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The 2024–25 Liga Nusantara (also known as the 2024–25 PNM Liga Nusantara for sponsorship reasons) is the inaugural season of the Liga Nusantara under its current name and the 9th season under its current league structure. For the first time since its establishment, the competition will be organised by PT Liga Indonesia Baru, after previous editions were organised by both Provincial Association of PSSI and PSSI themselves, thus abolishing the provincial and national phase format.[2]

Season2024–25
Dates13 December 2024 – 27 February 2025[1]
ChampionsSumut United
1st Liga Nusantara title
2nd third-tier title
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Liga Nusantara
Season2024–25
Dates13 December 2024 – 27 February 2025[1]
ChampionsSumut United
1st Liga Nusantara title
2nd third-tier title
PromotedSumut United
Tornado
Persiba Balikpapan
RelegatedKalteng Putra (withdrew)
Sulut United (withdrew)
Persipani (disqualified)
757 Kepri Jaya
Persikab
PCB Persipasi
PSCS
PSM Madiun
Matches128
Goals387 (3.02 per match)
Best playerYanuar Baehaki
Top goalscorerAli Mashori
(14 goals)
Biggest home winWaanal Brothers 7–0 PSM Madiun
(10 February 2025)
Biggest away winPSM Madiun 0–5 Persekabpas
(14 December 2024)
PSDS 0–5 757 Kepri Jaya
(19 December 2024)
Highest scoringWaanal Brothers 7–0 PSM Madiun
(10 February 2025)
Longest winning run5 matches
Tornado
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
PSGC
Longest winless run15 matches
PSDS
Longest losing run14 matches
PSDS
Highest attendance27,322
Persiba Balikpapan 2–1 NZR Sumbersari
(19 February 2025)
Lowest attendance10
Sumut United 1–1 PCB Persipasi
(2 January 2025)
Total attendance70,393
Average attendance550
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Adhyaksa was the champions in the 2023–24 Liga 3 season.

Rules

Here are the regulations for the 2024–25 season:

Participating clubs

Only 16 teams will participate in the 2024–25 Liga Nusantara season – the 6 relegated teams from the 2023–24 Liga 2 and the remaining 10 teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 Round of 16 (National phase).[2]

Player

The player registration period begins on 18 November 2024 and will end on 23 December 2024. Each team can register a maximum of up to 30 players, with the following requirements:[2]

  • At least 15 U-23 players must be registered.
  • At least 5 U-20 players must be registered.
  • A maximum of 10 players of free age (senior players) can be registered.

Format

The league format was announced on 7 November 2024. For this season, there will be no provincial or national phase. Instead, there will be four rounds:[2]

  • Regular round: 16 teams being divided into two group of eight, with the round being played in a centralized format of double round-robin matches. The top three teams of each group will qualify for the championship round, while the remaining teams will qualify for the relegation play-offs.
  • Relegation play-offs: 9 teams will be divided into two groups of five teams, with the round will be played in a centralized format of single round-robin matches. The bottom three teams of each group will be relegated to the 2025–26 Liga 4.
  • Championship round: 6 teams will be divided into two groups of three teams, with the round will be played in home-and-away round-robin matches. The group winners will advance to the final and promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2. The group runners-up will enter to the promotion play-off.
  • Promotion play-off & Final: The play-off and final will be played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team. The winner of the play-off match will be promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2, while the winner of the final match being crowned as champions.

Teams

16 teams will compete in the league – six teams relegated from the 2023–24 Liga 2 and ten teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 national phase third round who were not promoted to the 2024–25 Liga 2.[3]

Teams changes

The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

More information Promoted to, Relegated from 2023–24 Liga 2 ...
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Both Kalteng Putra and Sulut United withdrew from the league before the start of the season, reducing the initial 18 teams to 16.[4]

Name changes

  • Sada Sumut removed "Sada" from its official name and change their full name to Sumut United Football Club from this season.[5]

