Chinese Taipei national football team

Chinese Taipei
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Blue Wings (藍翼)
Formosans (寶島人)
AssociationChinese Taipei Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationEAFF (East Asia)
Head coachGary White
CaptainChen Po-liang
Most capsChen Po-liang (86)
Top scorerChen Po-liang (25)
Home stadiumKaohsiung National Stadium
FIFA codeTPE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 168 Decrease 2 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest121 (April–May 2018)
Lowest191 (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
Appearances2 (first in 1960)
Best resultThird place (1960)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2006)
Chinese Taipei national football team
Traditional Chinese中華台北男子足球代表隊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Táiběi Nánzǐ Zúqiú Dàibiǎo Duì
Wade–GilesChung-hua T'ai-pei Nan-tzŭ Tsu-ch'iu Tai-piao Tui

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.

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Taiwan matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Taiwan. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  4. ^ Oyen, Meredith. "Why Taiwan is competing in the Olympics under 'Chinese Taipei'". National Post. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 20 July 2023.