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).{{Cite web|title=Mengenal Elite Pro Academy Liga 1, Kawah Candradimuka Para Pemain Muda Menuju Promosi ke Kompetisi Liga 1 Indonesia|url=https://www.jawapos.com/sepak-bola-indonesia/015142404/mengenal-elite-pro-academy-liga-1-kawah-candradimuka-para-pemain-muda-menuju-promosi-ke-kompetisi-liga-1-indonesia|website=Jawa Pos|access-date=2024-10-14|lang=id|quote=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.}} The system was introduced in early 2018 and was active for the first time during the 2018 season.{{cite web |title=Liga 1 Elite Pro Academy U-16 Dimulai |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/pssi-buka-kick-off-liga-1-elite-pro-academy-u-16-2018 |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |language=id-ID}} The system covers the under-16 since 2018, under-18 and under-20 age groups since 2019 & under-14 age groups since 2022.{{cite web |title=Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-18 Bergulir |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/elite-pro-academy-liga-1-u-18-bergulir |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |accessdate=10 July 2019 |language=id-ID}}{{cite web |title=Hasil Pembagian Grup Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-20 2019 |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/hasil-pembagian-grup-elite-pro-academy-liga-1-u-20-2019 |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |accessdate=10 July 2019 |language=id-ID}}{{cite web |title=PSSI Lengkapi Kompetisi Usia Muda, dengan Menggelar Elite Pro Academy U-14 |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/pssi-lengkapi-kompetisi-usia-muda-dengan-memutar-elite-pro-academy-u-14 |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |access-date=20 September 2022 |language=id-ID}} 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

{{Infobox football league

| name = EPA Liga 1 U-20

| logo =150px

| organiser = Liga Indonesia Baru

| pixels =

| founded = 2019

| teams = 18

| champions = Persita U20s (1st title)

| most_successful_club = Persebaya U20s
Persis U20s
Persita U20s
(1 title)

| current = 2025–26

| tv =

|caption=Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = EPA Liga 2 U-20

| logo =

| organiser = Liga Indonesia Baru

| pixels =

| founded = 2025

| teams = 20

| champions =

| most_successful_club =

| current = 2025–26

| tv = }}

|caption=Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season}}

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019. 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..{{Cite web |date=September 2024 |title=Regulasi Kompetisi EPA Liga 1 2024/25 |url=https://assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com/uploads/files/regulasi-kompetisi-epa-liga-1-2024-25.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241110120143/https://assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com/uploads/files/regulasi-kompetisi-epa-liga-1-2024-25.pdf |archive-date=2024-11-10 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com |publisher=Liga Indonesia Baru |language=id }}

For the 2025–26 season, LIB plans to expand the competition by including clubs from Liga 2 to participate at the U-20 level.

= 2025–26 teams =

; EPA Liga 1 U-20

class="wikitable sortable" style="white-space: nowrap;"

! Team

! Location

Arema U20s

| Malang

Bali United U20s

| Gianyar

Bhayangkara Presisi U20s

| Bandar Lampung

Borneo Samarinda U20s

| Serang

| Sofifi

| Bandung

| Jakarta

| Jepara

| Kediri

| Padang

; EPA Liga 2 U-20

class="wikitable sortable" style="white-space: nowrap;" ! Team ! Location
colspan="2"\|Liga 2
Adhyaksa U20s \| Tangerang
Barito Putera U20s \| Banjarmasin
Bekasi City U20s \| Bekasi City
Deltras U20s \| Sidoarjo
Garudayaksa U20s \| Bekasi Regency
Kendal Tornado U20s \| Kendal
Persekat U20s \| Tegal
Persela U20s \| Lamongan
Persiba U20s \| Balikpapan
Persikad U20s \| Depok
Persiku U20s \| Kudus
Persipal U20s \| Palu
Persipura U20s \| Jayapura
Persiraja U20s \| Banda Aceh
PSIS U20s \| Semarang
PSMS U20s \| Medan
PSPS U20s \| Pekanbaru
PSS U20s \| Sleman
Sriwijaya U20s \| rowspan="2" \|Palembang
Sumsel United U20s

class="wikitable sortable" style="white-space: nowrap;"

