# 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League

The 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League is the eighth season of Taiwan Football Premier League, the top-flight association football competition in Taiwan under its current format. The season began on 14 April 2024 and scheduled to finish on 8 December 2024.

## Teams
### Promotions and relegations

There are 8 teams in the league, including 7 teams from the 2023 season and 1 team promoted from the 2023 second division.

#### Teams relegated to the second division

Taipei Dragons was the only team relegated after finishing last place in the previous season, ending their one year stay in the top tier. Taipei Dragons was renamed to Taipei Elite SC in 2024.

#### Teams promoted from the second division

Vikings–PlayOne, the champions of the second division in 2023 earned automatic promotion and was the only team promoted after Inter Taoyuan had lost 2–3 to Ming Chuan University in the promotion/relegation playoffs.
| Promoted from 2023 second division | Relegated from 2023 TFPL |
| Vikings–PlayOne | Taipei Dragons |

### Teams and locations

| Team | Chinese | Based in | Seasons in TFPL | First season in TFPL |
| Futuro | Futuro | Taichung City | 6 | 2019 |
| Leopard Cat | 臺灣石虎 | Taipei City | 8 | 2017 |
| Ming Chuan University | 銘傳大學 | Taoyuan City | 6 | 2017 |
| New Taipei Hang Yuen | 新北航源 | New Taipei City | 8 | 2017 |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 陽信北競 | Taipei City | 3 | 2022 |
| Tainan City TSG | 南市台鋼 | Tainan City | 8 | 2017 |
| FC Vikings | 臺北Vikings | Taipei City | 1 | 2024 |
| Taipower | 台灣電力 | Kaohsiung City | 8 | 2017 |

### Venues

Taiwan Football Premier League teams currently don't play all their home games in a specific home ground. Some venues may hold more than one different matchups in a single matchday.
| Stadium | Chinese | Location | Capacity |
| Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium | 輔仁大學足球場 | New Taipei City | 3,000 |
| Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium | 高雄市立楠梓足球場 | Kaohsiung City | 1,200 |
| Ming Chuan University Taoyuan Campus | 銘傳大學龜山校區 | Taoyuan City | 5,000 |
| National Taipei University | 國立臺北大學 | New Taipei City | 300 |
| Tainan Municipal Football Field | 臺南市立足球場 | Tainan City | 2,000 |
| Taipei Municipal Stadium | 臺北田徑場 | Taipei City | 20,000 |
| Taiyuan Football Field | 太原足球場 | Taichung City | 600 |
| Yilan Sports Park Multipurpose Stadium | 宜蘭運動公園複合式運動場 | Yilan County | 15,000 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Former Player |
| Futuro | Kenya Matsui | Keisuke Ogawa | Nagisa Sakurauchi | Toshio Shimakawa | Kaoru Takayama | Takuro Uehara | Koji Wada | Shohei Yokoyama | |
| Leopard Cat FC | Elias Argueta | Garrydo | Taiyo Izumi | Nichodemus Malika | Nathan Rilloraza | Naoyuki Yamazaki | | | |
| Ming Chuan University | Matías Godoy | Yamato Kumagai | Shinshu Minamitani | Haru Tanaka | | | | | |
| New Taipei Hang Yuen | Benchy Estama | Naoki Kaneko | Shingo Koreeda | Kwon Seung-seong | William López | Kentaro Sato | Genki Tateiwa | | |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Gustavo Garcia | Yugo Ichiyanagi | Ryosei Kamada | Kenshin Katata | Tsuyoshi Kusuyama | Jun Uchida | | | |
| Tainan City | Maurício Cortés | Kim Sang-jun | Kim Sung-kyum | So Narita | Matheus Porto | Mohamed Sakkouh | Seo Chan-wook | Toninho | |
| Taipower | | | | | | | | | |
| Jensen Viking | Yunosuke Fukasawa | | | | | | | | Benchy Estama Garrydo Matías Godoy Ben Ouédraogo Jamal Ely Rousseau Shunkun Tani Justin Wilson |

### Dual citizenship/ naturalised / heritage players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| New Taipei Hang Yuen | Emilio Estevez | Jhon Benchy | William López |
| Taichung Futuro | Yoshitaka Komori | | |
| Leopard Cat | Onur Dogan | | |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor |
| Futuro | Fang Ching-ren | Chen Ting-yang | Joma | Hota-Gear |
| Leopard Cat | Chiang Mu-tsai | Nichodemus Malika | MIE | — |
| Ming Chuan University | Tseng Tai-lin | Matias Godoy | | — |
| New Taipei Hang Yuen | Hung Chin-hwai | Huang Yung-chun | Tor Star | — |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Chen Sing-an | Yugo Ichiyanagi | Ucan | Sunny Bank |
| Tainan City TSG | Raphaël Blanchon | Wu Chun-ching | Kelme | Taiwan Steel Group |
| FC Vikings | Hao Yuan-shuo | Yu Chun-hsiang | Joma | — |
| Taipower | Huang Che-ming | Chen Chao-an | MIE | Taipower |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Futuro | Jun Hirabayashi | Signed by Hanoi | 23 January 2024 | Pre-season | Fang Ching-ren | 23 January 2024 |
| Tainan City TSG | Lo Chih-tsung | Resigned | 12 March 2024 | Pre-season | Raphaël Blanchon | 12 March 2024 |
| FC Vikings | Oliver Harley | Mutual consent | 5 May 2024 | 7th | Hao Yuan-shuo | 5 May 2024 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tainan City TSG (C, Q) | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 49 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Futuro | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 43 | |
| 3 | New Taipei Hang Yuan | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 39 | |
| 4 | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 36 | |
| 5 | Taipower | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 30 | |
| 6 | Leopard Cat | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 22 | |
| 7 | Ming Chuan University (Q) | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 18 | Qualification for the Taiwan Challenge League relegation play-off |
| 8 | FC Vikings (R) | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 84 | −67 | 2 | Relegation to the Taiwan Challenge League |

