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Deutsch2021 Taiwan Football Premier League
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| Champions | Tainan City F.C. |
|---|---|
| Relegated | Hasus TSU F.C. Flight Skywalkers F.C. |
| AFC Cup | Tainan City F.C. |
| Top goalscorer | Marco Fenelus (11 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Taiwan Steel FC (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Taipower FC (13 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Land Home NTUS FC (10 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Land Home NTUS FC (9 matches) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League was the fifth 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 11 April 2021.[1]
Teams
[edit]A total of eight teams compete in the league. Taiwan Steel are the defending champions. Ming Chuan were relegated at the end of the 2020 season, to be replaced by inaugural Challenge League champions CPC Corporation. Red Lions were taken over in late 2020 and left the league, relaunching as a new entity called Flight Skywalkers.
- CPC Corporation (台灣中油足球隊)
- Flight Skywalkers (台北展逸天行者)
- Hang Yuen (航源)
- Land Home NTUS (璉紅臺體)
- Taipower (高市台電)
- Tatung (北市大同)
- Taichung FUTURO (台中 FUTURO)
- Taiwan Steel (台灣鋼鐵)
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPC Corporation | Kaohsiung |  Zhong Jian-wu | 1st, TFCL | ||
| Flight Skywalkers | Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chang Wu-yeh | 7th (replaced Red Lions) |
| Hang Yuen | New Taipei | Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field | 3,000 | Hung Ching-hwai | 5th |
| NTUS | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Chao Jung-jui | 6th |
| Taipower | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung National Stadium | 55,000 | Chen Kuei-jen | 2nd |
| Tatung | Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chiang Mu-tsai | 4th |
| Taichung FUTURO | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 500 | Vom Ca-nhum | 3rd |
| Taiwan Steel | Tainan | Tainan Football Field | 15,000 | Luo Chi-cong | 1st |
League table
[edit]The league was scheduled to be played over 14 rounds as a double round-robin.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Steel (C, Q) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 34 | Qualification for the 2022 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Taipower | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 31 | |
| 3 | Taichung FUTURO | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 26 | |
| 4 | Hang Yuen | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 25 | |
| 5 | Tatung | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 18 | |
| 6 | CPC Corporation | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Flight Skywalkers (P, R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 5 | Qualification for the promotion/relegation play-off |
| 8 | Land Home NTUS (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 5 | Relegation to the Taiwan Second Division |
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; (P) Relegation playoff; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Promotion/relegation playoff
[edit]At the end of the season, the seventh-placed team from the TFPL will enter a play-off with the second-placed team from the 2021 Taiwan Football Challenge League for a spot in the 2022 Taiwan Football Premier League.
Taiwan Football Challenge League
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Taipei (C, P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 35 | Promotion to TFPL |
| 2 | Ming Chuan (O, P) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 11 | +41 | 33 | Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | Saturday Football International | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 12 | +30 | 29 | |
| 4 | Inter Taoyuan FC | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 23 | |
| 5 | PlayOne Normal University | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 12 | |
| 6 | Tong Jie FC | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 11 | |
| 7 | FCBase Athletic | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 8 | Possible Qualification for Relegation play-out |
| 8 | FC Kaohsiung | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 53 | −37 | 8 |
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; (P) Promoted
References
[edit]- ^ "Taiwan Football Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.