Taiwan Second Division Football League

Taiwan Second Division Football League (sometimes called Taiwan Football Challenge League) is the second-ranked division in the Taiwanese 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.

Taiwan Football Challenge League
Organising bodyChinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
CountryTaiwan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toTaiwan Football Premier League
Relegation toTaiwan Football League Division 2 Qualifiers
Current champions Vikings-PlayOne (1st title)
( 2024 )
Most championships CPC Corporation
Andy Chen Academy
Flight Skywalkers
Vikings-PlayOne (1)
TV partnersCTFA TV ( YouTube )
Websitectfa.com.tw
Current: 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2

Competition format

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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.

Teams

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Currently, there are 6 teams competing in this league. The league has implemented a promotion and relegation system.

Teams (2024)
Team Chinese name Home First Participation
Inter Taoyuan 桃園國際 Taoyuan 2020
MCU Desafio 銘傳Desafio Taipei 2024
NUK Kuo Kuang 高大國光 Kaohsiung 2023
Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves 陽信北競預備隊 Taipei 2023
Taichung Rock 台中磐石 Taichung 2024
Taipei Elite 臺北菁英 Taipei 2022

Former teams

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Timeline

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Current team Former team Premier League

Champions

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Season Champion Runner-up Third Place
2020 CPC Corporation F.C. Inter Taoyuan F.C. Andy Chen Academy
2021 Andy Chen Academy Ming Chuan University F.C. Saturday Football International
2022 Flight Skywalkers F.C. Land Home NTUS F.C. MARS F.C.
2023 Vikings-PlayOne F.C. Land Home NTUS F.C. Inter Taoyuan F.C.

References

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  1. ^ "How to Watch the Taiwan Football Premier League and What to Look Out For – Taiwan Football News".
  2. ^ "Introducing the Taiwan Challenge Football League".