Enterprise Football League
Current season or competition: Enterprise Football League 2008 |
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| Sport | Football |
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| Founded | 1982 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country(ies) |  Republic of China |
| Ceased | 2009 |
The Enterprise Football League (Chinese: 企業足球聯賽), formerly known as National Football League (Chinese: 全國足球聯賽) or National First Division Football League (Chinese: 全國甲組足球聯賽), was the highest-ranked football league in Republic of China (Taiwan). It was governed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) and considered semi-professional. It was closed in 2009, following the regulation change of Intercity Football League.
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[edit] History
National Football League was founded by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) in 1982 after the mass interest motivated by 1982 FIFA World Cup. CTFA planned to include it as part of annual football season with the other three cup competitions: Chung Cheng Cup (中正盃), Li Hui-tang Cup (李惠棠盃), and CTFA Cup (足協盃). The first league season featured 7 teams: Flying Camel, Taipei City Bank, Taiwan Power Company, Thunderbird, Lukuang, Taiwan Provincial College of Physical Education, and Taipei Physical Education College.[1]
Since 2006, CTFA changed the league's name to Enterprise Football League and tried to attract more attention and financial support from successful Taiwanese enterprises. Fubon Financial became the major sponsor, and therefore the league is also known as the Fubon Enterprise Football League (Chinese: 富邦企業足球聯賽). The number of teams participating in the league was also reduced from eight to four. By cutting out college and high school teams, this was an attempt to make the league more professional. Nevertheless, currently there are only two semi-professional clubs remaining: Tatung F.C. and Taiwan Power Company F.C..
In November 2007, CTFA announced that they would not hold new Enterprise Football League season since 2009.[2] Intercity Football League replaced the Enterprise Football League to become the top-ranked league in Taiwan.
[edit] Teams
| Team | Location | Number of appearances | Record streak | First appearance | Most recent appearance | Best result (season) |
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| Chinese Taipei U-23 * 2008 name: Fubon Financial |
Tsoying, Kaohsiung | 3 | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | 3rd (2006, 2007) |
| I-Shou University * 2008 name: E-United Group |
Kaohsiung County | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | - |
| Ming Chuan University * 2008 name: Bros Sports |
Taipei City | 5 | 4 | 2001-02 | 2008 | 3rd (2001–02, 2004) |
| National Sports Training Center * | Tsoying District, Kaohsiung | 25 | 25 | 1983 | 2008 | 2nd (1984, 1991, 2007) |
| National Taiwan College of Physical Education * 2008 name: Molten Tso I |
Taichung City | 23 | 22 | 1983 | 2008 | 3rd (1997, 2002–03) |
| Taipei Physical Education College * 2008 name: Hun Sing |
Songshan District, Taipei | 23 | 22 | 1983 | 2008 | 6th (2005) |
| Taiwan Power Company F.C. | Fongshan City, Kaohsiung County | 25 | 25 | 1983 | 2008 | 1st (1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004, 2007) |
| Tatung F.C. | Taipei City | 21 | 21 | 1986 | 2008 | 1st (2005, 2006) |
* Not a club team.
[edit] Results
[edit] Performance by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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| Taipower | 14 | 4 | 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004, 2007 |
| Flying Camel | 5 | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993 |
| Taipei City Bank | 3 | 5 | 1986, 1989, 1991 |
| Tatung | 2 | 9 | 2005, 2006 |
| NSTC (Lukuang) | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Promotions and relegations
| Year | Promotions | Relegations |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jinwen | None |
| 1986 | Tatung | Jinwen |
| 1987 | Kun Shan | Taiwan PE College |
| 1988 | Jing-feng, Taiwan PE College | Taipei PE College, Thunderbird |
| 1989 | Taipei PE College, Jinwen | Jing-feng, Kun Shan |
| 1990 | Jing-feng, Thunderbird | Taipei PE College, Jinwen |
| 1991 | Maritime College | Thunderbird, Taiwan PE College |
| 1993 | Thunderbird, Jun Li Construction | None |
| 1994 | Taiwan PE College, Hai San | Jing-feng, Thunderbird |
| 1995 | Thunderbird, Ming Chuan | Taiwan PE College, Hai San |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ There was actually 8 teams in Taiwan's first division football then. Besides 7 participating teams, Loyal Camel was unable to register to the competition due to lack of budget.
- ^ "【城市聯賽】2009城市聯賽 升降級、屬地主義上路" (in Traditional Chinese). Chinese Taipei Football Association. November 25, 2008. http://www.ctfa.com.tw/hot_news_details.php?newsid=424.
[edit] External links
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