Chinese Taipei national football team

Chinese Taipei
Association Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)
中華民國足球協會
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach Myo Hlaing Win
Captain Chen Po-Liang
Most caps Chen Po-Liang (70)
Top scorer Chen Po-Liang (25)
Home stadium Taipei Municipal Stadium
Kaohsiung National Stadium
FIFA code TPE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 123 Increase 2 (20 September 2018)
Highest 121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest 191 (June 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 192 Steady (21 September 2018)
Highest 60 (September 1965)
Lowest 213 (12 March 2015)
First international
 Philippines 2–1 Republic of China Republic of China (1912–1949)
(Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913)[1][Note 1]
Taiwan Republic of China 3–2 South Vietnam 
(Manila, Philippines; May 1, 1954)[3]
Biggest win
 Chinese Taipei 10–0 Guam 
(Macau, China; June 17, 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Kuwait 10–0 Chinese Taipei 
(Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; November 9, 2006)
Asian Cup
Appearances 2 (first in 1960)
Best result Third Place, 1960
Chinese Taipei national football team
Traditional Chinese 中華台北男子足球代表隊
Simplified Chinese 中華台北男子足球代表隊
Chinese Taipei football flag (before 2006)
Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag (officially used in football games)
Republic of China (former Chinese government now ruling Taiwan) national flag (unofficially used in football games)
Taiwan against Cambodia at a friendly match on October 8, 2014

The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of Republic of China. It is managed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA, Traditional Chinese:中華民國足球協會), the controlling body for football in Taiwan.

It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Taiwan reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, finishing third in the former. The side also won gold in the football sector at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong.

History

The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) was founded in the Mainland China as the China Football Association (CFA) in 1924 and relocated to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese Civil War. Affiliated with FIFA in 1932 as China, it rejoined FIFA in 1954, first under the name Taiwan, then Republic of China, and later Chinese Taipei.

The team's greatest success came when, playing as Taiwan, they finished third in the Asian Cup in 1960. However, the players in the team originally also came from Hong Kong since the reputation of the Hong Kong national football team was not as good as the Republic of China.[4]

Due to the political conflict with People's Republic of China (China PR), Taiwan played in the OFC World Cup qualifying tournaments from 1975 to 1989.

The side reached their highest FIFA World Ranking of 143 in October 2017, under the guidance of renowned English coach Gary White. Charged with taking Taiwan to their first AFC Asian Cup since 1968, White began the process of scouting Taiwanese talent from abroad in order to improve the standard of football on the island, tapping up Tim Chow and Will Donkin for the national team. Though they ultimately failed to qualify for the Asian Cup, December 2017 also saw the country host the first edition of the CTFA International Tournament, designed to test the country in preparation for stronger teams in future.

Stadium

Many of the team's home matches were played in the Chungshan Soccer Stadium in Taipei, which was closed in 2008. The stadium's capacity was slightly above 20,000 and is a football specific stadium.

The qualification match for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in February 2011 was played on Kaohsiung National Stadium, while the qualification match for 2014 FIFA World Cup in July 2011 was played on Taipei Municipal Stadium.

Competition history

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
France 1938
Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China only, which Did Not Enter Did not exist
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Withdrew Withdrew
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 to
West Germany 1974
Did not enter Did not enter
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 17
Spain 1982 8 1 3 4 5 8
Mexico 1986 6 0 0 6 1 36
Italy 1990 2 0 0 2 1 8
United States 1994 6 0 0 6 3 31
France 1998 6 1 1 4 4 13
South Korea Japan 2002 6 0 0 6 0 25
Germany 2006 8 2 0 6 9 27
South Africa 2010 2 0 0 2 0 11
Brazil 2014 2 1 0 1 4 4
Russia 2018 8 1 0 7 7 20
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Canada United States Mexico 2026 To be determined
Total 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 6 4 48 35 200

Olympic Games record

Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1900 to 1928Did Not Enter
Germany 1936First round12100102
United Kingdom 1948First round14100104
Italy 1960First round163003312
1964 to 1976Did not qualify
1980Refuse to participate
1984 to 1988Did not qualify

For 1992 to 2016, see Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Challenge Cup record

East Asian Cup record

  • 2003 Did not qualify (2nd place in qualifiers)
  • 2005 Did not qualify (3rd place in qualifiers)
  • 2008 Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)
  • 2010 Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)
  • 2013 Did not qualify (4th place in second qualification stage)
  • 2015 Did not qualify (4th place in second qualification stage)
  • 2017 Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)

Asian Games record

  • 1951 Did not enter
  • 1954 Champion
  • 1958 Champion
  • 1962 Did not enter
  • 1966 – Preliminary round
  • 1970 to 1998 Did not enter due to weak football strength.

