# 2008 in Taiwanese football

2008 in Taiwanese (Chinese Taipei) football.

## Overview

* Chen Sing-an replaced Toshiaki Imai to become Chinese Taipei national football team's main coach.
* Enterprise Football League started on January 5, 2008, and ended on April 27, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. won the league championship and will represent Chinese Taipei in AFC President's Cup 2009.
* National Women's First Division League was held from January 5 to March 2, 2008. Defending champion National Taiwan Normal University women's football team won the league championship.
* Highschool Football League was held from March 29 to April 20, 2008. National Pei Men Senior High School football team won their third championships.
* AFC Challenge Cup 2008 qualification (Group A) was held in Chungshan Soccer Stadium from April 2 to April 6, 2008. Chinese Taipei did not enter the final round.
* AFC President's Cup 2008 group stage (Group B) was held in Chungshan Soccer Stadium from April 12 to April 16, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. represented Chinese Taipei to participate in the competition but did not enter the final round.
* Intercity Football League will start from August 23, 2008. The qualification tournaments took place from July 19 to August 2. 4 of 5 teams (Hualien, Taipower, Bros, Taipei F.C., and Chia Cheng Hsin) can enter the final tournament.
* National Youth Cup was held in Taipei County from October 20 to October 26, 2008.

## Events

* March 30, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national football team entered the final round of the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
* May 4, 2008 - National Hsin Feng Senior High School decided to stop enrolling football-specialized students from next semester.
* November 8, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team was qualified to enter the AFC U-19 Women's Championship.
* November 14, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team qualified for the finals of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009.
* November 21, 2008 - Chinese Taipei Football Association moved its office because of the closure of Chungshan Soccer Stadium.

## League competitions
### Intercity Football League

The 2008 season of Intercity Football League will start from August 23, 2008.
Taipei City (Tatung F.C.), Tainan County, Yilan County, and Taipei County qualified for being the top 4 places in the 2007 season. Taiwan Power Company F.C., Bros, Chia Cheng Hsin, and Hualien County qualified through the qualification tournament held between July 19 and August 2.

### National Women's First Division League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | National Taiwan Normal University | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 25 |
| 2 | National Taiwan College of Physical Education | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 24 |
| 3 | High School United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 11 |
| 4 | San Chung Vocational High School | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 10 |
| 5 | Ming Chuan University | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 9 |
| 6 | Hsing Wu College | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 7 |
* MVP: Wang Hsiang-huei (NTNU)
* Golden Boot: Lin Yu-hui (Taiwan PE College), Hsieh I-ling (NTNU)
* Best Manager: Chen Wen-fa (NTNU)
* Fair Play: National Taiwan Normal University
Source: Chinese Taipei Football Association

## Youth competitions
### Highschool Football League

The 2008 season of Highschool Football League was held from March 29 and April 20, 2008. Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation replaced Chinese Taipei Football Association to become the main sponsor. Totally 17 teams participated in the competition. They were divided into two divisions, north and south, in the preliminary round. The best four teams of each division entered to the final round. Since 2008, the league regulations have forbidden players who have registered or played in the Enterprise Football League or other professional football leagues to participate in HFL.

#### Under-19 men

| Team | Location | Result |
| National Pei Men Senior High School | Tainan County | Champion |
| Kaohsiung County Lu Chu Senior High School | Kaohsiung County | Runner-up |
| Taipei High School | Taipei City | 3rd place |
| National Hualien Vocational High School of Agriculture | Hualien County | 4th place |
| National Yilan Senior High School | Yilan County | 5th place |
| National Hsin Feng Senior High School | Tainan County | 6th place |
| National Hualien Senior High School | Hualien County | 7th place |
| Taichung Municipal Hui Wen High School | Taichung City | 8th place |
| Neng Ren Vocational High School | Taipei County | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| Taipei Municipal Daan Vocational High School | Taipei City | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| Taipei County Ching Shui Senior High School | Taipei County | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| National San Chung Senior High School | Taipei County | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| Kaohsiung Municipal Ruei Siang Senior High School | Kaohsiung City | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| Chung San Industrial and Commercial School | Kaohsiung County | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| Ming Dao High School | Taichung County | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| Chung Cheng Industrial Vocational High School | Kaohsiung City | Eliminated in preliminary round |
| National Shiou Shuei Industrial Vocational High School | Changhua County | Eliminated in preliminary round |

#### Under-16 men

| Team | Location | Result |
| Hualien County Mei Lun Junior High School | Hualien County | Champion |
| Taichung Municipal Li Ming Junior High School | Taichung City | Runner-up |
| Tainan County Jia Li Junior High School | Tainan County | 3rd place |
| Kaohsiung County A Lien Junior High School | Kaohsiung County | 4th place |

