The 2019 Liga 3 was the third season of the Liga 3 under its current name, the fourth season under its current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia. Persijap defeated PSKC 3–1 in the final at the Pakansari Stadium to won their first Liga 3 title.

Teams

Team changes

The following teams changed division from the 2018 season.

Overview

Player regulations

Unlike previous seasons, teams are not allowed to use senior players. Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in this league.

Qualifying round

Qualifying round for national round is divided into 2 routes: * Regional route (consist of representatives from 34 provinces). First, each province held their provincial league followed by unlimited amateur teams with different competition format. Then qualified teams from provincial league are competing in their respective region to earn 26 slots in national round. * Pre-national route is featured by six relegated teams from

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

and 10 teams that qualified for the

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last season. Six teams will be qualified for national round from this route.

Regional route

Province round

These teams are the representatives from their provincial league to be competing in regional round.

Regional round

Pre-national route

National round

A total of 32 teams will be competing in this round.

First round

In this first round, 32 teams divided into eight groups (4 groups in West region and 4 groups in East region). Each group played a home tournament basis. First round was played from 12–16 December 2019. Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the

West region

=Group A

= * Tiga Naga hosted this group at Tumpal Sinaga Stadium and Kaharudin Nasution Stadium,

Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital of Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern part of Sumatra, Sumatra Island. Its name is derived from the Malay language, Malay words for 'new market' ('pekan' is market and 'baru' is new). ...

=Group B

= * PSSI chose to hold this group at Haji Agus Salim Stadium and BBC Batuang Taba Stadium, Padang.

=Group C

= * PSKC hosted this group at

Siliwangi Stadium Siliwangi Stadium or Stadion Siliwangi is a multi-purpose stadium in Bandung, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is owned by the Siliwangi Regional Military Commando (Komando Daerah Militer Siliwangi). The sta ...

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

and Jalak Harupat Stadium,

Bandung Regency Bandung Regency (''Kabupaten Bandung'') is an administrative landlocked regency located to the south, southeast, east and northeast of the city of Bandung. The northern parts of the Bandung Regency are effectively part of the Bandung Metropolitan ...

=Group D

= *

Persiba Bantul Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Bantul, commonly known as Persiba Bantul, is a semi-professional Indonesian football club based in Bantul, Yogyakarta. They currently compete in the Liga 3. History Persiba Bantul was established on 21 Septemb ...

hosted this group at

Sultan Agung Stadium Sultan Agung Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bantul, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home venue for Persiba Bantul of the Liga Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000. The stadium was buil ...

and Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul.

East region

=Group E

= * Persijap hosted this group at

Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium (Stadion Gelora Bumi Kartini) is a multi-use stadium in Jepara, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It co ...

and Kamal Djunaedi Stadium, Jepara.

=Group F

= * Putra Sinar Giri hosted this group at Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium and

Semen Gresik Stadium Semen, also known as seminal fluid, is an organic bodily fluid created to contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads (sexual glands) and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize the female ovum. Semen is ...

, Gresik Regency.

=Group G

= * Semeru hosted this group at

Gelora Supriyadi Stadium Gelora Supriyadi Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Blitar, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 ...

and

Gelora Bumi Penataran Stadium Gelora is the southernmost administrative village in the Tanah Abang district of Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. It has postal code of 10270. The country's first centralized sports complex, the Gelora Bung Karno, and the headquarters of the f ...

, Blitar.

=Group H

= * Perseta hosted this group at

Brawijaya Stadium Brawijaya Stadium is a football stadium in the city of Kediri (city), Kediri, East Java, Indonesia this stadium was built in 1983, and underwent renovations in 2000. ''Brawijaya Stadium'' has a capacity of 15,000 seats, as well as the headquarter ...

Kediri Kediri can refer to: * Kediri (historical kingdom), a medieval kingdom occupying territory in present-day Indonesia * Kediri (city), a modern-day city in East Java, Indonesia ** The Kediri meteorite of c. 1940, which fell in East Java, Indonesia ( ...

and

Rejoagung Stadium Rejoagung Stadium is a football stadium in the town of Kedungwaru, Tulungagung Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 7,000 people. It is the home base of Perseta Tulungagung Perseta stands for Persatuan Sepakbola Tulung ...

, Tulungagung Regency.

Second round

The second round was featured by 16 teams which were the winners and runner-ups from each group of the first round. The second round matches were played on 19 December 2019. Each winner advanced to the third round.

Third round

In this round, eight teams divided into two groups. Each group played a home tournament basis. Third round was played from 22–26 December 2019. Three best teams of each group promoted to the Liga 2. Winner of each group also advanced to the final.

West Group

* PSKC hosted this group at

and Arcamanik Stadium,

East Group

* Putra Sinar Giri hosted this group at Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik Regency and Jenggolo Stadium, Sidoarjo Regency.

Final

Champions

Awards

* Top Scorers: Rikza Syawali ( PSKC) with nine goals. * Best Player: Rizki Hidayat ( Persijap). * Fair Play Team: PSKC.

Notes

References

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