# 2022–23 Liga 2 (Indonesia)

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.
| To Liga 2 Relegated from Liga 1 Persipura Persela Persiraja Promoted from Liga 3 Karo United Putra Delta Sidoarjo PSDS Nusantara United (replacing Mataram Utama) Deltras Persikab Persipa Gresik United Persipal BU (via acquisition of Muba Babel United) | From Liga 2 Promoted to Liga 1 Persis RANS Cilegon Dewa United Relegated to Liga 3 Tiga Naga Badak Lampung Hizbul Wathan Mitra Kukar |

### Name changes

* AHHA PS Pati relocated to Bekasi 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. 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

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bekasi City | Bekasi | Patriot Candrabhaga | 30,000 |
| Deltras | Sidoarjo | Gelora Delta | 35,000 |
| Gresik United | Gresik | Gelora Joko Samudro | 40,000 |
| Kalteng Putra | Palangka Raya | Tuah Pahoe | 10,000 |
| Karo United | Karo | Teladan, at Medan | 20,000 |
| Nusantara United | Salatiga | Moch. Soebroto, at Magelang | 20,000 |
| Persekat | Tegal | Tri Sanja | 10,000 |
| Persela | Lamongan | Surajaya | 16,000 |
| Perserang | Serang | Maulana Yusuf | 15,000 |
| Persewar | Waropen | Mandala, at Jayapura | 30,000 |
| Persiba | Balikpapan | Batakan | 40,000 |
| Persijap | Jepara | Gelora Bumi Kartini | 20,000 |
| Persikab | Bandung | Si Jalak Harupat | 30,100 |
| Persipa | Pati | Joyokusumo | 20,000 |
| Persipal BU | Palu | Gawalise | 20,000 |
| Persipura | Jayapura | Lukas Enembe | 40,263 |
| Persiraja | Banda Aceh | H. Dimurthala | 20,000 |
| PSBS | Biak Numfor | Cendrawasih | 15,000 |
| PSCS | Cilacap | Wijayakusuma | 15,000 |
| PSDS | Deli Serdang | Baharuddin Siregar | 15,000 |
| PSIM | Yogyakarta | Mandala Krida | 35,000 |
| PSKC | Cimahi | Si Jalak Harupat, at Bandung | 30,100 |
| PSMS | Medan | Teladan | 20,000 |
| PSPS | Pekanbaru | Riau Main | 43,923 |
| Putra Delta Sidoarjo | Sidoarjo | Gelora Supriyadi, at Blitar | 15,000 |
| Semen Padang | Padang | Gelora Haji Agus Salim | 20,000 |
| Sriwijaya | Palembang | Bumi Sriwijaya | 6,000 |
| Sulut United | Manado | Klabat | 10,000 |
Notes:
* ↑ As the city of Nusantara is still under construction until at least 2024, Nusantara United will temporarily base themselves at the city of Salatiga, however they will play league games at the Moch. Soebroto Stadium in nearby Magelang.
* ↑ PSIM also registered the Sultan Agung Stadium in Bantul as the Mandala Krida doesn't have the required lighting for matches played at night.
* ↑ Sriwijaya will play their first few home games at the Lapangan Atletik 1 within the Jakabaring Sport City complex as the Bumi Sriwijaya is still undergoing renovation work.

