2022 Taiwan Football Premier League

Taiwan Football Premier League

Season	2022
Dates	17 April – 27 November
Champions	Tainan City
Matches played	63
Goals scored	200 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marco Fenelus (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Tainan City 5−0 Ming Chuan
Biggest away win	AC Taipei 2−6 Tainan City
Highest scoring	AC Taipei 2−6 Tainan City Taipower 5–3 Leopard Cat
Longest winning run	Tainan City (6 matches; from October 23, 2022 to 20 November 27, 2022)
Longest unbeaten run	Taichung FUTURO (16 matches; from April 17, 2022 to November 13, 2022)
Longest winless run	Ming Chuan (16 matches; from April 17, 2022 to November 06, 2022)
Longest losing run	Ming Chuan (9 matches; from April 17, 2022 to August 14, 2022)
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 27 November 2022.

The 2022 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League is the sixth season of the top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The season began on 17 April 2022. ^[1]

Teams

The 2022 season of the TFPL was initially planned to feature eight teams, but CPC Corporation withdrew from it. They had finished sixth in the 2021 season , so they were granted permission to continue in the top-flight, but they declined it by withdrawing from the league system during the 2022 season. Tainan City are the defending champions, having won the 2021 season title . AC Taipei and Ming Chuan University , respectively champions and runners-up from the Challenge League , were the promoted teams for the new season.

The seven participating teams on this edition of the TFPL are:

• AC Taipei (AC台北; AC táiběi)
• Hang Yuen (航源; Háng yuán)
• Ming Chuan (銘傳大學; Míng chuán dàxué)
• Taichung FUTURO (台中 FUTURO; Táizhōng FUTURO)
• Taiwan Steel (台灣鋼鐵; Táiwān gāngtiě)
• Taipower (高市台電; Gāo shì táidiàn)
• Leopard Cat (台灣石虎足球隊; Táiwān shí hǔ zúqiú duì)

New Taipei

Taoyuan

Tainan

Taichung

Kaohsiung

Taipei(2)

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Locations of the 2022 Taiwan Football Premier League teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Head Coach	Last Season
AC Taipei	Taipei	Ming Chuan University Campus Football Field	5,000	Chen Sing-An	2nd division champions
Hang Yuen	New Taipei	Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field	3,000	Hung Chin-Hwai	4th
Leopard Cat	Taipei	Taipei Municipal Stadium	20,000	Chiang Mu-Tsai	5th
Ming Chuan	Taoyuan City	Ming Chuan University Campus Football Field	5,000	Tseng Tai-lin	2nd division runners-up
Taichung FUTURO	Taichung	Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch	600	Vom Ca-Nhum	3rd
Tainan City	Tainan	Tainan Football Field	15,000	Lo Chih-Tsung	1st
Taipower	Kaohsiung	Kaohsiung National Stadium	55,000	Chen Kuei-Jen	2nd

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Taiwan Steel (C)	18	11	5	2	47	19	+28	38	Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
2	Taichung FUTURO	18	10	7	1	36	11	+25	37	Qualification for the AFC Cup qualifying play-off
3	Taipower	18	8	7	3	25	18	+7	31
4	Hang Yuen	18	8	5	5	37	30	+7	29
5	Leopard Cat	18	6	6	6	23	26	−3	24
6	AC Taipei	18	1	4	13	21	51	−30	7
7	Ming Chuan	18	1	2	15	11	45	−34	5	Qualification for the Taiwan Challenge League relegation play-off
8	CPC Corporation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew from league system [lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. 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 ^[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. CPC Corporation withdrew from the tournament before its start, citing an internal business strategy as a reason. They will not compete in any of Taiwan's league system in 2022.

Results

Each team plays a total of 18 games, playing the other teams three times.

