2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20

EPA Liga 1 U-20
Season	2024–25
Dates	28 September 2024 – 22 February 2025
Matches played	126
Goals scored	379 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fabio Papia; Padilah; Raihan Utama; Rifael Salmon; (8 goals)
Total attendance	4,665
Average attendance	37
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 8 December 2024.

The 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20 will be the 11th edition of the Indonesia Junior Level League system since its introduction in 2008 and the third of the Elite Pro Academy since being changed from an under-19 to under-20. The season started on 28 September 2024 and will end on 22 February 2025.^[2]^[3]

Persis U20s were the defending champions after defeating Persita U20s 3–1 in the final previous season.

Teams

Locations and stadiums

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

Bali United U20s

Barito Putera U20s

Borneo Samarinda U20s

PSM U20s

Malut United U20s

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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

Semen Padang U20s

PSBS U20s

Arema U20s

Persita U20s
Dewa United U20s

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 U20s	Malang	ARG Soccer Field	0
Bali United U20s	Gianyar	Bali United Training Center	TBA
Bali United U20s	Gianyar	Ngurah Rai Stadium, at Denpasar	12,000
Barito Putera U20s	Banjarmasin	Green Yakin Soccer Field, at Banjar	0
Borneo Samarinda U20s	Samarinda	Borneo FC Training Centre	0
Dewa United U20s	South Tangerang	Persita Training Ground, at Tangerang	0
Dewa United U20s	South Tangerang	JSI Resort, at Bogor	0
Madura United U20s	Pamekasan	Madura United Training Ground	TBA
Malut United U20s	Sofifi	Marimoi Stadium, at Tidore	TBA
Persebaya U20s	Surabaya	ABC Field of GBT Stadium	0
Persib U20s	Bandung	Arcamanik Stadium	15,000
		Sidolig Stadium	5,000
		Siliwangi Stadium	25,000
Persija U20s	Jakarta	Persija Training Ground, at Depok	0
Persik U20s	Kediri	Kediri Soccer Field	0
Persis U20s	Surakarta	Surakarta Mini Stadium	TBA
		Banyuanyar Field	TBA
		Sriwedari Stadium	12,000
Persita U16s	Tangerang	Persita Training Ground	0
Persita U16s	Tangerang	Pagedangan Mini Stadium	TBA
PSBS U20s	Biak Numfor	Watubelah Stadium, at Cirebon	16,000
PSIS U20s	Semarang	Wisesa PSIS Training Ground, at Demak	0
PSM U20s	Makassar	Bosowa Sport Center	0
PSS U20s	Sleman	PSS Training Ground	0
Semen Padang U20s	Padang	ASIOP Stadium, at Jakarta	2,000
Semen Padang U20s	Padang	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 U20s	Hanafi	Etams	None	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Bali United U20s	I Made Pasek Wijaya	SPECS	Indomie	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Barito Putera U20s	Yunan Helmi	H¹	Hasnur Group	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Borneo Samarinda U20s	Susanto	SPECS	Ansaf	List Front: Pupuk Kaltim Back: PStore Sleeves: Ghani Raya Mandiri Shorts: None
Dewa United U20s	Gaguk Setia	DRX	None	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Madura United U20s	David Agus Prianto	DRX	None	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Malut United U20s	Edwin Umbas	SPECS	Mineral Trobos	List Front: PT Gebe Sinar Perkasa Back: PT Gebe Prima Mandiri Sleeves: Lumbung Ikan Maluku Shorts: None
Persebaya U20s	Lulut Kistono	AZA	Kapal Api	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persib U20s	Sabrun Hanafi	Sportama	Indofood	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persija U20s	Purwanto	Juaraga	None	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persik U20s	Edi Sahputra	DRX	Athletes For Good	List Front: Le Minerale Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persis U20s	Danang Danur	Amrta	Free Fire	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Persita U20s	Ilham Jaya Kesuma	1953¹	Indomilk	List Front: Moya, Matrix Broadband, Aetra Tangerang Back: Indomie Sleeves: Palang Merah Indonesia, KABOOM Creative Shorts: None
PSBS U20s	Usman Halik	Kasumasa¹	NusaTuna	List Front: PT Freeport Indonesia, Bank Papua, Ulam Laut Back: Kopi ABC Sleeves: None Shorts: None
PSIS U20s	Dicky Firasat	DRX	None	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
PSM U20s	Ahmad Amiruddin	DRX	Bosowa Corp	List Front: None Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
PSS U20s	Anang Hadisaputra	DRX	Amman Mineral	List Front: Indomie, MedcoEnergi, Ithaca Resources, Le Minerale Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None
Semen Padang U20s	Zuchli Imran Putra	SPFC Apparel¹	Semen Padang	List Front: ASIOP Back: None Sleeves: None Shorts: None

