Chinese Taipei national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Chinese Taipei women's national football team.

Taiwan

Shirt badge/Association crest
Association	Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) 中華民國足球協會
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Gary White
Captain	Chen Po-Liang
Home stadium	Taipei Municipal Stadium Kaohsiung National Stadium
FIFA code	TPE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	121 (17 May 2018)
Highest	121 (April 2018 – present)
Lowest	191 (June 2016)
First international
Philippines 2–1 Republic of China (Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913) 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 national football team
Traditional Chinese	中華台北男子足球代表隊
Simplified Chinese	中華台北男子足球代表隊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá táiběi nánzǐ zúqiú dàibiǎo duì

Chinese Taipei football flag (before 2006)

Chinese Taipei Olympic Flag (Officially Used in Football Games)

Republic of China (former Chinese government now ruling Taiwan) National Flag (Unofficially Used in Football Games)

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

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

The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of Taiwan aka. Republic of China. It is managed by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA, Traditional Chinese:中華民國足球協會), the controlling 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.

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.

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 of 143 in October 2017, under the guidance of renowned English coach Gary White. Charged with taking Taiwan to their first AFC Asian Cup since 1968, White began the process of scouting Taiwanese talent from abroad in order to improve the standard of football on the island, tapping up Tim Chow and Will Donkin for the national team. Though they ultimately failed to qualify for the Asian Cup, December 2017 also saw the country host the first edition of the CTFA International Tournament, designed to test the country in preparation for stronger teams in future.

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

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1950	Did Not Enter									Did Not Enter
1954	Withdrew									Withdrew
1958
1962 to 1974	Did Not Enter									Did Not Enter
1978	Did Not Qualify									4	0	0	4	1	17
1982										8	1	3	4	5	8
1986	Did Not Enter									Did Not Enter
1990
1994	Did Not Qualify									6	0	0	6	3	31
1998										6	1	1	4	4	13
2002										6	0	0	6	0	25
2006										8	2	0	6	9	27
2010										2	0	0	2	0	11
2014										2	1	0	1	4	4
2018										8	1	0	7	7	20
2022	To be determined
Total		0/22	0	0	0	0	0	0		50	6	4	40	33	156

Olympic Games record

• 1900 to 1928 – Did not enter
• 1936 – First round
• 1948 – First round
• 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 2019 – 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)
• 2017 – Did not qualify (3rd 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 due to weak football strength.

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

All time results

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

Main article: Chinese Taipei national football team results

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2017

Vietnam v Chinese Taipei

22 March 2017 (2017-03-22) Friendly	Vietnam	1–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 54.40)	Chinese Taipei	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:30 UTC+7	Nguyễn Công Phượng 89'		Lee Pin-hsien 84'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

Chinese Taipei v Turkmenistan

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round	Chinese Taipei	1–3 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Turkmenistan	Taipei, Taiwan
18:07 UTC+8	Chen Po-liang 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Annadurdyýew 23' Mingazow 24' Chen Chia-chun 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 5,898 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Singapore v Chinese Taipei

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round	Singapore	1–2 (FIFA Ranking Points: 318.75)	Chinese Taipei	Kallang, Singapore
21:00 UTC+8	Hariss Harun 6'	Report	Xavier Chen 31' Chen Chao-an 60'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan)

Bahrain v Chinese Taipei

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round	Bahrain	5–0 (FIFA Ranking Points: 0)	Chinese Taipei	Riffa, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Al-Aswad 11' Madan 45+4' Abduljabbar 56', 89' Helal 74'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

Chinese Taipei v Mongolia

5 October 2017 Friendly	Chinese Taipei	4–2 (FIFA Ranking Points: 127.50)	Mongolia	Taipei, Taiwan
	Chen Hao-wei 42' Chen Po-liang 52', 57' (pen.) Jiang Sin-long 86'	Report	Mönkh-Erdene 5' Naranbold 75'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium

Chinese Taipei v Bahrain

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round	Chinese Taipei	2–1 (FIFA Ranking Points: 522.75)	Bahrain	Taipei, Taiwan
18:00 UTC+8	Chen Po-liang 90' Onur Dogan 90+3'	Report	Abdul-Latif 19' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 7,908 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Turkmenistan v Chinese Taipei

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round	Turkmenistan	2–1	Chinese Taipei	Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
15:00 UTC+5	Ýagşyýew 21' Annadurdyýew 39'	Report	Chen Po-liang 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Sport Toplumy Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Chinese Taipei v Philippines

3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 2017 CTFA International Tournament	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Philippines	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8	Li Mao 37', 62' Chen Ting-yang 81'			Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Chinese Taipei v East Timor

4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) 2017 CTFA International Tournament	Chinese Taipei	3–1	East Timor	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8	Wen Chi-hao 25' Chen Ting-yang 63' Chen Po-liang 77'		Gama 58'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Referee: Ali Al Samaheeji (Bahrain)

Chinese Taipei v Laos

5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) 2017 CTFA International Tournament	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Laos	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8	Li Mao 9', 12'			Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

