansyari Lubis	Resigned	4 March 2018[79]		Hendri Susilo	20 March 2018[49]
Blitar United	Suimin Diharja	Mutual termination	11 April 2018[39]		Bonggo Pribadi	12 April 2018[11]
PSIM	Erwan Hendarwanto	Became team's manager	30 April 2018	12th in East Region	Bona Simanjuntak	30 April 2018[42]
PSS	Herry Kiswanto	Resigned	6 May 2018[80]	5th in East Region	Seto Nurdiantoro	24 May 2018[52]
Perserang	Zainal Abidin Zapello	Sacked	22 June 2018	10th in West Region	Bambang Nurdiansyah	22 June 2018[24]
PSBS	M. Jaelani Saputra	Sacked	3 July 2018	11th in East Region	Slamet Riyadi	3 July 2018[81]
Persiba	Wanderley da Silva	Resigned	5 July 2018[82]	9th in East Region	Haryadi	5 July 2018
Martapura	Hartono Ruslan	Sacked	12 July 2018	6th in East Region	Frans Sinatra Huawe	12 July 2018[19]
Persita	Elly Idris	Sacked	15 July 2018[83]	11th in West Region	Wiganda Saputra	15 July 2018
Persika	Ricky Nelson	Resigned	16 July 2018[84]	8th in West Region	Herry Kiswanto	25 July 2018[85]
Persegres	Puji Handoko	Resigned	21 July 2018[86]	11th in East Region	Sanusi Rahman	21 July 2018[22]
Persik Kendal	Eduard Tjong	Resigned	25 July 2018[87]	12th in West Region	Ricky Nelson	29 July 2018[88]
Persis	Jafri Sastra	Sacked	14 August 2018[89]	2nd in West Region	Agus Yuwono	15 August 2018[90]
Cilegon United	Imam Riyadi	Resigned	4 September 2018[91]	10th in West Region	Sasi Kirono	11 September 2018[92]
Blitar United	Bonggo Pribadi	Loaned by Aceh United	19 October 2018[8]	7th in East Region
Aceh United	Simón Elissetche	Sacked	19 October 2018	3rd in West Region	Bonggo Pribadi	19 October 2018[8]

First round

West region

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Semen Padang (P)	22	12	3	7	29	22	+7	39	Advance to the second round
2	Persiraja	22	10	5	7	43	28	+15	35[a]
3	Aceh United	22	10	5	7	29	30	−1	35[a]
4	Persita	22	10	5	7	32	22	+10	35[a]
5	Persis	22	10	5	7	25	16	+9	35[a]
6	PSPS Riau	22	8	7	7	30	38	−8	31[b]
7	Perserang	22	8	7	7	23	29	−6	31[b]
8	Cilegon United	22	8	5	9	27	25	+2	29
9	Persibat	22	8	4	10	22	28	−6	28
10	Persika (R)	22	6	6	10	23	33	−10	24	Relegation to Liga 3
11	PSIR (R)	22	6	4	12	24	30	−6	22[c]
12	Persik Kendal (R)	22	6	4	12	18	24	−6	22[c]

Source: Babak Penyisihan Liga 2^{[dead link]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Persiraja (+5) 11 pts; Aceh United (–2) 10 pts; Persita (–1) 7 pts; Persis (–2) 5 pts
2. Head-to-head results: PSPS Riau 2–1 Perserang, Perserang 3–2 PSPS Riau
3. Head-to-head results: PSIR 1–0 Persik Kendal, Persik Kendal 1–1 PSIR

Home \ Away	ACH	CLG	SER	BAT	KEN	KAR	RAJ	SOL	PTA	REM	RIA	SPD
Aceh United	—	1–0	0–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	0–0	2–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	4–1
Cilegon United	4–0	—	2–0	0–0	3–2	1–2	4–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–0
Perserang	1–0	1–1	—	1–1	2–1	2–2	3–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	3–2	1–0
Persibat	1–1	2–1	2–1	—	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	3–1	2–2	1–2
Persik Kendal	3–0	1–0	2–0	0–1	—	2–0	1–3	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–3
Persika	2–1	4–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	—	2–2	0–0	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–0
Persiraja	6–1	0–0	7–0	1–0	0–0	3–1	—	1–0	2–1	2–0	5–0	2–0
Persis	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	—	0–0	2–0	3–1	3–0
Persita	2–3	0–0	1–1	3–0	0–1	4–1	4–2	1–0	—	4–0	2–1	1–1
PSIR	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	—	6–0	1–2
PSPS Riau	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	—	2–1
Semen Padang	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–1	—

Source: Babak Penyisihan Liga 2^{[dead link]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

East region

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	PSS (C, P)	22	14	1	7	37	15	+22	43	Advance to the second round
2	Kalteng Putra (P)	22	11	6	5	29	18	+11	39[a]
3	Madura	22	11	6	5	35	21	+14	39[a]
4	PSMP	22	12	1	9	41	29	+12	37
5	Martapura	22	9	4	9	31	29	+2	31[b]
6	PSIM[c]	22	12	4	6	31	29	+2	31[b]
7	Blitar United	22	9	4	9	24	26	−2	31[b]
8	Persiba	22	8	3	11	36	34	+2	27
9	PSBS	22	7	5	10	28	32	−4	26[d]
10	Persegres (R)	22	7	5	10	23	40	−17	26[d]	Relegation to Liga 3
11	Semeru (R)	22	6	1	15	17	40	−23	19
12	Persiwa[e] (R)	22	4	4	14	21	40	−19	7

