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'''Tainan City F.C.''', for sponsorship reasons currently known as '''Taiwan Steel''' ({{zh|t=台灣鋼鐵足球隊}}), is a [[Football in Taiwan|Taiwanese]] professional [[association football|football]] club which currently competes in the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]].
'''Tainan City Football Club,''' (for sponsorship reasons currently known as '''Tainan City''' '''Taiwan Steel)''' ({{zh|t=台灣鋼鐵足球隊}}), is a [[Football in Taiwan|Taiwanese]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Tainan City]], which currently competes in the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]].

Tainan City has won a record '''4''' [[Taiwan Football Premier League|league titles]] in the club history. They become the first club in the league to win a record four consecutive league titles.


==History==
==History==
The team joined the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]], under the name '''Tainan City F.C.''' in 2017, which most of the players came from [[Tianmu Campus, University of Taipei]], and was supported by [[Tainan City Government]]. The team structure and its players changed, since Taiwan Steel Group acquired the club and renamed it in 2019, importing [[Taiwan national football team|national team]] players such as [[Wu Chun-ching]].
Tainan City Football Club was established with the support of the [[Tainan City Government]] and the Football Committee of the Tainan City Sports Federation, Hongxin Enterprise and Taiwan Steel Group. The team joined the [[Taiwan Football Premier League]], under the name '''Tainan City''' in 2017, which most of the players came from [[Tianmu Campus, University of Taipei]]. Tainan City structure and its players changed, since Taiwan Steel Group acquired the club and renamed it as '''Tainan City Taiwan Steel''' in 2019, importing [[Taiwan national football team|national team]] players such as [[Wu Chun-ching]].

=== Becoming Taiwanese giants ===
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Ahead of the 2020 season, Tainan City added national team player like [[Pan Wen-chieh]], [[Chen Wei-chuan]], [[2019 Taiwan Football Premier League|2019]] 'Best Player' award winner [[Marc Fenelus]], and 2019 'Golden Boot' award winner [[Benchy Estama]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=台企甲4月12日開幕，台灣鋼鐵補強後來勢洶洶 |url=https://www.foootball.cc/blog/read/taiwanfootballpremierleague2020_broadcast?fbclid=IwAR2_t_fLd8WSaRkubdUpzGKMSVub728JGsJKJVP7rVlMdMCKKIRy8zhE96g|date=10 April 2020 |language=zh-HK }}</ref> Tainan City went on to win the [[2020 Taiwan Football Premier League|2020 season]] league title becoming the club first major piece of silverware in their history which also see them directly qualifying to the [[2021 AFC Cup]].

Tainan City was then drawn in Group J alongside Mongolian club [[Athletic 220 FC|Athletic 220]] and both Hong Kong club [[Lee Man FC|Lee Man]] and [[Eastern Sports Club|Eastern]]. In the club first ever AFC Cup match on 23 June 2021, they beaten Athletic 220 in a 3–0 home win picking up their first ever win in the tournament. However, the club then lost their both match against the Hong Kong club thus finishing third in the table.


Tainan City ended up winning the [[2021 Taiwan Football Premier League|2021 season]], [[2022 Taiwan Football Premier League|2022 season]] and 2023 season league title for four consecutive times becoming the first Taiwanese club to ever do so.
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Ahead of the 2020 season, Taiwan Steel Group added national team goalkeeper [[Pan Wen-chieh]], defender [[Chen Wei-chuan]], 2019 MVP [[Marc Fenelus]], and 2019 Top Scorer Benchy Estama.<ref>{{Cite web|title=台企甲4月12日開幕，台灣鋼鐵補強後來勢洶洶 |url=https://www.foootball.cc/blog/read/taiwanfootballpremierleague2020_broadcast?fbclid=IwAR2_t_fLd8WSaRkubdUpzGKMSVub728JGsJKJVP7rVlMdMCKKIRy8zhE96g|date=10 April 2020 |language=zh-HK }}</ref>


Tainan City then qualified to the inaugural [[2024–25 AFC Challenge League]] where they were placed alongside Southeast Asian opponents, [[Shan United F.C.|Shan United]] from Myanmar and [[Young Elephants FC|Young Elephants]] from Laos. Tainan City then comeback against Young Elephants after being down 2–1 before bouncing back to win the match 3–2. In the next match against Shan United, as the team was losing 2–1, club player Toninho scored an equaliser at the 87th minute which then put the team as runners-up in the group thus advancing to the quarter-finals facing off against Indonesian club [[Madura United F.C.|Madura United]].
They won national league in 2020. In [[2021 AFC Cup|2021]], they played the [[AFC Cup]] for the first time.


