2025–26 Taiwan Football League 2
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 September 2025 – 9 May 2026 |
| Matches | 27 |
| Goals | 95 (3.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luan Anderson Hsu Liu Chien-feng Kotaro Shiba (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | New Taipei FJCU 7–2 Wan Island (13 September 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Wan Island 0–8 Kaohsiung Attackers (22 November 2025) |
| Highest scoring | New Taipei FJCU 7–2 Wan Island (13 September 2025) Wan Island 2–7 Taichung Rock B (25 October 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Kaohsiung Attackers (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Kaohsiung Attackers (8 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Wan Island (7 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Wan Island (7 matches) |
← 2024 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026. | |
The 2025–26 Taiwan Football League 2 is the sixth season of Taiwan Football League 2. Starting from this season, the league will change to July-June season format.[1] The season begin on 13 September 2025 and finish on 9 May 2026.[2]
Teams
Promotions and relegations
There are 7 teams in the league, including 3 teams from the 2024 season, 3 teams from 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup, which was the qualifier of 2025–26 Taiwan Football League 2 and 1 team via receiving the playing spot transference.
Incoming teams
Taipei Vikings finished last place in the 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League and was relegated automatically but did not participate in 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup, led them to forfeit their playing spot in League 2 for the 2025–26 season.[3][2] Four playing spots were eligible due to the league expansion to 8 teams this season.[3] However, only three qualified teams, which were New Taipei FJCU, Taichung Rock B and Wan Island had signed up eventually.[2] Kaohsiung Attackers had received their playing spot from NUK Kuo Kuang.[4]
Outgoing teams
Taichung Rock, the champions of 2024 League 2 earned automatic promotion to the Taiwan Football Premier League. Taipei Elite, finishing 5th in 2024 season didn't participate in 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup.[5] NUK Kuo Kuang had transferred their playing spot to Kaohsiung Attackers.[4]
| Incoming teams | Outgoing teams |
|---|---|
| Kaohsiung Attackers New Taipei FJCU Taichung Rock B Wan Island |
NUK Kuo Kuang Taichung Rock Taipei Elite |
Teams and locations
| Team | Chinese | Based in | Seasons in League 2 | First season in League 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Taoyuan | 桃園國際 | Taoyuan City | 6 | 2020 |
| Kaohsiung Attackers | 高雄Attackers | Kaohsiung City | 1 | 2025–26 |
| MCU Desafio | 銘傳Desafio | Taipei City | 2 | 2024 |
| New Taipei FJCU | 新北航源輔大 | New Taipei City | 1 | 2025–26 |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 陽信北競預備隊 | Taipei City | 3 | 2023 |
| Taichung Rock B | 台中磐石預備隊 | Taichung City | 1 | 2025–26 |
| Wan Island | 灣島 | Taichung City | 1 | 2025–26 |
Venues
Taiwan Football League 2 teams currently don't have their own home grounds. Each ground may hold 1 to 3 matches per matchday.
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium | 輔仁大學足球場 | New Taipei City | 3,000 |
| Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium | 高雄市立楠梓足球場 | Kaohsiung City | 1,200 |
| National Taiwan Sport University Football Field | 國體人工足球場 | Taoyuan City | 3,000 |
| Xitun Football Field | 西屯足球場 | Taichung City | 200 |
| Yingfeng Riverside Park | 迎風河濱公園 | Taipei City | 100 |
Foreign players
- Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Inter Taoyuan | Kaohsiung Attackers | MCU Desafio | New Taipei FJCU | Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | Taichung Rock B | Wan Island |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Sang-jin Choi Gyu-min Hwang Tae-gyu Lee Kyoung-hoon Zacchary Meftah Gerardo Rabre Genki Takatera |
Luan Anderson Junell Bautista Soufiane Khoulal Otavio Neto Kotaro Shiba Alim Zumakulov |
Kaito Kita Taiki Kita Tsubasa Tanaka |
N/a | Takumi Akutsu Rodrigo Calderon José Gallardo Kotaro Hayashi Sota Kano Lee Jeong-cheol |
N/a | Esmail Al-Sumaini Madhi Al-Sumaini Mnisi Mpendulo Alexsandro Silva |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Taoyuan | Lin Hsin-yu | Kappa | Taoyuan City Government | |
| Kaohsiung Attackers | Weng Wei-pin | Chan Che-yuan | Athleta | Matrix Fitness |
| MCU Desafio | Shota Negishi | Chiang Tsung-yu | Athleta | ASRock |
| New Taipei FJCU | Lee Yi-sheng | Wang Hao-lin | Ucan | N/a |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | Mario Peso | Tsai Meng-tzu | Ucan | Sunny Bank |
| Taichung Rock B | Yoshiharu Ezoe | Chen Po-wei | N/a | Subkarma |
| Wan Island | Liao Tzu-hao | Cheng Chih-chia | Joma | N/a |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaohsiung Attackers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 18 | Promotion to the Taiwan Football Premier League |
| 2 | Taichung Rock B | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 13 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | New Taipei FJCU | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | |
| 4 | Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 11 | |
| 5 | MCU Desafio | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Inter Taoyuan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Wan Island | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 0 | Required to play in Taiwan President FA Cup |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Overall goal difference; 6) Overall goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points; 8) Draw lots
Position by round
= Promotion to the Taiwan Football Premier League; = Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off; = Required to play in Taiwan President FA Cup
Results
Qualifying result in 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualifying result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tainan City TSG Green | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 12 | Qualified but didn't sign up |
| 9 | Taichung Rock B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 6 | Qualified |
| 11 | Hsinchu Xinyi Cosmos United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 6 | Qualified but didn't sign up |
| 13 | New Taipei FJCU | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 | Qualified |
| 15 | Inter Taipei | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 | Qualified but didn't sign up |
| 18 | Wan Island | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 1 | Qualified |
| 19 | Babuza | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | -22 | 1 | Ineligible |
| 20 | Inter Taoyuan Grey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | -22 | 1 | Ineligible |
Regular season
Each team plays a total of 12 games, playing the other teams two times.
Results by round
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = No match in this round
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Hsu Han (Inter Taoyuan) against Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves (13 September 2025)
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
Own goals
| Player | For | Against | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wan Island | New Taipei FJCU | 13 September 2025 | 1 | |
| Taichung Rock B | New Taipei FJCU | 20 September 2025 | 2 | |
| Lai Po-lun | Inter Taoyuan | Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 7 March 2026 | 8 |
Clean Sheets
See also
References
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- ^ a b "2025-26台灣乙級足球聯賽參賽資格公告" (Press release). Chinese Taipei Football Association. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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- ^ "2025全國總統盃報名截止 迎來30隊激烈對決". Chinese Taipei Football Association (Press release). 2 April 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.