Chinese Taipei national football team - Definition and Overview

Republic of China

Chinese_Taipei_FA.gif Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Chinese Taipei Football Association
Coach	Lee Po Houng
Most caps	?
Top scorer	?
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International China 3 - 2 South Korea (Hong Kong; January 2, 1949)
Largest win Taiwan 9 - 0 Philippines (Republic of China; August 1, 1967)
Worst defeat Indonesia 10 - 1 Taiwan (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; August 11, 1968)
World Cup
Appearances	none (First in -)
Best result	-
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1960)
Best result	Third place, 1960

The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national football team of the Republic of China. Although the Republic of China has only been in control of Taiwan and some other islands since 1949 any reference to a national sports team from the island as "Taiwan" would be certain to irritate the government of the People's Republic of China as suggestive of Taiwan independence. The official name "Republic of China" was also unacceptable because the PRC considers it to be a defunct entity. Therefore, the name "Chinese Taipei" was selected as a compromise.

The Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA), was founded in China as the China Football Association in 1924 and relocated to Taiwan in 1949 at the end of the Chinese Civil War. It joined FIFA in 1954. The team, playing as "Taiwan," finished third in the Asian Cup in 1960.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Withdrew
• 1958 - Withdrew
• 1962 to 1974 - Did not enter
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Did not enter
• 1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify

Asian Cup record

• 1956 - Did not qualify
• 1960 - Third place
• 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 - Fourth place
• 1972 to 1988 - Did not enter
• 1992 to 2004 - Did not qualify

External links

• Chinese Taipei Football Association (http://www.chinesetaipeifa.com/)