Chinese Taipei national football team

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Chinese Taipei
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)
中華民國足球協會
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachVom Ca-nhum[1]
CaptainChen Po-Liang
Most capsChen Po-Liang (80)
Top scorerChen Po-Liang (25)
Home stadiumTaipei Municipal Stadium
Kaohsiung National Stadium
FIFA codeTPE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 151 Steady (16 September 2021)[2]
Highest121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest191 (June 2016)
First international
Unofficial
 Philippines 2–1 Republic of China Republic of China (1912–1949)
(Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913)[3][Note 1]
Official
 Republic of China 3–2 South Vietnam 
(Manila, Philippines; 1 May 1954)[5]
Biggest win
 Chinese Taipei 10–0 Guam 
(Macau; 17 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Kuwait 10–0 Chinese Taipei 
(Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; 9 November 2006)
Asian Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1960)
Best resultThird place (1960)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2006)
Chinese Taipei national football team
Traditional Chinese中華台北男子足球代表隊
Simplified Chinese中华台北男子足球代表队

The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA, Traditional Chinese: 中華民國足球協會), the governing 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 although the players in the team originated from British Hong Kong.

History[]

The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) was founded in 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,[citation needed] then Republic of China,[citation needed] and later Chinese Taipei.

The team's greatest success came when they finished third in the Asian Cup in 1960, playing as Taiwan. However, the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong, as well, as the reputation of the Hong Konger national team was not as good.[7]

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, the 121th placement, in July 2018, under the guidance of renowned English coach Gary White.[8] Since its signing in the autumn of 2017, White's strategies to improve not only the national team, but also the standards of football on the island included an extended scouting operation looking for talents of Taiwanese heritage from abroad: the cast proved to be successful when players such as Tim Chow, Will Donkin and Emilio Estevez were tapped in for the national team.

Plus, in December 2017, the country hosted the CTFA International Tournament, a tier 1 competition that hosted Laos, Philippines and Timor-Leste as guest members and was designed to test Taiwan's representative in preparation for international friendlies and tournaments in the future years: Taiwan won all of its three games, thus securing the victory of the mini-tournament and its first official international trophy in 55 years.[9] Thanks to the four goals he scored (two of which in the final match against Laos), striker Li Mao was deemed as the competition's top scorer.[10]

White led a successful period for the Chinese Taipei, including winning 7 FIFA international games in a row. Charged with taking Taiwan to their first AFC Asian Cup since 1968, White had took over the guide of the national team halfway through the qualification campaign: eventually, he brought them to the third round of the qualifiers, missing a spot to the tournament (in favour of Bahrain and Turkmenistan) by just one point. White was then offered a contract by the Hong Kong national team and left his role in Taiwan in September 2018.[11]

Following the Englishman's departure, Taiwan went on a severe lack of satisfaction during the following year. Vom Ca-nhum, employed as a caretaker manager while he was guiding the under-19 squad, had not been able to qualify his side to the final round of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship (even though they won their match against Mongolia). Then, another Englishman, Louis Lancaster, who previously assisted Gary White during his time on the island, was appointed as the main coach to take his first senior management position.[12] However, things got even worse for the Chinese Taipei: in 2019, the team won just one out of the nine matches they played (a 2-0 win in a friendly against Hong Kong),[13] and they were prematurely eliminated from the continental qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing all of their first five games and getting thrashed by Australia (1–7), Kuwait (9–0) and Jordan (5–0). Following the shocking results in the first phase of the qualifiers, Lancaster was sacked in December 2019,[14] and the federation soon decided to hire Vom Ca-nhum again, this time on a full basis, as he was one of the few coaches on the island to have already gained an AFC Pro A coaching license.[15]

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.

Kit[]

The official kit supplier is currently produced by ANGO since 2019, a local sports brand in Taiwan.

Recent results and fixtures[]

Main article: Chinese Taipei national football team results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose

2021[]

3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) 2022 WCQ R2 Nepal    2–0  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+5:45
Report Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Referee: (South Korea)
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) 2022 WCQ R2 Australia  5–1  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) 2022 WCQ R2 Chinese Taipei  1–2  Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2023 AFCQ PO Indonesia  v  Chinese Taipei Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 AFCQ PO Chinese Taipei  v  Indonesia Chinese Taipei
19:00 UTC+8

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Taiwan Vom Ca-nhum
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Dragos Plopeanu
Head of Academy Coach Germany Robert Iwanicki

Coaching history[]