Teams by province

Locations and stadiums

Locations of non-Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
Red: Group 1; Blue: Group 2
Locations of Java-based 2024–25 Liga Nusantara teams.
Red: Group 1; Blue: Group 2
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2023–24 season
757 Kepri Jaya Batam Gelora Citramas 500 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 4)
NZR Sumbersari Malang Gelora Soeprijadi, at Blitar[a] 15,000 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 2)
Persekabpas Pasuruan R. Soedarsono 10,000 National Phase Fourth Round (4th in Group 1)
Perserang Serang Maulana Yusuf 15,000 3rd in Group A of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Persiba Balikpapan Balikpapan Batakan 40,000 4th in Group C of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Persiba Bantul Bantul Sultan Agung 35,000 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 4)
Persikab Bandung Si Jalak Harupat 27,000 4th in Group B of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Persipani Paniai Soeharto Field 0 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 3)
PCB Persipasi Bekasi Patriot Candrabhaga 30,000 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 3)
PSCS Cilacap Wijayakusuma 20,000 3rd in Group D of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
PSDS Deli Serdang Baharuddin Siregar 15,000 3rd in Group B of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
PSGC Ciamis Galuh 20,000 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 2)
PSM Madiun Madiun Wilis 25,000 National Phase Third Round (4th in Group 1)
Sumut United Karo Sultan Agung, at Bantul[b] 35,000 4th in Group A of Liga 2 Relegation Round (Relegated)
Tornado Pekanbaru Sriwedari, at Surakarta[c] 12,000 National Phase Fourth Round (4th in Group 2)
Waanal Brothers Mimika WBFC Soccer Field, at Bandung 0 National Phase Third Round (3rd in Group 1)
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Notes:

  1. NZR Sumbersari used Gelora Soeprijadi in Blitar as its home base for the championship round.
  2. Sumut United used Sultan Agung in Bantul as its home base for the championship round.
  3. Tornado used Sriwedari Stadium in Surakarta as its home base for the championship round.

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.

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
757 Kepri Jaya Indonesia Nazal Mustofa Indonesia Faozan Musanef Indonesia Made by club Indofood
List
    • Front: Bintan Resorts, Club Air Mineral
    • Back: Batamindo
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
NZR Sumbersari Indonesia Agus Yuwono Indonesia Gedhong Tangguh Indonesia Samba Apparel[6] W&B
List
    • Front: NZR Group
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: PhysioWell.Mlg, Alamo Waters
    • Shorts: None
Persekabpas Indonesia Masdra Nurriza Indonesia Ricko Hardiansyah Indonesia TM Sportswear[7] None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: Gaung Catering Service
    • Shorts: None
Perserang Indonesia Ricky Riskandi Indonesia Suandi Indonesia CRV[8] None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: Air Gunung SLA
    • Shorts: None
Persiba Balikpapan Indonesia Mohammad Nasuha Indonesia Abdul Rachman Indonesia Equalnesia[9] Cindara Pratama Group
List
    • Front: MIP Poultry, Angel’s Wing Indonesia, PTMB
    • Back: Bizhub 52X, Raja Lalapan
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persiba Bantul Indonesia Bambang Sumantri Indonesia Fachrizal Ahnaf Indonesia Almer Apparel[10] Muncul Group
List
    • Front: Sedayu General Hospital
    • Back: Cheers Air Mineral
    • Sleeves: Sayur Online Bantul
    • Shorts: None
Persikab Indonesia Rasiman Indonesia Sansan Husaeni Indonesia Print Sport[11] None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persipani Indonesia Muhammad Azhar Indonesia SLEMN24[12] Anak Negeri Paniai
List
PCB Persipasi Vacant Indonesia Mochamad Adam Malik Indonesia Adhoc[13] None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: PT Migas Bekasi, Adhoc
    • Sleeves: RS EMC Pekayon
    • Shorts: None
PSCS Indonesia Roffy Wikongsinarjo Indonesia Robi Kriswantoro Indonesia Nine[14] PSF Group
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
PSDS Indonesia Nasrul Koto Indonesia Raka Askara Indonesia WWJD Sport[15] Aura Air Minum (regular round) / None (relegation round)
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: WWJD Sport
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
PSGC Indonesia Herry Kiswanto Indonesia Ganjar Kurniawan Indonesia Zestien[16] Bank BJB
List
    • Front: Putra AR, Rizquna Tour & Travel
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
PSM Madiun Indonesia Edy Santoso Indonesia Obet Yulius Indonesia Leezuard None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Sumut United Indonesia Ridwan Saragih Indonesia Muhammad Irfan Indonesia Bocorocco Active None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Perkebunan Nusantara III, PLN
    • Sleeves: Jasa Raharja, Hutama Karya, Inalum
    • Shorts: None
Tornado Indonesia I Wayan Sukadana Indonesia Feri Aman Saragih Indonesia Oliver None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Waanal Brothers Indonesia Sahala Saragih Indonesia Rhoben Pulanda Indonesia QZF Waanal Coffee & Co.
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
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Notes:

  1. ^Apparel made by club.

