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.

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.

Persik defeated PSCS 3–2 on aggregate to win their first Liga 3 title.

Overview Player regulations 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.

Qualifying round Qualifying round for national round was divided into 2 routes: Regional route (consist of representatives from 34 provinces). First, each province held their provincial league followed by unlimited amateur teams with different competition format (see table below). Then qualified teams from provincial league competed in their respective region to earn 24 spots in regional preliminary round based on their quota. These 24 teams then competed for 12 slots in national round. National zone route was consisted of the teams which relegated from 2017 Liga 2, 20 teams (winners and runner-ups from 8 groups + 4 play-off winner) qualified for national round from this route.

Regional route Province round These teams were representatives from their provincial league to be competed in regional round.

#ProvinceQualified teamsCompetition format Sumatra Region1 AcehNot held2 North Sumatra (28 teams)PSDS Deli SerdangMedan UtamaPS BhinnekaStarted on 9 July 2018Preliminary: Divided to 8 groups, home tournamentSecond Round: Divided to 4 groups, home tournamentTop 8 - Final Round: Knockout system with single match3 West Sumatra (19 teams)SolokBatang AnaiStarted on 2 July 2018First Round: divided to 4 groups, home tournamentSecond Round: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentFinal Round (Top 4): Single round robin home tournament4 Riau (9 teams)AS AbadiPS PetalanganStarted on 12 August 2018First Round: Single round robin home tournamentFinal Round (Top 6): Single round robin home tournament5 Riau Islands (6 teams)PS Putra KundurStarted on 2 August 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match6 Jambi (7 teams)Batanghari Started on 1 July 2018Double round robin home-away tournament7 South SumatraNot held8 Bangka Belitung Islands (6 teams) PS Basel Started on 16 July 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentFinal Round: single match9 Bengkulu (11 teams) PS Benteng Started on 29 April 2018Double round robin home-away tournament10 Lampung (9 teams)PutradSS LampungStarted on 25 July 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match Java Region11 Banten (9 teams)Persikota TangerangPersitangsel South TangerangStarted on 7 August 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentFinal Round (Top 4): Single round robin home tournament12 Jakarta (21 teams) East JakartaPRO-DirectPSJS South Jakarta Started on 22 July 2018Preliminary: Divided to 4 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match13 West Java (41 teams)PSKC CimahiPersikab BandungSuper ProgresifPersitas TasikmalayaBintang TimurPerssi SukabumiMaung AnomPersikasi Bekasi Started on 29 April 2018Preliminary: Divided to 6 groups, double round-robin home tournamentTop 16 - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match14 Central Java (17 teams) PSIP PemalangPersibara BanjarnegaraPersab BrebesBR UnikaPSD Demak Started on 25 March 2018Preliminary: Divided to 4 groups, home-away tournamentTop 8 - Semifinal round: Knock-out system, home-awayFinal Round: Single match15 Yogyakarta Not held16 East Java (49 teams)Persiga TrenggalekPersekabpas PasuruanPS KoPaDeltrasBlitar PoetraPersem MojokertoPersedikab KediriPSID JombangPutra Sinar GiriLamonganPersema 1953 Malang Started on 1 April 2018First Round: Divided to 7 groups, home-away tournamentSecond Round: 4 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match Kalimantan Region17 West KalimantanNot held18 Central Kalimantan (6 teams)Persesam Sampit Started on 5 August 2018 (West), and 12 August 2018 (Central)Preliminary: Divided to 2 zones (each 3 teams), home tournamentFinal Round: Two-legged matches in neutral venue19 South Kalimantan (16 teams)KotabaruPersetala Tanah Laut Started on 24 June 2018Preliminary: divided to 4 groups, home-away tournamentSecond Round: divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match20 East Kalimantan (19 teams)PS PUBontang City Started on 22 April 2018Preliminary: divided to 3 groups, home tournamentTop 8: single round robin home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match21 North KalimantanNot held Sulawesi Region22 North Sulawesi (15 teams)Persmin MinahasaPersma 1960 ManadoStarted on 22 July 2018Preliminary: divided to 4 groups, home tournamentSecond Round: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal round: Knock-out system with single matchFinal Round: Home-away matches23 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 tournamentFinal Round (Top 6): Single round robin home tournament24 South Sulawesi (20 teams)Palopo UnitedPersibone Bone Started on 14 July 2018Preliminary: divided to 5 groups, home tournamentSecond Round: divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal round: Knock-out system, home-awayFinal Round: Single match25 Southeast Sulawesi (16 teams)PS Wonua Bombana Started on 22 April 2018Preliminary: Divided to 4 groups, home tournamentTop 8 - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match 26 Gorontalo (7 teams)Kreasindo XIII MerdekaStarted on 27 August 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match27 West Sulawesi (12 teams)OTP37 Started on 9 May 2018 (Mamuju) and ? (Polewali)Preliminary:divided to 2 zones, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match Lesser Sunda Islands Region28 Bali (10 teams) Putra Tresna Started on 2 July 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match 29 West Nusa Tenggara (13 teams) Perslotim East Lombok Started on 29 July 2018 (Sumbawa), and 1 August 2018 (Lombok)Preliminary: Divided to 2 zones, home tournamentSumbawa (5 teams, 1 group), Lombok (8 teams, 2 groups)Final Round: Home-away matches30 East Nusa Tenggara (10 teams) PSN NgadaPSK Kupang Started on 10 July 2018Preliminary: Divided to 2 groups, home tournamentSemifinal - Final Round: Knock-out system with single match Maluku Region31 Maluku (8 teams) Ambon United Started on 29 April 2018Single round robin home tournament32 North Maluku (2 teams) Persiter Ternate Started on 22 July 2018Home-away matches Papua Region33 West Papua (9 teams)Persikos SorongPersiss SorongPersisos South Sorong Started on 9 July 2018Single round robin home tournament34 Papua (20 teams)Persemi MimikaPersewar WaropenPersitoli TolikaraNafriPersemar Mamberamo Raya Started on 30 June 2018Preliminary: Divided to 3 groups, home tournamentFinal Round (Top 6): Single round robin home tournament

