Hang Yuan FC

Hang Yuan
Full nameHang Yuan Football Club
Nickname(s)The Stingray
Short nameHang Yuan
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
GroundFu Jen University Football Stadium
Capacity3,000
OwnerFu Jen University
ChairmanLin Yong-Cheng
Head coachHong Qing-Huai
LeagueTaiwan Football Premier League
2023TFPL, 6th of 8
Current season

Hang Yuan Football Club (Chinese: 航源足球俱樂部; pinyin: Háng Yuán Zúqiú Jùlèbù; also spelled Hang Yuen) is a professional football club based in New Taipei, Taiwan, that competes in the Taiwan Football Premier League. The club was previously known as Air Source Development and is currently affiliated with Fu Jen Catholic University. Hang Yuan was the first Taiwanese team to take part in the AFC Cup.

History

Intercity Football League era

The club formed as Air Source Development FC and first entered the Intercity Football League in 2013. The club struggled in its early years, regularly having to play in qualification rounds in order to preserve its top flight status. In 2013, the club finished 7th of 8 teams, picking up only 7 points. Though it won the next season's qualification tournament, it still finished with the same points tally next season, albeit at an improved 6th place due to Chiayi County F.C. finishing rock bottom with 0 points. They avoided the preliminary round for the 2015–16 season, but it proved to be their least successful season yet, as they followed Chiayi County in finishing bottom of the table with 0 points.

Taiwan Football Premier League

For the newly revamped 2017 Taiwan Football Premier League, Air Source Development changed their name to Hang Yuan F.C. and enlisted the help of Fu Jen Catholic University to improve the team's standard. This saw an immediate improvement, as Hang Yuan finished 4th in the league phase of the new top-flight structure in Taiwan. This finish allowed them to compete in the 3rd place play-off against Hasus TSU F.C. Over two legs, Hang Yuan ran out 5–2 aggregate winners to finish 3rd in the inaugural TFPL season.

Due to the failures of Taipower and Tatung to obtain AFC Club Licences, Hang Yuan were granted Taiwan's place in the 2018 AFC Cup Group Stage, the first club from the country to do so. Signing Haiti international and former Major League Soccer midfielder Jean-Marc Alexandre, the team entered into a group with Benfica de Macau, and North Korean clubs April 25 Sports Club and Hwaebul. A close fought 3–2 defeat to Benfica de Macau was swiftly followed by a heavy 5–1 loss to April 25.

Current squad

As of 5 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Taiwan TAI Odo Jacobs
2 DF Taiwan TAI Huang Yung-chun (captain)
3 DF El Salvador SLV William López
4 DF South Korea KOR Kwon Seung-seong
5 MF Taiwan TAI Fang Li-peng
6 MF Taiwan TAI Lu Cheng-en
7 MF Taiwan TAI Chang Ssu-yu
8 MF Japan JPN Kentaro Sato
9 MF Japan JPN Genki Tateiwa
10 MF Taiwan TAI Chou Yu-chieh
11 FW Taiwan TAI Chen Pao-chun
13 DF Taiwan TAI Wu Po-sheng
14 FW Taiwan TAI Lin Tsung-hung
15 FW Taiwan TAI Emilio Estevez
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Taiwan TAI Hsu Hung-chieh
17 DF Taiwan TAI Huang Chun-lin
18 GK Taiwan TAI Chang Po-feng
19 FW Taiwan TAI Lin Che
20 FW Taiwan TAI Pan Yen-hung
21 MF Japan JPN Shingo Koreeda
23 FW Taiwan TAI Liu Jhih-wen
24 MF Taiwan TAI Yeh Po-hen
25 MF Taiwan TAI Wang Hao-lin
26 MF Japan JPN Naoki Kaneko
27 FW Taiwan TAI Carlo Finotti
28 MF Taiwan TAI Wang Po-ying
80 FW Taiwan TAI Benson Lin
99 FW Haiti HAI Benchy Estama

Continental record

  • Hang Yuan's score listed first
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2018 AFC Cup Group I Macau Benfica de Macau 1–4 2–3 4th
North Korea April 25 1–5 1–5
North Korea Hwaebul SC 0–1 1–6
2019 AFC Cup Group I North Korea April 25 0–3 0–5 4th
Hong Kong Tai Po 1–1 2–4
Hong Kong Kitchee 1–2 0–3

See also