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor(s) |
| Bekasi City | Jafri Sastra | Hamka Hamzah | Allvane | PStore, AHHA |
| Deltras | Ibnu Grahan | Rendi Irwan | DTS Apparel | Kapal Api, RANS Entertainment, MPM Honda Distributor |
| Gresik United | Vacant | Imam Witoyo | GUS Apparel | ISO Plus, Hyundai Gowa, Rumah Makan Bandeng Pak Elan 2, Alkesmart, Wilmar, Smelting Peduli |
| Kalteng Putra | Eko Tamamie | Nur Akbar Jawara Munir | WWJD Sport | Agustiar Sabran Foundation, Halo Dayak, Bank Kalteng |
| Karo United | Suharto AD | Aidun Sastra Utami | False9 | Vokraf, Simgroup, NG Corporation |
| Nusantara United | Slamet Riadi | Tegar Hening Pangestu | Adhoc | Adaro Minerals, IDN Media, Gudang Digital |
| Persekat | Vacant | Soni Setiawan | Sebayu | Tegal Road Construction, Bhamada University, RSUD dr. Soeselo Slawi, Trendys Production |
| Persela | Vacant | Zulham Zamrun | Grygera | So Nice, Belikopi |
| Perserang | Syafrianto Rusli | Egi Melgiansyah | CRV |
| Persewar | Eduard Ivakdalam | Elvis Harewan | Grygera | Bank Papua , Nitmeke Adventure, Milan Group, Waropen |
| Persiba | Ilham Romadhona | Muhammad Roby | GW Apparel | PSF Group, Herald Indonesia |
| Persijap | Salahudin | Andre Putra Wibowo | Made by club | Oasis Water Oasis Blu Oasis+ |
| Persikab | Stefan Keltjes | Dimas Sukarno Putra | BB Sportwear | Bank BJB, Extra Joss, OHIMen, Ron88, Asbhoel |
| Persipa | Nazal Mustofa | Rachmat Latief | Nine | BPR KCA, Hakim Terpal, Zerone Japan, Sukun, Hwi Hwaseung, Jurnalindo.com |
| Persipal BU | Bambang Nurdiansyah | Fajar Handika | Made by club | PT Pembangunan Sulawesi Tengah, MTG Systems, Citra Shipyard, Bank Sulteng, RMP |
| Persipura | Ricky Nelson | Ian Louis Kabes | SPECS | Bank Papua, Freeport Indonesia, Ulam Laut Nusantara |
| Persiraja | Washiyatul Akmal | Mukhlis Nakata | Northon | Tabarak Restoran Arab, Atjeh Advertising, AVO, Tabarak Tour & Travel Umrah |
| PSBS | Ega Raka Ghalih | Yohanis Tjoe | Rabona | Bank Papua , Biak Numfor, Benneta Voice, CV King David |
| PSCS | Hendri Susilo | Tri Rahmad Priadi | Nine | PSF Group |
| PSDS | Susanto | Muhammad Irfan | Zeals | |
| PSIM | Erwan Hendarwanto | Aditya Putra Dewa | Seven Stars | Vidio, Smoot, Tolak Angin |
| PSKC | Joko Susilo | Taufiq Kasrun | Benz | |
| PSMS | I Putu Gede | Joko Susilo | Adhoc | Bank Sumut, Inalum, PDAM Tirtanadi, Pelindo |
| PSPS | Vacant | Dian Agus Prasetyo | 93 Sports | Hotel Zamburger. Eka Hospital |
| Putra Delta Sidoarjo | Didik Ludianto | Ferry Aman Saragih | Oliver | HappiArena |
| Semen Padang | Delfri Adri | Sílvio Escobar | XTen | Semen Padang , Livin' by Mandiri, Bank Mandiri, Pertamax Turbo, Taspen |
| Sriwijaya | Liestiadi | Amirul Mukminin | Tweve | Bukit Asam, Bara Coal |
| Sulut United | Jaya Hartono | Mahadirga Lasut | Mills | Minahasa Cahaya Lestari |
Notes:
* ^ On the front of shirt.
* ^ On the back of shirt.
* ^ On the sleeves.
* ^ On the shorts.
* ^ Apparel made by club.

