Football Club Taicheng Lions is a Taiwanesefootball club, formed in 2017 through a cooperation agreement between Taipei Red Lions and Taicheng F.C. As of 2018, the side plays in the Taiwan Football Premier League.
History
The club formed in 2017 as FC Taicheng Academy, in order to educate young people through sport.[1] In late 2017, the club merged with Red Lions F.C. in order to enter the Taiwan Football Premier League. Red Lions is an amateur club that formed in 1983, and had been a constant presence in amateur football on the island. However, it had not previously competed at the top level. In recent seasons it had been a part of the On Tap Premier League, an amateur football league not administered by the CTFA.
Under their new name of Taicheng Lions the club qualified for the 2018 TFPL Qualification Tournament. A 3-2 victory over Ming Chuan University was followed by a 1-1 draw and penalty shootout defeat to Tainan City, meaning that they had to defeat fellow newcomers Bear Bro Ilan in order to assure themselves of qualification. A resounding 17-0 victory gained them the first position in the qualifiers and ensured that Taicheng Lions would compete in the Taiwan Football Premier League in 2018.[2]
Current squad
Correct as of 28 March 2018[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Jiugong Consulting Ltd. and Taipei Red Lions Association.
Jacinto Cejudo
