2025–26 Taichung Blue Whale season

Taichung Blue Whale
2025–26 season
Head coachLu Kuei-hua
Main groundTaiyuan Football Field
AWCLQuarter-finals
President FA CupRunner-ups
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lin Jing-xuan (1)
All:
Lin Jing-xuan (3)
Saowalak Peng-ngam (3)
Pitsamai Sornsai (3)
Biggest winSunny Bank AC Taipei 2–7 Taichung Blue Whale
Biggest defeatMelbourne City 3–0 Taichung Blue Whale

The 2025–26 Taichung Blue Whale season is the club's 12th season and their 12th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League They also compete in the Taiwan President FA Cup and AFC Women's Champions League knockout stage.[1][2]

Kits

  • Supplier: MIE Jersey
  • Main Sponsor: Skechers

Management team

Position Name
Head coach Taiwan Lu Kuei-hua
Assistant coach Taiwan Cheng Ya-hsun
Team manager Taiwan Chen Hua-wei
Athletic trainer Taiwan Chiu Yu-fang
Physical therapist Taiwan Hong Chia-ling
Trainer Taiwan Chiu Yu-hung
Coordinator Taiwan Chen Chun-ju
Media Taiwan Teng Kuang-chih
  • Last updated: 26 May 2025
  • Source: [1]

Players

N Pos. Nat. Name Age. Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK Taiwan Tsai Ming-jung (captain) 36 2022
25 GK Taiwan Wu Fang-yu 20 2024
26 GK Thailand Chotmanee Thongmongkol 27 2025
31 GK Taiwan Lai Yi-chen 16 2025
Defenders
3/20[n1 1] DF Taiwan Chen Tzu-chen 28 2023
5 DF Taiwan Wang Shih-han 2025
8 DF Hong Kong Sin Chung Yee 33 2025
9/27[n1 2] DF Taiwan Pan Yu-chieh 19 2025
12 DF Taiwan Wu Yu 27 2018
21/22[n1 3] DF Taiwan Li Pei-jung 25 2019
22/30[n1 4] DF Taiwan Tuan Yu-jou 29 2025
29 DF Taiwan Chen Pin-yen 16 2025
Midfielders
2 MF Taiwan Chang Chi-lan 29 2014
6/7[n1 5] MF Thailand Silawan Intamee 31 2022
14 MF Japan Maho Tanaka 24 2019
15/16[n1 6] MF Taiwan Lin Ya-hsuan 22 2024
18 MF Taiwan Huang Hui-shan 17 2025
19 MF Thailand Pitsamai Sornsai 36 2021
20/21[n1 7] MF Taiwan Chen Ying-hui 27 2025
23 MF Taiwan Liu Chien-yun 33 2014
24 MF Taiwan Lin Yu-syuan 22 2022
28 MF Taiwan Wang Yu-hsin 16 2025
Forwards
13 FW Thailand Saowalak Peng-ngam 29 2023
17 FW Taiwan Lin Jing-xuan 20 2024
  • Source: [2]
  • Ordered by squad number.
Notes
  1. ^ Worn number 20 in President FA Cup.
  2. ^ Worn number 27 in President FA Cup.
  3. ^ Worn number 22 in President FA Cup.
  4. ^ Worn number 30 in President FA Cup.
  5. ^ Worn number 6 in President FA Cup.
  6. ^ Worn number 15 in President FA Cup.
  7. ^ Worn number 21 in President FA Cup.

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Source
Preseason (winter transfer)
9/27 DF Pan Yu-chieh Taiwan New Taipei Senior High School [3]
20/21 MF Chen Ying-hui Taiwan New Taipei Hang Yuen [4][5]
22/30 DF Tuan Yu-jou Taiwan Kaohsiung Attackers [5]
Preseason (summer transfer)
5 DF Wang Shih-han Taiwan NTUS
8 DF Sin Chung Yee Hong Kong United Citizen [6]
18 MF Huang Hui-shan Taiwan Taichung Sakura
26 GK Chotmanee Thongmongkol Thailand Bangkok [7]
28 MF Wang Yu-hsin Taiwan Wu Chuan Junior High School
29 DF Chen Pin-yen Taiwan Wu Chuan Junior High School
31 GK Lai Yi-chen Taiwan Wu Chuan Junior High School

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Source
Preseason (winter transfer)
3 DF Shen Yen-chun Taiwan Kaohsiung Attackers [8][9]
7 DF Pan Shin-yu Taiwan Kaohsiung Attackers [10][9]
8 GK Cheng Ssu-yu Taiwan Taichung Sakura [9][11]
21 MF Huang Hui-shan Taiwan Taichung Sakura [11]
27 MF Lee Yi-hsuan Taiwan Taichung Sakura [11]
28 FW Lin Chia-ying Taiwan Taichung Sakura [11]
29 FW Liao Jie-ning Japan Yamagata Meisei High School [12]
30 MF Wu Ya-yu Taiwan Taichung Sakura [11]
Preseason (summer transfer)
5 DF Huang Ke-sin Taiwan Kaohsiung Attackers [13][14]
9 FW Nien Ching-yun
16 MF Chen Jin-wen Taiwan Kaohsiung Attackers [13][15]
18 FW Chiang Tzu-shan
26 GK Waraporn Boonsing Retired [13][16]

