Chinese Taipei national football team

Chinese Taipei national football team
Chinese Taipei national football team
Traditional Chinese	中華台北男子足球代表隊
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Táiběi Nánzǐ Zúqiú Dàibiǎo Duì
Wade–Giles	Chung-hua T'ai-pei Nan-tzŭ Tsu-ch'iu Tai-piao Tui

Chinese Taipei
Nickname(s)	Blue Wings (藍翼) ; Formosans (寶島人)
Association	Chinese Taipei Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Gary White
Captain	Chen Po-liang
Most caps	Chen Po-liang (88)
Top scorer	Chen Po-liang (25)
Home stadium	Kaohsiung National Stadium
FIFA code	TPE
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	165 (19 December 2024)
Highest	121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest	191 (June 2016)
First international
	As Republic of China (1912–1949); Philippines 2–1 China ; (Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913); As Republic of China / Chinese Taipei (1949–present); China 3–2 South Vietnam ; (Manila, Philippines; 1 May 1954)
Biggest win
	Guam 0–10 Chinese Taipei ; (Taipa, Macau; 17 June 2007)
Biggest defeat
	Kuwait 10–0 Chinese Taipei ; (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 9 November 2006)
Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1960)
Best result	Third place (1960)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2006)

The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football^[4] and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, then known as Republic of China, reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, finishing third in the former. The side also won gold at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games, although the players in the team originated from British Hong Kong.

History

AFC Asian Cup debut and conflicts (1924–1989)

The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) was founded in Mainland China as the China Football Association (CFA) in 1924 and relocated to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese Civil War. The country joined FIFA in 1954,^[5] renaming to "Chinese Taipei" in 1982.^[5]^[6]

Chinese Taipei's greatest success came when they finished third at the AFC Asian Cup in 1960. The team also qualified for 1960 Summer Olympics. However, the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong, despite the Hong Kong national football team not being one of the best in Asia.^[7]

In 1970, an agreement was reached by the Chinese Taipei Football Association and the Hong Kong Football Association to the effect that Hong Kong footballers were no longer eligible to play for Taiwan. Since then, Chinese Taipei has not qualified for any FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup competitions.

Oceania representatives

Due to the political conflict with the People's Republic of China (China PR), Taiwan (Republic of China) had to change their name and Olympics design to "Chinese Taipei" after Chinese Taipei had been expelled from Asian Football Federation^[8] and Asian Games. Chinese Taipei was part of the Oceania Football Confederation from 1975 to 1989.

Return to AFC (1989–present)

Chinese Taipei was then re-admitted back to the Asian Football Federation in 1989^[9] and Olympic Council of Asia in 1990. ^[10]

Chinese Taipei reached their highest FIFA World Ranking of 121st in July 2018, under the guidance of renowned English coach, Gary White.^[11] Since his arrival in the autumn of 2017, White's strategies aimed not only to improve the national team, but also the standards of football on the island.^{[citation needed]} An extended scouting operation looking for talents of Taiwanese heritage from abroad was also part of his plans.^{[citation needed]} The cast proved to be successful when players such as Tim Chow, Will Donkin and Emilio Estevez were tapped in for the national team.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2017, Chinese Taipei hosted the CTFA International Tournament, an A-level competition that also included Laos, the Philippines and Timor-Leste. It was created to test the country's team in preparation for international friendlies and tournaments in future years. Chinese Taipei won all of their three games, winning the mini-tournament and their first official international trophy in 55 years.^[12] Thanks to the four goals he scored (two of which in the final match against Laos), striker Li Mao was deemed as the competition's top scorer.^[13]

White led a successful period for the Chinese Taipei, including winning 7 FIFA international games in a row. Charged with taking Taiwan to their first AFC Asian Cup since 1968, White had taken over the guide of the national team halfway through the qualification campaign: eventually, he brought them to the third round of the qualifiers, missing a spot to the tournament (in favour of Bahrain and Turkmenistan) by just one point. White was then offered a contract by the Hong Kong national team and left his role in Taiwan in September 2018.^[14]

