# CTFA International Tournament > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CTFA_International_Tournament > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CTFA_International_Tournament.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTFA_International_Tournament > Source revision: 1353913265 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2017 CTFA International Tournament 2017中華足協國際邀請賽 Tournament details Host country Taiwan Dates 1–5 December Teams 4 (from 1 confederation) Venue 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions Chinese Taipei (1st title) Runners-up Philippines Third place Timor-Leste Fourth place Laos Tournament statistics Matches played 6 Goals scored 17 (2.83 per match) Top scorer Li Mao (4 goals) International football competition The **CTFA International Tournament** ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 2017中華足協國際邀請賽) was a [tier 1 international](/source/International_A_Match) football competition held in [Taipei](/source/Taipei), [Taiwan](/source/Chinese_Taipei) from 1-5 December 2017, organized by the [Chinese Taipei Football Association](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association) (CTFA).[1] Results involving the [Philippines national football team](/source/Philippines_national_football_team) led to strong reactions by Filipino football fans, and disputes between football administrators.[2] The six games in the tournament were authorized by [FIFA](/source/FIFA) as [International “A” Matches](/source/International_A_Match).[3] ## Participating nations Four nations participated in the tournament.[4] Nation FIFA ranking Notes Chinese Taipei 135 Hosts Laos 184 Philippines 118 The Philippines were initially planning to send the national under-23 squad, but decided to include national team players from Davao Aguilas and Stallion Laguna. Most of the coaching and backroom staff were from the national under-23 team.[5][3] Timor-Leste 196 ## Venue Taipei Taiwan Taipei Municipal Stadium National Stadium CTFA International Tournament (Taiwan) Capacity: 20,000 ## Matches - All times are [National Standard Time](/source/Time_in_Taiwan) – [UTC+8](/source/UTC%2B8) Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Tiebreaker Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 — Philippines 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 3 3–2 Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2 3 2–2 Laos 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3 3–4 1 December 2017 16:00 Laos 1–3 Philippines Phithack 90+5' Report P. Younghusband 35' Guirado 47' Miyagi 89' Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Referee: Yu Ming-Hsun ([Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association)) 3 December 2017 16:00 Laos 2–1 Timor-Leste Nonmany 2' (pen.) Soukchinda 41' Report Cruz 84' Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Referee: Chen Hsin-Chuan ([Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association)) 3 December 2017 19:00 Chinese Taipei 3–0 Philippines Li Mao 38', 63' Chen Ting-yang 81' Report Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Referee: Pranjal Banerjee ([India](/source/All_India_Football_Federation)) 4 December 2017[note 1] 19:00 Chinese Taipei 3–1 Timor-Leste Wen Chih-hao 20' Chen Ting-yang 63' Chen Po-liang 77' Report Gama 58' Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Referee: Ali Al Samaheeji ([Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_Football_Association)) 5 December 2017 16:00 Timor-Leste 1–0 Philippines Garcia 89' Report Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Referee: Kao Jung-Fang ([Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association)) 5 December 2017 19:00 Chinese Taipei 2–0 Laos Li Mao 9', 12' Report Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei Referee: Pranjal Banerjee ([India](/source/All_India_Football_Federation)) CTFA International Tournament winner Chinese Taipei First title ## Goalscorers There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match. **4 goals** - [Li Mao](/source/Li_Mao_(footballer)) **2 goals** - [Chen Ting-yang](/source/Chen_Ting-yang) **1 goal** - [Phil Younghusband](/source/Phil_Younghusband) - [Ángel Guirado](/source/%C3%81ngel_Guirado) - [Kintaro Miyagi](/source/Kintaro_Miyagi) - [Phithack Kongmathilath](/source/Phithack_Kongmathilath) - [Chiu Nonmany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chiu_Nonmany&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Soukchinda Natphasouk](/source/Soukchinda_Natphasouk) - [Henrique Cruz](/source/Henrique_Cruz) - [Rufino Gama](/source/Rufino_Gama) - [Silveiro Garcia](/source/Silveiro_Garcia) - [Chen Po-liang](/source/Chen_Po-liang) - [Wen Chih-hao](/source/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](/source/Miracle_in_Hanoi)", Philippines fans reacted with disappointment and anger.