Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team

Chinese Taipei national football team

Chinese Taipei national football team

Men's national association football team representing Taiwan

The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football[3] 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.

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

AFC Asian Cup debut and conflicts (1924–1989)

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. The country joined FIFA in 1954,[4] first under the name Taiwan, then renaming to Chinese Taipei in 1982.[4]

Chinese Taipei's greatest success came when they finished third at the AFC Asian Cup in 1960. The team also qualified for 1960 Summer Olympics. However, the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong, despite the Hong Kong national football team not being one of the best in Asia.[5]

In 1970, an agreement was reached by the Chinese Taipei Football Association and the Hong Kong Football Association to the effect that Hong Kong footballers were no longer eligible to play for Taiwan. Since then, Chinese Taipei not qualified for FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup competitions.

Oceania representatives

Due to the political conflict with the People's Republic of China (China PR), Taiwan (Republic of China) had to change their name and Olympics design to "Chinese Taipei" after Chinese Taipei had been expelled from Asian Football Federation[6] and Asian Games. Chinese Taipei was part of the Oceania Football Confederation from 1975 to 1989.

Return to AFC (1989–present)

Chinese Taipei was then re-admitted back to the Asian Football Federation in 1989[7] and Olympic Council of Asia in 1990. [8]

Chinese Taipei reached their highest FIFA World Ranking of 121st in July 2018, under the guidance of renowned English coach, Gary White.[9] 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.[citation needed] An extended scouting operation looking for talents of Taiwanese heritage from abroad was also part of his plans.[citation needed] The cast proved to be successful when players such as Tim Chow, Will Donkin and Emilio Estevez were tapped in for the national team.[citation needed]

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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

Following the Englishman's departure, progress started to plummet during the following year. Vom Ca-nhum, employed as a caretaker manager while he was guiding the Chinese Taipei U19 squad, was unable to qualify his side to the final round of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship (even though they won their match against Mongolia).[citation needed] 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.[13] 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),[14] 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).[citation needed] Following the shocking results in the first phase of the qualifiers, Lancaster was sacked in December 2019,[15] 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.[16]


In October 2023, Chinese Taipei participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification winning against Timor-Leste 7–0 on aggregate which will see them advanced to the second round.

Team image

Kit

As of January 2023, the official kit supplier is local Taiwanese sports brand Entes.[17]

Stadium

Chinese Taipei played their home matches at the Kaohsiung National Stadium which is able to hold up to 55,000 seating capacity. The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of 1 MW of solar cells to provide most of its power needs. The stadium's semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, is the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar power technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be sent to the grid.


Chinese Taipei used to play their match at the 20,000 capacity stadium Taipei Municipal Stadium which as of now, will be second in line to host the national team matches. On 3 July 2011, the stadium recorded its highest attendance for a football game when Chinese Taipei hosted Malaysia in the first round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification second leg match, when 15,335 spectators attended the game.

Results and fixtures

Main articles: Chinese Taipei national football team results and Taiwan national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

16 June Friendly Chinese Taipei  2–2  Thailand Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8 Kritsada 48' (o.g.)
Chen Ting-Yang 87'		 Report Teerasil 62'
Wang Ruei 84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 6,762
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
19 June Friendly Philippines  2–3  Chinese Taipei Manila, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8 Ott 12' (pen.)
Reichelt 39'		 Wu Yen-shu 2'
Yu Yao-hsing 57'
Lin Ming-wei 90'		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
8 September Friendly Chinese Taipei  1–1  Philippines Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:30 UTC+8 Pai Shao-yu 90+4' Report Reichelt 18' Stadium: National Stadium
12 September Friendly Singapore  3–1  Chinese Taipei Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Song Ui-young 42' (pen.)
Lionel Tan 65'
Shawal 81'		 Report Kouamé 29' Stadium: Bishan Stadium
Referee: Pineda Mick Jon (Philippines)
12 October 2026 World Cup qualification Chinese Taipei  4–0  East Timor Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:00 Yu Yao-Hsing 4', 60'
Chen Ting-Yang 57'
Ko Yu-Ting 88'		 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 1,894
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
17 October 2026 World Cup qualification East Timor  0–3
(0–7 agg.)		  Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:00 Report Yu Chia-Huang 18'
Wu Yen-Shu 21'
Kouamé 24'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 745
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
16 November 2026 World Cup qualification Oman  3–0  Chinese Taipei Muscat, Oman
19:00 UTC+4 Al-Malki 17'
Pan Wen-Chieh 41' (o.g.)
Saleh 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,155
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
21 November 2026 World Cup qualification Chinese Taipei  0–1  Malaysia Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium,
Attendance: 9,521
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

2024

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification Chinese Taipei  0–2  Kyrgyzstan Kaohsiung, Taiwan
14:00 UTC+6 Report Kichin 54' (pen.)
Ka. Merk 80'		 Stadium: Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
26 March 2026 World Cup qualification Kyrgyzstan  5–1  Chinese Taipei Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6 Kojo 17', 38', 45'
Brauzman 79'
Ki. Merk 90+5'		 Report Wu Yen-shu 87' (pen.) Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 13,657
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
5 June 2026 World Cup qualification Chinese Taipei  v  Oman TBD
--:-- UTC+8 Report Stadium: TBD
10 June 2026 World Cup qualification Malaysia  v  Chinese Taipei Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8 Report Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Coaching staff

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Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against  Malaysia at home on 21 November 2023. [18]

Caps and goals updated as of 22 November 2023, after the match against  Malaysia.

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Recent call-ups

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

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Player records

As of 19 June 2023[19]
Players in bold are still active with Chinese Taipei.

Most appearances

Chen Po-liang is Chinese Taipei's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
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Top goalscorers

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Competitions

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup

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Olympic Games record

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AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Chinese Taipei at the AFC Asian Cup
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AFC Challenge Cup

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East Asian Cup

Further information: East Asian Cup
More information EAFF East Asian Cup record, Preliminary round ...

Asian Games

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Honours

See also

Notes

  1. Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China only.
  2. FIFA recognize result of pre-1949 Republic of China as continuous of China PR history.

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