2019 Taichung Blue Whale season

Taichung Blue Whale 2019 football season

Taichung Blue Whale
2019 season
Head coach	Lu Kuei-hua
Stadium	Taiyuan Football Field
TMFL	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Lee Hsiu-chin (19) All: Lee Hsiu-chin (21)
Biggest win	Inter Taipei 1–9 Taichung Blue Whale
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The 2019 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 6th season and their 6th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas
Main Sponsor: Dah Lih Puh

Management team

Position	Name
Head coach	Lu Kuei-hua
Assistant coaches	Chang Wei-chen, Huang Yan-ting, Lai Li-chin
Goalkeeping coach	Chang Po-hsiang
Athletic trainer	Hong Chia-ling

Last updated: 27 June 2024
Source:

Players

N	Pos.	Name	Age.	Since
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Chen Miao-wen		2019
18	GK	Cheng Ssu-yu	30	2014
Defenders
4	DF	Lai Wei-ju	25	2014
6	DF	Chang Wei-chen	30	2016
12	DF	Wu Yu	21	2018
13	DF	Tseng Wen-ting	23	2015
14	DF	Cheng Wen-ching		2019
15	DF	Wang Shu-wen	18	2018
17	DF	Lee Pei-lin		2019
19	DF	Yang Hsin-ju	19	2019
20	DF	Chen Yu-tung		2019
22	DF	Li Pei-jung	19	2019
Midfielders
2	MF	Chang Chi-lan	23	2014
8	MF	Hsieh Cheng-ya	20	2019
9	MF	Lin Yu-hsuan	16	2019
16	MF	Hou Fang-wei	27	2014
21	MF	Maho Tanaka	18	2019
23	MF	Liu Chien-yun	27	2014
Forwards
3	FW	Su Yu-hsuan	18	2016
5	FW	Pao Hsin-hsuan	27	2018
7	FW	Tang Yung-ching	24	2014
10	FW	Lee Hsiu-chin (captain)	27	2014
11	FW	Lai Li-chin	31	2015

Source:
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from
Preseason
8	MF	Hsieh Cheng-ya	—
9	MF	Lin Yu-hsuan	—
14	MF	Tsai Meng-hsuan	—
17	DF	Lee Pei-lin	Inter New Taipei
19	DF	Yang Hsin-ju	—
20	DF	Chen Yu-tung	—
22	DF	Li Pei-jung	NTUS
Midseason
1	GK	Chen Miao-wen	—
14	DF	Cheng Wen-ching	—
21	MF	Maho Tanaka	—

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to
Preseason
8	MF	Yang Ssu-wei	Taipei Bravo
9	MF	Tsou Hsin-ni	—
14	MF	Yang Chia-hui	—
17	FW	Ho Hsuan-yi	Hualien
19	MF	Kao Pei-ling	—
20	MF	Tuan Yu-jou	—
22	DF	Yu Shu-fang	—
Midseason
1	GK	Tsai Ming-jung	Fujizakura
14	MF	Tsai Meng-hsuan	—
21	FW	Chen Hsiu-wen	—

Preseason and friendlies

Taichung Blue Whale

Urawa Red Diamonds U18

20 August 2019 Friendly	Taichung Blue Whale	0–3	Urawa Red Diamonds U18	Chiayi County
15:15 (UTC+8)				Stadium: WuFeng University

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Taiwan Mulan Football League	13 April 2019	9 November 2019	Matchday 1	Winners	17	14	3	0	68	14	+54	082.35
Total					17	14	3	0	68	14	+54	082.35

Source:

Taiwan Mulan Football League

Main article: 2019 Taiwan Mulan Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Taichung Blue Whale (Q)	15	13	2	0	63	12	+51	41	Qualification for the Mulan League Finals
2	Hualien (Q)	15	10	2	3	40	12	+28	32	Qualification for the Mulan League Finals
3	Taipei Bravo	15	4	6	5	25	21	+4	18
4	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	15	5	0	10	15	43	−28	15
5	New Taipei Hang Yuen	15	3	2	10	14	33	−19	11
6	Inter Taipei	15	3	2	10	14	50	−36	11

Source:
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	8
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source:
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matchday 8 was postponed to 28 September 2019 due to the national team training.

