The Elite Pro Academy is an Indonesian system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the PSSI. The system was introduced in early 2018 and was active for the first time during the 2018 season.[1] The system covers the under-16 since 2018, under-18 and under-20 age groups since 2019 & under-14 age groups since 2022.[2][3][4] 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 for 2023–24 EPA season
Organising bodyPSSI
Founded2019
Number of teams18
Current championsPersebaya U20s (1st title)
Most championshipsPersebaya U20s
(1 title)
Current: 2023

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019.[3] Unlike under-16 and under-18 that are organised by PSSI, this age level is organised by PT Liga Indonesia Baru which also organised Liga 1 and Liga 2.

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.[5]

Competition results

Season Finals host Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2023
2019 Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar Persebaya U20s 3–3
(3–0 p)		 Barito Putera U20s PSIS U20s 3–2 Bhayangkara U20s

Under-18 level

Liga 1 U-18
Competition logo for the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising bodyPSSI
Founded2019
Number of teams18
Current championsBhayangkara U18s (2nd title)
Most championshipsBhayangkara U18s
(2 titles)
Current: 2023

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019.[2] The league is sponsored by Mola and thus officially known as the Mola Elite Pro Academy.[6]

This league format is the same as under-16 league format.[2]

Competition results

Season Finals host Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2023
2022 Madya Stadium, Jakarta Bhayangkara U18s 2–0 Persija U18s Persebaya U18s 2–1 Persib 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
2019 Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul Bhayangkara U18s 1–0 PSIS U18s Persija U18s 4–4
(7–6 p)		 Bali United U18s


Under-16 level

Liga 1 U-16
Competition logo for the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising bodyPSSI
Founded2018
Number of teams18
Current championsPersib U16s (2nd title)
Most championshipsPersib U16s (2 titles)
Current: 2023

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2018.[1] The league is sponsored by Mola and thus officially known as the Mola Elite Pro Academy.[6]

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
2023
2022 Madya Stadium, Jakarta Persib U16s 1–0 Persija U16s Dewa United U16s 0–0
(3–2 p)		 Persebaya U16s
2021 Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung PSM U16s 2–1 Persib U16s Borneo U16s 2–0 Persiraja U16s
2020 not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2019 Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul TIRA-Persikabo U16s 2–1 Bhayangkara U16s Persebaya U16s 1–0 Persija U16s
2018 Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang Persib U16s 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Bali United U16s Persija U16s 1–0 Barito Putera U16s

Under-14 level

Liga 1 U-14
Organising bodyPSSI
Founded2022
Number of teams18
Current championsDewa United U14s (1st title)
Most championshipsDewa United U14s (1 title)
TV partnersYouTube (International) (selected matches)
Current: 2022

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022.[4]

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


Broadcasters

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Liga 1 Elite Pro Academy U-16 Dimulai". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian).
  2. 1 2 3 "Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-18 Bergulir". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Hasil Pembagian Grup Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-20 2019". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "PSSI Lengkapi Kompetisi Usia Muda, dengan Menggelar Elite Pro Academy U-14". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Husein, Zulfikar (9 July 2019). "Jadwal Lengkap Liga 1 U-20 Musim 2019 - VIVA". www.viva.co.id (in Indonesian). PT VIVA MEDIA BARU- VIVA. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Musim Baru Mola Elite Pro Academy U-16 dan U-18 Bergulir di Jakarta". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-16 Kick Off 19 April". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "PSSI Gandeng Mola TV". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  10. ↑ "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.
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