The 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18 will be the fifth edition of the Elite Pro Academy since its introduction in 2019. The season started on 28 September 2024 and will end on 22 February 2025.[2][3] The entire match was played only until the 80th minute.

PSS U18s were the defending champions after defeating Borneo Samarinda U18s 2–1 in the final previous season.

PSM U18s became champions after defeating Persija U18s on penalties 4-2 in the final.[4]

Teams

Locations and stadiums

18 teams will compete in the league – split into three groups of six teams.

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Locations of non-Java and Madura-based 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20 teams
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Blue: Group C
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Locations of Java and Madura-based 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20 teams
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Blue: Group C
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arema U18s Malang ARG Soccer Field 0
Bali United U18s Gianyar Bali United Training Center TBA
Ngurah Rai Stadium, at Denpasar 12,000
Barito Putera U18s Banjarmasin Green Yakin Soccer Field, at Banjar 0
Borneo Samarinda U18s Samarinda Borneo FC Training Centre 0
Dewa United U18s South Tangerang Persita Training Ground, at Tangerang 0
JSI Resort, at Bogor 0
Madura United U18s Pamekasan Madura United Training Ground TBA
Malut United U18s Sofifi Marimoi Stadium, at Tidore TBA
Persebaya U18s Surabaya ABC Field of GBT Stadium 0
Persib U18s Bandung Arcamanik Stadium 15,000
Sidolig Stadium 5,000
Siliwangi Stadium 25,000
Persija U18s Jakarta Persija Training Ground, at Depok 0
Persik U18s Kediri Kediri Soccer Field 0
Persis U18s Surakarta Surakarta Mini Stadium TBA
Banyuanyar Field TBA
Sriwedari Stadium 12,000
Persita U16s Tangerang Persita Training Ground 0
Pagedangan Mini Stadium TBA
PSBS U18s Biak Numfor Watubelah Stadium, at Cirebon 16,000
PSIS U18s Semarang Wisesa PSIS Training Ground, at Demak 0
PSM U18s Makassar Bosowa Sport Center 0
PSS U18s Sleman PSS Training Ground 0
Semen Padang U18s Padang ASIOP Stadium, at Jakarta 2,000
Cibinong Mini Stadium, at Bogor 15,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s)
Arema U18s Indonesia Doni Suherman Indonesia Etams None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Bali United U18s Indonesia I Gde Mahatma Dharma Indonesia SPECS Indomie
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Barito Putera U18s Indonesia Ilham Romadhona Indonesia H1 Hasnur Group
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Borneo Samarinda U18s Indonesia Moch. Fakhrudin Indonesia SPECS Ansaf
List
    • Front: Pupuk Kaltim
    • Back: PStore
    • Sleeves: Ghani Raya Mandiri
    • Shorts: None
Dewa United U18s Indonesia Mohammad Firdaus Indonesia DRX None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Madura United U18s Indonesia Rakhmad Basuki Indonesia DRX None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Malut United U18s Indonesia Alfian M. Rivai Indonesia SPECS Mineral Trobos
List
    • Front: PT Gebe Sinar Perkasa
    • Back: PT Gebe Prima Mandiri
    • Sleeves: Lumbung Ikan Maluku
    • Shorts: None
Persebaya U18s Indonesia Mat Halil Indonesia AZA Kapal Api
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persib U18s Indonesia Asep Rahmat Saputra Indonesia Sportama Indofood
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persija U18s Indonesia Blitz Tarigan Indonesia Juaraga None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persik U18s Indonesia Astino Derifiansyah Indonesia DRX Athletes For Good
List
    • Front: Le Minerale
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persis U18s Indonesia Imam Rohmawan Indonesia Amrta Free Fire
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Persita U18s Indonesia Suwarto Indonesia 19531 Indomilk
List
PSBS U18s Indonesia Suprianto Indonesia Kasumasa1 NusaTuna
List
PSIS U18s Indonesia Edi Hafid Indonesia DRX None
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
PSM U18s Indonesia Muh Irfan Rahman Indonesia DRX Bosowa Corp
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
PSS U18s Indonesia Aanang Hadisaputra Indonesia DRX Amman Mineral
List
Semen Padang U18s Indonesia Gilang Ramadhan Indonesia SPFC Apparel1 Semen Padang
List
    • Front: ASIOP
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None

Notes:

  1. ^ Apparel made by club.