Following the Englishman's departure, progress started to plummet during the following year. Vom Ca-nhum, employed as a caretaker manager while he was guiding the Chinese Taipei U19 squad, was unable to qualify his side to the final round of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship (even though they won their match against Mongolia).^{[citation needed]} Then, another Englishman, Louis Lancaster, who previously assisted Gary White during his time on the island, was appointed as the main coach to take his first senior management position.^[15] However, things got even worse for the Chinese Taipei: in 2019, the team won just one out of the nine matches they played (a 2–0 win in a friendly against Hong Kong),^[16] and they were prematurely eliminated from the continental qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing all of their first five games and getting thrashed by Australia (1–7), Kuwait (9–0) and Jordan (5–0).^{[citation needed]} Following the shocking results in the first phase of the qualifiers, Lancaster was sacked in December 2019,^[17] and the federation soon decided to hire Vom Ca-nhum again, this time on a full basis, as he was one of the few coaches on the island to have already gained an AFC Pro A coaching license.^[18]

In October 2023, Chinese Taipei participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, winning against Timor-Leste 7–0 on aggregate which saw them advancing to the second round, being placed in Group D alongside Oman, Kyrgyzstan, and Malaysia.

Team image

Kit

As of January 2023, the official kit supplier is local Taiwanese sports brand Entes.^[19]

Stadium

Chinese Taipei played their home matches at the Kaohsiung National Stadium which is able to hold up to 55,000 seating capacity. The stadium, designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, makes use of 1 MW of solar cells to provide most of its power needs. The stadium's semi spiral-shaped, like a dragon, is the first stadium in the world to provide power using solar power technology. The solar panels covering the vast external face of the stadium are able to generate most of the power required for its own operation, as well as additional power that can be sent to the grid.

Chinese Taipei used to play their match at the 20,000 capacity stadium Taipei Municipal Stadium which as of now, will be second in line to host the national team matches. On 3 July 2011, the stadium recorded its highest attendance for a football game when Chinese Taipei hosted Malaysia in the first round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification second leg match, when 15,335 spectators attended the game.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Chinese Taipei	0–2	Kyrgyzstan	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
16:00 UTC+8		Report	Kichin 54' (pen.) Ka. Merk 80'	Stadium: Nanzih Football Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Kyrgyzstan	5–1	Chinese Taipei	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6	Kojo 17', 38', 45' Brauzman 79' Ki. Merk 90+5'	Report	Wu Yen-shu 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 13,657 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Chinese Taipei	0–3	Oman	Taipei, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Al-Mushaifri 31', 55' Al-Yahmadi 75'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Malaysia	3–1	Chinese Taipei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Safawi 53' Paulo Josué 69' Adib 90+6'	Report	Yu Yao-hsing 20'	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 14,731 Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

11 October Friendly	Cambodia	3–2	Chinese Taipei	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	Ratanak 48, 88' Chanthea 62'	Report	Ogawa 44' (o.g.) Chen 83'	Stadium: Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium

18 November Friendly	Singapore	2–3	Chinese Taipei	Kallang, Singapore
20:00 UTC+8	Irfan 86' Shawal 90+3'	Report	Tiao 22' Sandberg 79' Kouamé 90+1'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,764 Referee: Sami Ahmed Aljurays (Saudi Arabia)

11 December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary	Chinese Taipei	4–0	Mongolia	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Kouamé 42', 83' Estama 59' Yu Yao-hsing 76'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 892 Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

14 December 2025 EAFF E-1 Preliminary	Hong Kong	2–1	Chinese Taipei	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Orr 19' Tsui Wang Kit 87'	Report	Yu Yao-hsing 29'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 5,637 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

2025

25 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q	Chinese Taipei	v	Turkmenistan	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Nanzih Football Stadium

10 June 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q	Sri Lanka	v	Chinese Taipei	Colombo, Sri Lanka
TBD				Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

9 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q	Thailand	v	Chinese Taipei	Bangkok, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

14 October 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q	Chinese Taipei	v	Thailand	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
				Stadium: Nanzih Football Stadium

18 November 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q	Turkmenistan	v	Chinese Taipei	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
				Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium

2026

31 March 2027 AFC Asian Cup Q	Chinese Taipei	v	Sri Lanka	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Nanzih Football Stadium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Gary White
Assistant coach	Gary Hall Glyn Shimell Kao Hao-Chieh
Goalkeeping coach	Jack Cudworth
Fitness coach	Louis Wareing
Athletic Trainer	Chao Kuang-Ming
Physiotherapist	Chen Tzu-chieh
Interpreter	Pang Chin-Chung Ethan Pond

