2024 Taiwan Football Premier League

Football league season

Taiwan Football Premier LeagueSeason| 2024

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Dates| 14 April 2024 – 8 December 2024
Matches played| 52
Goals scored| 159 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer| Li Mao
(9 goals)
Biggest home win| Sunny Bank AC Taipei 5–0 Ming Chuan University
(30 June 2024)
Biggest away win| Taipei Vikings 1–6 Futuro
(4 August 2024)
Highest scoring| Taipei Vikings 1–6 Futuro
(4 August 2024)
Longest winning run| Futuro
Tainan City TSG
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten run| Tainan City TSG
(11 matches)
Longest winless run| Taipei Vikings
(13 matches)
Longest losing run| Taipei Vikings
(7 matches)
Highest attendance| 667
Leopard Cat 2–0 AC Taipei
(5 May 2024)
Lowest attendance| 78
New Taipei Hang Yuen 1–1 Ming Chuan University
(23 June 2024)

← 2023

2025 →

All statistics correct as of 26 August 2024.

The 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League is the eighth season of Taiwan Football Premier League, the top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The season began on 14 April 2024 and scheduled to finish on 8 December 2024.

## Teams

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### Promotions and relegations

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There are 8 teams in the league, including 7 teams from the 2023 season and 1 team promoted from the 2023 second division.

#### Teams relegated to the second division

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Taipei Dragons was the only team relegated after finishing last place in the previous season, ending their one year stay in the top tier. Taipei Dragons was renamed to Taipei Elite SC in 2024.

#### Teams promoted from the second division

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Vikings–PlayOne, the champions of the second division in 2023 earned automatic promotion and was the only team promoted after Inter Taoyuan had lost 2–3 to Ming Chuan University in the promotion/relegation playoffs. Vikings–PlayOne was renamed to Taipei Vikings in 2024.

Promoted from
2023 second division | Relegated from
2023 TFPL

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Vikings–PlayOne | Taipei Dragons

### Teams and locations

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Team  | Chinese  | Based in  | Seasons in TFPL  | First season in TFPL

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Futuro | Futuro  | Taichung City | 6  | 2019
Leopard Cat | 臺灣石虎  | Taipei City | 8  | 2017
Ming Chuan University | 銘傳大學  | Taoyuan City | 6  | 2017
New Taipei Hang Yuen | 新北航源  | New Taipei City | 8  | 2017
Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 陽信北競  | Taipei City | 3  | 2022
Tainan City TSG | 南市台鋼  | Tainan City | 8  | 2017
Taipei Vikings | 臺北Vikings  | Taipei City | 1  | 2024
Taipower | 台灣電力  | Kaohsiung City | 8  | 2017

### Venues

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Taiwan Football Premier 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.

FJU

Nanzih

MCU

NTPU

Tainan

Taipei

Taiyuan

Yilan

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Location of venues in 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League

Stadium  | Chinese  | Location  | Capacity

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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
Ming Chuan University Taoyuan Campus  | 銘傳大學龜山校區  | Taoyuan City | 5,000
National Taipei University | 國立臺北大學  | New Taipei City | 300
Tainan Municipal Football Field  | 臺南市立足球場  | Tainan City | 2,000
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

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Futuro  | Leopard Cat  | Ming Chuan University  | New Taipei Hang Yuen  | Sunny Bank AC Taipei  | Tainan City TSG  | Taipower  | Taipei Vikings

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Kenya Matsui
Keisuke Ogawa
Nagisa Sakurauchi
Toshio Shimakawa
Kaoru Takayama
Takuro Uehara
Koji Wada
Shohei Yokoyama |  Elias Argueta
Garrydo
Taiyo Izumi
Nichodemus Malika
Nathan Rilloraza
Naoyuki Yamazaki |  Matías Godoy
Yamato Kumagai
Shinshu Minamitani
Haru Tanaka |  Benchy Estama
Naoki Kaneko
Shingo Koreeda
Kwon Seung-seong
William López
Kentaro Sato
Genki Tateiwa |  Gustavo Garcia
Yugo Ichiyanagi
Ryosei Kamada
Kenshin Katata
Tsuyoshi Kusuyama
Jun Uchida |  Maurício Cortés
Kim Sang-jun
Kim Sung-kyum
So Narita
Matheus Porto
Mohamed Sakkouh
Seo Chan-wook
Toninho |  | ~~Benchy Estama~~
~~Garrydo~~
~~Matías Godoy~~
~~Ben Ouédraogo~~
~~Jamal Ely Rousseau~~
~~Shunkun Tani~~
~~Justin Wilson~~
Yunosuke Fukasawa

