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
← 2022
2024 →

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

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Players

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N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Lee Ming-wei 26 2020
21 GK   Tuan Yu 29 2019
31 GK   Tian Syuan-jin 25 2023
50 GK   Kenya Matsui 38 2023
51 GK   Taiki Itsukaichi 25 2023
Defenders
3 DF   Chen Ting-yang (captain) 31 2019
4 DF   Tseng Te-lung 21 2023
5 DF   Cheng Hao 26 2022
7 DF   Keisuke Ogawa 37 2019
8 DF   Yoshitaka Komori 36 2019
13 DF   Shunya Suganuma 33 2023
20/14[n1 1] DF   Chen Chun-fu 22 2023
34 DF   Lin Che-yu 30 2023
42 DF   Juang Ming-yan 34 2023
Midfielders
6 MF   Tsai Chieh-hsun 20 2023
9 MF   Chen Hung-wei 26 2021
10 MF   Shohei Yokoyama 30 2021
14 MF   Naoki Kaneko 23 2023
15 MF   Kazuya Kojima 24 2023
18 MF   Li Mao 31 2019
19 MF   Genki Takatera 28 2023
23 MF   Kaoru Takayama 35 2023
25 MF   Kakeru Gunji 22 2023
43 MF   Liang Meng-hsin 20 2021
Forwards
11 FW   Amari Oki 23 2022
17 FW   Hsu Heng-pin 30 2019
27 FW   Fang Ching-ren 42 2023
33 FW   Kotaro Nakajima 25 2023
36 FW   Carlo Finotti 17 2023
99 FW   Benchy Estama 29 2022

Source:[1]

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

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason
4 DF Tseng Te-lung   Land Home NTUS [4]
6 DF So Narita   Angkor Tiger [4]
14 DF Naoki Kaneko [4]
15 MF Kazuya Kojima   Kheanlao United [4]
19 MF Genki Takatera [4]
23 MF Kaoru Takayama   Sagamihara [5]
25 MF Kakeru Gunji   Sloboda Mihovljan
27 FW Fang Ching-ren [4]
31 GK Tian Syuan-jin [4]
33 FW Kotaro Nakajima   Sportfreunde 04 [4]
34 DF Lin Che-yu [4]
37 MF Chang Yi-wei [4]
38 MF Wan Hsien-Yi [4]
39 MF Pai Chia-lun [4]
40 MF Shao Shou-yue [4]
41 MF Chao Yang-chun [4]
42 DF Chao Yang-chen [4]
50 GK Kenya Matsui   Blaublitz Akita [6]
Midseason
6 MF Tsai Chieh-hsun
13 DF Shunya Suganuma [7]
20 DF Chen Chun-fu   Land Home NTUS
36 FW Carlo Finotti
42 DF Juang Ming-yan
51 GK Taiki Itsukaichi   Niedernhausen
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
Preseason
1 GK Pan Wen-chieh   Tainan City [8]
2 DF Takeo Miyazaki Retired
4 DF Wang Ruei   Tainan City [8]
6 MF Tu Shao-chieh   Taipower
10 FW Chen Hao-wei [9]
11 MF Wu Chun-ching   Tainan City [8]
13 MF Koki Narita   Rajpracha [10]
19 MF Seiji Fujiwara Retired
23 DF Juang Ming-yan
77 FW Onur Dogan   Leopard Cat [11]
80 FW Chen Sheng-wei   Leopard Cat
81 GK Jun Kochi   Viengchanh [12]
Midseason
6 DF So Narita   Tainan City [13]
20 MF Matias Godoy   Vikings PlayOne
35 FW Takayuki Morimoto [14][15]
37 MF Chang Yi-wei
38 MF Wan Hsien-Yi
39 MF Pai Chia-lun
40 MF Shao Shou-yue
41 MF Chao Yang-chun
42 DF Chao Yang-chen

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 %
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

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League table

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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: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results by round

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

Matches

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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) Report
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 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
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
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 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)
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
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
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Attendance: 138
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
1 November 2023 16 Futuro 2–5 Taipower Tainan
15:00 (UTC+8)
Report
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)
Report 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)
Report
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
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

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Qualifying play-offs

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23 August 2023 Play-off round Monte Carlo   1–2   Taichung Futuro Taipa
19:30 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

