Liga 1 U-19

{{Infobox football league

| name = Liga 1 U-19

| logo =

| pixels =

| country = {{IDN}}

| confed = AFC (Asia)

| founded = 2008 (as Indonesia Super League U-21)
2017 (as Liga 1 U-19)

| folded = 2018

| teams = 18

| levels = 1

| most successful club = Persib Bandung U-19
Persela Lamongan U-21
(2 titles each)

| champions = Persib Bandung U-19 (2nd title)

| sponsorship_name =

| tv =UseeTV (finals only)
All Indonesian club channels (from regular season to semi finals)

| website = [https://liga-indonesia.id/jadwal/liga-1-u-19 Official website]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|replaced=Elite Pro Academy|successor=Elite Pro Academy}}

Liga 1 U-19 is a junior-level league of participating clubs in Liga 1. From 2008 to 2014, this youth league was an under-21 league known as the Indonesia Super League U-21. From the 2017 season onwards, the competition age limit decreased from under-21 to under-19.{{cite web|title=Sokong Program Pembinaan PSSI, PT LIB Gelar Liga 1 U-19|url=https://liga-indonesia.id/berita/sokong-program-pembinaan-pssi-pt-lib-gelar-liga-1-u-19|website=Go-Jek Traveloka Liga 1, Berita Liga Indonesia, Pertandingan, Hasil & Klasemen Liga Indonesia Baru|publisher=PT Liga Indonesia Baru|access-date=15 June 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|fix-attempted=yes}} Building and managing a complete U-19 team is one of the requirements for clubs participating in Liga 1, as regulated by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). In 2019, the league was replaced by Elite Pro Academy.

Competition format

Differently than the main Liga 1, this junior competition, divided into four acts, consists of two group stages and two knockout rounds, which is the semifinals and final. On the first stage, the 18 participating clubs are divided into three groups, each containing six clubs, the top two teams of each group and the two best third place will advance to the second stage. The second stage consists of two groups containing four teams in each group, the best team from each group and the best runner-up will advance to the semifinals. The winner of the semifinals will advance to the final to battle for the championship.

Champions

class="wikitable"
Season ! Winner ! Runners-up ! Third place
2008–09 \|Pelita Jaya U-21 \|Persita Tangerang U-21 \|Persib Bandung U-21
2009–10 \|Persib Bandung U-21 \|Pelita Jaya U-21 \|Persipura Jayapura U-21
2011 \|Persela Lamongan U-21 \|Semen Padang U-21{{cite web\|title=Semen Padang U21 Runner Up ISL\|url=http://www.antarasumbar.com/eng/news/nasional/d/0/8720/semen-padang-u21-runner-up-isl.html\|access-date=19 October 2014\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141019210739/http://www.antarasumbar.com/eng/news/nasional/d/0/8720/semen-padang-u21-runner-up-isl.html\|archive-date=19 October 2014\|url-status=dead}} \|Persiwa Wamena U-21
2012 \|Persela Lamongan U-21 \|Persisam Putra Samarinda U-21 \|Pelita Jaya U-21
2012–13 \|Sriwijaya FC U-21 \|Mitra Kukar FC U-21 \|Persipura Jayapura U-21
2014 \|Semen Padang U-21 \|Sriwijaya FC U-21 \|Persipura Jayapura U-21
2015 \|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"\| Competition abandoned due to FIFA suspension
2016 \|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"\| Replaced temporarily with ISC U-21{{Cref2\|Note ISC}}
2017 \|Persipura Jayapura U-19 \|Persib Bandung U-19 \|Bali United U-19
2018 \|Persib Bandung U-19 \|Persija Jakarta U-19 \|Barito Putera U-19

class="wikitable"

Season

! Winner

! Runners-up

! Third place

2008–09

|Pelita Jaya U-21

|Persita Tangerang U-21

|Persipura Jayapura U-21

2011

|Persela Lamongan U-21

|Semen Padang U-21{{cite web|title=Semen Padang U21 Runner Up ISL|url=http://www.antarasumbar.com/eng/news/nasional/d/0/8720/semen-padang-u21-runner-up-isl.html|access-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141019210739/http://www.antarasumbar.com/eng/news/nasional/d/0/8720/semen-padang-u21-runner-up-isl.html|archive-date=19 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

|Persiwa Wamena U-21

2012

|Persela Lamongan U-21

|Persisam Putra Samarinda U-21

|Persipura Jayapura U-21

2014

|Semen Padang U-21

|Sriwijaya FC U-21

|Persipura Jayapura U-21

2015

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"| Competition abandoned due to FIFA suspension

2016

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"| Replaced temporarily with ISC U-21{{Cref2|Note ISC}}

2017

|Persipura Jayapura U-19

|Persija Jakarta U-19

|Barito Putera U-19

Awards

class="wikitable"

style="background:#efefef; text-align: center"

!Season

!Best player

!Top scorer

!Fair play

2008–09

|Dedi Kusnandar (Pelita Jaya U-21)

|Aditya Putra Dewa (PSM U-21)

|Persik U-21

2009–10

|Munadi (Persib U-21)

|Lukas Mandowen (Persipura U-21)

|Pelita Jaya U-21

2011

|Fandi Eko Utomo (Persela U-21)

|Aldaier Makatindu (Persisam U-21)

|Persisam U-21

2012

|Lerby Eliandry (Persisam U-21)

|Aldaier Makatindu (Persisam U-21)

|Persisam U-21

2012–13

|Rizky Ramadhana (Sriwijaya FC U-21)

|Sriwijaya FC U-21

2014

|Nerius Alom (Semen Padang U-21){{cite web|title=PBR U-21 Tim Paling Fair Play ISL U-21 2014|url=http://www.sportanews.com/2014/10/19/pbr-u-21-tim-paling-fair-play-isl-u-21-2014/|access-date=19 October 2014|language=id|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019233900/http://www.sportanews.com/2014/10/19/pbr-u-21-tim-paling-fair-play-isl-u-21-2014/|archive-date=19 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

|Aldi Al Achya (Persita U-21)

|Pelita Bandung Raya U-21

2015

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center"| Competition abandoned due to FIFA suspension

2017

|Todd Rivaldo Ferre (Persipura U-19){{cite web|title=Jadi Pemain Terbaik, Rivaldo Ancam Penggawa Timnas U-19?|url=http://www.indosport.com/sepakbola/20171108/jadi-pemain-terbaik-rivaldo-ancam-penggawa-timnas-u-19|website=INDOSPORT.com|language=id|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108100018/http://www.indosport.com/sepakbola/20171108/jadi-pemain-terbaik-rivaldo-ancam-penggawa-timnas-u-19|archive-date=8 November 2017|url-status=live}}

|Ghifari Vaiz Adhitya (Persela U-19)

|Bali United U-19

2018

|Syafril Lestaluhu (Persib U-21)

|Beckham Putra (Persib U-21)

|Borneo FC U-19