Chinese Taipei national football team

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, 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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Chinese Taipei women's national football team.
Chinese Taipei
AssociationChinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA)
中華民國足球協會
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachVacant
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 157 1 (31 March 2022)[1]
Highest121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest191 (June 2016)
First international
Unofficial
 Philippines 2–1 China 
(Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913)[2][Note 1]
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

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, then renaming to Chinese Taipei in 1980.

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10] 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),[11] 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,[12] 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.[13]

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

2021
3 June 2021 (2021-06-03) 2022 WCQ R2 Nepal    2–0  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+5:45 Bista 3' (pen.)
Shrestha 80'		 Report Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)
7 June 2021 (2021-06-07) 2022 WCQ R2 Australia  5–1  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3 Souttar 12'
Maclaren 27' (pen.)
Sainsbury 41'
Duke 46', 84'		 Report Gao Wei-jie 62' 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 Wu Chun-ching 51' Report Nasser 14', 71' Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2023 AFCQ PO Indonesia  2–1  Chinese Taipei Buriram, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7 Ramai 16'
Evan 48'		 Report Hsu Heng-pin 90' Stadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) 2023 AFCQ PO Chinese Taipei  0–3  Indonesia Buriram, Thailand
20:00 UTC+8 Report Egy 27'
Ricky 55'
Witan 90+3'		 Stadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

Coaching staff
Position Name
Technical Director Yen Shih-kai
Head coach Vacant
Assistant coach Vacant
Assistant coach Vacant
Assistant coach Vacant
Goalkeeping coach Vacant
Match analyst Vacant
Doctor Vacant
Interpreter Vacant
Physiotherapist Vacant
Team manager Vacant

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.[14]

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 3 0 Tatung
18 1GK Chiu Yu-hung (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 18 0 Taipower
23 1GK Huang Chiu-lin (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 1 0 Taipower
2 2DF Hsieh Peng-long (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 1 0 Ming Chuan University
3 2DF Chen Ting-yang (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 49 3 Taichung Futuro
4 2DF Liang Meng-hsin (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 2 0 Taichung Futuro
12 2DF Wu Yen-shu (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 0 0 Hang Yuen
6 2DF Lin Cheng-yi (1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 27 2 Taipower
5 3MF Cheng Hao (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 5 0 Taichung Futuro
8 3MF Emilio Estevez (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 6 0 Free agent
10 3MF Hsu Yi (1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 1 0 Hang Yuen
13 3MF Lin Chang-lun (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 32 2 Taipower
16 3MF Hsu Heng-pin (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 2 1 Taichung Futuro
7 4FW Lin Ming-wei (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 2 0 Flight Skywalkers
9 4FW Li Mao (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 30 5 Taichung Futuro
11 4FW Wu Chun-ching (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 53 9 Taichung Futuro
19 4FW Ko Yu-ting (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 10 0 Taipower
22 4FW Li Hsiang-wei (1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 1 0 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 32 0 Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
GK Tuan Hsuan (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 0 0 Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
GK Jiang Zhi-xian (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 0 0 Taiwan Steel May 2021 centralized camp
DF Chen Wei-chuan (1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 30 0 Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Pai Shao-yu (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 3 0 Tatung Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Cheng Chih-huan (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 0 0 Flight Skywalkers Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Yao Ko-chi (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 0 0 Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF Wang Ruei (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 22 1 Taichung Futuro v.  Kuwait, 15 June 2021
DF Jiang Hao-ren (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 0 0 Taichung Futuro v.    Nepal, 3 June 2021 PRE
DF Weng Wei-pin (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 12 0 CPC May 2021 centralized camp
DF Chen Chia-chun (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 0 0 CPC May 2021 centralized camp
DF Huang Tzu-ming 0 0 National Taiwan University May 2021 centralized camp
MF Chen Chao-an (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 30 4 Taipower Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Yoshitaka Komori (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 3 0 Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Tu Shao-chieh (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 5 0 Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Chao Ming-Hsiu (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 5 0 Taipower Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Chin Wen-yen (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 0 0 Flight Skywalkers Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF Tsai Meng-cheng (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 0 0 Andy Chen Academy v.  Kuwait, 15 June 2021
MF Chen Hung-wei (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 0 0 Taichung Futuro v.    Nepal, 3 June 2021 PRE
MF Tsou Yu-chieh (1998-09-24) 24 September 1998 0 0 Hang Yuen v.    Nepal, 3 June 2021 PRE
MF Miguel Sandberg (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 0 0 Västerås SK v.    Nepal, 3 June 2021 PRE
FW Chen Jui-chieh (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 11 0 Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Yu Chia-huang (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 4 0 Taiwan Steel Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Chen Hao-wei (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 49 8 Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Onur Dogan (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 27 6 Taichung Futuro Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW Gao Wei-jie (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 3 1 Taipower v.  Kuwait, 15 June 2021

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
1930 to
1938		 Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China only,
which did not enter		 Did not exist
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 6 0 0 6 1 36
1990 2 0 0 2 1 8
1994 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 8 0 0 8 4 34
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
1900 to 1936Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China
only, which did not enter
1948FIFA recognize result of pre-1949 Republic of China
as continuous of China PR history
1952Did not enter
1956
1960First round163003312
1964 to 1976Did not qualify
1980Refused to participate
1984Did not qualify
1988
1992 to presentSee 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
1956Did not qualify 200214
1960Third place3rd310222 2200148
1964WithdrewWithdrew
1968Fourth place4th4022310 4310154
1972WithdrewWithdrew
1976ExpelledExpelled
1980OFC MemberOFC Member
1984
1988
1992Did not qualify 301208
1996 31021010
2000 6105311
2004 210142
2007 6006024
2011 AFC Challenge Cup
2015
2019 1861112038
2023 200215
TotalBest: Third place2/177124512 481433168114

AFC Challenge Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
2006Quarter-finals412135
2008Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
TotalQuarter-finals412135

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
2003Did not qualify4301133
2005411297
20082110111
2010310258
20134013217
2015301213
20176402179
2019310235
TotalBest: –0/8––––––29114146153

Asian Games
Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1951Did not enter
1954Champions4400166
1958Champions5500114
1962Withdrew
1966Group Stage301258
1970Did not enter
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002–present See Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team
Total3/13129123218

See also

Notes
  1. China were represented by club side South China; this match is not considered an official match for China.[3]

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