2008 in Taiwanese (Chinese Taipei) football.
Overview Chen Sing-an replaced Toshiaki Imai to become Chinese Taipei national football team's main coach. Enterprise Football League started on January 5, 2008, and ended on April 27, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. won the league championship and will represent Chinese Taipei in AFC President's Cup 2009. National Women's First Division League was held from January 5 to March 2, 2008. Defending champion National Taiwan Normal University women's football team won the league championship. Highschool Football League was held from March 29 to April 20, 2008. National Pei Men Senior High School football team won their third championships. AFC Challenge Cup 2008 qualification (Group A) was held in Chungshan Soccer Stadium from April 2 to April 6, 2008. Chinese Taipei did not enter the final round. AFC President's Cup 2008 group stage (Group B) was held in Chungshan Soccer Stadium from April 12 to April 16, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. represented Chinese Taipei to participate in the competition but did not enter the final round. Intercity Football League will start from August 23, 2008. The qualification tournaments took place from July 19 to August 2. 4 of 5 teams (Hualien, Taipower, Bros, Taipei F.C., and Chia Cheng Hsin) can enter the final tournament. National Youth Cup was held in Taipei County from October 20 to October 26, 2008.
Events March 30, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national football team entered the final round of the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup. May 4, 2008 - National Hsin Feng Senior High School decided to stop enrolling football-specialized students from next semester. November 8, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team was qualified to enter the AFC U-19 Women's Championship. November 14, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team qualified for the finals of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009. November 21, 2008 - Chinese Taipei Football Association moved its office because of the closure of Chungshan Soccer Stadium.
League competitions
Enterprise Football League
Intercity Football League
The 2008 season of Intercity Football League will start from August 23, 2008.
Taipei City (Tatung F.C.), Tainan County, Yilan County, and Taipei County qualified for being the top 4 places in the 2007 season. Taiwan Power Company F.C., Bros, Chia Cheng Hsin, and Hualien County qualified through the qualification tournament held between July 19 and August 2.
National Women's First Division League
MVP: Wang Hsiang-huei (NTNU) Golden Boot: Lin Yu-hui (Taiwan PE College), Hsieh I-ling (NTNU) Best Manager: Chen Wen-fa (NTNU) Fair Play: National Taiwan Normal University
Source: Chinese Taipei Football Association
Youth competitions
Highschool Football League The 2008 season of Highschool Football League was held from March 29 and April 20, 2008. Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation replaced Chinese Taipei Football Association to become the main sponsor. Totally 17 teams participated in the competition. They were divided into two divisions, north and south, in the preliminary round. The best four teams of each division entered to the final round. Since 2008, the league regulations have forbidden players who have registered or played in the Enterprise Football League or other professional football leagues to participate in HFL.
Under-19 men TeamLocationResultNational Pei Men Senior High SchoolTainan CountyChampionKaohsiung County Lu Chu Senior High SchoolKaohsiung CountyRunner-upTaipei High SchoolTaipei City3rd placeNational Hualien Vocational High School of AgricultureHualien County4th placeNational Yilan Senior High SchoolYilan County5th placeNational Hsin Feng Senior High SchoolTainan County6th placeNational Hualien Senior High SchoolHualien County7th placeTaichung Municipal Hui Wen High SchoolTaichung City8th placeNeng Ren Vocational High SchoolTaipei CountyEliminated in preliminary roundTaipei Municipal Daan Vocational High SchoolTaipei CityEliminated in preliminary roundTaipei County Ching Shui Senior High SchoolTaipei CountyEliminated in preliminary roundNational San Chung Senior High SchoolTaipei CountyEliminated in preliminary roundKaohsiung Municipal Ruei Siang Senior High SchoolKaohsiung CityEliminated in preliminary roundChung San Industrial and Commercial SchoolKaohsiung CountyEliminated in preliminary roundMing Dao High SchoolTaichung CountyEliminated in preliminary roundChung Cheng Industrial Vocational High SchoolKaohsiung CityEliminated in preliminary roundNational Shiou Shuei Industrial Vocational High SchoolChanghua CountyEliminated in preliminary round
