Football Association President Chang Tsan Calls for Financial Governance Reform, Has Repaid Over NT$67.3 Million
New Taiwan Football Association President Chang Tsan responded to organizational controversies, revealing that over NT$67.3 million in debt has been repaid. He outlined plans for financial transparency and the semi-professionalization of the league.
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(CNA Taipei, 24th) The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) has long been mired in financial disputes. The new president, Chang Tsan, emphasized today that over NT$67.3 million has already been repaid. He has identified financial governance reform as a crucial foundation for this transformation, aiming to establish institutionalized and transparent mechanisms.
The CTFA's Board of Directors issued a joint statement yesterday, naming President Chang Tsan for failing to act according to regulations regarding the nomination process for the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) board member, the acting duties and administrative operations of the Secretary-General, the progress of charter amendments, and financial transparency. They demanded the establishment of a sound organizational management and integrity mechanism.
Chang Tsan responded directly today, pointing out that during the handover period, the former president, Wang Lin-hsiang, took back the association's official seal. This resulted in the CTFA being completely unable to execute any financial dispatch, promote events, conduct administrative write-offs, or disburse funds to vendors before mid-February. In particular, the former president had accumulated a total of 49 government subsidy write-off cases exceeding NT$100 million.
Chang Tsan noted that once these cases become overdue without write-off, it would most severely impact the association's financial survival. As of April 23, statistics show that over NT$67.3 million has been repaid. He hopes to continuously promote financial transparency, standardize administrative processes, and implement digital management mechanisms in the future.
In addition to rebuilding the financial system, Chang Tsan also wants to upgrade the Enterprise Premier League, planning to expand it from 8 to 10 teams while introducing a home-and-away system, moving towards a semi-professional league.
Under his leadership, the CTFA is also reforming the youth training system. With the support of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the association is inviting outstanding international coaches to Taiwan and collaborating with Technical Director Matt Ross to enhance the overall talent competitiveness of Taiwanese football.
Regarding the EAFF executive committee member issue, the CTFA board mentioned that they had originally decided to nominate Tai Hsia-ling. Unexpectedly, the current vice president, Wang Hsiao-hsun, ended up representing them, leading the board to believe Chang Tsan seriously violated the charter.
In response, Chang Tsan countered that there were procedural flaws in the nomination process for Tai Hsia-ling. Furthermore, the confirmation of the final list coincided with the Lunar New Year, and the procedural flaws in the original documents could not be corrected in time, which is why another candidate was nominated. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150424
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(CNA Taipei, 24th) The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) has long been mired in financial disputes. The new president, Chang Tsan, emphasized today that over NT$67.3 million has already been repaid. He has identified financial governance reform as a crucial foundation for this transformation, aiming to establish institutionalized and transparent mechanisms.
The CTFA's Board of Directors issued a joint statement yesterday, naming President Chang Tsan for failing to act according to regulations regarding the nomination process for the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) board member, the acting duties and administrative operations of the Secretary-General, the progress of charter amendments, and financial transparency. They demanded the establishment of a sound organizational management and integrity mechanism.
Chang Tsan responded directly today, pointing out that during the handover period, the former president, Wang Lin-hsiang, took back the association's official seal. This resulted in the CTFA being completely unable to execute any financial dispatch, promote events, conduct administrative write-offs, or disburse funds to vendors before mid-February. In particular, the former president had accumulated a total of 49 government subsidy write-off cases exceeding NT$100 million.
Chang Tsan noted that once these cases become overdue without write-off, it would most severely impact the association's financial survival. As of April 23, statistics show that over NT$67.3 million has been repaid. He hopes to continuously promote financial transparency, standardize administrative processes, and implement digital management mechanisms in the future.
In addition to rebuilding the financial system, Chang Tsan also wants to upgrade the Enterprise Premier League, planning to expand it from 8 to 10 teams while introducing a home-and-away system, moving towards a semi-professional league.
Under his leadership, the CTFA is also reforming the youth training system. With the support of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the association is inviting outstanding international coaches to Taiwan and collaborating with Technical Director Matt Ross to enhance the overall talent competitiveness of Taiwanese football.
Regarding the EAFF executive committee member issue, the CTFA board mentioned that they had originally decided to nominate Tai Hsia-ling. Unexpectedly, the current vice president, Wang Hsiao-hsun, ended up representing them, leading the board to believe Chang Tsan seriously violated the charter.
In response, Chang Tsan countered that there were procedural flaws in the nomination process for Tai Hsia-ling. Furthermore, the confirmation of the final list coincided with the Lunar New Year, and the procedural flaws in the original documents could not be corrected in time, which is why another candidate was nominated. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150424
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