The 2022 season of the Taiwan Football Premier League is the sixth season of the top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The season began on 17 April 2022. [1]
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April – 27 November, 2022 |
| Champions | Tainan City |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 200 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marco Fenelus (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Tainan City 5−0 Ming Chuan |
| Biggest away win | AC Taipei 2−6 Tainan City |
| Highest scoring | AC Taipei 2−6 Tainan City Taipower 5–3 Leopard Cat |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Tainan City (from October 23, 2022 to 20 November 27, 2022) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Taichung FUTURO (from April 17, 2022 to November 13, 2022) |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Ming Chuan (from April 17, 2022 to November 06, 2022) |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Ming Chuan (from April 17, 2022 to August 14, 2022) |
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 27 November 2022. | |
Teams
The 2022 season of the TFPL was initially planned to feature eight teams, but CPC Corporation withdrew from it. They had finished sixth in the 2021 season , so they were granted permission to continue in the top-flight, but they declined it by withdrawing from the league system during the 2022 season. Tainan City are the defending champions, having won the 2021 season title . AC Taipei and Ming Chuan University , respectively champions and runners-up from the Challenge League , were the promoted teams for the new season.
The seven participating teams on this edition of the TFPL are:
- AC Taipei (AC台北; AC táiběi)
- Hang Yuen (航源; Háng yuán)
- Ming Chuan (銘傳大學; Míng chuán dàxué)
- Taichung FUTURO (台中 FUTURO; Táizhōng FUTURO)
- Taiwan Steel (台灣鋼鐵; Táiwān gāngtiě)
- Taipower (高市台電; Gāo shì táidiàn)
- Leopard Cat (台灣石虎足球隊; Táiwān shí hǔ zúqiú duì)
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Head Coach | Last Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Taipei | Taipei | Ming Chuan University Campus Football Field | 5,000 | Chen Sing-An | 2nd division champions |
| Hang Yuen | New Taipei | Fu Jen Catholic University Football Field | 3,000 | Hung Chin-Hwai | 4th |
| Leopard Cat | Taipei | Taipei Municipal Stadium | 20,000 | Chiang Mu-Tsai | 5th |
| Ming Chuan | Taoyuan City | Ming Chuan University Campus Football Field | 5,000 | Tseng Tai-lin | 2nd division runners-up |
| Taichung FUTURO | Taichung | Taichung Taiyuan Football Pitch | 600 | Vom Ca-Nhum | 3rd |
| Tainan City | Tainan | Tainan Football Field | 15,000 | Lo Chih-Tsung | 1st |
| Taipower | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung National Stadium | 55,000 | Chen Kuei-Jen | 2nd |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Steel (C) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 38 | Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Taichung FUTURO | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 | 37 | Qualification for the AFC Cup qualifying play-off |
| 3 | Taipower | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | |
| 4 | Hang Yuen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 29 | |
| 5 | Leopard Cat | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 24 | |
| 6 | AC Taipei | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 7 | |
| 7 | Ming Chuan | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 45 | −34 | 5 | Qualification for the Taiwan Challenge League relegation play-off |
| 8 | CPC Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from league system[a] |
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 [2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results
Each team plays a total of 18 games, playing the other teams three times.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Middle 7 rounds
Last 7 rounds
Promotion/relegation play-off
At the end of the season, the seventh-placed team from the TFPL, will enter a single-leg play-off match with the 2022 Taiwan Football Challenge League runner-up for a spot in the 2023 Taiwan Football Premier League.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marco Fenelus | Tainan City | 19 |
| 2 |  Benchy Estama | Taichung FUTURO | 18 |
| 3 |  Joo Ik-seong | Hang Yuen | 14 |
| 4 |  Ange Kouamé | Tainan City | 11 |
| 5 |  Huang Sheng-Chieh | AC Taipei | 6 |
Most goals in a single match
| Rank | Player | Opponent scored in & Match date | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Fenelus | for Tainan City vs AC Taipei (23 October) | 3 |
| Benchy Estama | for Taichung FUTURO vs AC Taipei (01 May) | ||
| Lee Hsiang-Wei | for Taipower vs Leopard Cat (14 August) |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pan Wen-Chieh | Taichung FUTURO | 9 |
| 2 | Chiu Yu-Hung | Taipower | 4 |
| Shih Shin-An | Leopard Cat | ||
| 4 | Lai Po-Lun | Hang Yuen | 2 |
| Lee Kuan-Pei | Tainan City |
Taiwan Football Challenge League
A relegation play-off was held on 7 May to determine if the last-placed teams in the 2021 edition of the Challenge League (FC.BASE Athletic and FC Kaohsiung) should play in the 2022 Challenge League, as two other teams (AC Taipei reserve team and EC DESAFIO Taipei) submitted their entry request for the Challenge League. A draw was conducted with the last-placed teams included at the "Pot 1", and with the potential new entries included at the "Pot 2". After the draw was held, the teams waited until 7 May to determine who would have the last entries to the Challenge League.[3] The results are as follows:
- FC Kaohsiung 2−0 AC Taipei Reserves
- FC.BASE Athletic 1−0 EC DESAFIO Taipei
Teams highlighted in bold earned a spot at the 2022 Challenge League, which started on 11 June 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flight Skywalkers FC (C, P) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 4 | +60 | 38 | Promotion to Taiwan Football Premier League |
| 2 | Land Home NTUS (Q) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 12 | +40 | 35 | Qualification for promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | MARS FC | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 30 | |
| 4 | Inter Taoyuan FC | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 25 | |
| 5 | PlayOne Normal University | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 55 | −40 | 12 | |
| 6 | Saturday Football International | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 9 | |
| 7 | FC Kaohsiung | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 8 | Possible Qualification for Relegation play-out |
| 8 | FC Base Athletic (Q) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 37 | −24 | 7 |
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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated