2017 Taiwan Football Premier League


The 2017 Taiwan Football Premier League was the first season of the Taiwan Football Premier League since it replaced the Intercity Football League following the 2016 season. It was contested by 8 clubs. Taichung City Dragon, who participated in the final Intercity Football League season, were replaced for the inaugural TFPL by Tainan City. Taipower FC finished at the top of the table, but were defeated 1-1 on away goals in a playoff by Tatung FC, the second ranked team, for the title. With that result, Tatung FC earned an automatic berth in the 2018 AFC Cup group stage, while Taipower FC qualified for the playoff round. However, neither side chose to enter the tournament, so 3rd place playoff winners Hang Yuen were granted the AFC Cup berth.

Teams

Playoff Round

3rd Place Playoff

Summary
Team 1Agg.Team 21st Leg2nd Leg
Hang Yuen5–2Hasus TSU2–03–2

Matches
Hang Yuen won 5–2 on aggregate

Final

The two top placed teams in the division compete in a play-off to determine the league champions. The winners qualify for the AFC Cup Group Stage, while the losers will play in the AFC Cup Qualification play-off preliminary round 2.
Summary
Team 1Agg.Team 21st Leg2nd Leg
Tatung FC1–1 Taipower FC1–10–0

Matches
1-1 on aggregate, Tatung FC won on away goals.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Marc FenelusTatung35
2 Chiu I-huanTaipower20
3 Javi FinesRoyal Blues19
4 Wei Mao-tingHang Yuen17
5 Lin Chien-hsunTaipower13
6 Cheng Qing-yuNSTC / Hang Yuen12
7 Hung Kai-chunTaipower11
8 Tseng Chih-weiTaipower9
8 Li Xiang-weiHasus TSU9
8 Yaroslav SilaevRoyal Blues9