2023 Taichung Futuro season explained

Club:Taichung Futuro
Season:2023
Owner:Yoshitaka Komori
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Juang Ming-yan (TMFL)
Jun Hirabayashi (TMFL)
Pen Wu-sung (AFC Cup)
League:TFPL
League Result:5th
Cup1:AFC Cup
Cup1 Result:Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
League Topscorer:
Benchy Estama (9)
Season Topscorer:
Benchy Estama (9)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024

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]

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

Players

NPos.Nat.NameAge.Since
Goalkeepers
1GKLee Ming-wei262020
21GKTuan Yu292019
31GKTian Syuan-jin252023
50GKKenya Matsui382023
51GKTaiki Itsukaichi252023
Defenders
3DFChen Ting-yang (captain)312019
4DFTseng Te-lung212023
5DFCheng Hao262022
7DFKeisuke Ogawa372019
8DFYoshitaka Komori362019
13DFShunya Suganuma332023
20/14DFChen Chun-fu222023
34DFLin Che-yu302023
42DFJuang Ming-yan342023
Midfielders
6MFTsai Chieh-hsun202023
9MFChen Hung-wei262021
10MFShohei Yokoyama302021
14MFNaoki Kaneko232023
15MFKazuya Kojima242023
18MFLi Mao312019
19MFGenki Takatera282023
23MFKaoru Takayama352023
25MFKakeru Gunji222023
43MFLiang Meng-hsin202021
Forwards
11FWAmari Oki232022
17FWHsu Heng-pin302019
27FWFang Ching-ren422023
33FWKotaro Nakajima252023
36FWCarlo Finotti172023
99FWBenchy Estama292022
Source:https://www.ctfa.com.tw/taiwan-league/teams/4908-futuro.html
Notes

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromSource
Preseason
4DFTseng Te-lung Land Home NTUS[4]
6DFSo Narita Angkor Tiger
14DFNaoki Kaneko–
15MFKazuya Kojima Kheanlao United
19MFGenki Takatera–
23MFKaoru Takayama Sagamihara[5]
25MFKakeru Gunji Sloboda Mihovljan
27FWFang Ching-ren–
31GKTian Syuan-jin–
33FWKotaro Nakajima Sportfreunde 04
34DFLin Che-yu–
37MFChang Yi-wei–
38MFWan Hsien-Yi–
39MFPai Chia-lun–
40MFShao Shou-yue–
41MFChao Yang-chun–
42DFChao Yang-chen–
50GKKenya Matsui Blaublitz Akita[6]
Midseason
6MFTsai Chieh-hsun–
13DFShunya Suganuma–[7]
20DFChen Chun-fu Land Home NTUS
36FWCarlo Finotti–
42DFJuang Ming-yan–
51GKTaiki Itsukaichi Niedernhausen

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toSource
Preseason
1GKPan Wen-chieh Tainan City[8]
2DFTakeo MiyazakiRetired
4DFWang Ruei Tainan City
6MFTu Shao-chieh Taipower
10FWChen Hao-wei–[9]
11MFWu Chun-ching Tainan City
13MFKoki Narita Rajpracha[10]
19MFSeiji FujiwaraRetired
23DFJuang Ming-yan–
77FWOnur Dogan Leopard Cat[11]
80FWChen Sheng-wei Leopard Cat
81GKJun Kochi Viengchanh[12]
Midseason
6DFSo Narita Tainan City[13]
20MFMatias Godoy Vikings PlayOne
35FWTakayuki Morimoto–[14] [15]
37MFChang Yi-wei–
38MFWan Hsien-Yi–
39MFPai Chia-lun–
40MFShao Shou-yue–
41MFChao Yang-chun–
42DFChao Yang-chen–

Competitions

Taiwan Football Premier League

Matches

AFC Cup

See main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup.

Qualifying play-offs

See main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.

