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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 Taiwan, 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.

Chinese Taipei

Association	Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) 中華民國足球協會
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Yeh Hsien-chung
Captain	Wu Chun-ching
Most caps	Chen Po-liang (80)
Top scorer	Chen Po-liang (25)
Home stadium	Taipei Municipal Stadium Kaohsiung National Stadium
FIFA code	TPE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	157 (6 October 2022)[1]
Highest	121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest	191 (June 2016)
First international
Unofficial  Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913)[2][lower-alpha 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
Appearances	2 (first in 1960)
Best result	Third place (1960)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Táiběi Nánzǐ Zúqiú Dàibiǎo Duì Wade–Giles Chung-hua T'ai-pei Nan-tzŭ Tsu-ch'iu Tai-piao Tui

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[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 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.[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

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

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Technical director	Yen Shih-kai
General manager	Fang Ching-jen
Head coach	Yeh Hsien-chung
Team manager	Wong Kui-ho
Assistant coach	Kwok Chui-fong
Assistant coach	Cheng Chui-yun
Assistant coach	Tan Rui-ping
Goalkeeping coach	Tok Fung-hui
Fitness coach	Hsien Ting-Kai
Match analyst	Tsai Min-yui
Doctor	Chan Xing-ren
Physiotherapist	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.[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 (age 30)	3	0	Tatung
18	1GK	Chiu Yu-hung	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 28)	18	0	Taipower
23	1GK	Huang Chiu-lin	(1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 25)	1	0	Taipower
2	2DF	Hsieh Peng-long	(1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Ming Chuan University
3	2DF	Chen Ting-yang	(1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 30)	49	3	Taichung Futuro
4	2DF	Liang Meng-hsin	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Taichung Futuro
12	2DF	Wu Yen-shu	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Hang Yuen
6	2DF	Lin Cheng-yi	(1987-09-30) 30 September 1987 (age 35)	27	2	Taipower
5	3MF	Cheng Hao	(1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 25)	5	0	Taichung Futuro
8	3MF	Emilio Estevez	(1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 24)	6	0	Eastern SC
10	3MF	Hsu Yi	(1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 33)	1	0	Hang Yuen
13	3MF	Lin Chang-lun	(1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 31)	32	2	Taipower
16	3MF	Hsu Heng-pin	(1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 29)	2	1	Taichung Futuro
7	4FW	Lin Ming-wei	(2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Flight Skywalkers
9	4FW	Li Mao	(1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 30)	30	5	Taichung Futuro
11	4FW	Wu Chun-ching	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 33)	53	9	Taichung Futuro
19	4FW	Ko Yu-ting	(1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 28)	10	0	Taipower
22	4FW	Li Hsiang-wei	(1996-04-15) 15 April 1996 (age 26)	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 (age 30)	32	0	Taichung Futuro	Aug 2021 centralized camp
GK	Tuan Hsuan	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 25)	0	0	Taiwan Steel	Aug 2021 centralized camp
GK	Jiang Zhi-xian	(1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Taiwan Steel	May 2021 centralized camp
DF	Chen Wei-chuan	(1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 30)	30	0	Taiwan Steel	Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF	Pai Shao-yu	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 24)	3	0	Tatung	Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF	Cheng Chih-huan	(2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Flight Skywalkers	Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF	Yao Ko-chi	(1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Taiwan Steel	Aug 2021 centralized camp
DF	Weng Wei-pin	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 30)	12	0	CPC	May 2021 centralized camp
DF	Chen Chia-chun	(1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 31)	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 (age 27)	30	4	Taipower	Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF	Yoshitaka Komori	(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987 (age 35)	3	0	Taichung Futuro	Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF	Tu Shao-chieh	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 23)	5	0	Taichung Futuro	Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF	Chao Ming-Hsiu	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 25)	5	0	Taipower	Aug 2021 centralized camp
MF	Chin Wen-yen	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Flight Skywalkers	Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW	Chen Jui-chieh	(1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 27)	11	0	Taiwan Steel	Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW	Yu Chia-huang	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 24)	4	0	Taiwan Steel	Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW	Chen Hao-wei	(1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 30)	49	8	Taichung Futuro	Aug 2021 centralized camp
FW	Onur Dogan	(1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 35)	27	6	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
1930 to 1938	Did not enter[lower-alpha 2]									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 1936	Did not enter[lower-alpha 2]
1948	Part of  China PR[lower-alpha 3]
1952	Did not enter
1956
1960	First round	16	3	0	0	3	3	12
1964 to 1976	Did not qualify
1980	Refused to participate
1984	Did not qualify
1988
1992 to present	See  Chinese Taipei U23

AFC Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1956	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	1	4
1960	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	2		2	2	0	0	14	8
1964	Withdrew									Withdrew
1968	Fourth place	4th	4	0	2	2	3	10		4	3	1	0	15	4
1972	Withdrew									Withdrew
1976	Expelled									Expelled
1980	OFC Member									OFC Member
1984
1988
1992	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	0	8
1996										3	1	0	2	10	10
2000										6	1	0	5	3	11
2004										2	1	0	1	4	2
2007										6	0	0	6	0	24
2011										AFC Challenge Cup
2015
2019										18	6	1	11	20	38
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
2006	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	5
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
Total	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	5

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
2003	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	13	3
2005										4	1	1	2	9	7
2008										2	1	1	0	11	1
2010										3	1	0	2	5	8
2013										4	0	1	3	2	17
2015										3	0	1	2	1	3
2017										6	4	0	2	17	9
2019										3	1	0	2	3	5
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
1951	Did not enter
1954	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	6
1958	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	4
1962	Banned
1966	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	5	8
1970	Did not enter
1974	Banned
1978
1982
1986
1990–present	Did not enter
See  Chinese Taipei U23
Total	3/13	12	9	1	2	32	18

See also

• List of Taiwanese footballers
• Chinese Taipei national futsal team
• Chinese Taipei women's national football team

Notes

References

External links

• Chinese Taipei at 2006 FIFA World Cup official website
• Chinese Taipei Football Association official website (in Chinese)
• Chinese Taipei national team squad at CTFA official website (in Chinese)

На других языках

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- [en] Chinese Taipei national football team

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