Chinese Taipei - Chinese Taipei Football Association

Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA; 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).

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. At that time, the name was Republic of China Football Council .
- 1973: Changed the name to the Republic of China Football Association .
- 1974: Exited the Asian Football Confederation.
- 1975: Entered the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).
- 1978: Suspended from the Oceania Football Confederation due to name problems.
- 1981: With FIFA's agreement, changed its name to the Chinese Taipei Football Association.
- 1982: Re-entered the Oceania Football Confederation.
- 1989: Re-entered the Asian Football Confederation.

Competitions

- Chinese Taipei National Football League
- Intercity Football League
- Highschool Football League
- Chinese Taipei National Youth Cup

Regional football associations

- Taipei Football Association (Taipei)
- Taoyuan Football Association (Taoyuan County (Taiwan))
- :Taoyuan Football Association was founded on October 27, 2002. It dedicates to promote children's football in Taoyuan County (Taiwan).
- Taichung Football Association (Taichung)
- Hualien Football Association (Hualien County)
- :Hualien Football Association will be founded on December 30, 2007.

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association