2020 Taiwan Football Premier League

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]

Taiwan Football Premier League
Season2020
Matches played41
Goals scored139 (3.39 per match)
Biggest home winMing Chuan 6–0 Red Lions FC
(10 May 2020)
NTUS 6–0 Ming Chuan
(21 June 2020)
Tatung 7–1 NTUS
(19 July 2020)
Biggest away winRed Lions FC 1–6 Taipower
(3 May 2020)
Highest scoringTaipower 5–4 Red Lions FC
(19 July 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
Taipower
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Taichung Futuro
Longest winless run8 matches
Red Lions FC
Longest losing run7 matches
Red Lions FC
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 19 July 2020.

Being one of only four football leagues underway in the world as of early May 2020 (along with Belarus, South Korea, and Nicaragua), the TFPL received greater international exposure because other leagues, such as the Premier League in England, La Liga in Spain, and Serie A in Italy, remained severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and were unable to continue their seasons until several weeks later.[2]

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, no fans were allowed to attend the first round of the competition.[3]

As of 9 August 2020, Taipower, Taiwan Steel and Taichung Futuro have mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League. Hang Yuen has ensured that they will not be regulated directly.

Teams

A total of eight teams compete in the league. Tatung are the defending champions.

New Taipei
Taoyuan
Tainan
Kaohsiung
Taipei(2)
Taichung(2)
Locations of the 2020 Taiwan Football Premier League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Head Coach Last Season
Hang Yuen New Taipei Fu Jen University Football Field 3,000 Chiu Yi-Wen 3rd
Ming Chuan Taoyuan City Ming Chuan University Kao Yong 7th
NTUS Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch 500 Chao Jung-jui 6th
Red Lions FC Taipei Various Robert Iwanicki 8th
Taichung Futuro Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch /

Hsinchu County Stadium

 500 /

15,000

 Toshiaki Imai 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
1 Taichung Futuro 14 9 3 2 22 11 +11 30[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup play-off
2 Taipower 14 9 3 2 29 14 +15 30[lower-alpha 1]
3 Taiwan Steel 14 10 0 4 29 16 +13 30[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hang Yuen 14 7 4 3 15 8 +7 25
5 Tatung 14 7 1 6 32 18 +14 22
6 NTUS 14 4 1 9 21 35 −14 13
7 Ming Chuan 14 1 2 11 14 31 −17 5[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Taiwan First Division relegation play-off
8 Red Lions FC 14 1 2 11 11 40 −29 5[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Taiwan First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2020. Source: Soccerway
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
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Taichung Futuro 7, Taipower 7, Taiwan Steel 3. Head-to-head points between Taichung Futuro and Taipower: Taichung Futuro 4, Taipower 1.
  2. Head-to-head points: Ming Chuan 4, Red Lions FC 1
  • 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.

  • Tatung v Hang Yuen draw was awarded a 3:0 win for Tatung due to Hang Yuen using too many foreign players, original result was 2:2.

Statistics

Top scorers
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References
  1. "Taiwan Football Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Baseball, soccer seasons get underway in Taiwan". Reuters. 2020-04-13.
  3. "足球／企甲、木蘭四月登場 第一循環先閉門比賽".
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