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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 coachYeh Hsien-chung
CaptainWu Chun-ching
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 159 Decrease 6 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest191 (June 2016)
First international
Unofficial
 Philippines 2–1 China 
(Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913)[2][a]
Official
 Taiwan 3–2 South Vietnam 
(Manila, Philippines; 1 May 1954)[4]
Biggest win
 Guam 0–10 Chinese Taipei 
(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. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, then known as Republic of China, reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, finishing third in the former. The side also won gold 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, the country rejoined FIFA in 1954, first under the name Taiwan, then renaming to Chinese Taipei in 1980.

The team's greatest success came when they finished third at the AFC Asian Cup in 1960 as Taiwan. However, the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong, despite the Hong Kongese national team not being one of the best in Asia.[6]

Due to the political conflict with the People's Republic of China (China PR), Taiwan, now known as Chinese Taipei, was part of the Oceania Football Confederation and participated in the Oceanian World Cup qualifiers from 1975 to 1989.

Chinese Taipei reached their highest FIFA World Ranking of 121st in July 2018, under the guidance of renowned English coach Gary White.[7] Since his arrival in the autumn of 2017, White's strategies aimed not only to improve the national team, but also the standards of football on the island. An extended scouting operation looking for talents of Taiwanese heritage from abroad was also part of his plans. The cast proved to be successful when players such as Tim Chow, Will Donkin and Emilio Estevez were tapped in for the national team.

In December 2017, Chinese Taipei hosted the CTFA International Tournament, an A-level competition that also included Laos, the Philippines and Timor-Leste. It was created to test the country's team in preparation for international friendlies and tournaments in future years. Chinese Taipei won all of their three games, winning the mini-tournament and their first official international trophy in 55 years.[8] 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.[9]

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 taken 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.[10]

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 Chinese Taipei U19 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.[11] 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),[12] 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,[13] 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.[14]

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 at 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

2022

8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) Friendly Philippines  v  Chinese Taipei
14 December 2022 (2022-12-14) Friendly Thailand  v  Chinese Taipei Pathum Thani, Thailand
20:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

Coaching staff

Position Name
Technical director Taiwan Yen Shih-kai
General manager Taiwan Fang Ching-jen
Head coach Taiwan Yeh Hsien-chung
Team manager Taiwan Wong Kui-ho
Assistant coach Taiwan Kwok Chui-fong
Assistant coach Taiwan Cheng Chui-yun
Assistant coach Taiwan Tan Rui-ping
Goalkeeping coach Taiwan Tok Fung-hui
Fitness coach Taiwan Hsien Ting-Kai
Match analyst Taiwan Tsai Min-yui
Doctor Taiwan Chan Xing-ren
Physiotherapist Taiwan Liu Chen-pei

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Indonesia in October 2021.[15]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 October 2021, after the match against Indonesia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Shih Shin-an (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung
18 1GK Chiu Yu-hung (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 29) 18 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
23 1GK Huang Chiu-lin (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
2 2DF Hsieh Peng-long (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 25) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Ming Chuan University
3 2DF Chen Ting-yang (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 31) 49 3 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
4 2DF Liang Meng-hsin (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
12 2DF Wu Yen-shu (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
6 2DF Lin Cheng-yi (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 36) 27 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
5 3MF Cheng Hao (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 27) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
8 3MF Emilio Estevez (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 25) 6 0 Hong Kong Eastern SC
10 3MF Hsu Yi (1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 34) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen
13 3MF Lin Chang-lun (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 32) 32 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
16 3MF Hsu Heng-pin (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) 2 1 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
7 4FW Lin Ming-wei (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Chinese Taipei Flight Skywalkers F.C.
9 4FW Li Mao (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 31) 30 5 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
11 4FW Wu Chun-ching (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 35) 53 9 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
19 4FW Ko Yu-ting (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
22 4FW Li Hsiang-wei (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower

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 Pan Wen-chieh (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31) 32 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
GK Tuan Hsuan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
GK Jiang Zhi-xian (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel May 2021 centralized camp
DF Chen Wei-chuan (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 31) 30 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Pai Shao-yu (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Tatung Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Cheng Chih-huan (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Flight Skywalkers F.C. Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Yao Ko-chi (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Weng Wei-pin (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32) 12 0 Chinese Taipei CPC May 2021 centralized camp
DF Chen Chia-chun (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Chinese Taipei CPC May 2021 centralized camp
DF Huang Tzu-ming 0 0 Chinese Taipei National Taiwan University May 2021 centralized camp
MF Chen Chao-an (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 28) 30 4 Chinese Taipei Taipower Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Yoshitaka Komori (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 37) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Tu Shao-chieh (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Chao Ming-Hsiu (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 26) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Chin Wen-yen (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Flight Skywalkers F.C. Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Chen Jui-chieh (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) 11 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Yu Chia-huang (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Chen Hao-wei (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) 49 8 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Onur Dogan (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 36) 27 6 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp

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 		Did not enter[b] 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 Netherlands 1928 Did not enter[b]
Germany 1936 to United Kingdom 1948 Part of  China[c]
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 U23

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
1964 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1968 Fourth place 4th 4 0 2 2 3 10 4 3 1 0 15 4
1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976 Expelled Expelled
1980 OFC Member OFC Member
Singapore 1984
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
Qatar 2023 10 0 0 10 5 39
Total Third place 2/17 7 1 2 4 5 12 56 14 3 39 72 148

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
Japan 2022 Did not participate Not held
Total — 0/8 – – – – – – 29 11 4 14 61 53

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
India 1951 Did not enter
Philippines 1954 Champions 4 4 0 0 16 6
Japan 1958 Champions 5 5 0 0 11 4
Indonesia 1962 Banned
Thailand 1966 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 5 8
Thailand 1970 Did not enter
Iran 1974 Banned
Thailand 1978
India 1982
South Korea 1986
1990–present Did not enter
See  Chinese Taipei U23
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.[3]
  2. ^ a b Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China only.
  3. ^ FIFA recognize result of pre-1949 Republic of China as continuous of China PR history.

References

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