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PSIM Yogyakarta
Perserang Serang
Persiraja Aceh
Persiba Balikpapan
Persita Tangerang
Persis Solo
Kalteng Putra FC
Semen Padang
PSMS Medan
PSCS Cilacap
Sriwijaya Palembang
Persibat Batang
PSS Sleman
Gresik United
Persik Kediri
Persijap Jepara
PS Mojokerto Putra
Mitra Kukar
PSIR Rembang
Persigo Semeru FC
PSGC Ciamis
Persatu Tuban
PSIS Semarang
Persela Lamongan
Persebaya Surabaya
Persipura Jayapura
Persekap Pasuruan
Persepam Madura
Persinga Ngawi
Persipur Purwodadi
PSBK Blitar
PSBI Blitar
Persekam Metro FC
Persida Sidoarjo
Madiun Putra
PPSM Sakti Magelang
Celebest FC
Perssu Super Madura
Persip Pekalongan
Persewangi Banyuwangi
Persikad Depok
Persiba Bantul
Persipon Pontianak
Persibas Banyumas
PS Bangka
PS Bengkulu
Persibangga Purbalingga
Lampung Sakti FC
PS Sumbawa Barat
PS Badung
Wikipedia - Liga 2 (Indonesia)
Liga 2 (English: League Two), known as Pegadaian Liga 2 for sponsorship reasons with Pegadaian, is the second-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by PSSI. This competition started in 1994 under the name Liga Indonesia Premier Division (Indonesian: Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia) as the top-tier division in the Indonesian football league system. After the 2008 reforms, the Premier Division became the second tier. Liga 2 started in 2017 as a rebranding.
Prior to the formation of Indonesia Super League in 2008, the Premier Division was the Indonesian top-flight football league. Along with Indonesia Super League, Premier Division is a fully professional competition. The competition is usually divided into several groups because of factors in terms of geography and number of participants.
History
Divisi Utama era
1994–2008
In 1994, PSSI merged the existing Perserikatan and Galatama to form Liga Indonesia. This decision was taken to increase the quality of Indonesian football. In order to do so, PSSI sought to combine supporter's fanaticism from Perserikatan and Galatama's professionalism. The Premier Division was the first-tier in Liga Indonesia. The system stayed put until 2007.
2008–2017
In 2008, PSSI formed the Indonesia Super League (ISL), the first fully professional league in Indonesia, as the new top-tier of Indonesian football. The Premier Division was then being relegated to the second-tier.
As a result of continuing conflict between PT Liga Indonesia (LI) and PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS), there were two different Liga Indonesia Premier Division being organized for 2011–12 and 2013 season, one for the Indonesia Super League and the other for Indonesian Premier League. Starting in the 2014 season Premier Division was organized again by PT Liga Indonesia after the dissolution of LPIS.
Liga 2 era
In January 2017, PSSI renamed the competition to Liga 2.