National Sports Training Center football team

The National Sports Training Center (NSTC) football team is the football team in Taiwan's National Sports Training Center. It was merged in 2003 with the Lukuang football team, Taiwan's land army football team, after the option of alternate service in the Taiwanese militia. It participates in Taiwan's Enterprise Football League

History

Formerly known as the Lukuang football team (Chinese: 陸光足球隊; pinyin: Lùguāng zúqiúduì) or Taiwan Army football team, the NTSC football team belonged to the Republic of China Army and competed in the Chinese Taipei National Football League.

Since the Republic of China has the policy of conscription for all male citizens, qualified footballers could choose to join the Lukuang football team instead of the regular militia service after passing the tryouts. It helped the players to keep their form and provided additional selection and management to the Chinese Taipei national football team. As a result, most national team members have played for Lukuang.

In 2000, Lukuang quit the league due to military reform, but returned in 2003 under the new name of Taiwan National Sports Training Center football team and are affiliated with Taiwan's National Sports Training Center.

Naming Scheme

The Taiwan NSTC football team team enters the Enterprise Football League with a different name every year.

• 2006: Fubon Financial (富邦金控)
• 2007: Kenting Chateau (墾丁夏都)
• 2008: National Sports Training Center

Current squad

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

* Name spellings of some players have yet been confirmed. See zh:台灣國訓足球隊 for their Chinese names.

Recent transfers

In

• Tsai Chih-chieh
• Wang Chih-sheng
• Wang Yong-lun

Out

• Chen Chi-feng (to Taipower)
• Chuang Wei-lun (to Tatung)
• Hsu Jen-feng (to Tatung)
• Lee Meng-chian (to Taipower)
• Liang Chien-wei (to Taipower)
• Lin Po-yuan (to Taipower)

Achievements

As Lukuang

• Chinese Taipei National Football League:
  • Runners-up (2): 1984, 1991

As NSTC

• Chinese Taipei National Football League:
  • Runners-up (1): 2007

Managers

• Jong Chien-wu (鍾劍武), 1991

See also

• Conscription in the Republic of China
• Military of the Republic of China