Taiwan Second Division Football League

Taiwan Football Challenge League
Organising bodyChinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)
Founded2020 (2020)
CountryTaiwan
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toTaiwan Football Premier League
Relegation toTaiwan President FA Cup
Domestic cupTaiwan President FA Cup
Current championsKaohsiung Attackers (1st title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsCPC Corporation
Andy Chen Academy
Flight Skywalkers
Vikings-PlayOne
Taichung Rock
Kaohsiung Attackers (1)
Broadcaster(s)CTFA TV
Websitectfa.com.tw
Current: 2026–27 Taiwan Football League 2

The Taiwan Second Division Football League (sometimes called the Taiwan Football Challenge League) (Chinese: 台灣企業甲級升降足球聯賽; pinyin: Táiwān Qǐyè Jiǎ Jí Shēngjiàng Zúqiú Liánsài) is the second-ranked Taiwanese football league run by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA).[1][2] This League is directly below the Taiwan Premier League.

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 l). 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

Currently, there are 10 teams competing in this league. The league has implemented a promotion and relegation system.

Teams (2026–27)
TeamChinese nameHomeFirst Participation
Babuza半線蒼鷹Changhua2026–27
Inter國際Taipei2020
Kaohsiung Attackers Reserves高雄先鋒預備隊Kaohsiung2026–27
Master Football Academy Taipei台北MFATaipei2026–27
Ming Chuan University銘傳大學Taoyuan2021
National University of Kaohsiung高雄大學Kaohsiung2023
New Taipei Hang Yuan Reserves新北航源預備隊New Taipei2025–26
Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves陽信北競預備隊Taipei2023
Taichung City台中市Taichung2026–27
Taichung San Hai Tun NTUS山海屯臺體Taichung2026–27

Former teams

Timeline

Current team Former team Premier League

Champions

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.
2024 Taichung Rock NUK Kuo Kuang Inter Taoyuan F.C.
2025–26 Kaohsiung Attackers Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves MCU Desafio

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". Archived from the original on 16 November 2021.
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