Country | Indonesia |
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Sport | Association football |
Promotion and relegation | Yes |
National system | |
Federation | Football Association of Indonesia |
Confederation | AFC |
Top division | Liga 1 |
Second division | Liga 2 |
Cup competition | |
Association football in Indonesia |
The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top-flight football leagues merger: Perserikatan (amateur) and Galatama (semi professional). Liga Indonesia is managed by PSSI, the Indonesian national football federation, and operated by PT. Liga Indonesia Baru and its previous iterations (Badan Liga Indonesia from 1994–2008 and PT Liga Indonesia from 2008–2015).
There are four levels of competition in the hierarchy recently. The top three in the hierarchy are professional competitions, whereas the rest are amateur and semi-pro.[1]