Under-16 men TeamLocationResultHualien County Mei Lun Junior High SchoolHualien CountyChampionTaichung Municipal Li Ming Junior High SchoolTaichung CityRunner-upTainan County Jia Li Junior High SchoolTainan County3rd placeKaohsiung County A Lien Junior High SchoolKaohsiung County4th place
Under-19 women TeamLocationResultHualien Physical Experimental Senior High SchoolHualien CountyChampionKaohsiung Municipal Jui Hsiang High SchoolKaohsiung CityRunner-upHsing Wu Senior High SchoolTaipei County3rd place
Under-16 women
National Youth Cup
Futsal
National teams
Chinese Taipei national football team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionChinese Taipei scorer(s)ReportApril 2, 2008Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei1–2ACCQ(A)Lo Chih-anAFCApril 4, 2008Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei4–1ACCQ(A)Chang Han, Huang Wei-yi, Chen Po-liang, Chiang Shih-luAFCApril 6, 2008Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei2–2ACCQ(A)Chang Han, Tsai Hsien-tangAFCMay 24, 2008Fatorda Stadium, Margao0–3FAIFFMay 27, 2008Nehru Stadium, Chennai2–2FChen Po-liang, Hsieh Meng-hsuanThe Hindu
Key ACCQ(A) = AFC Challenge Cup qualifying (Group A) F = Friendly
Chinese Taipei national under-17 football team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionChinese Taipei scorer(s)ReportMarch 10, 2008Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore0–8LCCCTFAMarch 12, 2008Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore1–5LCCCTFAMarch 13, 2008Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore1–2LCCCTFAMarch 16, 2008Singapore Sports School, Singapore0–1FCTFA Key LCC = Lion City Cup F = Friendly
Chinese Taipei women's national football team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionChinese Taipei scorer(s)ReportMarch 24, 2008Thanh Long Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City3–0AWCQ(A)Wang Hsiang-huei, Lin Yu-hui (2 goals)AFCMarch 26, 2008Thanh Long Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City1–3AWCQ(A)Kuo Tzu-huiAFCMarch 28, 2008Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City2–3AWCQ(A)Lai Li-chin, Kuo Tzu-huiAFCMay 29, 2008Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City0–4AWCAFCMay 31, 2008Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City0–11AWCAFCJune 2, 2008Army Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City0–2AWCAFC Key AWCQ(A) = AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying (Group A) AWC = AFC Women's Asian Cup
Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionChinese Taipei scorer(s)ReportOctober 29, 2008KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur0–3AUWCQAFCOctober 31, 2008KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur2–1AUWCQWu Shih-ping, Lin Kai-lingAFCNovember 5, 2008KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur1–2AUWCQYu Hsiu-chinAFCNovember 8, 2008KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur7–0AUWCQLin Ya-han (2 goals), Chen Yen-ping (2 goals), Lin Kai-ling, Yang Ya-han (2 goals)AFC Key AUWCQ = AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification
Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionChinese Taipei scorer(s)Report November 9, 2008KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur1–6AUWCQYang ChingAFCNovember 11, 2008Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur1–0AUWCQYang Shu-tingAFCNovember 13, 2008KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur2–1AUWCQSung Hui-ling, Yang ChingAFC Key AUWCQ = AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
Chinese Taipei national futsal team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionChinese Taipei scorer(s)ReportMarch 26, 2008Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam4–2AFCQ(A)Fang Ching-jen (3 goals), Lin Po-yuanAFCMarch 27, 2008Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam8–4AFCQ(A)Huang Chiu-ching, Fang Ching-jen, Kuo Yin-hung, Wang Yung-lun (2 goals), Chen Bing-shin (2 goals), Lo Wen-haoAFCMarch 28, 2008Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam4–7AFCQ(A)Wang Chih-sheng, Wang Yung-lun (3 goals)AFCMay 11, 2008Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok2–8AFCChang Fu-hsiang (2 goals)AFCMay 12, 2008Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok0–6AFCAFCMay 13, 2008Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok2–6AFCHuang Chiu-ching, Chen Chun-chiehAFC Key AFCQ(A) = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship qualifying (Group A) AFC = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship
References
External links Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation