[citation needed] Different from the later, registered players were initially grouped by their places of residence, such as Tainan City, rather than specialized football teams, such as Taiwan Power Company (Taipower).

The only exception was Tatung FC, who represented Taipei City to compete in the league.

Nevertheless, in 2008, CTFA opened the league participation to non-administrative division teams.

Each participating team should have name relating to one administrative region and more than 2/3 players having their households registered to that place for more than one month.

In August 2010, MediaTek were announced as the title sponsor of the Intercity Football League[citation needed] until 2013.