Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
Professional basketball team in Taiwan
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The Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards (Chinese: 桃園台啤永豐雲豹) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Taoyuan City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Taoyuan Arena and Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center. Leopards became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season, and one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season.
FoundedAugust 6, 2021[1]
HistoryTaoyuan Leopards
2021–2023 (T1)
Taiwan Beer Leopards
2023–2024 (T1)
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
2024–present (TPBL)
2021–2023 (T1)
Taiwan Beer Leopards
2023–2024 (T1)
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
2024–present (TPBL)
ArenaTaoyuan Arena
Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center
Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | |
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 2025–26 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards season | |
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| Leagues | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Founded | August 6, 2021[1] |
| History | Taoyuan Leopards 2021–2023 (T1) Taiwan Beer Leopards 2023–2024 (T1) Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 2024–present (TPBL) |
| Arena | Taoyuan Arena Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center |
| Capacity | 8,700 |
| Location | Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
| Team colors | Green, yellow, purple |
| Main sponsor | Bank SinoPac |
| CEO | Chang Chien-Wei[2] |
| President | Liu Chin-Liang |
| Head coach | Henrik Rödl |
| Ownership | J&V Energy Technology Co., Ltd |
| Championships | 1 T1: 1 (2024) |
| Website | t-leopards |
Franchise history
On August 6, 2021, the T1 League announced that Taoyuan Leopards would join the competition.[3]
On July 4, 2023, Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and changed the name to TaiwanBeer Leopards.[4]
On June 1, 2024, Taiwan Beer Leopards defeated Taipei Mars by 4–0, winning the 2023–24 season championship.[5] On July 9, Taiwan Beer Leopards announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[6]
Facilities
Home arenas
| Arena | Location | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium[7] | Taoyuan City | 2021–2022 |
| National Taiwan Sport University Arena[8] | Taoyuan City | 2022–2023 |
| Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium[9] | Taipei City | 2022 |
| Taoyuan Arena[10][11] | Taoyuan City | 2022 2023–present |
| Taoyuan City Zhongli Civil Sports Center[12] | Taoyuan City | 2026 |
Training facilities
The Leopards' training facility is located at the Taiwan Beer gymnasium.[13] The Leopards previously practiced at the New Taipei City Linkou Civil Sports Center.[14]
Current roster
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Personnel
General managers
| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Su Yi-Chieh | 2021–2022 | [15][16] |
| Chang Chien-Wei | 2022–2023 | [17] |
Head coaches
| Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | ||
 Wang Chih-Chun[18] |
2021–2022 | 22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 22 | 5 | 17 | .227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Su Yi-Chieh[19] |
2022 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Liu Chia-Fa[20] |
2022–2023 | 25 | 7 | 18 | .280 | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
 John Bennett[21] |
2023 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Michael Olson[22] |
2023–2024 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Chou Chun-San[23] |
2024 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Charles Dubé-Brais[24][25] |
2024–2025 | 57 | 31 | 26 | .544 | 48 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
 Henrik Rödl[26] |
2025–present | 36 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 36 | 23 | 13 | .639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Totals | 170 | 79 | 91 | .465 | 160 | 71 | 89 | .444 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | Coach | Regular season | Postseason | Asian competition | |||||||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | League | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Result | |||
| 2021–22 | T1 | Wang Chih-Chun | 8 | 22 | .267 | 5th | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Play-in to HeroBears, 0–2 | Did not participate | |||||
| Su Yi-Chieh | ||||||||||||||||
| Liu Chia-Fa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | T1 | Liu Chia-Fa | 6 | 24 | .200 | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not participate | ||||||||
| John Bennett | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | T1 | Michael Olson | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2nd | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Semifinals vs Aquas, 3–0 Won Finals vs Mars, 4–0 | Did not participate | |||||
| Chou Chun-San | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles Dubé-Brais | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | TPBL | Charles Dubé-Brais | 16 | 20 | .444 | 5th | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost Play-in to Mars, 1–2 | Did not participate | |||||
| 2025–26 | TPBL | Henrik Rödl | 23 | 13 | .639 | 1st | 0 | 0 | – | Did not participate | ||||||
| Totals | 71 | 89 | .444 | – | 8 | 2 | .800 | 4 Playoff appearances | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 Playoff appearances | ||
Notable players
- Local players
Chang Chih-Feng (張智峰) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL MVP (2009), SBL Finals MVP (2009)- Chiang Yu-An (蔣淯安) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Finals MVP (2020), SBL MVP (2019, 2020), T1 League MVP (2022)
- Gao Jin-Wei (高錦瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Huang Jhen (黃鎮) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lee Chi-Wei (李啟瑋) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Sin-Kuan (林信寬) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Lin Yi-Huei (林宜輝) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Su Yi-Chieh (蘇翊傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player, SBL Final MVP (2017)
- Wang Hao-Chi (王皓吉) – Chinese Taipei national team player
- Import players
DeMarcus Cousins – NBA player, United States national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2024)- Deyonta Davis – NBA player
Cheick Diallo – NBA player
Michael Efevberha – Nigeria national team player- Dwight Howard – NBA player, United States national team player
Daniel Johnson – Australia national team player
Adam Łapeta – Poland national team player- Chris McCullough – NBA player
- Malcolm Miller – NBA player
Egidijus Mockevičius – Lithuania national team player- Daniel Orton – NBA player
Earnest Ross – Guam national team player- Larry Sanders – NBA player
Axel Toupane – NBA player, France national team player- Devin Williams – United States national team player
- Troy Williams – NBA player
