2018 Taiwan Football Premier League

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Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2018
Champions Tatung
(2nd title)
AFC Cup Hang Yuen
Top goalscorer Marc Fenelus
(27 goals)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 9 October 2018.

The 2018 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) is the second season of top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The Taiwan Football Premier League includes eight teams. The season began in April 2018. Tatung FC finished at the top of the table, with that result, Tatung FC won the League and earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup. However, Hang Yuen was granted the AFC Cup berth after the champions declined the AFC invitation in order to focus on next season.

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Teams

The eight league teams are:

Qualification

Four teams entered the qualification stages of the tournament to play in the 2018 season of the TFPL. These teams were Ming Chuan University, Tainan City, Taicheng Lions and Bear Bro Ilan. Ming Chuan University and Tainan City were at the bottom of the chart in 2017. FC Taicheng and Bear Bro Ilan were new entrants in 2018.

The games took place on January 27–29, 2018. Taicheng Lions and Tainan City finished first and second in the group, qualifying them for the league season. [1]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Tainan City F.C. (Q)321092+77Qualification to 2018 Taiwan Football Premier League
2 F.C. Taicheng Lions (Q)3201213+186
3 Ming Chuan University F.C. 311153+24
4 Bear Bro Ilan F.C. 3003128−270
Source: Worldfootball
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

League table

The season began on April 15, 2018

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Tatung F.C. 2117317514+6154
2 Taipower F.C. 2113535116+3544
3 Hang Yuen F.C. 2111554222+2038Qualification to AFC Cup group stage
4 Hasus TSU F.C. 218584938+1129
5 Tainan City F.C. 2192104548−329
6 F.C. Taicheng Lions 2182114351−826
7 Royal Blues F.C. 2153132565−4018Relegated
8 National Sports Training Center F.C. 2101201187−761
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: CTFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Top scorers

As of 9 October 2018

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Marc Fenelus Tatung F.C. 27
2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Rui-Chieh Tatung F.C. 13
3 Flag of Honduras.svg Javier Funes Guzman F.C. Taicheng Lions 12
3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yu Chia-Huang Hang Yuen F.C. 12
5 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Ben Ouedraogo F.C. Taicheng Lions 11
5 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chou Cheng Hasus TSU F.C. 11
5 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lin Cheng-Yu Hasus TSU F.C. 10
8 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Huang Chun-Wen Tainan City F.C. 9
8 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ange Kouamé Tatung F.C. 9
10 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chu En-Le Tatung F.C. 8
10 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tseng Chi-Wei Taipower F.C. 8
10 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Hong-Wei Hasus TSU F.C. 8

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References

  1. ↑ "中華民國足球協會CTFA". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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