#### Under-19 women

| Team | Location | Result |
| Hualien Physical Experimental Senior High School | Hualien County | Champion |
| Kaohsiung Municipal Jui Hsiang High School | Kaohsiung City | Runner-up |
| Hsing Wu Senior High School | Taipei County | 3rd place |

#### Under-16 women
### National Youth Cup
## National teams
### Chinese Taipei national football team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Chinese Taipei scorer(s) | Report |
| April 2, 2008 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei | Pakistan | 1–2 | ACCQ(A) | Lo Chih-an | AFC |
| April 4, 2008 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei | Guam | 4–1 | ACCQ(A) | Chang Han, Huang Wei-yi, Chen Po-liang, Chiang Shih-lu | AFC |
| April 6, 2008 | Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei | Sri Lanka | 2–2 | ACCQ(A) | Chang Han, Tsai Hsien-tang | AFC |
| May 24, 2008 | Fatorda Stadium, Margao | India | 0–3 | F | | AIFF |
| May 27, 2008 | Nehru Stadium, Chennai | India | 2–2 | F | Chen Po-liang, Hsieh Meng-hsuan | The Hindu |

#### Key

* ACCQ(A) = AFC Challenge Cup qualifying (Group A)
* F = Friendly

### Chinese Taipei national under-17 football team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Report |
| March 10, 2008 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Australia | 0–8 | LCC | CTFA |
| March 12, 2008 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | Singapore B | 1–5 | LCC | CTFA |
| March 13, 2008 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | LCC | CTFA |
| March 16, 2008 | Singapore Sports School, Singapore | Singapore A | 0–1 | F | CTFA |

#### Key

* LCC = Lion City Cup
* F = Friendly

### Chinese Taipei women's national football team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Chinese Taipei scorer(s) | Report |
| March 24, 2008 | Thanh Long Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | Myanmar | 3–0 | AWCQ(A) | Wang Hsiang-huei, Lin Yu-hui (2 goals) | AFC |
| March 26, 2008 | Thanh Long Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 1–3 | AWCQ(A) | Kuo Tzu-hui | AFC |
| March 28, 2008 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | Iran | 2–3 | AWCQ(A) | Lai Li-chin, Kuo Tzu-hui | AFC |
| May 29, 2008 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | Australia | 0–4 | AWC | | AFC |
| May 31, 2008 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | Japan | 0–11 | AWC | | AFC |
| June 2, 2008 | Army Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City | South Korea | 0–2 | AWC | | AFC |

#### Key

* AWCQ(A) = AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying (Group A)
* AWC = AFC Women's Asian Cup

### Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Chinese Taipei scorer(s) | Report |
| October 29, 2008 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Australia | 0–3 | AUWCQ | | AFC |
| October 31, 2008 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Iran | 2–1 | AUWCQ | Wu Shih-ping, Lin Kai-ling | AFC |
| November 5, 2008 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Thailand | 1–2 | AUWCQ | Yu Hsiu-chin | AFC |
| November 8, 2008 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | India | 7–0 | AUWCQ | Lin Ya-han (2 goals), Chen Yen-ping (2 goals), Lin Kai-ling, Yang Ya-han (2 goals) | AFC |

#### Key

* AUWCQ = AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

### Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Chinese Taipei scorer(s) | Report |
| November 9, 2008 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | China | 1–6 | AUWCQ | Yang Ching | AFC |
| November 11, 2008 | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | AUWCQ | Yang Shu-ting | AFC |
| November 13, 2008 | KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | India | 2–1 | AUWCQ | Sung Hui-ling, Yang Ching | AFC |

#### Key

* AUWCQ = AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

### Chinese Taipei national futsal team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Chinese Taipei scorer(s) | Report |
| March 26, 2008 | Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam | Maldives | 4–2 | AFCQ(A) | Fang Ching-jen (3 goals), Lin Po-yuan | AFC |
| March 27, 2008 | Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam | Vietnam | 8–4 | AFCQ(A) | Huang Chiu-ching, Fang Ching-jen, Kuo Yin-hung, Wang Yung-lun (2 goals), Chen Bing-shin (2 goals), Lo Wen-hao | AFC |
| March 28, 2008 | Matsushita Sports Complex, Shah Alam | Malaysia | 4–7 | AFCQ(A) | Wang Chih-sheng, Wang Yung-lun (3 goals) | AFC |
| May 11, 2008 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Japan | 2–8 | AFC | Chang Fu-hsiang (2 goals) | AFC |
| May 12, 2008 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok | Australia | 0–6 | AFC | | AFC |
| May 13, 2008 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok | Turkmenistan | 2–6 | AFC | Huang Chiu-ching, Chen Chun-chieh | AFC |

#### Key

* AFCQ(A) = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship qualifying (Group A)
* AFC = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship