Chinese Taipei national football team

Chinese Taipei

Association

Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)

Sub-confederation

EAFF (East Asia)

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Head coach

Toshiaki Imai

Captain

Chen Po-Liang

Home stadium

Taipei Municipal Stadium
Kaohsiung National Stadium

FIFA code

TPE

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

182

1 (5 May 2016)

Highest

144 (August 2006)

Lowest

188 (October 2014 – November 2014, March 2015)

Elo ranking

Current

209 (02 May 2016)

Highest

60 (September 1965)

Lowest

213 (12 March 2015)

First international

Philippines 0–1 Republic of China

(Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913)^[1]^{[Note 1]}

Republic of China 3–2 South Vietnam

(Manila, Philippines; May 1, 1954)

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 football flag

Chinese Taipei against Cambodia at a friendly match on Oct. 8, 2014

Chinese Taipei against Thailand on June 16, 2015 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round

The Chinese Taipei national football team (Chinese: 中華台北男子足球代表隊; pinyin: Zhōnghuá táiběi nánzǐ zúqiú dàibiǎo duì) is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China (Taiwan, see Chinese Taipei for team naming issue).

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.

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 came from Hong Kong since the reputation of the Hong Kong national football team was not as good as the Republic of China.^[3]

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.

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

1930 to 1950 – Did not enter
1954 – Withdrew
1958 – Withdrew
1962 to 1974 – Did not enter
1978 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Olympic Games record

1930 to 1956 – Did not enter
1960 – 16th place
1964 to 1976 – Did not qualify
1980 – Refuse to participate
1984 to 1988 – Did not qualify

AFC Asian Cup record

1956 – Did not qualify
1960 – Third Place
1964 – Withdrew
1968 – Fourth Place
1972 – Withdrew
1976 – Expelled
1980 to 1988 – Did not enter
1992 to 2015 – Did not qualify

AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 – Quarter-finals
2008 to 2014 – Did not qualify

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)

Asian Games record

1951 – Did not enter
1954 – Champion
1958 – Champion
1962 – Did not enter
1966 – Preliminary round
1970 to 1998 – Did not enter

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

All time Results

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

Main article: Chinese Taipei national football team results

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2015

12 March 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round	Chinese Taipei	0–1	Brunei	Kaohsiung, Republic of China
19:00 UTC+8			Adi Said 36'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,273 Referee: Arumughan Rowan

17 March 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round	Brunei	0–2	Chinese Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8			Wang Ruei 37' Chu En-le 53'	Stadium: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

16 June 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Chinese Taipei	0–2	Thailand	Taipei, Republic of China
19:30 UTC+8			Dangda 21', 39'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 18,168 Referee: Ali Shaban

3 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Iraq	5–1	Chinese Taipei	Tehran, Iran^{[Note 2]}
17:00 UTC+4:30	Adnan 37' Hosni 59' Yasin 80' Mahmoud 88' Meram 90+1' (pen.)		Wen Chih-hao 86'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki

8 September 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Chinese Taipei	1–2	Vietnam	Taipei, Republic of China
19:00 UTC+8	Wu Chun-ching 82'		Đinh Tiến Thành 53' Trần Phi Sơn 90+2'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 20,239 Referee: Kim Dae-yong

9 October 2015 Friendly	Chinese Taipei	5–1	Macau	Taipei, Republic of China
19:00 UTC+8	Wen Chih-hao 22' Chen Hao-Wei 42', 71' Xavier Chen 61' Onur Dogan 68'		Lam Ka Seng 17'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium

12 November 2015 World Cup & Asian Cup Qual.	Thailand	4–2	Chinese Taipei	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Teerasil 41' Pokklaw 52' Adisak 72' Tana 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Yaki Yen 3' Hung Kai-chun 65'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev

17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Chinese Taipei	0–2	Iraq	Kaohsiung, Republic of China
19:00 UTC+8			Ismail 19' Mahmoud 85'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 11,960 Referee: Jumpei Iida

