2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League

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Taiwan Mulan Football League
Season2023
Dates22 April 2023 – 23 December 2023
Champions Taichung Blue Whale
5th title
Champions League Taichung Blue Whale
Matches played45
Goals scored92 (2.04 per match)
Best Player Liu Chien-yun
Top goalscorer Chen Yen-ping
Lee Hsiu-chin
Lee Yi-wen
(6 goals)
Best goalkeeper Tsai Ming-jung
Biggest home win Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 3–0 Hualien
(1 July 2023)
Biggest away win Mars 0–4 New Taipei Hang Yuen
(4 November 2023)
Highest scoringHualien 3–2 New Taipei Hang Yuen
(8 July 2023)
Longest winning runTaichung Blue Whale
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runTaichung Blue Whale
(13 matches)
Longest winless run Taipei Bravo PlayOne
(7 matches)
Longest losing runMars
(6 matches)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 1 September 2024.

The 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League is the 10th season of Taiwan Mulan Football League. [1] The season began on 22 April 2023 and finished on 23 December 2023.

Contents

Teams

Promotions and relegations

Taipei Bravo and Taoyuan Mars, finishing 5th and 6th in 2022 season, were required to play in the qualifiers for the 2023 season. However, no teams had signed up for the qualifiers led both teams remain for the 2023 season.

Teams and locations

TeamChineseBased inSeasons in TMFLFirst season in TMFL
Hualien 花蓮 Hualien County 102014
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 高雄陽信 Kaohsiung City 82016
Mars 戰神 Taoyuan City 22022
New Taipei Hang Yuen 新北航源 New Taipei City 62017
Taichung Blue Whale 台中藍鯨 Taichung City 102014
Taipei Bravo PlayOne 臺北熊讚PlayOne Taipei City 72017

Venues

Taiwan Mulan Football League teams currently don't play all their home games in a specific home ground. Some venues may hold more than one different matchups in a single matchday.

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Location of venues in 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League
StadiumChineseLocationCapacity
Banqiao Stadium 板橋體育場 New Taipei City 30,000
Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium輔仁大學足球場 New Taipei City 3,000
Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium 高雄市立楠梓足球場 Kaohsiung City 1,200
Mei Lun Junior High School美崙國中 Hualien County
Ming Chuan University 銘傳大學 Taoyuan City 5,000
Qingpu Football Field青埔足球場 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

Foreign players

HualienKaohsiung Sunny BankMarsNew Taipei Hang YuenTaichung Blue WhaleTaipei Bravo PlayOne
[2] Flag of Japan.svg Mizuka Sato
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Tsukamoto
Flag of Japan.svg Minori Wakabayashi
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipawan Panyosuk
Flag of Japan.svg Yukina Tamamura
Flag of Japan.svg Miwa Tanaka
Flag of Thailand.svg Nattaruja Muthtanawech
Flag of Thailand.svg Silawan Intamee
Flag of Thailand.svg Saowalak Peng-ngam
Flag of Thailand.svg Phornphirun Philawan
Flag of Thailand.svg Pitsamai Sornsai
Flag of Japan.svg Maho Tanaka

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerMain kit sponsor
Hualien Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chu Wen-pin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tsai Li-chen Tor Star Leadtek
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Inoguchi Flag of the Republic of China.svg Wu Kai-ching Athleta Sunny Bank
Mars Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Ching-hsin Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yang Hsiao-chuan
New Taipei Hang Yuen Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Yi Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Ying-hui Tor Star
Taichung Blue Whale Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Kuei-hua Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tsai Ming-jung MIE Skechers
Taipei Bravo PlayOne Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chou Tai-ying Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Ruo-wei Kappa

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Taoyuan Mars Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Ching-hsuan Resigned29 November 2022 [3] Pre-season Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Ching-hsin 17 April 2023 [4]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Taichung Blue Whale (C)151041218+1334Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League
2 New Taipei Hang Yuen 158432412+1228
3 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 156451512+322
4 Taipei Bravo PlayOne 154561014417
5 Hualien F.C. 155281219717Required to play in 2024 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers
6 Mars F.C. 1521121027177
Source:
(C) Champions

Results

Regular season

Home \ Away HWF KSB MAR HY TBW TBB HWF KSB MAR HY TBW TBB HWF KSB MAR HY TBW TBB
Hualien 1–01–30–20–10–11–03–21–20–12–11–22–1
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 3–01–02–11–11–10–01–20–00–31–01–2
Mars 0–20–21–10–41–3
New Taipei Hang Yuen
Taichung Blue Whale 0–01–02–10–11–13–12–11–01–01–1
Taipei Bravo PlayOne 0–22–01–10–21–00–20–0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: TMFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Season statistics

Scoring

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Yen-ping New Taipei Hang Yuen6
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lee Hsiu-chin Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lee Yi-wen New Taipei Hang Yuen

Awards

Annual Awards CTFA 2023

AwardWinnerClubRef.
Player of the Year Flag of the Republic of China.svg Liu Chien-yun Taichung Blue Whale [5] [6]
Coach of the Year Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Kuei-hua Taichung Blue Whale [5]
Golden Boot Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Yen-ping New Taipei Hang Yuen [5]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lee Hsiu-chin Kaohsiung Sunny Bank [5]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lee Yi-wen New Taipei Hang Yuen [5] [7]
Golden Gloves Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tsai Ming-jung Taichung Blue Whale [5]

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