First round

For the first round, 18 teams split into three group of six. Each group playing home and away double-game round-robin matches. The winners and runner-ups from each group along with two best third-placed teams advanced to second round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Semen Padang U18s 20 11 7 2 38 12 +26 40 Advance to Second round
2 Dewa United U18s 20 11 5 4 30 17 +13 38
3 Persija U18s 20 10 7 3 28 15 +13 37
4 Barito Putera U18s 20 8 2 10 24 22 +2 26
5 Persita U18s 20 7 3 10 17 19 −2 24
6 PSBS U18s 20 0 2 18 8 60 −52 2
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[5]
Home \ Away SMP DWU PSJ BAR PTR BIK SMP DWU PSJ BAR PTR BIK
Semen Padang U18s 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 8–0
Dewa United U18s 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–0 4–1
Persija U18s 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 5–1
Barito Putera U18s 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–1
Persita U18s 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 3–1
PSBS U18s 1–1 0–1 0–5 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–3
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Persib U18s 20 15 1 4 35 18 +17 46 Advance to Second round
2 PSS U18s 20 11 4 5 32 28 +4 37
3 Persis U18s 20 10 4 6 31 21 +10 34
4 Borneo Samarinda U18s 20 10 2 8 38 25 +13 32
5 PSIS U18s 20 4 3 13 22 40 −18 15
6 Arema U18s 20 1 4 15 14 40 −26 7
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[5]
Home \ Away PSB PSS PSO BOR SMG AFC PSB PSS PSO BOR SMG AFC
Persib U18s 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
PSS U18s 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 4–3 3–0 1–0
Persis U18s 3–0 2–1 4–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1
Borneo Samarinda U18s 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–1
PSIS U18s 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–1
Arema U18s 1–2 1–4 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 PSM U18s 20 11 5 4 33 21 +12 38 Advance to Second round
2 Persik U18s 20 10 7 3 43 26 +17 37
3 Bali United U18s 20 10 4 6 37 19 +18 34
4 Malut United U18s 20 8 5 7 22 20 +2 29
5 Persebaya U18s 20 7 5 8 27 25 +2 26
6 Madura United U18s 20 0 2 18 9 60 −51 2
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[5]
Home \ Away PSM KDR BLI MLT PBY MDR PSM KDR BLI MLT PBY MDR
PSM U18s 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 3–1
Persik U18s 3–1 3–1 6–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–3
Bali United U18s 0–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 7–0
Malut United U18s 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0
Persebaya U18s 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–0 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–0 3–1
Madura United U18s 1–4 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–4 0–3
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Persija U18s 20 10 7 3 28 15 +13 37 Advance to the second round
2 C Bali United U18s 20 10 4 6 37 19 +18 34
3 B Persis U18s 20 10 4 6 31 21 +10 34
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair-play points; 5) Draw.[5]

Second round

The top eight teams from the first round will be divided into 2 groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners and runner-ups from each group advance to semi-finals.

Group X

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSM SMP PSS BLI
1 PSM U18s 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 13 Advance to the semi-finals 2–0 1–0 0–0
2 Semen Padang U18s 6 3 0 3 9 8 +1 9 4–1 2–0 2–1
3 PSS U18s 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 1–2 2–1 2–1
4 Bali United U18s 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5 1–2 2–0 1–1
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-18
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[5]

Group Y

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSJ KDR DWU PSB
1 Persija U18s 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2 10[a] Advance to the semi-finals 2–1 1–1 1–1
2 Persik U18s 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10[a] 1–1 3–1 2–3
3 Dewa United U18s 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6 1–1 1–2 1–0
4 Persib U18s 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 0–1 0–2 0–0
Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Draw.[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Persija: 4; Persik:1.

Knockout round

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 19 February 2025
 
 
 PSM U18s 3
 
 22 February 2025
 
 Persik U18s 1
 
 PSM U18s (p) 0 (4)
 
 19 February 2025
 
 Persija U18s 0 (2)
 
 Persija U18s 1
 
 
 Semen Padang U18s 0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
 21 February 2025
 
 
 Persik U18s 0
 
 
 Semen Padang U18s 1

Semi-finals

PSM U18s3–1Persik U18s
 Report
Attendance: -
Persija U18s1–0Semen Padang U18s
 Report
Attendance: -
Referee: Ari Santoso

Third place play-off

Persik U18s0–1Semen Padang U18s
Report
Attendance: -

Final

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals[6]
1 Indonesia Dika Adi Nurdiansyah Borneo Samarinda U18s 13
2 Indonesia Fathir Fadhillah Semen Padang U18s 12
3 Indonesia Jay Amru Ghoni Persebaya U18s 10
Indonesia Enriyan Dwi Fahri Semen Padang U18s
5 Indonesia Satria Rizki Putra Persik Kediri U18s 8

Awards

Best Player: Muhammad Fahrul (PSM U18s)

Top Goalscorer: Dika Adi Nurdiansyah (13 goals) (Borneo Samarinda U18s)

Best Coach: Blitz Tarigan (Persija U18s)

Fair Play Team: Persik U18s

Third place: Semen padang U18s

Runner-up: Persija U18s

Champions: PSM U18s

See also

References

  1. ^ www.tvonenews.com (27 September 2024). "Jadwal Elite Pro Academy 2024: Masa Depan Sepak Bola Indonesia Dimulai dari Kota Solo" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ www.antaranews.com (27 September 2024). "PT LIB konfirmasi EPA Liga 1 akan serentak kick-off pada Sabtu" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ www.bolasport.com (28 September 2024). "Kerjasama dengan Konsultan Sepak Bola asal Barcelona, Jebolan EPA Liga 1 Berkesempatan ke Spanyol" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ LIB, Liga Indonesia Baru (22 February 2025). "Menang Adu Penalti, PSM U18 Juara EPA Liga 1 U18". ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Regulasi Kompetisi EPA Liga 1 2024/25" (PDF). assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). PT Liga Indonesia Baru.
  6. ^ "Season statistics". ligaindonesiabaru.com.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EPA_Liga_1_U-18
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