2020 Taiwan Football Premier League
Highest scoring | Taiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower (27 September 2020) |
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Longest winning run | 12 matches Taiwan Steel |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Taiwan Steel |
Longest winless run | 15 matches Ming Chuan |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Ming Chuan |
← 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2020. |
The 2020 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League is the fourth season of top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The Taiwan Football Premier League includes eight teams. The season began on 12 April 2020.[1]
Being one of only six football leagues underway in the world as of early May 2020 (along with
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were allowed to attend the first round of the competition.[3]
After two round-robins, ended on August 8,
After round 15,
After round 17,
From the following round after round 18,
With an essential win against
Teams
A total of eight teams compete in the league.
- Hang Yuen(航源)
- Ming Chuan (銘傳大學)
- NTUS(璉紅臺體)
- Red Lions FC(紅獅FC)
- Taichung Futuro (台中 FUTURO)
- Taiwan Steel (台灣鋼鐵)
- Taipower (高市台電)
- Tatung(北市大同)
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Last Season |
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Hang Yuen
|
New Taipei | Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field | 3,000 | Hung Ching-Hwai | 3rd |
Ming Chuan | Taoyuan City
|
Ming Chuan University | Tseng Tai-Lin | 7th | |
NTUS
|
Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Chao Jung-jui | 6th |
Red Lions FC
|
Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chang Wu-Yeh | 8th |
Taichung Futuro | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Vom Ca-nhum | 5th |
Taiwan Steel | Tainan | Tainan Football Field | 15,000 | Luo Chi-Cong | 4th |
Taipower | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung National Stadium | 55,000 | Chen Kuei-jen | 2nd |
Tatung
|
Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chiang Mu-tsai | 1st |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Taiwan Steel (C) | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 48 | Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
2 | Taipower | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 46 | [a] |
3 | Taichung Futuro | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 39 | |
4 | Tatung (Q)
|
21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 38 | |
5 | Hang Yuen
|
21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | |
6 | NTUS
|
21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 20 | |
7 | Red Lions FC (O)
|
21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 9 | Qualification for the Taiwan First Division relegation play-off |
8 | Ming Chuan (W) | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 8 | Withdrew from league system[b] |
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
- Tatung, the league fourth place and the next highest team granted an AFC Cup license, qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup as Chinese Taipei 2.[4]
- Taiwan Second Division Football Leaguefollowing the relegation.
- Tatung v Hang Yuen draw was changed to 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using too many foreign players, original result was 2:2
Results
Each team plays a total of 21 games, playing the others three times.
Results 1–14 |
Results 15–21
|
- Tatung v Hang Yuendraw was awarded a 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using too many foreign players, original result was 2:2.
Promotion/relegation play-off
At the end of the season, the eighth-placed team from the TFPL, Red Lions, entered a play-off with Inter Taoyuan, the second-placed team from the 2020 Taiwan Football Challenge League for a spot in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League.
Red Lions | 0 - 0 | Inter Taoyuan |
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Penalties | ||
4 - 2 |
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ange Samuel
|
Tatung | 20 |
2 | Joo Ik-seong | Taichung Futuro | 19 |
Marc Fenelus | Taiwan Steel | ||
4 | Benchy Estama | Taiwan Steel | 16 |
5 | Lee Hsiang-wei | Taipower | 12 |
References
- ^ "Taiwan Football Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Baseball, soccer seasons get underway in Taiwan". Reuters. 2020-04-13.
- ^ "足球/企甲、木蘭四月登場 第一循環先閉門比賽".
- ^ "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2021 AFC Cup" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.