2017 Taiwan Football Premier League

Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2017
ChampionsTatung
AFC CupHang Yuen
Matches played112
Goals scored454 (4.05 per match)
Top goalscorerMarc Fenelus(35)
Biggest home winTaipower 11–0 National Sports Training Center
(20 September 2017)
Biggest away winTainan City 0–12 Royal Blues
(1 April 2017)
Highest scoringTainan City 0–12 Royal Blues
(1 April 2017)
Longest winning run9 - Taipower
Longest unbeaten run23 - Taipower
Longest winless run18 - Tainan City
Longest losing run15 - Tainan City
2015-16
2018
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2017.

The 2017 Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) was the first season of the Taiwan Football Premier League since it replaced the Intercity Football League following the 2016 season.[1] It was contested by 8 clubs. Taichung City Dragon, who participated in the final Intercity Football League season, were replaced for the inaugural TFPL by Tainan City. Taipower FC finished at the top of the table, but were defeated 1-1 on away goals in a playoff by Tatung FC, the second ranked team, for the title. With that result, Tatung FC earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, while Taipower FC qualified for the playoff round. However, neither side chose to enter the tournament, so 3rd place playoff winners Hang Yuen were granted the AFC Cup berth.

Teams

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Taipower 28 21 5 2 96 19 +77 68 Qualification for title playoff final
2 Tatung (C) 28 21 3 4 87 32 +55 66
3 Hasus TSU 28 13 6 9 43 36 +7 45 Qualification for third place playoff
4 Hang Yuen (O) 28 11 6 11 55 60 −5 39
5 National Sports Training Center 28 11 5 12 47 55 −8 38
6 Royal Blues 28 9 4 15 55 63 −8 31
7 Ming Chuan University 28 5 5 18 43 82 −39 20
8 Tainan City 28 2 4 22 28 110 −82 10
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2017. Source: CTFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Playoff round

3rd Place Playoff

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Hang Yuen 5–2 Hasus TSU 2–0 3–2 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Hasus TSU0–2Hang Yuen
Xu Wei 22'
Zhou Yu-jie 67'

Hang Yuen3–2 (a.e.t.)Hasus TSU
Zhou Yu-jie 54', 70' (p)
Liu Yong-sheng 112'
Li Zhen-yu 43'
Li Mao 58'

Hang Yuen won 5–2 on aggregate

Source:[2]

Final

The two top placed teams in the division compete in a play-off to determine the league champions. The winners qualify for the AFC Cup Group stage, while the losers will play in the AFC Cup Qualification play-off preliminary round 2.

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Tatung FC 1–1 (a) Taipower FC 1–1 0–0

Matches

Taipower FC1–1Tatung FC
Lin Chien-hsun 22' (p) Chen Wei-ren 76'

Tatung FC0–0Taipower FC

1-1 on aggregate, Tatung FC won on away goals.

Source:[2]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Turks and Caicos Islands Marc Fenelus Tatung 35
2 Taiwan Chiu I-huan Taipower 20
3 Honduras Javi Fines Royal Blues 19
4 Taiwan Wei Mao-ting Hang Yuen 17
5 Taiwan Lin Chien-hsun Taipower 13
6 Taiwan Cheng Qing-yu NSTC / Hang Yuen 12
7 Taiwan Hung Kai-chun Taipower 11
8 Taiwan Tseng Chih-wei Taipower 9
Taiwan Li Xiang-wei Hasus TSU
Ukraine Yaroslav Silaev Royal Blues

References

  1. ^ "城市聯賽不辦 明年舉行台灣甲級企業足球聯賽". ETtoday. 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup - buy your ticket now!". Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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