Chinese Taipei national football team
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| Association | Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) | ||
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| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Chen Kuei-Jen | ||
| Captain | Chen Po-Liang | ||
| Home stadium |
Taipei Municipal Stadium Kaohsiung National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | TPE | ||
| FIFA ranking |
179  9 (09 April 2015) | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 144 (August 2006) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 188 (October 2014-November 2014, March 2015) | ||
| Elo ranking |
210  6 (19 April 2015) | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 60 (September 1965) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 213 (12 March 2015) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Philippines 0–1 Republic of China .svg.png){kind=small} (Manila, Philippines; February 1, 1913)[1]  Republic of China 3–2 South Vietnam  (Manila, Philippines; May 1, 1954) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Chinese Taipei 10–0 Guam  (Macau, China; June 17, 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Kuwait 10–0 Chinese Taipei (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; November 9, 2006) | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1960) | ||
| Best result | Third Place, 1960 | ||
The Chinese Taipei national football team (Chinese: 中華台北男子足球代表隊; pinyin: Zhōnghuá táiběi nánzǐ zúqiú dàibiǎo duì) is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China (Taiwan, see Chinese Taipei for team naming issue).
It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Taiwan reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, finishing third in the former. The side also won gold in the football sector at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games.
History
The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) was founded in the Mainland China as the China Football Association (CFA) in 1924 and relocated to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese Civil War. Affiliated with FIFA in 1932 as China, it rejoined FIFA in 1954, first under the name Taiwan, then Republic of China, and later Chinese Taipei.
The team's greatest success came when, playing as Taiwan, they finished third in the Asian Cup in 1960. However, the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong since the reputation of the Hong Kong national football team was not as good as the Republic of China.[2]
Due to the political conflict with People's Republic of China (China PR), Taiwan played in the OFC World Cup qualifying tournaments from 1975 to 1989.
Stadium
Many of the team's home matches were played in the Chungshan Soccer Stadium in Taipei, which was closed in 2008. The stadium's capacity was slightly above 20,000 and is a football specific stadium.
The qualification match for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in February 2011 was played on Kaohsiung National Stadium, while the qualification match for 2014 FIFA World Cup in July 2011 was played on Taipei Municipal Stadium.
Competition history
World Cup record
- 1930 to 1950 - Did not enter
- 1954 - Withdrew
- 1958 - Withdrew
- 1962 to 1974 - Did not enter
- 1978 to 2014 - Did not qualify
Olympic Games record
- 1930 to 1956 - Did not enter
- 1960 - 16th place
- 1964 to 1976 - Did not qualify
- 1980 - Refuse to participate
- 1984 to 1988 - Did not qualify
AFC Asian Cup record
- 1956 - Did not qualify
- 1960 - Third Place
- 1964 - Withdrew
- 1968 - Fourth Place
- 1972 - Withdrew
- 1976 - Expelled
- 1980 to 1988 - Did not enter
- 1992 to 2015 - Did not qualify
AFC Challenge Cup record
East Asian Cup record
- 2003 - Did not qualify (2nd place in qualifiers)
- 2005 - Did not qualify (3rd place in qualifiers)
- 2008 - Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)
- 2010 - Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)
- 2013 - Did not qualify (4th place in second qualification stage)
- 2015 - Did not qualify (4th place in second qualification stage)
Asian Games record
- 1951 - Did not enter
- 1954 - Champion
- 1958 - Champion
- 1962 - Did not enter
- 1966 - Preliminary round
- 1970 to 1998 - Did not enter
In 2002, the age is limited under 23 years old.
All time Results
Here are Chinese Taipei's football results and fixtures' record since 1949.