2018

Chinese Taipei v Singapore

27 March 2018 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round	Chinese Taipei	1–0	Singapore	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8	Chen Po-liang 37'	Report		Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 8,139 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

India v Chinese Taipei

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) 2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup	India	5-0	Chinese Taipei	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
20:00 UTC+5:30	Sunil Chhetri 14', 34', 62' Udanta Singh 48' Pronay Halder 78'	Report

Chinese Taipei v New Zealand

Chinese Taipei v Kenya

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) 2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup	Chinese Taipei	v	Kenya	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
20:00 UTC+5:30

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup										FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	3	2	3	12	13
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	2	2	10	7
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	3	2	1	8	6
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	1	2	3	6	11
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	1	2	4	4
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	0	1	1	0	2
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		10	2	1	7	5	18
2022	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		To be determined
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-		42	12	11	19	45	61

All qualifications

AFC Asian Cup										AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	0	0	4	2	18
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		5	1	3	1	5	5
1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	0	3	2	8
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	2	0	2	14	5
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	1	3	15	15
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	0	4	5	13
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	1	3	7	9
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	0	0	6	3	18
2019	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		18	6	5	7	16	23
Total	Best: -		''	''	''	''	''	''		59	16	10	33	69	114

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

See also: Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team

Asian Games Record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1951	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	Gold	4	4	0	0	16	6
1958	Gold	5	5	0	0	11	4
1962	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	5	8
1970	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
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

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup in June 2018.

Caps and goals updated until match against India on 1 June 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Pan Wen-chieh	(1992-06-29) June 29, 1992	17	0	Tainan City
18	1GK	Chiu Yu-hung	(1992-03-10) March 10, 1992	17	0	Taipower
23	1GK	Tsai Shuo-che	(1996-01-14) January 14, 1996	0	0	Hasus TSU
3	2DF	Chen Ting-yang	(1992-09-28) September 28, 1992	32	2	Hasus TSU
4	2DF	Hung Tzu-kuei	(1993-06-01) June 1, 1993	14	0	Hasus TSU
6	2DF	Chen Wei-chuan	(1992-08-29) August 29, 1992	13	0	Tatung
5	2DF	Wang Ruei	(1993-08-10) August 10, 1993	9	1	Hasus TSU
2	2DF	Wang Chien-ming	(1993-07-04) July 4, 1993	1	0	Cheongju City
12	2DF	Chen Sheng-wei	(1995-09-13) September 13, 1995	1	0	Hasus TSU
16	2DF	Cheng Hao	(1997-01-13) January 13, 1997	1	0	Hasus TSU
15	3MF	Chen Yi-wei	(1987-03-27) March 27, 1987	53	1	Taipower
13	3MF	Lin Chang-lun	(1991-06-28) June 28, 1991	26	2	Taipower
14	3MF	Chen Chao-an	(1995-06-12) June 12, 1995	16	2	Hunan Billows
22	3MF	Chen Hung-wei	(1997-10-19) October 19, 1997	1	0	Hasus TSU
11	3MF	Will Donkin	(2000-12-26) December 26, 2000	6	0	Crystal Palace
21	3MF	Chao Ming-Hsiu	(1997-07-09) July 9, 1997	2	0	Hasus TSU
17	3MF	Tu Shao-chieh	(1999-01-02) January 2, 1999	1	0	Ming Chuan University
8	3MF	Wu Yen-shu	(1999-10-21) October 21, 1999	0	0	Hualien High School FC
10	4FW	Chen Hao-wei	(1992-04-30) April 30, 1992	36	6	Beijing Enterprises
9	4FW	Li Mao	(1992-11-02) November 2, 1992	15	5	Hasus TSU
20	4FW	Onur Dogan	(1987-09-08) September 8, 1987	14	3	Tatung
7	4FW	Wei Mao-ting	(1996-01-15) January 15, 1996	0	0	Hang Yuen
19	4FW	Chen Ching-hsuan	(1990-08-12) August 12, 1990	1	0	Hang Yuen

