Season | 2022 |
---|---|
Dates | 17 April – 27 November, 2022 |
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 | 6 matches Tainan City (from October 23, 2022 to 20 November 27, 2022) |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Taichung FUTURO (from April 17, 2022 to November 13, 2022) |
Longest winless run | 16 matches Ming Chuan (from April 17, 2022 to November 06, 2022) |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Ming Chuan (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]
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:
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 |
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 [a] |
Each team plays a total of 18 games, playing the other teams three times.
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Tainan City | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
Taichung FUTURO | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Hang Yuen | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
Tainan City | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
AC Taipei | 6 |
Rank | Player | Opponent scored in & Match date | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
for Tainan City vs AC Taipei (23 October) | 3 |
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for Taichung FUTURO vs AC Taipei (01 May) | ||
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for Taipower vs Leopard Cat (14 August) |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 |
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Taichung FUTURO | 9 |
2 |
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Taipower | 4 |
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Leopard Cat | ||
4 | ![]() |
Hang Yuen | 2 |
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Tainan City |
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:
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 |
Season | 2022 |
---|---|
Dates | 17 April – 27 November, 2022 |
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 | 6 matches Tainan City (from October 23, 2022 to 20 November 27, 2022) |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Taichung FUTURO (from April 17, 2022 to November 13, 2022) |
Longest winless run | 16 matches Ming Chuan (from April 17, 2022 to November 06, 2022) |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Ming Chuan (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]
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:
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 |
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 [a] |
Each team plays a total of 18 games, playing the other teams three times.
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Tainan City | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
Taichung FUTURO | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Hang Yuen | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
Tainan City | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
AC Taipei | 6 |
Rank | Player | Opponent scored in & Match date | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
for Tainan City vs AC Taipei (23 October) | 3 |
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for Taichung FUTURO vs AC Taipei (01 May) | ||
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for Taipower vs Leopard Cat (14 August) |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
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Taichung FUTURO | 9 |
2 |
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Taipower | 4 |
![]() |
Leopard Cat | ||
4 | ![]() |
Hang Yuen | 2 |
![]() |
Tainan City |
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:
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 |