Regional round

National zone route

National round A total of 32 teams (20 teams from national zone route and 12 teams from The regional route) compete in this round.

First round 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.

Group A PSGC hosted this group at Galuh Stadium, Ciamis Regency and Wiradadaha Stadium, Tasikmalaya.

Group B PSCS hosted this group at Wijayakusuma Stadium, Cilacap Regency and Goentoer Darjono Stadium, Purbalingga Regency.

Group C Bogor hosted this group at Mini Stadium and Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong. But due to 212 reunion activity and the arrival of the president to Pakansari Stadium (Indonesian Teachers' Union Anniversary), the last matches in this group was moved to Heri Sudrajat Stadium, Depok and PPMP Stadium, Sentul without spectators.

Group D PS Badung hosted this group at Gelora Samudera Stadium, Kuta and Beji Mandala Stadium, Pecatu.

Group E Persijap hosted this group at Gelora Bumi Kartini Stadium. Perseka withdrew from the competition due to technical constraints.

Group F PSBK hosted this group at Gelora Supriyadi Stadium, Blitar.

Group G Persik hosted this group at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri and Canda Bhirawa Stadium, Kediri Regency.

Group H Persinga hosted this group at Brantas Stadium and Kusuma Agrowisata Stadium, Batu.

Second round 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.

Third round 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.

West Group PSGC hosted this group at Galuh Stadium, Ciamis Regency.

East Group Persik hosted this group at Brawijaya Stadium, Kediri and Canda Bhirawa Stadium, Kediri Regency.

Finals

Persik won 3–2 on aggregate

Champions

Champions Persik Kediri 1st title

See also 2018 Liga 1 2018 Liga 2 2018–19 Piala Indonesia

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