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.
| Liga 1 U-20 | |
| Organiser: | Liga Indonesia Baru |
| Founded: | 2019 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Champions: | Persis U20s (1st title) |
| Most Successful Club: | 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]
| Season | Finals host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar | Persebaya U20s | 3–3 | Barito Putera U20s | PSIS U20s | 3–2 | Bhayangkara U20s | |
| Manahan Stadium, Surakarta | Persis U20s | 3–1 | Persita U20s | Borneo U20s | 3–0 | Persebaya U20s |
| Liga 1 U-18 | |
| Organiser: | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
| Founded: | 2019 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Champions: | PSS U18s (1st title) |
| Most Successful Club: | 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]
| 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 | 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 | Borneo U18s | |
| 2022 | Madya Stadium, Jakarta | Bhayangkara U18s | 2–0 | Persija U18s | Persebaya U18s | 2–1 | Persib U18s | |
| Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi | PSS U18s | 2–1 | Borneo U18s | Persija U18s | 4–0 | Persis U18s | ||
| Liga 1 U-16 | |
| Organiser: | Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI) |
| Founded: | 2018 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Champions: | Borneo U16s (1st title) |
| Most Successful Club: | 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]
| Season | Finals host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang | Persib U16s | 1–1 | 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 | Persebaya U16s | |
| Garudayaksa Football Academy, Bekasi | Borneo U16s | 2–1 | Persis U16s | Persebaya U16s | 2–2 | Barito Putera U16s | ||
| Liga 1 U-14 | |
| Organiser: | PSSI |
| Founded: | 2022 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Champions: | Dewa United U14s (1st title) |
| Most Successful Club: | Dewa United U14s (1 title) |
| Current: | 2022 |
| Tv: | YouTube (International) (selected matches) |
This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022.[5]
| 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 |
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.
The league was broadcast by three pay-TV services Telkom Indonesia, MNC Media, and Kompas Gramedia Group.[10]
Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.