The Taiwan Second Division Football League (sometimes called the Taiwan Football Challenge League) () is the second-ranked Taiwanese football league run by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA). This League is directly below the Taiwan Premier League.
Competition format The Taiwan Football Second Division League's schedule usually runs from July to November, after the initial qualifiers where new entries play own tournament, with top 2 playing last 2 from previous Challenge League season. It currently contains 8 teams that compete in a double leg round-robin tournament, each composed of seven games. After the 14-game schedule is completed, the top team wins the league title and an automatic berth in the following year's Taiwan Football Premier League.
Since 2020, a system of promotion and relegation exists between the Premier League and the Taiwan Football Challenge League (). The top team from the Second Division league is promoted to Premier League and the lowest placed team in the Premier League is relegated to the Second Division League. The runner-up of the Second Division League will play in a qualification tournament with the 7th-placed team from the Premier League.
Teams Currently, there are 10 teams competing in this league. The league has implemented a promotion and relegation system. + Teams (2026–27) Team Chinese name Home First Participation Babuza 半線蒼鷹 Changhua 2026–27 Inter 國際 Taipei 2020 Kaohsiung Attackers Reserves 高雄先鋒預備隊 Kaohsiung 2026–27 MFA Taipei 台北MFA Taipei 2026–27 Ming Chuan University 銘傳大學 Taoyuan 2021 National University of Kaohsiung 高大NUK Kaohsiung 2023 New Taipei Hang Yuan Reserves 新北航源預備隊 New Taipei 2025–26 Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves 陽信北競預備隊 Taipei 2023 Taichung City 台中市 Taichung 2026–27 Taichung San Hai Tun NTUS 山海屯臺體 Taichung 2026–27
Former teams CPC Corporation (2020) Pakarongay (2020) Andy Chen Academy (2020–2021) Base (2021–2022) Kaohsiung (2020–2022) Mars (2020–2022) Land Home NTUS (2022–2023) Saturday Football International (2020–2023) Vikings-PlayOne (2020–2023) Taichung Rock (2024) Taipei Elite (2022, 2024) Kaohsiung Attackers (2025–2026) MCU Desafio (2024–2026) Taichung Rock B (2025–2026) Wan Island (2025–2026)
Timeline
Champions + Season Champion Runner-up Third place 2020 CPC Corporation F.C. Inter Taoyuan F.C. Andy Chen Academy 2021 Andy Chen Academy Ming Chuan University F.C. Saturday Football International 2022 Flight Skywalkers F.C. Land Home NTUS F.C. MARS F.C. 2023 Vikings-PlayOne F.C. Land Home NTUS F.C. Inter Taoyuan F.C. 2024 Taichung Rock NUK Kuo Kuang Inter Taoyuan F.C. 2025–26 Kaohsiung Attackers Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves MCU Desafio
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