CTFA International Tournament
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = CTFA International Tournament
2017中華足協國際邀請賽
| year = 2017
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| country = Taiwan
| dates = 1–5 December
| num_teams = 4
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fb|TPE}}
| count = 1
| second = PHI
| third = TLS
| fourth = LAO
| matches = 6
| goals = 17
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|TPE}} Li Mao (4 goals)
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The CTFA International Tournament ({{zh|2017中華足協國際邀請賽}}) was a tier 1 international football competition held in Taipei, Taiwan from 1-5 December 2017, organized by the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA).{{cite news|title=2017中華足協國際邀請賽 吹響明年進攻號角|trans-title=|url=http://www.ctfa.com.tw/tournament/world/3724-2017.html|accessdate=20 November 2017|publisher=Chinese Taipei Football Association|date=10 November 2017|language=Chinese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043917/http://www.ctfa.com.tw/tournament/world/3724-2017.html|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}} Results involving the Philippines national football team led to strong reactions by Filipino football fans, and disputes between football administrators.{{cite news|title=Football: Conflict erupts after Azkals' losses in Taiwan tilt|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/07/17/football-conflict-erupts-after-azkals-losses-in-taiwan-tilt|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=ABS-CBN News|date=7 December 2017}} The six games in the tournament were authorized by FIFA as International “A” Matches.
Participating nations
Four nations participated in the tournament.{{cite news|title=Philippines in Four Nations meet|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2017/11/philippines-four-nations-meet/|accessdate=20 November 2017|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|date=20 November 2017}}
Venue
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| Taipei Municipal Stadium
|rowspan=7|{{location map+ |Taiwan |float=right|width=150 |places= {{location map~ |Taiwan |marksize=10 |mark=Red pog.svg |lat=25.0496|long=121.5514|label=National Stadium}} }} |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
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Matches
- All times are National Standard Time – UTC+8
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| width = 165 | Team
! width = 20 | Pld ! width = 20 | W ! width = 20 | D ! width = 20 | L ! width = 20 | GF ! width = 20 | GA ! width = 20 | GD ! width = 20 | Pts ! width = 30 | Tiebreaker | ||||||||
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| style = "text-align:left;" | {{fb|TPE}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | — |
| style = "text-align:left;" | {{fb|PHI}}
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 | 3–2 |
| style = "text-align:left;" | {{fb|TLS}}
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 3 | 2–2 |
| style = "text-align:left;" | {{fb|LAO}}
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 3 | 3–4 |
{{footballbox
| date = 1 December 2017
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|LAO}}
| score = 1–3
| team2 = {{fb|PHI}}
| goals1 = Phithack {{goal|90+5}}
| goals2 =
- P. Younghusband {{goal|35}}
- Guirado {{goal|47}}
- Miyagi {{goal|89}}
| stadium = Taipei Municipal Stadium
| location = Taipei
| referee = Yu Ming-Hsun (Chinese Taipei)
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-12-01/laos-vs-philippines/1195671/
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 3 December 2017
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|LAO}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|TLS}}
| goals1 =
- Nonmany {{goal|2|pen.}}
- Soukchinda {{goal|41}}
| goals2 = Cruz {{goal|84}}
| stadium = Taipei Municipal Stadium
| location = Taipei
| referee = Chen Hsin-Chuan (Chinese Taipei)
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-12-03/laos-vs-timor-leste/1195673/
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 3 December 2017
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{fb|PHI}}
| goals1 =
- Li Mao {{goal|38||63}}
- Chen Ting-yang {{goal|81}}
| stadium = Taipei Municipal Stadium
| location = Taipei
| referee = Pranjal Banerjee (India)
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-12-03/chinese-taipei-vs-philippines/1195674/
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 4 December 2017{{refn|Originally scheduled for 1 December but postponed because the Timor Leste team could not arrive in Taiwan on time due to the eruption of Mount Agung.{{cite news|title=Timor-Leste Men's Football Team Meet Natural Disaster Delay in Arrival Time and Chinese Taipei Men's Football Schedule Delayed|url=http://www.ctfa.com.tw/hotnews/ctfa-news/3765-20171201-1.html|accessdate=2 December 2017|publisher=Chinese Taipei Football Association|date=1 December 2017|language=zh-tw}}{{cite news|last1=Pan|first1=Jason|title=Philippines down Laos, East Timor delayed|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2017/12/02/2003683289|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=2 December 2017}}|group="note"|name="agung"}}
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{fb|TLS}}
| goals1 =
- Wen Chih-hao {{goal|20}}
- Chen Ting-yang {{goal|63}}
- Chen Po-liang {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = Gama {{goal|58}}
