Taiwan Football Premier League

Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL; ) is the top-ranked division in the Taiwanese football league run by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA).

History

The Taiwan Football Premier League was founded in 2017 after the folding of the then highest-ranked National First Division Football League (Intercity Football League).

Competition Format 

The Taiwan Football Premier League's schedule runs nearly year-round from April to October. It contains 8 teams that compete in a series of three round-robin tournaments, each composed of seven games. After the 21 game schedule is complete, the top team wins the league title and an automatic berth in the following year's AFC Cup.

For the relegation and promotion system the bottom two teams from the Taiwan Football Premier League will play in a qualification tournament against two clubs. The top two teams will get a spot for next season.

The league plans to retract to six teams in 2020.

Teams

The Taiwan Football Premier League comprises eight teams, currently using five locations:

Champions

See also

Intercity Football League
Enterprise Football League
Chinese Taipei Football Association

References

External links

 
Category:Football leagues in Taiwan
Taiwan
Category:Recurring events established in 2017
Category:2017 establishments in Taiwan