2023 Taichung Futuro season

The 2023 Taichung Futuro season was the club's 5th season and their 5th season in Taiwan Football Premier League. Taichung Futuro also participated in the AFC Cup as they were the 2022 Taiwan Football Premier League runner-up.[1][2]

Taichung Futuro
2023 season
OwnerYoshitaka Komori
Head coachJuang Ming-yan (TMFL)
Jun Hirabayashi (TMFL)
Pen Wu-sung (AFC Cup)
TFPL5th
AFC CupInter-zone play-off semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Benchy Estama (9)
All:
Benchy Estama (9)
Biggest winMing Chuan University 0–6 Futuro
Biggest defeatFuturo 0–4 Taipower

On 14 December 2023, Taichung Futuro advanced to the 2023–24 AFC Cup knockout stage in 2024, becoming the first Taiwanese team to clinch a spot in the AFC Cup knockout stage.[3]

Kits

Players
N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1GKLee Ming-wei262020
21GKTuan Yu292019
31GKTian Syuan-jin252023
50GKKenya Matsui382023
51GKTaiki Itsukaichi252023
Defenders
3DFChen Ting-yang (captain)312019
4DFTseng Te-lung212023
5DFCheng Hao262022
7DFKeisuke Ogawa372019
8DFYoshitaka Komori362019
13DFShunya Suganuma332023
20/14[n1 1]DFChen Chun-fu222023
34DFLin Che-yu302023
42DFJuang Ming-yan342023
Midfielders
6MFTsai Chieh-hsun202023
9MFChen Hung-wei262021
10MFShohei Yokoyama302021
14MFNaoki Kaneko232023
15MFKazuya Kojima242023
18MFLi Mao312019
19MFGenki Takatera282023
23MFKaoru Takayama352023
25MFKakeru Gunji222023
43MFLiang Meng-hsin202021
Forwards
11FWAmari Oki232022
17FWHsu Heng-pin302019
27FWFang Ching-ren422023
33FWKotaro Nakajima252023
36FWCarlo Finotti172023
99FWBenchy Estama292022

Source:

Notes
  1. Worn number 20 in domestic league and number 14 in AFC Cup.

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
4DFTseng Te-lung Land Home NTUS[4]
6DFSo Narita Angkor Tiger[4]
14DFNaoki Kaneko–[4]
15MFKazuya Kojima Kheanlao United[4]
19MFGenki Takatera–[4]
23MFKaoru Takayama Sagamihara[5]
25MFKakeru Gunji Sloboda Mihovljan
27FWFang Ching-ren–[4]
31GKTian Syuan-jin–[4]
33FWKotaro Nakajima Sportfreunde 04[4]
34DFLin Che-yu–[4]
37MFChang Yi-wei–[4]
38MFWan Hsien-Yi–[4]
39MFPai Chia-lun–[4]
40MFShao Shou-yue–[4]
41MFChao Yang-chun–[4]
42DFChao Yang-chen–[4]
50GKKenya Matsui Blaublitz Akita[6]
Midseason
6MFTsai Chieh-hsun–
13DFShunya Suganuma–[7]
20DFChen Chun-fu Land Home NTUS
36FWCarlo Finotti–
42DFJuang Ming-yan–
51GKTaiki Itsukaichi Niedernhausen

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
Preseason
1GKPan Wen-chieh Tainan City[8]
2DFTakeo MiyazakiRetired
4DFWang Ruei Tainan City[8]
6MFTu Shao-chieh Taipower
10FWChen Hao-wei–[9]
11MFWu Chun-ching Tainan City[8]
13MFKoki Narita Rajpracha[10]
19MFSeiji FujiwaraRetired
23DFJuang Ming-yan–
77FWOnur Dogan Leopard Cat[11]
80FWChen Sheng-wei Leopard Cat
81GKJun Kochi Viengchanh[12]
Midseason
6DFSo Narita Tainan City[13]
20MFMatias Godoy Vikings PlayOne
35FWTakayuki Morimoto–[14][15]
37MFChang Yi-wei–
38MFWan Hsien-Yi–
39MFPai Chia-lun–
40MFShao Shou-yue–
41MFChao Yang-chun–
42DFChao Yang-chen–