! Team

! Location

colspan="2"|Liga 2

| Kendal

| Tegal

| Depok

| Kudus

| Palu

| Medan

| Sleman

| rowspan="2" |Palembang

Sumsel United U20s

= Championship history =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"
Season !Finals host ! width="15%" \| Champions ! width="10%" \| Score ! width="15%" \| Runners-up ! width="15%" \| Third place ! width="10%" \| Score ! width="15%" \| 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 \| colspan="7" \|not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2021 \| colspan="7" rowspan="2" \|not held
2022
2023–24 \| Manahan Stadium, Surakarta \| Persis U20s \| 3–1 \| Persita U20s \| Borneo U20s \| 3–0 \| Persebaya U20s
{{nowrap\|2024–25}} \| Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi \| Persita U20s \| 0–0 (4–3 p) \| {{nowrap\|Dewa United U20s}} \| Persija U20s \| 2–1 (a.e.t.) \| {{nowrap\|Malut United U20s}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"

Season

!Finals host

! width="15%" | Champions

! width="10%" | Score

! width="15%" | Runners-up

! width="15%" | Third place

! width="10%" | Score

! width="15%" | Fourth place

2019

| Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

| 3–3
(3–0 p)

| 3–2

2020

| colspan="7" |not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

2021

| colspan="7" rowspan="2" |not held

2022

2023–24

| Manahan Stadium, Surakarta

| 3–1

| 3–0

| Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi

| Persita U20s

| 0–0
(4–3 p)

| {{nowrap|Dewa United U20s}}

| Persija U20s

| 2–1
(a.e.t.)

| {{nowrap|Malut United U20s}}

Under-18 level

{{Infobox football league

| name = EPA Liga 1 U-18

| logo = 150px

| organiser = Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI)

| pixels =

| founded = 2019

| teams = 18

| champions = PSM Makassar U18s (1st title)

| most_successful_club = Bhayangkara U18s
(2 titles)

| current = 2025–26

| tv =

|caption=Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season}}

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019. This league format is the same as under-20 league format.

=== 2025–26 teams ===

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! Location

Arema U18s

| Malang

Bali United U18s

| Gianyar

Bhayangkara Presisi U18s

| Bandar Lampung

Borneo Samarinda U18s

| Serang

| Sofifi

| Bandung

| Jakarta

| Jepara

| Kediri

| Padang

= Championship history =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"
Season !Finals host ! width="15%" \| Champions ! width="10%" \| Score ! width="15%" \| Runners-up ! width="15%" \| Third place ! width="10%" \| Score ! width="15%" \| Fourth place
2019 \| Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul \| Bhayangkara U18s \| 1–0 \| PSIS U18s \| Persija U18s \| 4–4 {{pso\|7–6}} \| Bali United U18s
2020 \| colspan="7" \|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 {{pso\|4–3}} \| 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
{{nowrap\|2024–25}} \| Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi \| PSM Makassar U18s \| 1–1 (4–2 p) \| Persija U18s \| Semen Padang U18s \| 1–0 \| Persik Kediri U18s

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"

Season

!Finals host

! width="15%" | Champions

! width="10%" | Score

! width="15%" | Runners-up

! width="15%" | Third place

! width="10%" | Score

! width="15%" | Fourth place

2019

| Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

| 1–0

| 4–4
{{pso|7–6}}

2020

| colspan="7" |not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

2021

| Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung

| 2–0

| 0–0
{{pso|4–3}}

2022

| Madya Stadium, Jakarta

| 2–0

| 2–1

| Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi

| 2–1

| 4–0

| Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi

| 1–1
(4–2 p)

| 1–0

Under-16 level

{{Infobox football league

| name = EPA Liga 1 U-16

| logo = 150px

| organiser = Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI)

| pixels =

| founded = 2018

| teams = 18

| champions = Borneo U16s (2nd title)

| most_successful_club = Persib U16s
Borneo U16s
(2 titles)

| current = 2025–26

| tv =

|caption=Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season}}

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2018. This league format is the same as under-20 and under-18 league format.

