2025–26 Taichung Futuro season

Taichung Futuro
2025–26 season
OwnerYoshitaka Komori
Head coachFang Ching-ren
President FA CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Li Mao (6)
Biggest winTaichung Futuro 7–0 Inter Taoyuan Grey
Biggest defeatTainan City TSG Blue 5–0 Taichung Futuro

The 2025–26 Taichung Futuro season is the club's 7th season and their 7th season in Taiwan Football Premier League. They also compete in Taiwan President FA Cup and AFC Challenge League as they were the 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League runner-up.[1][2]

Kits

  • Supplier: Joma
  • Main Sponsor: Hota-Gear

Players

N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK Lee Ming-wei 28 2020
21 GK Tuan Yu 31 2019
50 GK Kenya Matsui 40 2023
99 GK Lin Chun-hua 23 2024
Defenders
3 DF Chen Ting-yang (captain) 33 2019
7 DF Keisuke Ogawa 39 2019
8 DF Yoshitaka Komori 38 2019
19 DF Li Ya-she 25 2024
34 DF Lin Che-yu 32 2023
42 DF Liu Wei-che 22 2024
43 DF Liang Meng-hsin 22 2021
73 DF Chen Hung-li 18 2025
88 DF Nagisa Sakurauchi 36 2024
Midfielders
6 MF Tsai Chieh-hsun 22 2023
9 MF Chen Hung-wei 28 2021
12 MF Wen Chih-hao 32 2024
23 MF Kaoru Takayama 37 2023
70 MF Yu Chia-le 2025
71 MF Peng Chuan-min 20 2025
72 MF Lai Yi-chiao 18 2025
74 MF Lin Shih-yuan 2025
75 MF Cheng Yu-chi 2025
76 MF Chang Hsiu-yuan 2025
Forwards
4 FW Tseng Te-lung 23 2023
5 FW Cheng Hao 28 2022
17 FW Hsu Heng-pin 32 2019
18 FW Li Mao 33 2019

Source:[1]

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
70 MF Yu Chia-le [3]
71 MF Peng Chuan-min [3]
72 MF Lai Yi-chiao [3]
73 MF Chen Hung-li [3]
74 MF Lin Shih-yuan [3]
75 MF Cheng Yu-chi [3]
76 MF Chang Hsiu-yuan [3]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
Preseason
10 MF Shohei Yokoyama Gold Coast Knights [4]
14 DF Chen Chun-fu [3]
22 MF Takuro Uehara Retired [5]
24 DF Koji Wada Iwate Grulla Morioka [6]
27 MF Toshio Shimakawa Sagamihara [7]

Preseason and friendlies

14 March 2025 Friendly Taichung Rock 3–1 Taichung Futuro Taichung
19:30 (UTC+8) RecapRecap Stadium: Xitun Football Field
7 June 2025 Friendly Taichung Futuro 2–2 Macau Taichung
19:15 (UTC+8) Stadium: Xitun Football Field

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
TFPL 2025 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
President FA Cup 12 April 2025 28 May 2025 Group stage Semifinals 6 5 0 1 19 7 +12 083.33
ACGL 12 August 2025 Preliminary stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 6 5 0 1 19 7 +12 083.33

Taiwan Football Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Futuro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs
2 Ming Chuan University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 New Taipei Hang Yuen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sunny Bank AC Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Taichung Rock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Tainan City TSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Taipower 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Transfer to 2026–27 Taiwan Football Premier League qualifiers
8 Tatung 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Taiwan Football League Division 2
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: [2]

