2022–23 Liga 2 (Indonesia)

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Liga 2
Season2022–23
Dates28 August 2022 – 12 January 2023
ChampionsNot awarded
RelegatedNone
Matches played88
Goals scored193 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorerZulham Zamrun
(6 goals)
Biggest home winSemen Padang 5–0 Perserang
Persiba 5–0 Kalteng Putra
(22 September 2022)
Deltras 5–0 Kalteng Putra
(30 September 2022)
Biggest away winPSPS 3–4 PSMS
(22 September 2022)
Highest scoringPSPS 3–4 PSMS
(22 September 2022)
Longest winning runPSMS
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runPSMS
(6 games)
Longest winless runGresik United
(3 games)
Longest losing runKalteng Putra
(4 games)
Highest attendance14,013
Persewar 0–0 Persipura
(1 October 2022)
Lowest attendance52
Nusantara United 0–0 Persikab
(23 September 2022)
Total attendance318,059
Average attendance3,614
All statistics correct as of 1 October 2022.

The 2022–23 Liga 2 was the sixth season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 13th season under its current league structure. 28 teams, an increase of four teams from the previous season's campaign, participated for the season.[1]

The league along with 2022–23 Liga 3 were abandoned due to a combination of factors, the most notable among them was the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster.[2]

Teams

Team changes

The following teams changed division after the 2021 season.

To Liga 2

Relegated from

Liga 1

Promoted from

Liga 3

From Liga 2

Promoted to Liga 1

Relegated to Liga 3

Name changes

  • AHHA PS Pati relocated to
    Bekasi FC[3][4] However, following a lawsuit by Bekasi FC's original rights holder, the club is subject to another name change. On 30 May 2022, during the 2022 PSSI Ordinary Congress, the club finally changed their name once again to Bekasi City.[3][5]
  • Mataram Utama handed over their senior team to a group of investors, who subsequently rebranded the club as Nusantara United.[3][6] The two clubs exist as separate entities, with Nusantara United taking over Mataram Utama's place in the Liga 2, while Mataram Utama redirected their focus towards youth development and their football academy.[7] On 5 July, Nusantara United, on an Instagram post unveiling their new logo, revealed that they are now based in Nusantara, the planned new capital of Indonesia.[8]
  • Persipal Palu. As a result, Persipal took over Muba Babel United's place in Liga 2 starting from the 2022–23 season and they will compete under name Persipal BU.[9][10][11]

Stadiums and locations

Locations of non-Java-based 2022–23 Liga 2 teams.
Red: West Region; Yellow: Central Region; Green: East Region
Locations of Java-based 2022–23 Liga 2 teams