Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team

The Chinese Taipei national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The team is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Chinese Taipei currently competes in the Division II B . As of December 2025, it is ranked 38th in the IIHF World Ranking and 6th in the specialized Asian Ranking.[2][3]

Chinese Taipei
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationChinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation
General managerLiu Mao-fen
Head coachWeng To
AssistantsChou Hung-hsuan
CaptainLun Hung-Ju
Most gamesShen Yen-Chin (57)
Top scorerWeng To (55)
Most pointsShen Yen-Chin (89)
Team colors     
IIHF codeTPE
Ranking
Current IIHF34 (Decrease 1) (3 June 2026)[1]
Highest IIHF38 (2025)
Lowest IIHF48 (2017–18)
First international
Chinese Taipei  2–2  Hong Kong
(Perth, Australia; 3 March 1987)
Biggest win
Chinese Taipei  30–0  Macau
(Taipei City, Taiwan; 15 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
Kazakhstan  35–0  Chinese Taipei
(Astana, Kazakhstan; 3 February 2011)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances7 (first in 2017)
Best result39th (2024, 2025)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best result5th (2011, 2025)
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances8 (first in 2008)
Best result 1st (2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
53–42-1
Chinese Taipei men's national ice hockey team
Traditional Chinese中華臺北國家冰球隊
Simplified Chinese中华台北国家冰球队
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Táiběi Guójiā Bīngqiú Duì

History

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Chinese Taipei has only been active in 1987, 2005, 2008 and 2010. In 1987, they competed unofficially in the World Championship Pool D in Perth, Australia where their best result was a 2–2 draw against Hong Kong. Chinese Taipei was not a member of the IIHF at the time, but showed up to the tournament anyway, and was allowed to play one game against each other team. In 2005, they played 3 friendlies, losing to Hong Kong once, 6–2 and defeating Thailand twice, 5–3 and 11–4. In 2008, they won the inaugural Challenge Cup of Asia held in Hong Kong. In 2009, they failed to send a team to the tournament and in April 2010, they hosted the tournament (now recognized by the IIHF) and won it again.

As with other sports teams, under political opposition from the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China has competed under the "Chinese Taipei" banner as a result of the 1979 Nagoya Resolution.

Tournament record

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World Championships

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Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L
1987 through 2016did not participate
(Competed unofficially in the
1987 World Championship Pool D)
2017Bulgaria Sofia46th place
(6th in Division III)
41003
2018South Africa Cape Town44th place
(4th in Division III)
52003
2019Bulgaria Sofia45th place
(5th in Division III)
51103
2020Luxembourg KockelscheuerCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021Luxembourg KockelscheuerCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2022Luxembourg Kockelscheuer40th place
(4th in Division III A)
41003
2023South Africa Cape Town 41st place
(1st in Division III A)
44000
2024Bulgaria Sofia39th place
(5th in Division II B)
51013
2025New Zealand Dunedin39th place
(5th in Division II B)
51013
2026Bulgaria Sofia 40th place
(6th in Division II B)
51004
2027Taiwan Taichung
(Division III A)

Asian Winter Games

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Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L GF GA GD
1986-2007did not participate
2011Kazakhstan Astana5th place40004185-84
2017Japan Sapporo6th place
(2nd in Division I)
531103413+21
2025China Harbin5th place61005659-53
Total-3/915411941157-116

Challenge Cup of Asia

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Year Host Result Pld W OW OL L GF GA GD
2008 Hong Kong 1st place54001206+14
2009United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabidid not participate
2010Taiwan Taipei 1st place54001187+11
2011Kuwait Kuwait Citydid not participate
2012India Dehradun5th place40004243-41
2013Thailand Bangkok 1st place76100677+60
2014United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1st place55000538+45
2015Taiwan Taipei 1st place44000526+46
2016United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 1st place44000466+40
Since 2017did not participate because of World Championship
Total-7/9342710625883+175

All-time record against other nations

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Last match update: 3 May 2025[6]

Key
    Positive balance (more Wins)
    Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
    Negative balance (more Losses)
Team GP W T L GF GA
 Australia1001331
 Belgium100118
 Bosnia and Herzegovina110050
 Bulgaria51041229
 China2002115
 Croatia100116
 Georgia3003720
 Hong Kong106133829
 Iceland100112
 Japan2002033
 Kazakhstan2002052
 Kuwait54016014
 Luxembourg3300207
 Macau3300500
 Malaysia3201146
 Mexico110071
 Mongolia5500499
 Netherlands1001114
 New Zealand3003320
 Serbia100106
 Singapore3300274
 South Africa42022119
 South Korea3003360
 Spain1001011
 Thailand1412029040
 Turkey41041523
 Turkmenistan3201109
 United Arab Emirates107033939
Total9753143478507

References

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  1. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  2. "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. "2025 AIH Ranking of Asian Men's National Ice Hockey Teams – OFFICIAL". AsianIceHockey.com. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. "Men's Division II, III cancelled". IIHF. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "Ice Hockey In Chinese Taipei". National Teams of Ice Hockey. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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