Coaching changes

Pre-season

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Persikab Indonesia I Putu Gede End of contract 2 February 2024 Indonesia Rasiman 27 October 2024[17]
Perserang Indonesia Bonggo Pribadi 2 February 2024 Indonesia Ricky Riskandi 11 November 2024[18]
PSCS Indonesia Jessie Mustamu 3 February 2024 Indonesia Roffy Wikongsinarjo 13 December 2024
Persiba Balikpapan Indonesia Rudy Eka Priyambada 3 February 2024 Indonesia Amir Yusuf Pohan 20 October 2024[19]
PSGC Indonesia Heri Kotari 25 May 2024 Indonesia Herry Kiswanto 20 September 2024[20]
NZR Sumbersari Indonesia Purwanto Suwondo 25 May 2024 Indonesia Agus Yuwono 14 November 2024[21]
757 Kepri Jaya Indonesia Bona Simanjuntak 25 May 2024 Indonesia Nazal Mustofa 13 December 2024
Persiba Bantul Indonesia Endro Bawono 25 May 2024 Indonesia Bambang Sumantri 13 December 2024
PSM Madiun Indonesia Kodari Amir 25 May 2024 Indonesia Edy Santoso 13 December 2024
Persipani Indonesia Jimmy Saputro 25 May 2024 Indonesia Muhammad Azhar 13 December 2024
Persekabpas Indonesia Subangkit 3 June 2024 Indonesia Irfan Junaidi (caretaker) 4 November 2024[22]
Tornado Indonesia Yudi Hendri 3 June 2024 Indonesia Danang Suryadi 26 November 2024[23]
PCB Persipasi Indonesia Jamal Yastro 20 June 2024 Indonesia Didik Ludianto 13 December 2024
Waanal Brothers Indonesia Rochy Putiray 30 June 2024 Indonesia Sahala Saragih 2 November 2024
Persekabpas Indonesia Irfan Junaidi End of caretaker role 4 November 2024 Indonesia Masdra Nurriza 26 November 2024[24]
Sumut United Indonesia Yusup Prasetiyo End of contract 31 May 2024 Indonesia Ridwan Saragih 5 December 2024[25]
Tornado Indonesia Danang Suryadi Change in club ownership 13 December 2024 Indonesia I Wayan Sukadana 13 December 2024[26]
PSDS Indonesia Imam Faisal End of contract 30 June 2024 Indonesia Danang Suryadi 13 December 2024
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During the season

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Round Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Group Position
Persiba Balikpapan Indonesia Amir Yusuf Pohan Sacked 21 December 2024 Regular round 3 B 4th Indonesia Mohammad Nasuha 23 December 2024
PCB Persipasi Indonesia Didik Ludianto 5 January 2025 7 A 4th
PSDS Deli Serdang Indonesia Danang Suryadi 9 January 2025 9 A 8th Indonesia Nasrul Koto 9 January 2025
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Regular round

A total of 16 teams will be drawn into 2 groups of eight teams based on the geographical location of their homebase. The regular round will be played in a centralized format of double round-robin matches.

The top three teams of each group will qualify for the championship round, while the remaining teams will qualify for the relegation play-offs.

Group A

All matches will be held at Banyuanyar Football Field, Kota Barat Football Field, Sriwaru Football Field, UNS Stadium and Sriwedari Stadium, all located in Surakarta.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TRD SUM CMS PBB PSP 757 SRG PDS
1 Tornado 14 9 2 3 27 14 +13 29 Qualification to the Championship round 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 5–0
2 Sumut United 14 7 5 2 21 7 +14 26 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 6–0
3 PSGC 14 7 5 2 19 13 +6 26 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 3–1 2–1
4 Persikab 14 6 4 4 19 14 +5 22 Qualification to the Relegation play-offs 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0
5 PCB Persipasi 14 6 2 6 20 16 +4 20 2–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 3–1
6 757 Kepri Jaya 14 5 3 6 25 20 +5 18 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–2 4–1
7 Perserang 14 4 3 7 21 22 −1 15 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 5–0
8 PSDS 14 0 0 14 6 52 −46 0 1–4 0–2 1–5 1–3 0–2 0–5 0–3
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Source: Liga Nusantara 2024–25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[2]

Group B

All matches will be held at Ngurah Rai Stadium in Denpasar and Gelora Samudra Stadium in Badung.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BPP PAS NZR WAA PBA PSM CLP PSI
1 Persiba Balikpapan 12 7 4 1 21 11 +10 25 Qualification to the Championship round 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1
2 Persekabpas 12 8 0 4 30 16 +14 24 2–3 2–4 1–2 3–0 5–0 2–1
3 NZR Sumbersari 12 7 3 2 22 14 +8 24 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 3–2
4 Waanal Brothers 12 6 4 2 19 14 +5 22 Qualification to the Relegation play-offs 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
5 Persiba Bantul 12 3 2 7 15 20 −5 11 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1
6 PSM Madiun 12 2 3 7 11 29 −18 9 1–4 0–5 0–2 3–2 0–3 2–1
7 PSCS 12 0 2 10 11 25 −14 2 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–2
8 Persipani (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified[a]
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Source: Liga Nusantara 2024–25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[2]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Persipani was disqualified by the PSSI Disciplinary Committee for failing to send players and officials for three consecutive matches, with sanctions including relegation and a fine of IDR 150 million.[27]

Relegation play-offs

9 teams will be divided into two groups, with the round will be played in a centralized format of single round-robin matches.