=2025–26 teams=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! Location

Arema U16s

| Malang

Bali United U16s

| Gianyar

Bhayangkara Presisi U16s

| Bandar Lampung

Borneo Samarinda U16s

| Serang

| Sofifi

| Bandung

| Jakarta

| Jepara

| Kediri

| Padang

= Championship history =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"
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 \| colspan="7" \|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 {{pso\|3–2}} \| Persebaya U16s
2023–24 \| Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi \| Borneo U16s \| 2–1 \| Persis U16s \| Persebaya U16s \| 2–2 {{pso\|3–1}} \| Barito Putera U16s
{{nowrap\|2024–25}} \| Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi \| Borneo U16s \| 3–2 \| Persebaya U16s \| Madura United U16s \| 1–0 \| Bali United U16s

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"

Season

!Finals host

! Champions

! Score

! Runners-up

! Third place

! Score

! Fourth place

2018

| Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

| 1–1
(4–3 p)

| 1–0

2019

| Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

| TIRA-Persikabo U16s

| 2–1

| Bhayangkara U16s

| Persebaya U16s

| 1–0

| Persija U16s

2020

| colspan="7" |not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

2021

| Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung

| 2–1

| 2–0

2022

| Madya Stadium, Jakarta

| 1–0

| 0–0
{{pso|3–2}}

| Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi

| 2–1

| 2–2
{{pso|3–1}}

| Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi

| 3–2

| 1–0

Under-14 level

{{Infobox football league

| name = EPA Liga 1 U-14

| logo =

| organiser = PSSI

| pixels =

| founded = 2022

| teams = 18

| champions = Dewa United U14s (1st title)

| most_successful_club = Dewa United U14s (1 title)

| current =

| tv = YouTube (International) (selected matches)

}}

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022.

= Championship history =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"
Season !Finals host ! width="15%" \| Champions ! width="10%" \| Score ! width="15%" \| Runners-up ! width="15%" \| Third place ! width="10%" \| Score ! width="15%" \| Fourth place
2022 \| Pulomas Field, Jakarta \| Dewa United U14s \| 3–1 \| Persis U14s \| Bhayangkara U14s \| 1–0 \| Persib U14s

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"

Season

!Finals host

! width="15%" | Champions

! width="10%" | Score

! width="15%" | Runners-up

! width="15%" | Third place

! width="10%" | Score

! width="15%" | Fourth place

2022

| Pulomas Field, Jakarta

| 3–1

| 1–0

== Total titles won ==

The table below shows the total list of champions in the Elite Pro Academy across various age levels.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; width: 80%;" ! Rank ! Clubs ! EPA U20 ! EPA U18 ! EPA U16 ! EPA U14 ! Total
rowspan="4"\| 1	style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left;" \| Bhayangkara Presisi	–	2	–	–	2
style="text-align:left;" \| PSM Makassar	–	1	1	–	2
style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left;" \| Borneo Samarinda	–	–	2	–	2
style="text-align:left;" \| Persib Bandung	–	–	2	–	2
rowspan="7"\|5	style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left;" \| Persebaya Surabaya	1	–	–	–	1
style="text-align:left;" \| Persis Solo	1	–	–	–	1
style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left;" \| Persita Tangerang	1	–	–	–	1
style="text-align:left;" \| Bali United	–	1	–	–	1
style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left;" \| PSS Sleman	–	1	–	–	1
style="text-align:left;" \| TIRA-Persikabo	–	–	1	–	1
style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:left;" \| Dewa United	–	–	–	1	1

Broadcasters

= Indonesia =

== U-16 and U-18 ==

The league was broadcast by free-to-air public television network TVRI,{{Cite web|url=https://pontianak.tribunnews.com/2019/10/01/prediksi-persib-bandung-vs-psm-makassar-elite-pro-academy-live-mola-tv-live-tvri-jam-1600-wib|title=PREDIKSI Persib Bandung Vs PSM Makassar Elite Pro Academy LIVE Mola TV & LIVE TVRI Jam 16.00 WIB|website=Tribun Pontianak|language=id-ID|access-date=2019-10-02}} Djarum Media's premium multiplatform network Mola through 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pssi.org/news/pssi-gandeng-mola-tv|title=PSSI Gandeng Mola TV|website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia|language=id-ID|access-date=2019-10-02|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905033254/https://www.pssi.org/news/pssi-gandeng-mola-tv|archive-date=2019-09-05}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3YfPqFDKHE/|title=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…"|last=|first=|date=|website=Instagram|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-09}}

= International (including Indonesia) =

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

References

External links

{{Official website|https://epa.pssi.org/|name=EPA U16s and U18s}} {{in lang|id}}
{{Official website|https://liga-indonesia.id/|name=EPA U20s}} {{in lang|id}}

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