Matches

Taichung Blue Whale v Taipei Bravo

13 April 2019 1	Taichung Blue Whale	3–2	Taipei Bravo	Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)	Lee Hsiu-chin 2', 50', 57'	Recap	Wang Yi-ting 6' Lin Ya-hui 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Huang Po-chun

Hualien v Taichung Blue Whale

20 April 2019 2	Hualien	0–1	Taichung Blue Whale	Hualien
16:30 (UTC+8)		Recap	Lai Li-chin 90+3'	Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Katharina Gerhard

Kaohsiung Sunny Bank v Taichung Blue Whale

27 April 2019 3	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	0–5	Taichung Blue Whale	Kaohsiung
16:30 (UTC+8)		Recap	Pao Hsin-hsuan 50', 67' Lai Li-chin 74' Lee Hsiu-chin 79', 90+1'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Katharina Gerhard

Taichung Blue Whale v New Taipei Hang Yuen

4 May 2019 4	Taichung Blue Whale	2–0	New Taipei Hang Yuen	Hualien
10:00 (UTC+8)	Pao Hsin-hsuan 73' (pen.), 77'	Recap		Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Huang Po-chun

Inter Taipei v Taichung Blue Whale

11 May 2019 5	Inter Taipei	1–9	Taichung Blue Whale	Taipei
14:00 (UTC+8)	Chen Ya-chun 23'	Recap	Lee Hsiu-chin 7', 45+1' Su Yu-hsuan 15', 20', 54' Lin Yu-hsuan 26' Chen Juo-wei 46' (o.g.) Pao Hsin-hsuan 66', 87'	Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Referee: Ko Chuan-yao

Taipei Bravo v Taichung Blue Whale

18 May 2019 6	Taipei Bravo	0–5	Taichung Blue Whale	Kaohsiung
10:00 (UTC+8)		Recap	Su Yu-hsuan 21', 76' Pao Hsin-hsuan 57' Lee Hsiu-chin 79', 90+2'	Stadium: National Stadium

Taichung Blue Whale v Hualien

25 May 2019 7	Taichung Blue Whale	3–2	Hualien	Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)	Lai Li-chin 10' Su Yu-hsuan 16' Hou Fang-wei 35'	Recap	Wu Shih-ping 62' Chang Su-hsin 80'	Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh

New Taipei Hang Yuen v Taichung Blue Whale

15 June 2019 9	New Taipei Hang Yuen	2–2	Taichung Blue Whale	Kaohsiung
10:00 (UTC+8)	Li Pei-jung 32' (o.g.) Chen Hsin-jou 68'	Recap	Lee Hsiu-chin 58', 64'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Kuo Po-hung

Taichung Blue Whale v Inter Taipei

3 August 2019 10	Taichung Blue Whale	6–0	Inter Taipei	Hualien
14:00 (UTC+8)	Lee Hsiu-chin 16' Lai Li-chin 35', 62' Su Yu-hsuan 37' Pao Hsin-hsuan 57', 68'	Recap		Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh

Taichung Blue Whale v Taipei Bravo

17 August 2019 11	Taichung Blue Whale	0–0	Taipei Bravo	Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)		Recap		Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh

Taichung Blue Whale v Kaohsiung Sunny Bank

31 August 2019 12	Taichung Blue Whale	7–1	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	New Taipei
10:00 (UTC+8)	Lee Hsiu-chin 8', 12', 28' Hou Fang-wei 16' Lai Li-chin 21' Lai Wei-ju 43' Su Yu-hsuan 87'	Recap	Chen Li-chin 80'	Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao

