2019 Taichung Blue Whale season
| 2019 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Lu Kuei-hua | 
| Stadium | Taiyuan Football Field | 
| TMFL | Winners | 
| Top goalscorer | League:  Lee Hsiu-chin (19) All: Lee Hsiu-chin (21)  | 
| Biggest win | Inter Taipei 1–9 Taichung Blue Whale | 
The 2019 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 6th season and their 6th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.
Kits
- Supplier: Adidas
 - Main Sponsor: Dah Lih Puh
 
Management team
| Position | Name | 
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Athletic trainer | 
- Last updated: 27 June 2024
 - Source: [1]
 
Players
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age. | Since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | GK | Chen Miao-wen | 2019 | ||||
| 18 | GK | Cheng Ssu-yu | 30 | 2014 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Lai Wei-ju | 25 | 2014 | |||
| 6 | DF | Chang Wei-chen | 30 | 2016 | |||
| 12 | DF | Wu Yu | 21 | 2018 | |||
| 13 | DF | Tseng Wen-ting | 23 | 2015 | |||
| 14 | DF | Cheng Wen-ching | 2019 | ||||
| 15 | DF | Wang Shu-wen | 18 | 2018 | |||
| 17 | DF | Lee Pei-lin | 2019 | ||||
| 19 | DF | Yang Hsin-ju | 19 | 2019 | |||
| 20 | DF | Chen Yu-tung | 2019 | ||||
| 22 | DF | Li Pei-jung | 19 | 2019 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 | MF | Chang Chi-lan | 23 | 2014 | |||
| 8 | MF | Hsieh Cheng-ya | 20 | 2019 | |||
| 9 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | 16 | 2019 | |||
| 16 | MF | Hou Fang-wei | 27 | 2014 | |||
| 21 | MF | Maho Tanaka | 18 | 2019 | |||
| 23 | MF | Liu Chien-yun | 27 | 2014 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 3 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | 18 | 2016 | |||
| 5 | FW | Pao Hsin-hsuan | 27 | 2018 | |||
| 7 | FW | Tang Yung-ching | 24 | 2014 | |||
| 10 | FW | Lee Hsiu-chin (captain) | 27 | 2014 | |||
| 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | 31 | 2015 | |||
- Source: [2]
 - Ordered by squad number.
 
