The 2021 Liga 2 was the fifth season of the Liga 2 under its current name and the 12th season under its current league structure.

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won the title after a 2–1 win over RANS Cilegon in the

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Pakansari Stadium Stadion Pakansari is an all-seater stadium at Pakansari, Cibinong, Bogor, West Java in Indonesia. It is mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of Persikabo 1973. It can hold 30,000 spectators. The stadium is one of the venues for ...

Cibinong Cibinong ( su, ᮎᮤᮘᮤᮔᮧᮀ) is a district in Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia which serves as the Regency's capital. Cibinong District had 363,424 inhabitants at the 2020 Census. The Science Center of Indonesian Institute of Sciences ...

on 30 December 2021.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cancellation of the 2020 season

The season was suspended on 15 March 2020 after finishing the matchday one due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The initial suspension was until the end of March, which was then extended to 29 May. On 27 June 2020,

PSSI The Football Association of Indonesia ( id, Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930, fifteen years before ...

issued a decree to continue Liga 1,Liga 2 & Liga 3 from October 2020. On 7 August 2020, PT Liga Indonesia Baru made several announcements. The season restarted from the beginning with a different format. In the first round, 24 teams were drawn into four groups consisting of six teams. All groups are played a home tournament format where teams play each other once. Group winners and runners-ups will be advance to the second round, which will be drawn into two groups of four. Two best teams will be qualified to the semi-finals. Semi-finals and final will be played a single-legged fixtures. Two finalists will be promoted to Liga 1. All matches are held and played behind closed doors. After failing to obtain government and police permissions for the umpteenth time, PSSI on 29 September 2020 announced the second postponement of the 2020 season of Liga 1 and Liga 2. This time the initial suspension had a one-month period. After the end date was reached, PSSI on 29 October 2020 declared the 2020 football seasons could not be held in 2020. There was an attempt to resume the 2020 season in 2021. However, on 15 January 2021, PSSI decided to cancel the 2020 season of all football competitions and declared them void.

Teams

Team changes

The following teams changed division after the 2019 season.

Name changes

* Semeru relocated to

Sidoarjo Sidoarjo Regency ( jv, ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦱꦶꦢꦲꦂꦗ, Kabupatèn Sidaharja) is a regency in East Java, Indonesia. It is bordered by Surabaya city and Gresik Regency to the north, by Pasuruan Regency to the south, by Mojokerto Regenc ...

and were renamed to Hizbul Wathan. * Babel United merged with Muba United into Muba Babel United and relocated to Musi Banyuasin. * Putra Sinar Giri relocated to Pati and were renamed to Putra Safin Group Pati (PSG Pati). However, in June 2021, the club was acquired by

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and renamed themselves again into AHHA PS Pati, although the name change won't come into effect until next season. * Martapura relocated to

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and were renamed to Dewa United. *

Cilegon United RANS Nusantara Football Club (formerly known as Cilegon United and RANS Cilegon FC) is an Indonesian football (soccer), football club and currently based in Bogor, West Java. RANS Nusantara FC's nickname is ''Magenta Force'' and ''The Prestige ...

were bought out by

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and rebranded themselves into RANS Cilegon.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

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Coaching changes

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 16 September 2021. The draw resulted in the following groups:

First round

Group A

* Matches in the first half were played in

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium ( id, Stadion Gelora Sriwijaya; literally "Sriwijaya Sports Arena Stadium"), is a multi-purpose stadium located in Jakabaring Sport City complex in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. ...

, Palembang,

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, while the second half were played in Kaharudin Nasution Stadium, Pekanbaru,

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Group B

* All matches were played in Madya Stadium, Central Jakarta, Jakarta.

Group C

* All matches were played in

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, Surakarta, Central Java.

Group D

* Matches in the first half were played in

Tuah Pahoe Stadium Tuah Pahoe Stadium is the name of a football stadium in the city of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was named after the tenth Mayor of Palangka Raya City is used as the home venue for Kalteng Putra of the Liga Indonesia The Indo ...

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, while the second half were played in

Batakan Stadium Stadion Batakan Balikpapan is a football stadium in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The stadium hosts Liga 2 club Persiba Balikpapan. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000. The stadium hosted the opening ceremony of 2020 Liga 2 The 20 ...

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Second round

The top two teams of each group will advance to the semi-finals. Matches will be played in

and

Wibawa Mukti Stadium Wibawa Mukti Stadium, or officially Stadion Wibawa Mukti, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. Sports event The stadium was built to host the 20 ...

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. It was announced that some fans would be allowed to return to stadiums on a limited basis. All times are local, WIB (

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Group X

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Knockout round

All times are local, WIB (

Semi-finals

Third place

Final

Top goalscorers

References

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