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Championship (Indonesia)

The Championship, officially known as the Pegadaian Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-tier of the football competition system in Indonesia, organized by the I-League. The competition started in 2017 after PSSI changed the previous competition Liga Indonesia Premier Division.

History
Foundation The Premier Division was the first-tier in Liga Indonesia. The system stayed put until 2007. 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. Second name change In June 2025, the competition was renamed from Liga 2 to the Championship along with the change in the name of the league in the top division from Liga 1 to the Super League. ==Competition format==
Competition format
Here are some regulations that are implemented for the 2025–26 season. Competition There are 20 clubs in Championship, divided into two groups: Group A and Group B. Each group consists of 10 clubs based on geographical location and during the course of the season (from September to May), the teams play each other three times in a triple round-robin system (either once home and twice away or twice home and once away) for a total of 27 games. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then head-to-head records, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, fair play points and then a drawing of lots decide the ranking. Promotion and relegation The first-place teams from both the Group A and B earn direct promotion to Super League, while the runners-up of each group face each other in a promotion play-off to compete for one additional promotion spot. The 10th-placed teams from both the Group A and B are directly relegated to Liga Nusantara, while the 9th-placed teams from each group compete in a relegation play-off to determine one more team to be relegated. The 2025–26 season sees the full implementation of VAR for the first time. ==Teams==
Teams
Maps {{#invoke:Transcludable section|main|section=2025–26 Championship map|text= . Current participating teams The following 20 clubs will compete in the Championship during 2025–26 season. • "Year joined" is the year the club joined the Liga Indonesia, including leagues that are divisionally below it and counted since 1994–95 season."First season in D2" and "Seasons in D2" counted since Premier Division dropped down to second-tier and also including of LPIS Premier Division during dualism era (2011–2013) and ISC B."Last spell in top flight" counted since foundation of Super League, including Indonesian Premier League during dualism era (2011–2013) and ISC A in 2016 season. ;Notes ;Former names ;Breakaway league: ;Unofficial league: Former teams The following clubs competed in the Championship since 2017 season, but are not competing in the 2025–26 season. • "Year joined" is the year the club joined the Liga Indonesia, including leagues that are divisionally below it and counted since 1994–95 season."First season in D2" and "Seasons in D2" counted since Premier Division dropped down to second-tier and also including of LPIS Premier Division during dualism era (2011–2013) and ISC B."Last spell in CH" counted since foundation of Liga 2. ;Notes ;Former names ;Breakaway league: ;Unofficial league: == Championship history ==
Promotion history
Bold designates the promoted club† Lost the Promotion/relegation playoff‡ Won the Promotion/relegation playoff and got promoted == Relegation history ==
Foreign players
Championship's policy on foreign players has changed multiple times since its inception. • 2008–2009: 3 foreign players. • 2009–2010: 4 foreign players. • 2010–2012: 3 foreign players. • 2014 : 2 foreign players. • 2015–2023 : No foreign players quota. • 2023–2024: 2 foreign players including 1 Asian quota. • 2024–present: 3 foreign players. == Awards ==
Awards
Best player Top scorers == Title sponsors ==
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