Chinese Taipei Football Association

Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) is the governing body for football in the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). Its official name in Chinese is the Republic of China Football Association, but it is billed as the "Chinese Taipei Football Association" abroad and uses the English initials on its badge (see Chinese Taipei for details on the political reasons and issues related to the use of this sporting name for the Republic of China).[1]

Chinese Taipei Football Association
AFC
Founded1924 (1924)
FIFA affiliation1954
AFC affiliation1954
EAFF affiliation2002
PresidentChiou I-jen
Websitewww.ctfa.com.tw
Chinese Taipei Football Association
Traditional Chinese中華民國足球協會
Simplified Chinese中华民国足球协会

History


Name Position Source
Chiou I-jen President [2][3]
Lu Kuei-Hua Vice President [4][5]
Hsiao Yong-Fu 2nd Vice President [6][7]
Hsieh Chun-Huan 3rd Vice President [8][9]
Shiao Yung-Fu 4th Vice President [10]
Fang Ching-Jen General Secretary [11][12]
Lin Xiu-Yi Treasurer [13]
Yen Shih-Kai Technical Director [14][15]
Wang Jia-Zhong Team Coach (Men's) [16][17]
Kazuo Echigo Team Coach (Women's) [18]
Chiao Chia-Hung Media/Communications Manager [19]
Jose Amarante Futsal Coordinator [20]
Chuang Er-Yi Referee Coordinator [21]


  • 1924: Established.[22]
  • 1954: Admitted to FIFA as the China National Football Association (Chinese: 中國足球協會).
  • 1954: Formed and entered the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as a founding member with various other Asian countries. At that time, the name of the governing body was Republic of China Football Council (Chinese: 中華民國足球委員會).
  • 1973: Changed the name of the governing body to the Republic of China Football Association (Chinese: 中華民國足球協會).
  • 1974: Exited the AFC.
  • 1975: Admitted to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) as a provisional member.[23]
  • 1976: Became regular member of the OFC.
  • 1978: Suspended from the OFC due to naming problems.
  • 1981: With the agreement of FIFA, changed its external name to the Chinese Taipei Football Association.
  • 1982: Re-admitted to the OFC.
  • 1989: Re-admitted to the AFC.

CTFA competitions

Regional football associations

See also

References
  1. Darby, Paul (8 October 2013). Africa, Football and FIFA: Politics, Colonialism and Resistance. Routledge. ISBN 9781135298340. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  3. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
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  6. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  7. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  8. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  9. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  10. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  11. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  12. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  13. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  14. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  15. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  16. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  17. "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  18. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  19. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  20. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  21. https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/tpe/about
  22. "會史". Chinese Taipei Football Association. Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  23. OFC History oceaniafootball.com
  24. 花蓮縣足球協會年底(30日)將新成立大會 (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Football Association. December 27, 2007. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2007.


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