Group stage

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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[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 1–2 2–1 1–0
2   Ulaanbaatar 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12[a] 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. ^ a b 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)
Report
Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Attendance: 919
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
26 October 2023 3 Taichung Futuro   2–1   Taiwan Steel Kaohsiung
18:00 (UTC+8)
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 126
Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)
9 November 2023 4 Taiwan Steel   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

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total TMFL AFC Cup[n1 1]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   TAI Lee Ming-wei 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 GK   TAI Tuan Yu 12 0 9+3 0 0 0
31 GK   TAI Tian Syuan-jin 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK   JPN Kenya Matsui 18 0 11+1 0 6 0
51 GK   JPN Taiki Itsukaichi 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   TAI Chen Ting-yang 20 0 12+2 0 6 0
4 DF   TAI Tseng Te-lung 17 0 7+9 0 0+1 0
5 DF   TAI Cheng Hao 25 1 17+2 1 1+5 0
7 DF   JPN Keisuke Ogawa 22 0 14+3 0 5 0
8 DF   TAI Yoshitaka Komori 24 0 15+3 0 6 0
13 DF   JPN Shunya Suganuma 10 1 4 0 6 1
20/14[n1 2] DF   TAI Chen Chun-fu 13 0 7 0 0+6 0
34 DF   TAI Lin Che-yu 26 1 10+10 1 3+3 0
42 DF   TAI Juang Ming-yan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   TAI Tsai Chieh-hsun 7 2 5+1 2 0+1 0
9 MF   TAI Chen Hung-wei 14 0 4+10 0 0 0
10 MF   JPN Shohei Yokoyama 23 4 15+2 3 6 1
14 MF   JPN Naoki Kaneko 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
15 MF   JPN Kazuya Kojima 4 0 2+2 0 0 0
18 MF   TAI Li Mao 24 6 16+2 6 6 0
19 MF   JPN Genki Takatera 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   JPN Kaoru Takayama 24 6 14+4 4 6 2
25 MF   JPN Kakeru Gunji 6 1 5+1 1 0 0
43 MF   TAI Liang Meng-hsin 24 1 16+3 1 5 0
Forwards
11 FW   JPN Amari Oki 7 1 4+3 1 0 0
17 FW   TAI Hsu Heng-pin 18 4 7+5 1 6 3
27 FW   TAI Fang Ching-ren 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
33 FW   JPN Kotaro Nakajima 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
36 FW   TAI Carlo Finotti 6 1 4+2 1 0 0
99 FW   HAI Benchy Estama 18 9 13 9 4+1 0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
6 DF   JPN So Narita 8 0 7+1 0 0 0
20 MF   CHI Matias Godoy 4 1 1+3 1 0 0
35 FW   JPN Takayuki Morimoto 9 1 4+5 1 0 0
Own goals (0)
Notes
  1. ^ Qualifying-playoff stats were excluded.
  2. ^ Worn number 20 in domestic league and number 14 in AFC Cup.

Goalscorers

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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 33 8 41
Notes
  1. ^ Qualifying-playoff stats were excluded.

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition Ref
  Li Mao Ming Chuan University 6–0 4 June 2023 Taiwan Football Premier League [16]

Cleansheets

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Rank No. Nat. Player TFPL AFC Cup Total
1 50   Kenya Matsui 4 3 7
2 21   Tuan Yu 6 6
3 1   Lee Ming-wei 1 1
4 51   Taiki Itsukaichi 0 0
31   Tian Syuan-jin
Totals 11 3 14

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Name TFPL AFC Cup[n1 1] Total
                       
18 MF   Li Mao 1 1 3 4 1
5 DF   Cheng Hao 4 4
7 DF   Keisuke Ogawa 2 1 3
13 DF   Shunya Suganuma 1 2 3
17 FW   Hsu Heng-pin 1 1 2
23 MF   Kaoru Takayama 1 1 2
4 DF   Tseng Te-lung 1 1
6 DF   So Narita 1 1
8 DF   Yoshitaka Komori 1 1
10 MF   Shohei Yokoyama 1 1
11 FW   Amari Oki 1 1
34 DF   Lin Che-yu 1 1
36 FW   Carlo Finotti 1 1
43 MF   Liang Meng-hsin 1 1
99 FW   Benchy Estama 1 1
50 GK   Kenya Matsui 1 1
Coach   Juang Ming-yan 1 1
Staff   Yuto Kabasawa 1 1
Totals 21 1 9 30 1

Source: [3]
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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