In 2002, the age is limited under 23 years old.

All time results

Here are Taiwan's football results and fixtures' record since 1949.

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2017

2018

Competition records

AFC Asian Cup record

All qualifications

AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Singapore 1984Did not qualify 4004218
Qatar 1988 513155
Japan 1992Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996Did not qualify 410328
Lebanon 2000 4202145
China 2004 62131515
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 6204513
Qatar 2011 621379
Australia 2015 6006318
United Arab Emirates 2019 186571623
TotalBest: – 5916103369114

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games Record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
India 1951-000000
Philippines 1954Gold4400166
Japan 1958Gold5500114
Indonesia 1962-000000
Thailand 1966Group Stage301258
Thailand 1970-000000
Iran 1974-000000
Thailand 1978-000000
India 1982-000000
South Korea 1986-000000
China 1990-000000
Japan 1994-000000
Thailand 1998-000000
2002–present See Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team
Total3/13129123218

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly match against  Malaysia Malaysia on 7 September 2018.

Caps and goals updated until match against  Malaysia on 7 September 2018.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pan Wen-chieh (1992-06-29) June 29, 1992 20 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung
18 1GK Huang Chiu-lin (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen

3 2DF Chen Ting-yang (1992-09-28) September 28, 1992 35 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
4 2DF Weng Wei-Pin (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 9 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung
5 2DF Li Kai-jie (1996-07-22) July 22, 1996 5 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU
6 2DF Chen Wei-chuan (1992-08-29) August 29, 1992 15 2 Chinese Taipei Tatung
16 2DF Wang Chien-ming (1993-07-04) July 4, 1993 4 0 South Korea Gwangju FC
2 2DF Wang Ruei (1993-08-10) August 10, 1993 13 1 Chinese Taipei Taipower
21 2DF Chen Sheng-wei (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995 2 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU
23 2DF Hsu Hung-chih (1996-03-18) March 18, 1996 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen

8 3MF Will Donkin (2000-12-26) December 26, 2000 8 0 England Crystal Palace
11 4FW Wu Chun-ching (1988-12-18) December 18, 1988 39 7 Chinese Taipei Tainan City FC
12 3MF Wen Chih-hao (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 34 3 China Beijing Enterprises
13 3MF Lin Chang-lun (1991-06-28) June 28, 1991 28 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
15 3MF Chen Yi-wei (1987-03-27) March 27, 1987 54 1 Chinese Taipei Taipower
17 3MF Chen Po-liang (captain) (1988-02-11) February 11, 1988 70 25 China Hangzhou Greentown
14 3MF Chen Chao-an (1995-06-12) June 12, 1995 19 2 China Hunan Billows
19 3MF Tu Shao-chieh (1999-01-02) January 2, 1999 3 0 Chinese Taipei Ming Chuan University

7 4FW Yu Chia-huang (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 6 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
10 4FW Chen Hao-wei (1992-04-30) April 30, 1992 39 6 Free Agent
20 4FW Onur Dogan (1987-09-08) September 8, 1987 17 4 Chinese Taipei Tatung
9 4FW Li Mao (1992-11-02) November 2, 1992 18 5 Chinese Taipei Taipower
22 4FW Chen Ching-hsuan (1990-08-12) August 12, 1990 4 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen

Recent callups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Shih Shin-an (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU v.  Malaysia, 7 September 2018PRE
GK Chiu Yu-hung (1992-03-10) March 10, 1992 18 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower 2018 Intercontinental Cup
GK Tsai Shuo-che (1996-01-14) January 14, 1996 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU 2018 Intercontinental Cup
GK Li Guan-pei (2000-05-07) May 7, 2000 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hui-Wen High School v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
GK Tuan Yu (1994-08-23) August 23, 1994 0 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung v.  Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017

DF Tsou Yu-chieh (1998-08-24) August 24, 1998 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen v.  Malaysia, 7 September 2018PRE
DF Cheng Hao (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 2 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU 2018 Intercontinental Cup
DF Hung Tzu-kuei (1993-06-01) June 1, 1993 16 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU 2018 Intercontinental Cup
DF Yaki Yen (1989-04-21) April 21, 1989 14 1 China Qingdao Huanghai v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018
DF Lin Yueh-han (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 6 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018
DF Hsieh Po-an (1994-12-01) December 1, 1994 4 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018
DF Huang Hsiang-che 0 0 Japan Tokogakuenchugakko HS v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
DF Lin Shih-kai (1994-11-01) November 1, 1994 2 1 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 2017 CTFA International Tournament
DF Karl Josefsson (2001-05-01) May 1, 2001 0 0 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2017 CTFA International Tournament

