| Competition: | Liga 3 |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Winners: | Persik (1st title) |
| Promoted: | Persik PSCS Persatu PSGC Persewar Bogor |
| Best Player: | Galih Akbar (Persik) |
| League Topscorer: | Septian Bagaskara (21 goals) |
| Matches: | 63 |
| Total Goals: | 185 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Liga 3 was the second season of the Liga 3 under its current name, the third season under its current league structure, and the only amateur league football competition in Indonesia.[1]
The league was divided into the regional stage and the national stage. Every amateur team in Indonesia competed in its provincial stage of the league and the teams which relegated from 2017 Liga 2 competed in the national zone preliminary round.[2]
Persik defeated PSCS 3–2 on aggregate to win their first Liga 3 title.
Teams can register a maximum of 30 players. 27 players were under 23 years old (U-23) and 3 players without age restriction, the teams also could not use foreign players.[3]
Qualifying round for national round was divided into 2 routes:[4]
These teams were representatives from their provincial league to be competed in regional round.
| Province | Qualified teams | Competition format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumatra Region | ||||
| 1 | Aceh | Not held | ||
| 2 | North Sumatra (28 teams) | PSDS Deli Serdang[5] Medan Utama PS Bhinneka | Started on 9 July 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 8 groups, home tournament Second Round: Divided to 4 groups, home tournament Top 8 - Final Round: Knockout system with single match | |
| 3 | West Sumatra (19 teams) | Solok[6] Batang Anai | Started on 2 July 2018 First Round: divided to 4 groups, home tournament Second Round: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Final Round (Top 4): Single round robin home tournament | |
| 4 | Riau (9 teams) | AS Abadi PS Petalangan | Started on 12 August 2018 First Round: Single round robin home tournament Final Round (Top 6): Single round robin home tournament | |
| 5 | Riau Islands (6 teams) | PS Putra Kundur[7] | Started on 2 August 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 6 | Jambi (7 teams) | Batanghari | Started on 1 July 2018 Double round robin home-away tournament | |
| 7 | South Sumatra | Not held | ||
| 8 | Bangka Belitung Islands (6 teams) | PS Basel[8] | Started on 16 July 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Final Round: single match | |
| 9 | Bengkulu (11 teams) | PS Benteng | Started on 29 April 2018 Double round robin home-away tournament | |
| 10 | Lampung (9 teams) | Putrad[9] SS Lampung | Started on 25 July 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| Java Region | ||||
| 11 | Banten (9 teams) | Persikota Tangerang Persitangsel South Tangerang | Started on 7 August 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Final Round (Top 4): Single round robin home tournament | |
| 12 | Jakarta (21 teams) | East Jakarta PRO-Direct PSJS South Jakarta | Started on 22 July 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 4 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 13 | West Java (41 teams) | PSKC Cimahi[10] Persikab Bandung Super Progresif Persitas Tasikmalaya Bintang Timur Perssi Sukabumi Maung Anom Persikasi Bekasi | Started on 29 April 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 6 groups, double round-robin home tournament Top 16 - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 14 | Central Java (17 teams) | PSIP Pemalang[11] Persibara Banjarnegara Persab Brebes BR Unika PSD Demak | Started on 25 March 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 4 groups, home-away tournament Top 8 - Semifinal round: Knock-out system, home-away Final Round: Single match | |
| 15 | Not held | |||
| 16 | East Java (49 teams) | Persiga Trenggalek Persekabpas Pasuruan PS KoPa Deltras Blitar Poetra Persem Mojokerto Persedikab Kediri PSID Jombang Putra Sinar Giri Lamongan Persema 1953 Malang | Started on 1 April 2018 First Round: Divided to 7 groups, home-away tournament Second Round: 4 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| Kalimantan Region | ||||
| 17 | West Kalimantan | Not held | ||
| 18 | Central Kalimantan (6 teams) | Persesam Sampit[12] | Started on 5 August 2018 (West), and 12 August 2018 (Central) Preliminary: Divided to 2 zones (each 3 teams), home tournament Final Round: Two-legged matches in neutral venue | |
| 19 | South Kalimantan (16 teams) | Kotabaru Persetala Tanah Laut | Started on 24 June 2018 Preliminary: divided to 4 groups, home-away tournament Second Round: divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 20 | East Kalimantan (19 teams) | PS PU Bontang City | Started on 22 April 2018 Preliminary: divided to 3 groups, home tournament Top 8: single round robin home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 21 | North Kalimantan | Not held | ||