## Results
### Promotion/relegation playoffs

Ming Chuan University, finishing 7th in 2023 TPBL season, was required to play in the promotion/relegation playoffs. Land Home NTUS finished 2nd in 2023 second division and was expected to play in the playoffs. However, Inter Taoyuan, finishing 3rd in 2023 second division took over the opportunity due to the Land Home NTUS failed to qualify the CTFA club licensing, which is required for playing in the Taiwan Football Premier League.

### Regular season

Each team plays a total of 21 games, playing the other teams three times.
| Home \ Away | FTR | HY | TLC | MCU | SAC | TSG | TV | TPC | FTR | HY | TLC | MCU | SAC | TSG | TV | TPC | FTR | HY | TLC | MCU | SAC | TSG | TV | TPC |
| Futuro | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | — | — | Oct 20 | Nov 3 | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Taipei Hang Yuan | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | Nov 24 | — | 2–0 | Nov 3 | 1–2 | — | Sep 29 | — | — | — | Oct 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leopard Cat | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | Nov 3 | Sep 22 | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ming Chuan University | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 3–2 | — | Dec 1 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | Sep 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | — | Oct 27 | — | — | — | Oct 20 | Sep 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tainan City TSG | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | Nov 24 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | Sep 29 | Dec 1 | — | — | Sep 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FC Vikings | 1–6 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 0–4 | — | — | Dec 1 | Sep 22 | — | Dec 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taipower | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | Dec 1 | Sep 22 | 4–0 | — | — | Oct 20 | Oct 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Statistics
### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Gao Wei-jie for Taipower against AC Taipei (14 April 2024)

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Li Mao | Futuro | 9 |
| 2 | Gao Wei-jie | Taipower | 8 |
| 3 | Benchy Estama | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 7 |
| 3 | Matias Godoy | Ming Chuan University | 7 |
| 5 | Maurício Cortés | Tainan City TSG | 6 |
| 6 | Chen Jui-chieh | Tainan City TSG | 5 |
| 6 | Kaoru Takayama | Futuro | 5 |
| 6 | Jun Uchida | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 5 |
| 6 | Naoyuki Yamazaki | Leopard Cat | 5 |
| 10 | Chen Po-hao | Leopard Cat | 4 |
| 10 | Cheng Hao | Futuro | 4 |
| 10 | Yamato Kumagai | Ming Chuan University | 4 |
| 10 | Wu Yu-fan | Taipower | 4 |
| 10 | Shohei Yokoyama | Futuro | 4 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date | Round |
| Jun Uchida | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | Ming Chuan University | 5–0 (H) | 30 June 2024 | 10 |
| Toninho | Tainan City TSG | Leopard Cat | 5–0 (A) | 14 September 2024 | 15 |

### Clean Sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Shutouts |
| 1 | Kenya Matsui | Futuro | 7 |
| 1 | Pan Wen-chieh | Tainan City TSG | 7 |
| 3 | Huang Chiu-lin | Taipower | 3 |
| 3 | Odo Jacobs | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 3 |
| 5 | Chang Po-feng | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 2 |
| 5 | Kenshin Katata | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 2 |
| 5 | Tuan Yu | Futuro | 2 |
| 5 | Wang Po-han | Leopard Cat | 2 |
| 9 | Chang Hsiang-chun | Taipower | 1 |
| 9 | Chen Yu-chen | Taipei Vikings | 1 |
| 9 | Huang Hao-kai | Ming Chuan University | 1 |
| 9 | Shih Hsin-an | Leopard Cat | 1 |
| 9 | Tuan Hsuan | Sunny Bank AC Taipei | 1 |
| 9 | Wang Huai-chih | Ming Chuan University | 1 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 5
** Chen Yao-ming (Taipei Vikings)
** Lee Pin-hsien (Leopard Cat)
** Nagisa Sakurauchi (Futuro)
* Most red cards: 1
** Chen Wei-chuan (Tainan City TSG)
** Chen Yao-ming (Taipei Vikings)
** Lee Pin-hsien (Leopard Cat)
** Ma Liang-cheng (Ming Chuan University)
** Peng Chia-en (Taipei Vikings)
** Tuan Hsuan (Sunny Bank AC Taipei)

#### Team

* Most yellow cards: 31
** Taipower
* Fewest yellow cards: 21
** Tainan City TSG
** Taipei Vikings
* Most red cards: 2
** Taipei Vikings
* Fewest red cards: 0
** Futuro
** New Taipei Hang Yuen
** Taipower

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Leopard Cat FC | 439 |
| 2 | Taiwan Power Company FC | 269 |
| 3 | Ming Chuan University FC | 229 |
| 4 | AC Taipei | 184 |
| 5 | Tainan City | 159 |
| 6 | FC Vikings | 131 |
| 7 | Taichung Futuro | 130 |
| 8 | Hang Yuan FC | 118 |