2019 Taichung Blue Whale season

Taichung Blue Whale
2019 season
Head coachLu Kuei-hua
StadiumTaiyuan Football Field
TMFLWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Hsiu-chin (19)

All:
Lee Hsiu-chin (21)
Biggest winInter Taipei 1–9 Taichung Blue Whale

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: [1]

Players

N Pos. Nat. 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-syuan 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: [2]
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
8 MF Hsieh Cheng-ya
9 MF Lin Yu-syuan
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 [1]
14 DF Cheng Wen-ching [1]
21 MF Maho Tanaka [1]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
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 [1][2]
14 MF Tsai Meng-hsuan [3]
21 FW Chen Hsiu-wen [1]

Preseason and friendlies

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
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: [3]

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
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: [4]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results by round

Round1234567910111213141581
ResultWWWWWWWDWDWWWWW
Position211111111111111
Source: [5]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

Matches

13 April 2019 1 Taichung Blue Whale 3–2 Taipei Bravo Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)
  • Lee Hsiu-chin 2', 50', 57'
Recap
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Huang Po-chun
20 April 2019 2 Hualien 0–1 Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
16:30 (UTC+8) Recap Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Katharina Gerhard
27 April 2019 3 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 0–5 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
16:30 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Katharina Gerhard
4 May 2019 4 Taichung Blue Whale 2–0 New Taipei Hang Yuen Hualien
10:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Huang Po-chun
11 May 2019 5 Inter Taipei 1–9 Taichung Blue Whale Taipei
14:00 (UTC+8)
  • Chen Ya-chun 23'
Recap
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ko Chuan-yao
18 May 2019 6 Taipei Bravo 0–5 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
10:00 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: National Stadium
25 May 2019 7 Taichung Blue Whale 3–2 Hualien Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)
Recap
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Wang Chieh
15 June 2019 9 New Taipei Hang Yuen 2–2 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
10:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Kuo Po-hung
3 August 2019 10 Taichung Blue Whale 6–0 Inter Taipei Hualien
14:00 (UTC+8) Recap Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh
17 August 2019 11 Taichung Blue Whale 0–0 Taipei Bravo Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8) Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Wang Chieh
31 August 2019 12 Taichung Blue Whale 7–1 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank New Taipei
10:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
  • Chen Li-chin 80'
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao
7 September 2019 13 Taichung Blue Whale 6–0 New Taipei Hang Yuen Hsinchu County
10:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Hsinchu County Second Stadium
Referee: Hou Hung-hua
14 September 2019 14 Inter Taipei 0–6 Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
14:00 (UTC+8) Recap Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Lin Ching-tang
21 September 2019 15 Taichung Blue Whale 3–2 Hualien Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Kuo Po-hung
28 September 2019 8 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 2–5 Taichung Blue Whale New Taipei
14:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Referee: Yang Shu-ting

Mulan League Finals

2 November 2019 1st leg Hualien 0–0 Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
15:00 (UTC+8) Recap Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh
9 November 2019 2nd leg Taichung Blue Whale 5–2 Hualien Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 600
Referee: Lee Yi-chi

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. 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-syuan 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 Ref
Lee Hsiu-chin Taipei Bravo 3–2 13 April 2019 Taiwan Mulan Football League [4]
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 [5]

Cleansheets

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

Awards

Player Position Award Ref.
Lee Hsiu-chin Forward Golden Boot [6]
Lu Kuei-hua Head Coach Coach of the Year [6]

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