Intercity Football League () was the top-ranked division in the

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ese

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league run by

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(CTFA), run from 2007 until 2016. From 2017, it was replaced by the

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History

The Intercity Football League was founded in 2007 after the transformation of then highest-ranked National First Division Football League (later

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). Different from the later, registered players were initially grouped by their places of residence, such as

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, rather than specialized football teams, such as

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(Taipower). The only exception was Tatung FC, who represented

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to compete in the league. By Intercity Football League's establishment, CTFA hoped to root football into each area in Taiwan and also seed supports from local governments, councilors, and enterprises. In the first league season, several magistrates served as team leaders, including

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(

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), Chen Ming-wen (

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), and

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( Yilan County). Nevertheless, in 2008, CTFA opened the league participation to non-administrative division teams. Taipower and several college teams, such as

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(as Taichung County Chia Cheng Hsin) and

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(as Tainan County Hun Shin), joined the competition. CTFA announced new league regulations again in 2009. Each participating team should have name relating to one administrative region and more than 2/3 players having their households registered to that place for more than one month.

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were also introduced. However, the new regulations did not continue to the next league season. The 2010 league season adopted similar regulations as the 2008 season. In August 2010,

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were announced as the title sponsor of the Intercity Football League until 2013.

Champions

The list of champions:

References

External links

CTFA news
at fifa.com
League
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History

Champions

See also

References

External links