Enterprise Football League

The Enterprise Football League (Chinese: 企業足球聯賽), formerly known as the National Football League (Chinese: 全國足球聯賽) or the National First Division Football League (Chinese: 全國甲組足球聯賽), was the highest-ranked football league in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was governed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) and considered semi-professional. The competition was ended in 2009 following a change in regulations and a merger into the Intercity Football League.

Enterprise Football League
Current season, competition or edition:
Enterprise Football League 2008
SportFootball
Founded1982
Ceased2009
No. of teams4
Country Republic of China

History

The National Football League was founded by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) in 1982 after popular interest motivated by 1982 FIFA World Cup. The CTFA planned to include it as part of the annual football season along 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]

After 2006, the CTFA changed the name of the league to the Enterprise Football League in an attempt to attract more attention and financial support from successful Taiwanese enterprises. Fubon Financial became the major sponsor, and therefore the league was 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 excluding college and high school teams in an attempt to make the league more professional. Nevertheless, there are currently only two semi-professional clubs remaining: Tatung F.C. and Taiwan Power Company F.C..

In November 2007, the CTFA announced that they would not hold further Enterprise Football League seasons after 2009.[2] The Intercity Football League replaced the Enterprise Football League to become the top-ranked league in Taiwan.

Teams
Team Location Number of appearances Record streak First appearance Most recent appearance Best result (season)
Chinese Taipei U-23 *
2008 name: Fubon Financial		 Tsoying, Kaohsiung 33200620083rd (2006, 2007)
I-Shou University *
2008 name: E-United Group		 Kaohsiung County 1120082008-
Ming Chuan University *
2008 name: Bros Sports		 Taipei City 542001-0220083rd (2001–02, 2004)
National Sports Training Center * Tsoying District, Kaohsiung 2525198320082nd (1984, 1991, 2007)
National Taiwan College of Physical Education *
2008 name: Molten Tso I		 Taichung City 2322198320083rd (1997, 2002–03)
Taipei Physical Education College *
2008 name: Hun Sing		 Songshan District, Taipei 2322198320086th (2005)
Taiwan Power Company F.C. Fongshan City, Kaohsiung County 2525198320081st (1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004, 2007)
Tatung F.C. Taipei City 2121198620081st (2005, 2006)

* Not a club team.


Results
Season Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place
2008
Details		 Taipower Tatung Taiwan PE College
(as Molten Tso I)		 Taipei PE College
(as Hun Sing)
2007
Details		 Taipower NSTC
(as Kenting Chateau)		 Chinese Taipei U-23
(as Fubon Financial)		 Tatung
2006
Details		 Tatung Taipower Chinese Taipei U-23
(as China Steel)		 NSTC
(as Fubon Financial)
2005
Details		 Tatung Taipower NSTC Ming Chuan University
2004
Details		 Taipower Tatung Ming Chuan University Taiwan PE college
2002/03
Details		 Taipower Tatung Taiwan PE college Ming Chuan University
2001/02
Details		 Taipower Tatung Ming Chuan University Taiwan PE college
2000/01
Details		 Taipower Tatung Wei Dan Taiwan PE College
1999
Details		 Taipower Tatung Lukuang Taiwan PE college
1998
Details		 Taipower Taipei City Bank Flying Camel Taiwan PE College
1997
Details		 Taipower Tatung Taiwan PE College Taipei City Bank
1996
Details		 Taipower Tatung Taipei City Bank Flying Camel
1995
Details		 Taipower Tatung Taipei City Bank Lukuang
1994
Details		 Taipower Taipei City Bank Lukuang Flying Camel
1993
Details		 Flying Camel Taipower Taipei City Bank Tatung
1992
Details		 Taipower Tatung Flying Camel Lukuang
1991
Details		 Taipei City Bank Lukuang Taipower Tatung
1990
Details		 Taipower Taipei City Bank Lukuang Tatung
1989
Details		 Taipei City Bank Flying Camel Lukuang Taipower
1988
Details		 Flying Camel Taipower Lukuang Taipei City Bank
1987
Details		 Taipower Flying Camel Taipei City Bank Lukuang
1986
Details		 Taipei City Bank Flying Camel Lukuang Taipower
1985
Details		 Flying Camel Taipei City Bank Lukuang Taipower
1984
Details		 Flying Camel Lukuang Taipei City Bank Taipower
1983
Details		 Flying Camel Taipei City Bank Taipower Lukuang

Performance by team
Team Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Taipower 15 4 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004, 2007, 2008
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

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

See also

Notes and references
  1. There were actually 8 teams in Taiwan's first division football at the time. Besides the 7 participating teams, Loyal Camel was unable to register to for the competition due to a lack of funding.
  2. 【城市聯賽】2009城市聯賽 升降級、屬地主義上路 (in Chinese). Chinese Taipei Football Association. November 25, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009.
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