Group stage

Statistics

Squad statistics

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Notes

Goalscorers

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199FWBenchy Estama9—9
218MFLi Mao6—6
23MFKaoru Takayama42
410MFShohei Yokoyama314
17FWHsu Heng-pin13
66MFTsai Chieh-hsun2—2
75DFCheng Hao1—1
11FWAmari Oki1—
20MFMatias Godoy1—
25MFKakeru Gunji1—
34DFLin Che-yu1—
35FWTakayuki Morimoto1—
36FWCarlo Finotti1—
43FWLiang Meng-hsin1—
13DFShunya Suganuma—1
Own goals (from the opponents)—11
Totals33841
Notes

Cleansheets

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150Kenya Matsui437
221Tuan Yu6—6
31Lee Ming-wei1—1
451Taiki Itsukaichi0—0
31Tian Syuan-jin——
Totals11314

Disciplinary record

NameTFPLAFC CupTotal
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18MFLi Mao11341
5DFCheng Hao44
7DFKeisuke Ogawa213
13DFShunya Suganuma123
17FWHsu Heng-pin112
23MFKaoru Takayama112
4DFTseng Te-lung11
6DFSo Narita11
8DFYoshitaka Komori11
10MFShohei Yokoyama11
11FWAmari Oki11
34DFLin Che-yu11
36FWCarlo Finotti11
43MFLiang Meng-hsin11
99FWBenchy Estama11
50GKKenya Matsui11
CoachJuang Ming-yan11
StaffYuto Kabasawa11
Totals2119301
Notes

References

Notes and References

  1. News: 4 August 2023 . Quest for AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage set to begin. 18 December 2023 . The Asian Football Confederation.
  2. News: 17 August 2023 .
    1. AFCCup: Cast for Playoffs finalised
    . 18 December 2023 . The Asian Football Confederation.
  3. News: 14 December 2023 .
    1. AFCCup - Knockout stage lineup finalised
    . 18 December 2023 . The Asian Football Confederation.
  4. News: 2023賽季球隊介紹. 13 April 2023 . 台灣企業甲級足球聯賽 Taiwan Football Premier League.
  5. News: 20 January 2023 . 相模原退団の高山薫と梅鉢貴秀、新天地はそれぞれ海外に. 19 December 2023 . SEESAW GAME.
  6. News: 22 March 2023 . 松井謙弥選手 台中Futuro（台湾）へ移籍決定のお知らせ. 19 December 2023 . SEESAW GAME.
  7. News: 17 August 2023 . 台中FUTURO拼亞協盃資格賽　找日籍新外援菅沼駿哉助威. 19 December 2023 . GoGoal 勁球網.
  8. News: 19 January 2023 . 全部挖角台中Futuro　台灣鋼鐵官宣簽進3名球員. 19 December 2023 . GoGoal 勁球網.
  9. News: 7 July 2023 . 官宣!!陳浩瑋加盟中甲東莞莞聯. 19 December 2023 . GoGoal 勁球網.
  10. News: 23 December 2022 . 【タイリーグ２部】成田光希がラパチャFCに完全移籍で加入致しました. 19 December 2023 . GOAL SPORTS AGENCY.
  11. News: 22 April 2023 . 朱恩樂回鍋臺灣石虎當英雄添火力　喊話爭金靴獎期待再踢國家隊. 19 December 2023 . GoGoal 勁球網.
  12. News: 1 March 2023 . 【ラオスリーグ１部】東風淳選手がビエンチャンFCに完全移籍で加入しました. 19 December 2023 . GOAL SPORTS AGENCY.
  13. News: 16 July 2023 . 又從台中Futuro挖角　台南台鋼官宣補進日籍中後衛成田壯. 19 December 2023 . GoGoal 勁球網.
  14. News: 29 June 2023 . 森本貴幸將離開台灣　7月2日最終戰. 19 December 2023 . GoGoal 勁球網.
  15. News: 12 January 2024 . L'ex Serie A Morimoto non vestirà la maglia dell'Akragas. Dg Strano: "Mi assumo tutte le colpe". 25 January 2024 . TUTTOmercatoWEB.
  16. News: 李茂上演帽子戲法助球隊擊退銘傳大學　石虎傷停補時絕殺新北航源. GoGoal 勁球網 . 4 June 2023 . 19 December 2023.

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