Main article: Chinese Taipei national football team results
Recent and forthcoming fixtures
| 2014 Philippine Peace Cup 3 September 2014 | Philippines  |
5 – 1 | Chinese Taipei |
Manila, Philippines | ||
Gier  24' J.Younghusband 37' Chen Yi Wei 65' (o.g.) Hartmann 74', 88' |
Yen Ho-Sen 80' |
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee:  Chanketya Thong | ||||
| 2014 Philippine Peace Cup 6 September 2014 | Chinese Taipei |
3 – 7 (aet) |  Palestine |
Manila, Philippines | ||
| Wu Pai-ho 53' (pen.) Yen Ho-shen 76' Lin Chang-lun 86' |
Mereles 5' Wridat 9', 107', 112', 117' Abuhabib 90+2' Bahdari 109' |
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee:  Thoriq Munir Al Katiri | ||||
| Friendly 8 October 2014 | Chinese Taipei |
0 – 2 | Cambodia |
Taipei, Republic of China | ||
| Chan Vathanaka 90+1', 90+3' |
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee:  Ho Wai Sing | |||||
| 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup 13 November 2014 | Chinese Taipei |
1 – 2 | Guam |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Chen Hao-wei 57' |
Cunliffe 14' (pen.) Malcolm 42' |
Attendance: 2,405 Referee:  Kim Dae-yong | |||
| 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup 16 November 2014 | Chinese Taipei |
0 – 1 | Hong Kong |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Lam Ka Wai 54' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,860 Referee:  Kim Song-ho | ||||
| 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup 19 November 2014 | Chinese Taipei |
0 – 0 | North Korea |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Attendance: 5,807 Referee:  Hiroyuki Kimura | |||||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round 12 March 2015 | Chinese Taipei |
0 – 1 |  Brunei |
National Stadium, Kaohsiung | ||
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Adi Said 36' |
Attendance: 6,273 Referee:  Arumughan Rowan | ||||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round 17 March 2015 | Brunei |
0 – 2 | Chinese Taipei |
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan | ||
| 20:15 UTC+8 | Wang Ruei 37' Chu En-le 53' |
Referee:  Turki Alkhudhayr | ||||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 11 June 2015 | Chinese Taipei |
v | Indonesia |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 16 June 2015 | Chinese Taipei |
v |  Thailand |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 3 September 2015 | Iraq  |
v | Chinese Taipei |
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| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 8 September 2015 | Chinese Taipei |
v |  Vietnam |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 13 October 2015 | Indonesia |
v | Chinese Taipei |
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | ||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 12 November 2015 | Thailand |
v | Chinese Taipei |
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | ||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 17 November 2015 | Chinese Taipei |
v | Iraq |
Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | ||
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round 24 March 2016 | Vietnam |
v | Chinese Taipei |
Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | ||
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round.
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Kits
Kit suppliers
The official kit supplier is currently produced by Tor Star since 2010, a local sports brand in Taiwan.
Kit colours
Taiwan's traditional colors are blue and white:
         Home kit |
    Away kit |
 Goalkeeper kit |
   Goalkeeper kit 2 |
Managers
| Years | Manager |
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| 1954–1958 |  Lee Wai Tong (李惠堂) |
| 1966 | Ho Jing-Fan (何應芬) |
| 1967 | Heoi Ging-Cing (許竟成) |
| 1966–1968 | Bao Ging-Jin (鮑景賢) |
| 1977–1981 | .svg.png){kind=small} Law Pak (羅北) |
| 1981–1985 | Chiang Chia (江洽) |
| 1985–1988 | Lo Chih-Tsung (羅智聰) |
| 1988–1993 | Huang Jen-Cheng (黃仁成) |
| 1994–2000 | Chiang Mu-Tsai (強木在) |
| 2000–2001 | Huang Jen-Cheng (黃仁成) |
| 2001–2005 | Lee Po-Houng (李博洪) |
| 2005 |  Edson Silva (埃德森席尔瓦) |
| 2005–2007 | Toshiaki Imai (今井敏明) |
| 2008–2009 | Chen Sing-An (陳信安) |
| 2009–2011 | Lo Chih-Tsung (羅智聰) |
| 2011 | Lee Tae-Ho (李泰昊) |
| 2012 | Chen Kuei-Jen (陳貴人) (caretaker) |
| 2012 | Chiang Mu-Tsai (強木在) |
| 2013- | Chen Kuei-Jen (陳貴人) |
See also
- Chinese Taipei national futsal team
- Chinese Taipei national under-23 football team
- Chinese Taipei women's national football team
- List of Taiwanese footballers
Notes
- 1 ^ China were represented by club side South China; this match is not considered an official match for China.[3]
References
- ↑ "China matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: China. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.isu.edu.tw/upload/26/4/HS_journals/Vol1-9/11.pdf
- ↑ Bojan, Jovanovic (15 October 1999). "First Far Eastern Games 1913 (Manila)". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
External links
- Chinese Taipei at 2006 FIFA World Cup official website
- Chinese Taipei Football Association official website (Chinese)
- Chinese Taipei national team squad at CTFA official website (Chinese)
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