Notes:

^ 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	Dewa United U20s	14	10	3	1	29	13	+16	33	Advance to Second round
2	Persija U20s	14	8	4	2	22	9	+13	28	Advance to Second round
3	Persita U20s	14	6	2	6	16	15	+1	20^[a]	Possible advance to Second round
4	Barito Putera U20s	14	6	2	6	24	11	+13	20^[a]
5	Semen Padang U20s	14	5	1	8	16	26	−10	16
6	PSBS U20s	14	0	2	12	8	41	−33	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. 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.^[4]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: Persita U20s 7, Barito Putera U20s 4.

Home \ Away	BAR	DWU	PSJ	PTR	BIK	SMP	BAR	DWU	PSJ	PTR	BIK	SMP
Barito Putera U20s		0–1		0–0	4–0	7–0		3–3		0–1	5–1	1–2
Dewa United U20s			1–0		5–1	1–0			0–0		2–0	2–2
Persija U20s	1–0			1–1	7–0	2–1	1–0			2–1	1–0	2–0
Persita U20s	0–2	1–2	2–0		4–1		1–0	0–2	0–2		1–0
PSBS U20s		1–4	2–2			0–1		0–2	1–1			1–2
Semen Padang U20s	0–1	4–2		2–1			0–1	1–2		1–3

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20
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	Borneo Samarinda U20s	14	10	2	2	29	22	+7	32	Advance to Second round
2	Persis U20s	14	7	2	5	31	26	+5	23	Advance to Second round
3	PSIS U20s	14	7	1	6	28	19	+9	22^[a]	Possible advance to Second round
4	Persib U20s	14	7	1	6	26	18	+8	22^[a]
5	Arema U20s	14	3	3	8	21	37	−16	12
6	PSS U20s	14	3	1	10	15	28	−13	10

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. 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.^[4]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: PSIS U20s 9, Persib U20s 3.

Home \ Away	AFC	BOR	PSB	PSO	SMG	PSS	AFC	BOR	PSB	PSO	SMG	PSS
Arema U20s		1–3		2–2	1–2	2–1		2–		4–1	2–2	2–0
Borneo Samarinda U20s	2–1			2–1	1–0	2–1	3–1			5–2	2–1	3–3
Persib U20s	2–0	6–1		1–1	0–2		3–1	2–0		1–2	2–0
Persis U20s			4–3		1–0	6–2			2–1		4–0	1–2
PSIS U20s	10–0		2–1			0–2	4–2		3–1			2–0
PSS U20s		1–2	0–2	1–0				0–1	0–1	2–4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20
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	Persebaya U20s	14	9	4	1	31	10	+21	31	Advance to Second round
2	Bali United U20s	14	9	1	4	24	7	+17	28	Advance to Second round
3	Malut United U20s	14	7	2	5	19	15	+4	23	Possible advance to Second round
4	PSM U20s	14	7	1	6	19	18	+1	22
5	Persik U20s	14	5	1	8	15	25	−10	16
6	Madura United U20s (E)	14	0	1	13	6	39	−33	1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. 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.^[4]
(E) Eliminated

