2025–26 Liga Nusantara

The 2025–26 Liga Nusantara (also known as the 2025–26 PNM Liga Nusantara for sponsorship reasons) will be the second season of the Liga Nusantara under its current name and the 10th season under its current league structure. The season is scheduled to begin on October 2025 and conclude on 12 February 2026.

Liga Nusantara

Season	2025–26
Dates	October 2025 – 12 February 2026
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

This will be the first full season in which the home-and-away system is used throughout the entire competition, following its implementation only in the championship round in the previous season.

Overview

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

24 teams will compete in the league – the seven teams from the previous season, nine teams relegated from the Liga 2 and eight teams promoted from Liga 4.^[1]

Teams promoted to Championship

On 17 February 2025, Kendal Tornado (formerly Tornado Pekanbaru) became the first team to secure promotion to Championship after defeating PSGC in matchweek 5 of Group X in the championship round. Tornado ended seven seasons stay in third tier.^[2]

Persikad Depok (formerly Sumut United) and Persiba Balikpapan also earned promotion, both returning to Championship after a one-season in third tier. Persikad sealed promotion on 23 February 2025 with a 5–1 away win over NZR Sumbersari in matchweek 6 of Group Y. Persiba secured the final promotion spot on 27 February 2025 after defeating PSGC in a penalty shootout in the promotion play-off.

Teams relegated from Liga 2

The first three teams to be relegated were Nusantara United, Persikabo 1973, and Persikota, following the results of their respective matches on 10 February 2025. Nusantara United and Persikota drew their games, but the results were insufficient to avoid relegation. On the same day, Sriwijaya secured a win over PSMS in matchweek 5 of Group H in the relegation round.^[3][4]

Nusantara United were relegated to the third tier after three seasons in the second tier. Persikota also returned to the third tier just one season after gaining promotion. Persikabo 1973 suffered a second consecutive relegation, having failed to retain their place in the second tier after losing to Adhyaksa in matchweek 5 of Group I and play in third tier for the first time in their history for this season.^[5]

RANS Nusantara became the fourth team to be relegated on 13 February 2025 after a loss to Persipal in matchweek 6 of Group K, marking their second straight relegation after just one season in the second tier.^[6]

Persewar, after six seasons in the second tier, along with Persipa and Gresik United, each after three seasons, were also relegated. Persewar were relegated on 16 February 2025 after a defeat in matchweek 8 of Group J. Persipa followed on 21 February 2025 after Persipura defeated RANS Nusantara in matchweek 9 of Group K. Gresik United were relegated on 25 February 2025 after Persibo won against Persewar in matchweek 10 of Group J.^[7][8][9]

Meanwhile, Dejan and Persibo also returned to the third tier just one season after gaining promotion. Dejan were relegated on 15 February 2025 following a defeat to Adhyaksa in matchweek 6 of Group I, while Persibo were relegated on 28 February 2025 after losing to Persipura in a single-match relegation play-off.^[10][11]

Teams relegated to Liga 4

Kalteng Putra and Sulut United withdrew, while Persipani was disqualified from Liga Nusantara after failing to participate in the third tier. All three clubs were relegated to Liga 4 for the first time in their history.

757 Kepri Jaya, Persikab, Persipasi, PSCS, and PSM Madiun were relegated to Liga 4 for the first time in their history, respectively.

Teams promoted from Liga 4

Tri Brata Rafflesia became the first team to be promoted on 13 May 2025 after defeating Celebest in matchday 2 Group C third round of national phase.^[12]

Batavia and Persitara became next two teams to be promoted following the results of their respective matches on 14 May 2025 in final matchday of Group A third round of national phase. Batavia draw with Persibat and Persitara got a narrow win against PS Mojokerto Putra.^[13]

The promotion of Persika Karanganyar and Persebata was determined through the head-to-head record in the mini standings for Group B of the third round of the national phase because the points from both teams were the same as Persic from the three matches played, where the results of Persika and Persebata were promoted on 14 May 2025.^[14]

Sang Maestro also secured promotion on 15 May 2025 after beating Tri Brata Rafflesia in final matchday Group C third round of national phase.^[15]

Perseden and Pekanbaru became the last two teams to be promoted following the results of their respective matches on 15 May 2025 in final matchday of Group D the third round of the national phase. Perseden defeating Persema and Pekanbaru draw with Persikoba without scoring a goal.^[16][17]

All of these teams will compete in the debut season of the Liga Nusantara in their respective history since the league's status was upgraded from amateur to semi-professional.