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	Li Guan-pei	(2000-05-07) May 7, 2000	0	0	Hui-Wen High School	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
GK	Tuan Yu	(1994-08-23) August 23, 1994	0	0	Tatung	v. Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017
GK	Shih Shin-an	(1992-10-10) October 10, 1992	0	0	Hasus TSU	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
DF	Yaki Yen	(1989-04-21) April 21, 1989	14	1	Qingdao Huanghai	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018
DF	Lin Yueh-han	(1993-02-16) February 16, 1993	6	0	Taipower	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018
DF	Hsieh Po-an	(1994-12-01) December 1, 1994	4	0	Hasus TSU	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018
DF	Weng Wei-Pin	(1991-11-23) November 23, 1991	9	0	Tatung	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
DF	Xie Bo-an	(1994-11-03) November 3, 1994	0	0	Taipower	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
DF	Huang Hsiang-che		0	0	Tokogakuenchugakko HS	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
DF	Tsou Yu-chieh	(1998-08-24) August 24, 1998	0	0	Hang Yuen	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
DF	Lin Shih-kai	(1994-11-01) November 1, 1994	2	1	Ming Chuan University	2017 CTFA International Tournament
DF	Karl Josefsson	(2001-05-01) May 1, 2001	0	0	Djurgårdens IF	2017 CTFA International Tournament
DF	Li Kai-jie	(1996-07-22) July 22, 1996	5	0	Hasus TSU	v. Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017
DF	Xavier Chen	(1983-10-05) October 5, 1983	9	3	Retired	v. Bahrain, 10 October 2017
DF	Wang Kuan-ju	(1996-01-20) January 20, 1996	0	0	Hasus TSU	v. Bahrain, 10 October 2017
DF	Wei Pei-lun	(1990-02-28) February 28, 1990	7	0	Tatung	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
DF	Lee Pin-hsien	(1989-06-14) June 14, 1989	6	1	Tatung	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
DF	Lee Jian-liang	(1991-08-10) August 10, 1991	4	0	Taipower	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
DF	Yen Ting-han	(1996-04-19) April 19, 1996	0	0	Tainan City	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
DF	Chen Chia-chun	(1991-10-13) October 13, 1991	7	0	Taipower	v. Singapore, 10 June 2017
MF	Chen Po-liang (captain)	(1988-02-11) February 11, 1988	69	25	Hangzhou Greentown	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018
MF	Wen Chih-hao	(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993	33	3	Beijing Enterprises	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018
MF	Jiang Sin-long	(1997-02-04) February 4, 1997	4	1	Hasus TSU	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF	Lai Chih-Hsuan	(1995-07-29) July 29, 1995	2	0	Taipower	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF	Tim Chow	(1994-01-18) January 18, 1994	1	0	Ross County	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF	Wang Sheng-han		0	0	Ming Chuan University	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF	Cai Li-jing		0	0		v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
MF	Yen Ho-shen	(1990-12-31) December 31, 1990	17	2	Taipower	2017 CTFA International Tournament
MF	Chang Hao-wei	(1992-02-24) February 24, 1992	1	0	Tatung	2017 CTFA International Tournament
MF	Hung Kai-chun	(1987-03-04) March 4, 1987	19	1	Taipower	v. Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017
MF	Lin Chien-hsun	(1993-01-10) January 10, 1993	11	4	Taipower	v. Mongolia, 5 October 2017
MF	Lin Che-yu	(1993-02-11) February 11, 1993	2	0	Taipower	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
MF	Kao Chun-hung	(1991-01-31) January 31, 1991	0	0	Taipower	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
MF	Tsai Meng-cheng	(1996-04-03) April 3, 1996	0	0	CD Parquesol	v. Singapore, 10 June 2017
FW	Yu Chia-huang	(1998-04-23) April 23, 1998	5	0	Tainan City	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018
FW	Chou Cheng	(1996-11-12) November 12, 1996	1	0	Hasus TSU	v. Singapore, 27 March 2018PRE
FW	Ko Yu-ting	(1993-01-01) January 1, 1993	8	0	Tatung FC	2017 CTFA International Tournament
FW	Wang Chung-yuh	(1999-05-29) May 29, 1999	0	0	Ming Chuan University	2017 CTFA International Tournament
FW	Wu Chun-ching	(1988-12-18) December 18, 1988	38	6	Tainan City FC	v. Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017
FW	Pan Li-Wei	(1995-11-01) November 1, 1995	1	0	Hasus TSU	v. Bahrain, 10 October 2017
FW	Lee Hsiang-wei	(1996-04-15) April 15, 1996	3	0	Hasus TSU	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017
FW	Pai Shao-yu	(1998-01-20) January 20, 1998	0	0	Ming Chuan University	v. Bahrain, 5 September 2017

Kits

Home shirt since 2015

Kit suppliers

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

Managers

Years	Manager
1954–1958	Lee Wai Tong (李惠堂)
1966	Ho Jing Fan (何應芬)
1966, 1968, 1971	Pau King Yin (鮑景賢)
1967	Hsu King Shing (許竟成)
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 (埃德森席爾瓦)
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)
2013.3–2016.3	Chen Kuei-jen (陳貴人)
2016 May–2016 October 12	Toshiaki Imai (今井敏明)
2016 November 2–2017 August	Kazuo Kuroda (黑田和生)
2017 August–September 6	Reiji Hirata (平田礼次) (caretaker)
2017 September 15–	Gary White (蓋瑞·懷特)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Gary White (蓋瑞·懷特)
Assistant Coach	Louis Lancaster
Goalkeeping Coach	David Rouse

See also

• Taiwan national futsal team
• Taiwan national under-23 football team
• Taiwan women's national football team
• List of Taiwanese footballers

External links

• Chinese Taipei at 2006 FIFA World Cup official website
• Chinese Taipei Football Association official website Template:Zh icon
• Chinese Taipei national team squad at CTFA official website Template:Zh icon