2020 Liga 2 (Indonesia)

The 2020 Liga 2 was the fourth season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 11th season under its current league structure. The season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2] The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.^[3]

Liga 2

Season	2020
Champions	Not awarded
Promoted	None
Relegated	None
← 2019 2021 →

Overview

Original format changes

Major changes occur in the league format this season. The second round, which consisting of eight teams (the best four from each region) will be removed this season. The winner of each region will be immediately promoted and qualified for the final. While the second place in each region will be qualified for the third place playoff and the last promotion place. The season started on 14 March and is scheduled to finish on 3 October 2020.^[4]

Teams

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.^[5][6]

To Liga 2 Relegated from Liga 1 Badak Lampung Kalteng Putra Semen Padang Promoted from Liga 3 Persijap PSKC Tiga Naga Persekat Putra Sinar Giri Hizbul Wathan (formerly Semeru)

From Liga 2 Promoted to Liga 1 Persik Persita Persiraja Relegated to Liga 3 PSGC Persibat Bandung United Madura Persatu PSMP

Name changes

• Semeru relocated to Sidoarjo and were renamed to Hizbul Wathan.^[7]
• Babel United merged with Muba United into Muba Babel United and relocated to Musi Banyuasin.^[8]
• Putra Sinar Giri (PSG Gresik) relocated to Pati and were renamed to Putra Safin Group Pati (PSG Pati).^[9]

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)
Badak Lampung	Rafael Berges[10]	Saepulloh Maulana[11]	Mar10[12]	Sunpride1, Indofood1, M-1501, Bukalapak2, Kredit Plus2
Cilegon United	Herry Kiswanto[13]		Mattch[14]	PT Krakatau Industrial Estate Cilegon1, PT Cilegon Putra Mandala2
Kalteng Putra	Eko Tamamie[15]	Fauzan Jamal[16]	Adhoc[17]	Halo Dayak1, Bank Kalteng1
Hizbul Wathan	Yusuf Ekodono[18]	Juan Revi[19]	Made by club[20]	Muhammadiyah University of Malang1, Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo1, Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya1, Muhammadiyah University of Gresik1, Muhammadiyah University of Jember1, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto1, Muhammadiyah University of Lamongan1, Muhammadiyah East Java2
Martapura	Frans Sinatra Huwae		Trops[21]
Mitra Kukar	Jafri Sastra[22]	Anindito Wahyu[23]	Joma[24]	ABP Energy1
Muba Babel United	Bambang Nurdiansyah[25]	Rian Miziar[26]	GW[27]	Muba Corporate Forum1, J&F Coffee3
Persekat	Nazal Mustofa[28]	Qischil Minny[29]	Grande[30]	Triplogic1, Plus Enam Dua1, P3B1, RS Mitra Siaga1, Bhamada3, Yapora3
Perserang	Putut Wijanarko[31]	Idang Novriza Ali[32]	XCollabs[33]	Next Gen1, BookMyShow2
Persewar	Elie Aiboy	Victor Pae[34]	Sevstar[35]
Persiba	Alfredo Vera[36]	Bryan Cesar[37]	GW[38]	Indika Energy1, Pancoran Soccer Field2
Persijap	Widyantoro[39]	Asri Akbar[40]	Trops[41]	Oasis Waters1, MNC Vision Networks1, RCTI+1
Persis	Salahudin	Bruno Casimir[42]	DJ Sport[43]
PSBS	Marcelo Cirelli[44]	Patrias Rumere[45]	Artland[46]	Bank Papua1, Pemerintah Kabupaten Biak Numfor1, Pesona Biak2
PSCS	Jaya Hartono[47]	Mochamad Arifin[48]	Artland[49]	S2P1, Bank Jateng1
PSIM	Seto Nurdiantoro[50]	Purwaka Yudhi[51]	Made by club[52]	Krating Daeng1, Teh Kotak1, Bank Mandiri1, Tolak Angin2
PSKC	Robby Darwis	Atep Rizal	MBB[53]	BNI1
PSMS	Gomes de Olivera[54]	Legimin Raharjo[55]	Adhoc[56]	Pelindo 11, Bank Sumut1
PSPS	Vacant	Danil Junaidi	Curva Sport[57]	OSO Group1, Sportivo1
Putra Sinar Giri	Ibnu Grahan[58]		Mills[59]
Semen Padang	Eduardo Almeida	Nur Iskandar[60]	Ghanior[61]	Semen Indonesia Group1
Sriwijaya	Budiardjo Thalib[62]	Ambrizal[63]	Calci[64]	Bukit Asam1, Bank Sumsel Babel1, Perusahaan Gas Negara2, TEL2, PT Oki Pulp & Paper2
Sulut United	Ricky Nelson	Yudi Khoerudin[45]	Classico[65]	Bukalapak1, Smartfren1, PT Minahasa Cahaya Lestari1
Tiga Naga	Feryandes Rozialta	Ghulam Fatkhur[66]	Maknorukun[67]	Skor.id1

