Taichung Apollo is a Taiwanese volleyball team based in Taichung, Taiwan. They compete in the Top Volleyball League.

History

The team is composed of the Feng Yuan Commercial High School volleyball team alumni.

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The team took part in their inaugural Top Volleyball League season in 2007 as Chunlee Consulting under the sponsorship of Chunlee Consulting. The team did not participate in 2008 season and resumed in 2009–10 season, with the name Easy Harvest under the sponsorship of East Harvest Sporting Equipment Co., LTD. In 2014, the team was sponsored by Brilliant Footwear Corporation and renamed Taichung Lien Chuang, named after the chairman Lien Hua-Jung's son, Lien Chuang. The Lien Chuang signed Serbian outside hitter Milan Perić and Pakistani opposite Aimal Khan, becoming the first two teams to sign import players in Top Volleyball League history. Despite the Lien Chuang finished as runner-up in the season, the team had faced operational issues and the sponsorship was taken over by C-LiFe Technologies, Inc. The team was renamed Taichung Longpower for the following seasons. In 2021, the team was renamed Taichung Apollo.

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Team

Squad as of August 2023

Honours

Top Volleyball League

(x4) 2015, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22

(x7) 2009–10, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23

References

External links

Volleyball clubs established in 2007

2007 establishments in Taiwan

Sport in Taichung

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