The Elite Pro Academy is an Indonesian system of youth
football
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leagues that are operated by the
Liga Indonesia Baru
PT Liga Indonesia Baru () or shortened as LIB, is an Indonesian company created by the Indonesian Football Federation, PSSI, to operate and organise Indonesian football competitions, namely Liga 1, Liga 2, Liga Nusantara and Elite Pro Academ ...
(previously
PSSI
The Football Association of Indonesia (; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930. The PSSI joined FIFA in 1952 and the Asian Football Confedera ...
). The system was introduced in early 2018 and was active for the first time during the 2018 season.
The system covers the under-16 since 2018, under-18 and under-20 age groups since 2019 & under-14 age groups since 2022.
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
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This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019.
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..
For the 2025–26 season,
LIB
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plans to expand the competition by including clubs from
Liga 2 to participate at the U-20 level.
2025–26 teams
; EPA Liga 1 U-20
; EPA Liga 2 U-20
Championship history
Under-18 level
This age group for Elite Pro Academy was introduced on 2019.
This league format is the same as under-20 league format.
2025–26 teams
Championship history
Under-16 level
This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2018.
This league format is the same as under-20 and under-18 league format.
2025–26 teams
Championship history
Under-14 level
This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022.
Championship history
Total titles won
The table below shows the total list of champions in the Elite Pro Academy across various age levels.
Broadcasters
Indonesia
U-16 and U-18
The league was broadcast by free-to-air public television network
TVRI
TVRI (, Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is an Indonesian national public television network and one of Indonesia's two national Public Broadcasting Institutions, the other being the public radio network RRI. First publicly airing in ...
,
Djarum Media's premium multiplatform network
Mola through 2022. 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
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,
MNC Media
PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk, the MNC Media, or MNC, is an Indonesian media company. MNC's core businesses are content production. The group owns and operates four free-to-air television networks – RCTI, MNCTV, GTV, and iNews – as well as ...
, and
Kompas Gramedia Group
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.
International (including Indonesia)
Selected matches of the league were streamed live via the official PSSI YouTube channel.
See also
*
Liga 1
*
Soeratin Cup
Soeratin Cup is an Indonesian football competition for players under the age of eighteen. Previously the competition was sponsored by Indofood and was called Liga Indofood.
Soeratin name used as the name for the dedicated this championship trophy ...
References
External links
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{{Liga Indonesia
Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...
Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...
Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood (Maturity (psychological), maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as bei ...
Youth football leagues
Sports leagues established in 2018
Sports leagues established in 2019
Sports leagues established in 2022
2018 establishments in Indonesia
2019 establishments in Indonesia
2022 establishments in Indonesia