# 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2

The 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2 is the fifth season of Taiwan Football League Division 2. The season began on 24 August 2024 and scheduled to end on 7 December 2024.

## Teams
### Promotions and relegations

There are 6 teams in the league, including 3 teams from the 2023 season, 1 team relegated from the TFPL, 1 team from the qualifier and 1 team via receiving the playing spot transference.

#### Incoming teams

Taipei Dragons finished last place in the 2023 Taiwan Football Premier League and was relegated automatically. Taipei Dragons was renamed to Taipei Elite for the 2024 season. MCU Desafio, a combined team of Ming Chuan University and Desafio, qualified from the 2024 qualifiers. Taichung Rock had received a playing spot from Land Home NTUS.

#### Outgoing teams

Vikings–PlayOne, the champions of the second division in 2023 earned automatic promotion to the Taiwan Football Premier League. Vikings–PlayOne was renamed to Taipei Vikings for the 2024 season. Saturday Football International, finishing 6th in 2023 season didn't sign up for this season. Land Home NTUS had transferred their playing spot to Sports Agglomerate Company Limited, who had later created Taichung Rock.
| Incoming teams | Outgoing teams |
| MCU Desafio Taichung Rock Taipei Elite | Land Home NTUS Saturday Football International Vikings–PlayOne |

### Teams and locations

| Team | Chinese | Based in | Seasons in Division 2 | First season in Division 2 |
| Inter Taoyuan | 桃園國際 | Taoyuan City | 5 | 2020 |
| MCU Desafio | 銘傳Desafio | Taipei City | 1 | 2024 |
| NUK Kuo Kuang | 高大國光 | Kaohsiung City | 2 | 2023 |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 陽信北競預備隊 | Taipei City | 2 | 2023 |
| Taichung Rock | 台中磐石 | Taichung City | 1 | 2024 |
| Taipei Elite | 臺北菁英 | Taipei City | 2 | 2022 |

### Venues

Taiwan Football League Division 2 teams currently don't have their own home grounds. Matches were mainly played in Yingfeng Riverside Park.
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity |
| Ming Chuan University Taoyuan Campus | 銘傳大學龜山校區 | Taoyuan City | 5,000 |
| National University of Kaohsiung | 國立高雄大學 | Kaohsiung City | 0 |
| Xitun Football Field | 西屯足球場 | Taichung City | 0 |
| Yingfeng Riverside Park | 迎風河濱公園 | Taipei City | 100 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor |
| Inter Taoyuan | Lin Hsin-yu | Hsu Hung-chih | Kappa | Taoyuan City Government |
| MCU Desafio | Liu Cheng-he | Yutaro Takagi | Athleta | ASRock |
| NUK Kuo Kuang | Chen Chien-chih | Huang Chao-chung | Kicker | CPC Corporation |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | Abel Lorenzo | Tsai Meng-tzu | Ucan | Sunny Bank |
| Taichung Rock | | | | Subkarma |
| Taipei Elite | Oliver Harley | | Kelme | — |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Taichung Rock (C, P) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 22 | Promoted to the 2025 Taiwan Football Premier League |
| 2 | NUK Kuo Kuang | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 | Qualified to the 2025 TFPL promotion/relegation playoffs |
| 3 | Inter Taoyuan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 17 | |
| 4 | MCU Desafio | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 10 | |
| 5 | Taipei Elite | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 8 | Required to play in 2025 Taiwan Football League Division 2 qualifiers |
| 6 | Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 7 | Required to play in 2025 Taiwan Football League Division 2 qualifiers |

## Results
### Qualifiers

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | NUK Kuo Kuang (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Qualified for the 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2 |
| 2 | MCU Desafio (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Qualified for the 2024 Taiwan Football League Division 2 |
| 3 | Racing Vikings (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | Eliminated from Taiwan Football League Division 2 |
| 4 | Tainan Dong Men Cheng (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | Eliminated from Taiwan Football League Division 2 |

### Regular season

| Home \ Away | INT | MCU | NUK | SAC | TCR | TPE |
| Inter Taoyuan | — | 1–0 | Sep 21 | Nov 23 | 1–2 | Nov 16 |
| MCU Desafio | Nov 9 | — | Nov 16 | Sep 15 | Dec 7 | Sep 28 |
| NUK Kuo Kuang | Dec 7 | Oct 5 | — | Nov 9 | Nov 23 | Sep 14 |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves | Sep 28 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | Oct 5 | Dec 7 |
| Taichung Rock | Sep 14 | Sep 21 | Sep 28 | Nov 16 | — | Nov 9 |
| Taipei Elite | Oct 5 | Nov 23 | 2–2 | Sep 21 | 1–6 | — |

## Statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Lee Chun-chi for NUK Kuo Kuang against Sunny Bank AC Taipei Reserves (24 August 2024)

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yang Chao-jing | Taichung Rock | 4 |
| 2 | Gerardo Rabre | Inter Taoyuan | 1 |
| 2 | Lee Hung-chun | Taichung Rock | 1 |
| 2 | Lee Chun-chi | NUK Kuo Kuang | 1 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Calderon | Taipei Elite | 1 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Round |
| Yang Chao-jing$^4$ | Taichung Rock | Taipei Elite | 1–6 (A) | 24 August 2024 | 1 |
$^4$ – Player scored four goals.