2016

19 March 2016 Friendly	Chinese Taipei	3–2	Guam	Taipei, Republic of China
19:00 UTC+8	Chen Chao-an 5' Wu Chun-ching 61' Chen Wei-chuan 80'		Lee 34' Malcolm 44'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,584

24 March 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round	Vietnam	4–1	Chinese Taipei	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7	Lê Công Vinh 8', 90+1' Nguyễn Văn Toàn 29', 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Wu Chun-ching 7'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 18,350 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

2 June 2016 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round	Chinese Taipei	v	Cambodia	Taipei, Taiwan

7 June 2016 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round	Cambodia	v	Chinese Taipei	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Vietnam on 24 March 2016. Caps and goals updated until match against Vietnam on 24 March 2016.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lu Kun-chi (呂昆錡)	(1985-02-06)6 February 1985 (aged 31)	36	0	Taiwan Power Company
18	1GK	Chiu Yu-hung (邱育宏)	(1992-03-10)10 March 1992 (aged 24)	9	0	Taiwan Power Company
22	1GK	Tsai Shuo-che (蔡碩哲)	(1996-01-14)14 January 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Team

2	2DF	Wang Rui (王睿)	(1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 22)	6	1	National Sports Training Center Football Team
3	2DF	Chen Ting-yang (陳庭揚)	(1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 23)	14	0	National Sports Training Center Football Team
6	2DF	Chen Wei-chuan (陳威全)	(1992-08-29)29 August 1992 (aged 23)	4	1	Hunan Billows Prep Team
8	2DF	Xavier Chen (陳昌源)	(1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 32)	8	2	Mechelen
15	2DF	Chen Yi-wei (陳毅維)	(1987-03-27)27 March 1987 (aged 28)	33	0	Taiwan Power Company
19	2DF	Lin Yueh-han (林約翰)	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	Taiwan Power Company
20	2DF	Lin Shih-kai (林世凱)	(1994-11-01)1 November 1994 (aged 21)	1	0	Ming Chuan University F.C.

4	3MF	Chen Chao-an (陳昭安)	(1995-06-12)12 June 1995 (aged 20)	5	1	Hunan Billows
7	3MF	Ko Yu-ting (柯昱廷)	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	Changchun Yatai
10	3MF	Lin Chang-lun (林昌倫)	(1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 24)	15	2	Taiwan Power Company
12	3MF	Wen Chih-hao (溫智豪)	(1993-03-25)25 March 1993 (aged 22)	17	2	Beijing Enterprises Group
13	3MF	Yen Ho-shen (嚴和生)	(1990-12-31)31 December 1990 (aged 25)	9	2	Taiwan Power Company
14	3MF	Lin Chien-hsun (林建勛)	(1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	Taiwan Power Company
16	3MF	Chiang Ming-han (蔣明翰)	(1986-10-06)6 October 1986 (aged 29)	22	0	Taiwan Power Company
17	3MF	Chen Po-liang (陳柏良) (c)	(1988-02-11)11 February 1988 (aged 28)	51	16	Hangzhou Greentown
23	3MF	Lin Che-yu (林哲宇)	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	National Sports Training Center Football Team

5	4FW	Li Mao (李茂)	(1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 23)	9	1	National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Team
9	4FW	Chen Hao-wei (陳浩瑋)	(1992-04-30)30 April 1992 (aged 23)	20	4	Beijing Enterprises Group
11	4FW	Wu Chun-ching (吳俊青)	(1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 27)	24	4	National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Team
21	4FW	Chu En-le (朱恩樂)	(1987-09-08)8 September 1987 (aged 28)	7	2	Meizhou Kejia

