Elite Pro Academy


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

Under-20 level

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 advance to the knockout round.
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
TeamLocation
Arema U20sMalang
Bali United U20sGianyar
Bhayangkara Presisi U20sBandar Lampung
Borneo Samarinda U20sSamarinda
Dewa United U20sSerang
Madura United U20sPamekasan
Malut United U20sSofifi
Persebaya U20sSurabaya
Persib U20sBandung
Persija U20sJakarta
Persijap U20sJepara
Persik U20sKediri
Persis U20sSurakarta
Persita U20sTangerang
PSBS U20sBiak Numfor
PSIM U20sYogyakarta
PSM U20sMakassar
Semen Padang U20sPadang

; EPA Championship U-20
TeamLocation
Adhyaksa U20sTangerang
Barito Putera U20sBanjarmasin
Bekasi City U20sBekasi City
Deltras U20sSidoarjo
Garudayaksa U20sBekasi Regency
Kendal Tornado U20sKendal
Persekat U20sTegal
Persela U20sLamongan
Persiba U20sBalikpapan
Persikad U20sDepok
Persiku U20sKudus
Persipal U20sPalu
Persipura U20sJayapura
Persiraja U20sBanda Aceh
PSIS U20sSemarang
PSMS U20sMedan
PSPS U20sPekanbaru
PSS U20sSleman
Sriwijaya U20sPalembang
Sumsel United U20sPalembang

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.

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.

Championship history



Under-14 level

This age group was the first level introduced for Elite Pro Academy on 2022.

Championship history


SeasonFinals hostChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2022Pulomas Field, JakartaDewa United U14s3–1Persis U14sBhayangkara U14s1–0Persib U14s


Total titles won

The table below shows the total list of champions in the Elite Pro Academy across various age levels.
RankClubsEPA U20EPA U18EPA U16EPA U14Total
1Bhayangkara Presisi22
1PSM Makassar112
1Borneo Samarinda22
1Persib Bandung22
5Persebaya Surabaya11
5Persis Solo11
5Persita Tangerang11
5Bali United11
5PSS Sleman11
5TIRA-Persikabo11
5Dewa United11

Broadcasters

Indonesia

U-16 and U-18

The league was broadcast by free-to-air public television network TVRI, 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, MNC Media, and Kompas Gramedia Group.

International (including Indonesia)

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