# 2023–24 Liga 3 East Kalimantan

The 2023–24 Liga 3 East Kalimantam is the sixth season of Liga 3 East Kalimantan organized by Asprov PSSI Kaltim.
Followed by 16 clubs. The winner of this competition will advance to the national round without the regional round Kalimantan representing East Kalimantan for promotion to Liga 2.

## Teams

Initially, it was planned that there would be 16 teams participating in this season's competition. But as of 12 December 2023, it was confirmed that Persikukar and PS Mitra Kukar withdrew and were replaced by Persisam United.
| No. | Team | Location |
| 1 | Balikpapan United | Balikpapan |
| 2 | Caladium | Balikpapan |
| 3 | Berau | Berau |
| 4 | Persikutim | East Kutai |
| 5 | Sangkulirang | East Kutai |
| 6 | Harbi | Samarinda |
| 7 | Persisam United | Samarinda |
| 8 | Kartanegara (Mesra) | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 9 | ACN Muara Badak | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 10 | Gelora Pantai | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 11 | MSA | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 12 | Perselan | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 13 | Persikukar$^{WD}$ | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 14 | PS Mitra Kukar$^{WD}$ | Kutai Kartanegara |
| 15 | Paser United | Paser |
| 16 | PS Penajam Utama | Penajam North Paser |
| 17 | Persikubar Putra | West Kutai |

## Venues

* Rondong Demang Stadium, Kutai Kartanegara Regency
* Sadurengas Stadium, Paser Regency
* Aji Imbut Stadium, Kutai Kartanegara

## First round
### North District

All matches were held at Rondong Demang Stadium, Kutai Kartanegara.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFC | KFC | ACN | BFC | PKB | PKT | SAM |
| 1 | Sangkulirang | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 16 | Advance to Play-off round | — | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | | 6–1 |
| 2 | Kartanegara (Mesra) (H) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 15 | Advance to Play-off round | | — | 4–2 | | 1–0 | | |
| 3 | ACN Muara Badak | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 10 | Advance to Play-off round | 1–6 | | — | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 7–0 |
| 4 | Berau | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | Advance to Play-off round | | 2–6 | | — | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Persikubar Putra | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | | 1–3 | | 0–3 | | — | | 5–2 |
| 6 | Persikutim | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | | 1–5 | 0–2 | | | 1–2 | — | |
| 7 | Persisam United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 39 | −34 | 1 | | | 0–11 | | | | 0–8 | — |
* ↑ Persikubar Putra were deducted three points by the Disciplinary Committee of Asprov PSSI East Kalimantan.
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Perikutim 1–2 Persikubar Putra.
* ↑ ACN Muara Badak were awarded a 3–0 win over Persikubar Putra.

### South District

All matches were held at Sadurengas Stadium, Paser.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSR | CLD | PJM | BPU | HRB | MSA | GPN | PLN |
| 1 | Paser United (H) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 4 | +47 | 19 | Advance to Play-off round | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | | | 12–0 | | 13–0 |
| 2 | Caladium | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | +26 | 18 | Advance to Play-off round | | — | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 9–0 | | |
| 3 | PS Penajam Utama | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 16 | Advance to Play-off round | | | — | 7–0 | | | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Balikpapan United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 10 | Advance to Play-off round | 0–5 | 1–3 | | — | | | | 6–0 |
| 5 | Harbi | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 7 | | 0–5 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | | 1–2 | |
| 6 | MSA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 4 | | | | 3–6 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — | | |
| 7 | Gelora Pantai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 4 | | 1–12 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–5 | | 2–2 | — | |
| 8 | Perselan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 37 | −32 | 3 | | | 0–6 | | | 1–5 | 2–5 | 2–0 | — |

## Play-off round
### North District
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 8 January 2024, and the second legs will be played on 10 January 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the semifinal.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sangkulirang | 6–0 | ACN Muara Badak | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Karatnegara (Mesra) | 13–0 | Berau | 5–0 | 8–0 |

#### Matches

Sangkulirang were awarded a 3–0 win over ACN Muara Badak.
Sangkulirang were awarded a 3–0 win over ACN Muara Badak. Sangkulirang won 6–0 on aggregate.
Kartanegara (Mesra) won 13–0 on aggregate.

### South District
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 8 January 2024, and the second legs will be played on 10 January 2024.
The winners of the ties advanced to the semifinal.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Paser United | 5–1 | PS Penajam Utama | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Caladium | 5–1 | Balikpapan United | 2–1 | 3–0 |

#### Matches

Paser United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Caladium won 5–1 on aggregate.

## Knockout round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Sangkulirang | 3 | 2 | 5 | | |
| Caladium | 3 | 1 | 4 | | |
| Caladium | 3 | 1 | 4 | Sangkulirang | 0 |
| | | | | Kartanegara (Mesra) | 3 |
| Paser United | 1 | 3 | 4 | Kartanegara (Mesra) | 3 |
| Kartanegara (Mesra) | 3 | 2 | 5 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | | | Caladium | 2 |
| | | | | Paser United | 1 |

### Semi-finals
#### Summary

The first legs will be played on 13 January 2024, and the second legs will be played on 15 January 2024.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sangkulirang | 5–4 | Caladium | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Paser United | 4–5 | Kartanegara (Mesra) | 1–3 | 3–2 |

#### Matches

Sangkulirang won 5–4 on aggregate.
Kartanegara (Mesra) won 5–4 on aggregate.

### Final
## Qualification to the national phase

As of 20 March 2024, Asprov PSSI East Kalimantan confirmed that Sangkulirang withdrew from the national phase due to the club's financial problems. Instead, the remaining slot was given to Caladium as the third place of 2023–24 Liga 3 East Kalimantan.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Qualified to |
| Kartanegara | 2023–24 Liga 3 East Kalimantan champions | 17 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |
| Caladium | 2023–24 Liga 3 East Kalimantan runner-up | 17 January 2024 | 2023–24 Liga 3 National Phase |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Muhammad Yusuf | Caladium | 19 |
| 2 | Muhammad Raju Andika | Kartanegara (Mesra) | 14 |
| 3 | Owentianus Nouvic | Paser United | 13 |
| 4 | Muhammad Ridwan | Paser United | 10 |
| 5 | Reza Gumelar | Sangkulirang | 8 |