Chinese Taipei national football team

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The Chinese Taipei national football team (Chinese: 中華台北男子足球代表隊; pinyin: Zhōnghuá táiběi nánzǐ zúqiú dàibiǎo duì) is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China (Taiwan, see Chinese Taipei for team naming issue).

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It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation's East Asian Football Federation. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Taiwan reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, finishing third in the former. The side also won gold in the football sector at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games.

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History

The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) was founded in the Mainland China as the China Football Association (CFA) in 1924 and relocated to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese Civil War. Affiliated with FIFA in 1932 as China, it rejoined FIFA in 1954, first under the name Taiwan, then Republic of China, and later Chinese Taipei.

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The team's greatest success came when, playing as Taiwan, they finished third in the Asian Cup in 1960. However, the players in the team originally came from Hong Kong since the reputation of the Hong Kong national football team was not as good as the Republic of China.

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Due to the political conflict with People's Republic of China (China PR), Taiwan played in the OFC World Cup qualifying tournaments from 1975 to 1989.

Stadium

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Many of the team's home matches were played in the Chungshan Soccer Stadium in Taipei, which was closed in 2008. The stadium's capacity was slightly above 20,000 and is a football specific stadium.

The qualification match for 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in February 2011 was played on Kaohsiung National Stadium, while the qualification match for 2014 FIFA World Cup in July 2011 was played on Taipei Municipal Stadium.

World Cup record

1930 to 1950 – Did not enter

1954 – Withdrew

1958 – Withdrew

1962 to 1974 – Did not enter

1978 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Olympic Games record

1900 to 1928 – Did not enter

1936 – First round

1948 – First round

1960 – 16th place

1964 to 1976 – Did not qualify

1980 – Refuse to participate

1984 to 1988 – Did not qualify

AFC Asian Cup record

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1956 – Did not qualify

1960 – Third Place

1964 – Withdrew

1968 – Fourth Place

1972 – Withdrew

1976 – Expelled

1980 to 1988 – Did not enter

1992 to 2015 – Did not qualify

AFC Challenge Cup record

2006 – Quarter-finals

2008 to 2014 – Did not qualify

East Asian Cup record

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2003 – Did not qualify (2nd place in qualifiers)

2005 – Did not qualify (3rd place in qualifiers)

2008 – Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)

2010 – Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)

2013 – Did not qualify (4th place in second qualification stage)

2015 – Did not qualify (4th place in second qualification stage)

2017 – Did not qualify (3rd place in second qualification stage)

Asian Games record

1951 – Did not enter

1954 – Champion

1958 – Champion

1962 – Did not enter

1966 – Preliminary round

1970 to 1998 – Did not enter due to weak football strength.

In 2002, the age is limited under 23 years old.

All time Results

Here are Chinese Taipei's football results and fixtures' record since 1949.

Current squad

The following players were called up for Playoff Round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Play-off Round on 2 June to 11 October 2016. Caps and goals updated until match against East Timor on 8 October 2016.

Recent callups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Kit suppliers

The official kit supplier is currently produced by Tor Star since 2010, a local sports brand in Taiwan.

Kit colours

Taiwan's traditional colors are blue and white:

References

Chinese Taipei national football team Wikipedia

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