| Chou Tai-ying | |
| Fullname: | Chou Tai-ying (周台英) |
| Birth Date: | 1963 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Position: | Striker/midfielder |
| Years1: | 1987–1989 |
| Years2: | 1989–1993 |
| Clubs1: | SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 |
| Clubs2: | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Ladies |
| Nationalyears1: | 1977–1994 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chinese Taipei |
| Manageryears1: | 2005– |
| Manageryears2: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs2: | Chinese Taipei |
Chou Tai-ying (; born 16 August 1963) is a Taiwanese female association football coach and former player. She is considered the most successful Taiwanese footballer so far.
She was Chinese Taipei's key player in the 1980s and early 1990s, winning three AFC Women's Championships (1977, 1979, 1981) and two OFC Women's Championships (1986, 1989).
Chou was also one of the few Taiwanese players who have played for foreign professional clubs. In 1987, she joined the German football club SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 and won two championships.[1] [2] She was chosen by the Japanese team Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Ladies for their inaugural team in the newly formed Japanese L. League in 1989, to add power to the team’s offence, which had been lacking.[3] The Shimizu F.C. Ladies won the first league season title and Chou was the stand out player, scoring 12 goals, making her the Golden Boot winner and member of Best XI.[4]
Chou was the captain of the Chinese Taipei women's national football team at the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The team reached the quarter-finals before being beaten 7–0 by the eventual winners the United States.[5]
She retired from her playing career after the 1994 Asian Games.[6]
In 2005, Chou took over as the head coach of the Chinese Taipei women's national football team.
1977, 1979, 1981
1986, 1989
1989