Preseason and friendlies

9 August 2025 Taiwan Women's City Club Football Invitational Taichung Blue WhaleChinese Taipei 0–2 JapanRyukyu Deigos Taichung
19:00 (UTC+8) Recap
  • Suzuki 6'
  • Utsugi 33'
 Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Yang Chang-pei
10 August 2025 Taiwan Women's City Club Football Invitational Taichung Blue WhaleChinese Taipei 7–0 ThailandPhranakorn Taichung
19:00 (UTC+8)
Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
Referee: Chen Hsin-shan

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Taiwan Mulan Football League 16 August 2025 13 June 2026 Matchday 1 - 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Taiwan President FA Cup 20 April 2025 15 June 2025 Group stage Runnersup 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 066.67
AFC Women's Champions League 6 October 2024 23 March 2025 Group stage Quarter-finals 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 8 5 1 2 17 8 +9 062.50

Taiwan Mulan Football League

Main article: 2025–26 Taiwan Mulan Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sunny Bank AC Taipei 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for the AFC Women's Champions League
2 Taichung Blue Whale 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3 Taichung Sakura 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
4 Kaohsiung Attackers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 New Taipei Hang Yuen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Hualien 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7 Valkyrie 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Required to play in 2026 Taiwan President FA Cup
8 Taipei Bravo PlayOne 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: [3]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
ResultW
Position2
Source: [4]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 2025 1 Hualien 0–1 Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
18:30 (UTC+8) Recap
  • Lin Jing-xuan 45'
 Stadium: Hualien Stadium
Referee: Yang Shu-ting
23 August 2025 2 Taichung Sakura v Taichung Blue Whale Taichung
18:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Xitun Football Field
13 September 2025 3 Taichung Blue Whale v Kaohsiung Attackers Hsinchu County
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Hsinchu County Second Stadium
20 September 2025 4 Taichung Blue Whale v Taipei Bravo PlayOne Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
27 September 2025 5 Taichung Blue Whale v Valkyrie Taichung
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Xitun Football Field
1 November 2025 6 Sunny Bank AC Taipei v Taichung Blue Whale Taipei
18:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
8 November 2025 7 New Taipei Hang Yuen v Taichung Blue Whale New Taipei
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
15 November 2025 8 Taichung Blue Whale v Hualien Taichung
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
6 December 2025 9 Taichung Blue Whale v Taichung Sakura Taichung
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
13 December 2025 10 Kaohsiung Attackers v Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
18:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
20 December 2025 11 Taipei Bravo PlayOne v Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
15:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Hualien Stadium
24 January 2026 12 Taichung Blue Whale v New Taipei Hang Yuen New Taipei
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University
31 January 2026 13 Valkyrie v Taichung Blue Whale Hualien
15:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Hualien Stadium
7 February 2026 14 Taichung Blue Whale v Sunny Bank AC Taipei Taipei
15:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
21 March 2026 15 Taichung Blue Whale v New Taipei Hang Yuen Taichung
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
28 March 2026 16 Taichung Blue Whale v Hualien Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
25 April 2026 17 Taichung Sakura v Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
15:00 (UTC+8) Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
2 May 2026 18 Taichung Blue Whale v Kaohsiung Attackers Taichung
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Xitun Football Field
9 May 2026 19 Taipei Bravo PlayOne v Taichung Blue Whale Taipei
18:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
16 May 2026 20 Valkyrie v Taichung Blue Whale Taipei
15:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium
23 May 2026 21 Taichung Blue Whale v Sunny Bank AC Taipei Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8) Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field

Taiwan President FA Cup

Main article: 2025 Taiwan President FA Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taichung Blue Whale 4 4 0 0 15 3 +12 12 Advanced to Semifinals
2 New Taipei Hang Yuen 4 2 1 1 14 6 +8 7
3 Taichung Sakura 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3 5
4 Sunny Bank AC Taipei 4 1 1 2 7 12 −5 4
5 Scientific City 4 0 0 4 2 20 −18 0
Source: [5]
20 April 2025 1 Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 New Taipei Hang Yuen Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Peng-ngam 11'
  • Lin Jing-xuan 13'
  • Chen Jin-wen 81'
  • Lin Yu-syuan 86'
 Recap Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
27 April 2025 2 Sunny Bank AC Taipei 2–7 Taichung Blue Whale Taichung
13:00 (UTC+8)
  • Yasuzawa 47'
  • Lee Yi-wen 82'
 Recap
Stadium: Xitun Football Field
11 May 2025 3 Scientific City 0–2 Taichung Blue Whale Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8) Recap
Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field
8 June 2025 4 Taichung Blue Whale 2–1 Taichung Sakura Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)
Recap
  • Wu Ya-yu 18'
 Stadium: Xitun Football Field

