PT LIB Mandatory League 2 Clubs Have A Team At The 2025/2026 Elite Pro Academy Season

Elite Pro Academy will be required for League 2 club next season (doc. PT LIB).

JAKARTA - PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) requires League 2 clubs to have a youth team that will appear at the U-20 Elite Pro Academy (EPA) starting in the 2025/2026 season.

The statement was made by the Director of PT LIB, Ferry Paulus, at a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. This policy was taken as PT LIB's effort to strengthen the foundation of coaching young players.

Not only that, this step was also taken to harmonize the youth competition system between League 1 and League 2.

"In Liga 2 next season (2025/2026) we require the Elite Pro Academy (EPA) to coach young people. This is so that there will be a continuation of players for the senior team," said Ferry Paulus.

"Next season we are obliged all clubs (League 2) 20 of this team must have an Elite Pro Academy team, who are 20 years old," he said.

So far, EPA has proven to be an effective event for scoring talented players. This is reflected in the success of the U-17 Indonesian national team.

In that age group, the majority of players are the result of the EPA program which has been followed by League 1 clubs.

With this policy, PT LIB hopes that more and more superior seeds from various regions can be monitored and developed through competitive, structured and professional competitions.

This policy is also a strong signal that Liga 2 is no longer only the second level, but is also responsible for producing future generations of national football.