2025–26 Liga 4 Highland Papua

Liga 4 Highland Papua
Season2025–26
Dates14 February – 8 March 2026
ChampionsWamena United
Relegated-
Matches34
Goals66 (1.94 per match)
Biggest winToli 3–0 Persindug (16 February 2026)
Lapago 1–4 Persikimo (18 February 2026)[1]
Persigubin 4–1 Lapago (20 February 2026)
Ketengban 1–4 Bumi Baliem (23 February 2026)
Highest scoringLapago 1–4 Persikimo (18 February 2026)
Persigubin 4–1 Lapago (20 February 2026)
Ketengban 1–4 Bumi Baliem (23 February 2026)
Bumi Baliem 2–3 Persindug (2 March 2026)
Longest winning runToli (4)
Longest unbeaten runWamena United (7)
Longest winless runLapago (5)
Ketengban (5)
Persiyali (5)
Longest losing runKetengban (5)
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 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 2025–26 Liga 4.[2] The competition is organised by the Highland Papua Provincial PSSI Association.

Teams

Participating teams

A total of 12 teams are competing in this season.[3][4]

No Team Location 2024–25 season†
1 Persiyali Yalimo —
2 Toli Tolikara runners-up
3 Lapago Jayawijaya —
4 Wamena United group stage
5 Bumi Baliem 3rd place
6 Persikimo Yahukimo group stage
7 Persigubin Bintang Mountains champions
8 Pamek —
9 Ketengban —
10 Persilanny Lanny Jaya 4th place
11 Persindug Nduga group stage
12 Mamteng Central Mamberamo group stage

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.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[5]

Stage Matchday Date
Group stage Matches 1–15 14 February – 3 March 2026
Knockout stage Semi-finals 5 March 2026
Third place play-off 7 March 2026
Final 8 March 2026

Group stage

A total of 12 teams will be drawn into two groups of six. The group stage will be played in a home tournament format of single round-robin matches.[6]

The top two teams of each group will qualify for the knockout stage. All matches will be held at Pendidikan Itlay Ikinia Stadium, Wamena.[7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIM GBN PAM LAN YAL LAP
1 Persikimo 5 4 1 0 10 3 +7 13 Qualification to the knockout stage 0–0 1–0 2–1
2 Persigubin 5 3 2 0 8 1 +7 11 0–0 4–1
3 Pamek 5 3 0 2 5 5 0 9 0–3 1–0
4 Persilanny 5 1 2 2 3 3 0 5 0–0 2–0
5 Persiyali 5 0 2 3 1 6 −5 2 1–3 0–1 0–2
6 Lapago 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9 1 1–4 1–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 Februari 2026. Source: Liga 4 Highland Papua
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TOL WMU MMT NDG BBL KTN
1 Toli 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8 13 Qualification to the knockout stage 3–0 2–1
2 Wamena United 5 2 3 0 4 1 +3 9 0–0 0–0 2–0
3 Mamteng 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 8 0–1 1–1 2–1
4 Persindug 5 2 2 1 6 7 −1 8 1–1 1–0
5 Bumi Baliem 5 1 0 4 7 10 −3 3 0–2 2–3
6 Ketengban 5 0 0 5 2 11 −9 0 0–3 0–1 1–4
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2026. Source: Liga 4 Highland Papua
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.

Knockout stage

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

Semi-finalsFinal
5 March 2026 — Wamena
A1Persikimo0
8 March 2026 — Wamena
B2Wamena United1
Wamena United0 (4)
6 March 2026 — Wamena
Persigubin0 (2)
B1Toli0
A2Persigubin1
Third place play-off
7 March 2026 — Wamena
Persikimo0
Toli1

See also

References

  1. ^ Liga 4 Papua Pegunungan (2026-02-18). "Hasil Akhir Lapago vs Persikimo". Instagram.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Liga 4 Papua Pegunungan Siap Digelar, Kick Off Dijadwalkan 14 Februari". Tribun-papua.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  3. ^ Agency, ANTARA News (2026-01-30). "PSSI sebut 12 klub ikuti Liga IV zona Papua Pegunungan". Antara News Papua (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-02-16.
  4. ^ "12 Klub dipastikan akan ikut Liga 4 zona Papua Pegunungan | Website Resmi Pemerintah Daerah Kabupaten Jayawijaya". www.jayawijayakab.go.id. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  5. ^ "Matchday/Group Stage". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  6. ^ Nokenlive (2026-02-09). "Liga 4 Papua Pegunungan 2026 Siap Digelar, 12 Tim Pastikan Berlaga, Pembukaan 14 Februari dengan Laga All Star". Nokenlive - Berita Papua Terkini (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  7. ^ admin (2026-01-30). "PSSI Papua Pegunungan Resmi Umumkan Liga 4 Musim 2025/2026 di Wamena". Adil Untuk Perubahan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-02-18.
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