2020 Taiwan Football Premier League
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Taiwan Steel |
| Relegated | Ming Chuan |
| AFC Cup | Taiwan Steel Tatung |
| Matches played | 80 |
| Goals scored | 258 (3.23 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Taiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower (27 September 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Red Lions FC 1–6 Taipower (3 May 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Taiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower (27 September 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 12 matches Taiwan Steel |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Taiwan Steel |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Ming Chuan |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Ming Chuan |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2020. | |
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]
Being one of only six football leagues underway in the world as of early May 2020 (along with Belarus, South Korea, Turkmenistan, Burundi and Nicaragua), the TFPL received greater international exposure 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 until several weeks later.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were allowed to attend the first round of the competition.[3]
After two round-robins, ended in August 8th, Taipower, Taiwan Steel and Taichung Futuro have mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League. Hang Yuen has ensured that they will not be regulated directly.
After round 15, Taiwan Steel win against Ming Chuan, Hang Yuen has mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League and Tatung has ensured that they will not be regulated directly from the later round.
After round 17, Tatung has mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League and NTUS has ensured that they will not be regulated directly with their winning to Ming Chuan.
From the following round after round 18, NTUS has ensured that they will not be regulated with Taipower win against Red Lions FC.
With a essential win against Ming Chuan, Red Lions FC will be playing in the relegation play-off game against 2nd Div's 2nd place Inter Taoyuan. While Ming Chuan are going down to the 2nd Div next year.
Taiwan Steel are crowned Taiwanese Champion on the 20th round after a 3-1 against Hang Yuen to ensure Taipower couldn't catch them in the title race. It is Taiwan Steel's 1st champion in their history.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hang Yuen | New Taipei | Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field | 3,000 | Hung Ching-Hwai | 3rd |
| Ming Chuan | Taoyuan City | Ming Chuan University | Tseng Tai-Lin | 7th | |
| NTUS | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Chao Jung-jui | 6th |
| Red Lions FC | Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chang Wu-Yeh | 8th |
| Taichung Futuro | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Vom Ca-nhum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Steel (C) | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 48 | Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Taipower | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 46 | |
| 3 | Taichung Futuro | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 39 | |
| 4 | Tatung (Q) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 38 | |
| 5 | Hang Yuen | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | NTUS | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 20 | |
| 7 | Red Lions FC (O) | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 9 | Qualification for the Taiwan First Division relegation play-off |
| 8 | Ming Chuan (W) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 8 | Withdrew from league system[a] |
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
- ^ Ming Chuan decided not to participate in next season's Taiwan Second Division Football League following the relegation.
- Tatung v Hang Yuen draw was changed to 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using too many foreign players, original result was 2:2
Results
Each team plays a total of 21 games, playing the others three times.
Results 1–14 |
Results 15–21
|
- Tatung v Hang Yuen draw was awarded a 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using too many foreign players, original result was 2:2.
Promotion/Relegation play-off
At the end of the season, the eighth-placed team from the TFPL, Red Lions, entered a play-off with Inter Taoyuan, the second-placed team from the 2020 Taiwan Football Challenge League for a spot in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League.
| Red Lions | 0 - 0 | Inter Taoyuan |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 - 2 | ||
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ange Samuel
|
Tatung | 20 |
| 2 |  Joo Ik-seong
|
Taichung Futuro | 19 |
 Marc Fenelus
|
Taiwan Steel | ||
| 4 |  Benchy Estama
|
Taiwan Steel | 16 |
| 5 |  Lee Hsiang-wei
|
Taipower | 12 |
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".
- ^ "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2021 AFC Cup" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.