Liga 2 (Indonesia)

Liga 2 (English: League Two), known as Pegadaian Liga 2 for sponsorship reasons with Pegadaian,^[1] is the second-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by PSSI. This competition started in 1994 under the name Liga Indonesia Premier Division (Indonesian: Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia) as the top-tier division in the Indonesian football league system. After the 2008 reforms, the Premier Division became the second tier. Liga 2 started in 2017 as a rebranding.^[2]

Prior to the formation of Indonesia Super League in 2008, the Premier Division was the Indonesian top-flight football league. Along with Indonesia Super League, Premier Division is a fully professional competition. The competition is usually divided into several groups because of factors in terms of geography and number of participants.

History

Divisi Utama era

1994–2008

In 1994, PSSI merged the existing Perserikatan and Galatama to form Liga Indonesia. This decision was taken to increase the quality of Indonesian football. In order to do so, PSSI sought to combine supporter's fanaticism from Perserikatan and Galatama's professionalism. The Premier Division was the first-tier in Liga Indonesia. The system stayed put until 2007.^[3]

2008–2017

In 2008, PSSI formed the Indonesia Super League (ISL), the first fully professional league in Indonesia, as the new top-tier of Indonesian football. The Premier Division was then being relegated to the second-tier.^[3]

As a result of continuing conflict between PT Liga Indonesia (LI) and PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS), there were two different Liga Indonesia Premier Division being organized for 2011–12 and 2013 season, one for the Indonesia Super League and the other for Indonesian Premier League. Starting in the 2014 season Premier Division was organized again by PT Liga Indonesia after the dissolution of LPIS.

Liga 2 era

In January 2017, PSSI renamed the competition from Premier Division to Liga 2 along with the change in the name of the league in the top division from Indonesia Super League to Liga 1.^[2]

Liga 2 did not use the name of the main sponsor after the name change in 2017 season until Pegadaian, which operates in the financial sector became the main sponsor in the 2023-24 season and changed the name of the league to Pegadaian Liga 2.^[4]

Teams

Current participating teams

Note: According to 2024–25 season.

"Year joined" is the year the club joined the Liga Indonesia, including leagues that are divisionally below it and counted since 1994–95 season.
"First season in D2" and "Seasons in D2" counted since Premier Division dropped down to second-tier and also including of former ISC B.
"Most recent spell in top flight" counted since foundation of Indonesia Super League (now Liga 1), including Indonesian Premier League during dualism era (2011–2013) and former ISC A in 2016 season.

Notes

^ Include season as Putra Safin Group and AHHA PS Pati.
^ Include season as Persebaya (DU/ISL)
^ Include season as PS TNI, PS TIRA and TIRA-Persikabo.
^ Include season as Aceh United, Babel United and Muba Babel United.
^ Include season as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon.

Former names

^
Bekasi City (FBC): previously as Putra Ijen FC.
^
Bhayangkara (BFC): previously as Persikubar West Kutai.
^
Nusantara United (NUS): previously as Mataram Utama.
^
Persikabo 1973 (PBO): previously as PS TNI.
^
Persipal (PAL): previously as Aceh United.
^
RANS Nusantara (RNS): previously as Cilegon United.

Former teams

Note: Since 2018 season.

"Year joined" is the year the club joined the Liga Indonesia, including leagues that are divisionally below it and counted since 1994–95 season.
"First season in D2" and "Seasons in D2" counted since Premier Division dropped down to second-tier and also including of former ISC B.

Notes

^ Include season as Perseru Serui.
^ Include season as Blitar United.
^ Include season as Martapura FC.
^ Include season as Semeru FC.
^ Include season as Putra Delta Sidoarjo.

Former names

^
Badak Lampung (BDL): previously as Perseru Serui.
^
Bandung United (BDU): previously as Blitar United.
^
Dewa United (DWU): previously as Martapura FC.
^
Hizbul Wathan (HIZ): previously as Semeru FC.
^
Malut United (MLT): previously as Putra Delta Sidoarjo.
^
Sada Sumut (SSU): previously as Karo United.
^
Sulut United (SUL): previously as Bogor FC.

Maps

Persiraja

PSMS

PSPS

Locations of non-Java-based 2024–25 Liga 2 teams.

Red: Group 1;

Yellow: Group 2;

Blue: Group 3

AFFC

PSKC

PSIM

Locations of Java-based 2024–25 Liga 2 teams.

Red: Group 1;

Yellow: Group 2;

Blue: Group 3

Championship history

First-tier era

Second-tier era

Title sponsors

Broadcasting partner

As the first tier

TVRI (1994–2002)
ANTV (1994–2002, 2004–2007)
Indosiar (1999–2001, 2004)
RCTI (2000–2002)
SCTV (2003)
Trans TV (2004)
TV7 (2005)
Lativi (2006–2007)

As the second tier

ANTV (2008–2013)^[8]
tvOne (2013, 2017–2019)^[9]
First Media and Big TV (2014)
OrangeTV (2017–2018)
iflix (2017–2018)
Telkom Indonesia (2018–2022)
Vidio (2018–present)^[10]
Nex Parabola (2019, 2021–present)^[10]
Kompas TV (2020)^[11]
MNC Vision Networks (2020–2021, 2023–present)^[12]
Indosiar (2021–present)^[10]
Moji (2021–2022, 2024–present)

Awards

Best players

First-tier era

Second-tier era

Top scorers

First-tier era

Second-tier era

References

^ a b Firdaus, Sandy (5 September 2023). "Liga 2 2023/24 Siap Bergulir, Pegadaian Jadi Sponsor Utama". idntimes.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ a b "PSSI Ubah ISL Jadi Liga 1" (in Indonesian). Bola.net. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ a b Karami, Luzman Rifqi (26 August 2011). "Sejarah Kompetisi Sepak Bola Indonesia". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Pegadaian Jadi Sponsor Utama Liga 2 Musim 2023/2024". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ Sufiyanto, Tengku, ed. (23 August 2016). "Cerita Produk Rokok yang Pernah 'Merajai' Sepakbola Indonesia". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). p. 2. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ Sufiyanto, Tengku, ed. (23 August 2016). "Cerita Produk Rokok yang Pernah 'Merajai' Sepakbola Indonesia". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). p. 3. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ Sufiyanto, Tengku, ed. (23 August 2016). "Cerita Produk Rokok yang Pernah 'Merajai' Sepakbola Indonesia". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). p. 4. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
^ Hidayah, Aguslia (15 December 2011). "ANTV Mulai Siarkan Kompetisi Divisi Utama". Tempo.co (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ Saputra, Muhammad Nurhendra (20 April 2018). "tvOne Siarkan Langsung Pertandingan Liga 2". VIVA.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ a b c Yaksa, Muhammad Adi (5 September 2023). "Pegadaian Jadi Sponsor Utama Liga 2 2023 / 2024: Live di Indosiar, Vidio, dan Nex Parabola". Bola.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ Dirhantoro, Tito (13 March 2020). "Kompas TV Resmi Siarkan Kompetisi Liga 2 2020". Kompas TV (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ Prasetya, Mochamad Hary (17 February 2020). Nugroho, Nungki (ed.). "MNC Vision Networks Siarkan Liga 1 dan Liga 2 2020". Bolasport.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Biar Pun Jadi Runner-up, Persiwa Wamena Panen Gelar" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

External links

Official website of PT Liga Indonesia Baru (in Indonesian)
Official website of PSSI (in Indonesian)