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Ngan Shing-kwan (1936)
Lee Wai Tong (1954–1958)
Ho Ying Fun (1966)
Pau King Yin (1966, 1968, 1971)
Hsu King Shing (1967)
Law Pak (1977–1981)
Chiang Chia (1981–1985)
Lo Chih-tsung (1985–1988)
Huang Jen-cheng (1988–1993)
Chiang Mu-tsai (1994–2000)
Huang Jen-cheng (2000–2001)
Lee Po-houng (2001–2005)
Edson Silva (2005)
Toshiaki Imai (2005–2007)
Chen Sing-An (2008–2009)
Lo Chih-Tsung (2009–2011)
Lee Tae-Ho (2011)
Chen Kuei-Jen (2012)
Chiang Mu-Tsai (2012)
Chen Kuei-Jen (2013–2016)
Toshiaki Imai (2016)
Kazuo Kuroda (2016–2017)
Reiji Hirata (2017)
Gary White (2017–2018)
Vom Ca-Nhum (2018)
Louis Lancaster (2019)
Vom Ca-Nhum (2020–2021)
Yeh Hsien-Chung (2021)
Yeh Hsien-Chung (2022–2023)
Gary White (2023–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship Preliminary Competition in December 2024. ^[20]

Caps and goals updated as of 14 Dec 2024, after the match against Hong Kong.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Huang Chiu-lin	(1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 27)	4	0	Taipower
12	1GK	Odo Jacobs	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hang Yuan
22	1GK	Tuan Hsuan	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27)	1	0	AC Taipei

2	2DF	Christopher Tiao	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 23)	4	1	New York City FC II
6	2DF	Huang Tzu-ming	(2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 24)	7	0	Taipower
15	2DF	Huang Chun-lin	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Hang Yuan
16	2DF	Wang Chien-ming	(1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 31)	23	0	Qingdao Hainiu
21	2DF	Martín Baudelet	(2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)	4	0	McGill Redbirds
23	2DF	William López	(1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Hang Yuan
27	2DF	Huang Yung-chun	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Hang Yuan

8	3MF	Wu Yen-shu	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25)	14	3	Heilongjiang Ice City
17	3MF	Chen Po-liang (captain)	(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36)	88	25	Qingdao West Coast
18	3MF	Emilio Estevez	(1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26)	16	0	Hang Yuan
20	3MF	Kang Tae-won	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Hwaseong FC
28	3MF	Wu Chun-ching (vice-captain)	(1988-12-18) 18 December 1988 (age 36)	68	12	Taiwan Steel

7	4FW	Chen Hao-wei	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 32)	55	8	Qingdao Red Lions
9	4FW	Yu Yao-hsing	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	13	6	Foshan Nanshi
10	4FW	Ange Kouamé	(1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 28)	13	5	Liaoning Tieren
14	4FW	Chen Chao-an	(1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29)	41	4	Taipower
19	4FW	Miguel Sandberg	(2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 22)	7	1	GIF Sundsvall
	4FW	Yang Chen-ying	(2005-10-13) 13 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	N.C.K.U.
26	4FW	Benchy Estama	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30)	2	1	Hang Yuan

Recent call-ups

The following players also received a call-up within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Derrek Chan	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Mülheimer FC 97	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
GK	Chen Hsuan-Ting	(2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Taichung Rock	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
GK	Pan Wen-chieh	(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32)	44	0	Taiwan Steel	v. Malaysia, 11 June 2024

DF	Fong Shao-chi	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Taiwan Steel	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Hsieh Ming-you	(1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 26)	3	0	AC Taipei	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Chen Ting-yang	(1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 32)	60	5	Taichung Futuro	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
DF	Liang Meng-hsin	(2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21)	11	0	Taichung Futuro	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
DF	Chin Wen-yen	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Taipei Dragons	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
DF	Chen Yao-Ming	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Taipei Physical Education College	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
DF	Chao Ming-hsiu	(1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Taipower	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
DF	Huang Yung-chun	(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Hang Yuan	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
DF	Chin Wen-Yen	(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Cronenberger SC	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
DF	Wang Yi-you	(1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 25)	0	0	SG Schönebeck	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
DF	Jason Hsu	(2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)	0	0	UC Davis Aggies	v. Malaysia, 11 June 2024
DF	Chen Wei-chuan	(1992-08-29) 29 August 1992 (age 32)	39	2	Taiwan Steel	v. Malaysia, 11 June 2024
DF	Yu Chih-lin	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Free Agent	v. Oman, 6 June 2024