[8] Former national team manager [Dan Palami](/source/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](/source/2017_Philippines_Football_League#Finals_series).[9] The decision to send a team to the tournament during the [PFL](/source/Philippines_Football_League) finals was also questioned, along with concern about the expected effect on the Philippines national team's [FIFA World Ranking](/source/FIFA_World_Rankings),[8] which subsequently dropped six spots in the December 2017 FIFA rankings.[10] [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam_national_football_team) surpassed the Philippines as top national men's team in [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia).[11] [Jefferson Cheng](/source/Jefferson_Cheng), manager of the CTFA International Tournament team and owner of [Davao Aguilas FC](/source/Davao_Aguilas_FC), defended selection decisions, asking that supporters consider the value of giving young players experience in [International “A” Matches](/source/International_A_Match).[2] In contrast, the [Chinese Taipei Football Association](/source/Chinese_Taipei_Football_Association) reacted enthusiastically to the Chinese Taipei 3-0 tournament victory, reporting it as a high point in their history.[12] The Timor-Leste national team was reported by the [Taipei Times](/source/Taipei_Times) to be "delighted" by their unexpected win over the Philippines after losing each of their earlier games by one goal.[13] Timor-Leste rose five spots in the December 2017 FIFA rankings on the strength of this win.[14] ## See also - [List of sporting events in Taiwan](/source/List_of_sporting_events_in_Taiwan) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-agung_8-0)** 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](/source/Mount_Agung).[6][7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2017中華足協國際邀請賽 吹響明年進攻號角"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043917/http://www.ctfa.com.tw/tournament/world/3724-2017.html) (in Chinese). 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Retrieved 21 December 2017.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] v t e Friendly association football tournaments in 2017 « 2016 2018 » Marbella Cup Marbella (3 January) Florida Cup Florida (8–21 January) China Cup Nanning (10–15 January) Telekom Cup (winter) Düsseldorf (14 January) J.League Challenge Bangkok (24–26 January) Lunar New Year Cup Hong Kong (28–31 January) The Atlantic Cup Algarve (31 January – 7 February) Desert Diamond Cup Arizona (15–25 February) Carolina Challenge Cup South Carolina (18–25 February) Puskás Cup Felcsút (2–5 June) King's Cup Bangkok (15–23 July) Telekom Cup (summer) Mönchengladbach (15 July) International Champions Cup China / United States / Singapore (18–30 July) Premier League Asia Trophy Hong Kong (19–22 July) Emirates Cup London (29–30 July) Audi Cup Munich (1–2 August) MLS All-Star Game Chicago (2 August) Joan Gamper Trophy Barcelona (7 August) Jingjinji Champions Cup Beijing (1–3 September) Independence Cup Korçë (28 November) CTFA International Tournament Taipei (1–5 December) Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup Banda Aceh (2–6 December) M-150 Cup Buriram (9–15 December) v t e International friendly association football tournaments in Asia A considerable number of matches in the following competitions are recognised as international "A" matches. Bangladesh Bangabandhu Cup Bangladesh President's Gold Cup China China Cup Four Nations Tournament Chinese Taipei Long Teng Cup CTFA International Tournament Hong Kong Lunar New Year Cup Indonesia Indonesian Independence Cup Jakarta Anniversary Tournament India Nehru Cup Tri-Nation Series Intercontinental Cup Iran Iran Cup Cyrus Cup Tehran Friendship Cup Japan Kirin Cup Soccer Malaysia Merdeka Tournament Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament President's Gold Cup International Tournament Philippines GoTyme Bank Cup Philippine Peace Cup Singapore Merlion Cup FAS Tri-Nations Series South Korea Korea Cup Syria Kuneitra Cup Thailand King's Cup United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament Al Ain International Cup Vietnam South Vietnam Independence Cup VFF Cup Collaboration Dynasty Cup ECO Cup LG Cup Nowruz Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CTFA International Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTFA_International_Tournament) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTFA_International_Tournament?action=history)). 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