Preseason and friendlies
17 June 2023 Friendly Taichung Futuro – Chinese Taipei U23 Taichung
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
15 August 2023 Friendly Taichung Futuro – Tainan City Kaohsiung
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
16 August 2023 Friendly Taichung Futuro – National University of Kaohsiung Kaohsiung
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
TFPL 16 April 2023 10 December 2023 Matchday 1 5th 21 8 4 9 33 31 +2 038.10
AFC Cup 23 August 2023 13 March 2024 Play-off round Inter-zone semi-finals 7 5 0 2 10 9 +1 071.43
Total 28 13 4 11 43 40 +3 046.43

Last updated: 13 March 2024
Source: TFPL AFC Cup

Taiwan Football Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tainan City TSG (C) 21 17 1 3 47 14 +33 52 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League qualifying play-offs
2 Leopard Cat 21 12 5 4 40 22 +18 41
3 Taipower 21 10 3 8 38 24 +14 33
4 AC Taipei 21 9 4 8 25 19 +6 31
5 Futuro 21 8 4 9 33 31 +2 28
6 New Taipei Hang Yuen 21 8 3 10 25 33 −8 27
7 Ming Chuan University 21 5 4 12 19 44 −25 19 Transfer to 2024 Taiwan Football Premier League qualifiers
8 Taipei Dragons (R) 21 2 2 17 18 58 −40 8 Relegation to Taiwan Second Division Football League
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021
ResultWDWLLLDLWLWWDWLLLWWLD
Position121133457574334665455
Source: TFPL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
16 April 2023 1 Futuro 3–0 Leopard Cat Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 158
Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao
19 April 2023 2 Futuro 1–1 Taipower Taoyuan
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Ming Chuan University
Attendance: 5
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun
23 April 2023 3 Futuro 1–0 Taipei Deva Dragons Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
3 May 2023 5 Ming Chuan University 2–0 Futuro Taoyuan
18:00 (UTC+8)
  • Wang Sheng-han 4'
  • Ma Liang-cheng  5'
  • Hsiung Yuan-kuan 45'
  • Hsu Yu-jen  84'
 Report
  • Liang Meng-hsin  13'
  • Cheng Hao  71'
  • Narita  74'
 Stadium: Ming Chuan University
Attendance: 74
Referee: Lee Tsung-ying
7 May 2023 6 Futuro 0–2 Tainan City TSG Kaohsiung
19:00 (UTC+8) Report
  • Kim Sung-kyum 44'
  • Lin Wei-chieh 81'
 Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 109
Referee: Kuo Po-hung
13 May 2023 7 AC Taipei 2–0 Futuro Taoyuan
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Cheng Hao  77'
 Stadium: Ming Chuan University
Attendance: 90
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun
9 July 2023 4 Futuro 3–1 New Taipei Hang Yuen Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Chou Yu-chieh  47'
  • Liu Chih-wen  73'
  • Rabre  75'
  • Aveska 85'
 Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 51
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
17 May 2023 8 Futuro 2–2 Leopard Cat Taoyuan
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Ming Chuan University
Attendance: 56
Referee: Hsu Min-yu
21 May 2023 9 Futuro 0–4 Taipower Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 213
Referee: Kuo Chia-hao
28 May 2023 10 Futuro 6–2 Taipei Dragons Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Huang Kuo-fu  46'
  • Shih Cheng-hsi 77'
  • Chao Wei-chieh  86'
  • Liu Chien-wei 89'
 Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kuo Chia-hao
31 May 2023 11 Futuro 0–1 New Taipei Hang Yuen New Taipei
16:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Attendance: 35
Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao
4 June 2023 12 Ming Chuan University 0–6 Futuro Taoyuan
18:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: Ming Chuan University
Attendance: 80
Referee: Lee Tsung-ying
28 June 2023 13 Tainan City TSG 0–2 Futuro Kaohsiung
19:00 (UTC+8)
  • Lin Wei-chieh  69'
 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 42
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan
2 July 2023 14 Futuro 1–1 AC Taipei Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Ichiyanagi  21'
  • Lee Tsung-yang 58'
  • Chen Kai-wen  89'
 Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 210
Referee: Hsu Min-yu
29 October 2023 15 Futuro 0–3 Leopard Cat Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
  • Hsu Fan-shao 15', 77'
  • Izumi 80'
 Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 138
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
1 November 2023 16 Futuro 2–5 Taipower Tainan
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Chiu Po-jui 2',  59'
  • Lee Hsiang-wei 41'
  • Ko Yu-ting 54', 66', 76'
 Stadium: Tainan Municipal Football Field
Attendance: 30
Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao
5 November 2023 17 Taipei Dragons 2–1 Futuro New Taipei
15:00 (UTC+8)
  • Tsai Cheng-ju 15', 82',  21'
  • Liu Chien-wei  67'
  • Lin Chun-kai  75'
 Report
  • Liang Meng-hsin 2'
 Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
Attendance: 45
Referee: Hsu Min-yu
26 November 2023 18 Futuro 2–0 New Taipei Hang Yuen Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)
  • Tsai Chieh-hsun 24'
  • Cheng Hao  51'
  • Finotti 76'
 Report
  • Lin Tsung-hung  14'
  • Aveska  62'
 Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 92
Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao
3 December 2023 19 Futuro 1–0 Ming Chuan University Kaohsiung
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 53
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
6 December 2023 20 Tainan City TSG 3–2 Futuro Tainan
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Cheng Hao 36'
  • Gunji 44'
 Stadium: Tainan Municipal Football Field
Attendance: 99
Referee: Kuo Chia-hao
10 December 2023 21 AC Taipei 0–0 Futuro New Taipei
15:00 (UTC+8) Report
Stadium: National Taipei University
Attendance: 210
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun

