The Highschool Football League (HFL; ), founded in 2006 by Chinese Taipei Football Association, is the second-level football (soccer) league in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The competitions are played between senior-high school teams (under-19 men). In 2008, HFL's main sponsor changed to Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation ().
Format The league features a total of eight teams that compete during the first half of the year (e.g. February to May for the 2006 season). The top four teams of the National Youth Cup and the top two teams of current league season are granted to become league members next year. The remaining places are determined by qualification competitions held in December.
Teams 2007 teams TeamLocationNumber of appearancesRecord streakFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceBest result (season)Ching ShuiTucheng, Taipei County1120072007-Chung SanDaliao, Kaohsiung County22200620077th (2006)Hsin FengGueiren, Tainan County22200620076th (2006)Hui WenTaichung City1120072007-YilanYilan City22200620073rd (2006)Pei MenJiali, Tainan County22200620071st (2006)San ChungSanchong, Taipei County22200620072nd (2006)TaipeiTaipei City22200620078th (2006)
Other teams TeamLocationNumber of appearancesRecord streakFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceBest result (season)Chung ChengKaohsiung City11200620065th (2006)HualienHualien City11200620064th (2006)Hualien AgricultureHualien City0N/AN/AN/AN/APingtungPingtung City0N/AN/AN/AN/A
Results SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth placeFair PlayGolden BootBest PlayerBest Coach2008 DetailsPei MenLu ChuTaipeiHualien Agriculture2007 DetailsPei MenYilanChing ShuiTaipeiPei MenLo Chih-enYang Chao-hsunHung Chin-chang2006 DetailsPei MenSan ChungYilanHualienYilanWu Pai-hoChen Po-liangChan Che-yuanChen Jiunn-ming
Wins by team 3 - Pei Men
League records Most seasons: 3 – Pei Men, Taipei, and Yilan Most seasons won: 2 – Pei Men Most points: 27 – Pei Men (2007) Most goals for: 26 – Pei Men (2006) Most goals against: 38 – Chung Cheng (2006) Most consecutive wins: 6 – San Chung (2006) Most consecutive losses: 6 – Taipei (2006) Most consecutive wins and draws: 7 – San Chung (2006) Largest wins: Hualien 9-1 Chung Cheng (2006) Top scorer: Chen Po-liang – 11 goals for Chung Cheng (2006) Top scorer in one game: Lin Ching-tsan – 4 goals for Hualien against Taipei, April 3, 2006
Sponsorship Adidas
See also Chinese Taipei Football Association List of football competitions in Taiwan
External links HFL official site