MF	Tsai Meng-cheng	(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 28)	1	0	AC Taipei	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
MF	Lin Chen	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21)	1	1	Hang Yuan	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
MF	Tu Shao-chieh	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)	11	0	Taipower	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
MF	Isaac Romero	(2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Dallas Academy	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
MF	Kao Kuan-yu	(2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Taichung Rock	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
MF	Chang Ssu-yul	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Hang Yuan	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
MF	Yang Chao-jing	(2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Taichung Rock	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
MF	Yeh Ching-chun	(2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Peimen High School	v. Kyrgyzstan, 26 March 2024
MF	Yu Chia-huang	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26)	15	1	Taiwan Steel	v. Kyrgyzstan, 21 March 2024
MF	Wen Chih-hao	(1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31)	51	4	Taichung Futuro	v. Oman, 6 June 2024

FW	Liu Chien-wei	(2002-05-24) 24 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Taiwan Steel	v. Singapore, 18 Nov 2024
FW	Huang Wei-chieh	(2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 (age 20)	5	0	AC Taipei	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
FW	Huang Sheng-chieh	(1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 25)	1	0	AC Taipei	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
FW	Yeh Ching-Chun	(1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)	0	0	KFC Uerdingen 05	v. Cambodia, 15 Oct 2024
FW	Lin Chun-Kai	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Taiwan Steel	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
FW	Yuta Hirayama	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Bentleigh Greens	Sept 2024 Centralized Training
FW	Lin Ming-wei	(2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)	6	1	Taiwan Steel	v. Malaysia, 11 June 2024
FW	Gao Wei-jie	(1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27)	7	1	Taipower	v. Kyrgyzstan, 21 March 2024

Player records

As of 11 June 2024^[21]

Players in bold are still active with Chinese Taipei.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Chen Po-liang	86	25	2006–present
2	Wu Chun-ching	66	12	2010–present
3	Chen Yi-wei	61	3	2006–2019
4	Chen Ting-yang	60	5	2013–present
5	Chen Hao-wei	52	8	2011–present
6	Wen Chih-hao	51	4	2012–present
7	Pan Wen-chieh	44	0	2012–present
8	Tsai Hsien-tang	43	2	2000–2012
9	Lin Chang-lun	40	2	2012–present
9	Lo Chih-en	40	9	2007–2015

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Chen Po-liang	25	86	0.29	2006–present
2	Wu Chun-ching	12	66	0.19	2010–present
3	Chang Han	10	27	0.37	2008–2012
4	Chu En-le	9	28	0.32	2014–present
	Lo Chih-an	9	37	0.24	2007–2012
	Lo Chih-en	9	40	0.23	2007–2015
7	Huang Wei-yi	8	18	0.44	2004–2010
	Yiu Cheuk Yin	8	37	0.22	1954–1964
	Chen Hao-wei	8	52	0.16	2011–present
10	Lin Chien-hsun	7	12	0.58	2013–2017

Competitions

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member^[a]								Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
	as Republic of China
1950	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1954	Withdrew								Withdrew
1958	Withdrew								Withdrew
1962	Did not enter								Did not enter
1966
1970
1974
1978	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	1	17
	as Chinese Taipei
1982	Did not qualify								8	1	3	4	5	8
1986									6	0	0	6	1	36
1990									2	0	0	2	1	8
1994									6	0	0	6	3	31
1998									6	1	1	4	4	13
2002									6	0	0	6	0	25
2006									8	2	0	6	9	27
2010									2	0	0	2	0	11
2014									2	1	0	1	4	4
2018									8	1	0	7	7	20
2022									8	0	0	8	4	34
2026									8	2	0	6	9	17
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	8	4	60	48	247

Olympic Games record

Summer Olympics Games record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908	Did not enter^[a]									Did not enter
1912
1920
1924
1928
1936	Part of China^[b]									Part of China
1948	Part of China^[b]									Part of China
1952	Did not enter									Did not enter
1956	Did not enter									Did not enter
1960	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	3	12	4	3	0	1	9	4
1964	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	2
1968										5	1	0	4	11	18
1972										4	0	0	4	1	19
1976										2	0	0	2	0	5
1980	Refused to participate									Refused to participate
1984	Did not qualify									6	0	4	2	5	9
1988	Did not qualify									9	1	0	8	8	29
1992–present	See Chinese Taipei national under-23 team
Total	Group stage	1/17	3	0	0	3	3	12		32	6	4	22	36	86

