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Nickname(s) | Blue Wings (藍翼) Formosans (寶島人) | ||
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Association | Chinese Taipei Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) | ||
Head coach | Gary White | ||
Captain | Chen Po-liang | ||
Most caps | Chen Po-liang (88) | ||
Top scorer | Chen Po-liang (25) | ||
Home stadium | Kaohsiung National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | TPE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 165 (19 December 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 121 (April–May 2018) | ||
Lowest | 191 (June 2016) | ||
First international | |||
As Republic of China (1912–1949) Philippines 2–1 China (Manila, Philippines; 1 February 1913) As Republic of China / Chinese Taipei (1949–present) China 3–2 South Vietnam (Manila, Philippines; 1 May 1954)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Guam 0–10 Chinese Taipei (Taipa, Macau; 17 June 2007) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Kuwait 10–0 Chinese Taipei (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, 9 November 2006) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1960) | ||
Best result | Third place (1960) | ||
AFC Challenge Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2006) |
Chinese Taipei national football team | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中華台北男子足球代表隊 | ||||||||
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The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football[4] and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, then known as Republic of China, reached the semi-finals of the 1960 and 1968 AFC Asian Cups, finishing third in the former. The side also won gold at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games, although the players in the team originated from British Hong Kong.