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round matches against    Nepal,  Australia and  Kuwait in June 2021.
Caps and goals updated as of 15 June after the match against  Kuwait.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Pan Wen-chieh (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 29) 32 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
18 1GK Tuan Hsuan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 23) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
23 1GK Shih Shin-an (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 28) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung
2 2DF Wang Ruei (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 (age 28) 22 1 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
3 2DF Chen Ting-yang (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 28) 49 3 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
4 2DF Liang Meng-hsin (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 18) 2 0 Chinese Taipei National Hualien Senior High School
5 2DF Hao Cheng (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 24) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
6 2DF Chen Wei-chuan (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 29) 30 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
20 2DF Pai Shao-yu (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 23) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung
21 2DF Hsieh Peng-lung (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 22) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Ming Chuan University
8 3MF Emilio Estevez (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 23) 6 0 Unattached
10 3MF Hsu Yi (1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 31) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
11 3MF Wu Chun-ching (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 32) 53 9 Chinese Taipei Tatung
12 3MF Tsai Meng-cheng (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Andy Chen Academy
13 3MF Lin Chang-lun (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 30) 32 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
14 3MF Chen Chao-an (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 26) 30 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
16 3MF Yoshitaka Komori (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 34) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
17 3MF Hsu Heng-pin (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 28) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
19 3MF Tu Shao-chieh (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 22) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Andy Chen Academy
7 4FW Lin Ming-wei (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
9 4FW Li Mao (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 28) 30 5 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
15 4FW Gao Wei-jie (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 24) 3 1 Chinese Taipei Taipower
22 4FW Chen Jui-chieh (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 26) 11 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel

Recent call-ups[]

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Chiu Yu-hung (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 27) 18 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
DF Hung Tzu-kuei (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 28) 24 0 Chinese Taipei CPC v.  Kuwait, 14 November 2019
DF Lin Cheng-yi (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 33) 27 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
DF Hsieh Po-an (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 26) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
MF Will Donkin (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 20) 18 0 Malta Mosta v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
MF Wen Chih-hao (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 28) 45 4 China Beijing BSU v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
MF Yen Ho-shen (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 30) 16 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
MF Chen Po-liang (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 33) 80 25 China Changchun Yatai v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
MF Chen Yi-wei (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 34) 60 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Kuwait, 14 November 2019RET
FW Ko Yu-ting (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 27) 10 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
FW Chen Hao-wei (1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 29) 49 8 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
FW Lee Hsiang-wei (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 25) 7 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019
FW Onur Dogan (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 34) 27 6 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro v.  Jordan, 19 November 2019

Player records[]

As of 3 June 2021
Players in bold are still active with Chinese Taipei.

Competition history[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Fourth place  

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 8 0 0 8 4 34
Canada United States Mexico 2026 To be determined To be determimed
Total 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 6 4 56 39 234

Olympic Games record[]

Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA
France 1900 to Germany 1936 Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China
only, which did not enter
United Kingdom 1948 FIFA recognize result of pre-1949 Republic of China
as continuous of China PR history
Finland 1952 Did not enter
Australia 1956
Italy 1960 First round 16 3 0 0 3 3 12
Japan 1964 to Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Refused to participate
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992 to present See Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team

AFC Asian Cup record[]

Main article: Chinese Taipei at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
South Korea 1960 Third place 3rd 3 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 14 8
Flag of Israel.svg 1964 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1968 Fourth place 4th 4 0 2 2 3 10 4 3 1 0 15 4
Flag of Thailand.svg 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976 Expelled Expelled
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1980 OFC Member OFC Member
Singapore 1984
Flag of Qatar.svg 1988
Japan 1992 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 0 8
United Arab Emirates 1996 3 1 0 2 10 10
Lebanon 2000 6 1 0 5 3 11
China 2004 2 1 0 1 4 2
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 6 0 0 6 0 24
Qatar 2011 AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 18 6 1 11 20 38
China 2023 To be determined To be determined
Total Best: Third place 2/17 7 1 2 4 5 12 46 14 3 29 67 109

AFC Challenge Cup record[]

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 3 5
India 2008 Did not qualify
Sri Lanka 2010
Nepal 2012
Maldives 2014
Total Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 3 5

East Asian Cup[]

Further information: East Asian Cup
EAFF East Asian Cup record Preliminary round
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Japan 2003 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 13 3
South Korea 2005 4 1 1 2 9 7
China 2008 2 1 1 0 11 1
Japan 2010 3 1 0 2 5 8
South Korea 2013 4 0 1 3 2 17
China 2015 3 0 1 2 1 3
Japan 2017 6 4 0 2 17 9
South Korea 2019 3 1 0 2 3 5
Total Best: – 0/8 – – – – – – 29 11 4 14 61 53

Asian Games[]

Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
India 1951 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 1954 Champions 4 4 0 0 16 6
Japan 1958 Champions 5 5 0 0 11 4
Indonesia 1962 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1966 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 5 8
Thailand 1970 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iran 1974 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 1982 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Korea 1986 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
China 1990 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 1994 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1998 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–present See Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team
Total 3/13 12 9 1 2 32 18

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ China were represented by club side South China; this match is not considered an official match for China.[4]

References[]

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