Enterprise Football League
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| Enterprise Football League | |
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| Current season or competition: Enterprise Football League 2008 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1982 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country(ies) |  Taiwan |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Taipower |
The Enterprise Football League (traditional Chinese: 企業足球聯賽) is the highest-ranked football league in Taiwan. It is governed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) and is considered semi-professional.
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[edit] History
The league was founded in the end of 1982 and started in 1983, under the name of National Men's First Division Football League (traditional Chinese: 全國男子甲組足球聯賽).
Since 2006, CTFA changed the league's name to Enterprise Football League and tried to attract more attention and financial support from successful Taiwanese enterprises. Fubon Financial became the major sponsor, and therefore the league is also known as the Fubon Enterprise Football League (traditional 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 cutting out college and high school teams, this was an attempt to make the league more professional. Nevertheless, currently there are only two semi-professional clubs remaining: Tatung F.C. and Taiwan Power Company F.C..
[edit] 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 | 3 | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | 3rd (2006, 2007) |
| I-Shou University * 2008 name: E-United Group |
Kaohsiung County | 1 | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | - |
| Ming Chuan University * 2008 name: Bros Sports |
Taipei City | 5 | 4 | 2001-02 | 2008 | 3rd (2001-02, 2004) |
| National Sports Training Center * | Tsoying District, Kaohsiung | 25 | 25 | 1983 | 2008 | 2nd (1984, 1991, 2007) |
| National Taiwan College of Physical Education * 2008 name: Molten Tso I |
Taichung City | 9 | 8 | 1997 | 2008 | 3rd (1997, 2002-03) |
| Taipei Physical Education College * 2008 name: Hun Sing |
Songshan District, Taipei | 2 | 1 | 2005 | 2008 | 6th (2005) |
| Taiwan Power Company F.C. | Fongshan City, Kaohsiung County | 25 | 25 | 1983 | 2008 | 1st (1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004, 2007) |
| Tatung F.C. | Taipei City | 17 | 17 | 1990 | 2008 | 1st (2005, 2006) |
* Not a club team.
[edit] Results
[edit] Performance by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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| Taipower | 14 | 4 | 1987, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004, 2007 |
| 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 |
