National Sports Training Center is a former football team based in Tainan, and was the football club for Taiwan's National Sports Training Center. It was merged in 2003 with the Lukuang football team, Taiwan's land army football team, after the option of alternate service in the Taiwanese militia. It participated in Taiwan Football Premier League. The football team is disbanded in 2019.
| Full name | National Sports Training Center | ||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Dissolved | 2019 | ||
| Ground | Tainan County Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman | Chang Chia-Kuang | ||
| Manager | Peng Wu-Song | ||
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History
editFormerly known as the Lukuang football team (Chinese: 陸光足球隊; pinyin: Lùguāng zúqiúduì) or Taiwan Army football team, the NTSC football team belonged to the Republic of China Army and competed in the Chinese Taipei National Football League.
Since the Republic of China has the policy of conscription for all male citizens, qualified footballers could choose to join the Lukuang football team instead of the regular militia service after passing the tryouts. It helped the players to keep their form and provided additional selection and management to the Chinese Taipei national football team. As a result, most national team members have played for Lukuang.
In 2000, Lukuang quit the league due to military reform, but returned in 2003 under the new name of Taiwan National Sports Training Center football team and are affiliated with Taiwan's National Sports Training Center.
In 2018, due to changes in military conscription policy, the service period for conscription had shortened. This led to the football team having to loan players for the year. In 2019, due to insufficient players, the football team had decided to disband. This is the third NSTC team, following volleyball and baseball, to be disbanded.
Naming Scheme
editThe Taiwan NSTC football team entered the Enterprise Football League with a different name almost every year.
- 2006: Fubon Financial Holding Co. (富邦金控)
- 2007: Chateau Beach Resort Kenting (墾丁夏都沙灘酒店)
- 2008: National Sports Training Center (國家運動選手訓練中心)
2018 squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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* Name spellings of some players have yet been confirmed. See zh:台灣國訓足球隊 for their Chinese names.
Achievements
edit- As Lukuang
- Runners-up (2): 1984, 1991
- As NSTC
- Runners-up (1): 2007
Managers
edit- Jong Chien-wu (鍾劍武), 1991
See also
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