# 2023–24 Liga 3 Aceh

The 2023–24 Liga 3 Aceh was the eighth season of Liga 3 Aceh as a qualifying round for the national round of the 2023–24 Liga 3.
There are 25 teams participating in the league this season.

## Teams

| No | Team | Location |
| 1 | Kuala Nanggroe | Banda Aceh |
| 2 | PSAB | Aceh Besar |
| 3 | Persijaya | Aceh Jaya |
| 4 | Manyak Payed | Aceh Tamiang |
| 5 | Persati | Aceh Tamiang |
| 6 | Tamiang United | Aceh Tamiang |
| 7 | Juang | Bireuën |
| 8 | Benteng Gatra | East Aceh |
| 9 | Persidi | East Aceh |
| 10 | PSKBS | East Aceh |
| 11 | PS Peureulak Raya | East Aceh |
| 12 | Tiger Peureulak | East Aceh |
| 13 | PSBL | Langsa |
| 14 | Putra Langsa | Langsa |
| 15 | Kuta Pase | Lhokseumawe |
| 16 | PS Aceh Putra | Lhokseumawe |
| 17 | PSLS | Lhokseumawe |
| 18 | Dewantara United | North Aceh |
| 19 | Mutiara Raya | Pidie |
| 20 | Persimura | Pidie |
| 21 | PSAP | Pidie |
| 22 | PSKTS | Pidie |
| 23 | Persas | Sabang |
| 24 | Persal | South Aceh |
| 25 | Persabar | West Aceh |

## First round
### Group A

All matches were held at Cot Darat Stadium, Meulaboh.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSL | SIG | SAB | PBR | PMR |
| 1 | Persal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | | |
| 2 | PSAP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | | — | 3–0 | | 2–2 |
| 3 | Persas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | | | — | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| 4 | Persabar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | | — | |
| 5 | Persimura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 | | 0–2 | | | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Persal 4 pts; PSAP 3 pts; Persas 1 pts.

### Group B

All matches were held at Padang Datar Stadium, Aceh Jaya.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JNG | PJY | LHO | MUT | KTS |
| 1 | Juang | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Qualification to Second round | — | 1–0 | | | 3–0 |
| 2 | Persijaya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Qualification to Second round | | — | 3–0 | | 4–0 |
| 3 | PSLS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | 4–2 | | — | 4–2 | |
| 4 | Mutiara Raya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | | — | |
| 5 | PSKTS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Juang 1–0 Persijaya.

### Group C

The first five matches were held at Jantho Sport Center Stadium, Jantho. Then the other matches were held at Putra Samahani Mini Stadium, Kuta Malaka.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAB | PAS | DWU | KNA | APR |
| 1 | PSAB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 8 | Qualification to Second round | — | 0–0 | | | 10–0 |
| 2 | Kuta Pase | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | | — | | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Dewantara United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | | |
| 4 | Kuala Nanggroe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | Qualification to Second round | 1–2 | | 0–1 | — | |
| 5 | PS Aceh Putra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | −26 | 0 | | | | 0–5 | 1–9 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Dewantara United 0–2 Kuta Pase.

### Group D

All matches were held at Langsa Stadium, Langsa.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | IDI | PBL | TFC | KBS | BEN |
| 1 | Persidi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | Qualification to Second round | — | | | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | PSBL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Qualification to Second round | 0–1 | — | | | 6–1 |
| 3 | Tiger Peureulak | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | Qualification to Second round | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | | |
| 4 | PSKBS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | | | 0–6 | 0–1 | — | |
| 5 | Benteng Gatra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | | | | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group E

All matches were held at Aceh Tamiang Stadium, Aceh Tamiang.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TMU | PRY | PST | PLG | PYD |
| 1 | Tamiang United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualification to Second round | — | 0–0 | | | 2–1 |
| 2 | PS Peureulak Raya | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Qualification to Second round | | — | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| 3 | Persati | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | Qualification to Second round | 2–2 | | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Putra Langsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | | 0–1 | | | — | 1–0 |
| 5 | Manyak Payed | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | | | 2–2 | 0–0 | | — |

### Ranking of fourth-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Kuala Nanggroe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | Qualification to Second round |
| 2 | A | Persabar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | E | Putra Langsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | B | Mutiara Raya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | D | PSKBS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | |

## Second round
### Group F
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 20–21 December 2023, and the second legs will be played on 22–25 December 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Persas | 0–1 | PSAB | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tiger Peureulak | 2–4 | Juang | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| PSAP | 2–1 | Tamiang United | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Persijaya | 1–4 | Persidi | 1–2 | 0–2 |

#### Matches

PSAB won 1–0 on aggregate.
Juang won 4–2 on aggregate.
PSAP won 2–1 on aggregate.
Persidi won 4–1 on aggregate.

### Group G
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 26–27 December 2023, and the second legs will be played on 28–31 December 2023.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Kuala Nanggroe | 2–3 | PS Peureulak Raya | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Persati | 5–11 | Persal | 2–4 | 3–7 |
| Dewantara United | 1–2 | PSBL | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| PSLS | 2–0 | Kuta Pase | 0–0 | 2–0 |

#### Matches

PS Peureulak Raya won 3–2 on aggregate.
Persal won 11–5 on aggregate.
PSBL won 2–1 on aggregate.
PSLS won 2–0 on aggregate.

## Third round
### Group H

All matches were held at Langsa Stadium, Langsa.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSAB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to the Knockout Round |
| 2 | Persidi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to the Knockout Round |
| 3 | PSAP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Juang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group I

All matches were held at Langsa Stadium, Langsa.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PSBL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to the Knockout Round |
| 2 | PS Peureulak Raya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Advance to the Knockout Round |
| 3 | Persal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | PSLS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |

## Knockout round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| H1 | PSAB | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| I2 | PS Peureulak Raya | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| I2 | PS Peureulak Raya | 0 | 1 | 1 | PSAB | PSAB | 2 (2) |
| | | | | | PSBL | PSBL | 2 (4) |
| H2 | Persidi | 0 | 1 | 1 | PSBL | PSBL | 2 (4) |
| I1 | PSBL | 1 | 1 | 2 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | | | | PS Peureulak Raya | PS Peureulak Raya | 1 |
| | | | | | Persidi | Persidi | 2 |

### Semi-finals
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 24–25 January 2024, and the second legs will be played on 28–29 January 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| PSAB | 3–1 | PS Peureulak Raya | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Persidi | 1–2 | PSBL | 0–1 | 1–1 |

#### Matches

PSAB won 3–1 on aggregate.
PSBL won 2–1 on aggregate.

### Final
## Qualification to the national phase

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Qualified to |
| PSBL Langsa | Champions of 2023–24 Liga 3 Aceh | 31 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| PSAB Aceh Besar | Runner-up of 2023–24 Liga 3 Aceh | 31 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| Persidi | Third-placed team of 2023–24 Liga 3 Aceh | 31 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| PS Peureulak Raya | Fourth-placed team of 2023–24 Liga 3 Aceh | 31 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |