2018 Taiwan Football Premier League

The 2018 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) is the second season of top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The Taiwan Football Premier League includes eight teams. The season began in April 2018. Tatung FC finished at the top of the table, with that result, Tatung FC won the League and earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup. However, Hang Yuen was granted the AFC Cup berth after the champions declined the AFC invitation in order to focus on next season.

Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsTatung
(2nd title)
AFC CupHang Yuen
Top goalscorerMarc Fenelus
(27 goals)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 09 October 2018.

Teams

The eight league teams are:

Qualification

Four teams entered the qualification stages of the tournament to play in the 2018 season of the TFPL. These teams were Ming Chuan University, Tainan City, Taicheng Lions and Bear Bro Ilan. Ming Chuan University and Tainan City were at the bottom of the chart in 2017. FC Taicheng and Bear Bro Ilan were new entrants in 2018.

The games took place on January 27-29, 2018. Taicheng Lions and Tainan City finished first and second in the group, qualifying them for the league season.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tainan City F.C. (Q) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Qualification to 2018 Taiwan Football Premier League
2 F.C. Taicheng Lions (Q) 3 2 0 1 21 3 +18 6
3 Ming Chuan University F.C. 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4 Bear Bro Ilan F.C. 3 0 0 3 1 28 −27 0
Source: Worldfootball
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

League table

The season began on April 15, 2018

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tatung F.C. 21 17 3 1 75 14 +61 54
2 Taipower F.C. 21 13 5 3 51 16 +35 44
3 Hang Yuen F.C. 21 11 5 5 42 22 +20 38 Qualification to AFC Cup Group Stage
4 Hasus TSU F.C. 21 8 5 8 49 38 +11 29
5 Tainan City F.C. 21 9 2 10 45 48 −3 29
6 F.C. Taicheng Lions 21 8 2 11 43 51 −8 26
7 Royal Blues F.C. 21 5 3 13 25 65 −40 18 Relegated
8 National Sports Training Center F.C. 21 0 1 20 11 87 −76 1
Updated to match(es) played on 08 October 2018. Source: CTFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Top scorers

As of 09 October 2018

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marc Fenelus Tatung F.C. 27
2 Chen Rui-Chieh Tatung F.C. 13
3 Javier Funes Guzman F.C. Taicheng Lions 12
3 Yu Chia-Huang Hang Yuen F.C. 12
5 Ben Ouedraogo F.C. Taicheng Lions 11
5 Chou Cheng Hasus TSU F.C. 11
5 Lin Cheng-Yu Hasus TSU F.C. 10
8 Huang Chun-Wen Tainan City F.C. 9
8 Kouame Ange Samuel Tatung F.C. 9
10 Onur Dogan Tatung F.C. 8
10 Tseng Chi-Wei Taipower F.C. 8
10 Chen Hong-Wei Hasus TSU F.C. 8

References
  1. "中華民國足球協會CTFA". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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