2024 Taichung Blue Whale season

Taichung Blue Whale
2024 season
Head coachLu Kuei-hua
StadiumTaiyuan Football Field
TMFL2nd
AWCLQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Saowalak Peng-ngam (9)

All:
Saowalak Peng-ngam (9)
Biggest winTaichung Blue Whale 4–0 Odisha
Biggest defeatTaichung Blue Whale 0–3 Kaohsiung Attackers

The 2024 Taichung Blue Whale season is the club's 11th season and their 11th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League. The club also participated in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League as the 2023 Taiwan Mulan Football League champions.[1]

Kits

  • Supplier: MIE Jersey
  • Main Sponsor: Skechers

Players

N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK Tsai Ming-jung (captain) 35 2022
8 GK Cheng Ssu-yu 35 2024
25 GK Wu Fang-yu 19 2024
26 GK Waraporn Boonsing 34 2024
Defenders
3 DF Shen Yen-chun 25 2020
5 DF Huang Ke-sin 21 2024
7 DF Pan Shin-yu 27 2020
12 DF Wu Yu 26 2018
20 DF Chen Tzu-chen 2023
22 DF Li Pei-jung 24 2019
Midfielders
2 MF Chang Chi-lan 28 2014
6 MF Silawan Intamee 30 2022
14 MF Maho Tanaka 23 2019
15 MF Lin Ya-hsuan 21 2024
16 MF Chen Jin-wen 21 2022
19 MF Pitsamai Sornsai 35 2021
21 MF Huang Hui-shan 16 2024
23 MF Liu Chien-yun 32 2014
24 MF Lin Yu-syuan 21 2022
27 MF Lee Yi-hsuan 18 2024
30 MF Wu Ya-yu 2023
Forwards
9 FW Nien Ching-yun 22 2020
13 FW Saowalak Peng-ngam 28 2023
17 MF Lin Jing-xuan 19 2024
18 FW Chiang Tzu-shan 21 2022
28 FW Lin Chia-ying 2024
29 FW Liao Jie-ning 2024
  • Source: [1]
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
5 DF Huang Ke-sin Hualien
15 MF Lin Ya-hsuan Hualien
17 FW Lin Jing-xuan Hualien
25 GK Wu Fang-yu Hui Wen High School
27 MF Lee Yi-hsuan Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
28 FW Lin Chia-ying Hui Wen High School
Midseason
8 GK Cheng Ssu-yu NTUS
21 MF Huang Hui-shan Hui Wen High School
26 GK Waraporn Boonsing [2]
29 FW Liao Jie-ning

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
Preseason
4 DF Phornphirun Philawan College of Asian Scholars [3]
8 DF Wang Shu-wen
11 FW Lai Li-chin NTUS
15 FW Chang Yu-chiao
17 DF Sung Yu-ting NTUS
20 FW Chien Hsuan-ying AC Taipei [4]
26 GK Cho Yun-chen
27 FW Li Yong-shan Hui Wen High School
Midseason
26 GK Shih Yung-chen

Preseason and friendlies

19 July 2024 Sunny Bank International Invitation Taichung Blue Whale 2–0 Grano Isesaki Kaohsiung
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
21 July 2024 Sunny Bank International Invitation Kaohsiung Attackers 1–3 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
18:30 (UTC+8)
  • Lu Meng-fang 32'
Recap
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh

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 2024 23 November 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 15 9 3 3 28 15 +13 060.00
AFC Women's Champions League 6 October 2024 23 March 2025 Group stage Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 5 5 +0 033.33
Total 18 10 3 5 33 20 +13 055.56

Source: TMFLAWCL

Taiwan Mulan Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kaohsiung Attackers 15 10 4 1 23 6 +17 34 Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League
2 Taichung Blue Whale 15 9 3 3 28 15 +13 30
3 New Taipei Hang Yuen 15 9 2 4 29 12 +17 29
4 Taipei Bravo 15 5 2 8 15 20 −5 17
5 Hualien 15 2 3 10 7 27 −20 9
6 Mars 15 2 2 11 11 33 −22 8
Source: [2]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121415131
ResultDDLWWWDWWLWWLWW
Position225421222221322
Source: [3]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1 Matchday 13 was postponed to 23 November 2024 due to the AFC Women's Champions League.[5]

