Liga Nusantara (3rd tier) Country Indonesia Founded 1994 Number of teams 24 (2025–26 season) Current champions RANS Nusantara F.C. (2025–26 season) Most successful club Persik KediriSumut United(2 titles each) A national third-tier league of Indonesian football was initially established as the Liga Indonesia Second Division in 1994. Following the formation of the Indonesia Super League in 2008 as the new top-tier competition, the Liga Indonesia First Division was relegated to the third tier. Due to conflicts between Badan Liga Sepakbola Amatir Indonesia (BLAI) and PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS), two separate First Division competitions were held during the 2011–12 season—one under the Indonesia Super League (ISL) and the other under the Indonesian Premier League.
In January 2015, PSSI rebranded the First Division as Liga Nusantara after merging the Liga Indonesia First Division, Liga Indonesia Second Division, and Liga Indonesia Third Division into a single league. In January 2017, Liga Nusantara was rebranded as Liga 3. In 2024, the league reverted to its previous name, Liga Nusantara, and is now operated by I-League.
List of champions by season Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted. SeasonChampions (number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLiga Indonesia Second Division (1994–2007) 1994–95 Persikabo Bogor Persiter Ternate PSPS Pekanbaru 1995–96 Persikota Tangerang Persewangi Banyuwangi Persipal Palu* 1996–97 Persipal Palu Persmin Minahasa Perserang Serang 1997–98 Competition not held 1998–99 PS Palembang PSBL Langsa Persekaba Badung Persik Kediri Perseman Manokwari 2001 Persela Lamongan Persim Maros 2002–03 Persid Jember Persikad Depok Persibo Bojonegoro 2003 Persekabpas Pasuruan Persibom Bolaang Mongondow PS Mitra Kukar 2004 Persibo Bojonegoro Persipur Purwodadi PS Mojokerto Putra 2005 Persiku Kudus Perserang Serang PSP Padang 2006 PSIR Rembang Persipon Pontianak Persepar Palangkaraya 2007 Persires Rengat Persewangi Banyuwangi PSBI BlitarLiga Indonesia First Division (2008–2014) 2008 PS Mojokerto Putra PPSM Sakti Magelang Persidafon Dafonsoro 2009–10 Persekam Metro Persemalra Southeast Maluku PSCS Cilacap 2010 PSBS Biak Persbul Buol — 2011–12 (LPIS) Persekap Pasuruan Persap Purbalingga — 2012 (BLAI) Perseka Kaimana PS Bangka — 2013 PS Kwarta Persinga Ngawi — 2014 Cilegon United Persibat Batang —Liga Nusantara (2015) 2015 Season abandoned due to FIFA suspension of IndonesiaLiga 3 (2017–2024) 2017 Blitar United Persik Kendal Aceh United 2018 Persik Kediri (2) PSCS Cilacap — 2019 Persijap Jepara PSKC Cimahi — 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia 2021–22 Karo United Putra Delta Sidoarjo — 2022–23 Season abandoned after Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster 2023–24 Adhyaksa Farmel Persibo Bojonegoro — Liga Nusantara (2024–present) 2024–25 Sumut United (2) Tornado Persiba Balikpapan 2025–26 RANS Nusantara Dejan PSGC Ciamis2026-27
Other tournaments Several tournaments were organized in the place of a third-tier league during Indonesia's suspension from FIFA between December 2015 and May 2016. The winners are not officially recognized as third-tier champion.
SeasonWinnersRunners-upThird place Perseden Denpasar PSN Ngada Blitar United
Number of titles overall Clubs in bold are competing in the 2026–27 Liga Nusantara.
Rank Club Winners Winning seasons 1 Persik Kediri 2 1999–2000, 2018 Sumut United 2024–25, 2021–22 3 RANS Nusantara 1 2025–26 Adhyaksa Farmel 2023–24 Blitar United 2018 Cilegon United 2014 Persekabpas Pasuruan 2003 Persekam Metro 2009–10 Perseka Kaimana 2012 (BLAI) Persekap Pasuruan 2011–12 (LPIS) Persela Lamongan 2001 Persibo Bojonegoro 2004 Persid Jember 2002–03 Persijap Jepara 2019 Persiku Kudus 2005 Persikabo Bogor 1994–95 Persikota Tangerang 1995–96 Persipal Palu 1996–97 Persires Rengat 2007 PS Kwarta 2013 PS Mojokerto Putra 2008 PS Palembang 1998–99 PSBS Biak 2010 PSIR Rembang 2006 Perseden Denpasar 2016 Notes:
See also Indonesian football league system List of Indonesian football champions List of winners of the Championship 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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