2008 in Taiwanese (

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

) football.

Overview

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replaced

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to become

Chinese Taipei national football team The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, then kn ...

's main coach. *

Enterprise Football League The Enterprise Football League (), formerly known as the National Football League () or the National First Division Football League (), was the highest-ranked football league in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was governed by the Chinese Taipei ...

started on January 5, 2008, and ended on April 27, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. won the league championship and will represent Chinese Taipei in

AFC President's Cup 2009 The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. Eleven teams competed for the title and were split ...

. * National Women's First Division League was held from January 5 to March 2, 2008. Defending champion

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or ''Shīdà'' is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and Lin ...

women's football team won the league championship. *

Highschool Football League The Highschool Football League (HFL; ), founded in 2006 by Chinese Taipei Football Association, is the second-level football (soccer) league in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The competitions are played between senior-high school teams (under- ...

was held from March 29 to April 20, 2008. National Pei Men Senior High School football team won their third championships. *

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qualification (Group A) was held in

Chungshan Soccer Stadium Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, or Taipei Soccer Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was established in 1923 as during the Japanese period. The soccer stadium was opened in 1989, ...

from April 2 to April 6, 2008. Chinese Taipei did not enter the final round. *

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group stage (Group B) was held in

from April 12 to April 16, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. represented Chinese Taipei to participate in the competition but did not enter the final round. *

Intercity Football League Intercity Football League () was the top-ranked division in the Taiwanese football (soccer) league run by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), run from 2007 until 2016. From 2017, it was replaced by the Taiwan Football Premier League. His ...

will start from August 23, 2008. The qualification tournaments took place from July 19 to August 2. 4 of 5 teams ( Hualien,

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, Bros, Taipei F.C., and Chia Cheng Hsin) can enter the final tournament. * National Youth Cup was held in

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from October 20 to October 26, 2008.

Events

* March 30, 2008 -

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entered the final round of the

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. * May 4, 2008 -

National Hsin Feng Senior High School National Hsin-Feng Senior High School () is a coed public senior high school located in Gueiren District, Tainan, Taiwan. It is well known for its men's football team. History National Hsin-Feng Senior High School was founded as two-year Gueir ...

decided to stop enrolling football-specialized students from next semester. * November 8, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team was qualified to enter the

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. * November 14, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team qualified for the finals of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009. * November 21, 2008 -

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moved its office because of the closure of

League competitions

Enterprise Football League

Intercity Football League

The 2008 season of Intercity Football League will start from August 23, 2008.

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( Tatung F.C.),

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, Yilan County, and

qualified for being the top 4 places in the 2007 season. Taiwan Power Company F.C., Bros, Chia Cheng Hsin, and

Hualien County Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It ...

qualified through the qualification tournament held between July 19 and August 2.

National Women's First Division League

* MVP: Wang Hsiang-huei ( NTNU) * Golden Boot:

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(

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), Hsieh I-ling ( NTNU) * Best Manager:

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( NTNU) * Fair Play:

Source
Chinese Taipei Football Association
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Youth competitions

Highschool Football League

The 2008 season of

was held from March 29 and April 20, 2008. Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation replaced

to become the main sponsor. Totally 17 teams participated in the competition. They were divided into two divisions, north and south, in the preliminary round. The best four teams of each division entered to the final round. Since 2008, the league regulations have forbidden players who have registered or played in the

or other professional football leagues to participate in HFL.

Under-19 men

Under-16 men

Under-19 women

Under-16 women

National Youth Cup

Futsal

National teams

Chinese Taipei national football team

; Key * ACCQ(A) = AFC Challenge Cup qualifying (Group A) * F = Friendly

Chinese Taipei national under-17 football team

;Key * LCC = Lion City Cup * F = Friendly

Chinese Taipei women's national football team

; Key * AWCQ(A) = AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying (Group A) * AWC = AFC Women's Asian Cup

Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team

; Key * AUWCQ =

qualification

Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team

; Key * AUWCQ =

AFC U-16 Women's Championship The AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, founded as the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and later the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, before changing to its current name after the 2019 edition, is a biennial women's association football, women's football tourn ...

qualification

Chinese Taipei national futsal team

; Key * AFCQ(A) = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship qualifying (Group A) * AFC = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship

References

External links

Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation
{{Seasons in Taiwanese football