Taiwan Football Challenge League
Organising bodyChinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)
Founded2020 (2020)
CountryTaiwan
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams6
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toTaiwan Football Premier League
Relegation toTaiwan Football League Division 2 Qualifiers
Current champions Vikings PlayOne F.C. (1st title)
( 2023 )
Most championships CPC Corporation
AC Taipei
Flight Skywalkers
Vikings PlayOne F.C. (1)
TV partnersCTFA TV ( YouTube live stream )
Websitectfa.com.tw
Current: 2023 Taiwan Football Challenge 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.

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.

2023 teams

Taiwan Second Division Football League teams location

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

TeamChinese nameHomeFirst Participation
AC Taipei Reserves F.C. AC Taipei 預備隊Taipei2023
Inter Taoyuan F.C. 桃園國際Taoyuan2020
NUK National Glory F.C. 高大國光Kaohsiung2023
Land Home NTUS F.C. 璉紅臺體Taichung2022
Vikings PlayOne F.C. Vikings PlayOneTaipei2020
SFI F.C. SFITaipei2020

Champions

Season Champion Runner-up Third Place
2020 CPC Corporation Inter Taoyuan F.C. AC Taipei
2021 AC Taipei Ming Chuan S.F.I.
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

  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".


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