Knockout stage

13 June 2025 Semifinals Taichung Blue Whale 1−1
(3–2 p)		 Hsinchu Strikers Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Liu Chien-yun 2'
 Recap
  • Chuan Tzu-yu 76'
 Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Referee: Kuo Chan-yu
Penalties
  • Lin Hsiao-yun soccer ball with red X
  • Lee Chun-mei soccer ball with red X
  • Chen Ying-hsuan soccer ball with check mark
  • Chuan Tzu-yu soccer ball with check mark
  • Yang Hsiao-chuan soccer ball with red X
15 June 2025 Final Kaohsiung Attackers 1−0 Taichung Blue Whale Kaohsiung
16:00 (UTC+8)
  • Wakabayashi 53'
 Recap Stadium: Kaohsiung Nanzih Football Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh

AFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League § Knockout stage
23 March 2025 Quarter-finals Melbourne City Australia 3–0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale Melbourne
15:00 (UTC+11)
Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total TMFL President FA Cup AWCL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Taiwan TAI Tsai Ming-jung 5 0 0 0 3+1 0 1 0
25 GK Taiwan TAI Wu Fang-yu 4 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0
26 GK Thailand THA Chotmanee Thongmongkol 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Taiwan TAI Lai Yi-chen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3/20[n1 1] DF Taiwan TAI Chen Tzu-chen 6 0 1 0 2+3 0 0 0
5 DF Taiwan TAI Wang Shih-han 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF Hong Kong HKG Sin Chung Yee 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9/27[n1 2] DF Taiwan TAI Pan Yu-chieh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
12 DF Taiwan TAI Wu Yu 5 1 0+1 0 4 1 0 0
21/22[n1 3] DF Taiwan TAI Li Pei-jung 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
22/30[n1 4] DF Taiwan TAI Tuan Yu-jou 7 0 0+1 0 5+1 0 0 0
29 DF Taiwan TAI Chen Pin-yen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF Taiwan TAI Chang Chi-lan 6 1 0 0 4+1 1 1 0
6/7[n1 5] MF Thailand THA Silawan Intamee 6 1 1 0 4 1 1 0
14 MF Japan JPN Maho Tanaka 7 1 1 0 3+2 1 1 0
15/16[n1 6] MF Taiwan TAI Lin Ya-hsuan 8 0 1 0 2+4 0 1 0
18 MF Taiwan TAI Huang Hui-shan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Thailand THA Pitsamai Sornsai 8 3 1 0 5+1 3 1 0
20/21[n1 7] MF Taiwan TAI Chen Ying-hui 6 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
23 MF Taiwan TAI Liu Chien-yun 6 2 0+1 0 3+1 2 0+1 0
24 MF Taiwan TAI Lin Yu-syuan 7 1 1 0 3+2 1 0+1 0
28 MF Taiwan TAI Wang Yu-hsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
13 FW Thailand THA Saowalak Peng-ngam 6 3 1 0 3+1 3 1 0
17 FW Taiwan TAI Lin Jing-xuan 8 3 1 1 5+1 2 0+1 0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
5 DF Taiwan TAI Huang Ke-sin 6 0 0 0 4+1 0 1 0
9 FW Taiwan TAI Nien Ching-yun 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
16 MF Taiwan TAI Chen Jin-wen 5 1 0 0 2+2 1 1 0
18 FW Taiwan TAI Chiang Tzu-shan 6 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0
26 GK Thailand THA Waraporn Boonsing 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Own goals (1)
Notes
  1. ^ Worn number 20 in President FA Cup.
  2. ^ Worn number 27 in President FA Cup.
  3. ^ Worn number 22 in President FA Cup.
  4. ^ Worn number 30 in President FA Cup.
  5. ^ Worn number 6 in President FA Cup.
  6. ^ Worn number 15 in President FA Cup.
  7. ^ Worn number 21 in President FA Cup.

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player TMFL President FA Cup AWCL Total
1 13 FW Thailand Saowalak Peng-ngam — 3 0 3
17 FW Taiwan Lin Jing-xuan 1 2 0
19 MF Thailand Pitsamai Sornsai — 3 0
4 23 MF Taiwan Liu Chien-yun — 2 0 2
5 2 MF Taiwan Chang Chi-lan — 1 0 1
6/7[n1 1] MF Thailand Silawan Intamee — 1 0
12 DF Taiwan Wu Yu — 1 0
14 MF Japan Maho Tanaka — 1 0
16 MF Taiwan Chen Jin-wen — 1 0
24 MF Taiwan Lin Yu-syuan — 1 0
Totals 1 16 0 17
Notes
  1. ^ Worn number 6 in President FA Cup.

Cleansheets

Rank No. Nat. Player TMFL President FA Cup AWCL Total
1 26 Thailand Waraporn Boonsing — 2 — 2
2 26 Thailand Chotmanee Thongmongkol 1 — — 1
25 Taiwan Wu Fang-yu — 1 —
4 31 Taiwan Lai Yi-chen — — — 0
1 Taiwan Tsai Ming-jung — 0 0
Totals 1 3 0 4

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