Taiwan_Mulan_Football_League
Taiwan Mulan Football League
Football league
The Taiwan Mulan Football League (Chinese: 台灣木蘭足球聯賽) is referred to as TMFL, Taiwan's top-division a Women's football / soccer league. It is run by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA).
| Founded | 2014; 10 years ago (2014) |
|---|---|
| Country | Taiwan |
| Confederation | Asian Football Confederation |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Mulan League Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Women's Club Championship |
| Current champions | Taichung Blue Whale (2023) |
| Most championships | Hualien (5 titles) Taichung Blue Whale (5 titles) |
| TV partners | Sportcast |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2024 TMFL season | |
During the 2020 season, the league played through the COVID-19 pandemic , starting on April 11 and going until November 07.[1]
The six teams in the league play each other three times. The games are played on Saturday. The regular season comes to an end when each team has played 15 games in total and it is followed by playoffs: the third and sixth placed, the fourth and fifth placed face each other in a one-leg quarter-final, with the winner facing the first placed team or the second placed team in a one-leg semi-final. Then the winners face each other in a one-leg final. The winner of the final is crowned Taiwan Mulan Football League champion.
| Team | Location | 2023 rank | First season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hualien | Hualien | 5th | 2014 |
| Kaohsiung Attackers | Kaohsiung | 3rd | 2016 |
| Mars | Taoyuan | 6th | 2022 |
| New Taipei Hang Yuen | New Taipei | 2nd | 2017 |
| Taichung Blue Whale | Taichung | 1st | 2014 |
| Taipei Bravo | Taipei | 4th | 2017 |
Former teams
- Taipei SCSC (2014-2016)
- Hsinchu (2014-2017)
- Inter Taoyuan (2018-2021)
Timeline
Current team Former team
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium | 輔仁大學足球場 | New Taipei City | 3,000 | |
| Hualien County Stadium | 花蓮縣立田徑場 | Hualien County | 12,800 | |
| Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium | 高雄市立楠梓足球場 | Kaohsiung City | 1,200 | |
| National Taiwan Sport University | 國立體育大學 | Taoyuan City | ||
| Taipei Municipal Stadium | 臺北田徑場 | Taipei City | 20,000 | |
| Taiyuan Football Field | 太原足球場 | Taichung City | 600 | |
| Yilan Sports Park Multipurpose Stadium | 宜蘭運動公園複合式運動場 | Yilan County | 15,000 |
| Season | Championship | Regular Season | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place | ||
| 2014 | None | Hualien TLDC | Hsinchu F.C. | Taipei SCSC |
| 2015 | Hualien TLDC | Taichung Blue Whale | Hsinchu F.C. | |
| 2016 | Hualien TLDC | Hsinchu F.C. | Taichung Blue Whale | |
| 2017 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei Play One | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien |
| 2018[2] | Taichung Blue Whale | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei Play One | Hualien |
| 2019 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien | Taipei Bravo |
| 2020 | Hualien | Hualien | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei Bravo |
| 2021 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank |
| 2022 | Hualien | Hualien | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank |
| 2023 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taichung Blue Whale | New Taipei Hang Yuen | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank |
- "抗疫先鋒 木蘭聯賽4月11日開踢" (in Chinese). China Time. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-10.