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| Full name | Taipei Red Lions Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||
| Founded | 1983 | ||
| Ground | Taipei Municipal Stadium New Taipei | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Owner | Taipei Red Lions Association | ||
| Chairman | Douglas Alfaro | ||
| League | Taiwan Second Division Football League | ||
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Taipei Red Lions F.C. were a professional football club from Taipei, last participating in Taiwan Football Premier League. [1] Red Lions has won two Taiwan Football Premier League promotion tournaments, six Taipei International Football Leagues, one Businessmen Football League, one Taipei Super Cup and several local and international short tournaments.
Taipei Red Lions football team was founded in 1983 as the amateur team from Tianmu, Shilin District.
In 1989 Red Lions were one of the founding members of the Businessmen Football League,[2] the top amateur league in Taiwan for many years.
In 2005 Red Lions were one of the founding members of Taipei International Football League,[3] a highly inclusive tournament suitable for players of all ages and nationalities that has become the strongest annual amateur league in Taiwan.
In 2017 Red Lions signed a cooperation agreement with Taicheng Football Academy[4] to train world-class football players and teams in the most systematic and creative way to ensure that the team has the highest level of football.
The outstanding performance of Taipei Red Lions in the amateur league and the cooperation agreement signed with Taicheng Football Academy motivated the team to participate in Taiwan First Division Qualifiers in 2017, winning the tournament and the right to join CTFA top-level league in 2018.
In 2018 Red Lions signed a cooperation agreement with University of Taipei[5] to foster the best young talents in Taiwan as international-level professional football players and create real benefits for future generations.
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