MF Wu Yen-shu (1999-10-21) October 21, 1999 1 0 Chinese Taipei Hualien High School FC v.  Malaysia, 7 September 2018PRE
MF Chen Hung-wei (1997-10-19) October 19, 1997 3 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU 2018 Intercontinental Cup
MF Chao Ming-Hsiu (1997-07-09) July 9, 1997 3 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU 2018 Intercontinental Cup
MF Jiang Sin-long (1997-02-04) February 4, 1997 4 1 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF Lai Chih-Hsuan (1995-07-29) July 29, 1995 2 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF Tim Chow (1994-01-18) January 18, 1994 1 0 Serbia Spartak Subotica v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF Wang Sheng-han (1999-03-09) March 9, 1999 0 0 Chinese Taipei Ming Chuan University v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF Emilio Estevez Tsai (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 0 0 Canada North Mississauga S.C. v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF Yen Ho-shen (1990-12-31) December 31, 1990 17 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower 2017 CTFA International Tournament
MF Chang Hao-wei (1992-02-24) February 24, 1992 1 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung 2017 CTFA International Tournament
MF Hung Kai-chun (1987-03-04) March 4, 1987 19 1 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017
MF Lin Chien-hsun (1993-01-10) January 10, 1993 11 4 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Mongolia, 5 October 2017

FW Lee Hsiang-wei (1996-04-15) April 15, 1996 3 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU v.  Malaysia, 7 September 2018PRE
FW Wei Mao-ting (1996-01-15) January 15, 1996 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 2018 Intercontinental Cup
FW Jhou Cheng (1996-11-12) November 12, 1996 1 0 Chinese Taipei Hasus TSU v.  Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
FW Ko Yu-ting (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993 8 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower 2017 CTFA International Tournament
FW Wang Chung-yuh (1999-05-29) May 29, 1999 0 0 Chinese Taipei Ming Chuan University 2017 CTFA International Tournament

Kits

Home shirt since 2015

Kit suppliers

The official kit supplier is currently produced by Tor Star since 2010, a local sports brand in Taiwan.

Managers

Years Manager
1954 – 1958 China Hong Kong Lee Wai Tong (李惠堂)
1966 Taiwan Hong Kong Ho Ying Fun (何應芬)
1966, 1968, 1971 Taiwan Hong Kong Pau King Yin (鮑景賢)
1967 China Hong Kong Hsu King Shing (許竟成)
1977 – 1981 Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Law Pak (羅北)
1981 – 1985 Chinese Taipei Chiang Chia (江洽)
1985 – 1988 Chinese Taipei Lo Chih-tsung (羅智聰)
1988 – 1993 Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-cheng (黃仁成)
1994 – 2000 Chinese Taipei Chiang Mu-tsai (強木在)
2000 – 2001 Chinese Taipei Huang Jen-Cheng (黃仁成)
2001 – 2005 Chinese Taipei Lee Po-Houng (李博洪)
2005 Brazil Edson Silva (埃德森席爾瓦)
2005 – 2007 Japan Toshiaki Imai (今井敏明)
2008 – 2009 Chinese Taipei Chen Sing-an (陳信安)
2009 – 2011 Chinese Taipei Lo Chih-tsung (羅智聰)
2011 South Korea Lee Tae-Ho (李泰昊)
2012 Chinese Taipei Chen Kuei-jen (陳貴人) (caretaker)
2012 Chinese Taipei Chiang Mu-tsai (強木在)
2013 March – 2016 March Chinese Taipei Chen Kuei-jen (陳貴人)
2016 May – 2016 October 12 Japan Toshiaki Imai (今井敏明)
2016 November 2 – 2017 August Japan Kazuo Kuroda (黑田和生)
2017 August – September 6 Japan Reiji Hirata (平田礼次) (caretaker)
2017 September 15 – 2018 September 7 England Gary White (蓋瑞·懷特)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win
Assistant Coach Myanmar Thiha Naing Kyaw
Goalkeeping Coach Myanmar Thein Thiha Aung

See also

Notes

  1. China were represented by club side South China; this match is not considered an official match for China.[2]

References

  1. "China matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: China. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. Bojan, Jovanovic (15 October 1999). "First Far Eastern Games 1913 (Manila)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. "Taiwan matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Taiwan. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. http://www.isu.edu.tw/upload/26/4/HS_journals/Vol1-9/11.pdf
  5. Ooi Kin Fai (10 June 2018). "Malaysia line up 6 friendlies in lead up to AFF Championship". Sporting News. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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