The Elite Pro Academy is an Indonesian system of youth football leagues that are operated by the I-League (previously the 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] It runs in conjunction with the Super League as a developmental competition.
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Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru |
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Founded | 2019 |
Number of clubs | 18 |
Current champions | Persita U20s (1st title) |
Most championships | Persebaya U20s Persis U20s Persita U20s (1 title) |
Current: 2025–26 |
Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru |
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Founded | 2025 |
Number of clubs | 20 |
Current: 2025–26 |
This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019. [4] The league is divided into three round. In the first round, 18 teams are divided into three groups of six. Each group plays a home-and-away double game round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up, along with the two best third-placed teams, advance to the second round. In the second round, the 8 qualified teams are divided into two groups of four. Teams again compete in a home-and-away round-robin format. The top two teams from each group (winners and runners-up) advance to the knockout round. [6]
For the 2025–26 season, I-League plans to expand the competition by including clubs from Championship to participate at the U-20 level.
Season | Finals host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
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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 |
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Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
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Founded | 2019 |
Number of clubs | 18 |
Current champions | PSM Makassar U18s (1st title) |
Most championships | Bhayangkara U18s (2 titles) |
Current: 2025–26 |
This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019. [3] This league format is the same as under-20 league format. [6]
Season | Finals host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
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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 |
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Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
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Founded | 2018 |
Number of clubs | 18 |
Current champions | Borneo U16s (2nd title) |
Most championships | Persib U16s Borneo U16s (2 titles) |
Current: 2025–26 |
This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2018. [2] This league format is the same as under-20 and under-18 league format. [6]
Season | Finals host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
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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 |
Organising body | PSSI |
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Founded | 2022 |
Number of clubs | 18 |
Current champions | Dewa United U14s (1st title) |
Most championships | Dewa United U14s (1 title) |
Broadcaster(s) | YouTube (International) (selected matches) |
This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022. [5]
Season | Finals host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
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2022 | Pulomas Field, Jakarta | Dewa United U14s | 3–1 | Persis U14s | Bhayangkara U14s | 1–0 | Persib U14s |
The table below shows the total list of champions in the Elite Pro Academy across various age levels.
Rank | Clubs | EPA U20 | EPA U18 | EPA U16 | EPA U14 | Total |
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1 | Bhayangkara Presisi | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
PSM Makassar | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
Borneo Samarinda | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
Persib Bandung | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
5 | Persebaya Surabaya | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Persis Solo | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
Persita Tangerang | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
Bali United | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
PSS Sleman | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
TIRA-Persikabo | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Dewa United | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
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.
The league was broadcast by three pay-TV services Telkom Indonesia, MNC Media, and Kompas Gramedia Group. [9]
Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.
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.