| Sulawesi Region | ||||
| 22 | North Sulawesi (15 teams) | Persmin Minahasa Persma 1960 Manado | Started on 22 July 2018 Preliminary: divided to 4 groups, home tournament Second Round: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal round: Knock-out system with single match Final Round: Home-away matches | |
| 23 | Central Sulawesi (16 teams) | Persido Donggala | Started on 3 May 2018 (Morowali), and 30 July 2018 (Palu) Preliminary: Divided to 2 zones, each zone consist of 2 groups, home tournament Final Round (Top 6): Single round robin home tournament | |
| 24 | South Sulawesi (20 teams) | Palopo United Persibone Bone | Started on 14 July 2018 Preliminary: divided to 5 groups, home tournament Second Round: divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal round: Knock-out system, home-away Final Round: Single match | |
| 25 | Southeast Sulawesi (16 teams) | PS Wonua Bombana[13] | Started on 22 April 2018 Preliminary: Divided to 4 groups, home tournament Top 8 - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 26 | Gorontalo (7 teams) | Kreasindo XIII Merdeka | Started on 27 August 2018[14] Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 27 | West Sulawesi (12 teams)[15] | OTP37[16] | Started on 9 May 2018 (Mamuju) and ? (Polewali)[17] Preliminary:divided to 2 zones, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| Lesser Sunda Islands Region | ||||
| 28 | Bali (10 teams) | Putra Tresna[18] | Started on 2 July 2018[19] Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| 29 | West Nusa Tenggara (13 teams) | Perslotim East Lombok | Started on 29 July 2018 (Sumbawa),[20] and 1 August 2018 (Lombok) Preliminary: Divided to 2 zones, home tournament Sumbawa (5 teams, 1 group), Lombok (8 teams, 2 groups) Final Round: Home-away matches | |
| 30 | East Nusa Tenggara (10 teams) | PSN Ngada[21] PSK Kupang | Started on 10 July 2018[22] Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournament Semifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match | |
| Maluku Region | ||||
| 31 | Maluku (8 teams) | Ambon United[23] | Started on 29 April 2018 Single round robin home tournament | |
| 32 | North Maluku (2 teams) | Persiter Ternate[24] | Started on 22 July 2018[25] Home-away matches | |
| Papua Region | ||||
| 33 | West Papua (9 teams) | Persikos Sorong[26] Persiss Sorong Persisos South Sorong[27] | Started on 9 July 2018[28] Single round robin home tournament | |
| 34 | Papua (20 teams) | Persemi Mimika[29] Persewar Waropen Persitoli Tolikara Nafri Persemar Mamberamo Raya | Started on 30 June 2018[30] Preliminary: Divided to 3 groups,home tournament Final Round (Top 6): Single round robin home tournament |
See main article: 2018 Liga 3 Regional Round.
See main article: 2018 Liga 3 National Zone Route.
A total of 32 teams (20 teams from national zone route and 12 teams from The regional route) compete in this round.[4]
In this first round, 32 teams divided into eight groups. Each group played a home tournament basis. First round was played from 26 November – 2 December 2018. Winner and runner-up of each group advanced to second round.[31]
PSGC hosted this group at Galuh Stadium, Ciamis Regency and Wiradadaha Stadium, Tasikmalaya.[32]
PSCS hosted this group at Wijayakusuma Stadium, Cilacap Regency and Goentoer Darjono Stadium, Purbalingga Regency.[33]
Bogor hosted this group at Mini Stadium and Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong.[34] But due to 212 reunion activity and the arrival of the president to Pakansari Stadium (Indonesian Teacher's Union Anniversary), the last matches in this group was moved to Heri Sudrajat Stadium, Depok and PPMP Stadium, Sentul without spectators.[35]
PS Badung hosted this group at Gelora Samudera Stadium, Kuta and Beji Mandala Stadium, Pecatu.[36]
Persijap hosted this group at Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium.[37] Perseka withdrew from the competition due to technical constraints.[38]
PSBK hosted this group at Gelora Supriyadi Stadium, Blitar.[39]
Persik hosted this group at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri and Canda Bhirawa Stadium, Kediri Regency.[40]
Persinga hosted this group at Brantas Stadium and Kusuma Agrowisata Stadium, Batu.[41]
The second round featured by 16 teams which are the winners and runner-ups from each group of the first round. The second round matches was played from 8–9 December 2018. Each winner advanced to third round.[31]
In this round, eight teams divided into two groups. Each group played a home tournament basis. Third round was played from 16–22 December 2018. Three best teams of each group promoted to Liga 2. Winner of each group also advanced to final.[31]
PSGC hosted this group at Galuh Stadium, Ciamis Regency.[42]
Persik hosted this group at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri and Canda Bhirawa Stadium, Kediri Regency.[42]