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	Yang Li-heng (楊力衡)	(1994-08-31)31 August 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	National Sports Training Center Football Team	v. Vietnam, 8 September 2015
GK	Pan Wei-chih (潘威誌)	(1982-07-13)13 July 1982 (aged 33)	n/a	n/a	Taiwan Power Company	v. Cambodia, 8 October 2014

DF	Lin Cheng-yi (林正益)	(1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 28)	27	2	Taiwan Power Company	v. Iraq, 17 November 2015
DF	Yaki Yen (殷亞吉)	(1989-04-21)21 April 1989 (aged 26)	5	1	Changchun Yatai	v. Iraq, 17 November 2015
DF	Chen Chia-chun (陳家駿)	(1991-10-13)13 October 1991 (aged 24)	1	0	National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Team	v. Macau, 19 March 2016
DF	Li Jian-liang (李健良)	(1991-08-10)10 August 1991 (aged 24)	2	0	Taiwan Power Company	v. Macau, 9 October 2015
DF	Hsu Heng-pin (許恆賓)	(1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Team	v. Vietnam, 8 September 2015
DF	Weng Wei-pin (翁偉賓)	(1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 24)	3	0	I-Shou University F.C.	v. Thailand, 16 June 2015
DF	Lee Meng-chian (李盟乾)	(1981-12-05)5 December 1981 (aged 34)	28	1	Taiwan Power Company	v. Brunei, 17 March 2015
DF	Huang Wei-min (黃偉民)	(1988-08-16)16 August 1988 (aged 27)	5	0	Tatung F.C.	v. North Korea, 19 November 2014
DF	Chen Yu-lin (陳俞霖)	(1985-10-21)21 October 1985 (aged 30)	27	0	Taiwan Power Company	v. Cambodia, 8 October 2014
DF	Kuo Chun-yi	(1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 23)	n/a	n/a	Taiwan Power Company	v. Cambodia, 8 October 2014
DF	Li Tai-lin (李泰麟)	(1985-02-29)29 February 1985 (aged 31)	n/a	n/a	Taiwan Power Company	v. Palestine, 6 September 2014
DF	Chen Shan-fu (陳善富)	(1987-08-07)7 August 1987 (aged 28)	15	0	Taiwan Power Company	v. Palestine, 6 September 2014
DF	Wu Pai-ho (吳百和)	(1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 28)	n/a	n/a	Tatung F.C.	v. Palestine, 6 September 2014
DF	Yang Chao-hsun (楊朝勳)	(1987-10-18)18 October 1987 (aged 28)	8	1	Tainan City F.C.	v. Palestine, 6 September 2014

MF	Hung Kai-chun (黃楷峻)	(1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 29)	3	1	Taiwan Power Company	v. Iraq, 17 November 2015
MF	Wei Yu-jen (韋育任)	(1994-01-14)14 January 1994 (aged 22)	2	0	University of Taipei Team	v. Iraq, 17 November 2015
MF	Kao Chun-hung (高俊鴻)	(1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Taiwan Power Company	v. Macau, 9 October 2015
MF	Tseng Chih-wei (曾志偉)	(1991-11-02)2 November 1991 (aged 24)	1	0	National Sports Training Center Football Team	v. Macau, 9 October 2015
MF	Lin Chien-hsun (林建勳)	(1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23)	1	0	Taiwan Power Company	v. Macau, 9 October 2015
MF	Lo Chih-en (羅志恩)	(24-12-28)28 December 24 (aged 1991)	40	9	National Sports Training Center Football Team	v. Vietnam, 8 September 2015
MF	Víctor Chou (周子軒)	(1992-02-05)5 February 1992 (aged 24)	8	0	Free Agent	v. Vietnam, 8 September 2015
MF	Chan Che-yuan (詹哲淵)	(1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 26)	30	0	Taiwan Power Company	v. Thailand, 16 June 2015
MF	Lin Chong-ruen (林昌倫)	(1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 24)	8	2	Taiwan Power Company	v. Brunei, 17 March 2015
MF	Lee Chun-chia (李峻嘉)	(1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Ming Chuan University F.C.	v. Brunei, 17 March 2015
MF	Kuo Yin-hong (郭殷宏)	(1983-02-27)27 February 1983 (aged 33)	12	4	Taiwan Power Company	v. North Korea, 19 November 2014

