2020 Taiwan Football Premier League

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Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2020
Champions Taiwan Steel
Relegated Ming Chuan
AFC Cup Taiwan Steel
Tatung
Matches played80
Goals scored258 (3.23 per match)
Biggest home win Taiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower
(27 September 2020)
Biggest away win Red Lions FC 1–6 Taipower
(3 May 2020)
Highest scoring Taiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower
(27 September 2020)
Longest winning run12 matches
Taiwan Steel
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Taiwan Steel
Longest winless run15 matches
Ming Chuan
Longest losing run9 matches
Ming Chuan
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2020.

The 2020 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League is the fourth season of top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The Taiwan Football Premier League includes eight teams. The season began on 12 April 2020. [1]

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Being one of only six football leagues underway in the world as of early May 2020 (along with Belarus, South Korea, Turkmenistan, Burundi and Nicaragua), the TFPL received greater international exposure because other leagues, such as the Premier League in England, La Liga in Spain, and Serie A in Italy, remained severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and were unable to continue their seasons until several weeks later. [2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were allowed to attend the first round of the competition. [3]

After two round-robins, ended on August 8, Taipower, Taiwan Steel and Taichung Futuro have mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League. Hang Yuen has ensured that they will not be regulated directly.

After round 15, Taiwan Steel win against Ming Chuan, Hang Yuen has mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League and Tatung has ensured that they will not be regulated directly from the later round.

After round 17, Tatung has mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League and NTUS has ensured that they will not be regulated directly with their winning to Ming Chuan.

From the following round after round 18, NTUS has ensured that they will not be regulated with Taipower win against Red Lions FC.

With an essential win against Ming Chuan, Red Lions FC will be playing in the relegation play-off game against 2nd Div's 2nd place Inter Taoyuan. While Ming Chuan are going down to the 2nd Div next year.

Taiwan Steel are crowned Taiwanese Champion on the 20th round after a 3–1 against Hang Yuen to ensure Taipower couldn't catch them in the title race. It is Taiwan Steel's 1st champion in their history.

Teams

A total of eight teams compete in the league. Tatung are the defending champions.

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New Taipei
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Taoyuan
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Tainan
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Kaohsiung
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Taipei(2)
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Taichung(2)
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Locations of the 2020 Taiwan Football Premier League teams
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityHead CoachLast Season
Hang Yuen New Taipei Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field3,000Hung Ching-Hwai3rd
Ming Chuan Taoyuan City Ming Chuan University Tseng Tai-Lin7th
NTUS Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch500Chao Jung-jui6th
Red Lions FC Taipei Taipei Municipal Stadium 20,000Chang Wu-Yeh8th
Taichung Futuro Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch500Vom Ca-nhum5th
Taiwan Steel Tainan Tainan Football Field15,000Luo Chi-Cong4th
Taipower Kaohsiung Kaohsiung National Stadium 55,000 Chen Kuei-jen 2nd
Tatung Taipei Taipei Municipal Stadium 20,000 Chiang Mu-tsai 1st

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Taiwan Steel (C)2116055826+3248Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage
2 Taipower 2114434127+1446 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Taichung Futuro 2112363317+1639
4 Tatung (Q)2112274724+2338
5 Hang Yuen 219662420+433
6 NTUS 2162132750−2320
7 Red Lions FC (O)2123161958−399Qualification for the Taiwan First Division relegation play-off
8 Ming Chuan (W)2122172148−278Withdrew from league system [lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: CTFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-Head points; 3) Head-to-Head goal difference; 4) Head-to-Head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
  1. ↑ Taipower and Taichung Futuro, the league runners-up and third place, were not granted an AFC Cup license. As a result, Tatung, the league fourth place and the next highest team granted an AFC Cup license, qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup as Chinese Taipei 2. [4]
  2. ↑ Ming Chuan decided not to participate in next season's Taiwan Second Division Football League following the relegation.

Results

Each team plays a total of 21 games, playing the others three times.

Promotion/relegation play-off

At the end of the season, the eighth-placed team from the TFPL, Red Lions, entered a play-off with Inter Taoyuan, the second-placed team from the 2020 Taiwan Football Challenge League for a spot in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League.

Red Lions 0 - 0 Inter Taoyuan
Penalties
4 - 2

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ange Samuel Tatung20
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Joo Ik-seong Taichung Futuro19
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Marc Fenelus Taiwan Steel
4 Flag of Haiti.svg Benchy Estama Taiwan Steel16
5 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lee Hsiang-wei Taipower12

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References

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  2. ↑ "Baseball, soccer seasons get underway in Taiwan". Reuters. 2020-04-13.
  3. ↑ "足球／企甲、木蘭四月登場 第一循環先閉門比賽".
  4. ↑ "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2021 AFC Cup" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
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