# 2023 Liga 3 West Papua

The 2023 Liga 3 West Papua (also called Liga 3 Arfak Mountains Regent's Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth edition organized by Asprov PSSI West Papua.
This competition was attended by 9 teams from Southwest Papua and West Papua. The winner of this competition will advance to the national phase.
Perseman is the defending champion after winning it in the 2021 season. In 2022, the competition will not be held by Asprov PSSI West Papua.

## Teams

Liga 3 West Papua this season was attended by 9 teams from 2 provinces. The following is a list of participating teams.
| No. | Team | Location |
| West Papua ||||
| 1 | Ransiki | South Manokwari |
| 2 | Mata'afa | Manokwari |
| 3 | Mutiara Timur PB | Manokwari |
| 4 | PS Kamasan | Manokwari |
| 5 | PS Kasuari | Manokwari |
| 6 | Persewon | Teluk Wondama |
| 7 | Kaimana | Kaimana |
| 8 | Persegaf | Arfak Mountains |
| Southwest Papua ||||
| 9 | Raja Ampat United | Raja Ampat |

## Venue

* Sanggeng Stadium, Manokwari Regency

## Group stage

All times listed below are East Indonesia Time (WIT).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Raja Ampat United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Qualified to knockout stage |
| 2 | Persegaf (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to knockout stage |
| 3 | PS Kamasan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 7 | |
| 4 | Mutiara Timur PB | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mata'afa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |
The match which was supposed to be held on 24 November 2023 was postponed and will be played on 30 November 2023.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kaimana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Qualified to knockout stage |
| 2 | PS Kasuari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Qualified to knockout stage |
| 3 | Persewon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ransiki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

All times listed below are East Indonesia Time (WIT).

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | | | |
| A1 | Raja Ampat United | 1 | | | |
| A1 | Raja Ampat United | 1 | 4 December 2023 – Manokwari | 4 December 2023 – Manokwari | 4 December 2023 – Manokwari |
| B2 | PS Kasuari (a.e.t.) | 2 | 4 December 2023 – Manokwari | 4 December 2023 – Manokwari | 4 December 2023 – Manokwari |
| B2 | PS Kasuari (a.e.t.) | 2 | PS Kasuari | PS Kasuari | 0 |
| 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | PS Kasuari | PS Kasuari | 0 |
| 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | 1 December 2023 – Manokwari | Persegaf | Persegaf | 3 |
| B1 | Kaimana | 0 | Persegaf | Persegaf | 3 |
| A2 | Persegaf | 5 | | | |
| A2 | Persegaf | 5 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | | 3 December 2023 – Manokwari | 3 December 2023 – Manokwari | 3 December 2023 – Manokwari |
| | | | Raja Ampat United | Raja Ampat United | 2 |
| | | | Kaimana | Kaimana | 1 |

### Final
## Qualification to the national phase

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Qualified to |
| Persegaf | 2023 Liga 3 West Papua champions | 4 December 2023 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Top scorer | Jhon Rumbruren (9 goals) | Persegaf |
| Best player | Maikel Antoh | Raja Ampat United |
| Best goalkeeper | Mohammad Sanusi | Persegaf |