The sport of football in Taiwan is run by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. The association administers all national football teams, as well as national competitions. Approximately 40% of the people in Taiwan are interested in football.
History
Edward Band was credited with introducing football to Taiwan during his tenure as teacher and principal of the Presbyterian Church High School, subsequently renamed .
The sport has grown near the status of historically most popular baseball.
Current structure In 2017 the sport was revamped in Taiwan with the introduction of the Taiwan Football Premier League. The season saw the country's first entry to the AFC Cup when Hang Yuen qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup group stage. The TFPL and the Taiwan Second Division Football League are national football divisions administered by the CTFA. The domestic cup is the Taiwan President FA Cup. Recreational tournament Taiwan International Football League - TIFL also exists.
Football stadiums StadiumCapacityCityTenants National Stadium 55,000 Kaohsiung Chinese Taipei national football team Tainan Municipal Xinying Stadium 30,000 Tainan Taipei Municipal Stadium 20,000 Taipei Chinese Taipei national football team, Taipei Bravo Hualien Stadium 12,800 Hualien
Attendances
The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
Season League average Best club Best club average 2024 207 Leopard Cat 439
Source: League page on Wikipedia
See also
Sport in Taiwan List of stadiums in Taiwan Football in China Women's football in Taiwan
References