2021 Taiwan Football Premier League

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Taiwan Football Premier League
Champions Tainan City F.C.
Relegated Hasus TSU F.C.
Flight Skywalkers F.C.
AFC Cup Tainan City F.C.
Top goalscorer Marco Fenelus
(11 goals)
Longest winning runTaiwan Steel FC
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runTaipower FC
(13 matches)
Longest winless runLand Home NTUS FC
(10 matches)
Longest losing runLand Home NTUS FC
(9 matches)
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The 2021 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League was the fifth 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 11 April 2021. [1]

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Teams

A total of eight teams compete in the league. Taiwan Steel are the defending champions. Ming Chuan were relegated at the end of the 2020 season, to be replaced by inaugural Challenge League champions CPC Corporation. Red Lions were taken over in late 2020 and left the league, relaunching as a new entity called Flight Skywalkers.

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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
CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Flag of the Republic of China.svg Zhong Jian-wu1st, TFCL
Flight Skywalkers Taipei Taipei Municipal Stadium 20,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chang Wu-yeh7th (replaced Red Lions)
Hang Yuen New Taipei Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field3,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hung Ching-hwai5th
NTUS Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch500 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chao Jung-jui6th
Taipower Kaohsiung Kaohsiung National Stadium 55,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Kuei-jen 2nd
Tatung Taipei Taipei Municipal Stadium 20,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chiang Mu-tsai 4th
Taichung FUTURO Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch500 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Vom Ca-nhum 3rd
Taiwan Steel Tainan Tainan Football Field15,000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Luo Chi-cong1st

League table

The league was scheduled to be played over 14 rounds as a double round-robin.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Taiwan Steel (C, Q)1411124012+2834Qualification for the 2022 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Taipower 14941256+1931
3 Taichung FUTURO 148242011+926
4 Hang Yuen 147431913+625
5 Tatung 145362022−218
6 CPC Corporation 144281824−614
7 Flight Skywalkers (P, R)141211223−215Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off
8 Land Home NTUS (R)141211841−335Relegation to the Taiwan Second Division
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2021. 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) Champions; (P) Relegation playoff; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Promotion/relegation playoff

At the end of the season, the seventh-placed team from the TFPL will enter a play-off with the second-placed team from the 2021 Taiwan Football Challenge League for a spot in the 2022 Taiwan Football Premier League.


Taiwan Football Challenge League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1AC Taipei (C, P)1411214411+3335Promotion to TFPL
2 Ming Chuan (O, P)1410315211+4133Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
3 Saturday Football International 149234212+3029
4Inter Taoyuan FC147253318+1523
5PlayOne Normal University143381639−2312
6Tong Jie FC143291740−2311
7FCBase Athletic1422101753−368Possible Qualification for Relegation play-out
8FC Kaohsiung1422101653−378
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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References

  1. ↑ "Taiwan Football Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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