2018 Taichung Blue Whale season
| 2018 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lu Kuei-hua |
| Stadium | Taiyuan Football Field |
| TMFL | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Lee Hsiu-chin (15) All: Lee Hsiu-chin (17) |
| Biggest win | Taichung Blue Whale 6–1 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank |
| Biggest defeat | Taipei PlayOne 3–0 Taichung Blue Whale |
The 2018 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 5th season and their 5th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.
Kits[edit]
- Supplier: Adidas
- Main Sponsor: Taichung World Flora Exposition
Management team[edit]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Lu Kuei-hua
|
| Assistant coaches | Chang Wei-chen, Huang Yan-ting, Lai Li-chin
|
| Goalkeeping coach | Liu Shih-hua
|
| Athletic trainer | Hong Chia-ling
|
- Last updated: 30 June 2024
- Source: [1]
Players[edit]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age. | Since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | GK | |
Tsai Ming-jung | 29 | 2018 | ||
| 18 | GK | |
Cheng Ssu-yu | 29 | 2014 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 4 | DF | |
Lai Wei-ju | 24 | 2014 | ||
| 6 | DF | |
Chang Wei-chen | 29 | 2016 | ||
| 12 | DF | |
Wu Yu | 20 | 2018 | ||
| 13 | DF | |
Tseng Wen-ting | 22 | 2015 | ||
| 15 | DF | |
Wang Shu-wen | 17 | 2018 | ||
| 22 | DF | |
Yu Shu-fang | 23 | 2016 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 | MF | |
Chang Chi-lan | 22 | 2014 | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Yang Ssu-wei | 22 | 2014 | ||
| 9 | MF | |
Tsou Hsin-ni | 23 | 2014 | ||
| 14 | MF | |
Yang Chia-hui | 21 | 2017 | ||
| 16 | MF | |
Hou Fang-wei | 26 | 2014 | ||
| 19 | MF | |
Kao Pei-ling | 21 | 2018 | ||
| 20 | MF | |
Tuan Yu-jou | 22 | 2015 | ||
| 23 | MF | |
Liu Chien-yun | 26 | 2014 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 3 | FW | |
Su Yu-hsuan | 17 | 2016 | ||
| 5 | FW | |
Pao Hsin-hsuan | 26 | 2018 | ||
| 7 | FW | |
Tang Yung-ching | 23 | 2014 | ||
| 10 | FW | |
Lee Hsiu-chin | 26 | 2014 | ||
| 11 | FW | |
Lai Li-chin (captain) | 30 | 2015 | ||
| 17 | FW | |
Ho Hsuan-yi | 22 | 2016 | ||
| 21 | FW | |
Chen Hsiu-wen | 2017 | |||
- Source: [2]
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | ||||
| 1 | GK | Tsai Ming-jung | Hsinchu
|
[1] |
| 5 | FW | Pao Hsin-hsuan |  Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
|
[1][2] |
| 12 | DF | Wu Yu | — | [3] |
| 15 | DF | Wang Shu-wen | — | [4] |
| 19 | MF | Kao Pei-ling | — | |
Out[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | ||||
| 5 | DF | Lai Yi-ju | — | |
| 12 | DF | Hsu Chih-ting | — | |
| 15 | DF | Cheng Ya-hsun | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
|
[5] |
| 18 | GK | Wang Yu-ting | — | |
| 19 | MF | Chuang Shu-Mei | — | |
Preseason and friendlies[edit]
| 30 September 2018 Friendly | Taichung Blue Whale | 6–3 |  Citizen | Taichung |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Taiwan Mulan Football League | 14 April 2018 | 20 October 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 85.71 |
| Total | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 85.71 | ||||
Source: [3]
Taiwan Mulan Football League[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taichung Blue Whale (Q) | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 30 | Qualification for the Mulan League Finals |
| 2 | Taipei PlayOne (Q) | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 27 | |
| 3 | Hualien | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 7 | |
| 5 | Inter New Taipei | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 46 | −35 | 1 |
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
| 14 April 2018 1 | Hualien | 1–5 | Taichung Blue Whale | New Taipei |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Attendance: 200 |
| 21 April 2018 2 | Taichung Blue Whale | 5–1 | Taipei PlayOne | Taichung |
| 16:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 580 Referee: Kuo Chan-yu |
| 28 April 2018 3 | Taichung Blue Whale | 5–1 | Inter New Taipei | Taichung |
| 16:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 540 Referee: Wang Chieh |
| 5 May 2018 4 | Taichung Blue Whale | 2–1 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | Hualien |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Stadium: Hualien County Stadium |
| 20 May 2018 6 | Inter New Taipei | 0–4 | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) | Report |
|
Stadium: Hualien County Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh |
| 10 June 2018 7 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 0–3 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung |
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | Report |
|
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh |
| 23 June 2018 9 | Taichung Blue Whale | 1–0 | Hualien | Taipei |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Report | Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 100 |
| 1 July 2018 10 | Taichung Blue Whale | 2–0 | Taipei PlayOne | Taichung |
| 17:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field |
| 7 July 2018 11 | Taichung Blue Whale | 4–2 | Inter New Taipei | Hualien |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) |
|
|
Stadium: Hualien County Stadium |
| 8 September 2018 13 | Taipei PlayOne | 3–0 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei |
| 16:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Report | Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 580 Referee: Lee Yi-chi |
| 15 September 2018 14 | Taichung Blue Whale | 1–3 | Hualien | New Taipei |
| 14:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Attendance: 100 Referee: Kuo Chia-hao |
| 22 September 2018 15 | Taichung Blue Whale | 6–1 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | Taichung |
| 16:30 (UTC+8) |
|
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 400 |
Mulan League Finals[edit]
| 12 October 2018 1st leg | Taipei PlayOne | 0–2 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei |
| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Report |
|
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Wang Chieh |
| 20 October 2018 2nd leg | Taichung Blue Whale | 2–0 | Taipei PlayOne | Taichung |
| 15:00 (UTC+8) |
|
Recap | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field |
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Finals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW |
|
Lee Hsiu-chin | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | 5 | FW |
|
Pao Hsin-hsuan | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | FW |
|
Ho Hsuan-yi | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | FW |
|
Su Yu-hsuan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | FW |
|
Lai Li-chin | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 8 | MF |
|
Yang Ssu-wei | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | FW |
|
Tang Yung-ching | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals (from the opponents) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 42 | ||||
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pao Hsin-hsuan |
Inter New Taipei | 5–1 | 28 April 2018 | Taiwan Mulan Football League | |
| Su Yu-hsuan |
Inter New Taipei | 4–2 | 7 July 2018 | Taiwan Mulan Football League | |
| Lee Hsiu-chin |
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 6–1 | 22 September 2018 | Taiwan Mulan Football League |
Cleansheets[edit]
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Finals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
|
Tsai Ming-jung | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 |
|
Cheng Ssu-yu | 2 | – | 2 |
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Awards[edit]
| Player | Position | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Hsiu-chin
|
Forward | Golden Boot | [6] |
| Lu Kuei-hua
|
Head Coach | Coach of the Year | [6] |
References[edit]
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- ^ "2018台灣木蘭足球聯賽賽程/球員名單". Chinese Taipei Football Association (Press release). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "2018台灣木蘭足球聯賽總冠軍戰第二戰 台中藍鯨2:0力退台北Play One再次奪冠完成二連霸". Chinese Taipei Football Association (Press release). 20 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.