Name changes and relocated teams

• RANS Nusantara moving their homebase to Brantas Stadium in Batu starting from this season.^[18]
• NZR Sumbersari was acquired by Liga 4 side Persikutim. As a result, Persikutim took over NZR Sumbersari's place in Liga Nusantara starting from this season and they will compete under name Persikutim United.^[19][20]

Teams

Teams changes

The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.

To Liga Nusantara Relegated from Liga 2 Dejan Gresik United Nusantara United Persewar Persibo Persikabo 1973 Persikota Persipa RANS Nusantara Promoted from Liga 4 Tri Brata Rafflesia Persika Karanganyar Pekanbaru Persebata Batavia Perseden Sang Maestro Persitara

From Liga Nusantara Promoted to Championship Persikad (previously Sumut United) Kendal Tornado Persiba Balikpapan Relegated to Liga 4 Kalteng Putra (withdrew) Sulut United (withdrew) Persipani (disquaified) 757 Kepri Jaya Persikab Persipasi PSCS PSM Madiun

Teams by province

Rank	Province	Number	Teams
1	East Java	5	Gresik United, Persekabpas, Persibo, RANS Nusantara, and Sang Maestro
2	Central Java	3	Nusantara United, Persika Karanganyar, and Persipa
	West Java		Dejan, Persikabo 1973, and PSGC
4	Banten	2	Perserang and Persikota
	Jakarta		Batavia and Persitara
6	Bali	1	Perseden
	Bengkulu		Tri Brata Rafflesia
	Central Papua		Waanal Brothers
	East Kalimantan		Persikutim United
	East Nusa Tenggara		Persebata
	North Sumatra		PSDS
	Papua		Persewar
	Riau		Pekanbaru
	Yogyakarta		Persiba Bantul

Stadiums and locations

PSDS

Tri Brata Rafflesia

Pekanbaru

Perseden

Persikutim United

Persebata

Waanal Brothers

Persewar

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara.

Batavia

Persitara

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara from Jakarta.

Perserang

Persikota

Jakarta

Dejan

Persikabo

PSGC

Persipa

Nusantara United

Persika

Persiba

Persibo

RANS Nusantara

Gresik United

Sang Maestro

Persekabpas

Jakarta teams
Batavia
Persitara

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Liga Nusantara from Java region.

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2024–25 season
Batavia↑	South Jakarta	Soemantri Brodjonegoro	5,000	3rd in NP R4 Group B
Dejan↓	Depok	Merpati	10,000	3rd in RL Group I
Gresik United↓	Gresik	Gelora Joko Samudro	25,000	4th in RL Group J
Nusantara United↓	Boyolali	Kebo Giro	12,000	3rd in RL Group H
Pekanbaru↑	Pekanbaru	Garuda Sakti	0	2nd in NP R4 Group B
Persebata↑	Lembata	Oepoi, at Kupang[a]	10,000	2nd in NP R4 Group A
Perseden↑	Denpasar	I Gusti Ngurah Rai	12,000	3rd in NP R4 Group A
		Kompyang Sujana	7,000
Persekabpas	Pasuruan	R. Soedarsono	10,000	3rd in CH Group X
Perserang	Serang	Maulana Yusuf	15,000	2nd in RL Group K
Persewar↓	Waropen	Mandala, at Jayapura[b]	30,000	5th in RL Group J
Persiba Bantul	Bantul	Sultan Agung	30,000	1st in RL Group J
Persibo↓	Bojonegoro	Letjen Haji Sudirman	15,000	Relegation play-off loser
Persika Karanganyar↑	Karanganyar	Angkatan 45	5,000	Liga 4 NP Runners-up
Persikabo 1973↓	Bogor	Pakansari	30,000	4th in RL Group I
Persikota↓	Tangerang	Benteng Reborn	7,500	4th in RL Group H
Persikutim United	East Kutai	Kudungga	10,000	3rd in CH Group Y
Persipa↓	Pati	Joyokusumo	10,000	4th in RL Group K
Persitara↑	North Jakarta	Tugu	4,000	4th in NP R4 Group A
PSDS	Deli Serdang	Baharuddin Siregar	15,000	2nd in RL Group J
PSGC	Ciamis	Galuh	20,000	4th in Liga Nusantara
RANS Nusantara↓	Batu	Brantas	10,000	5th in RL Group K
Sang Maestro↑	Surabaya	Jala Krida AAL	1,000	4th in NP R4 Group B
Tri Brata Rafflesia↑	Bengkulu	Semarak	15,000	Liga 4 NP Champions
Waanal Brothers	Mimika	Wania Imipi	5,500	1st in RL Group K

↓	Relegated from the Championship
↑	Promoted from the Liga 4

League notes:

• CH: Championship round
• RL: Relegation round
• NP R4: National phase fourth round

Location notes:

1. Due to the lack of readiness of the Gelora 99 Stadium in Lembata and its supporting facilities, Persebata will play their home matches at the Oepoi Stadium in Kupang.^[21]
2. Due to the lack of available stadiums in Waropen, Persewar will play their home matches at the Mandala Stadium in Jayapura.

