The 2017 Taiwan Football Premier League (TFPL) was the first season of the Taiwan Football Premier League since it replaced the Intercity Football League following the 2016 season. It was contested by 8 clubs. Taichung City Dragon, who participated in the final Intercity Football League season, were replaced for the inaugural TFPL by Tainan City. Taipower FC finished at the top of the table, but were defeated 1-1 on away goals in a playoff by Tatung FC, the second ranked team, for the title. With that result, Tatung FC earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, while Taipower FC qualified for the playoff round. However, neither side chose to enter the tournament, so 3rd place playoff winners Hang Yuen were granted the AFC Cup berth.
Teams Hang Yuen FC (represented by Fu Jen Catholic University) Ming Chuan University National Sports Training Center Hasus TSU Royal Blues FC Taipower FC Tatung FC Tainan City FC
Table
Playoff round
3rd Place Playoff Summary Team 1Agg. Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg Hang Yuen5–2Hasus TSU2–03–2 (a.e.t.) Matches
Hang Yuen won 5–2 on aggregate
Final The two top placed teams in the division compete in a play-off to determine the league champions. The winners qualify for the AFC Cup Group stage, while the losers will play in the AFC Cup Qualification play-off preliminary round 2.
Summary Team 1Agg. Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg Tatung FC1–1 (a) Taipower FC1–10–0 Matches
1-1 on aggregate, Tatung FC won on away goals.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marc FenelusTatung352 Chiu I-huanTaipower203 Javi FinesRoyal Blues194 Wei Mao-tingHang Yuen175 Lin Chien-hsunTaipower136 Cheng Qing-yuNSTC / Hang Yuen127 Hung Kai-chunTaipower118 Tseng Chih-weiTaipower9 Li Xiang-weiHasus TSU Yaroslav SilaevRoyal Blues
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