2017 Taiwan Football Premier League

The 2017 Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) was the first season of the Taiwan Football Premier League since it replaced the Intercity Football League following the 2016 season.[1] It was contested by 8 clubs. Taichung City Dragon, who participated in the final Intercity Football League season, were replaced for the inaugural TFPL by Tainan City. Taipower FC finished at the top of the table, but were defeated 1-1 on away goals in a playoff by Tatung FC, the second ranked team, for the title. With that result, Tatung FC earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, while Taipower FC qualified for the playoff round. However, neither side chose to enter the tournament, so 3rd place playoff winners Hang Yuen were granted the AFC Cup berth.

Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2017
ChampionsTatung
(1st title)
AFC CupHang Yuen
Matches played112
Goals scored454 (4.05 per match)
Top goalscorerMarc Fenelus
(35 goals)
Biggest home winTaipower 11–0 National Sports Training Center
(20 September 2017)
Biggest away winTainan City 0–12 Royal Blues
(1 April 2017)
Highest scoringTainan City 0–12 Royal Blues
(1 April 2017)
Longest winning run9 - Taipower
Longest unbeaten run23 - Taipower
Longest winless run18 - Tainan City
Longest losing run15 - Tainan City
← 2015-16
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2017.

Teams

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Taipower 28 21 5 2 96 19 +77 68 Qualification for title playoff final
2 Tatung (C) 28 21 3 4 87 32 +55 66
3 Hasus TSU 28 13 6 9 43 36 +7 45 Qualification for third place playoff
4 Hang Yuen (O) 28 11 6 11 55 60 −5 39
5 National Sports Training Center 28 11 5 12 47 55 −8 38
6 Royal Blues 28 9 4 15 55 63 −8 31
7 Ming Chuan University 28 5 5 18 43 82 −39 20
8 Tainan City 28 2 4 22 28 110 −82 10
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2017. Source: CTFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Playoff Round

3rd Place Playoff

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Hang Yuen 5–2 Hasus TSU 2–0 3–2 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Hasus TSU0–2Hang Yuen
Xu Wei  22'
Zhou Yu-jie  67'
Kaohsiung National Stadium

Hang Yuen3–2 (a.e.t.)Hasus TSU
Zhou Yu-jie  54', 70' (p)
Liu Yong-sheng  112'		 Li Zhen-yu  43'
Li Mao  58'

Hang Yuen won 5–2 on aggregate

Source:[2]

Final

The two top placed teams in the division compete in a play-off to determine the league champions. The winners qualify for the AFC Cup Group Stage, while the losers will play in the AFC Cup Qualification play-off preliminary round 2.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Tatung FC 1–1 (a) Taipower FC 1–1 0–0

Matches

Taipower FC1–1Tatung FC
Lin Chien-hsun  22' (p) Chen Wei-ren  76'
Kaohsiung National Stadium

Tatung FC0–0Taipower FC

1-1 on aggregate, Tatung FC won on away goals.

Source:[2]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marc Fenelus Tatung 35
2 Chiu I-huan Taipower 20
3 Javi Fines Royal Blues 19
4 Wei Mao-ting Hang Yuen 17
5 Lin Chien-hsun Taipower 13
6 Cheng Qing-yu NSTC / Hang Yuen 12
7 Hung Kai-chun Taipower 11
8 Tseng Chih-wei Taipower 9
Li Xiang-wei Hasus TSU
Yaroslav Silaev Royal Blues

References
  1. "城市聯賽不辦　明年舉行台灣甲級企業足球聯賽". ETtoday. 16 September 2016.
  2. https://www.fifa.com/live-scores/nationalleagues/nationalleague=chinese-taipei-city-a-league-2000000145/index.html
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