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The Elite Pro Academy is an Indonesian system of youth football leagues that are 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.
 Competition logo for 2023–24 EPA season | |
| Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champions | Persis U20s (1st title) |
| Most championships | Persebaya U20s Persis 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. The difference are in first round it's not played double-game and for Group C only two home tournament, exactly like the dissolved Liga 1 U-19 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 |
| 2023–24 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta | Persis U20s | 3–1 | Persita U20s | Borneo U20s | 3–0 | Persebaya U20s |
 Competition logo for the 2023–24 EPA season | |
| Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champions | PSS 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.[3]
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 U18s | 2–1 | Borneo U18s | Persija U18s | 4–0 | Persis U18s |
 Competition logo for the 2023–24 EPA season | |
| Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champions | Borneo U16s (1st title) |
| Most championships | Persib 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. Group A and B is playing home and away double-game round-robin tournament while Group C played four-series home tournament with five matches for each series. The winners and runner-ups from each group along with two best third-placed teams advanced to second round. In the second round, split into two groups of four and all groups is played on a single-game round-robin home tournament where the winners and runner-ups from each group advance to knockout round.[7]
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 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 |
| Organising body | PSSI |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| Number of teams | 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 |
| Clubs | Total | EPA U20 | EPA U18 | EPA U16 | EPA U14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhayangkara | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Persib | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Persebaya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Persis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bali United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Borneo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TIRA-Persikabo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PSM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dewa United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Indonesia
U-16 and U-18
The league was broadcast by free-to-air public television network TVRI,[8] Djarum Media's premium multiplatform network Mola through 2022.[9] 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.[10]
International (including Indonesia)
Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.
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