2024–25 Liga 4 Highland Papua
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March – 3 April 2025[1] |
| Champions | Persigubin (1st title) |
| National phase | Persigubin |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 46 (2.88 per match) |
| Biggest win | Bumi Baliem 6–0 Mamteng (22 March 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Persindug 1–6 Bumi Baliem (26 March 2025) Mamteng 4–3 Persindug (28 March 2025) |
| Longest winless run | 3 games — Persindug |
| Longest losing run | 3 games — Persindug |
2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Liga 4 Highland Papua is the inaugural season of Liga 4 Highland Papua after the change in the structure of Indonesian football competition and serves as a qualifying round for the national phase of the 2024–25 Liga 4.[2][3] The competition is organised by the Highland Papua Provincial PSSI Association.
Teams
[edit]Name changes
[edit]- Persiwa Wamena changed its name to Wamena United as a result of problems with FIFA regarding the previous name.
Participating teams
[edit]A total of 8 teams are competing in this season.
| No | Team | Location | 2023 season† | |
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| 1 | Toli | Tolikara | 
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7th place |
| 2 | Mamteng | Central Mamberamo | 
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| 3 | Persilanny | Lanny Jaya | 
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| 4 | Bumi Baliem | Jayawijaya | 
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| 5 | Wamena United | — | ||
| 6 | Persindug | Nduga | 
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| 7 | Persikimo | Yahukimo | 
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| 8 | Persigubin | Bintang Mountains | 
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Notes:
- †In the 2023 season, despite the split into four provinces, teams from all except South Papua still competed in Liga 3 Papua.
Personnel and kits
[edit]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 | Main kit sponsor | Other kit sponsor(s) |
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| Bumi Baliem |  Oktovianus Maniani
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None | List
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| Mamteng | Titus Bonai
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Mills
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Bank Papua | List
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| Persigubin | Agung Priatmojo
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Made by club
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The Morning Star | List
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| Persikimo | Silas Ohee
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Made by club
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Bank Papua | List
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| Persilanny | Anis Kogoya
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Made by club
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List
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| Persindug | Raimon Aiboi
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 Adidas (fake)
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Nduga Regency Government | List
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| Toli | Thomas Madjar
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Made by club
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Walerman the Blues | List
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| Wamena United | Jimi Iro Saputro
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Made by club
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Askab PSSI Jayawijaya | List
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Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Stage | Matchday | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22–24 March 2025 |
| Matchday 2 | 25–26 March 2025 | |
| Matchday 3 | 27–28 March 2025 | |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 30–31 March 2025 |
| Third place play-off | 2 April 2025 | |
| Final | 3 April 2025 |
Group stage
[edit]A total of 8 teams will be drawn into two groups of four. The group stage will be played in a home tournament format of single round-robin matches.
The top two teams of each group will qualify for the knockout stage.
Group A
[edit]All matches will be held at Pendidikan Itlay Ikinia Stadium, Wamena.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BBL | LAN | MTG | PND | |
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| 1 | Bumi Baliem | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 7 | Qualification to the knockout stage | 0–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 2 | Persilanny | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | Mamteng | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 1–4 | 4–3 | ||||
| 4 | Persindug | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 0 | 1–6 |
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.
- Group A Matches
Matchday 1 (22 & 24 March)
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Matchday 2 (25–26 March)
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Matchday 3 (27–28 March)
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Group B
[edit]All matches will be held at Pendidikan Itlay Ikinia Stadium, Wamena.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PGB | TOL | KIM | WMU | |
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| 1 | Persigubin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Qualification to the knockout stage | 1–0 | ||||
| 2 | Toli | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| 3 | Persikimo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| 4 | Wamena United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 |
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.
- Group B Matches
Matchday 1 (23–24 March)
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Matchday 2 (25–26 March)
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Matchday 3 (27–28 March)
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Knockout stage
[edit]The knockout stage 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.
Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
| 30 March 2025 — Wamena | ||||||||
| A1 | Bumi Baliem | 2 | ||||||
| 3 April 2025 — Wamena | ||||||||
| B2 | Toli | 4 | ||||||
| Toli | 0 (1) | |||||||
| 31 March 2025 — Wamena | ||||||||
| Persigubin (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||
| B1 | Persigubin | 3 | ||||||
| A2 | Persilanny | 0 | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||||
| 2 April 2025 — Wamena | ||||||||
| Bumi Baliem | 1 | |||||||
| Persilanny | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Asprov PSSI Papua Pegunungan Resmi Buka Pendaftaran Liga 4". detikpapua.com (in Indonesian). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "PSSI Siap Gelar Liga 3 dan Liga 4, Kompetisi Baru Musim 2024/2025: Ini Regulasi, dan Calon Pesertanya". radarsolo.jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Liga Nusantara dan Liga 4 Resmi Dibentuk PSSI sebagai Kompetisi Baru, Ini Dia Regulasi dan Pesertanya". radarsolo.jawapos.com (in Indonesian). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.