### Personnel and sponsorship

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Team  | Manager  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Main kit sponsor

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Futuro  |  Fang Ching-ren |  Chen Ting-yang | Joma | Hota-Gear
Leopard Cat  |  Chiang Mu-tsai |  Nichodemus Malika | MIE | —
Ming Chuan University  |  Tseng Tai-lin |  Matias Godoy |  | —
New Taipei Hang Yuen  |  Hung Chin-hwai |  Huang Yung-chun | Tor Star | —
Sunny Bank AC Taipei  |  Chen Sing-an |  Yugo Ichiyanagi | Ucan | Sunny Bank
Tainan City TSG  |  Raphaël Blanchon |  Wu Chun-ching | Kelme | Taiwan Steel Group
Taipei Vikings  |  Hao Yuan-shuo |  Yu Chun-hsiang | Joma  | —
Taipower  |  Huang Che-ming |  Chen Chao-an | MIE  | Taipower

### Managerial changes

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Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of
departure  | Date of vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming manager  | Date of
appointment

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Futuro  |  Jun Hirabayashi | Signed by Hanoi | 23 January 2024  | Pre-season |  Fang Ching-ren | 23 January 2024
Tainan City TSG  |  Lo Chih-tsung | Resigned  | 12 March 2024  |  Raphaël Blanchon | 12 March 2024
Taipei Vikings  |  Oliver Harley | Mutual consent  | 5 May 2024  | 7th  |  Hao Yuan-shuo | 5 May 2024

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Futuro | 13  | 10  | 2  | 1  | 29  | 7  | +22  | 32  | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-off
2  | Tainan City TSG | 13  | 8  | 4  | 1  | 26  | 10  | +16  | 28  |
3  | Taipower | 13  | 7  | 2  | 4  | 25  | 13  | +12  | 23
4  | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 13  | 6  | 2  | 5  | 22  | 14  | +8  | 20
5  | New Taipei Hang Yuan | 13  | 5  | 3  | 5  | 18  | 13  | +5  | 18
6  | Leopard Cat | 13  | 4  | 2  | 7  | 14  | 24  | −10  | 14
7  | Ming Chuan University | 13  | 3  | 1  | 9  | 11  | 33  | −22  | 10  | Qualification for the Taiwan Challenge League relegation play-off
8  | Taipei Vikings | 13  | 0  | 2  | 11  | 14  | 45  | −31  | 2  | Relegation to the Taiwan Challenge League

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: TFPL
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

## Results

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### Promotion/relegation playoffs

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Ming Chuan University, finishing 7th in 2023 TPBL season, was required to play in the the promotion/relegation playoffs. Land Home NTUS finished 2nd in 2023 second division and was expected to play in the the playoffs. However, Inter Taoyuan, finishing 3rd in 2023 second division took over the playoffs spot due to the Land Home NTUS failed to qualify the CTFA club licensing, which is required for playing in the Taiwan Football Premier League.[1]

Inter Taoyuan v Ming Chuan University 27 December 2023 Promotion/relegation playoffs|  Inter Taoyuan | 2–3|  Ming Chuan University | New Taipei

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18:00 (UTC+8) |

* Hsu Han 36', 57'
* Hsieh Huang-an 63'
* Chen Han-pin 79'
* Dominguez 90+7'
* Garcia 90+7'

| Recap |

* Kumagai 39' (pen.)
* Li Po-yu 44'
* Chen Shih-hsun 59'
* Yu Yao-hsing 86' 90+7'
* Kuo Ping-sheng 90+7'
* Li Yung-sheng 90+8'
* Hsu Yu-jen 90+8'

| Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun

### Regular season

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

Home \ Away  | FTR | HY | TLC | MCU | SAC | TSG | TV | TPC | FTR | HY | TLC | MCU | SAC | TSG | TV | TPC | FTR | HY | TLC | MCU | SAC | TSG | TV | TPC