Taiwan President FA Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taichung Futuro 4 4 0 0 15 2 +13 12 Advanced to Quarterfinals
2 Tainan City TSG Green 4 3 0 1 18 5 +13 9
3 Taichung Rock Reserves 4 2 0 2 17 8 +9 6
4 Ming Chuan B 4 0 1 3 2 15 −13 1
5 Inter Taoyuan Grey 4 0 1 3 0 22 −22 1
Source: [3]
12 April 2025 1 Taichung Futuro 7−0 Inter Taoyuan Grey Tainan
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Lai Yi-chiao 3', 65', 73'
  • Li Mao 47', 76', 81'
  • Cheng Hao 51'
Recap Stadium: Tainan Municipal Football Field
19 April 2025 2 Ming Chuan B 1−2 Taichung Futuro Taoyuan
18:00 (UTC+8)
  • Hsiao Yueh-hui 41'
  • Chang Yi-hsien  53'
Recap
Stadium: Ming Chuan University
4 May 2025 3 Taichung Rock Reserves 1−2 Taichung Futuro Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)
  • Hsu Liu Chien-feng  37'
  • Wang Yi-you  47'
  • Chiang Chun-yao 83'
Recap Stadium: Xitun Football Field
10 May 2025 4 Taichung Futuro 4−0 Tainan City TSG Green Taichung
19:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Xitun Football Field

Knockout stage

17 May 2025 Quarterfinals Sunny Bank AC Taipei 0−4 Taichung Futuro Taoyuan
13:00 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: National Taiwan Sport University
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan
28 May 2025 Semifinals Tainan City TSG Blue 5−0 Taichung Futuro Taoyuan
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Chen Jui-chieh 51', 74'
  • Benchy 67'
  • Yao Ko-chi 84'
  • Kim Sung-kyum 90+5'
Recap Stadium: National Taiwan Sport University
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun

AFC Challenge League

Preliminary stage

12 August 2025 Preliminary stage TBD Taichung Futuro
: (UTC+8)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total TFPL President FA Cup ACGL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  TAI Lee Ming-wei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK  TAI Tuan Yu 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
50 GK  JPN Kenya Matsui 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
99 GK  TAI Lin Chun-hua 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  TAI Chen Ting-yang 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
7 DF  JPN Keisuke Ogawa 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
8 DF  TAI Yoshitaka Komori 3 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0
19 DF  TAI Li Ya-she 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
34 DF  TAI Lin Che-yu 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
42 DF  TAI Liu Wei-che 6 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0
43 DF  TAI Liang Meng-hsin 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
73 DF  TAI Chen Hung-li 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
88 DF  JPN Nagisa Sakurauchi 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  TAI Tsai Chieh-hsun 6 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0
9 MF  TAI Chen Hung-wei 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
12 MF  TAI Wen Chih-hao 6 1 0 0 6 1 0 0
23 MF  JPN Kaoru Takayama 4 2 0 0 3+1 2 0 0
70 MF  TAI Yu Chia-le 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 MF  TAI Peng Chuan-min 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
72 MF  TAI Lai Yi-chiao 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0
74 MF  TAI Lin Shih-yuan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 MF  TAI Cheng Yu-chi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 MF  TAI Chang Hsiu-yuan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
4 FW  TAI Tseng Te-lung 5 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0
5 FW  TAI Cheng Hao 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0
17 FW  TAI Hsu Heng-pin 5 5 0 0 2+3 5 0 0
18 FW  TAI Li Mao 6 6 0 0 5+1 6 0 0
Own goals (0)

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player TMFL President FA Cup ACGL Total
1 18 FW Li Mao 6 6
2 17 FW Hsu Heng-pin 5 5
3 72 MF Lai Yi-chiao 4 4
4 23 MF Kaoru Takayama 2 2
5 5 FW Cheng Hao 1 1
12 MF Wen Chih-hao 1
Totals 0 19 0 19

Cleansheets

Rank No. Nat. Player TMFL President FA Cup ACGL Total
1 50 Kenya Matsui 2 2
2 21 Tuan Yu 1 1
99 Lin Chun-hua 1
4 1 Lee Ming-wei 0
Totals 0 4 0 4

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Name TFPL President FA Cup ACGL Total
       
72 MF Lai Yi-chiao 1 1
Totals 1 1

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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  6. ^ "このたび、和田昂士選手が台中FUTURO(台湾)より完全移籍にて加入することが決定しましたのでお知らせいたします。". IWATE GRULLA MORIOKA (Press release). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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