==Current squad==
==Current squad==

Revision as of 12:55, 3 November 2024

Tainan City
Full nameTainan City Football Club
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
GroundTainan Municipal Football Field
Capacity2,000
OwnerTainan City Government
Taiwan Steel Group
ManagerRaphaël Blanchon
LeagueTaiwan Football Premier League
2023Taiwan Football Premier League, 1st of 8 (champions)
Websitehttps://tsgfc.com.tw/
Current season
Departments of Taiwan Steel Group
Baseball Basketball Football

Tainan City Football Club, (for sponsorship reasons currently known as Tainan City Taiwan Steel) (Chinese: 台灣鋼鐵足球隊), is a Taiwanese professional football club based in Tainan City, which currently competes in the Taiwan Football Premier League.

Tainan City has won a record 4 league titles in the club history. They become the first club in the league to win a record four consecutive league titles.

History

Tainan City Football Club was established with the support of the Tainan City Government and the Football Committee of the Tainan City Sports Federation, Hongxin Enterprise and Taiwan Steel Group. The team joined the Taiwan Football Premier League, under the name Tainan City in 2017, which most of the players came from Tianmu Campus, University of Taipei. Tainan City structure and its players changed, since Taiwan Steel Group acquired the club and renamed it as Tainan City Taiwan Steel in 2019, importing national team players such as Wu Chun-ching.

Becoming Taiwanese giants

Ahead of the 2020 season, Tainan City added national team player like Pan Wen-chieh, Chen Wei-chuan, 2019 'Best Player' award winner Marc Fenelus, and 2019 'Golden Boot' award winner Benchy Estama.[1] Tainan City went on to win the 2020 season league title becoming the club first major piece of silverware in their history which also see them directly qualifying to the 2021 AFC Cup.

Tainan City was then drawn in Group J alongside Mongolian club Athletic 220 and both Hong Kong club Lee Man and Eastern. In the club first ever AFC Cup match on 23 June 2021, they beaten Athletic 220 in a 3–0 home win picking up their first ever win in the tournament. However, the club then lost their both match against the Hong Kong club thus finishing third in the table.

Tainan City ended up winning the 2021 season, 2022 season and 2023 season league title for four consecutive times becoming the first Taiwanese club to ever do so.

Tainan City then qualified to the inaugural 2024–25 AFC Challenge League where they were placed alongside Southeast Asian opponents, Shan United from Myanmar and Young Elephants from Laos. Tainan City then comeback against Young Elephants after being down 2–1 before bouncing back to win the match 3–2. In the next match against Shan United, as the team was losing 2–1, club player Toninho scored an equaliser at the 87th minute which then put the team as runners-up in the group thus advancing to the quarter-finals facing off against Indonesian club Madura United.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Taiwan TAI Pan Wen-chieh
2 DF Taiwan TAI Chen Wei-chuan
3 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sung-kyum
4 DF Taiwan TAI Fong Shao-chi
5 DF Taiwan TAI Wang Ruei
6 DF Japan JPN So Narita
7 MF Taiwan TAI Yao Ko-chi
8 MF Taiwan TAI Tsai Cheng-ju
9 MF Taiwan TAI Yu Chia-huang
10 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Porto
11 MF Taiwan TAI Wu Chun-ching
12 MF Taiwan TAI Chen Jui-chieh
13 MF Taiwan TAI Kuo Bo-wei
14 MF Taiwan TAI Liu Ho-han
15 MF South Korea KOR Seo Chan-wook
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Taiwan TAI Liu Chien-wei
17 MF Taiwan TAI Chen Wei-jen
18 MF Taiwan TAI Wei Chih-chuan
19 MF Taiwan TAI Lin Ming-wei
21 FW Taiwan TAI Chen Po-yu
22 GK Taiwan TAI Hung Shih-cheng
23 MF Taiwan TAI Lin Wei-chieh
24 FW Taiwan TAI Lin Chun-kai
25 FW Brazil BRA Toninho
26 FW France FRA Mouhamed Sakkouh
27 DF South Korea KOR Kim Sang-jun
28 GK Taiwan TAI Tsai Shuo-che
29 FW Colombia COL Maurício Cortés
30 GK Taiwan TAI Jiang Zhi-xian
31 MF Taiwan TAI Lin Kai-en

Continental record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2021 AFC Cup Group J Mongolia Athletic 220 3–0 3rd out of 4
Hong Kong Lee Man 1–4
Hong Kong Eastern 0–1
2022 AFC Cup Group J Hong Kong Lee Man 1–3 3rd out of 3
Hong Kong Eastern 1–3
2023–24 AFC Cup Group I Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 3–0 1–3 3rd out of 4
Macau Chao Pak Kei 4–2 1–4
Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro 5–1 1–2
2024–25 AFC Challenge League Group D Myanmar Shan United
Laos Young Elephants

Honours

Domestic

References

  1. ^ "台企甲4月12日開幕，台灣鋼鐵補強後來勢洶洶" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 10 April 2020.


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