2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League

Taiwan Mulan Football League
Season2023
Dates22 April 2023 – 23 December 2023
ChampionsTaichung Blue Whale
5th title
Champions LeagueTaichung Blue Whale
Matches played45
Goals scored92 (2.04 per match)
Best PlayerLiu Chien-yun
Top goalscorerChen Yen-ping
Lee Hsiu-chin
Lee Yi-wen
(6 goals)
Best goalkeeperTsai Ming-jung
Biggest home winKaohsiung Sunny Bank 3–0 Hualien
(1 July 2023)
Biggest away winMars 0–4 New Taipei Hang Yuen
(4 November 2023)
Highest scoringHualien 3–2 New Taipei Hang Yuen
(8 July 2023)
Longest winning runTaichung Blue Whale
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runTaichung Blue Whale
(13 matches)
Longest winless runTaipei Bravo PlayOne
(7 matches)
Longest losing runMars
(6 matches)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 1 September 2024.

The 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League is the 10th season of Taiwan Mulan Football League.[1] The season began on 22 April 2023 and finished on 23 December 2023.

Teams

Promotions and relegations

Taipei Bravo and Taoyuan Mars, finishing 5th and 6th in 2022 season, were required to play in the qualifiers for the 2023 season. However, no teams had signed up for the qualifiers led both teams remain for the 2023 season.

Teams and locations

Team Chinese Based in Seasons in TMFL First season in TMFL
Hualien 花蓮 Hualien County 10 2014
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 高雄陽信 Kaohsiung City 8 2016
Mars 戰神 Taoyuan City 2 2022
New Taipei Hang Yuen 新北航源 New Taipei City 6 2017
Taichung Blue Whale 台中藍鯨 Taichung City 10 2014
Taipei Bravo PlayOne 臺北熊讚PlayOne Taipei City 7 2017

Venues

Taiwan Mulan Football 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.

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Location of venues in 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League
Stadium Chinese Location Capacity
Banqiao Stadium 板橋體育場 New Taipei City 30,000
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
Mei Lun Junior High School 美崙國中 Hualien County
Ming Chuan University 銘傳大學 Taoyuan City 5,000
Qingpu Football Field 青埔足球場 Taoyuan City
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 Former Player
Hualien[2]
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank Japan Mizuka Sato Japan Nao Tsukamoto Japan Minori Wakabayashi
Mars
New Taipei Hang Yuen Thailand Nipawan Panyosuk Japan Yukina Tamamura Japan Miwa Tanaka
Taichung Blue Whale Thailand Silawan Intamee Thailand Saowalak Peng-ngam Thailand Phornphirun Philawan Thailand Pitsamai Sornsai Japan Maho Tanaka Thailand Nattaruja Muthtanawech
Taipei Bravo PlayOne

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor
Hualien Taiwan Chu Wen-pin Taiwan Tsai Li-chen Tor Star Leadtek
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank Japan Takeshi Inoguchi Taiwan Wu Kai-ching Athleta Sunny Bank
Mars Taiwan Hsu Ching-hsin Taiwan Yang Hsiao-chuan —
New Taipei Hang Yuen Taiwan Hsu Yi Taiwan Chen Ying-hui Tor Star —
Taichung Blue Whale Taiwan Lu Kuei-hua Taiwan Tsai Ming-jung MIE Skechers
Taipei Bravo PlayOne Taiwan Chou Tai-ying Taiwan Chen Ruo-wei Kappa —

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Taoyuan Mars Taiwan Chen Ching-hsuan Resigned 29 November 2022[3] Pre-season Taiwan Hsu Ching-hsin 17 April 2023[4]

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 F.C. 15 5 2 8 12 19 −7 17 Required to play in 2024 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers
6 Mars F.C. 15 2 1 12 10 27 −17 7
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Results

Regular season

Home \ Away HWF KSB MAR HY TBW TBB HWF KSB MAR HY TBW TBB HWF KSB MAR HY TBW TBB
Hualien — 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 — — 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 — — 2–1 1–2 — 2–1
Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 3–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 — — — 1–2 — —
Mars — 0–2 — 0–2 — 1–1 — — — 0–4 — — — — — 1–3 — —
New Taipei Hang Yuen — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Taichung Blue Whale 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 — 1–1 — — 3–1 2–1 — 1–0 — — 1–0 1–1 — —
Taipei Bravo PlayOne — 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 — — — 1–0 0–2 — — — — — 0–0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: TMFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Season statistics

Scoring

  • First goal of the season:
    Taiwan Kao Chen-en for Taipei Bravo PlayOne against Taoyuan Mars (22 April 2023)
  • Final goal of the season:
    Taiwan Lin Ya-han for Taipei Bravo PlayOne against Hualien (23 December 2023)

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Taiwan Chen Yen-ping New Taipei Hang Yuen 6
Taiwan Lee Hsiu-chin Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
Taiwan Lee Yi-wen New Taipei Hang Yuen

Awards

Annual Awards CTFA 2023

Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Year Taiwan Liu Chien-yun Taichung Blue Whale [5][6]
Coach of the Year Taiwan Lu Kuei-hua Taichung Blue Whale [5]
Golden Boot Taiwan Chen Yen-ping New Taipei Hang Yuen [5]
Taiwan Lee Hsiu-chin Kaohsiung Sunny Bank [5]
Taiwan Lee Yi-wen New Taipei Hang Yuen [5][7]
Golden Gloves Taiwan Tsai Ming-jung Taichung Blue Whale [5]

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