目的：本研究主旨為探討台灣地區足球運動相關研究工作的現況，從1983年至2009年四月已經發行或刊登的期刊以及1982年至2007年於各大專院校發表之碩博士論文，進行文獻蒐集、彙整，用以分析近年來的足球運動相關研究狀況。研究對象：從國家圖書館之全國碩博士論文資訊網與中文電子期刊服務思博網兩網站所登錄的足球運動相關研究文獻，分別蒐集116篇期刊論文、63篇碩士論文與1篇博士論文進行分析統計，結果：國內現有足球運動研究領域無論是期刊論文或學位論文均以運動生理學佔較高比例，以研究方法而論，期刊論文及學位論文皆以論述性研究數量為最多。
Purpose: In this study, we aimed at the investigation of current status of soccer sport and related research works in Taiwan. Through literature searches of the published and circulated papers or reports in periodicals, and master and doctoral dissertations, the soccer sport and related subjects were investigated and analyzed. From the “Taiwan Information Network of Master and Doctoral Dissertations” of the National Library System, and the “Chinese [Taiwan] Electronic Periodicals Services”,we have selected and studied sixty-three (63) master dissertations, one doctoral dissertation, and one hundred twenty-one (116) periodical papers of soccer sport and the related to research subjects. We have found that most popular research subjects were concentrated in the domains of training and coaching of the soccer sports. As far as the research methodology was concerned, the majority of the periodical paper could be categorized as descriptive in nature, whereas the dissertations devoted substantial effort to the experimental and empirical approaches.