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
PSMS	Jafri Sastra	End of contract	20 December 2019[68]	Pre-season	Philip Hansen	3 January 2020[69]
Sriwijaya	Kas Hartadi	End of contract	25 December 2019		Budiardjo Thalib	25 December 2019[62]
Perserang	Jaya Hartono	Signed by PSCS	27 December 2019[47]		Putut Wijanarko	7 February 2020[31]
PSCS	Djoko Susilo	End of contract	27 December 2019		Jaya Hartono	27 December 2019[47]
Persiba	Satia Badgja	End of contract	30 December 2019		Alfredo Vera	30 December 2019[36]
Badak Lampung	Milan Petrović	End of contract	31 December 2019[70]		Rafael Berges	22 January 2020[10]
Hizbul Wathan	Stefan Keeltjes	End of contract	31 December 2019		Yusuf Ekodono	26 February 2020[18]
PSBS	Slamet Riyadi	End of contract	31 December 2019		Marcelo Cirelli	27 February 2020[44]
Cilegon United	Imam Riyadi	End of contract	31 December 2019		Herry Kiswanto	1 March 2020[13]
Kalteng Putra	Gomes de Olivera	End of contract	31 December 2019		Eko Tamamie	3 March 2020[15]
Persekat	Lukman Afif	Demoted to assistant coach	2 January 2020		Nazal Mustofa	2 January 2020[28]
Mitra Kukar	Rafael Berges	Signed by Badak Lampung	22 January 2020[10]		Jafri Sastra	7 February 2020[22]
Muba Babel United	I Putu Gede	Signed by Putra Sinar Giri	25 January 2020[71]		Bambang Nurdiansyah	10 March 2020[25]
Putra Sinar Giri	Khoirul Anam	Demoted to assistant coach	25 January 2020		I Putu Gede	25 January 2020[71]
PSIM	Liestiadi	End of contract	29 January 2020		Seto Nurdiantoro	29 January 2020[50]
Persijap	Sahala Saragih	Resigned	5 February 2020[72]		Widyantoro	8 February 2020[39]
PSMS	Philip Hansen	Resigned	17 September 2020[54]		Gomes de Olivera	17 September 2020[54]
PSPS	Raja Isa	Signed by Muktijoddha Sangsad	24 December 2020[73]
Putra Sinar Giri	I Putu Gede	Released	26 December 2020		Ibnu Grahan	26 December 2020[58]

Preliminary round (Original format before the first abandonment)

West region

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Muba Babel United	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Promoted to Liga 1 and advanced to the final
2	PSPS Riau	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Advance to the third place playoff
3	Badak Lampung	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
4	Perserang	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	PSMS	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	Sriwijaya	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
7	PSIM	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
8	Tiga Naga	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
9	Cilegon United	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
10	PSKC	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Relegation to Liga 3
11	Persekat	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
12	Semen Padang	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Standings Liga 2 Group Barat^[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.

Home \ Away	BDL	CLG	MBU	KAT	SER	YOG	PKC	MED	RIA	SPD	SRI	TNG
Badak Lampung	—						2–0
Cilegon United		—			0–2
Muba Babel United			—	3–0
Persekat				—
Perserang					—
PSIM						—
PSKC							—
PSMS								—				2–1
PSPS Riau									—	3–0
Semen Padang										—
Sriwijaya						2–1					—
Tiga Naga												—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Fixtures Liga 2^[usurped]
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	Mitra Kukar	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Promoted to Liga 1 and advanced to the final
2	Persiba	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3	Advance to the third place playoff
3	Persijap	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
4	Sulut United	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
5	Persewar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Persis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	PSCS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Putra Sinar Giri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Kalteng Putra	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
10	Hizbul Wathan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	Relegation to Liga 3
11	PSBS	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
12	Martapura	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Standings Liga 2 Group Timur^[usurped]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Drawing.

Home \ Away	HZW	KTP	MTP	MKU	PWR	PBA	PJP	SOL	BIA	CLP	PSG	SUL
Hizbul Wathan	—
Kalteng Putra		—
Martapura			—
Mitra Kukar			2–0	—
Persewar					—
Persiba		3–2				—
Persijap	1–0						—
Persis								—
PSBS									—			0–1
PSCS										—
Putra Sinar Giri											—
Sulut United												—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Fixtures Liga 2^[usurped]
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.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The season was suspended on 15 March 2020 after finishing the matchday one due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial suspension was until the end of March, which was then extended to 29 May.^[74]

On 7 August 2020, PT Liga Indonesia Baru made several announcements. The season will be restarted from the beginning with a different format. In the first round, 24 teams will be drawn into four groups consisting of six teams. All groups will be played a home tournament format where teams play each other once. Group winners and runners-ups will be advance to the second round, which will be drawn into two groups of four. Two best teams will be qualified to the semi-finals. Semi-finals and final will be played a single-legged fixtures. Two finalists will be promoted to Liga 1. All matches will be held and played behind closed doors.^[75]

The draw of the second format was held on 19 August 2020 virtually.^[76] The draw resulted in the following groups, but because of COVID-19 pandemic no single match has been played :

Group A Pos Team A1 Badak Lampung (Host) A2 Muba Babel United A3 Perserang A4 PSBS A5 Cilegon United A6 Persewar

Group B Pos Team B1 PSCS (Host) B2 Kalteng Putra B3 Persiba B4 PSKC B5 Persis B6 Hizbul Wathan

Group C Pos Team C1 PSPS (Host) C2 Mitra Kukar C3 Martapura C4 Putra Sinar Giri C5 Tiga Naga C6 PSIM

Group D Pos Team D1 PSMS (Host) D2 Sulut United D3 Semen Padang D4 Persekat D5 Persijap D6 Sriwijaya

After failing to obtain government and police permissions for the umpteenth time, PSSI on 29 September 2020 announced the second postponement of the 2020 season of Liga 1 and Liga 2. This time the initial suspension had a one-month period. After the end date was reached, PSSI on 29 October 2020 declared the 2020 football seasons could not be held in 2020. There was an attempt to resume the 2020 season in 2021. However, on 15 January 2021, PSSI decided to cancel the 2020 season of all football competitions and declared them void.^[77]

See also

• 2020 Liga 1
• 2020 Liga 3
• 2020 Piala Indonesia