Women's football in Taiwan

Women's Football in Taiwan
Women's Football in Taiwan
Governing body	Chinese Taipei Football Association
National team(s)	Women's national team
National competitions
	FIFA Women's World Cup; Asian Games; EAFF E-1 Football Championship;
Club competitions
	League: ; Taiwan Mulan Football League ;

Women's football in Taiwan, while still developing, has been making strides in recent years. With increased support from the Chinese Taipei Football Association and growing interest from young athletes, the sport is gradually gaining visibility in the country. Taiwanese women's football has achieved several milestones on the international stage, fostering both competitive national teams and a structured domestic league system.^[1]^[2]

Club football

The primary league for women's football in Taiwan is the Taiwan Mulan Football League, founded in 2014. It is currently the highest tier for female football players in the country and comprises teams from various regions, including prominent clubs like Hualien FC and Taichung Blue Whale. The league aims to develop female players' skills and increase public interest in women's footballam The Taiwan Women's National Football Team has represented the country in numerous international competitions, including the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Asian Games, and the East Asian Football Championship. In the 1980s and 1990s, Taiwan's team was particularly competitive, achieving high ranks in Asian tournaments and demonstrating the talent pool present in Taiwanese women's football.^[3] With recent efforts to strengthen the team and recruit from younger generations, the national team aspires to re-establish itself as a strong competitor on the Asian football scene.^[4]

References

^ Lo, Han-Ching (2021). "The Study on Taiwan's International Women's Football Invitational Tournaments from 1978 to 1987". Dissertation, Department of Sports and Athletics, National Taiwan Normal University.
^ "Women's union slams soccer bosses". Taipei Times. November 15, 2023.
^ "Triumph in Women's Soccer". Taiwan Panorama. August 1981.
^ "Chinese Taipei confident of long-awaited Women's World Cup return". FIFA. February 10, 2023.