History
The competition was established after Liga Indonesia Second Division and Liga Indonesia Third Division merged in 2014. Starting in 2015, theFormat
Old format
Provincial phase
Each province held a provincial phase, they were followed by amateur clubs without a limit of participants with different competition formats, the difference in the format was due to the different number of participants in each province. Furthermore, the teams that qualified from the provincial phase competed in national phase.National phase
A total of 80 teams entered this phase. * First round: 80 teams were divided into sixteen groups of 5. Each group was played on a home tournament basis. Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the second round. * Second round: 32 teams which were the winners and runners-up from each group of the first round. They were divided into eight groups of 4 and each winner and runner-up advanced to the third round. * Third round: 16 teams were divided into two groups. Each group was played on a home tournament basis. Same as previous round, the winner and runner-up of each group advanced to the fourth round. * Fourth round: 8 teams were divided into two groups. The three best teams of each group were promoted to the Liga 2. The winner of each group also advanced to the final. * Final: The 2 group winners from the fourth round played in the final match. The final was played as a single match.New format
2024–25 season
The league format was announced on 7 November 2024. There was no provincial or national phase. Instead, there were four rounds: * Regular round: 16 teams were divided into two group of eight, with the round being played in a centralized format of double round-robin matches. The top three teams of each group qualified for the championship round, while the remaining teams qualified for the relegation play-offs. * Relegation play-offs: 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams, with the round being played in a centralized format of single round-robin matches. The bottom three teams of each group were relegated to the 2025–26 Liga 4. * Championship round: 6 teams were divided into two groups of three teams, with the round being played in home-and-away round-robin matches. The group winners advanced to the final and promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2. The group runners-up entered to the promotion play-off. * Promotion play-off & Final: The play-off and final were played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, it went to extra time and a penalty shoot-out to decide the winning team if necessary. The winner of the play-off match was promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2, while the winner of the final match was crowned as champions.2025–26 season
''To be announced.''Teams
Current participating teams
The following 24 clubs will compete in the Liga Nusantara during 2025–26 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 D3" and "Seasons in D3" counted since First Division dropped down to third-tier and also including of LPIS First Division during dualism era (2011–2012) and ISC Liga Nusantara in 2016 season.'' *''"Seasons in LN" and "Current spell in D3" counted since the third-tier league was renamed as Liga 3 and later changed to Liga Nusantara.'' *''"Last spell in L2" counted since Premier Division dropped down to second-tier (now Liga 2), including LPIS Premier Division during dualism era (2011–2013) and ISC B in 2016 season.'' ;Former names ;Breakaway league: ;Unofficial leagueFormer teams
The following clubs competed in the Liga Nusantara since 2024–25 season, but are not competing in the 2025–26 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 D3" and "Seasons in D3" counted since First Division dropped down to third-tier and also including of LPIS First Division during dualism era (2011–2013) and ISC Liga Nusantara.'' *''"Season in LN" and "Last spell in D3" counted since the third-tier league was renamed as Liga 3 and later changed to Liga Nusantara.'' ;Former namesMaps
Championship history
Old format
One-off final
Two-legged final
New format
Promotion history
Old format
New format
Relegation history
Awards
Best players
Top scorers
Fair play awards
Title sponsors
See also
* Indonesian football league system * Liga 1 * Liga 2 * Liga 4 *References
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