Source: Babak Penyisihan Liga 2^{[dead link]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Kalteng Putra 1–0 Madura, Madura 1–1 Kalteng Putra
2. Head-to-head points: Martapura (+1) 6 pts; PSIM (0) 6 pts; Blitar United (–1) 6 pts
3. PSIM were deducted nine points due to FIFA sanction.^[93]
4. Head-to-head results: PSBS 4–0 Persegres, Persegres 2–1 PSBS
5. Persiwa were deducted six points due to FIFA sanction and three points from PSSI disciplinary committee on 3 October 2018.^[94]

Home \ Away	BLI	KTP	MAD	MTP	PGU	PBA	PWA	BIA	YOG	PMP	PSS	SEM
Blitar United	—	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–0	1–2
Kalteng Putra	2–0	—	1–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	1–0	3–1
Madura	3–0	1–1	—	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–0	3–1	2–1	1–0	4–0
Martapura	2–1	0–0	4–2	—	2–1	1–1	3–4	1–0	3–0	4–2	3–0	1–0
Persegres	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	—	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	2–1
Persiba	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	6–0	—	3–0	3–1	1–2	3–2	1–4	3–0
Persiwa	0–1	1–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	—	0–0	0–3[ii]	3–1	0–1	2–3
PSBS	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	4–0	5–2	3–2	—	0–0	3–0	0–2	2–0
PSIM	0–1	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	—	0–0	1–0	2–0
PSMP	2–0	3–0	3–0	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	4–1	—	2–1	3–0
PSS	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	5–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	4–0	3–1	—	5–0
Semeru	1–0	0–1	0–3	0–0	1–2	0–2	2–0	4–1	0–1	2–1	0–1	—

Source: Babak Penyisihan Liga 2^{[dead link]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second round

This round began on 24 October 2018 and ended on 21 November 2018. Eight teams competed in this round.^[96]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SPD	KTP	PMP	ACH
1	Semen Padang	6	3	1	2	12	11	+1	10[a]	Advance to the semi-finals		—	3–1	2–1	3–3
2	Kalteng Putra	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10[a]			1–0	—	1–0	2–0
3	PSMP	6	3	0	3	11	9	+2	9			3–1	2–1	—	3–1
4	Aceh United	6	1	2	3	11	15	−4	5			2–3	2–2	3–2	—

Source: Babak 8 Besar Liga 2^[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Kalteng Putra 1–0 Semen Padang, Semen Padang 3–1 Kalteng Putra

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PSS	PTA	RAJ	MAD
1	PSS	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7	10[a]	Advance to the semi-finals		—	4–1	5–0	1–0
2	Persita	6	3	1	2	8	10	−2	10[a]			1–1	—	1–0	3–2
3	Persiraja	6	3	0	3	7	9	−2	9			2–1	2–0	—	3–0
4	Madura	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	6			1–0	1–2	2–0	—

Source: Babak 8 Besar Liga 2^[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Persita 1–1 PSS, PSS 4–1 Persita

Knockout round

Bracket

	Semi-finals						Final
	25/28 November
	Persita	1	1	2
							4 December – Cibinong
	Semen Padang	0	3	3
							Semen Padang	0
	25/28 November
							PSS	2
	Kalteng Putra	0	0	0
	PSS	0	2	2
							Third place
							4 December – Cibinong
							Persita	0
							Kalteng Putra	2

Semi-finals

25 November 2018

15:30 UTC+7

Persita	1–0	Semen Padang
Ryan 22'	Report

Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang

Referee: Yudi Nurcahya

28 November 2018

15:30 UTC+7

Semen Padang	3–1	Persita
Novriansyah 32' Afriansyah 36' Irsyad 60' (pen.)	Report	Ryan 30'

Haji Agus Salim Stadium, Padang

Referee: Dodi Setia Purnama

Semen Padang won 3–2 on aggregate.

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25 November 2018

15:15 UTC+7

Kalteng Putra	0–0	PSS
	Report

Tuah Pahoe Stadium, Palangka Raya

Referee: Dwi Purba

28 November 2018

15:30 UTC+7

PSS	2–0	Kalteng Putra
Gonzáles 10', 54'	Report

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Referee: Asep Yandis

PSS won 2–0 on aggregate.

Third place

4 December 2018

15:00 UTC+7

Persita	0–2	Kalteng Putra
	Report	Dendi 12' Wirahadi 18'

Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong

Referee: Novari Ikhsan

Final

Main article: 2018 Liga 2 Final

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04)

18:30 UTC+7

Semen Padang	0–2	PSS
	Report	Gonzáles 18' Lastori 27'

Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong

Referee: Dwi Purba

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[97]
1	Indra Setiawan	PSMP	29
2	Vivi Asrizal	Persiraja	15
	Cristian Gonzáles	PSS
4	Kushedya Hari Yudo	Kalteng Putra	14
5	Aldi Al Achya	Persita	13
6	Firman Septian	Semen Padang/PSPS Riau	11

See also

• 2018 Liga 1
• 2018 Liga 3
• 2018–19 Piala Indonesia

Notes

1. Excluding match between Persiwa vs PSIM (goals also not counted).
2. PSIM was declared a walkover win over Persiwa because Persiwa organizing committee failed to obtain permission from the Cirebon City Police to hold a match.^[95]