Taichung Blue Whale v New Taipei Hang Yuen

7 September 2019 13	Taichung Blue Whale	6–0	New Taipei Hang Yuen	Hsinchu County
10:00 (UTC+8)	Lai Li-chin 5', 82' Lee Hsiu-chin 14', 72' Su Yu-hsuan 47' Lin Yu-hsuan 90+1'	Recap		Stadium: Hsinchu County Second Stadium Referee: Hou Hung-hua

Inter Taipei v Taichung Blue Whale

14 September 2019 14	Inter Taipei	0–6	Taichung Blue Whale	Hualien
14:00 (UTC+8)		Recap	Pao Hsin-hsuan 6', 59', 88' Lai Li-chin 7' Su Yu-hsuan 29' Lee Hsiu-chin 71'	Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Lin Ching-tang

Taichung Blue Whale v Hualien

21 September 2019 15	Taichung Blue Whale	3–2	Hualien	Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)	Liu Chien-yun 5' Pao Hsin-hsuan 57' Lee Hsiu-chin 62'	Recap	Zhuo Li-ping 24' Ting Chi 32'	Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Kuo Po-hung

Kaohsiung Sunny Bank v Taichung Blue Whale

28 September 2019 8	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	2–5	Taichung Blue Whale	New Taipei
14:00 (UTC+8)	Chang Chi-lan 18' (o.g.) Lai Wei-ju 52' (o.g.)	Recap	Tang Yung-ching 26' Wu Yu 42' Su Yu-hsuan 65' Lai Li-chin 87' Pao Hsin-hsuan 90+1'	Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Referee: Yang Shu-ting

Mulan League Finals

Hualien v Taichung Blue Whale

2 November 2019 1st leg	Hualien	0–0	Taichung Blue Whale	Hualien
15:00 (UTC+8)		Recap		Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh

Taichung Blue Whale v Hualien

9 November 2019 2nd leg	Taichung Blue Whale	5–2	Hualien	Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lee Hsiu-chin 19', 24' Hou Fang-wei 39' Lai Li-chin 62', 80'	Recap	Ting Chi 5' Lin Ya-han 45+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 600 Referee: Lee Yi-chi

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	TMFL	Finals	Total
1	10	FW	Lee Hsiu-chin	19	2	21
2	5	FW	Pao Hsin-hsuan	14	0	14
3	11	FW	Lai Li-chin	10	2	12
4	3	FW	Su Yu-hsuan	11	0	11
5	16	MF	Hou Fang-wei	2	1	3
6	9	MF	Lin Yu-hsuan	2	0	2
7	4	DF	Lai Wei-ju	1	0	1
	7	FW	Tang Yung-ching	1	0
	12	DF	Wu Yu	1	0
	23	MF	Liu Chien-yun	1	0
Own goals (from the opponents)				1	0	1
Totals				63	5	68

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Lee Hsiu-chin	Taipei Bravo	3–2	13 April 2019	Taiwan Mulan Football League
Su Yu-hsuan	Inter Taipei	9–1	11 May 2019	Taiwan Mulan Football League
Lee Hsiu-chin	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	7–1	31 August 2019	Taiwan Mulan Football League
Pao Hsin-hsuan	Inter Taipei	6–0	14 September 2019	Taiwan Mulan Football League

Cleansheets

Rank	No.	Player	TMFL	Finals	Total
1	1	Tsai Ming-jung	4	–	4
1	18	Cheng Ssu-yu	3	1	4
3	1	Chen Miao-wen	0	–	0
Totals			7	1	8

Awards

Player	Position	Award	Ref.
Lee Hsiu-chin	Forward	Golden Boot
Lu Kuei-hua	Head Coach	Coach of the Year

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Taichung Blue Whale

Taichung City
Stadiums	Fengyuan Stadium (2014–2017) Taiyuan Football Field (2018–present) Taichung Football Sports and Recreation Park (under construction)
Affiliated clubs	National Taiwan University of Sport UFA Taichung Municipal Hui-Wen High School HFL
Key personnel	Head Coach Lu Kuei-hua

Major honors (6)
Taiwan Mulan Football League (5)	2017 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mulan League Cup (1)	2021

Taiwan Mulan Football League
Seasons (11)	2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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