2021 Taichung Blue Whale season

The 2021 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 8th season and their 8th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.

Taichung Blue Whale
2021 season
Head coachLu Kuei-hua
StadiumTaiyuan Football Field
TMFL1st
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lai Li-chin (5)
Maho Tanaka (5)

All:
Lai Li-chin (5)
Maho Tanaka (5)
Biggest winTaichung Blue Whale 4–0 Taipei Bravo
Inter Taoyuan 0–4 Taichung Blue Whale
Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 Inter Taoyuan
Biggest defeatHualien 1–0 Taichung Blue Whale
← 2020
2022 →

On 25 December 2021, the Blue Whales clinched their 4th league champion.[1][2]

Kits

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  • Supplier: MIE Jersey
  • Main Sponsor: YE Sports

Management team

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Position Name
Head coach   Lu Kuei-hua
Assistant coaches   Chang Wei-chen,   Cheng Ya-hsun,   Lai Li-chin
Goalkeeping coach   Chang Po-hsiang
Athletic trainer   Hong Chia-ling
  • Last updated: 22 March 2024
  • Source: [1]

Players

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N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Ng Cheuk Wai 24 2020
18 GK   Wu Fang-yu 16 2020
19 GK   Nattaruja Muthtanawech 25 2021
Defenders
3 DF   Shen Yen-chun 22 2020
4 DF   Lai Wei-ju (captain) 27 2014
7 DF   Pan Shin-yu 24 2020
12 DF   Wu Yu 23 2018
13 DF   Chang Wei-chen 32 2021
15 DF   Wang Shu-wen 20 2018
25 DF   Yeh Yu-hsuan 19 2021
Midfielders
2 MF   Chang Chi-lan 25 2014
6 MF   Pitsamai Sornsai 32 2021
8 MF   Iori Hidaka 20 2021
14 MF   Maho Tanaka 20 2019
16 MF   Hou Fang-wei 29 2014
21 MF   Mariel Gutierrez 24 2021
23 MF   Liu Chien-yun 29 2014
Forwards
5 FW   Pao Hsin-hsuan 29 2018
9 FW   Nien Ching-yun 19 2020
10 FW   Su Yu-hsuan 20 2021
11 FW   Lai Li-chin 33 2015
17 FW   Lee Yi-hsun 19 2021
20 FW   Chien Hsuan-ying 16 2021
24 FW   Sung Jui-hsuan 16 2021
  • Source: [2]
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
6 MF Pitsamai Sornsai   Inter Taoyuan [3]
10 FW Su Yu-hsuan   Okayama Yunogo Belle [4]
13 DF Chang Wei-chen
17 FW Lee Yi-hsun
20 FW Chien Hsuan-ying   Taichung Blue Whale U15 [5]
21 MF Mariel Gutierrez [6]
24 FW Sung Jui-hsuan [5]
25 DF Yeh Yu-hsuan [5]
Midseason
8 MF Iori Hidaka   Ibaraki [7][8]
19 GK Nattaruja Muthtanawech   College of Asian Scholars [7][8]
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Source
Preseason
1 GK Chen Miao-wen
6 FW Lai Yu-chi
9 MF Lin Yu-hsuan   Taichung Blue Whale U18
10 FW Lee Hsiu-chin   Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
13 DF Tseng Wen-ting   Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
17 MF Chan Pi-han   Hualien
18 GK Lin Yi-han   Kaohsiung Sunny Bank Loan return
20 DF Chen Yu-tung
Midseason
8 MF Hsieh Cheng-ya   NTUS Blue Whale [8]
19 DF Yang Hsin-ju   NTUS Blue Whale [8]
22 DF Li Pei-jung   NTUS Blue Whale [8]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Taiwan Mulan Football League 10 April 2021 25 December 2021 Matchday 1 Winners 10 7 2 1 22 3 +19 070.00
Total 10 7 2 1 22 3 +19 070.00

Source: [3]

Taiwan Mulan Football League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Taichung Blue Whale (C) 10 7 2 1 22 3 +19 23 Qualification for the AFC Women's Club Championship
2 Hualien 10 6 2 2 16 3 +13 20
3 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 10 6 2 2 17 9 +8 20
4 New Taipei Hang Yuen 10 3 3 4 10 10 0 12
5 Taipei Bravo 10 2 2 6 7 15 −8 8
6 Inter Taoyuan (R) 10 0 1 9 0 32 −32 1 Transfer to 2022 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers
Source: [4]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results by round

