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.
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.
Teams
Team changes
The following teams changed division after the 2021 season.
Name changes
* AHHA PS Pati relocated to
Bekasi
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and were renamed to
Bekasi FC 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.
*
Mataram Utama handed over their senior team to a group of investors, who subsequently rebranded the club as
Nusantara United.
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. 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.
*
Muba Babel United was acquired by
Liga 3 side
Persipal Palu
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Palu Junior, simply known as Persipal Junior, is an Indonesian football club based in Palu, Central Sulawesi.
History
Persipal had a heyday in the 1970s and was one of the favorite clubs in Indonesia during the Pe ...
. 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.
Stadiums and locations
Notes:
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes:
# On the front of shirt.
# On the back of shirt.
# On the sleeves.
# On the shorts.
# Apparel made by club.
Coaching changes
First round
West Region
Central Region
East Region
Ranking possible relegation
Since the Central Region contains 10 teams, the results against the 10th place do not count.
Second round
In this round, competing teams will be divided into two groups of three teams (groups X to Y). Teams in each group played one another in a
double round-robin
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.
Group X
Group Y
Knockout round
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Discipline
* Most yellow card(s): 4
**
Yericho Christiantoko (
Persekat)
* Most red card(s): 1
**
Marcel Yusuf Usemahu (
Deltras)
**
Sandy Ferizal (
Persela)
**
Sugiyanto (
Perserang)
**
Imanuel Rumbiak (
Persewar)
**
Andre Putra Wibowo (
Persijap)
**
Munhar (
PSPS)
**
Patrison Lucky Rumere (
PSBS)
**
Susanto (
Perserang)
**
Ahmad Amin Agusti (
PSKC)
**
Ahmad Burhan Afiludin (
Persikab)
Hat-tricks
Attendances
See also
*
2022–23 Liga 1
*
2022–23 Liga 3
*
2022–23 Piala Indonesia
References
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