FW	Chiu Yi-huan (邱奕寰)	(1990-03-15)15 March 1990 (aged 26)	8	1	Taiwan Power Company	v. North Korea, 19 November 2014
FW	Huang Chu-hsuan (黃楚軒)	(1990-02-26)26 February 1990 (aged 26)	2	0	Ming Chuan University F.C.	v. North Korea, 19 November 2014

Kits

Home shirt 2015

Kit suppliers

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

Kit colours

Taiwan's traditional colors are blue and white:

Home kit

Away kit

Goalkeeper kit

Goalkeeper kit 2

Managers

Years	Manager
1954–1958	Lee Wai Tong (李惠堂)
1966	Ho Jing Fan (何應芬)
1967	Heoi Ging Cing (許竟成)
1966–1968	Bao Ging Jin (鮑景賢)
1977–1981	Law Pak (羅北)
1981–1985	Chiang Chia (江洽)
1985–1988	Lo Chih-tsung (羅智聰)
1988–1993	Huang Jen-cheng (黃仁成)
1994–2000	Chiang Mu-tsai (強木在)
2000–2001	Huang Jen-Cheng (黃仁成)
2001–2005	Lee Po-Houng (李博洪)
2005	Edson Silva (埃德森席尔瓦)
2005–2007	Toshiaki Imai (今井敏明)
2008–2009	Chen Sing-an (陳信安)
2009–2011	Lo Chih-tsung (羅智聰)
2011	Lee Tae-Ho (李泰昊)
2012	Chen Kuei-jen (陳貴人) (caretaker)
2012	Chiang Mu-tsai (強木在)
2013 – 2016	Chen Kuei-jen (陳貴人)
2016 –	Toshiaki Imai (今井敏明)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Chen Kuei-jen (陳貴人)
Assistant Coach	Lee Meng-chian (李盟乾)
Assistant Coach	Fang Ching-jen (方靖仁)
Assistant Coach	Chen Chi-feng (陳啟峰)
Assistant Coach	Chen Chia-hui (陳佳慧)
Goalkeeping Coach	Wang Chang-i (王政義)
Security	Huang Chien-wei (黃建瑋)

Notes

↑ China were represented by club side South China; this match is not considered an official match for China.^[2]
↑ Iraq will play their home matches in Iran due to security concerns from the Iraqi insurgency.^[4]

References

↑ "China matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: China. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
↑ Bojan, Jovanovic (15 October 1999). "First Far Eastern Games 1913 (Manila)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
↑ http://www.isu.edu.tw/upload/26/4/HS_journals/Vol1-9/11.pdf
↑ "Crisis-Hit Countries Can Play World Cup Qualifiers in Iran". persianfootball.com. 29 April 2015.

External links

Chinese Taipei at 2006 FIFA World Cup official website
Chinese Taipei Football Association official website (Chinese)
Chinese Taipei national team squad at CTFA official website (Chinese)

Football in Taiwan

Chinese Taipei Football Association Regional Associations: Taichung
Taipei
Taoyuan

National Teams

Leagues

Youth

Seasons

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Clubs
Players
Managers
Venues

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam

Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands¹

South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka

West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen

Defunct	North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen

Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)

¹ Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

National football teams of East Asia (EAFF)

Men's	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands†

Women's	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands†

^†AFC provisional Associate Member

National sports teams of Taiwan

Baseball M W Basketball M W Football M W M U/23 M U/20 Futsal Ice hockey M M U/20 M U/18 Korfball Rugby Union M M7 Softball M W W U/19 Squash M W Tennis Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup Volleyball M W

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