CHINESE TAIPEI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

The 'Chinese Taipei Football Association' (Traditional Chinese: 中華民國足球協會) is the governing body of football in Taiwan. Its official name in Chinese is the Football Association of the Republic of China, but it is billed as the Chinese Taipei FA abroad and uses the English initials on its badge (see Chinese Taipei for sport name issue).

Contents

History

Competitions

Regional football associations

See also

External links

History

★ 1924: Established.

★ 1954: Entered FIFA as the China National Football Association.

★ 1955: Formed and entered the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) with various other Asian countries.

★ 1973: Changed its name to the Republic of China Football Association.

★ 1974: Exited the AFC.

★ 1975: Entered the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

★ 1978: Suspended from the OFC due to name problems.

★ 1981: With FIFA's agreement, changed its name to the Chinese Taipei Football Association.

★ 1982: Re-entered the OFC.

★ 1989: Re-entered the AFC.

Competitions

★ Chinese Taipei National Football League

★ Highschool Football League

★ Chinese Taipei National Youth Cup

Regional football associations

★ 'Taipei City' - Taipei Football Association

★ 'Taoyuan' - Taoyuan Football Association

★ 'Taichung City' - Taichung Football Association

See also

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★ Chinese Taipei national football team

★ Chinese Taipei women's national football team

★ Asian Football Confederation

★ East Asian Football Federation

External links

★ Official website

★ Chinese Taipei at the FIFA website.

★ Chinese Taipei at the AFC website.