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Chinese Taipei
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 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 124 Steady (7 February 2019)
Highest 121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest 191 (June 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 194 Decrease 1 (3 March 2019)
Highest 60 (September 1965)
Lowest 213 (12 March 2015)
First international
Official
 Republic of China 3–2 South Vietnam 
(Manila, Philippines; 1 May 1954)
Biggest win
 Guam 0–10 Chinese Taipei 
(Taipa, 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
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.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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), 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, 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.

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

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
  • Republic of ChinaHong Kong Ngan Shing-kwan (1936)
  • Republic of ChinaHong Kong Lee Wai Tong (1954–1958)
  • Republic of ChinaHong Kong Ho Ying Fun (1966)
  • Republic of ChinaHong Kong Pau King Yin (1966, 1968, 1971)
  • Republic of ChinaHong Kong Hsu King Shing (1967)
  • Republic of ChinaHong Kong Law Pak (1977–1981)
  • Republic of China Chiang Chia (1981–1985)
  • Republic of China Lo Chih-tsung (1985–1988)
  • Republic of China Huang Jen-cheng (1988–1993)
  • Republic of China Chiang Mu-tsai (1994–2000)
  • Republic of China Huang Jen-cheng (2000–2001)
  • Republic of China Lee Po-houng (2001–2005)
  • Brazil Edson Silva (2005)
  • Japan Toshiaki Imai (2005–2007)
  • Republic of China Chen Sing-An (2008–2009)
  • Republic of China Lo Chih-tsung (2009–2011)
  • South Korea Lee Tae-ho (2011)
  • Republic of China Chen Kuei-jen (2012)
  • Republic of China Chiang Mu-tsai (2012)
  • Republic of China Chen Kuei-jen (2013–2016)
  • Japan Toshiaki Imai (2016)
  • Japan Kazuo Kuroda (2016–2017)
  • Japan Reiji Hirata (2017)
  • England Gary White (2017–2018)
  • Republic of China Vom Ca-nhum (2018)
  • England Louis Lancaster (2019)
  • Republic of China Vom Ca-nhum (2020–2021)
  • Republic of China Yeh Hsien-chung (2021)
  • Republic of China Yak Shin-feng (2022)
  • Republic of China Yeh Hsien-chung (2022–)

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the friendly match.
  • Match dates: 14 December 2022
  • Opposition:  Thailand
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 11 October 2021, after the match against  Indonesia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Shih Shin-an (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Leopard Cat
1GK Pan Wen-chieh (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31) 32 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
1GK Chiu Yu-hung (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 29) 20 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower

2DF Lin Chih-hsuan (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Leopard Cat
2DF Li Chun-chia (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
2DF Cheng Hao (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 26) 7 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
2DF Yen Ho-shen (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 32) 19 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
2DF Liang Meng-hsin (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
2DF Chao Ming-hsiu (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 26) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
2DF Hsieh Po-an (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 29) 5 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
2DF Chen Ting-yang (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 24) 6 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
2DF Chen Wei-chuan (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 31) 53 3 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel

3MF Lin Chang-lun (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 32) 33 2 Chinese Taipei Taipower
3MF Lai Chih-hsuan (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
3MF Wu Chun-ching (1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 34) 55 11 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
3MF Lan Hao-yu (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Leopard Cat
3MF Chen Hung-wei (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 26) 3 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
3MF Chen Jui-chieh (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 28) 11 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
3MF Yao Ko-chi (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
3MF Tu Shao-chieh (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 24) 6 0 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
3MF Hung Tzu-kuei (1993-06-01) 1 June 1993 (age 30) 24 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower
3MF Gao Wei-jie (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 26) 3 1 Chinese Taipei Taipower

4FW Chen Chao-an (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 28) 30 3 Chinese Taipei Taipower
4FW Onur Dogan (1987-09-08) 8 September 1987 (age 36) 27 6 Chinese Taipei Taichung FUTURO
4FW Ko Yu-ting (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 29) 13 0 Chinese Taipei Taipower

Recent call-ups

The following players also received a call-up within the last twelve months.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Player records

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 Qualification record
Year Round Ranking M W D L GF GA M W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not exist
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Withdrew Withdrew
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
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 determined
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
Germany 1936 to United Kingdom 1948 Part of  China
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

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Round Ranking M W D L GF GA M 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
Flag of Israel.svg 1964 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1968 Fourth place 4th 4 0 2 2 3 10 4 3 1 0 15 4
Flag of Thailand.svg 1972 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1976 Expelled Expelled
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1980 OFC Member OFC Member
Singapore 1984
Flag of Qatar.svg 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
People's Republic of 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
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total Third place 2/18 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

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
People's Republic of 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
People's Republic of 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 Ranking M 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
1974-1986 Banned
1990-1998 Did not enter
See  Chinese Taipei U23
Total 3/13 12 9 1 2 32 18

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de China Taipéi para niños

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