Elite Pro Academy

The Elite Pro Academy is an Indonesian system of youth football leagues that are operated by the I-League (previously the 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] It runs in conjunction with the Super League as a developmental competition.

Under-20 level

EPA Super League U-20

Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru
Founded	2019
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	Persita U20s (1st title)
Most championships	Persebaya U20s Persis U20s Persita U20s (1 title)
Current: 2025–26

EPA Championship U-20

Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru
Founded	2025
Number of clubs	20
Current: 2025–26

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019.^[4] The league is divided into three round. In the first round, 18 teams are divided into three groups of six. Each group plays a home-and-away double game round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up, along with the two best third-placed teams, advance to the second round. In the second round, the 8 qualified teams are divided into two groups of four. Teams again compete in a home-and-away round-robin format. The top two teams from each group (winners and runners-up) advance to the knockout round.^[6]

For the 2025–26 season, I-League plans to expand the competition by including clubs from Championship to participate at the U-20 level.

2025–26 teams

EPA Super League U-20

Team	Location
Arema U20s	Malang
Bali United U20s	Gianyar
Bhayangkara Presisi U20s	Bandar Lampung
Borneo Samarinda U20s	Samarinda
Dewa United U20s	Serang
Madura United U20s	Pamekasan
Malut United U20s	Sofifi
Persebaya U20s	Surabaya
Persib U20s	Bandung
Persija U20s	Jakarta
Persijap U20s	Jepara
Persik U20s	Kediri
Persis U20s	Surakarta
Persita U20s	Tangerang
PSBS U20s	Biak Numfor
PSIM U20s	Yogyakarta
PSM U20s	Makassar
Semen Padang U20s	Padang

EPA Championship U-20

Team	Location
Adhyaksa U20s	Tangerang
Barito Putera U20s	Banjarmasin
Bekasi City U20s	Bekasi City
Deltras U20s	Sidoarjo
Garudayaksa U20s	Bekasi Regency
Kendal Tornado U20s	Kendal
Persekat U20s	Tegal
Persela U20s	Lamongan
Persiba U20s	Balikpapan
Persikad U20s	Depok
Persiku U20s	Kudus
Persipal U20s	Palu
Persipura U20s	Jayapura
Persiraja U20s	Banda Aceh
PSIS U20s	Semarang
PSMS U20s	Medan
PSPS U20s	Pekanbaru
PSS U20s	Sleman
Sriwijaya U20s	Palembang
Sumsel United U20s

Championship history

Season	Finals host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2019	Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar	Persebaya U20s	3–3 (3–0 p)	Barito Putera U20s	PSIS U20s	3–2	Bhayangkara U20s
2020	not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
2021	not held
2022
2023–24	Manahan Stadium, Surakarta	Persis U20s	3–1	Persita U20s	Borneo U20s	3–0	Persebaya U20s
2024–25	Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi	Persita U20s	0–0 (4–3 p)	Dewa United U20s	Persija U20s	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Malut United U20s

Under-18 level

EPA Super League U-18

Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI)
Founded	2019
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	PSM Makassar U18s (1st title)
Most championships	Bhayangkara U18s (2 titles)
Current: 2025–26

This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019.^[3] This league format is the same as under-20 league format.^[6]

2025–26 teams

Team	Location
Arema U18s	Malang
Bali United U18s	Gianyar
Bhayangkara Presisi U18s	Bandar Lampung
Borneo Samarinda U18s	Samarinda
Dewa United U18s	Serang
Madura United U18s	Pamekasan
Malut United U18s	Sofifi
Persebaya U18s	Surabaya
Persib U18s	Bandung
Persija U18s	Jakarta
Persijap U18s	Jepara
Persik U18s	Kediri
Persis U18s	Surakarta
Persita U18s	Tangerang
PSBS U18s	Biak Numfor
PSIM U18s	Yogyakarta
PSM U18s	Makassar
Semen Padang U18s	Padang

Championship history

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 (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 Sleman U18s	2–1	Borneo U18s	Persija U18s	4–0	Persis U18s
2024–25	Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi	PSM Makassar U18s	1–1 (4–2 p)	Persija U18s	Semen Padang U18s	1–0	Persik Kediri U18s

Under-16 level

EPA Super League U-16

Competition logo from the 2023–24 EPA season
Organising body	Liga Indonesia Baru (previously PSSI)
Founded	2018
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	Borneo U16s (2nd title)
Most championships	Persib U16s Borneo U16s (2 titles)
Current: 2025–26

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2018.^[2] This league format is the same as under-20 and under-18 league format.^[6]

2025–26 teams

Team	Location
Arema U16s	Malang
Bali United U16s	Gianyar
Bhayangkara Presisi U16s	Bandar Lampung
Borneo Samarinda U16s	Samarinda
Dewa United U16s	Serang
Madura United U16s	Pamekasan
Malut United U16s	Sofifi
Persebaya U16s	Surabaya
Persib U16s	Bandung
Persija U16s	Jakarta
Persijap U16s	Jepara
Persik U16s	Kediri
Persis U16s	Surakarta
Persita U16s	Tangerang
PSBS U16s	Biak Numfor
PSIM U16s	Yogyakarta
PSM U16s	Makassar
Semen Padang U16s	Padang

Championship history

Season	Finals host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
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 Makassar 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
2024–25	Patriot Candrabaga Stadium, Bekasi	Borneo U16s	3–2	Persebaya U16s	Madura United U16s	1–0	Bali United U16s

Under-14 level

EPA Liga 1 U-14

Organising body	PSSI
Founded	2022
Number of clubs	18
Current champions	Dewa United U14s (1st title)
Most championships	Dewa United U14s (1 title)
Broadcaster(s)	YouTube (International) (selected matches)

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022.^[5]

Championship history

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

Total titles won

The table below shows the total list of champions in the Elite Pro Academy across various age levels.

Rank	Clubs	EPA U20	EPA U18	EPA U16	EPA U14	Total
1	Bhayangkara Presisi	–	2	–	–	2
	PSM Makassar	–	1	1	–	2
	Borneo Samarinda	–	–	2	–	2
	Persib Bandung	–	–	2	–	2
5	Persebaya Surabaya	1	–	–	–	1
	Persis Solo	1	–	–	–	1
	Persita Tangerang	1	–	–	–	1
	Bali United	–	1	–	–	1
	PSS Sleman	–	1	–	–	1
	TIRA-Persikabo	–	–	1	–	1
	Dewa United	–	–	–	1	1

Broadcasters

Indonesia

U-16 and U-18

The league was broadcast by free-to-air public television network TVRI,^[7] Djarum Media's premium multiplatform network Mola through 2022.^[8] 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.^[9]

International (including Indonesia)

Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.

See also

• Indonesia portal
• Association football portal

• Super League
• Championship
• Soeratin Cup