The 2024–25 Liga 4 Central Java was the inaugural season of Liga 4 Central Java after the structural changes of
Indonesian football competition and serves as a qualifying round for the national phase of the
2024–25 Liga 4
The 2024–25 Liga 4 was the inaugural season of the Liga 4, a football league newly established by the PSSI as the fourth tier in the current league system, and the only amateur competition within the structure. The competition is organized by ...
. The competition is organised by the
Central Java Provincial PSSI Association.
Persip are the two-time defending champion.
Teams
A total of 18 teams are competing in this season.
Teams changes
The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.
Locations and stadiums
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place on 24 December 2024 in
Semarang
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. The 18 teams will be drawn into 3 groups of six. The preliminary round will be played in home-and-away
round-robin matches.
The winners and runners-up from each group along with two best third-placed teams will be advance to the
knockout round.
Group A
Group A Matches
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Group B
Group B Matches
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Group C
Group C Matches
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Ranking of third-placed teams
Knockout round
Each tie in the
knockout round, apart from the final, is played over
two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round (the
away goals rule
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is not applied). If the aggregate score is level, the winners are decided by a
penalty shoot-out
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. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, a penalty shoot-out is played.
The semi-finalist will qualify for the
national phase
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.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 12 February, and the second legs will be played on 16 February 2025.
Matches
''The Central Java PSSI disciplinary committee disqualified PPSM Magelang following a riot caused by their supporters at the end of the first-leg match against Persibat. As a result, Persibat won by walkover and advanced to the semi-finals. Before the disqualification, PPSM had lost the first leg 1–2 to Persibat.''
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''Persika Karanganyar won 5–4 on aggregate.''
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''Persebi won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Persip won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
Summary
The first legs will be played on 21 February, and the second legs will be played on 24 February 2025.
Matches
''Persika Karanganyar won 4–2 on aggregate.''
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''Persebi won 5–1 on aggregate.''
Final
Notes
See also
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2024–25 Liga 4
The 2024–25 Liga 4 was the inaugural season of the Liga 4, a football league newly established by the PSSI as the fourth tier in the current league system, and the only amateur competition within the structure. The competition is organized by ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Liga 3 (Indonesia)
Liga 4
2024 in Indonesian sport
2024 in Indonesian football leagues