Friday, August 07, 2020
October Return For Liga 2
Liga Indonesia Baru have announced Liga 2 will start in October. The season initially began back in March but was postponed after a single round of matches were played. When the action returns the division will bear little resemblance to those heady days pre-pandemic.
Four groups of six teams will replace the two divisions of twelve for a start which is a pretty big change. Teams will play each other just once before the top two go through to the next round which will feature two groups of four. The top two teams from there will go on to the semi finals and I'm sure you can work out the rest.
As with Liga 1 there is no plan to have fans present at the games. Given the hand to mouth way many clubs are run I would not be surprised if some teams fall by the wayside.
As a reminder, these are the original teams:
Badak Lampung, Cilegon United, Kalteng Putra, Hizbul Watham, Martapura, Mitra Kukar, Muba BaBel United, Persekat, Perserang, Persewar, Persiba, Persijap, Persis, PSBS, PSCS, PSIM, PSKC, PSMS, PSPS, Putra Sinar Giri, Semen Padang, Sriwjaya, Sulut United, Tiga Naga
Venues and dates will no doubt be announced later.
I do enjoy Liga 2 and this season does have a tasty mix of traditional clubs like Persis, Persijap (supporters pictured below celebrating winning Liga 3), PSIM and PSMS as well as a new breed of club like Muba BaBel United, Putra Sinar Giri and Tiga Naga.