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| PSDS | Syahrial Effendi | Resigned | 11 September 2022 | 3 | 9 in West Region | Susanto | 11 September 2022 |
| PSIM | Imran Nahumarury | Sacked | 13 September 2022 | 3 | 6 in Central Region | Dwi Priyo Utomo (caretaker) | 13 September 2022 |
| Persekat | Erwan Hendarwanto | Resigned | 13 September 2022 | 3 | 8 in Central Region | Agus Supriyanto (caretaker) | 15 September 2022 |
| PSIM | Dwi Priyo Utomo (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 21 September 2022 | 4 | 10 in Central Region | Erwan Hendarwanto | 21 September 2022 |
| Gresik United | Khusairi | Resigned | 20 September 2022 | 5 | 10 in Central Region | | |
| PSPS | Yusup Prasetiyo | Sacked | 23 September 2022 | 4 | 9 in West Region | Riswandi (caretaker) | 23 September 2022 |
| Persela | Fakhri Husaini | Sacked | 28 September 2022 | 6 | 9 in Central Region | | |

## First round
### West Region

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MED | KAR | SRI | SPD | PRJ | PKC | SER | PDS | RIA |
| 1 | PSMS | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | Advance to the second round | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | | | |
| 2 | Karo United | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | Advance to the second round | | — | | | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Sriwijaya | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | | | | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | |
| 4 | Semen Padang | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | | | | | — | 3–0 | | 5–0 | | |
| 5 | Persiraja | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 9 | | 0–3 | | | | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | PSKC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | | — | | 2–1 | |
| 7 | Perserang | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | Possible Relegation to Liga 3 | | | | | | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 8 | PSDS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | Relegation to Liga 3 | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | | — | 2–1 |
| 9 | PSPS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | Relegation to Liga 3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | | | | | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Semen Padang 3–0 Persiraja.
* ↑ PSMS were awarded a 3–0 win over Persiraja by the PSSI and LIB's Competition Ad-hoc Committee due to the negligence by the latter match committee which caused the lighting in the stadium to suddenly go out 6 minutes before the scheduled kick-off time and spark the audiences anger which afterward led to the supporters riot.

### Central Region

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | BEK | PJP | GUN | CLP | PAT | YOG | PKB | PSL | KAT | NUN |
| 1 | Bekasi City | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | Advance to the second round | — | | 1–0 | | | 3–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| 2 | Persijap | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | Advance to the second round | 1–0 | — | | | | | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| 3 | Gresik United | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | | | | — | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | | |
| 4 | PSCS | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | | | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Persipa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | | — | | 2–0 | | | |
| 6 | PSIM | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | | | | | 1–1 | | — | | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 7 | Persikab | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 | | 1–1 | — | | | |
| 8 | Persela | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Possible Relegation to Liga 3 | | | 2–2 | | 2–1 | | 2–3 | — | | |
| 9 | Persekat | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | Relegation to Liga 3 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 10 | Nusantara United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 5 | Relegation to Liga 3 | | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | — |
* 1 2 Tied on Head-to-head results. Goal difference: Gresik United +3, PSCS +1.
* 1 2 Tied on Head-to-head results. Goal difference: Persela –2, Persekat –3.

### East Region

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | PPR | PBA | PAL | DEL | PWR | SUL | PDS | BIA | KTP |
| 1 | Persipura | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Advance to the second round | — | | | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | | 4–0 |
| 2 | Persiba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Advance to the second round | 2–1 | — | | 3–1 | | | | | 5–0 |
| 3 | Persipal BU | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 10 | | | 0–0 | — | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Deltras | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | | | | | — | 3–1 | | 3–1 | | 5–0 |
| 5 | Persewar | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | | 0–0 | | 1–1 | | — | | 4–1 | | 3–1 |
| 6 | Sulut United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | | 3–2 | — | | 1–0 | |
| 7 | Putra Delta Sidoarjo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | Possible Relegation to Liga 3 | | 3–2 | | | | | — | 3–0 | |
| 8 | PSBS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to Liga 3 | | | | 1–0 | 0–0 | | | — | |
| 9 | Kalteng Putra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 1 | Relegation to Liga 3 | | | 0–0 | | | | | | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Goal difference: Persiba +5, Persipal BU +2.

