Taipei Red Lions F.C.

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Red Lions F.C.
Taipei Red Lions F.C. crest.jpg
Full nameTaipei Red Lions Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lions
Founded1983;40 years ago (1983)
Dissolved2021;2 years ago (2021)
Ground Taipei Municipal Stadium
New Taipei
Capacity20,000
OwnerTaipei Red Lions Association
League Taiwan Second Division Football League

Taipei Red Lions F.C. were a professional football club from Taipei, last participating in Taiwan Football Premier League. [1] Red Lions has won two Taiwan Football Premier League promotion tournaments, six Taipei International Football Leagues, one Businessmen Football League, one Taipei Super Cup and several local and international short tournaments.

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Taipei Red Lions football team was founded in 1983 as the amateur team from Tianmu, Shilin District.

In 1989 Red Lions were one of the founding members of the Businessmen Football League, [2] the top amateur league in Taiwan for many years.

In 2005 Red Lions were one of the founding members of Taipei International Football League, [3] a highly inclusive tournament suitable for players of all ages and nationalities that has become the strongest annual amateur league in Taiwan.

In 2017 Red Lions signed a cooperation agreement with Taicheng Football Academy [4] to train world-class football players and teams in the most systematic and creative way to ensure that the team has the highest level of football.

The outstanding performance of Taipei Red Lions in the amateur league and the cooperation agreement signed with Taicheng Football Academy motivated the team to participate in Taiwan First Division Qualifiers in 2017, winning the tournament and the right to join CTFA top level league in 2018.

In 2018 Red Lions signed a cooperation agreement with University of Taipei [5] to foster the best young talents in Taiwan as international-level professional football players and create real benefits for future generations.

History

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 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. [6]

The success of the project quickly catches the attention of the football community and many of the staff and players from Taicheng Lions were recruited for teams in China, Spain or around Taiwan. The team had to rebuilt the project in 2019 with new youth talent. In 2019 Red Lions and Taicheng merged and the club decided to use the same Red Lions name for all its teams. Once again at the end of 2019 season many players were transferred to teams in Chile, Cambodia and Taiwan, making the them one of the most prominent players' developer in the island.

The new club was formed in 2021 after the Zhanyi Group took over the license of Red Lions. The new owners opted to relaunch the club as a new entity, branding the new side Flight Skywalkers.

Symbols

Red colour

It represented the passion of the team for football and its fans, just like the Taipei City flag symbolized caring for society.

Crest

Red Lions crest was a red circular affair with the eponymous red lion taking central part. Inside the circle was the name of the team in Chinese (台北紅獅足球俱樂部), and the year the team was founded (1983). The lion symbolized courage, majesty, and the strength of the club.

Mascot

The name of the mascot was Dahong (大鴻), big red in Chinese, a red dancing lion that represents good luck and fortune, also the team work necessary in football. [7]

Final squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Yiyou Wang
3 DF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Kai WenTian
7 FW Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Jack Lin
11 FW Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Youlin Chen
12 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Chenglin Song
13 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Wenyan Qin
19 FW Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Kuanheng Lin
20 DF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Pingqi Hsie
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Yusheng Pan
24 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Fuseng Hsu
25 GK Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Shicheng Hong
28 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Xiangyi Wang
51 GK Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Kuanpei Lee
66 DF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Mike Zheng
69 MF Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Zhengru Tsai
99 FW Flag of the Republic of China.svg  TAI Junlong Yang

Final staff

Coaching
Head coach Flag of Germany.svg Robert Iwanicki
Assistant coach
Flag of Venezuela.svg Adrian Espinal
Sports director Flag of Chile.svg Francisco Arce
Fitness
Fitness coach Flag of the Republic of China.svg Nicole Tang
Medical
Head of medical Flag of the Republic of China.svg Junta Chen
Administrative
Secretary Flag of the Republic of China.svg Carolina Chen
Media manager Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yin Liang

Honours

Taipei Red Lions F.C. honours
TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons
Domestic
Taiwan Football Premier League 0
Taiwan Football Premier League Promotion Tournament 22017, 2020
Taipei International Football League
*previously On Tap Premier League and before Carnegie's Premier League		62005, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Taipei International Super Cup 12019
Businessmen Football League BML
11996
Taiwan Island wide Tournaments
in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung & Kaohsiung		111983, 1987, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2015
Continental AFC Cup 0
Phonom Pen Int. Tournament 11997
Manila Int. Tournament 11998
Bangkok Int. Tournament 12014
Worldwide FIFA Club World Cup 0

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  1. ↑ "Home". ctfa.com.tw.
  2. ↑ http://www.bajiranfc.com.tw/Data/League
  3. ↑ "Home". atsoccer.tw.
  4. ↑ Who We Are FC Taicheng.
  5. ↑ "Home". utaipei.edu.tw.
  6. ↑ Taiwan Football Premier League 2018 Archived 1 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine WorldFootball.
  7. ↑ Lion Dance is a traditional cultural performance in which University of Taipei has gain recognition, it requires the synchronized perform of two people
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