The 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2 is the fifth season of Taiwan Football League Division 2. The season began on 24 August 2024 and scheduled to end on 7 December 2024.[1]
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2024 – 7 December 2024 |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 9 (3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Yang Chao-jing (4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Inter Taoyuan 1–0 MCU Desafio (24 August 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Taipei Elite 1–6 Taichung Rock (24 August 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Taipei Elite 1–6 Taichung Rock (24 August 2024) |
| Longest winning run | Inter Taoyuan NUK Kuo Kuang Taichung Rock (1 match) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Inter Taoyuan NUK Kuo Kuang Taichung Rock (1 match) |
| Longest winless run | MCU Desafio Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves Taipei Elite (1 match) |
| Longest losing run | MCU Desafio Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves Taipei Elite (1 match) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 29 August 2024. | |
Teams
editPromotions and relegations
editThere are 6 teams in the league, including 3 teams from the 2023 season, 1 team relegated from the TFPL, 1 team from the qualifier and 1 team via receiving the playing spot transference.
Incoming teams
editTaipei Dragons finished last place in the 2023 Taiwan Football Premier League and was relegated automatically. Taipei Dragons was renamed to Taipei Elite for the 2024 season.[2] MCU Desafio, a combined team of Ming Chuan University and Desafio, qualified from the 2024 qualifiers.[3][4] Taichung Rock had received a playing spot from Land Home NTUS.[2]
Outgoing teams
editVikings–PlayOne, the champions of the second division in 2023 earned automatic promotion to the Taiwan Football Premier League. Vikings–PlayOne was renamed to Taipei Vikings for the 2024 season. Saturday Football International, finishing 6th in 2023 season didn't sign up for this season.[2] Land Home NTUS had transferred their playing spot to Sports Agglomerate Company Limited, who had later created Taichung Rock.[5]
| Incoming teams | Outgoing teams |
|---|---|
| MCU Desafio Taichung Rock Taipei Elite |
Land Home NTUS Saturday Football International Vikings–PlayOne |
Teams and locations
edit| Team | Chinese | Based in | Seasons in Division 2 | First season in Division 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Taoyuan | 桃園國際 | Taoyuan City | 5 | 2020 |
| MCU Desafio | 銘傳Desafio | Taipei City | 1 | 2024 |
| NUK Kuo Kuang | 高大國光 | Kaohsiung City | 2 | 2023 |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 陽信北競預備隊 | Taipei City | 2 | 2023 |
| Taichung Rock | 台中磐石 | Taichung City | 1 | 2024 |
| Taipei Elite | 臺北菁英 | Taipei City | 2 | 2022 |
Venues
editTaiwan Football League Division 2 teams currently don't have their own home grounds. Matches were mainly played in Yingfeng Riverside Park.
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Chuan University Taoyuan Campus | 銘傳大學龜山校區 | Taoyuan City | 5,000 |
| National University of Kaohsiung | 國立高雄大學 | Kaohsiung City | 0 |
| Xitun Football Field | 西屯足球場 | Taichung City | 0 |
| Yingfeng Riverside Park | 迎風河濱公園 | Taipei City | 100 |
Personnel and sponsorship
edit| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Taoyuan |  Lin Hsin-yu
|
Hsu Hung-chih
|
Kappa | Taoyuan City Government |
| MCU Desafio | Liu Cheng-he
|
 Yutaro Takagi
|
Athleta | ASRock |
| NUK Kuo Kuang | Chen Chien-chih
|
Huang Chao-chung
|
Kicker | CPC Corporation |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves |  Abel Lorenzo
|
Tsai Meng-tzu
|
Ucan | Sunny Bank |
| Taichung Rock | Subkarma | |||
| Taipei Elite |  Oliver Harley
|
Kelme | — |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taichung Rock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | Promoted to the 2025 Taiwan Football Premier League |
| 2 | Inter Taoyuan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | Qualified to the 2025 TFPL promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 3 | NUK Kuo Kuang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | MCU Desafio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 5 | Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | Required to play in 2025 Taiwan Football League Division 2 qualifiers |
| 6 | Taipei Elite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Results
editQualifiers
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NUK Kuo Kuang (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Qualified for the 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2 |
| 2 | MCU Desafio (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Racing Vikings (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | Eliminated from Taiwan Football League Division 2 |
| 4 | Tainan Dong Men Cheng (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
| 22 June 2024 1 | Tainan Dong Men Cheng | 2–3 | MCU Desafio | Kaohsiung |
| 13:30 (UTC+8) |
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Stadium: National University of Kaohsiung |
| 22 June 2024 2 | NUK Kuo Kuang | 7–0 | Racing Vikings | Kaohsiung |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) | Stadium: National University of Kaohsiung |
| 23 June 2024 3 | MCU Desafio | 0–3 | NUK Kuo Kuang | Kaohsiung |
| 13:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Stadium: National University of Kaohsiung |
| 23 June 2024 4 | Racing Vikings | 2–1 | Tainan Dong Men Cheng | Kaohsiung |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Stadium: National University of Kaohsiung |
| 24 June 2024 5 | Tainan Dong Men Cheng | 0–5 | NUK Kuo Kuang | Kaohsiung |
| 13:30 (UTC+8) |
|
|
Stadium: National University of Kaohsiung |
| 24 June 2024 6 | Racing Vikings | 1–3 | MCU Desafio | Kaohsiung |
| 15:30 (UTC+8) |
|
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Stadium: National University of Kaohsiung |
Regular season
editStatistics
editScoring
edit- First goal of the season:
Lee Chun-chi for NUK Kuo Kuang against Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves (24 August 2024)
Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Chao-jing
|
Taichung Rock | 4 |
| 2 |  Gerardo Rabre
|
Inter Taoyuan | 1 |
| Lee Hung-chun
|
Taichung Rock | ||
| Lee Chun-chi
|
NUK Kuo Kuang | ||
| Rodrigo Calderon
|
Taipei Elite |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Chao-jing4
|
Taichung Rock | Taipei Elite | 1–6 (A) | 24 August 2024 | 1 |
4 – Player scored four goals.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 邱, 子珩 (20 August 2024). "足協公布2024台乙聯賽賽程 共6支隊伍參賽". Go Goal勁球網. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "2024台灣乙級足球聯賽 報名隊伍". Chinese Taipei Football Association (Press release). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ 陳, 瑞斌 (25 June 2024). "銘傳足球隊與DESAFIO攜手進軍台灣乙級足球聯賽". Ming Chuan Weekly 銘傳一週. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "(06.24更新) 2024台灣乙級足球聯賽資格賽 賽事資訊". Chinese Taipei Football Association (Press release). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ 張, 克銘 (23 July 2024). "台中磐石足球俱樂部紮根台中起步 全額贊助潭秀國中、嶺東高中聯隊赴日比賽". Go Goal勁球網. Retrieved 29 August 2024.