2020 Taiwan Football Premier League
The 2020 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League is the fourth season of top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The Taiwan Football Premier League includes eight teams. The season began on 12 April 2020.[1]
Season | 2020 |
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Matches played | 35 |
Goals scored | 109 (3.11 per match) |
Biggest home win | Ming Chuan 6–0 Red Lions FC (10 May 2020) |
Biggest away win | Red Lions FC 1–6 Taipower (3 May 2020) |
Highest scoring | Red Lions FC 1–6 Taipower (3 May 2020) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches Taipower |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 matches Taichung Futuro |
Longest winless run | 8 matches Red Lions FC |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Red Lions FC |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 21 June 2020. |
Being one of only four football leagues underway in the world as of early May 2020 (along with Belarus, South Korea, and Nicaragua), the TFPL received international coverage because other leagues, such as the Premier League in England, La Liga in Spain, and Serie A in Italy, remained severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and were unable to continue their seasons.[2]
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, no fans were allowed to attend the first round of the competition.[3]
Teams
A total of eight teams compete in the league. Tatung are the defending champions.
- Hang Yuen (航源)
- Ming Chuan (銘傳大學)
- NTUS (璉紅臺體)
- Red Lions FC (紅獅FC)
- Taichung Futuro (台中 FUTURO)
- Taiwan Steel (台灣鋼鐵)
- Taipower (高市台電)
- Tatung (北市大同)
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Last Season |
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Hang Yuen | New Taipei | Fu Jen University Football Field | 3,000 | Chiu Yi-Wen | 3rd |
Ming Chuan | Taoyuan City | Ming Chuan University | Kao Yong | 7th | |
NTUS | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Chao Jung-jui | 6th |
Red Lions FC | Taipei | Various | Robert Iwanicki | 8th | |
Taichung Futuro | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch / Hsinchu County Stadium |
500 / 15,000 |
Toshiaki Imai | 5th |
Taiwan Steel | Tainan | Tainan Football Field | 15,000 | Luo Chi-Cong | 4th |
Taipower | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung National Stadium | 55,000 | Chen Kuei-jen | 2nd |
Tatung | Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chiang Mu-tsai | 1st |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Taichung Futuro | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 21 | Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup play-off |
2 | Taipower | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 20 | |
3 | Hang Yuen | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 15 | |
4 | Tatung | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 13 | |
5 | Taiwan Steel | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 12 | |
6 | NTUS | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 10 | |
7 | Ming Chuan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Taiwan First Division relegation play-off |
8 | Red Lions FC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to the Taiwan First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Ming Chuan 3, Red Lions FC 0.
- Tatung v Hang Yuen draw was changed to 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using to many foreign players, original result was 2:2
Results
Each team plays a total of 21 games, playing the others three times.
Results by round
Results 1–14
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Results 15–21
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- Tatung v Hang Yuen draw was changed to 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using to many foreign players, original result was 2:2
Statistics
Top scorers
References
- "Taiwan Football Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Baseball, soccer seasons get underway in Taiwan". Reuters. 2020-04-13.
- "足球/企甲、木蘭四月登場 第一循環先閉門比賽".