# 2021 Taichung Blue Whale season

The 2021 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 8th season and their 8th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.
On 25 December 2021, the Blue Whales clinched their 4th league champion.

## Kits

* Supplier: MIE Jersey
* Main Sponsor: YE Sports

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Lu Kuei-hua |
| Assistant coaches | Chang Wei-chen, Cheng Ya-hsun, Lai Li-chin |
| Goalkeeping coach | Chang Po-hsiang |
| Athletic trainer | Hong Chia-ling |
* Last updated: 22 March 2024
* Source:

## Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age. | Since |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Ng Cheuk Wai | 24 | 2020 |
| 18 | GK | Wu Fang-yu | 16 | 2020 |
| 19 | GK | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | 25 | 2021 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | DF | Shen Yen-chun | 22 | 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Lai Wei-ju (captain) | 27 | 2014 |
| 7 | DF | Pan Shin-yu | 24 | 2020 |
| 12 | DF | Wu Yu | 23 | 2018 |
| 13 | DF | Chang Wei-chen | 32 | 2021 |
| 15 | DF | Wang Shu-wen | 20 | 2018 |
| 25 | DF | Yeh Yu-hsuan | 19 | 2021 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | MF | Chang Chi-lan | 25 | 2014 |
| 6 | MF | Pitsamai Sornsai | 32 | 2021 |
| 8 | MF | Iori Hidaka | 20 | 2021 |
| 14 | MF | Maho Tanaka | 20 | 2019 |
| 16 | MF | Hou Fang-wei | 29 | 2014 |
| 21 | MF | Mariel Gutierrez | 24 | 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Liu Chien-yun | 29 | 2014 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 5 | FW | Pao Hsin-hsuan | 29 | 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Nien Ching-yun | 19 | 2020 |
| 10 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | 20 | 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | 33 | 2015 |
| 17 | FW | Lee Yi-hsun | 19 | 2021 |
| 20 | FW | Chien Hsuan-ying | 16 | 2021 |
| 24 | FW | Sung Jui-hsuan | 16 | 2021 |
* Source:
* Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from |
| Preseason |||||
| 6 | MF | Pitsamai Sornsai | Inter Taoyuan |
| 10 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | Okayama Yunogo Belle |
| 13 | DF | Chang Wei-chen | — |
| 17 | FW | Lee Yi-hsun | — |
| 20 | FW | Chien Hsuan-ying | Taichung Blue Whale U15 |
| 21 | MF | Mariel Gutierrez | — |
| 24 | FW | Sung Jui-hsuan | — |
| 25 | DF | Yeh Yu-hsuan | — |
| Midseason |||||
| 8 | MF | Iori Hidaka | Ibaraki |
| 19 | GK | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | College of Asian Scholars |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| Preseason ||||||
| 1 | GK | Chen Miao-wen | — | |
| 6 | FW | Lai Yu-chi | — | |
| 9 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | Taichung Blue Whale U18 | |
| 10 | FW | Lee Hsiu-chin | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | |
| 13 | DF | Tseng Wen-ting | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | |
| 17 | MF | Chan Pi-han | Hualien | |
| 18 | GK | Lin Yi-han | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | Loan return |
| 20 | DF | Chen Yu-tung | — | |
| Midseason ||||||
| 8 | MF | Hsieh Cheng-ya | NTUS Blue Whale | |
| 19 | DF | Yang Hsin-ju | NTUS Blue Whale | |
| 22 | DF | Li Pei-jung | NTUS Blue Whale | |

## 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 | 10 April 2021 | 25 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 070.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 070.00 |
Source:

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Taichung Blue Whale (C) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 23 | Qualification for the AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Hualien | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 20 | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 20 | |
| 4 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 5 | Taipei Bravo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 8 | |
| 6 | Inter Taoyuan (R) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 1 | Transfer to 2022 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | TMFL | TMFL |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | HKG | Ng Cheuk Wai | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | TAI | Wu Fang-yu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | THA | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | TAI | Shen Yen-chun | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | TAI | Lai Wei-ju | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | TAI | Pan Shin-yu | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | TAI | Wu Yu | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | TAI | Chang Wei-chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | TAI | Wang Shu-wen | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | TAI | Yeh Yu-hsuan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 2 | MF | TAI | Chang Chi-lan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | THA | Pitsamai Sornsai | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | JPN | Iori Hidaka | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Maho Tanaka | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 16 | MF | TAI | Hou Fang-wei | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Mariel Gutierrez | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | TAI | Liu Chien-yun | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 5 | FW | TAI | Pao Hsin-hsuan | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | TAI | Nien Ching-yun | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | TAI | Su Yu-hsuan | 8 | 3 | 5+3 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | TAI | Lai Li-chin | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 17 | FW | TAI | Lee Yi-hsun | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | TAI | Chien Hsuan-ying | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | TAI | Sung Jui-hsuan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season but made an appearance ||||||||
| 22 | DF | TAI | Li Pei-jung | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Own goals (0) ||||||||

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Lai Li-chin | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | 14 | MF | | Maho Tanaka | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | MF | | Pitsamai Sornsai | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | | Su Yu-hsuan | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | FW | | Pao Hsin-hsuan | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | DF | | Lai Wei-ju | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | MF | | Hou Fang-wei | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 17 | FW | | Lee Yi-hsun | 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 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 22 | 22 |

### Cleansheets

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Ng Cheuk Wai | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 19 | | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | | Wu Fang-yu | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 5 |

## Awards

| Player | Position | Award |
| Lu Kuei-hua | Head coach | Best Coach |
| Lai Li-chin | Forward | Golden boot |
| Maho Tanaka | Midfielder | Golden boot |