2019 Liga 1 U-20

The 2019 Liga 1 U-20 was the ninth edition of the Indonesia Junior Level League system since its introduction in 2008 and the first of the Elite Pro Academy since being changed from an under-19 to under-20. The season started on 20 July and finished with a final on 12 October 2019.^[1][2]

2019 Liga 1 U-20

Tournament details
Country	Indonesia
Dates	20 July – 12 October 2019
Teams	18
Final positions
Champions	Persebaya U20s
Runners-up	Barito Putera U20s
Third place	PSIS U20s
Fourth place	Bhayangkara U20s
Tournament statistics
Matches played	118
Goals scored	313 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kahar Kalu (15 goals)
Awards
Best player	Yuswanto Aditya
← 2018 Liga 1 U-19 2023–24 → Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

Persebaya U20s won the title on 12 October 2019 after defeating Barito Putera U20s 3–0 on penalties after 3–3 draw until extra time in the final.

First round

First round was the group stage and was started on 20 July 2019. Group A and B played home and away round-robin tournament while Group C played home tournament round-robin. The winners and runner-ups from each group along with two best third-placed teams advanced to second round.^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PSJ	BHA	PSS	TIR	SPD	BDL
1	Persija U20s	10	6	4	0	24	6	+18	22	Advance to the second round		—	3–3	0–0	3–0	1–1	9–0
2	Bhayangkara U20s	10	6	3	1	19	10	+9	21			1–1	—	0–0	3–0	1–0	3–1
3	PSS U20s	10	4	4	2	22	9	+13	16			0–1	1–2	—	2–1	3–0	9–0
4	TIRA-Persikabo U20s	10	3	0	7	13	21	−8	9			0–3	0–2	1–3	—	3–1	5–2
5	Semen Padang U20s	10	2	2	6	9	16	−7	8			0–1	2–3	1–1	2–1	—	0–1
6	Badak Lampung U20s	10	2	1	7	11	36	−25	7			1–2	2–1	3–3	0–2	1–2	—

Source: Liga Indonesia^{[dead link]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BPT	PSL	SMG	PSB	MDU	ARE
1	Barito Putera U20s	10	8	2	0	18	6	+12	26	Advance to the second round		—	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–1	2–0
2	Persela U20s	10	5	2	3	10	9	+1	17			0–3	—	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0
3	PSIS U20s	10	4	4	2	17	9	+8	16			1–1	2–1	—	0–0	4–0	4–0
4	Persib U20s	10	4	2	4	10	9	+1	14			1–1	1–2	1–0	—	1–0	2–0
5	Madura United U20s	10	3	1	6	11	16	−5	10			0–1	0–1	2–2	2–1	—	5–2
6	Arema U20s	10	0	1	9	3	20	−17	1			0–1	0–0	1–2	0–2	0–1	—

Source: Liga Indonesia^{[dead link]}

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PBY	PPR	BLU	BOR	KTP	PSM
1	Persebaya U20s	10	7	1	2	15	7	+8	22	Advance to the second round		—	1–3	1–0	0–1	1–0	2–0
2	Persipura U20s	10	6	3	1	18	9	+9	21			2–2	—	2–0	0–0	2–1	2–1
3	Bali United U20s	10	5	1	4	14	11	+3	16			0–1	2–1	—	1–0	5–2	3–1
4	Borneo U20s	10	2	5	3	6	9	−3	11			0–3	1–1	1–1	—	0–1	2–1
5	Kalteng Putra U20s	10	2	2	6	9	19	−10	8			0–2	0–2	2–1	1–1	—	2–2
6	PSM U20s	10	1	2	7	10	17	−7	5			1–2	1–3	0–1	0–0	3–0	—

Source: Liga Indonesia^{[dead link]}

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	PSS U20s	10	4	4	2	22	9	+13	16	Advance to the second round
2	B	PSIS U20s	10	4	4	2	17	9	+8	16
3	C	Bali United U20s	10	5	1	4	14	11	+3	16

Source: Liga Indonesia^{[dead link]}

Second round

Second round was the group stage and is played from 10 September – 1 October 2019. All groups played home and away round-robin tournament. The winners and runner-ups from each group advance to semi-finals. The draw for the group was held on 3 September 2019.^[4]

Group X

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PBY	BHA	PSL	PSS
1	Persebaya U20s	6	4	1	1	14	2	+12	13	Advance to the semi-finals		—	3–0	0–1	1–1
2	Bhayangkara U20s	6	3	1	2	5	4	+1	10			0–1	—	0–0	2–0
3	Persela U20s	6	3	1	2	4	6	−2	10			0–4	0–1	—	1–0
4	PSS U20s	6	0	1	5	2	13	−11	1			0–5	0–2	1–2	—

Source: Liga Indonesia^{[dead link]}

Group Y

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BPT	SMG	PSJ	PPR
1	Barito Putera U20s	6	3	2	1	11	9	+2	11	Advance to the semi-finals		—	1–0	2–2	2–0
2	PSIS U20s	6	1	4	1	6	5	+1	7			2–0	—	1–1	1–1
3	Persija U20s	6	1	4	1	8	8	0	7			2–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Persipura U20s	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5			3–4	1–1	1–0	—

Source: Liga Indonesia^{[dead link]}

Knock-out round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 October – Gianyar
	Persebaya U20s	3
					12 October – Gianyar
	PSIS U20s	1
					Persebaya U20s (pen.)	3 (3)
	9 October – Gianyar
					Barito Putera U20s	3 (0)
	Barito Putera U20s	2
	Bhayangkara U20s	0
					Third place
					12 October – Gianyar
					PSIS U20s	3
					Bhayangkara U20s	2

Semi-finals

Persebaya U20s	3–1	PSIS U20s
Dwiki Mardiyanto 18' Zulfikar Akhmad 52' (pen.) Kresna Fajar Okoca 90'	Report	Rifqi Arya Wardana 35' (o.g.)

9 October 2019 (2019-10-09)

16:00 UTC+7

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 239

Referee: Ryan Nanda Saputra

Barito Putera U20s	2–0	Bhayangkara U20s
Delan Selang 83' Kahar Kalu 90'	Report

9 October 2019 (2019-10-09)

20:00 UTC+7

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 299

Referee: Irul Hidayat

Third place

PSIS U20s	3–2	Bhayangkara U20s
Adithya Jorry Guruh 36' Yusran Rumadaul 64' (o.g.) La Ode Muhammad Harun 67'	Report	Amanar Abdillah 50' Yudista Irfa Pangestu 82'

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

16:00 UTC+7

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 198

Referee: Fadli Nurdiana

Final

Persebaya U20s	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Barito Putera U20s
Mochammad Supriadi 13', 59' Brylian Aldama 90+4'	Report	Delan Selang 45+1' Kahar Kalu 60', 84'
Penalties
Denny Agus Rizky Ridho Risky Ramadhan Haykal Alhafiz	3–0	Rizky Iswantur Herudin Yuswanto Aditya

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)

20:00 UTC+7

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 531

Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski

Awards

• Top goalscorers: Kahar Kalu (Barito Putera U20s, 15 goals)
• Best player: Yuswanto Aditya (Barito Putera U20s)
• Fair-play team: PSIS U20s