AFC Cup
Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup

Qualifying play-offs
Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
23 August 2023 Play-off round Monte Carlo 1–2 Taichung Futuro Taipa
19:30 (UTC+8)
  • Renato  45+3'
  • Jackson 77'
 Report
  • Liang Meng-hsin 7'
  • Takayama 16'
  • Cheng Hao  52'
  • Chen Chun-fu  69'
 Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

Group stage
Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage § Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUT ULA TAI CPK
1 Taichung Futuro 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12[lower-alpha 1] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–2 2–1 1–0
2 Ulaanbaatar 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 — 3–1 1–0
3 Taiwan Steel 6 3 0 3 15 12 +3 9 5–1 3–0 — 4–2
4 Chao Pak Kei 6 1 0 5 6 9 −3 3 0–1 0–1 4–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Taichung Futuro +1, Ulaanbaatar –1
21 September 2023 1 Chao Pak Kei 0–1 Taichung Futuro Taipa
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Sultan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
5 October 2023 2 Ulaanbaatar 0–2 Taichung Futuro Ulaanbaatar
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Altansukh  34'
 Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 919
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
26 October 2023 3 Taichung Futuro 2–1 Tainan City Kaohsiung
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report
  • Fong Shao-chi  51'
  • Kouamé  53'
  • Zumakulov  54'
  • Moser 61' (pen.)
  • Lin Kai-en  88'
 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 126
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
9 November 2023 4 Tainan City 5–1 Taichung Futuro Kaohsiung
: (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 352
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
30 November 2023 5 Taichung Futuro 1–0 Chao Pak Kei Kaohsiung
13:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 41
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
14 December 2023 6 Taichung Futuro 1–2 Ulaanbaatar Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Attendance: 96
Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)

