2025–26 Taichung Blue Whale season

Taichung Blue Whale
2025–26 season
Head coachLu Kuei-hua
StadiumTaiyuan Football Field
AWCLQuarter-finals
President FA CupRunner-ups
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Saowalak Peng-ngam (3)
Pitsamai Sornsai (3)
Biggest winSunny Bank AC Taipei 2–7 Taichung Blue Whale
Biggest defeatMelbourne City 3–0 Taichung Blue Whale

The 2025–26 Taichung Blue Whale season is the club's 12th season and their 12th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League They also compete in the Taiwan President FA Cup and AFC Women's Champions League knockout stage.[1][2]

Kits

  • Supplier: MIE Jersey
  • Main Sponsor: Skechers

Management team

Position Name
Head coach Lu Kuei-hua
Assistant coach Cheng Ya-hsun
Athletic trainer Chiu Yu-fang
  • Last updated: 26 May 2025
  • Source: [1]

Players

N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK Tsai Ming-jung (captain) 36 2022
25 GK Wu Fang-yu 20 2024
Defenders
12 DF Wu Yu 27 2018
20 DF Chen Tzu-chen 2023
22 DF Li Pei-jung 25 2019
27 DF Pan Yu-chieh 2025
30 DF Tuan Yu-jou 29 2025
Midfielders
2 MF Chang Chi-lan 29 2014
6 MF Silawan Intamee 31 2022
14 MF Maho Tanaka 24 2019
15 MF Lin Ya-hsuan 22 2024
19 MF Pitsamai Sornsai 36 2021
21 MF Chen Ying-hui 27 2025
23 MF Liu Chien-yun 33 2014
24 MF Lin Yu-syuan 22 2022
Forwards
9 FW Nien Ching-yun 23 2020
13 FW Saowalak Peng-ngam 29 2023
17 MF Lin Jing-xuan 20 2024
18 FW Chiang Tzu-shan 22 2022
  • Source: [2]
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
21 MF Chen Ying-hui New Taipei Hang Yuen [3][4]
27 DF Pan Yu-chieh New Taipei Senior High School [5]
30 DF Tuan Yu-jou Kaohsiung Attackers [4]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
Preseason
3 DF Shen Yen-chun Kaohsiung Attackers [6][7]
5 DF Huang Ke-sin [8]
7 DF Pan Shin-yu Kaohsiung Attackers [9][7]
8 GK Cheng Ssu-yu Taichung Sakura [7][10]
16 MF Chen Jin-wen Kaohsiung Attackers [8][11]
21 MF Huang Hui-shan Taichung Sakura [10]
26 GK Waraporn Boonsing [8]
27 MF Lee Yi-hsuan Taichung Sakura [10]
28 FW Lin Chia-ying Taichung Sakura [10]
29 FW Liao Jie-ning Yamagata Meisei High School [12]
30 MF Wu Ya-yu Taichung Sakura [10]

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 2025 2026 Matchday 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Taiwan President FA Cup 20 April 2025 15 June 2025 Group stage Runnersup 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 066.67
AFC Women's Champions League 6 October 2024 23 March 2025 Group stage Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 7 4 1 2 16 8 +8 057.14

Taiwan Mulan Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hualien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League
2 Kaohsiung Attackers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 New Taipei Hang Yuen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Taipei Bravo PlayOne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Taichung Blue Whale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Required to play in 2026–27 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [3]

Taiwan President FA Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taichung Blue Whale 4 4 0 0 15 3 +12 12 Advanced to Semifinals
2 New Taipei Hang Yuen 4 2 1 1 14 6 +8 7
3 Taichung Sakura 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3 5
4 Sunny Bank AC Taipei 4 1 1 2 7 12 −5 4
5 Scientific City 4 0 0 4 2 20 −18 0
Source: [4]
20 April 2025 1 Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 New Taipei Hang Yuen Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Peng-ngam 11'
  • Lin Jing-xuan 13'
  • Chen Jin-wen 81'
  • Lin Yu-syuan 86'
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
27 April 2025 2 Sunny Bank AC Taipei 2–7 Taichung Blue Whale Taichung
13:00 (UTC+8)
  • Yasuzawa 47'
  • Lee Yi-wen 82'
Recap
Stadium: Xitun Football Field
11 May 2025 3 Scientific City 0–2 Taichung Blue Whale Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
8 June 2025 4 Taichung Blue Whale 2–1 Taichung Sakura Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
  • Wu Ya-yu 18'
Stadium: Xitun Football Field

Knockout stage

13 June 2025 Semifinals Taichung Blue Whale 1−1
(3–2 p)
Hsinchu Strikers Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Liu Chien-yun 2'
Recap
  • Chuan Tzu-yu 76'
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
Penalties
  • Lin Hsiao-yun
  • Lee Chun-mei
  • Chen Ying-hsuan
  • Chuan Tzu-yu
  • Yang Hsiao-chuan
15 June 2025 Final Kaohsiung Attackers 1−0 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Wakabayashi 53'
Recap Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh

AFC Women's Champions League

Knockout stage

23 March 2025 Quarter-finals Melbourne City 3–0 Taichung Blue Whale Melbourne
15:00 (UTC+11) Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total TMFL President FA Cup AWCL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  TAI Tsai Ming-jung 5 0 0 0 3+1 0 1 0
25 GK  TAI Wu Fang-yu 4 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0
Defenders
12 DF  TAI Wu Yu 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0
20 DF  TAI Chen Tzu-chen 5 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0
22 DF  TAI Li Pei-jung 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
27 DF  TAI Pan Yu-chieh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 DF  TAI Tuan Yu-jou 6 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF  TAI Chang Chi-lan 6 1 0 0 4+1 1 1 0
6 MF  THA Silawan Intamee 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 0
14 MF  JPN Maho Tanaka 6 1 0 0 3+2 1 1 0
15 MF  TAI Lin Ya-hsuan 7 0 0 0 2+4 0 1 0
19 MF  THA Pitsamai Sornsai 7 3 0 0 5+1 3 1 0
21 MF  TAI Chen Ying-hui 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
23 MF  TAI Liu Chien-yun 5 2 0 0 3+1 2 0+1 0
24 MF  TAI Lin Yu-syuan 6 1 0 0 3+2 1 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW  TAI Nien Ching-yun 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
13 FW  THA Saowalak Peng-ngam 5 3 0 0 3+1 3 1 0
17 FW  TAI Lin Jing-xuan 7 2 0 0 5+1 2 0+1 0
18 FW  TAI Chiang Tzu-shan 6 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
5 DF  TAI Huang Ke-sin 6 0 0 0 4+1 0 1 0
16 MF  TAI Chen Jin-wen 5 1 0 0 2+2 1 1 0
26 GK  THA Waraporn Boonsing 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Own goals (1)

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player TMFL President FA Cup AWCL Total
1 13 FW Saowalak Peng-ngam 3 0 3
19 MF Pitsamai Sornsai 3 0
3 17 FW Lin Jing-xuan 2 0 2
23 MF Liu Chien-yun 2 0
5 2 MF Chang Chi-lan 1 0 1
6 MF Silawan Intamee 1 0
12 DF Wu Yu 1 0
14 MF Maho Tanaka 1 0
16 MF Chen Jin-wen 1 0
24 MF Lin Yu-syuan 1 0
Totals 0 16 0 16

Cleansheets

Rank No. Nat. Player TMFL President FA Cup AWCL Total
1 26 Waraporn Boonsing 2 2
2 25 Wu Fang-yu 1 1
3 1 Tsai Ming-jung 0 0 0
Totals 0 3 0 3

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