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Draft for the 2024 Liga 1 Final page

The 2024 Liga 1 final will be the final of the 2023–24 Liga 1, the 27th season of the Indonesian top flight league since the merger of Perserikatan and Galatama in 1994, and the seventh season under the name of Liga 1. It will be the first season since the 2014 Indonesia Super League to hold a final match following the usage of a championship series format.

The final will be contested by the winners of the two semi-final matches – Borneo F.C. Samarinda or Madura United from the first, against Persib Bandung from the second – in a two-legged home-and-away format.

The first leg of the final will took place in the Persib's homebase, Si Jalak Harupat Stadium on 26 May 2024. Meanwhile, the second leg will be held on 31 May 2024 in the first semi-final winners' homebase.

The winners will earn the right to enter the 2024–25 AFC Champions League 2 from the qualifying play-off phase, while the runner-up will enter the qualifying play-off of the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League.

Persib Bandung
Since the Perserikatan and Galatama unified top flight league era, Persib Bandung had reached the final twice before, each in the inaugural 1994–95 season and the 2014 season, which was both won. In the 1995 final, Persib won 1–0 over Petrokimia Putra, while in 2014, Persib defeated Persipura Jayapura 5–3 in penalties after a 2–2 draw in 120 minutes.

Madura United
Madura United had not reached a unified top flight league final before. Their last national final was the 1994–95 Galatama, back when the club was still named Pelita Jaya. In the match, they clinched a 1–0 victory over Gelora Dewata to secure the last Galatama championship title.

Their best performance in the current league era was in 2014 as Pelita Bandung Raya, where they ultimately lost 0–2 in the semi-final against Persipura Jayapura.

Format
The final will be played over two-legged home-and-away matches, the first usage of this system in an Indonesian top flight division final, as previous finals were always contested as a single-match tie.

If the aggregate score is tied after two legs, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team.