Championship (2nd tier) Country Indonesia Founded 1994 Number of teams 20 (2025–26 season) Current champions Garudayaksa (2025–26) Most successful club Persebaya Surabaya(3 titles) A national second-tier league of Indonesian football was initially established as the Liga Indonesia First Division in 1994. Following the formation of the Indonesia Super League in 2008 as the new top-tier competition, the Liga Indonesia Premier Division was relegated to the second tier. Due to conflicts between PT Liga Indonesia (LI) and PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS), two separate Premier Division competitions were held during the 2011–12 and 2013 seasons—one under the ISL and the other under the Indonesian Premier League. In January 2017, PSSI rebranded the Premier Division as Liga 2. In August 2025, PSSI rebranded again the Liga 2 as Championship and PT Liga Indonesia Baru (PT LIB) rebranded as I-League.
List of champions by season Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted. SeasonChampions (number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLiga Indonesia First Division (1995–2007)1994–95 Persikab Bandung (1) Persma Manado PSBL Bandar Lampung*1995–96 PSP Padang (1) Persedikab Kediri PSBL Bandar Lampung1996–97 Persikota Tangerang (1) PSIM Yogyakarta Persikabo Bogor1997–98 competition not held1998–99 PSPS Pekanbaru (1) Indocement Cirebon Persijatim East Jakarta Persita Tangerang (1) PSS Sleman Persikabo Bogor2001 PSIS Semarang (1) Persedikab Kediri Persekaba Badung*2002 Persik Kediri (1) Perseden Denpasar Persma Manado*2003 Persebaya Surabaya (1) PSMS Medan Persela Lamongan2004 Arema Malang (1) PSDS Deli Serdang Persibom Bolaang Mongondow2005 PSIM Yogyakarta (1) Persiwa Wamena Persiter Ternate2006 Persebaya Surabaya (2) Persis Solo —2007 Persibo Bojonegoro (1) Persikad Depok —Liga Indonesia Premier Division (2008–2015)2008–09 Persisam Putra Samarinda (1) Persema Malang PSPS Pekanbaru2009–10 Persibo Bojonegoro (2) Deltras Sidoarjo Semen Padang 2010–11 Persiba Bantul (1) Persiraja Banda Aceh Mitra Kukar 2011–12 (LI) Barito Putera (1) Persita Tangerang Persepam Madura United 2011–12 (LPIS) Persepar Palangka Raya (1) Pro Duta Perseman Manokwari 2013 (LI) Persebaya DU (Bhayangkara) (1) Perseru Serui Persik Kediri 2013 (LPIS) PSS Sleman* (1) Lampung* Persitara North Jakarta* 2014 Pusamania Borneo (1) Persiwa Wamena — 2015 season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of IndonesiaLiga 2 (2017–2025) 2017 Persebaya Surabaya (3) PSMS Medan PSIS Semarang 2018 PSS Sleman (2) Semen Padang Kalteng Putra 2019 Persik Kediri (2) Persita Tangerang Persiraja Banda Aceh 2020 season abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia 2021 Persis Solo (1) RANS Cilegon Dewa United 2022–23 season abandoned after Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster 2023–24 PSBS Biak (1) Semen Padang Malut United 2024–25 PSIM Yogyakarta (2) Bhayangkara Presisi Persijap JeparaChampionship (2025–present) 2025–26 Garudayaksa (1) PSS Sleman Adhyaksa Banten
Other tournaments Several tournaments were organized in the place of a second-tier league during Indonesia's suspension from FIFA between December 2015 and May 2016. The winners are not officially recognized as second-tier champion.
SeasonWinnersRunners-upThird place 2016 ISC B PSCS Cilacap PSS Sleman Perssu Kaisar Madura
Number of titles overall Clubs in bold are competing in the 2026–27 Championship.
Rank Club Winners Winning seasons 1 Persebaya Surabaya 3 2003, 2006, 2017 2 Persibo Bojonegoro 2 2007, 2009–10 PSS Sleman 2013 (LPIS), 2018 Persik Kediri 2002, 2019 PSIM Yogyakarta 2005, 2024–25 7 Arema Malang 1 2004 Barito Putera 2011–12 (LI) Persebaya DU (Bhayangkara) 2013 (LI) Garudayaksa 2025–26 Persepar Palangkaraya 2011–12 (LPIS) Persiba Bantul 2010–11 Persikab Bandung 1994–95 Persikota Tangerang 1996–97 Persita Tangerang 1999–2000 Persis Solo 2021 Persisam Putra Samarinda 2008–09 PSBS Biak 2023–24 PSIS Semarang 2001 PSP Padang 1995–96 PSPS Pekanbaru 1998–99 Pusamania Borneo 2014PSCS Cilacap2016 (ISC B) Notes:
See also Indonesian football league system List of Indonesian football champions List of winners of the Liga Nusantara and predecessors List of winners of the Liga 4 and predecessors List of winners of the Liga Indonesia Third Division as the fifth tier
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