# 2022 Taichung Blue Whale season

The 2022 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 9th season and their 9th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League. They also participate in the 2022 AFC Women's Club Championship as the 2021 Taiwan Mulan Football League champions.
On 10 October 2022, the Blue Whales won the 2021 Mulan League Cup champions by defeating Hualien in the final.

## Kits

* Supplier: MIE Jersey
* Main Sponsor: Skechers

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Lu Kuei-hua |
| Assistant coaches | Cheng Ya-hsun, Li Yan-ting |
| 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 | Tsai Ming-jung | 33 | 2022 |
| 25 | GK | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | 26 | 2021 |
| 26 | GK | Cho Yun-Chen | 19 | 2022 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | DF | Shen Yen-chun | 23 | 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Lai Wei-ju (captain) | 28 | 2014 |
| 7 | DF | Pan Shin-yu | 25 | 2020 |
| 8 | DF | Wang Shu-wen | 21 | 2018 |
| 12 | DF | Wu Yu | 24 | 2018 |
| 13 | DF | Chang Wei-chen | 33 | 2021 |
| 22 | DF | Li Pei-jung | 22 | 2022 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | MF | Chang Chi-lan | 26 | 2014 |
| 6 | MF | Silawan Intamee | 28 | 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Maho Tanaka | 21 | 2019 |
| 15 | MF | Iori Hidaka | 21 | 2021 |
| 16 | MF | Hou Fang-wei | 30 | 2014 |
| 19 | MF | Pitsamai Sornsai | 33 | 2021 |
| 21 | MF | Chen Jin-wen | 19 | 2022 |
| 23 | MF | Liu Chien-yun | 30 | 2014 |
| 24 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | 19 | 2022 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | FW | Nien Ching-yun | 20 | 2020 |
| 10 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | 21 | 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | 34 | 2015 |
| 17 | FW | Lee Yi-hsun | 20 | 2021 |
| 18 | FW | Chiang Tzu-shan | 19 | 2022 |
| 20 | FW | Chien Hsuan-ying | 17 | 2021 |
* Source:
* Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from |
| Preseason |||||
| 1 | GK | Tsai Ming-jung | Fujizakura |
| 18 | FW | Chiang Tzu-shan | Taichung Blue Whale U18 |
| 21 | MF | Chen Jin-wen | Taichung Blue Whale U18 |
| 22 | DF | Li Pei-jung | NTUS Blue Whale |
| 24 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | Taichung Blue Whale U18 |
| Midseason |||||
| 26 | GK | Cho Yun-chen | NTUS Blue Whale |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to |
| Preseason |||||
| 1 | GK | Ng Cheuk Wai | Taoyuan Mars |
| 5 | FW | Pao Hsin-hsuan | Retired |
| 18 | GK | Wu Fang-yu | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank |
| 21 | MF | Mariel Gutierrez | — |
| 24 | FW | Sung Jui-hsuan | NTUS Blue Whale |
| 25 | DF | Yeh Yu-hsuan | NTUS Blue Whale |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Source |
| Preseason ||||||
| 6 | MF | Silawan Intamee | Chonburi | — | |

## 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 | 16 April 2022 | 29 October 2022 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 046.67 |
| Mulan League Cup | 2 April 2022 | 10 October 2022 | Semi-finals | Winner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| AFC Women's Club Championship | 15 August 2022 | 21 August 2022 | Group stage | 2nd (East) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 052.63 |
Source:

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hualien (C) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 35 | Qualification for the AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Taichung Blue Whale | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 26 | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 21 | |
| 5 | Taipei Bravo | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Taoyuan Mars | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 68 | −63 | 0 | Transfer to 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers |

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches
### AFC Women's Club Championship
#### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | College of Asian Scholars (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Winners |
| 2 | Taichung Blue Whale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | ISPE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | TMFL | TMFL | MLC | MLC | AFC Championship | AFC Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | TAI | Tsai Ming-jung | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | THA | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | TAI | Cho Yun-chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | TAI | Shen Yen-chun | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | TAI | Lai Wei-ju | 17 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | TAI | Pan Shin-yu | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | TAI | Wang Shu-wen | 13 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | TAI | Wu Yu | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | TAI | Chang Wei-chen | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | TAI | Li Pei-jung | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | TAI | Chang Chi-lan | 19 | 3 | 14+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | THA | Silawan Intamee | 14 | 5 | 9+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Maho Tanaka | 19 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JPN | Iori Hidaka | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | TAI | Hou Fang-wei | 9 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | THA | Pitsamai Sornsai | 11 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | TAI | Chen Jin-wen | 12 | 1 | 2+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | TAI | Liu Chien-yun | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | TAI | Lin Yu-syuan | 10 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | TAI | Nien Ching-yun | 15 | 3 | 10+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | TAI | Su Yu-hsuan | 15 | 19 | 10+1 | 16 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | TAI | Lai Li-chin | 17 | 5 | 9+4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | TAI | Lee Yi-hsun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | TAI | Chiang Tzu-shan | 12 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | TAI | Chien Hsuan-ying | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goals (1) ||||||||||||

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | MLC | AFC Championship | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Su Yu-hsuan | 16 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Lai Li-chin | 4 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 2 | 6 | MF | | Silawan Intamee | 4 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | | Maho Tanaka | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | DF | | Chang Chi-lan | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Nien Ching-yun | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 7 | 16 | MF | | Hou Fang-wei | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | FW | | Lee Yi-hsun | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | FW | | Chiang Tzu-shan | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | MF | | Pitsamai Sornsai | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | MF | | Chen Jin-wen | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7 | 24 | MF | | Lin Yu-syuan | 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 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 45 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref |
| Su Yu-hsuan | Taoyuan Mars | 8–0 | 5 July 2022 | Taiwan Football Premier League | |

### Cleansheets

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | MLC | AFC Championship | Total |
| 1 | 25 | | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | | Tsai Ming-jung | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 26 | | Cho Yun-chen | — | — | — | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |

## Awards

| Player | Position | Award | Ref. |
| Su Yu-hsuan | Forward | Golden Boot | |