2018 Taiwan Football Premier League

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Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2018
ChampionsTatung
(2nd title)
AFC CupHang Yuen
Top goalscorerMarc Fenelus
(27 goals)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 9 October 2018.

The 2018 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) is the second season of top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The Taiwan Football Premier League includes eight teams. The season began in April 2018. Tatung FC finished at the top of the table, with that result, Tatung FC won the League and earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup. However, Hang Yuen was granted the AFC Cup berth after the champions declined the AFC invitation in order to focus on next season.

Teams[edit]

The eight league teams are:

Qualification[edit]

Four teams entered the qualification stages of the tournament to play in the 2018 season of the TFPL. These teams were Ming Chuan University, Tainan City, Taicheng Lions and Bear Bro Ilan. Ming Chuan University and Tainan City were at the bottom of the chart in 2017. FC Taicheng and Bear Bro Ilan were new entrants in 2018.

The games took place on January 27–29, 2018. Taicheng Lions and Tainan City finished first and second in the group, qualifying them for the league season.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tainan City F.C. (Q) 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Qualification to 2018 Taiwan Football Premier League
2 F.C. Taicheng Lions (Q) 3 2 0 1 21 3 +18 6
3 Ming Chuan University F.C. 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4 Bear Bro Ilan F.C. 3 0 0 3 1 28 −27 0
Source: Worldfootball
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

League table[edit]

The season began on April 15, 2018

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tatung F.C. 21 17 3 1 75 14 +61 54
2 Taipower F.C. 21 13 5 3 51 16 +35 44
3 Hang Yuen F.C. 21 11 5 5 42 22 +20 38 Qualification to AFC Cup group stage
4 Hasus TSU F.C. 21 8 5 8 49 38 +11 29
5 Tainan City F.C. 21 9 2 10 45 48 −3 29
6 F.C. Taicheng Lions 21 8 2 11 43 51 −8 26
7 Royal Blues F.C. 21 5 3 13 25 65 −40 18 Relegated
8 National Sports Training Center F.C. 21 0 1 20 11 87 −76 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: CTFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Top scorers[edit]

As of 9 October 2018

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Turks and Caicos Islands Marc Fenelus Tatung F.C. 27
2 Taiwan Chen Rui-Chieh Tatung F.C. 13
3 Honduras Javier Funes Guzman F.C. Taicheng Lions 12
3 Taiwan Yu Chia-Huang Hang Yuen F.C. 12
5 Burkina Faso Ben Ouedraogo F.C. Taicheng Lions 11
5 Taiwan Chou Cheng Hasus TSU F.C. 11
5 Taiwan Lin Cheng-Yu Hasus TSU F.C. 10
8 Taiwan Huang Chun-Wen Tainan City F.C. 9
8 Ivory Coast Ange Kouamé Tatung F.C. 9
10 Taiwan Chu En-Le Tatung F.C. 8
10 Taiwan Tseng Chi-Wei Taipower F.C. 8
10 Taiwan Chen Hong-Wei Hasus TSU F.C. 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ "中華民國足球協會CTFA". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

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