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	Main kit sponsor	Other kit sponsor(s)
Batavia	Charis Yulianto				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Dejan	Budi Sudarsono				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Gresik United	Andik Ardiansyah				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Nusantara United	Vacant				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Pekanbaru	Miskardi		Curva Sport[22]		List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persebata	Vacant				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Perseden	I Wayan Arsana				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persekabpas	Vacant				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Perserang	Bonggo Pribadi				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persewar	Vacant				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persiba Bantul	Bambang Sumantri				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persibo	Iwan Setiawan		Calma[23]		List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persika Karanganyar	Slamet Riyadi				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persikabo 1973	Vacant				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persikota	Didin Gultom				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persikutim United	Purwanto Suwondo				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persipa	Rudi Widodo				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persitara	Nur Jati				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
PSDS	Vacant				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
PSGC	Herry Kiswanto				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
RANS Nusantara	Joko Susilo				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Sang Maestro	Khoirul Anam				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Tri Brata Rafflesia	M. Nasir				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Waanal Brothers	Sahala Saragih				List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None

1. ^ Caretaker.
2. ^ Apparel made by club.

Coaching changes

Pre-season

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Persibo	Riswandi	End of contract	1 March 2025	Iwan Setiawan	9 June 2025[24]
Persikabo 1973	Budiardjo Thalib		1 March 2025[25]
Persekabpas	Masdra Nurriza		1 March 2025
Persewar	Eduard Ivakdalam		1 March 2025[26]
Gresik United	Djadjang Nurdjaman		1 March 2025[27]	Andik Ardiansyah	31 July 2025
PSDS	Nasrul Koto		1 March 2025[28]
Nusantara United	Stefan Keeltjes		1 March 2025
RANS Nusantara	Edy Sugiarto		1 March 2025	Joko Susilo	14 July 2025
Persikota	Miftahudin		1 March 2025	Didin Gultom	5 July 2025
Perserang	Ricky Riskandi		1 March 2025	Bonggo Pribadi	20 July 2025
Persipa	Sasi Kirono	End of caretaker role	1 March 2025	Rudi Widodo	25 July 2025
Perseden	A. A. Bramastra	End of contract	1 June 2025	I Wayan Arsana	6 July 2025[29]
Persikutim United	Agus Yuwono	Change in ownership	4 June 2025	Purwanto Suwondo	3 August 2025
Pekanbaru	Ambrizal	Signed by PSPS	17 June 2025[30]	Miskardi	1 August 2025
Persebata	Adnan Mahing	Signed by Persipal	2 August 2025[31]

During the season

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Week	Position in table		Replaced by	Date of appointment
					Region	Position

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Top Assists

Discipline

Attendances

Overall

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Batavia	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
2	Dejan	0	0	0	0	n/a†
3	Gresik United	0	0	0	0	n/a†
4	Nusantara United	0	0	0	0	n/a†
5	Pekanbaru	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
6	Persebata	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
7	Perseden	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
8	Persekabpas	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
9	Perserang	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
10	Persewar	0	0	0	0	n/a†
11	Persiba Bantul	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
12	Persibo	0	0	0	0	n/a†
13	Persika Karanganyar	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
14	Persikabo 1973	0	0	0	0	n/a†
15	Persikota	0	0	0	0	n/a†
16	Persikutim United	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
17	Persipa	0	0	0	0	n/a†
18	Persitara	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
19	PSDS	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
20	PSGC	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
21	RANS Nusantara	0	0	0	0	n/a†
22	Sang Maestro	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
23	Tri Brata Rafflesia	0	0	0	0	n/a‡
24	Waanal Brothers	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
	League total	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†

Source: Liga Nusantara 2025–26
Notes:
^† Teams played previous season in Championship
^‡ Teams played previous season in Liga 4

See also

• 2025–26 Super League
• 2025–26 Championship
• 2025–26 Liga 4