# 2023 Liga 3 Central Java

The 2023 Liga 3 Central Java is the eighth season of Liga 3 Central Java organized by Asprov PSSI Central Java.
Persip are the defending champion.

## Teams

2023 Liga 3 Central Java was attended by 22 teams.
| No | Team | Location |
| 1 | Persab | Brebes Regency |
| 2 | Persegal | Tegal City |
| 3 | Persibas | Banyumas Regency |
| 4 | PSIP | Pemalang Regency |
| 5 | Persibangga | Purbalingga Regency |
| 6 | Persekap | Pekalongan Regency |
| 7 | Persip | Pekalongan City |
| 8 | Persibara | Banjarnegara Regency |
| 9 | PSIW | Wonosobo Regency |
| 10 | Persik Kendal | Kendal Regency |
| 11 | PPSM | Magelang |
| 12 | Mahesa Jenar Muda | Semarang City |
| 13 | Bina Sentra Semarang | Semarang City |
| 14 | PSDB United | Demak Regency |
| 15 | Persiku | Kudus Regency |
| 16 | Safin Pati | Pati Regency |
| 17 | PSIR | Rembang Regency |
| 18 | Persipur | Grobogan Regency |
| 19 | Sragen United | Sragen Regency |
| 20 | Persika | Karanganyar Regency |
| 21 | PSIK | Klaten Regency |
| 22 | Universitas Surakarta | Surakarta City |

## First round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persik Kendal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 12 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Bina Sentra Semarang | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Second round |
| 3 | Mahesa Jenar Muda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSIP | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 14 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Persab | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to Second round |
| 3 | Persegal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | |
| 4 | Persekap | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSIK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Universitas Surakarta | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Advance to Second round |
| 3 | Persika | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Persipur | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSDB United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 15 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Persiku | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to Second round |
| 3 | PSIR | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Safin Pati | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persibangga | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | PSIW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 | Advance to Second round |
| 3 | Persibara | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Persibas (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
The match was stopped at '80 due to a supporters' riot.

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persip | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Second round |
| 2 | Sragen United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | Advance to Second round |
| 3 | PPSM (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
The match was stopped at '85 due to a supporters' riot.

## Second round
### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universitas Surakarta | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Persibangga | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Persik Kendal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Persibangga 4, Persik Kendal 1.

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persip | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | Persiku | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | PSIP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSIK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | PSIW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Bina Sentra Semarang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Persab | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 2 | PSDB United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Knockout round |
| 3 | Sragen United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |

## Knockout round
### Bracket

If a match was tied on aggregate score after two legs, no extra time would be played, and a penalty shoot-out would be held to determine the winner.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| G1 | Universitas Surakarta | 3 | 0 | 3 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| J2 | PSDB United (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 (5) | | | | | | | | |
| J2 | PSDB United (p) | 0 | 3 | 3 (5) | PSDB United | PSDB United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Persip Pekalongan | Persip Pekalongan | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| H1 | Persip Pekalongan | 3 | 2 | 5 | Persip Pekalongan | Persip Pekalongan | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| I2 | PSIW Wonosobo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| I2 | PSIW Wonosobo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Persip Pekalongan | Persip Pekalongan | 0 (4) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Persibangga Purbalingga | Persibangga Purbalingga | 0 (2) |
| I1 | PSIK Klaten | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Persibangga Purbalingga | Persibangga Purbalingga | 0 (2) |
| H2 | Persiku Kudus | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| H2 | Persiku Kudus | 2 | 1 | 3 | Persiku Kudus | Persiku Kudus | 3 | 1 | 4 (4) | | | |
| | | | | | Persibangga Purbalingga (p) | Persibangga Purbalingga (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (5) | | | |
| J1 | Persab Brebes | 0 | 1 | 1 | Persibangga Purbalingga (p) | Persibangga Purbalingga (p) | 2 | 2 | 4 (5) | | | |
| G2 | Persibangga Purbalingga | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarter-finals
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 23 December 2023, and the second legs will be played on 27 December 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Universitas Surakarta | 3–3 (4–5 p) | PSDB United | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| Persip | 5–2 | PSIW | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| PSIK | 0–3 | Persiku | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Persab | 1–3 | Persibangga | 0–2 | 1–1 |

#### Matches

3–3 on aggregate. PSDB United won 5–4 on penalties.
Persip won 5–2 on aggregate.
Persiku won 3–0 on aggregate.
Persibangga won 3–1 on aggregate.

### Semi-finals
#### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| PSDB United | 1–4 | Persip | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Persiku | 4–4 (4–5 p) | Persibangga | 3–2 | 1–2 |

#### Matches

Persip won 4–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate. Persibangga won 5–4 on penalties.

### Final
## Qualification to the national phase
### Free slot

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Qualified to |
| Persip | Champions of 2022 Liga 3 Central Java | 30 December 2022 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| PSIK | Runner-up of 2022 Liga 3 Central Java | 30 December 2022 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| PSIW Wonosobo | Semi-finalist of 2022 Liga 3 Central Java | 30 December 2022 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| PSDB United | Semi-finalist of 2022 Liga 3 Central Java | 30 December 2022 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |

### 2023 season

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Qualified to |
| Persibangga | Finalist of 2023 Liga 3 Central Java | 6 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| Persiku Kudus | Semi-finalist of 2023 Liga 3 Central Java | 27 December 2023 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| Universitas Surakarta | Quarter-finalist of 2023 Liga 3 Central Java | 27 December 2023 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| Persab | Quarter-finalist of 2023 Liga 3 Central Java | 27 December 2023 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |