June 28th, 2026 | Broadcast
Kudus All Stars girls’ football team successfully retained the MilkLife Soccer Challenge (MLSC) All Stars title after beating Jakarta in the final at Supersoccer Arena Kudus on Sunday (28/6).
KUDUS, 28 June 2026 – The team coached by Yayat Hidayat lifted the champion’s trophy for the second time after winning a dramatic penalty shoot-out.
It was not only Kudus children celebrating the retained title: 34 young Indonesian football talents who played in the event will also be sent to take part in the Singa Cup tournament in Singapore.
PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir praised all parties who brought MilkLife Soccer Challenge to life as a platform for developing girls’ football in Indonesia. In his view the tournament is not just a competition but a real step towards building a more inclusive and successful future for girls’ football. He said PSSI has prepared a 10-year blueprint towards the 2035 Women’s World Cup.
Now we are no longer just talking about plans, but already moving with real action through programmes and competitions such as MilkLife Soccer Challenge. This progress can only be achieved through collaboration between government, the private sector, communities, schools and parents. MilkLife Soccer Challenge has become a real example of that collaboration.
Erick Thohir, PSSI Chairman
MilkLife Soccer Challenge Program Director Teddy Tjahjono said the fierce matches from the group phase to the climax of MLSC All-Stars 2026 showed that the ability of early-age girls’ footballers is becoming more evenly distributed. This comes from efforts to keep growing the Indonesian girls’ football ecosystem through tiered and continuous tournaments.
To screen more girls’ football talent in the country, next season MilkLife Soccer Challenge will expand with additional host cities: Jayapura, Garut, and Jakarta split into two regions (East Jakarta and North Jakarta).
Many players now train regularly at SSBs because they want to pursue football more seriously. This development gives us the confidence to widen the reach of development by adding three host cities from next season.
Teddy Tjahjono
As part of continuing development, the Bakti Olahraga Djarum Foundation and MilkLife again give young athletes the chance to experience the atmosphere of competition at international level. After successfully sending two teams to JSSL Singapore 7’s 2025 and finishing runners-up, this year 34 of the best MilkLife Soccer Challenge All-Stars 2026 players are being flown to SingaCup 2026, held from 31 October to 7 November.
The event is one of Asia’s prestigious football tournaments, involving young talents from various countries, including several representatives of football academies in Indonesia.
Source: Suara Merdeka Muria (Saiful Annas; translated from Indonesian)
