2021 Taichung Blue Whale season

Taichung Blue Whale
2021 season
Head coach	Lu Kuei-hua
Stadium	Taiyuan Football Field
TMFL	1st
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lai Li-chin (5); Maho Tanaka (5); All: ; Lai Li-chin (5); Maho Tanaka (5)
Biggest win	Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 Taipei Bravo; Inter Taoyuan 0–4 Taichung Blue Whale; Taichung Blue Whale 4–0 Inter Taoyuan
Biggest defeat	Hualien 1–0 Taichung Blue Whale
	← 2020 2022 →

Top goalscorerLeague:
Lai Li-chin (5)
Maho Tanaka (5)
All:
Lai Li-chin (5)
Maho Tanaka (5)

The 2021 Taichung Blue Whale season was the club's 8th season and their 8th season in Taiwan Mulan Football League.

On 25 December 2021, the Blue Whales clinched their 4th league champion.^[1]^[2]

Position	Name
Head coach	Lu Kuei-hua
Assistant coaches	Chang Wei-chen, Cheng Ya-hsun, Lai Li-chin
Goalkeeping coach	Chang Po-hsiang
Athletic trainer	Hong Chia-ling

N	Pos.	Name	Age.	Since
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Ng Cheuk Wai	24	2020
18	GK	Wu Fang-yu	16	2020
19	GK	Nattaruja Muthtanawech	25	2021
Defenders
3	DF	Shen Yen-chun	22	2020
4	DF	Lai Wei-ju (captain)	27	2014
7	DF	Pan Shin-yu	24	2020
12	DF	Wu Yu	23	2018
13	DF	Chang Wei-chen	32	2021
15	DF	Wang Shu-wen	20	2018
25	DF	Yeh Yu-hsuan	19	2021
Midfielders
2	MF	Chang Chi-lan	25	2014
6	MF	Pitsamai Sornsai	32	2021
8	MF	Iori Hidaka	20	2021
14	MF	Maho Tanaka	20	2019
16	MF	Hou Fang-wei	29	2014
21	MF	Mariel Gutierrez	24	2021
23	MF	Liu Chien-yun	29	2014
Forwards
5	FW	Pao Hsin-hsuan	29	2018
9	FW	Nien Ching-yun	19	2020
10	FW	Su Yu-hsuan	20	2021
11	FW	Lai Li-chin	33	2015
17	FW	Lee Yi-hsun	19	2021
20	FW	Chien Hsuan-ying	16	2021
24	FW	Sung Jui-hsuan	16	2021

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Source
Preseason
6	MF	Pitsamai Sornsai	Inter Taoyuan	^[3]
10	FW	Su Yu-hsuan	Okayama Yunogo Belle	^[4]
13	DF	Chang Wei-chen	—
17	FW	Lee Yi-hsun	—
20	FW	Chien Hsuan-ying	Taichung Blue Whale U15	^[5]
21	MF	Mariel Gutierrez	—	^[6]
24	FW	Sung Jui-hsuan	—	^[5]
25	DF	Yeh Yu-hsuan	—	^[5]
Midseason
8	MF	Iori Hidaka	Ibaraki	^[7]^[8]
19	GK	Nattaruja Muthtanawech	College of Asian Scholars	^[7]^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Source
Preseason
1	GK	Chen Miao-wen	—
6	FW	Lai Yu-chi	—
9	MF	Lin Yu-syuan	Taichung Blue Whale U18
10	FW	Lee Hsiu-chin	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
13	DF	Tseng Wen-ting	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank
17	MF	Chan Pi-han	Hualien
18	GK	Lin Yi-han	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	Loan return
20	DF	Chen Yu-tung	—
Midseason
8	MF	Hsieh Cheng-ya	NTUS Blue Whale		^[8]
19	DF	Yang Hsin-ju	NTUS Blue Whale		^[8]
22	DF	Li Pei-jung	NTUS Blue Whale		^[8]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Taiwan Mulan Football League	10 April 2021	25 December 2021	Matchday 1	Winners	10	7	2	1	22	3	+19	070.00
Total					10	7	2	1	22	3	+19	070.00

Management team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Taichung Blue Whale (C)	10	7	2	1	22	3	+19	23	Qualification for the AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Hualien	10	6	2	2	16	3	+13	20
3	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	10	6	2	2	17	9	+8	20
4	New Taipei Hang Yuen	10	3	3	4	10	10	0	12
5	Taipei Bravo	10	2	2	6	7	15	−8	8
6	Inter Taoyuan (R)	10	0	1	9	0	32	−32	1	Transfer to 2022 Taiwan Mulan Football League qualifiers

