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professional

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club which currently competes in the

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History

The team joined the

, under the name Tainan City F.C. in 2017, which most of the players came from

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, and was supported by

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. The team structure and its players changed, since Taiwan Steel Group acquired the club and renamed it in 2019, importing

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players such as

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, 2019 MVP Marc Fenelus, and 2019 Top Scorer Benchy Estama. They won national league in 2020. In

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, they played the

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for the first time.

Current squad

Continental record

References

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