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Kuala Lumpur: Chinese Taipei will aim to maximise their chance to recapture past glories as they look forward to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™.

Chinese Taipei were in a class of their own between 1977 and 1981 - which yielded three consecutive titles - but have gone through a leaner period since.

Reaching successive Finals for the first time since 2008, Chinese Taipei will be out to reclaim their place at the summit of women’s football in Asia.

Factfile
FIFA World Ranking: 42

Head Coach: Chan Hiu Meng (HKG)

How they got there: Qualifiers Group D winners

Previous appearances: 14

Best placing: Champions (3 times)

2022 result: Quarter-finals

Fun fact: Chinese Taipei will be making back-to-back appearances at the Finals after having missed the previous three editions.

Making their debut in the second edition of the competition as hosts in 1977, Chinese Taipei were simply unstoppable, winning all their matches - including a 1-0 victory against Thailand in the final - to lift the coveted trophy.

The defence of their title two years later in India was a successful one as they emerged unbeaten from the group stage before stepping up another gear in the knockout rounds by beating Western Australia 5-0 in the semi-finals and India 2-0 in the final.

There was no stopping Chinese Taipei in the 1981 edition either with the East Asian side standing tall in Hong Kong, China.

A perfect run in Group B was followed by a 1-0 victory against the home side in the semi-finals before cruising to a 5-0 win against Thailand in the final.

Sadly, the run came to an end as Chinese Taipei did not participate in the 1983 and 1986 editions before finishing runners-up twice behind China PR in 1989 and 1999.

After missing three editions between 2010 and 2018, Chinese Taipei returned to the continental showpiece at India 2022 where they lost on penalties to the Philippines in the quarter-finals.

In reaching Australia 2026, Chinese Taipei were in a class of their own in Group D of the Qualifiers, starting with an 8-0 win against Pakistan.

Chan Hiu Meng’s side continued their dominance with a 3-0 victory against Kyrgyz Republic to set up a final day decider with Indonesia for the sole qualification spot, where forward Su Yu-hsuan continued her magnificent run of scoring in each game with the winner to take Chinese Taipei back among the elites in Asia.