10 April 2021 1	Taichung Blue Whale	0–0	Hualien	Taichung
16:30 (UTC+8)		Recap		Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh

17 April 2021 2	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	0–2	Taichung Blue Whale	Kaohsiung
16:30 (UTC+8)		Recap	Sornsai 16' Hou Fang-wei 44'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Lee Yi-chi

1 May 2021 3	Taichung Blue Whale	4–0	Taipei Bravo	Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)	Pao Hsin-hsuan 23', 57' Sornsai 47' Su Yu-hsuan 70'	Recap		Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Chao You-lin

20 November 2021 4	Taichung Blue Whale	3–1	New Taipei Hang Yuen	Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lai Li-chin 18', 55' Lai Wei-ju 81'	Recap	Liu Yi-fang 6'	Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Chao You-lin

23 November 2021 5	Inter Taoyuan	0–4	Taichung Blue Whale	Taoyuan
14:00 (UTC+8)		Recap	Sornsai 2', 11' Lee Yi-hsun 40' Su Yu-hsuan 45+2'	Stadium: Qingpu Football Field Referee: Yang Shu-ting

27 November 2021 6	Hualien	1–0	Taichung Blue Whale	Hualien
17:30 (UTC+8)	Chen Ya-hui 27'	Recap		Stadium: Mei Lun Junior High School Referee: Huang Po-chun

4 December 2021 7	Taichung Blue Whale	1–1	Kaohsiung Sunny Bank	Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)	Tanaka 40'	Recap	Ting Chi 90+1'	Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh (football)

11 December 2021 8	Taichung Blue Whale	2–0	Taipei Bravo	Taichung
15:00 (UTC+8)	Lai Li-chin 31' Tanaka 41'	Recap		Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Yang Chang-pei

18 December 2021 9	New Taipei Hang Yuen	0–2	Taichung Blue Whale	New Taipei
16:00 (UTC+8)		Recap	Tanaka 22', 30'	Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Referee: Yang Shu-ting

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Result	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W
Position	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		TMFL
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	HKG	Ng Cheuk Wai	8	0	8	0
18	GK	TAI	Wu Fang-yu	1	0	0+1	0
19	GK	THA	Nattaruja Muthtanawech	3	0	2+1	0
Defenders
3	DF	TAI	Shen Yen-chun	8	0	6+2	0
4	DF	TAI	Lai Wei-ju	10	1	10	1
7	DF	TAI	Pan Shin-yu	10	0	10	0
12	DF	TAI	Wu Yu	5	0	0+5	0
13	DF	TAI	Chang Wei-chen	0	0	0	0
15	DF	TAI	Wang Shu-wen	4	0	3+1	0
25	DF	TAI	Yeh Yu-hsuan	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
2	MF	TAI	Chang Chi-lan	10	0	10	0
6	MF	THA	Pitsamai Sornsai	10	4	10	4
8	MF	JPN	Iori Hidaka	1	0	0+1	0
14	MF	JPN	Maho Tanaka	8	5	8	5
16	MF	TAI	Hou Fang-wei	9	1	7+2	1
21	MF	USA	Mariel Gutierrez	5	0	2+3	0
23	MF	TAI	Liu Chien-yun	9	0	8+1	0
Forwards
5	FW	TAI	Pao Hsin-hsuan	3	2	3	2
9	FW	TAI	Nien Ching-yun	9	0	1+8	0
10	FW	TAI	Su Yu-hsuan	8	3	5+3	3
11	FW	TAI	Lai Li-chin	10	5	10	5
17	FW	TAI	Lee Yi-hsun	8	1	4+4	1
20	FW	TAI	Chien Hsuan-ying	2	0	0+2	0
24	FW	TAI	Sung Jui-hsuan	2	0	0+2	0
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
22	DF	TAI	Li Pei-jung	3	0	3	0
Own goals (0)

Player	Position	Award	Ref.
Lu Kuei-hua	Head coach	Best Coach	^[9]
Lai Li-chin	Forward	Golden boot	^[9]
Maho Tanaka	Midfielder	Golden boot	^[9]

25 December 2021 10	Taichung Blue Whale	4–0	Inter Taoyuan	Taichung
16:00 (UTC+8)	Tanaka 17' (pen.) Lai Li-chin 44', 45+2' Su Yu-hsuan 83'	Recap		Stadium: Taiyuan Football Field Referee: Wang Chieh