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).[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.
Under-20 level
[edit]Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru |
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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
[edit]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 |
2023–24 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta | Persis U20s | 3–1 | Persita U20s | Borneo U20s | 3–0 | Persebaya U20s |
Under-18 level
[edit]Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
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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
[edit]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 U18s | 2–1 | Borneo U18s | Persija U18s | 4–0 | Persis U18s |
Under-16 level
[edit]Organising body | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
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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
[edit]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 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 |
Under-14 level
[edit]Organising body | PSSI |
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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
[edit]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 |
Champions
[edit]Clubs | Total | EPA U20 | EPA U18 | EPA U16 | EPA U14 |
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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 |
Broadcasters
[edit]Indonesia
[edit]U-16 and U-18
[edit]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
[edit]The league was broadcast by three pay-TV services Telkom Indonesia, MNC Media, and Kompas Gramedia Group.[10]
International (including Indonesia)
[edit]Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mengenal Elite Pro Academy Liga 1, Kawah Candradimuka Para Pemain Muda Menuju Promosi ke Kompetisi Liga 1 Indonesia". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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.
- ^ a b "Liga 1 Elite Pro Academy U-16 Dimulai". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian).
- ^ a b c "Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-18 Bergulir". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Hasil Pembagian Grup Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-20 2019". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b "PSSI Lengkapi Kompetisi Usia Muda, dengan Menggelar Elite Pro Academy U-14". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-16 Kick Off 19 April". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PSSI Gandeng Mola TV". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- EPA U16s and U18s (in Indonesian)
- EPA U20s (in Indonesian)