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | ||||
| 8 | MF | Hsieh Cheng-ya | — | |
| 9 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | — | |
| 14 | MF | Tsai Meng-hsuan | — | |
| 17 | DF | Lee Pei-lin | ||
| 19 | DF | Yang Hsin-ju | — | |
| 20 | DF | Chen Yu-tung | — | |
| 22 | DF | Li Pei-jung | ||
| Midseason | ||||
| 1 | GK | Chen Miao-wen | — | [1] | 
| 14 | DF | Cheng Wen-ching | — | [1] | 
| 21 | MF | Maho Tanaka | — | [1] | 
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | ||||
| 8 | MF | Yang Ssu-wei | ||
| 9 | MF | Tsou Hsin-ni | — | |
| 14 | MF | Yang Chia-hui | — | |
| 17 | FW | Ho Hsuan-yi | ||
| 19 | MF | Kao Pei-ling | — | |
| 20 | MF | Tuan Yu-jou | — | |
| 22 | DF | Yu Shu-fang | — | |
| Midseason | ||||
| 1 | GK | Tsai Ming-jung | [1][2] | |
| 14 | MF | Tsai Meng-hsuan | — | [3] | 
| 21 | FW | Chen Hsiu-wen | — | [1] | 
Preseason and friendlies
| 20 August 2019 Friendly |  Taichung Blue Whale | 0–3 |   | Chiayi County | 
| 15:15 (UTC+8) | Stadium: WuFeng University | 
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 | 13 April 2019 | 9 November 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 14 | +54 | 82.35 | 
| Total | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 14 | +54 | 82.35 | ||||
Source: [3]
Taiwan Mulan Football League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taichung Blue Whale (Q) | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 12 | +51 | 41 | Qualification for the Mulan League Finals | 
| 2 | Hualien (Q) | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 32 | |
| 3 | Taipei Bravo | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 18 | |
| 4 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 15 | |
| 5 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 11 | |
| 6 | Inter Taipei | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 11 | 
Results by round
1 Matchday 8 was postponed to 28 September 2019 due to the national team training.
Matches
| 13 April 2019 1 | Taichung Blue Whale | 3–2 | Taipei Bravo | Taichung | 
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Huang Po-chun  | 
| 20 April 2019 2 | Hualien | 0–1 | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien | 
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | Recap | 
  | 
Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Katharina Gerhard  | 
| 27 April 2019 3 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 0–5 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung | 
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | Recap | 
  | 
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Katharina Gerhard  | 
| 4 May 2019 4 | Taichung Blue Whale | 2–0 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | Hualien | 
| 10:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Huang Po-chun  | 
| 11 May 2019 5 | Inter Taipei | 1–9 | Taichung Blue Whale | Taipei | 
| 14:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Taipei Municipal Stadium Referee: Ko Chuan-yao  | 
| 18 May 2019 6 | Taipei Bravo | 0–5 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung | 
| 10:00 (UTC+8) | Recap | 
  | 
Stadium: National Stadium | 
| 25 May 2019 7 | Taichung Blue Whale | 3–2 | Hualien | Taichung | 
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh  | 
| 15 June 2019 9 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | 2–2 | Taichung Blue Whale | Kaohsiung | 
| 10:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Kuo Po-hung  | 
| 3 August 2019 10 | Taichung Blue Whale | 6–0 | Inter Taipei | Hualien | 
| 14:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh  | 
| 17 August 2019 11 | Taichung Blue Whale | 0–0 | Taipei Bravo | Taichung | 
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | Recap | Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh  | 
| 31 August 2019 12 | Taichung Blue Whale | 7–1 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | New Taipei | 
| 10:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Referee: Liu Hsiang-shao  | 
| 7 September 2019 13 | Taichung Blue Whale | 6–0 | New Taipei Hang Yuen | Hsinchu County | 
| 10:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | Stadium: Hsinchu County Second Stadium Referee: Hou Hung-hua  | 
| 14 September 2019 14 | Inter Taipei | 0–6 | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien | 
| 14:00 (UTC+8) | Recap | 
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Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Lin Ching-tang  | 
| 21 September 2019 15 | Taichung Blue Whale | 3–2 | Hualien | Taichung | 
| 16:30 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Kuo Po-hung  | 
| 28 September 2019 8 | Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 2–5 | Taichung Blue Whale | New Taipei | 
| 14:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Referee: Yang Shu-ting  | 
Mulan League Finals
| 2 November 2019 1st leg | Hualien | 0–0 | Taichung Blue Whale | Hualien | 
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Recap | Stadium: Hualien Stadium Referee: Wang Chieh  | 
| 9 November 2019 2nd leg | Taichung Blue Whale | 5–2 | Hualien | Taichung | 
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | 
  | 
Recap | 
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Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Attendance: 600 Referee: Lee Yi-chi  | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Finals | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW | Lee Hsiu-chin | 19 | 2 | 21 | |
| 2 | 5 | FW | Pao Hsin-hsuan | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | 11 | FW | Lai Li-chin | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | 3 | FW | Su Yu-hsuan | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| 5 | 16 | MF | Hou Fang-wei | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 9 | MF | Lin Yu-syuan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 4 | DF | Lai Wei-ju | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | Tang Yung-ching | 1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Wu Yu | 1 | 0 | |||
| 23 | MF | Liu Chien-yun | 1 | 0 | |||
| Own goals (from the opponents) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 63 | 5 | 68 | ||||
Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei Bravo | 3–2 | 13 April 2019 | Taiwan Mulan Football League | [4] | |
| Inter Taipei | 9–1 | 11 May 2019 | Taiwan Mulan Football League | ||
| Kaohsiung Sunny Bank | 7–1 | 31 August 2019 | Taiwan Mulan Football League | ||
| Inter Taipei | 6–0 | 14 September 2019 | Taiwan Mulan Football League | [5] | 
Cleansheets
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | TMFL | Finals | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tsai Ming-jung | 4 | – | 4 | |
| 18 | Cheng Ssu-yu | 3 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Chen Miao-wen | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
Awards
| Player | Position | Award | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Golden Boot | [6] | |
| Head Coach | Coach of the Year | [6] | 
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