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Womens Roster Announced For EAFF Qualifiers
The Taiwanese womens team flew out to Guam yesterday in advance of their opening round of qualifiers for the EAFF Finals that would be played in 2028. The tournament run by the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) occurs every three years, with lower ranked teams in the region required to play against each other in…
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Tainan City Repeat As Premier League Champs
It took until the final day of the season to be completely sure but Tainan City FC are the Taiwanese Premier League champions for an incredible sixth season in a row. Similar to the tight finish in the Mulan League, Taiwan’s top mens league stayed highly competitive for most of the season as three contenders gradually emerged.…
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De Wilde In As Mulan Head Coach
In a move that felt inevitable, the CTFA have confirmed that the new coach of the women’s national will be Patrick De Wilde. The hugely experienced Belgian manager had been the rumored the top target for several weeks following the firing of previous coach, Prasobchoke Chokemor. As noted in our previous post on the search…
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Hang Yuan Win Mulan League Title
In the first year of an expanded eight-team league, the Mulan League turned in arguably its most exciting ever finish as Hang Yuan finished the season as champions for the first time ever. The Taipei-based outfit did it the hard way, having lost star striker, Pu Hsin-hui to injury and were forced to overtake Kaohsiung…
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National Team Boosted As Mulan League Stars Naturalize
The Taiwanese women’s team will have a major upgrade as they prepare for their final round of World Cup qualification tournament in November. Minori Wakabayashi and Maho Tanaka, two of the best overseas players in the Mulan League have both naturalized and become Taiwanese citizens after both met the country’s residency rules. Wakabayashi, the current…
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FIFA Chief Proposes Taiwan Visit
In an interesting development from both a political and sporting perspective, the head of FIFA Gianni Infantino reportedly proposed a visit to Taiwan in the months after the forthcoming FIFA World Cup. The offer– which was reported in GoGoal— occurred during a meeting between Infantino and current CTFA chairman Chang Tsan. Both men were in…
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