2008 in Taiwanese (

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ...

) football.

Overview

Chen Sing-an Chen Sing-an (, born in 1962) is a Taiwanese football manager. He had managed Chinese Taipei national football team. As a player, Chen had played for Flying Camel and Chinese Taipei for 10 years, from 1982 to 1992. He scored a goal against N ...

replaced

Toshiaki Imai is a Japanese football manager and former player. Early life Imai was born in Saitama Prefecture on December 29, 1954. He is a graduate of Waseda University. Playing career Imai played for Fujitsu (later ''Kawasaki Frontale'') from 1977 to 198 ...

to become

Chinese Taipei national football team The Chinese Taipei national football team () represents Taiwan (The Republic of China) in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, t ...

's main coach. *

Enterprise Football League The Enterprise Football League (), formerly known as the National Football League () or the National First Division Football League (), was the highest-ranked Association football, football league in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was governe ...

started on January 5, 2008, and ended on April 27, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. won the league championship and will represent Chinese Taipei in

AFC President's Cup 2009 The 2009 AFC President's Cup was the fifth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. Eleven teams competed for the title and were split ...

. * National Women's First Division League was held from January 5 to March 2, 2008. Defending champion

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a National university, national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are Intern ...

women's football team won the league championship. * Highschool Football League was held from March 29 to April 20, 2008.

National Pei Men Senior High School National Pei Men Senior High School () is a senior high school located in Jiali District, Tainan, Taiwan. History * March 29, 1946: Founded as Tainan County Pei Men Junior High School () * August 1, 1947: Added senior high department and rename ...

football team won their third championships. *

AFC Challenge Cup 2008 The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was organised by AFC and was hosted by India. The tournament was played from 30 July – 13 August 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan. India was also the winner of the fair play award and ...

qualification (Group A) was held in

Chungshan Soccer Stadium Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Chungshan Soccer Stadium, or Taipei Soccer Stadium () was a multi-purpose stadium in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was established in 1923 as during the Japanese period. The soccer stadium was opened in 1989 ...

from April 2 to April 6, 2008. Chinese Taipei did not enter the final round. *

AFC President's Cup 2008 The 2008 AFC President's Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC President's Cup, a competition for football clubs in countries categorized as "emerging nations" by the Asian Football Confederation. For this edition, the tournament was extended from ...

group stage (Group B) was held in

from April 12 to April 16, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. represented Chinese Taipei to participate in the competition but did not enter the final round. *

Intercity Football League Intercity Football League () was the top-ranked division in the Taiwanese football (soccer) league run by Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), run from 2007 until 2016. From 2017, it was replaced by the Taiwan Football Premier League. His ...

will start from August 23, 2008. The qualification tournaments took place from July 19 to August 2. 4 of 5 teams ( Hualien,

Taipower The Taiwan Power Company (), also known by the short name Taipower (), is a state-owned electric power industry providing electricity to Taiwan and its off-shore islands. History Taipower was established on 1 May 1946. Its origins can be trace ...

, Bros, Taipei F.C., and Chia Cheng Hsin) can enter the final tournament. * National Youth Cup was held in

Taipei County New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...

from October 20 to October 26, 2008.

Events

* March 30, 2008 -

Chinese Taipei women's national football team The Chinese Taipei women's national football team () represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international women's football (soccer), women's football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association, the governing body for foot ...

entered the final round of the

2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea. Qualification Seedings The draw was held on 18 April 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. * 1. * 2. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * 7. * 8 ...

. * May 4, 2008 - National Hsin Feng Senior High School decided to stop enrolling football-specialized students from next semester. * November 8, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team was qualified to enter the

AFC U-19 Women's Championship The AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup is an association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is organised by the Asian Football Confederation every two years, and serve ...

. * November 14, 2008 - Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team qualified for the finals of the

AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 The AFC U-16 Women's Championship 2009 was the 3rd instance of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship. It was held from 4 to 15 November 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. The top 3 teams qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Venues Qualification ...

. * November 21, 2008 -

Chinese Taipei Football Association Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA) is the governing body for football in the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). Its official name in Chinese is the Republic of China Football Association, but due to the political status of Tai ...

moved its office because of the closure of

League competitions

Enterprise Football League

Intercity Football League

The 2008 season of Intercity Football League will start from August 23, 2008.

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Tatung F.C. Tatung Football Club (), formerly known as Leopard Cat Football Club, is a Taiwanese professional football club based in Taipei, that competes in the Taiwan Football Premier League. The club, affiliated with the electronics-producing Tatung Compa ...

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, Yilan County, and

qualified for being the top 4 places in the 2007 season. Taiwan Power Company F.C., Bros, Chia Cheng Hsin, and

Hualien County Hualien () is a County (Taiwan), county on the east coast of Taiwan. It is Taiwan's largest county by area, yet due to its mountainous terrain, has one of the lowest populations in the country. The county seat and largest city is Hualien City. Hu ...

qualified through the qualification tournament held between July 19 and August 2.

National Women's First Division League

* MVP:

Wang Hsiang-huei Wang Hsiang-huei ( zh, 王湘惠; born 28 September 1987) is a Taiwanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Taiwan Mulan Football League club Hualien FC, where she serves as its captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the com ...

( NTNU) * Golden Boot:

Lin Yu-hui Lin Yu-hui ( zh, 林玉慧) is a Taiwanese former footballer who played as a forward. She has been a member of the Chinese Taipei women's national team. International career Lin Yu-hui capped for Chinese Taipei at senior level during two AFC Wo ...

( Taiwan PE College), Hsieh I-ling ( NTNU) * Best Manager: Chen Wen-fa ( NTNU) * Fair Play:

Source
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Youth competitions

Highschool Football League

The 2008 season of Highschool Football League was held from March 29 and April 20, 2008. Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation replaced

to become the main sponsor. Totally 17 teams participated in the competition. They were divided into two divisions, north and south, in the preliminary round. The best four teams of each division entered to the final round. Since 2008, the league regulations have forbidden players who have registered or played in the

or other professional football leagues to participate in HFL.

Under-19 men

Under-16 men

Under-19 women

Under-16 women

National Youth Cup

Futsal

National teams

Chinese Taipei national football team

; Key * ACCQ(A) = AFC Challenge Cup qualifying (Group A) * F = Friendly

Chinese Taipei national under-17 football team

;Key * LCC = Lion City Cup * F = Friendly

Chinese Taipei women's national football team

; Key * AWCQ(A) = AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifying (Group A) * AWC = AFC Women's Asian Cup

Chinese Taipei women's national under-19 football team

; Key * AUWCQ =

qualification

Chinese Taipei women's national under-16 football team

; Key * AUWCQ =

AFC U-16 Women's Championship The AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, founded as the AFC U-17 Women's Championship and later the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, before changing to its current name after the 2019 edition, is a biennial women's football tournament for youth teams organis ...

qualification

Chinese Taipei national futsal team

; Key * AFCQ(A) = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship qualifying (Group A) * AFC = 2008 AFC Futsal Championship

References

External links

Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation
{{Seasons in Taiwanese football