### Ranking possible relegation

Since the Central Region contains 10 teams, the results against the 10th place do not count.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
| 3 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Liga 3 |

## 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.

### Group X

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the Final and Promotion to Liga 1 |
| 2 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the Third place |
| 3 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Group Y

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Team 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the Final and promotion to Liga 1 |
| 2 | Team 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the Third place |
| 3 | Team 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Knockout round

| Final | Final |
| Winner Group X | |
| Winner Group Y | |
| Third place | Third place |
| Runner-up Group X | |
| Runner-up Group Y | |

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 1 October 2022.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Zulham Zamrun | Persela | 6 |
| 2 | Eksel Runtukahu | Sulut United | 5 |
| 3 | I Nyoman Sukarja | PSKC | 4 |
| 3 | Sílvio Escobar | Semen Padang | 4 |
| 3 | Riski Novriansyah | Persipa Pati | 4 |
| 6 | 9 players | 9 players | 3 |

### Discipline

    As of matches played on 19 September 2022.
* 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

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Ahmad Ihwan | PSMS | PSPS | 4–3 (A) | 22 September 2022 |

## Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Persijap | 33,733 | 8,543 | 8,500 | 8,433 | n/a$^†$ |
| 2 | Persipura | 29,107 | 10,876 | 8,200 | 9,702 | n/a$^†$ |
| 3 | Persiraja | 24,886 | 8,136 | 5,302 | 6,221 | n/a$^†$ |
| 4 | PSIM | 24,348 | 12,563 | 11,785 | 12,174 | n/a$^†$ |
| 5 | PSMS | 21,925 | 8,275 | 6,800 | 7,308 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Persewar | 20,538 | 14,013 | 1,021 | 5,134 | n/a$^†$ |
| 7 | Semen Padang | 18,537 | 10,780 | 7,757 | 9,268 | n/a$^†$ |
| 8 | Persekat | 16,768 | 4,391 | 2,871 | 3,354 | n/a$^†$ |
| 9 | Persiba | 13,362 | 6,200 | 3,200 | 4,454 | n/a$^†$ |
| 10 | PSDS | 11,074 | 4,026 | 3,448 | 3,691 | n/a$^†$ |
| 11 | Persipa | 10,400 | 4,100 | 2,600 | 3,467 | n/a$^†$ |
| 12 | PSPS | 9,719 | 4,946 | 4,773 | 4,859 | n/a$^†$ |
| 13 | Gresik United | 9,713 | 4,223 | 2,582 | 3,238 | n/a$^†$ |
| 14 | Persela | 9,316 | 4,574 | 1,574 | 3,105 | n/a$^†$ |
| 15 | PSCS | 8,782 | 3,552 | 1,719 | 2,927 | n/a$^†$ |
| 16 | Persipal BU | 7,537 | 4,257 | 3,280 | 3,768 | n/a$^†$ |
| 17 | Sulut United | 7,130 | 3,109 | 1,045 | 1,782 | n/a$^†$ |
| 18 | Persikab | 6,325 | 2,665 | 1,386 | 2,308 | n/a$^†$ |
| 19 | Bekasi City | 6,249 | 2,877 | 1,472 | 2,083 | n/a$^†$ |
| 20 | Deltras | 5,456 | 2,370 | 1,171 | 1,819 | n/a$^†$ |
| 21 | Perserang | 5,375 | 2,352 | 1,251 | 1,791 | n/a$^†$ |
| 22 | PSBS | 5,244 | 3,125 | 2,119 | 2,662 | n/a$^†$ |
| 23 | Kalteng Putra | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | 5,150 | n/a$^†$ |
| 24 | Sriwijaya | 4,704 | 1,603 | 1,600 | 1,568 | n/a$^†$ |
| 25 | Karo United | 1,602 | 833 | 769 | 801 | n/a$^†$ |
| 26 | PSKC | 841 | 267 | 235 | 210 | n/a$^†$ |
| 27 | Putra Delta Sidoarjo | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 | n/a$^†$ |
| 28 | Nusantara United | 138 | 86 | 52 | 34 | n/a$^†$ |
| | League total | 318,059 | 14,013 | 52 | 3,614 | n/a$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 1 October 2022 Source: Liga 2 2022–23