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Futuro | -- | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 2–1  | -- | —  | —  | Oct 20  | Nov 3  | —  | Sep 14  | —  | -- | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
New Taipei Hang Yuan | 0–1  | -- | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | Nov 24  | -- | 2–0  | Nov 3  | Sep 14  | —  | Sep 29  | —  | —  | -- | Oct 20  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Leopard Cat | Sep 1  | —  | -- | —  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 3–3  | Nov 3  | Sep 22  | —  | -- | —  | —  | Sep 14  | —  | —  | —  | —  | -- | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Ming Chuan University | 0–4  | 0–3  | 0–1  | -- | 1–2  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 3–1  | —  | —  | 3–2  | -- | Dec 1  | 0–1  | —  | Sep 14  | —  | —  | Sep 29  | -- | —  | —  | —  | —
Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 5–0  | -- | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | —  | —  | Oct 27  | —  | -- | —  | Oct 20  | Sep 29  | —  | —  | —  | —  | -- | —  | —  | —
Tainan City TSG | 1–1  | 4–2  | 3–0  | Nov 24  | Sep 1  | -- | 3–1  | 1–0  | Sep 29  | Dec 1  | —  | —  | Sep 22  | -- | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | -- | —  | —
Taipei Vikings | 1–6  | 0–4  | 2–3  | Sep 22  | 2–4  | 2–4  | -- | 0–4  | —  | —  | Dec 1  | Sep 1  | —  | Dec 8  | -- | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | -- | —
Taipower | 0–2  | Sep 1  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | -- | Dec 1  | Sep 22  | 4–0  | —  | —  | Oct 20  | Oct 27  | -- | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2024. Source: TFPL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Statistics

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### Scoring

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* First goal of the season:
Gao Wei-jie for Taipower against AC Taipei (14 April 2024)

### Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[2]

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1  |  Li Mao | Futuro  | 9
2  |  Gao Wei-jie | Taipower  | 6
3  |  Maurício Cortés | Tainan City TSG  | 5
Benchy Estama | New Taipei Hang Yuen
Matias Godoy | Ming Chuan University

#### Hat-tricks

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Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Round

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Jun Uchida  | Sunny Bank AC Taipei  | Ming Chuan University  | 5–0 (H)  | 30 June 2024  | 10

### Clean Sheets

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Shutouts

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1  |  Kenya Matsui | Futuro  | 7
2  |  Pan Wen-chieh | Tainan City TSG  | 5
3  |  Huang Chiu-lin | Taipower  | 3
Odo Jacobs | New Taipei Hang Yuen
5  |  Chang Po-feng | New Taipei Hang Yuen  | 2
Kenshin Katata | Sunny Bank AC Taipei
Wang Po-han | Leopard Cat
8  |  Chang Hsiang-chun | Taipower  | 1
Chen Yu-chen | Taipei Vikings
Shih Hsin-an | Leopard Cat
Tuan Hsuan | Sunny Bank AC Taipei

### Discipline

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#### Player

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* Most yellow cards: 5
* Nagisa Sakurauchi (Futuro)
* Lee Pin-hsien (Leopard Cat)
* Chen Yao-ming (Taipei Vikings)

* Most red cards: 1
* Tuan Hsuan (Sunny Bank AC Taipei)
* Lee Pin-hsien (Leopard Cat)
* Chen Wei-chuan (Tainan City TSG)
* Chen Yao-ming (Taipei Vikings)
* Ma Liang-cheng (Ming Chuan University)
* Peng Chia-en (Taipei Vikings)

#### Team

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* Most yellow cards: 24
* Sunny Bank AC Taipei
* Taipower

* Fewest yellow cards: 18
* New Taipei Hang Yuen

* Most red cards: 2
* Taipei Vikings

* Fewest red cards: 0
* Futuro
* New Taipei Hang Yuen
* Taipower

## References

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1. ^ "2024台灣企業甲級足球聯賽升降賽 銘傳大學游耀興準絕殺3：2擊退桃園國際保級成功" (Press release). Chinese Taipei Football Association. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
2. ^ "射手榜 2024台灣企業甲級足球聯賽 第12輪". Meta. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

## External links

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* Chinese Taipei Football Association

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