Chinese Taipei Semi-Professional Futsal League

Since AFC has announced it's annual Asian Futsal Club Competition will start from 2009, there has been some activity to create a Chinese Taipei Futsal League.

The first step was taken on February 16th, when a preliminary meeting was held at the TAIPEI FUTSAL ASSOCIATION to exchange ideas about a semi-professional Futsal Leaue in Taiwan.

Representatives of CTFA (Chinese Taipei Football Association), TPFA (Taipei Futsal Association), DA-TUNG Team (Mr. CHANG MU-DZAI), SCSC Team (Mr. FATIH KALE), Bei-Tou Team, PAN-GU BANK Team, LeeTai Sport News Agency, Thai-Chung City Football Association, Ping-Dong County Football Association and a couple of Marketing Professionals have participated in the meeting.

Meeting was opened with the speech of TPFA president Mr.Chang Chao-Lu followed by an informative introduction of the proposed league by the CTFA ex-General Secretary Mr.Chang Chang-Wei (who was the head of 2004 FIFA W.C'ship Organizing Commitee).

The idea and the need of the league is accepted by all the participants, but there is a sticking point with the CTFA. Since CTFA is the only representative of FIFA in Taiwan, the league normaly must have the approval of CTFA.

However, Mr.Chang Chao-Lu's argument is that, in the absence of a CTFA Futsal League, a league organized by Chinese Taipei Futsal Association should be legitimate.

Overall, the meeting was a very positive event and a date for second meeting has been decided (March.15).

The details of the League will be finalized in this second meeting.















Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com