# 2023 Taichung Blue Whale season

The 2023 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 10th season and their 10th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League. Marking the club's 10th anniversary, the game jersey featured a golden 10th anniversary commemorative logo for all games in the season.
On 9 December 2023, Taichung Blue Whale mathematically won their 5th Taiwan Mulan Football League title with one game remaining.

## Kits

* Supplier: MIE Jersey
* Main Sponsor: Skechers

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Lu Kuei-hua |
| Assistant coaches | Cheng Ya-hsun, Li Yan-ting |
| Fitness coach | Chiu Yu-fang |
| Goalkeeping coach | Chang Po-hsiang |
| Medical | Chen Ching-teng |
* Last updated: 22 March 2024
* Source:

## Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age. | Since |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Tsai Ming-jung (captain) | 34 | 2022 |
| 25 | GK | Shih Yung-chen | | 2023 |
| 26 | GK | Cho Yun-Chen | 20 | 2022 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | DF | Shen Yen-chun | 24 | 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Phornphirun Philawan | 24 | 2023 |
| 7 | DF | Pan Shin-yu | 26 | 2020 |
| 8 | DF | Wang Shu-wen | 22 | 2018 |
| 12 | DF | Wu Yu | 25 | 2018 |
| 17 | DF | Sung Yu-ting | 20 | 2023 |
| 21 | DF | Chen Tzu-chen | | 2023 |
| 22 | DF | Li Pei-jung | 23 | 2022 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | MF | Chang Chi-lan | 27 | 2014 |
| 6 | MF | Silawan Intamee | 29 | 2022 |
| 14 | MF | Maho Tanaka | 22 | 2019 |
| 16 | MF | Chen Jin-wen | 20 | 2022 |
| 19 | MF | Pitsamai Sornsai | 34 | 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Liu Chien-yun | 31 | 2014 |
| 24 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | 20 | 2022 |
| 30 | MF | Wu Ya-yu | | 2023 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | FW | Nien Ching-yun | 21 | 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | 35 | 2023 |
| 13 | FW | Saowalak Peng-ngam | 27 | 2023 |
| 15 | FW | Chang Yu-chiao | | 2023 |
| 18 | FW | Chiang Tzu-shan | 20 | 2022 |
| 20 | FW | Chien Hsuan-ying | 18 | 2021 |
| 27 | FW | Li Yong-shan | | 2023 |
* Source:
* Ordered by squad number.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from |
| Preseason |||||
| 15 | FW | Chang Yu-chiao | NTUS Blue Whale |
| 17 | DF | Sung Yu-ting | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank |
| 21 | DF | Chen Tzu-chen | NTUS Blue Whale |
| Midseason |||||
| 4 | DF | Phornphirun Philawan | College of Asian Scholars |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | — |
| 13 | FW | Saowalak Peng-ngam | Chonburi |
| 25 | GK | Shih Yung-chen | NTUS Blue Whale |
| 27 | FW | Li Yong-shan | Hui Wen High School |
| 30 | MF | Wu Ya-yu | NTUS Blue Whale |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to |
| Preseason |||||
| 4 | DF | Lai Wei-ju | — |
| 10 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | Hainan Qiongzhong |
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | — |
| 13 | DF | Chang Wei-chen | — |
| 15 | DF | Iori Hidaka | — |
| 16 | MF | Hou Fang-wei | — |
| 17 | MF | Lee Yi-hsun | — |
| Midseason |||||
| 25 | GK | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | — |

## 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 | 22 April 2023 | 16 December 2023 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 066.67 |
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) | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 34 | Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 28 | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 22 | |
| 4 | Taipei Bravo PlayOne | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Hualien | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 17 | Transfer to 2024 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers |
| 6 | Mars | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 7 | Transfer to 2024 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | TAI | Tsai Ming-jung | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | TAI | Shih Yung-chen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | TAI | Cho Yun-chen | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | TAI | Shen Yen-chun | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | THA | Phornphirun Philawan | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | TAI | Pan Shin-yu | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | TAI | Wang Shu-wen | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | TAI | Wu Yu | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | TAI | Sung Yu-ting | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | TAI | Chen Tzu-chen | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | TAI | Li Pei-jung | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 2 | MF | TAI | Chang Chi-lan | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | THA | Silawan Intamee | 15 | 3 | 14+1 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Maho Tanaka | 9 | 4 | 7+2 | 4 |
| 16 | MF | TAI | Chen Jin-wen | 10 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | THA | Pitsamai Sornsai | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | TAI | Liu Chien-yun | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | TAI | Lin Yu-syuan | 13 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | TAI | Wu Ya-yu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | TAI | Nien Ching-yun | 12 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | TAI | Lai Li-chin | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | THA | Saowalak Peng-ngam | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | FW | TAI | Chang Yu-chiao | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | TAI | Chiang Tzu-shan | 12 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | TAI | Chien Hsuan-ying | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | TAI | Li Yong-shan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goals (0) ||||||||

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Total |
| 1 | 14 | MF | | Maho Tanaka | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | MF | | Silawan Intamee | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | | Saowalak Peng-ngam | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 23 | MF | | Liu Chien-yun | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | MF | | Pitsamai Sornsai | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | DF | | Phornphirun Philawan | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | DF | | Pan Shin-yu | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | | Nien Ching-yun | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | | Lai Li-chin | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 15 | FW | | Chang Yu-chiao | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | FW | | Chiang Tzu-shan | 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 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 21 | 21 |

### Cleansheets

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Tsai Ming-jung | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 26 | | Cho Yun-chen | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 25 | | Nattaruja Muthtanawech | — | 0 |
| 3 | 25 | | Shih Yung-chen | — | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 7 | 7 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | TMFL | Total |
| 17 | DF | | Sung Yu-ting | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Pitsamai Sornsai | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | | Lin Yu-syuan | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | 3 |
Source: Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Awards

| Player | Position | Award |
| Liu Chien-yun | Midfielder | Most Valuable Player |
| Lu Kuei-hua | Head Coach | Best Coach |
| Tsai Ming-jung | Goalkeeper | Golden Gloves |