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Round12345678910
ResultDWWWWLDWWW
Position3322122111
Source: [5]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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10 April 2021 1 Taichung Blue Whale 0–0 Hualien Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8) Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Wang Chieh
17 April 2021 2 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank 0–2 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
16:30 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Lee Yi-chi
1 May 2021 3 Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 Taipei Bravo Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Chao You-lin
20 November 2021 4 Taichung Blue Whale 3–1 New Taipei Hang Yuen Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Chao You-lin
23 November 2021 5 Inter Taoyuan 0–4 Taichung Blue Whale Taoyuan
14:00 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: Qingpu Football Field
Referee: Yang Shu-ting
27 November 2021 6 Hualien 1–0 Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
17:30 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Mei Lun Junior High School
Referee: Huang Po-chun
4 December 2021 7 Taichung Blue Whale 1–1 Kaohsiung Sunny Bank Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Wang Chieh (football)
11 December 2021 8 Taichung Blue Whale 2–0 Taipei Bravo Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Yang Chang-pei
18 December 2021 9 New Taipei Hang Yuen 0–2 Taichung Blue Whale New Taipei
16:00 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Referee: Yang Shu-ting
25 December 2021 10 Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 Inter Taoyuan Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Wang Chieh

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total TMFL
Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   HKG Ng Cheuk Wai 8 0 8 0
18 GK   TAI Wu Fang-yu 1 0 0+1 0
19 GK   THA Nattaruja Muthtanawech 3 0 2+1 0
Defenders
3 DF   TAI Shen Yen-chun 8 0 6+2 0
4 DF   TAI Lai Wei-ju 10 1 10 1
7 DF   TAI Pan Shin-yu 10 0 10 0
12 DF   TAI Wu Yu 5 0 0+5 0
13 DF   TAI Chang Wei-chen 0 0 0 0
15 DF   TAI Wang Shu-wen 4 0 3+1 0
25 DF   TAI Yeh Yu-hsuan 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF   TAI Chang Chi-lan 10 0 10 0
6 MF   THA Pitsamai Sornsai 10 4 10 4
8 MF   JPN Iori Hidaka 1 0 0+1 0
14 MF   JPN Maho Tanaka 8 5 8 5
16 MF   TAI Hou Fang-wei 9 1 7+2 1
21 MF   USA Mariel Gutierrez 5 0 2+3 0
23 MF   TAI Liu Chien-yun 9 0 8+1 0
Forwards
5 FW   TAI Pao Hsin-hsuan 3 2 3 2
9 FW   TAI Nien Ching-yun 9 0 1+8 0
10 FW   TAI Su Yu-hsuan 8 3 5+3 3
11 FW   TAI Lai Li-chin 10 5 10 5
17 FW   TAI Lee Yi-hsun 8 1 4+4 1
20 FW   TAI Chien Hsuan-ying 2 0 0+2 0
24 FW   TAI Sung Jui-hsuan 2 0 0+2 0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
22 DF   TAI Li Pei-jung 3 0 3 0
Own goals (0)

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player TMFL Total
1 11 FW   Lai Li-chin 5 5
14 MF   Maho Tanaka 5
3 6 MF   Pitsamai Sornsai 4 4
4 10 FW   Su Yu-hsuan 3 3
5 5 FW   Pao Hsin-hsuan 2 2
6 4 DF   Lai Wei-ju 1 1
16 MF   Hou Fang-wei 1
17 FW   Lee Yi-hsun 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 0
Totals 22 22

Cleansheets

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Rank No. Nat. Player TMFL Total
1 1   Ng Cheuk Wai 3 3
2 19   Nattaruja Muthtanawech 2 2
3 18   Wu Fang-yu 0 0
Totals 5 5

Awards

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Player Position Award Ref.
  Lu Kuei-hua Head coach Best Coach [9]
  Lai Li-chin Forward Golden boot [9]
  Maho Tanaka Midfielder Golden boot [9]

References

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  1. ^ "2021台灣木蘭足球聯賽 台中藍鯨勇奪冠軍". newsvista. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Taichung Blue Whale shut out Taoyuan for title". Taipei Times. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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  6. ^ "【🐳#台中藍鯨成人女子隊2021選手公告】" (Press release). 台中藍鯨 Taichung blue whale. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "【🐳台中藍鯨女子成人隊新成員轉會入隊公告】" (Press release). 台中藍鯨 Taichung blue whale. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e "🔊 2021台灣木蘭足球聯賽球員季中轉會公告" (Press release). 台灣木蘭足球聯賽 Taiwan Mulan Football League. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "2021CTFA年度頒獎典禮,吳俊青喜獲第二座MVP,若林美里成首位外籍MVP". 挺足球. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2024.