Taiwan Second Division Football League
Organising body | Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) |
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Founded | 2020 |
Country | Taiwan |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 8 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Taiwan Football Premier League |
Relegation to | Taiwan Football League Division 2 Qualifiers |
Current champions | (1st title) ( 2021 ) |
Most championships | CPC Corporation (1) |
TV partners | CTFA.TV (YouTube ) |
Website | ctfa.com.tw |
Current: 2021 Taiwan Football Challenge League |
Taiwan Second Division Football League (sometimes called Taiwan Football Challenge League) is the second-ranked division in the Taiwan ese football league run by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA). [1] [2] This League is directly below the Taiwan Premier League . The league currently comprises eight teams from around Taiwan.
Competition format[]
The Taiwan Football Second Division League's schedule usually runs from July to November, after the initial qualifiers where new entries play own tournament, with top 2 playing last 2 from previous Challenge League season. It currently contains 8 teams that compete in a double leg round-robin tournament, each composed of seven games. After the 14-game schedule is completed, the top team wins the league title and an automatic berth in the following year's Taiwan Football Premier League .
Since 2020, a system of promotion and relegation exists between the Premier League and the Taiwan Football Challenge League ( Chinese: 台灣企業甲級升降足球聯賽). The top team from the Second Division league is promoted to Premier League and the lowest placed team in the Premier League is relegated to the Second Division League. The runner-up of the Second Division League will play in a qualification tournament with the 7th-placed team from the Premier League.
2021 teams[]
Currently there are 8 teams competing in this league.[3] The league has implemented a promotion and relegation system.
Team | Chinese name | Home | First Participation |
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ACA | Taipei | 2020 | |
台灣巴瑟足球發展協會 | Xinzhuang | 2021 | |
桃園國際 | Taoyuan | 2020 | |
高雄足球俱樂部 | Kaohsiung | 2020 | |
Ming Chuan | 銘傳大學 | Taoyuan | 2021 |
PlayOne師大 | Taipei | 2020 | |
Saturday Football International | SFI | Taipei | 2020 |
TJFC | New Taipei | 2020 |
Champions[]
Season | Champion | Runner-up | Third Place |
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2020 | CPC Corporation | Inter Taoyuan | Andy Chen Academy |
2021 | Andy Chen Academy | Ming Chuan | S.F.I. |
References[]
- ^ "How to Watch the Taiwan Football Premier League and What to Look Out For – Taiwan Football News".
- ^ "Introducing the Taiwan Challenge Football League".
- ^ "2020 台灣企業甲級足球聯賽資格賽成績公告" (in Chinese). 中華民國足球協會. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- Taiwan Second Division Football League
- Football leagues in Taiwan
- Sports leagues established in 2020
- 2020 establishments in Taiwan
- Professional sports leagues in Taiwan
- Second level football leagues in Asia
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