Zone Kalimantan and Sulawesi-Papua divided into two group each filled with four teams, the top two teams in each zone qualifying for the tournament proper. For the Sumatra zone followed by Sriwijaya and Semen Padang they will play home-and-away system, who would be the best will be qualifying for the tournament proper. Meanwhile, for the Java zone there are 12 participating clubs will be divided into three groups of four, winner from each group will enter the tournament proper.
The draw for the tournament as well as the qualification tournament took place on 30 December 2013.[5] PT Liga Indonesia officially announced Bandung Regency, Malang Regency, Surabaya, Banjar Regency and Jayapura as host on 30 December 2013.[2] PT Liga Indonesia decided to appoint Kediri replace Surabaya to host the Group 3 zones Java, because the police did not give permission to hold the match in Surabaya.[6]
All times listed are local (UTC+07:00 (Western Indonesia Time), UTC+08:00 (Central Indonesia Time) and UTC+09:00 (East Indonesia Time)).
Each team named a minimum 18-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the Liga Indonesia deadline of 7 January 2014.[7] Injury replacements were allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.
Tie-breaking criteria
Ranking in each group shall be determine as follows:
Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
Goal difference in all the group matches;
Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above four criteria, the place shall be determined as follows:
Sriwijaya and Semen Padang will play home-and-away system, who would be the best will be qualifying for the tournament proper. Matches played on 10 and 14 January 2014.[1]
Java zone there are 12 participating clubs will be divided into three groups of four, winner from each group will enter the tournament proper. This zone played on 10 to 16 January 2014.[1]