2019 Liga 1 U-16
# 2019 Liga 1 U-16

The 2019 Liga 1 U-16 (known as the Super Soccer TV Elite Pro Academy Liga 1 U-16 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Liga 1 Elite Pro Academy U-16. The league is currently the youth level (U-16) football league in Indonesia. The season started on 19 April and finished with a final on 6 October 2019.

Persib U16s were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the second round.

TIRA-Persikabo U16s won the title after defeating Bhayangkara U16s 2–1 in the final.

## First round

First round was the group stage and started on 19 April 2019. Group A and B played home and away double-game round-robin tournament while Group C played four-series home tournament with five matches for each series. 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 | TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 46 | Advance to the second round |
| 2 | Persija U16s | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 33 | Advance to the second round |
| 3 | Badak Lampung U16s | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 27 | |
| 4 | PSS U16s | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 22 | |
| 5 | Semen Padang U16s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 19 | |
| 6 | PSIS U16s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 19 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Persib U16s | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 44 | Advance to the second round |
| 2 | Bhayangkara U16s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 38 | Advance to the second round |
| 3 | Barito Putera U16s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 38 | Advance to the second round |
| 4 | Persela U16s | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 21 | |
| 5 | Arema U16s | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 21 | |
| 6 | Madura United U16s | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 37 | −29 | 6 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | PSM U16s | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 38 | Advance to the second round |
| 2 | Persebaya U16s | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 36 | Advance to the second round |
| 3 | Kalteng Putra U16s | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 36 | Advance to the second round |
| 4 | Bali United U16s | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 18 | |
| 5 | Persipura U16s | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 18 | |
| 6 | Borneo U16s | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 13 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | B | Barito Putera U16s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 38 | Advance to the second round |
| 2 | C | Kalteng Putra U16s | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 36 | Advance to the second round |
| 3 | A | Badak Lampung U16s | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 27 | |

## Second round

Second round was the group stage and was played on 29 September – 2 October 2019. All groups played on a single-game round-robin home tournament. The winners and runner-ups from each group advanced to semi-finals. The draw for the group was held on 24 September 2019.

### Group X

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Persebaya U16s | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Persija U16s | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | PSM U16s | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Persib U16s | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |
| 29 September 2019 |
| Persib U16s | 0–1 | Persija U16s | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |
| Persebaya U16s | 1–0 | PSM U16s | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |
| 1 October 2019 |
| Persija U16s | 1–2 | Persebaya U16s | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |
| PSM U16s | 1–0 | Persib U16s | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |
| 2 October 2019 |
| Persib U16s | 1–4 | Persebaya U16s | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |
| Persija U16s | 1–1 | PSM U16s | Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul |

### Group Y

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Bhayangkara U16s | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Kalteng Putra U16s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Barito Putera U16s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 29 September 2019 |
| TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 2–2 | Barito Putera U16s | Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul |
| Bhayangkara U16s | 2–1 | Kalteng Putra U16s | Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul |
| 1 October 2019 |
| Barito Putera U16s | 1–3 | Bhayangkara U16s | Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul |
| Kalteng Putra U16s | 0–2 | TIRA-Persikabo U16s | Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul |
| 2 October 2019 |
| TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 1–0 | Bhayangkara U16s | Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul |
| Barito Putera U16s | 0–1 | Kalteng Putra U16s | Dwi Windu Stadium, Bantul |

## Knock-out round

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 October – Bantul | 4 October – Bantul |
| Persebaya U16s | 0 |
| Persebaya U16s | 0 | 6 October – Bantul | 6 October – Bantul |
| Bhayangkara U16s | 1 | 6 October – Bantul | 6 October – Bantul |
| Bhayangkara U16s | 1 | Bhayangkara U16s | 1 |
| 4 October – Bantul | 4 October – Bantul | | Bhayangkara U16s | 1 |
| 4 October – Bantul | 4 October – Bantul | TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 2 |
| TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 1 (4) | TIRA-Persikabo U16s | 2 |
| Persija U16s | 1 (3) | | |
| Persija U16s | 1 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 6 October – Bantul | 6 October – Bantul |
| | | Persebaya U16s | 1 |
| | | Persija U16s | 0 |

## Awards

* Top goalscorers: Rafli Asrul (PSM U16s) (14 goals)
* Best player: Althaf Indie (TIRA-Persikabo U16s)
* Best referee: M. Tri Santoso
* Best coach: Deris Herdiansyah (TIRA-Persikabo U16s)
* Best academy: Persija U16s
* Fair-play team: Arema U16s