The bottom three teams of each group will be relegated to the 2025–26 Liga 4.

Group J

All matches will be held at Kebo Giro Stadium in Boyolali Regency and Banyuanyar Football Field in Surakarta.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation PBA PDS PBB 757 CLP
1 Persiba Bantul 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 12 4–2 2–0
2 PSDS 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4[a] 3–1 0–1
3 Persikab (R) 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4[a] Relegation to the 2025–26 Liga 4 1–3 2–0
4 757 Kepri Jaya (R) 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4[a] 1–1 1–2
5 PSCS (R) 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4[a] 0–1 2–2
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Source: Liga Nusantara 2024–25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[2]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points. Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: PSDS +1, Persikab 0, 757 Kepri Jaya 0, PSCS –1. Ranked on head-to-head goal scored: Persikab 4, 757 Kepri Jaya 3.

Group K

All matches will be held at Ngurah Rai Stadium in Denpasar and Gelora Samudra Stadium in Badung Regency.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation WAA SRG PSP PSM
1 Waanal Brothers 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7 2–2 7–0
2 Perserang 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 5–0
3 PCB Persipasi (R) 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 Relegation to the 2025–26 Liga 4 0–2 1–3 2–1
4 PSM Madiun (R) 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
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Source: Liga Nusantara 2024–25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[2]
(R) Relegated

Championship round

The top six teams from the regular round will be divided into 2 groups of three teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches.

The group winners will advanced to the final and automatically promoted to the 2025–26 Liga 2, while group runners-up will play in the Promotion play-off to determined which team will get the final promotion ticket.

Group X

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification TRD CMS PAS
1 Tornado (P) 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10 Qualification to the Final and
promotion to the 2025–26 Championship
3–0 4–1
2 PSGC 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 4 Qualification to the Promotion play-off 1–1 3–2
3 Persekabpas 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3 1–2 2–1
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Source: Liga Nusantara 2024–25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[2]
(P) Promoted

Group Y

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification SUM BPP NZR
1 Sumut United (P) 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 Qualification to the Final and
promotion to the 2025–26 Championship
1–0 1–1
2 Persiba Balikpapan (O, P) 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Qualification to the Promotion play-off 2–1 2–1
3 NZR Sumbersari 4 0 2 2 4 9 −5 2 1–5 1–1
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Source: Liga Nusantara 2024–25
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-off

The play-off will be played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team. The winner will be promoted to the 2025–26 Championship.[2]

More information PSGC, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
PSGC2–2 (a.e.t.)Persiba Balikpapan
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Penalties
  • Rixi football with red X
  • Nurfadilah football with check mark
  • Kurniawan football with check mark
  • Wibisono football with red X
  • Hercules football with check mark
  • Gandhi football with red X
3–4
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Agung Setiyawan

Final

The final will be played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team.[2]

More information Tornado, 1–4 ...
Tornado1–4Sumut United
  • Yoga 14'
Report
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Attendance: 0
Referee: Yeni Krisdianto

Season statistics

Top scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Team Goals[28]
1 Indonesia Ali Mashori Persekabpas 14
2 Indonesia Alvin Dwiguna Waanal Brothers 13
3 Indonesia Elang Rishandy 757 Kepri Jaya 10
4 Indonesia Herman Dzumafo Persiba Balikpapan 9
5 Indonesia Lorensius Sabda Persiba Balikpapan 8
Indonesia Saeful Nur Rohman Tornado
Indonesia Yanuar Baehaki
8 Indonesia Dama Indrayana Persiba Bantul 7
Indonesia Bayu Nugroho Persikab
Indonesia Adam Malik PCB Persipasi
11 Seven players 6
18 Four players 5
22 Fourteen players 4
36 Fifteen players 3
51 Twenty-eight players 2
79 Seventy-one players 1
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
Player[28]ForAgainstResultDate
Indonesia Elang Rishandy4 757 Kepri Jaya PSDS 5–0 (A) 19 December 2024
Indonesia Ali Mashori Persekabpas PSM Madiun 5–0 (H) 6 January 2025
Indonesia Alvin Dwiguna Waanal Brothers PSM Madiun 7–0 (H) 10 February 2025
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Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

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