AFC Asian Cup

Chinese Taipei's AFC Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	as Republic of China
1956	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	4
1960	Third place	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	14	8
1964	Withdrew								Withdrew
1968	Fourth place	4th	4	0	2	2	3	10	4	3	1	0	15	4
1972	Withdrew								Withdrew
1976	Expelled								Expelled
	as Chinese Taipei
1980	OFC member								OFC member
1984
1988
1992	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	0	8
1996									3	1	0	2	10	10
2000									6	1	0	5	3	11
2004									2	1	0	1	4	2
2007									6	0	0	6	0	24
2011									AFC Challenge Cup
2015									AFC Challenge Cup
2019									18	6	1	11	20	38
2023									10	0	0	10	5	39
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Third place	2/18	7	1	2	4	5	12	56	14	3	39	72	148

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	3	5	No qualification
2008	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	7	5
2010									3	1	1	1	7	3
2012									5	1	1	3	6	10
2014									3	0	1	2	2	6
Total	Quarter-finals	1/5	4	1	2	1	3	5	14	3	4	7	22	24

East Asian Cup

EAFF East Asian Cup record									Preliminary round
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	13	3
2005									4	1	1	2	9	7
2008									2	1	1	0	11	1
2010									3	1	0	2	5	8
2013									4	0	1	3	2	17
2015									3	0	1	2	1	3
2017									6	4	0	2	17	9
2019									3	1	0	2	3	5
2022	Did not participate								Not held
2025	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	5	2
Total	—	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	31	12	4	15	66	55

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not enter
1954	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	6
1958	Champions	5	5	0	0	11	4
1962	Entry visa not issue by Indonesia government
1966	Group stage	3	0	1	2	5	8
1970	Did not enter
1974–1986	Expelled from Asian Games
1990–1998	Did not enter
See Chinese Taipei U23
Total	3/13	12	9	1	2	32	18

Honours

Continental

AFC Asian Cup
- Third place (1): 1960
Asian Games¹
- Gold medal (2): 1954, 1958

Friendly

CTFA International Tournament
- Winners: 2017

Summary

Only official senior honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition				Total
AFC Asian Cup	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Notes

Competition organized by the OCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China only.
^ FIFA recognize result of pre-1949 Republic of China as continuous of China PR history.

References

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External links

Chinese Taipei Football Association official website (in Chinese)
Chinese Taipei at AFC
Chinese Taipei at FIFA
Chinese Taipei at 2006 FIFA World Cup official website (archived 12 March 2007)
Chinese Taipei national team squad at CTFA official website (in Chinese) (archived 10 December 2007)

[Note-22] Territory: Part of Japan / Government: Ruled mainland China only.

[23] FIFA recognize result of pre-1949 Republic of China as continuous of China PR history.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[2] "Taiwan matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Taiwan. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[4] Oyen, Meredith. "Why Taiwan is competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'". National Post. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[:0-5] "Statistical Kit: Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 28 June 2011. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020. Known as Taiwan before 1982.

[6] "Moments and Milestones: The 1960 AFC Asian Cup". the-AFC. Retrieved 12 September 2024. Chinese Taipei (known then as Republic of China)

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "NewspaperSG". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[9] "足協簡介 - 中華民國足球協會Ctfa". Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] "White takes helm of Taiwan soccer". www.ebfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[12] "足協邀請賽 / 59年首嘗冠軍滋味中華隊踢出勝利榮耀 - 中華民國足球協會CTFA". www.ctfa.com.tw. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[13] "Taiwan beat Laos, claim CTFA17 title - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[14] Chan, Kin-wa (10 September 2018). "Gary White lands Hong Kong job as Football Association finally confirm new head coach after months of speculation". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[15] "He moulded one of the world's best young players. Now he'll try to take down the Socceroos". Fox Sports. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[16] "Taiwan boss positive after Qatar 2022 qualifying draw". South China Morning Post. 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[17] "FEATURE: National soccer suffers horror 2019 - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[18] "Men's national soccer team appoints Vom Ca-nhum as side's new manager - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 15 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[19] Staff, Football Fashion (27 January 2022). "Chinese Taipei 2022/23 Entes Home and Away Kits". FOOTBALL FASHION. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[20] "男子國家代表隊12月集訓名單".

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