Statistics

Squad statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalTMFLAFC Cup[n1 1]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  TAI Lee Ming-wei 100+1000
21 GK  TAI Tuan Yu 1209+3000
31 GK  TAI Tian Syuan-jin 000000
50 GK  JPN Kenya Matsui 18011+1060
51 GK  JPN Taiki Itsukaichi 101000
Defenders
3 DF  TAI Chen Ting-yang 20012+2060
4 DF  TAI Tseng Te-lung 1707+900+10
5 DF  TAI Cheng Hao 25117+211+50
7 DF  JPN Keisuke Ogawa 22014+3050
8 DF  TAI Yoshitaka Komori 24015+3060
13 DF  JPN Shunya Suganuma 1014061
20/14[n1 2] DF  TAI Chen Chun-fu 130700+60
34 DF  TAI Lin Che-yu 26110+1013+30
42 DF  TAI Juang Ming-yan 000000
Midfielders
6 MF  TAI Tsai Chieh-hsun 725+120+10
9 MF  TAI Chen Hung-wei 1404+10000
10 MF  JPN Shohei Yokoyama 23415+2361
14 MF  JPN Naoki Kaneko 504+1000
15 MF  JPN Kazuya Kojima 402+2000
18 MF  TAI Li Mao 24616+2660
19 MF  JPN Genki Takatera 000000
23 MF  JPN Kaoru Takayama 24614+4462
25 MF  JPN Kakeru Gunji 615+1100
43 MF  TAI Liang Meng-hsin 24116+3150
Forwards
11 FW  JPN Amari Oki 714+3100
17 FW  TAI Hsu Heng-pin 1847+5163
27 FW  TAI Fang Ching-ren 200+2000
33 FW  JPN Kotaro Nakajima 403+1000
36 FW  TAI Carlo Finotti 614+2100
99 FW  HAI Benchy Estama 1891394+10
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
6 DF  JPN So Narita 807+1000
20 MF  CHI Matias Godoy 411+3100
35 FW  JPN Takayuki Morimoto 914+5100
Own goals (0)
Notes
  1. Qualifying-playoff stats were excluded.
  2. Worn number 20 in domestic league and number 14 in AFC Cup.

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player TMFL AFC Cup[n1 1] Total
1 99 FW Benchy Estama 9 — 9
2 18 MF Li Mao 6 — 6
23 MF Kaoru Takayama 4 2
4 10 MF Shohei Yokoyama 3 1 4
17 FW Hsu Heng-pin 1 3
6 6 MF Tsai Chieh-hsun 2 — 2
7 5 DF Cheng Hao 1 — 1
11 FW Amari Oki 1 —
20 MF Matias Godoy 1 —
25 MF Kakeru Gunji 1 —
34 DF Lin Che-yu 1 —
35 FW Takayuki Morimoto 1 —
36 FW Carlo Finotti 1 —
43 FW Liang Meng-hsin 1 —
13 DF Shunya Suganuma — 1
Own goals (from the opponents) — 1 1
Totals 33841
Notes
  1. Qualifying-playoff stats were excluded.

Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref
Li MaoMing Chuan University6–04 June 2023Taiwan Football Premier League[16]

Cleansheets
Rank No. Nat. Player TFPL AFC Cup Total
1 50 Kenya Matsui 3 3 6
2 21 Tuan Yu 2 — 2
3 1 Lee Ming-wei 0 — 0
51 Taiki Itsukaichi 0 —
31 Tian Syuan-jin — —
Totals 538

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Name TFPL AFC Cup[n1 1] Total
     
18 MF Li Mao 11341
5 DF Cheng Hao 44
7 DF Keisuke Ogawa 213
13 DF Shunya Suganuma 123
17 FW Hsu Heng-pin 112
23 MF Kaoru Takayama 112
4 DF Tseng Te-lung 11
6 DF So Narita 11
8 DF Yoshitaka Komori 11
10 MF Shohei Yokoyama 11
11 FW Amari Oki 11
34 DF Lin Che-yu 11
36 FW Carlo Finotti 11
43 MF Liang Meng-hsin 11
99 FW Benchy Estama 11
50 GK Kenya Matsui 11
Coach Juang Ming-yan 11
Staff Yuto Kabasawa 11
Totals 2119301

Source:
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes
  1. Qualifying-playoff stats were excluded.

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