F.C. Vikings

FC Vikings, also known as Taipei Vikings (Chinese: 臺北Vikings), are a Taiwanese professional football club based in Taipei. They are currently playing in the Taiwan Challenge League. They previously played in the top-flight Taiwan Football Premier League during the 2024 season.

Vikings

Full name	Football Club Vikings
Founded	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Owner	Johnni Nielsen
Head coach	Hope Tsai
League	Taiwan Challenge League
2024	TFPL, 8th of 8 (relegated)
Website	www.fcviking.com
Home colours Away colours

History

Danish coach Johnni Nielsen and his family moved to Taiwan in 2009 for his daughter's healthcare. He is married to a Taiwanese woman.^[1] He is a UEFA B Licence and was a youth coach for Slagelse B&I. He would find Taiwanese clubs too old-fashioned and focused on intense fitness training for his son. He decided to teach his son himself in a local park which also enticed other underprivilege youth. Eventually this led to the establishment of FC Vikings as a non-profit football academy in 2010. Nielsen provided coaching pro-bono.^[2][3][4][5] He named the organization "Vikings" as a reference to his roots.^[2]

FC Vikings became the official football academy of Tatung FC (now Leopard Cat FC).^[3]

From 2020, the team competed in the Taiwanese second division after the formation of a professional adult team called Vikings PlayOne.^[6] It was formed from Shih Hsin University students, with international players being added later.^[1] It won the 2023 second division title, and was promoted to the Taiwan Football Premier League for the 2024 season.^[6][7] However the team got relegated.

In January 2025, FC Vikings completed the acquisition of Philippines Football League side, Maharlika F.C..^[8]