2025–26 Taiwan Football Premier League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 2025–24 May 2026 |
| Matches | 55 |
| Goals | 161 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kang Tae-won (9 goals) |
| Biggest home win | New Taipei Hang Yuan 7–0 Ming Chuan University (30 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Ming Chuan University 0–6 Tainan City TSG (14 September 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Ming Chuan University 3–4 Taipower (26 October 2025) |
| Longest winning run | New Taipei Hang Yuan (5 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Tainan City TSG (10 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Ming Chuan University (10 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Ming Chuan University (9 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 815 Taipower 1–2 Taichung Rock (7 December 2025) Sunny Bank AC Taipei 2–2 Tatung (7 December 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 32 Ming Chuan University 0–1 New Taipei Hang Yuan (24 August 2025) |
| Attendance | 8,788 (160 per match) |
← 2024 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2026. | |
The 2025–26 Taiwan Football Premier League is the ninth season of Taiwan Football Premier League, the top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. Starting from this season, the league will change to July-June season format.[1] The season begin on 17 August 2025 and finish on 24 May 2026.[2]
Teams
Promotions and relegations
There are 8 teams in the league, including 7 teams from the 2024 season and 1 team promoted from the 2024 League 2.
Teams relegated to League 2
Taipei Vikings was the only team relegated after finishing last place in the previous season, ending their one year stay in the top tier. However, Taipei Vikings didn't participate in the 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup, led them to forfeit their playing spot in League 2 for the 2025–26 season.[3]
Teams promoted from League 2
Taichung Rock, the champions of League 2 in 2024 earned automatic promotion and was the only team promoted after Inter Taoyuan had lost 1–2 to Ming Chuan University in the promotion/relegation playoffs.[4]
| Promoted from 2024 League 2 |
Relegated from 2024 TFPL |
|---|---|
| Taichung Rock | Taipei Vikings |
Teams and locations
| Team | Chinese | Based in | Seasons in TFPL | First season in TFPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Chuan University | 銘傳大學 | Taoyuan City | 7 | 2017 |
| New Taipei Hang Yuan | 新北航源 | New Taipei City | 9 | 2017 |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 陽信北競 | Taipei City | 4 | 2022 |
| Taichung Futuro | 台中Futuro | Taichung City | 7 | 2019 |
| Taichung Rock | 台中磐石 | Taichung City | 1 | 2025–26 |
| Tainan City TSG | 南市台鋼 | Tainan City | 9 | 2017 |
| Taipower | 台灣電力 | Kaohsiung City | 9 | 2017 |
| Tatung | 大同 | Taipei City | 9 | 2017 |
Venues
Taiwan Football Premier League teams currently don't play all their home games in a specific home ground. All venues will hold two different matches in a single matchday.
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium | 輔仁大學足球場 | New Taipei City | 3,000 |
| Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium | 高雄市立楠梓足球場 | Kaohsiung City | 1,200 |
| Ming Chuan University Taoyuan Campus | 銘傳大學龜山校區 | Taoyuan City | 5,000 |
| Tainan Municipal Football Field | 臺南市立足球場 | Tainan City | 2,000 |
| Taipei Municipal Stadium | 臺北田徑場 | Taipei City | 20,000 |
| Taiyuan Football Field | 太原足球場 | Taichung City | 600 |
| Xitun Football Field | 西屯足球場 | Taichung City | 200 |
Foreign players
- Players name in bold indicates the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.
| Ming Chuan University | New Taipei Hang Yuan | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Taichung Futuro | Taichung Rock | Tainan City TSG | Taipower | Tatung |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Etheridge Matías Godoy Oh Tae-gyun Bradley Sibanda Bryan Vega Vega Angelo Vergara Gaël Zabramba |
Elías Argueta Naoki Kaneko Shingo Koreeda Kwon Seung-seong Takuto Miki Kentaro Sato Genki Tateiwa |
Gustavo Arreaga Yugo Ichiyanagi Ryosei Kamada Kenshin Katata Tsuyoshi Kusuyama Jun Uchida Naoyuki Yamazaki |
Kenya Matsui Shoya Nagata Keisuke Ogawa Munkh-Orgil Orkhon Ryota Saito Nagisa Sakurauchi Kaoru Takayama Shohei Yokoyama |
Sora Yamauchi | Esteban Gómez Diocounda Gory Kim Sang-jun Kim Sung-kyum Kim Young-geun Oh Se-sim Matheus Porto |
N/a | Clovis Fahn Yunosuke Fukasawa Taiyo Izumi Jun Kochi Yamato Kumagai Nichodemus Malika Enock Wanyama |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Chuan University | Tseng Tai-lin | Ng Pui Hei | N/a | N/a |
| New Taipei Hang Yuan | Hung Chin-hwai | Huang Yung-chun | Entes | N/a |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Chen Sing-an | Yugo Ichiyanagi | Ucan | Sunny Bank |
| Taichung Futuro | Fang Ching-ren | Chen Ting-yang | Joma | Taichung City Government |
| Taichung Rock | Yoshiharu Ezoe | Lee Hung-chun | N/a | Subkarma |
| Tainan City TSG | Carlos Garcia | Wu Chun-ching | Kelme | Taiwan Steel Group |
| Taipower | Chen Chieh-jen | Chen Chao-an | Joma | Taipower |
| Tatung | Liu Cheng-ho | Nichodemus Malika | Entes | Tatung |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tainan City TSG | Raphael Blanchon | Assigned to assistant coach | 1 December 2024 | Pre-season | Chang Wu-yeh[5] | 11 August 2025 |
| Taichung Rock | Lin Chi-fu | End of contract | 8 December 2024 | Raphael Blanchon [6] | 21 July 2025 | |