| stadium = Taipei Municipal Stadium
| location = Taipei
| referee = Ali Al Samaheeji (Bahrain)
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-12-04/chinese-taipei-vs-timor-leste/1195672/
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 5 December 2017
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TLS}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|PHI}}
| goals1 = Garcia {{goal|89}}
| stadium = Taipei Municipal Stadium
| location = Taipei
| referee = Kao Jung-Fang (Chinese Taipei)
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-12-05/timor-leste-vs-philippines/1195675/
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 5 December 2017
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TPE}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fb|LAO}}
| goals1 = Li Mao {{goal|9||12}}
| stadium = Taipei Municipal Stadium
| location = Taipei
| referee = Pranjal Banerjee (India)
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2017-12-05/chinese-taipei-vs-laos/1195676/
}}
{{winners|fb|CTFA International Tournament winner|TPE|First}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=17 |matches=6
|4 goals=
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Li Mao
|2 goals=
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Ting-yang
|1 goal=
- {{flagicon|PHI}} Phil Younghusband
- {{flagicon|PHI}} Ángel Guirado
- {{flagicon|PHI}} Kintaro Miyagi
- {{flagicon|LAO}} Phithack Kongmathilath
- {{flagicon|LAO}} Chiu Nonmany
- {{flagicon|LAO}} Soukchinda Natphasouk
- {{flagicon|TLS}} Henrique Cruz
- {{flagicon|TLS}} Rufino Gama
- {{flagicon|TLS}} Silveiro Garcia
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Po-liang
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Wen Chih-hao
}}
Aftermath
After the 1-2 win–loss result by the Philippines national football team, particularly the loss to 196th-ranked Timor-Leste on the seventh anniversary of the "Miracle in Hanoi", Philippines fans reacted with disappointment and anger.{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Bob|title=Why Azkals fans shouldn't panic about the losses in Taiwan|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/190711-azkals-fans-dont-panic-about-taiwan-losses|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=Rappler|date=7 December 2017|language=en}} Former national team manager Dan Palami joined in criticism of team selection, although the Philippines Football Federation was limited by player commitments to teams involved in the 2017 Philippines Football League finals series.{{cite web|last1=Cabatbat|first1=Erel|title=PFF still silent on Taiwan 'debacle'|url=http://fastbreak.com.ph/pff-still-silent-on-taiwan-debacle/|website=fastbreak.com.ph|accessdate=9 December 2017|date=6 December 2017}} The decision to send a team to the tournament during the PFL finals was also questioned, along with concern about the expected effect on the Philippines national team's FIFA World Ranking, which subsequently dropped six spots in the December 2017 FIFA rankings.{{cite news|title=PH Azkals drop six spots in FIFA rankings|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/21/17/ph-azkals-drop-six-spots-in-fifa-rankings|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=ABS-CBN News|date=21 December 2017}} Vietnam
surpassed the Philippines as top national men's team in Southeast Asia.{{cite news|title=Azkals drop six spots in latest FIFA World Rankings|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/football/news/2017/12/21/azkals-drop-six-spots-latest-fifa-world-rankings-35084|accessdate=21 December 2017|work=ABS-CBN News|date=21 December 2017}} Jefferson Cheng, manager of the CTFA International Tournament team and owner of Davao Aguilas FC, defended selection decisions, asking that supporters consider the value of giving young players experience in International “A” Matches.
In contrast, the Chinese Taipei Football Association reacted enthusiastically to the Chinese Taipei 3-0 tournament victory, reporting it as a high point in their history.{{cite web|title=Football Association Invitational / 59-year championship taste of the Chinese team kicked victory glory|url=http://www.ctfa.com.tw/hotnews/ctfa-news/3771-59.html|website=www.ctfa.com.tw|accessdate=8 December 2017|language=zh-tw|date=6 December 2017}}
The Timor-Leste national team was reported by the Taipei Times to be "delighted" by their unexpected win over the Philippines after losing each of their earlier games by one goal.{{cite news|last1=Pan|first1=Jason|title=Taiwan beat Laos, claim CTFA17 title - Taipei Times|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2017/12/06/2003683509|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=6 December 2017}} Timor-Leste rose five spots in the December 2017 FIFA rankings on the strength of this win.{{cite web|title=Men's Ranking|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/index,page=4.htmx|website=FIFA.com|date=21 December 2017|accessdate=21 December 2017}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Notes
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References
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{{Friendly tournaments 2017}}
{{Friendly association football tournaments in Asia}}
Category:International association football competitions hosted by Taiwan
Category:December 2017 sports events in Asia
Category:International men's association football invitational tournaments