First 7 rounds Home \ Away ACT HAY LEO MCU TAF TAP TNC AC Taipei — 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–5 - 2–6 Hang Yuen - — 1–1 4–2 0–0 1–1 - Leopard Cat - - — 2–1 - - - Ming Chuan - - - — - 0–1 - Taichung FUTURO - - 1–1 4–0 — 0–0 Taipower 4–1 - 0–1 - 0–0 — - Tainan City - 3–1 2–0 5–0 - 1–2 — Updated to match(es) played on 3 July 2022. Source: CTFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Middle 7 rounds Home \ Away ACT HAY LEO MCU TAF TAP TNC AC Taipei — - 2–2 1–1 - 0–1 - Hang Yuen F.C. 3–1 — 3–1 - - - 2–2 Leopard Cat F.C. - - — - - - - Ming Chuan F.C. - 1–4 0–0 — 0–1 - 1–4 Taichung FUTURO F.C. 3–3 4–2 3–0 - — 2–2 - Taipower F.C. - 0–2 5–3 3–1 - — 2–2 Taiwan Steel F.C. 0–0 - 2–2 - 0–3 - — Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2022. Source: CTFA Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Last 7 rounds

Home \ Away	ACT	HAY	LEO	MCU	TAF	TAP	TNC
AC Taipei F.C.	—		1–2		1–2		0–7
Hang Yuen F.C.	4–2	—	0–2	4–0	1–5	1–1	2–3
Leopard Cat F.C.			—		1–2		0–1
Ming Chuan F.C.	2–0		1–2	—	0–3	0–2	0–3
Taichung FUTURO F.C.					—
Taipower F.C.	2–1				0–0	—
Taiwan Steel F.C.			1–1		1–0	3–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. Source: CTFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off

At the end of the season, the seventh-placed team from the TFPL, will enter a single-leg play-off match with the 2022 Taiwan Football Challenge League runner-up for a spot in the 2023 Taiwan Football Premier League.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marco Fenelus	Tainan City	19
2	Benchy Estama	Taichung FUTURO	18
3	Joo Ik-seong	Hang Yuen	14
4	Ange Kouamé	Tainan City	11
5	Huang Sheng-Chieh	AC Taipei	6

Most goals in a single match

Rank	Player	Opponent scored in & Match date	Goals
1	Marco Fenelus	for Tainan City vs AC Taipei (23 October)	3
	Benchy Estama	for Taichung FUTURO vs AC Taipei (01 May)
	Lee Hsiang-wei	for Taipower vs Leopard Cat (14 August)

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Pan Wen-chieh	Taichung FUTURO	9
2	Chiu Yu-hung	Taipower	4
	Shih Shin-an	Leopard Cat
4	Lai Po-lun	Hang Yuen	2
	Lee Kuan-pei	Tainan City

Taiwan Football Challenge League

A relegation play-off was held on 7 May to determine if the last-placed teams in the 2021 edition of the Challenge League (FC.BASE Athletic and FC Kaohsiung) should play in the 2022 Challenge League, as two other teams ( AC Taipei reserve team and EC DESAFIO Taipei) submitted their entry request for the Challenge League. A draw was conducted with the last-placed teams included at the "Pot 1", and with the potential new entries included at the "Pot 2". After the draw was held, the teams waited until 7 May to determine who would have the last entries to the Challenge League. ^[3] The results are as follows:

• FC Kaohsiung 2−0 AC Taipei Reserves
• FC.BASE Athletic 1−0 EC DESAFIO Taipei

Teams highlighted in bold earned a spot at the 2022 Challenge League, which started on 11 June 2022.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flight Skywalkers FC (C, P)	14	12	2	0	64	4	+60	38	Promotion to Taiwan Football Premier League
2	Land Home NTUS (Q)	14	11	2	1	52	12	+40	35	Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off
3	MARS FC	14	10	0	4	31	24	+7	30
4	Inter Taoyuan FC	14	8	1	5	33	20	+13	25
5	PlayOne Normal University	14	4	0	10	15	55	−40	12
6	Saturday Football International	14	3	0	11	25	49	−24	9
7	FC Kaohsiung	14	2	2	10	15	47	−32	8	Possible Qualification for Relegation play-out
8	FC Base Athletic (Q)	14	2	1	11	13	37	−24	7

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2022. 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) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

References

1. "Taiwan Football Premier League". CTFA. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
2. "TPFL Regulations". ctfa.com.tw. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
3. "2022台灣乙級足球聯賽 報名隊伍 - 中華民國足球協會CTFA".

External links

• Chinese Taipei Football Association