| Organising body | Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Taiwan Football Premier League |
| Relegation to | Taiwan 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 partners | CTFA TV ( YouTube live stream ) |
| Website | ctfa.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.
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.
Currently there are 6 teams competing in this league. The league has implemented a promotion and relegation system.
| Team | Chinese name | Home | First Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Taipei Reserves F.C. | AC Taipei 預備隊 | Taipei | 2023 |
| Inter Taoyuan F.C. | 桃園國際 | Taoyuan | 2020 |
| NUK National Glory F.C. | 高大國光 | Kaohsiung | 2023 |
| Land Home NTUS F.C. | 璉紅臺體 | Taichung | 2022 |
| Vikings PlayOne F.C. | Vikings PlayOne | Taipei | 2020 |
| SFI F.C. | SFI | Taipei | 2020 |
| 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. |
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