| Tatung | Chiang Mu-tsai[7] | Signed by Vikings | 15 January 2025 | Liu Cheng-ho | 18 March 2025 | |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Chen Sing-an[8] | Assigned to Chinese Taipei | 19 May 2025 | Abel Lorenzo | 10 August 2025 | |
| Tainan City TSG | Chang Wu-yeh | N/a | 2 November 2025 | 5th | Carlos Garcia | 23 November 2025 |
| Taichung Rock | Raphael Blanchon | N/a | 3 November 2025 | 4th | Choir Chee Keat | |
| Taipower | Huang Che-ming | N/a | 2nd | Chen Chieh-jen | ||
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Abel Lorenzo | N/a | 22 December 2025 | 2nd | Chen Sing-an | 1 March 2026 |
| Taichung Rock | Choir Chee Keat | N/a | 2 March 2026 | 5th | Yoshiharu Ezoe | 8 March 2026 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Taipei Hang Yuan | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 28 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs |
| 2 | Tainan City TSG | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 25 | |
| 3 | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 23 | |
| 4 | Taichung Futuro | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Tatung | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Taichung Rock | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 17 | |
| 7 | Taipower | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | Transfer to 2026–27 Taiwan Football Premier League qualifiers |
| 8 | Ming Chuan University | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 4 | Relegation to Taiwan Football League 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Overall goal difference; 6) Overall goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points; 8) Draw lots [9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Overall goal difference; 6) Overall goals scored; 7) Fewer disciplinary points; 8) Draw lots [9]
Position by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: [2]
= Qualification for the AFC Challenge League preliminary stage; = Required to play in promotion/relegation play-off; = Relegation to Taiwan Football League 2
= Qualification for the AFC Challenge League preliminary stage; = Required to play in promotion/relegation play-off; = Relegation to Taiwan Football League 2
Results
Promotion/relegation playoffs
Ming Chuan University, finishing 7th in 2024 TFPL season, was required to play in the promotion/relegation playoffs. NUK Kuo Kuang finished 2nd in 2024 League 2 and was expected to play in the playoffs. However, Inter Taoyuan, finishing 3rd in 2024 League 2 took over the opportunity due to the NUK Kuo Kuang didn't apply for the CTFA club licensing, which is required for playing in the Taiwan Football Premier League.[10]
| Ming Chuan University | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Inter Taoyuan |
|---|---|---|
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Recap |
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Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan
Regular season
Each team plays a total of 21 games, playing the other teams three times.
Results by round
Statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Kung Chih-yu (Taichung Rock) against New Taipei Hang Yuan (17 August 2025)
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kang Tae-won | New Taipei Hang Yuan | 9 |
| 2 | Matheus Porto | Tainan City TSG | 7 |
| 3 | Lai Yi-chiao | Taichung Futuro | 6 |
| Yu Chia-huang | Tatung | ||
| 5 | Matias Godoy | Ming Chuan University | 5 |
| Sora Yamauchi | Taichung Rock | ||
| Yeh Ching-chun | Taipower | ||
| 8 | Chen Chao-an | Taipower | 4 |
| Chen Jui-chieh | Tatung | ||
| Ryota Saito | Taichung Futuro | ||
| Naoyuki Yamazaki | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | ||
| Yao Ko-chi | Tainan City TSG |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yao Ko-chi | Tainan City TSG | Ming Chuan University | 6–0 (A) | 14 September 2025 | 3 |
| Lai Yi-chiao | Taichung Futuro | Tatung | 5–0 (H) | 26 October 2025 | 6 |
| Kang Tae-won | New Taipei Hang Yuan | Ming Chuan University | 7–0 (H) | 30 November 2025 | 9 |
Own goals
Clean Sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Shutouts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odo Jacobs | New Taipei Hang Yuan | 5 |
| 2 | Pan Wen-chieh | Tainan City TSG | 4 |
| 3 | Jun Kochi | Tatung | 3 |
| Tuan Hsuan | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | ||
| 5 | Chang Po-feng | New Taipei Hang Yuan | 2 |
| Huang Chiu-lin | Taipower | ||
| Huang Huai-hsien | Taichung Rock | ||
| Kenya Matsui | Taichung Futuro | ||
| Tsai Shuo-che | Tainan City TSG | ||
| 10 | Hung Shih-cheng | Tainan City TSG | 1 |
| Shih Hsin-an | Tatung | ||
| Tuan Yu | Taichung Futuro | ||
| Wang Po-han | Tainan City TSG |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 7
- Most red cards: 1
- Chen Yen-jui (Sunny Bank AC Taipei)
- Chen Yu-lin (Sunny Bank AC Taipei)
- Hsieh Po-an (Taipower)
- Kim Sang-jun (Tainan City TSG)
- Kenya Matsui (Taichung Futuro)
- Mohamed Sakkouh (Tainan City TSG)
- Genki Tateiwa (New Taipei Hang Yuan)
- Tsai Chun-sheng (Taichung Rock)
- Wang Po-ying (New Taipei Hang Yuan)
- Yeh Ching-chun (Taipower)
Team
- Most yellow cards: 34
- Sunny Bank AC Taipei
- Fewest yellow cards: 16
- New Taipei Hang Yuan
- Most red cards: 2
- New Taipei Hang Yuan
- Sunny Bank AC Taipei
- Tainan City TSG
- Taipower
- Fewest red cards: 0
- Ming Chuan University
- Tatung
See also
References
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