Home \ Away	BLI	MDR	MLT	PBY	KDR	PSM	BLI	MDR	MLT	PBY	KDR	PSM
Bali United U20s			2–0	0–0	3–0	2–1			0–1	3–1	3–0	4–0
Madura United U20s	0–4		0–3	0–0	0–2		1–2		1–3	0–3	1–2
Malut United U20s	1–0				3–1	0–2	0–1				2–1	2–0
Persebaya U20s		5–0	1–0			4–2		5–1	2–2			4–0
Persik U20s		2–1	2–0	2–3				1–0	2–2	0–2
PSM U20s	1–0	2–1		0–0	3–0		1–0	5–0		0–1	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20
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	C	Malut United U20s	14	7	2	5	19	15	+4	23	Advance to the second round
2	B	PSIS U20s	14	7	1	6	28	19	+9	22	Advance to the second round
3	A	Persita U20s	14	6	2	6	16	15	+1	20

Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2024. Source: 2024–25 EPA Liga 1 U-20
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Fair-play points; 5) Draw.^[4]

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	Qualification
1	Winner of Group A	Advance to the semi-finals
2	Winner of Group C	Advance to the semi-finals
3	Runner-up of Group B
4	2nd best third-placed team

First match(es) will be played: 18 January 2025. 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.^[4]

Group Y

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Winner of Group B	Advance to the semi-finals
2	Runner-up of Group A	Advance to the semi-finals
3	Runner-up of Group C
4	1st best third-placed team

First match(es) will be played: 18 January 2025. 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.^[4]

Knockout round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final

	18 February 2025

	Winner of Group X
					20 February 2025
	Runner-up of Group Y
					Winner of Semi-final 1
	18 February 2025
					Winner of Semi-final 2
	Winner of Group Y

	Runner-up of Group X
					Third place play-off

					22 February 2025

					Loser of Semi-final 1

					Loser of Semi-final 2

Semi-finals

18 February 2025

Winner of Group X	v	Runner-up of Group Y

18 February 2025

Winner of Group Y	v	Runner-up of Group X

Third place play-off

20 February 2025

Loser of Semi-final 1	v	Loser of Semi-final 2

Final

22 February 2025

Winner of Semi-final 1	v	Winner of Semi-final 2

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

As of 8 December 2024

Rank	Player	Team	Goals^[5]
1	Raihan Utama	Dewa United U20s	8
	Fabio Papia	Borneo Samarinda U20s
	Padilah	Persija U20s
	Rifael Salmon	Malut United U20s

References

^ www.tvonenews.com (27 September 2024). "Jadwal Elite Pro Academy 2024: Masa Depan Sepak Bola Indonesia Dimulai dari Kota Solo" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ www.antaranews.com (27 September 2024). "PT LIB konfirmasi EPA Liga 1 akan serentak kick-off pada Sabtu" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ www.bolasport.com (28 September 2024). "Kerjasama dengan Konsultan Sepak Bola asal Barcelona, Jebolan EPA Liga 1 Berkesempatan ke Spanyol" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Regulasi Kompetisi EPA Liga 1 2024/25" (PDF). assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). PT Liga Indonesia Baru.
^ "Season statistics". ligaindonesiabaru.com.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_PTR0.85828792949127-4] Ranked on head-to-head points: Persita U20s 7, Barito Putera U20s 4.

[table_hth_SMG0.70321110901572-6] Ranked on head-to-head points: PSIS U20s 9, Persib U20s 3.

[1] www.tvonenews.com (27 September 2024). "Jadwal Elite Pro Academy 2024: Masa Depan Sepak Bola Indonesia Dimulai dari Kota Solo" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.

[2] www.antaranews.com (27 September 2024). "PT LIB konfirmasi EPA Liga 1 akan serentak kick-off pada Sabtu" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 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 28 September 2024.

[Regulasi_EPA_Liga_1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Regulasi Kompetisi EPA Liga 1 2024/25" (PDF). assets.ligaindonesiabaru.com (in Indonesian). PT Liga Indonesia Baru.

[Statistik-7] "Season statistics". ligaindonesiabaru.com.

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