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Indonesia 2026 youth football tournaments

Overview

In late July 2026 Indonesia announced the Caffino Srikandi Merdeka Cup, an U‑16 women’s international tournament to be held from 14 to 23 August at the Supersoccer Arena in Kudus, Central Java. Seven nations will compete, and the host nation will field two squads—Garuda Pertiwi and Putri Nusantara—drawn from a pool of 46 selected players who began joint training in late July. The event is part of the Women’s Soccer Trilogy 2026 and is organized by the Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation with the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).

A week later, the Soekarno Cup 2026 was unveiled, a youth club competition scheduled for 10‑24 August across four venues in East Java. Sixteen clubs from across Indonesia, ranging from Papua to North Sumatra, will compete under rules that bar professional players and limit senior participants. Backed by the PDI Perjuangan party, the tournament aims to create a development pipeline feeding three party‑affiliated clubs in the national league system. Three licensed female referees will officiate, and prize money totals several hundred million rupiah. Together, the two announcements illustrate a coordinated push to expand youth football opportunities for both women and men in Indonesia during August 2026.

Entities

Vivin Sungkono Cahyani · Eri Irawan · Soekarno Cup 2026 · PDI Perjuangan · Aldila Sutjiadi

Timeline

  1. 9 days ago

    [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Soekarno Cup 2026 to feature 16 clubs across Indonesia in East Java

    The Soekarno Cup 2026 youth football tournament will host 16 clubs from across Indonesia in East Java from 10‑24 August, backed by PDI Perjuangan and featuring female referees and prize money worth hundreds of

  2. 15 days ago

    [SPORTS] 11 sources
    Indonesia Fields Two U‑16 Women’s Teams for Srikandi Merdeka Cup

    Indonesia will field two U‑16 women’s football teams, Garuda Pertiwi and Putri Nusantara, at the Caffino Srikandi Merdeka Cup in Kudus (14‑23 Aug 2026) with seven nations participating.

Sources

antaranews.com · beritajatim.com · cari.republika.co.id · ekbis.harianjogja.com · inews.id · jpnn.com · m.jpnn.com · mediaindonesia.com · okezone.com · pemilu2024.harianjogja.com · pendidikan.harianjogja.com · politik.news.viva.co.id · us.fokus.news.viva.co.id