Matches

13 April 2024 1 New Taipei Hang Yuen 1–1 Taichung Blue Whale New Taipei
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Lee Yi-wen  10'
  • Teng Pei-ling  58'
  • Matsunaga 63'
Report
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Attendance: 92
Referee: Yang Shu-ting
27 April 2024 2 Taichung Blue Whale 1–1 Mars Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Lin Jing-xuan 11'
Report
  • Yang Hsiao-chuan 89'
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 123
Referee: Yang Chang-pei
11 May 2024 3 Taichung Blue Whale 0–2 Kaohsiung Attackers Hualien
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
  • Hoekstra 45+2', 83'
  • Liang Kai-jou  88'
Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Attendance: 46
Referee: Lin Chien
18 May 2024 4 Taipei Bravo 2–3 Taichung Blue Whale Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Cheng Ya-chih 1'
  • Chou Chieh-ni 31'
Report
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 151
Referee: Wang Chieh
25 May 2024 5 Taichung Blue Whale 3–0 Hualien Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 176
Referee: Yang Shu-ting
15 June 2024 6 Mars 1–4 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
15:30 (UTC+8)
  • Kao Hsin 74'
Report
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 52
Referee: Wang Chieh
22 June 2024 7 Kaohsiung Attackers 1–1 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 402
Referee: Chen Hsiao-en
29 June 2024 8 Taipei Bravo 0–1 Taichung Blue Whale Taipei
19:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Lin Yu-syuan 27'
Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 141
Referee: Lin Chien
17 August 2024 9 Hualien 1–3 Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
18:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Lee Kuan-ting
21 September 2024 11 Taichung Blue Whale 3–0 Hualien Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Yang Chang-pei
28 September 2024 12 Taichung Blue Whale 3–0 New Taipei Hang Yuen Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Peng-ngam 3'
  • Huang Ke-sin 34'
  • Chiang Tzu-shan 45+3'
Report Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Huang Chi-jui
2 November 2024 14 Taichung Blue Whale 0–3 Kaohsiung Attackers Taoyuan
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: National Taiwan Sport University
Referee: Kao Jung-fang
9 November 2024 15 Taipei Bravo 1–3 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
  • Liu Chien-yun 59'
  • Chen Jin-wen 71'
  • Lin Ya-hsuan 82'
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh
16 November 2024 10 New Taipei Hang Yuen 2–1 Taichung Blue Whale New Taipei
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Referee: Lee Tsung-ying
23 November 2024[5] 13 Taichung Blue Whale 1–0 Mars Taichung
15:30 (UTC+8)
  • Chen Jin-wen 49'
Report Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Yang Chang-pei

AFC Women's Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Urawa Red Diamonds (Q) 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Quarterfinals
2 Hồ Chí Minh City (H, Q) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 Taichung Blue Whale (Q) 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 Possible Quarterfinals
4 Odisha 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
6 October 2024 1 Hồ Chí Minh City 3–1 Taichung Blue Whale Ho Chi Minh City
19:00 (UTC+7) Report
  • Huang Ke-sin 85'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 1,086
Referee: Chan Khin Nyein (Myanmar)
9 October 2024 2 Taichung Blue Whale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Ho Chi Minh City
15:00 (UTC+7)
Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 162
Referee: Tian Jin (China)
12 October 2024 3 Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 Odisha Ho Chi Minh City
15:00 (UTC+7)
  • Chen Jin-wen 42', 69'
  • Tanaka 45'
  • Intamee 57'
Report
  • Ibrahim  79'
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 135
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total TMFL AWCL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  TAI Tsai Ming-jung 16 0 13 0 3 0
8 GK  TAI Cheng Ssu-yu 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK  TAI Wu Fang-yu 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
26 GK  THA Waraporn Boonsing 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  TAI Shen Yen-chun 7 0 4+2 0 1 0
5 DF  TAI Huang Ke-sin 17 3 14 2 3 1
7 DF  TAI Pan Shin-yu 15 0 12+1 0 2 0
12 DF  TAI Wu Yu 6 0 1+4 0 1 0
20 DF  TAI Chen Tzu-chen 8 0 4+3 0 1 0
22 DF  TAI Li Pei-jung 17 0 13+1 0 3 0
Midfielders
2 MF  TAI Chang Chi-lan 15 0 8+4 0 2+1 0
6 MF  THA Silawan Intamee 18 4 14+1 3 2+1 1
14 MF  JPN Maho Tanaka 16 4 8+6 3 2 1
15 MF  TAI Lin Ya-hsuan 15 2 9+3 2 2+1 0
16 MF  TAI Chen Jin-wen 16 6 8+5 4 2+1 2
19 MF  THA Pitsamai Sornsai 17 0 12+2 0 3 0
21 MF  TAI Huang Hui-shan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
23 MF  TAI Liu Chien-yun 13 2 7+3 2 3 0
24 MF  TAI Lin Yu-syuan 11 1 8+1 1 0+2 0
27 MF  TAI Lee Yi-hsuan 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF  TAI Wu Ya-yu 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  TAI Nien Ching-yun 12 0 2+8 0 0+2 0
13 FW  THA Saowalak Peng-ngam 14 9 11+1 9 1+1 0
17 FW  TAI Lin Jing-xuan 14 1 5+6 1 1+2 0
18 FW  TAI Chiang Tzu-shan 15 1 9+5 1 1 0
28 FW  TAI Lin Chia-ying 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
29 FW  TAI Liao Jie-ning 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
Own goals (0)

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player TMFL AWCL Total
1 13 FW Saowalak Peng-ngam 9 0 9
2 16 MF Chen Jin-wen 4 2 6
3 6 MF Silawan Intamee 3 1 4
14 MF Maho Tanaka 3 1
5 5 DF Huang Ke-sin 2 1 3
6 15 MF Lin Ya-hsuan 2 0 2
23 MF Liu Chien-yun 2 0
8 17 FW Lin Jing-xuan 1 0 1
18 FW Chiang Tzu-shan 1 0
24 MF Lin Yu-syuan 1 0
Totals 28 5 33

Cleansheets

Rank No. Nat. Player TMFL AWCL Total
1 1 Tsai Ming-jung 4 1 5
2 25 Wu Fang-yu 1 1
26 Waraporn Boonsing 1
4 8 Cheng Ssu-yu 0
26 Shih Yung-chen
Totals 6 1 7

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Name TMFL AWCL Total
     
2 MF Chang Chi-lan 1 1
19 MF Pitsamai Sornsai 1 1
Totals 1 1 2

Source: [4]
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

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