Elite Pro Academy

The Elite Pro Academy is an Indonesian system of youth football leagues that are operated by the Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI). ^[1] The system was introduced in early 2018 and was active for the first time during the 2018 season. ^[2] The system covers the under-16 since 2018, under-18 and under-20 age groups since 2019 & under-14 age groups since 2022. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The league runs in conjunction with the Liga 1 as a developmental league. It is contested by 18 teams which compete in the Liga 1.

Under-20 level

Liga 1 U-20

Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru
Founded	2019
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	Persita U20s (1st title)
Most championships	Persebaya U20s Persis U20s Persita U20s (1 title)
Current: 2024–25

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019. ^[4] This league format is the same as under-16 and under-18 league format. ^[6]

Competition results

Season	Finals host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2019	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar	Persebaya U20s	3–3 (3–0 p)	Barito Putera U20s	PSIS U20s	3–2	Bhayangkara U20s
2020	not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2021	not held
2022
2023–24	Manahan Stadium, Surakarta	Persis U20s	3–1	Persita U20s	Borneo U20s	3–0	Persebaya U20s
2024–25	Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi	Persita U20s	0–0 (4–3 p)	Dewa United U20s	Persija U20s	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Malut United U20s

Under-18 level

Liga 1 U-18

Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI)
Founded	2019
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	PSM Makassar U18s (1st title)
Most championships	Bhayangkara U18s (2 titles)
Current: 2024–25

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019. ^[3] This league format is the same as under-16 league format. ^[6]

Competition results

Season	Finals host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2019	Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul	Bhayangkara U18s	1–0	PSIS U18s	Persija U18s	4–4 (7–6 p)	Bali United U18s
2020	not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2021	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung	Bali United U18s	2–0	Persib U18s	Persebaya U18s	0–0 (4–3 p)	Borneo U18s
2022	Madya Stadium, Jakarta	Bhayangkara U18s	2–0	Persija U18s	Persebaya U18s	2–1	Persib U18s
2023–24	Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi	PSS Sleman U18s	2–1	Borneo U18s	Persija U18s	4–0	Persis U18s
2024–25	Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi	PSM Makassar U18s	1–1 (4–2 p)	Persija U18s	Semen Padang U18s	1–0	Persik Kediri U18s

Under-16 level

Liga 1 U-16

Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI)
Founded	2018
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	Borneo U16s (2st title)
Most championships	Persib U16s Borneo U16s (2 titles)
Current: 2024–25

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2018. ^[2] This league is split into three stages, two group stages and knockout round. For the first round group stage, 18 teams split into three group of six. Each group playing home and away double-game round-robin matches. The winners and runner-ups from each group along with two best third-placed teams advanced to second round. In the second round 8 teams will be divided into 2 groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners and runner-ups from each group advance to knockout round. ^[6]

Competition results

Season	Finals host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2018	Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang	Persib U16s	1–1 (4–3 p)	Bali United U16s	Persija U16s	1–0	Barito Putera U16s
2019	Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul	TIRA-Persikabo U16s	2–1	Bhayangkara U16s	Persebaya U16s	1–0	Persija U16s
2020	not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2021	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung	PSM Makassar U16s	2–1	Persib U16s	Borneo U16s	2–0	Persiraja U16s
2022	Madya Stadium, Jakarta	Persib U16s	1–0	Persija U16s	Dewa United U16s	0–0 (3–2 p)	Persebaya U16s
2023–24	Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi	Borneo U16s	2–1	Persis U16s	Persebaya U16s	2–2 (3–1 p)	Barito Putera U16s
2024–25	Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi	Borneo U16s	3–2	Persebaya U16s	Madura United U16s	1–0	Bali United U16s

Under-14 level

Liga 1 U-14

Organising body	PSSI
Founded	2022
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	Dewa United U14s (1st title)
Most championships	Dewa United U14s (1 title)
TV partners	YouTube (International) (selected matches)
Current: 2022

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022. ^[5]

Competition results

Season	Finals host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2022	Pulomas Field, Jakarta	Dewa United U14s	3–1	Persis U14s	Bhayangkara U14s	1–0	Persib U14s

Champions

Total Wins of Indonesian Clubs in EPA Format

Clubs	Total	EPA U20	EPA U18	EPA U16	EPA U14
Bhayangkara	2	0	2	0	0
PSM Makassar	2	0	1	1	0
Borneo	2	0	0	2	0
Persib	2	0	0	2	0
Persebaya	1	1	0	0	0
Persis	1	1	0	0	0
Persita	1	1	0	0	0
Bali United	1	0	1	0	0
PSS Sleman	1	0	1	0	0
TIRA-Persikabo	1	0	0	1	0
Dewa United	1	0	0	0	1

Broadcasters

Indonesia

U-16 and U-18

The league was broadcast by free-to-air public television network TVRI, ^[7] Djarum Media's premium multiplatform network Mola through 2022. ^[8] For the first edition, TVRI and Mola broadcast from second round, semi finals, and final.

U-20

The league was broadcast by three pay-TV services Telkom Indonesia, MNC Media, and Kompas Gramedia Group. ^[9]

International (including Indonesia)

Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.

See also

• Indonesia portal
• Association football portal

• Liga 1
• Soeratin Cup

References

1. "Mengenal Elite Pro Academy Liga 1, Kawah Candradimuka Para Pemain Muda Menuju Promosi ke Kompetisi Liga 1 Indonesia". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-14. PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) resmi menggelar kompetisi sepak bola kelompok umur kategori U-16, U-18 dan U-20 bertajuk Elite Pro Academy (EPA) Liga 1 2024/2025.
2. "Liga 1 Elite Pro Academy U-16 Dimulai". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian).
3. "Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-18 Bergulir". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
4. "Hasil Pembagian Grup Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-20 2019". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
5. "PSSI Lengkapi Kompetisi Usia Muda, dengan Menggelar Elite Pro Academy U-14". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
6. "Regulasi Kompetisi EPA Liga 1 2024/25" (PDF). assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). Liga Indonesia Baru. September 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
7. "PREDIKSI Persib Bandung Vs PSM Makassar Elite Pro Academy LIVE Mola TV & LIVE TVRI Jam 16.00 WIB". Tribun Pontianak (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
8. "PSSI Gandeng Mola TV". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
9. "Shopee Liga 1 on Instagram: "Jadwal pertandingan semifinal Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-20 2019 hari ini, (9/10) di Stadion Kapten I Wayan Dipta. 16.00 WITA PERSEBAYA vs…"". Instagram . Retrieved 2019-10-09.

External links

• EPA U16s and U18s (in Indonesian)
• EPA U20s (in Indonesian)