2022 Taiwan Football Premier League
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]
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April ~ 27 November, 2022 |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 35 (3.89 per match) |
| Biggest home win | 4−1, Taipower v AC Taipei |
| Biggest away win | 2−6, AC Taipei v Tainan City |
| Highest scoring | 2−6, AC Taipei v Tainan City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 3, Taipower Taichung FUTURO (Matchweek 1−3) |
| Longest winless run | 3, Ming Chuan University AC Taipei (Matchweek 1−3) |
| Longest losing run | 3, Ming Chuan University AC Taipei (Matchweek 1−3) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 01 May 2022. | |
Teams
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.
- AC Taipei (AC台北; AC táiběi)
- CPC Corporation (台灣中油足球隊; Táiwān zhōngyóu zúqiú duì)
- Hang Yuen (航源; Háng yuán)
- Ming Chuan (銘傳大學; Míng chuán dàxué)
- Taichung FUTURO (台中 FUTURO; Táizhōng FUTURO)
- Taiwan Steel (台灣鋼鐵; Táiwān gāngtiě)
- Taipower (高市台電; Gāo shì táidiàn)
- Leopard Cat (台灣石虎足球隊; Táiwān shí hǔ zúqiú duì)
| 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 |
| CPC Corporation | Kaohsiung | various | — | — | 6th |
| 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 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipower | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Qualification for the 2023 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Taiwan Steel[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Taichung FUTURO | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Leopard Cat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hang Yuen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Ming Chuan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 7 | AC Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 | Qualification for the Taiwan Challenge League relegation play-off |
| 8 | CPC Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league system[lower-alpha 2] |
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 [2]
Notes:
- Title holder (TH)
- CPC Corporation withdrew from the tournament before its start, citing an internal business strategy as a reason. They will not compete in any of Taiwan's league system in 2022.
Results
Each team plays a total of 18 games, playing the other teams three times.
Results 1–14 |
Results 15-21
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Promotion/Relegation play-off
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.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ange Samuel Kouamé |
Taiwan Steel | 3 |
 Marco Fenelus |
Taiwan Steel | ||
 Wen Chih-Hao |
Taipower | ||
 Benchy Estama |
Taichung FUTURO | ||
| 5 |  Joo Ik-Seong |
Hang Yuen | 2 |
| Tsai Meng-Cheng |
AC Taipei | ||
Most goals in a single match
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benchy Estama |
for Taichung FUTURO vs AC Taipei | 3 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiu Yu-hung |
Taipower | 2 |
Taiwan Football Challenge League
[3] In 7 May, a single-leg knockout stage will take place to determine the 8 teams in the competition. FC.BASE Athletic and FC Kaohsiung were the 7th and 8th-placed teams on the table in the 2021 edition of the Challenge League, while AC Taipei reserve team and EC DESAFIO Taipei, are the challenging teams for promotion. Each potential new entries will face only one of the two last-placed team from the previous edition after a conducted draw assigns them to its opponent.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Land Home NTUS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to TFPL |
| 2 | PlayOne Normal University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Promotion/Relegation Play-off |
| 3 | Saturday Football International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Flight Skywalkers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Tong Jie FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Inter Taoyuan FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Qualification Winner 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Qualification for Relegation Play-out |
| 8 | Qualification Winner 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
References
- "Taiwan Football Premier League". CTFA. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "TPFL Regulations". ctfa.com.tw. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "2022台灣乙級足球聯賽 報名隊伍 - 中華民國足球協會Ctfa".