2025–26 Liga 4 Southwest Papua (also known as the 2025–26 Southwest Papua Governor's Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the fourth-tier football competition in Indonesia organized by the Provincial Association (Asprov) of PSSI Southwest Papua. The competition serves as the provincial qualifying round for the national phase of the 2025–26 Liga 4.
Background In early 2026, Asprov PSSI Southwest Papua finalized preparations for the provincial league under the branding of the Governor's Cup. Acting general secretary, Dave Thio, stated that the competition is a crucial step for local football development across the Greater Sorong and Raja Ampat regions.
To ensure the success of the tournament, the organizing committee, led by Amatus Turot, held a strategic coordination meeting with the Acting Governor of Southwest Papua, Mohammad Musa’ad, at the Governor's office in March 2026. Turot emphasized that all sectors, from security to match officials, were undergoing final evaluations to meet PSSI standards ahead of the kick-off.
The registration period for official member clubs was scheduled from 2 to 14 March 2026.
Format and schedule The competition is scheduled to officially kick-off on 22 March 2026 at the Bawela Stadium in Sorong. The league is designed to accommodate clubs from across the province, ensuring competitive representation from regencies such as Sorong City, Sorong Regency, Maybrat Regency, South Sorong Regency, and Tambrauw Regency.
Teams The Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Liga 4 Southwest Papua (Governor's Cup), Amatus Turot, officially inaugurated the nine teams set to compete in the 2025–26 season. According to the announcement by the committee, these clubs are scheduled to begin their matches on 22 March 2026. The competition features a mix of returning members, including the defending champions from the previous season, and newly confirmed participants representing various regencies across the province.
Location map
Participating teams The following clubs are officially confirmed to participate in the 2025–26 Liga 4 Southwest Papua.
No Team Location Map 2024–25 season 1 Persikos Sorong City Champions 2 PS Putra Doom Group stage 3 Nogari Rekub Dum Did not participate 4 Persisos South Sorong Regency Runners-up 5 Persitam Tambrauw Regency Group stage 6 Persemay Maybrat Regency Did not participate 7 PS Getsemani Sorong Regency Did not participate 8 Persiss Did not participate 9 PS Unimuda Sorong Group stage
Venue Matches are primarily held at Bawela Stadium, Sorong City.
Group stage The group stage began on 22 March 2026 at the Bawela Stadium, Sorong City. Nine teams were divided into two groups, competing in a single round-robin format. The winner and runner-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage.
Group A
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Matchday 4
Matchday 5
Matchday 6
Group B
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Knockout stage The knockout stage uses a single-match system. In the event of a draw during regulation time, the match proceeds to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. Four teams from the two groups of Liga 4 Southwest Papua officially qualified for the semi-finals stage.
Bracket
Knockout match
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
Third place play-off
Final
Top scorers
Rank Player Club GoalsPersiss SorongFredi OsokPersikos SorongAnderson WafomEngelbert SaniPersikos SorongBertho Sauyai
Awards TeamChampionPersikos SorongRunner-upPersemay MaybratThird-placePersitam TambrauwIndividualTop scorerAnderson Wafom (Persemay)Best playerCalvin Hegemur (Persikos)Best young playerEllia Solossa (Persemay)Best goalkeeperSamuel Raunsai (Persikos)
See also 2025–26 Liga 4 2025–26 Liga 4 Central Papua 2025–26 Liga 4 Highland Papua 2025–26 Liga 4 South Papua 2025–26 Liga 4 West Papua 2025–26 Liga 4 Papua
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