# 2017 Taichung Blue Whale season

The 2017 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 4th season and their 4th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.

## Kits

* Supplier: Adidas
* Main Sponsor: YE Sports

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Hiroyuki Horino |
| Assistant coaches | Chuang Shu-mei, Lu Kuei-hua |
| Goalkeeping coach | Liu Shih-hua |
| Athletic trainer | Yu Wan-ching |
* Last updated: 1 July 2024
* Source:

## Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age. | Since |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Cheng Ssu-yu | 28 | 2014 |
| 18 | GK | Wang Yu-ting | 16 | 2017 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 4 | DF | Lai Wei-ju | 23 | 2014 |
| 5 | DF | Lai Yi-ju | | 2017 |
| 6 | DF | Chang Wei-chen | 28 | 2016 |
| 12 | DF | Hsu Chih-ting | | 2014 |
| 13 | DF | Tseng Wen-ting | 21 | 2015 |
| 15 | DF | Cheng Ya-hsun | | 2014 |
| 22 | DF | Yu Shu-fang | 22 | 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | MF | Chang Chi-lan | 21 | 2014 |
| 8 | MF | Yang Ssu-wei | 21 | 2014 |
| 9 | MF | Tsou Hsin-ni | 22 | 2014 |
| 14 | MF | Yang Chia-hui | 20 | 2017 |
| 16 | MF | Hou Fang-wei | 25 | 2014 |
| 19 | MF | Chuang Shu-mei | | 2017 |
| 20 | MF | Tuan Yu-jou | 21 | 2015 |
| 23 | MF | Liu Chien-yun | 25 | 2014 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 3 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | 16 | 2016 |
| 7 | FW | Tang Yung-ching | 22 | 2014 |
| 10 | FW | Lee Hsiu-chin | 25 | 2014 |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin (captain) | 29 | 2015 |
| 17 | FW | Ho Hsuan-yi | 21 | 2016 |
| 21 | FW | Chen Hsiu-wen | | 2017 |
* Source:
* Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from |
| Preseason |||||
| 5 | MF | Hsieh Cheng-ya | — |
| 14 | MF | Ho Chia-chen | — |
| 18 | GK | Wang Yu-ting | — |
| 21 | FW | Chen Hsiu-wen | — |
| Midseason |||||
| 5 | DF | Lai Yi-ju | — |
| 14 | MF | Yang Chia-hui | — |
| 19 | MF | Chuang Shu-mei | — |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to |
| Preseason |||||
| 5 | MF | Chan Pi-han | Taipei PlayOne |
| 14 | MF | Yang Chia-hui | — |
| 18 | GK | Cheng Ya-wen | — |
| 21 | GK | Hsu Miao-hua | — |
| Midseason |||||
| 5 | MF | Hsieh Cheng-ya | — |
| 14 | MF | Ho Chia-chen | — |
| 19 | MF | Kao Pei-ling | — |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Taiwan Mulan Football League | 23 April 2017 | 26 November 2017 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 070.59 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 10 | +31 | 070.59 |
Source:

### Taiwan Mulan Football League
#### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Taipei PlayOne (Q) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 37 | Qualification for the Mulan League Finals |
| 2 | Taichung Blue Whale (Q) | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 34 | Qualification for the Mulan League Finals |
| 3 | Hualien | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 28 | |
| 4 | Hsinchu | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 22 | |
| 5 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 62 | −39 | 9 | |
| 6 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 66 | −57 | 0 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Mulan League Finals
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Finals | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Lee Hsiu-chin | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Lai Li-chin | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | | Yang Ssu-wei | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | MF | | Chang Chi-lan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | FW | | Su Yu-hsuan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | Lai Wei-ju | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | MF | | Tsou Hsin-ni | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 13 | DF | | Tseng Wen-ting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 17 | FW | | Ho Hsuan-yi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | DF | | Chang Wei-chen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | FW | | Tang Yung-ching | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 16 | MF | | Hou Fang-wei | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 19 | MF | | Kao Pei-ling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 23 | MF | | Liu Chien-yun | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | MF | | Tuan Yu-jou | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | Own goals (from the opponents) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 3 | 41 |

## Awards

| Player | Position | Award | Ref. |
| Cheng Ssu-yu | Goalkeeper | Golden Glove | |
| Hiroyuki Horino | Head Coach | Coach of the Year | |