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
ChampionsTaiwan Steel
RelegatedMing Chuan
AFC CupTaiwan Steel
Tatung
Matches played80
Goals scored258 (3.23 per match)
Biggest home winTaiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower
(27 September 2020)
Biggest away winRed Lions FC 1–6 Taipower
(3 May 2020)
Highest scoringTaiwan Steel 9–2 Taipower
(27 September 2020)
Longest winning run12 matches
Taiwan Steel
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Taiwan Steel
Longest winless run15 matches
Ming Chuan
Longest losing run9 matches
Ming Chuan
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2020.

Being one of only six football leagues underway in the world as of early May 2020 (along with Belarus, South Korea, Turkmenistan, Burundi 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 COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were allowed to attend the first round of the competition.[3]

After two round-robins, ended on August 8, 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.

After round 15, Taiwan Steel win against Ming Chuan, Hang Yuen has mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League and Tatung has ensured that they will not be regulated directly from the later round.

After round 17, Tatung has mathematically secured their places in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League and NTUS has ensured that they will not be regulated directly with their winning to Ming Chuan.

From the following round after round 18, NTUS has ensured that they will not be regulated with Taipower win against Red Lions FC.

With an essential win against Ming Chuan, Red Lions FC will be playing in the relegation play-off game against 2nd Div's 2nd place Inter Taoyuan. While Ming Chuan are going down to the 2nd Div next year.

Taiwan Steel are crowned Taiwanese Champion on the 20th round after a 3–1 against Hang Yuen to ensure Taipower couldn't catch them in the title race. It is Taiwan Steel's 1st champion in their history.

Teams

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

2020 Taiwan Football Premier League is located in Taiwan
New Taipei
New Taipei
Taoyuan
Taoyuan
Tainan
Tainan
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Taipei(2)
Taipei(2)
Taichung(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 Catholic University Football Field 3,000 Hung Ching-Hwai 3rd
Ming Chuan Taoyuan City Ming Chuan University Tseng Tai-Lin 7th
NTUS Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch 500 Chao Jung-jui 6th
Red Lions FC Taipei Taipei Municipal Stadium 20,000 Chang Wu-Yeh 8th
Taichung Futuro Taichung Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch 500 Vom Ca-nhum 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 Taiwan Steel (C) 21 16 0 5 58 26 +32 48 Qualification for the 2021 AFC Cup group stage
2 Taipower 21 14 4 3 41 27 +14 46 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Taichung Futuro 21 12 3 6 33 17 +16 39
4 Tatung (Q) 21 12 2 7 47 24 +23 38
5 Hang Yuen 21 9 6 6 24 20 +4 33
6 NTUS 21 6 2 13 27 50 −23 20
7 Red Lions FC (O) 21 2 3 16 19 58 −39 9 Qualification for the Taiwan First Division relegation play-off
8 Ming Chuan (W) 21 2 2 17 21 48 −27 8 Withdrew from league system[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. Source: CTFA
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
  1. Taipower and Taichung Futuro, the league runners-up and third place, were not granted an AFC Cup license. As a result, Tatung, the league fourth place and the next highest team granted an AFC Cup license, qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup as Chinese Taipei 2.[4]
  2. Ming Chuan decided not to participate in next season's Taiwan Second Division Football League following the relegation.
  • 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.

Promotion/relegation play-off

At the end of the season, the eighth-placed team from the TFPL, Red Lions, entered a play-off with Inter Taoyuan, the second-placed team from the 2020 Taiwan Football Challenge League for a spot in the 2021 Taiwan Football Premier League.

Red Lions0 - 0Inter Taoyuan
Penalties
4 - 2

Statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ivory Coast Ange Samuel Tatung 20
2 South Korea Joo Ik-seong Taichung Futuro 19
Turks and Caicos Islands Marc Fenelus Taiwan Steel
4 Haiti Benchy Estama Taiwan Steel 16
5 Taiwan Lee Hsiang-wei Taipower 12

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".
  4. "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2021 AFC Cup" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
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